Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park

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Llyn Tegid & Gwersyll Pen Y Bont
Llyn tegid & gwersyll pen y bont
Hardstanding touring pitches
Gwersyll pen y bont
Aerial view of the site
Fully serviced hardstanding touring pitches
Touring pitches
Aerial view of the site
Bala lake
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Hardstanding touring pitches
Gwersyll pen y bont
Aerial view of the site

  • Family-owned Eryri (Snowdonia) site near the shore of Bala Lake
  • A short walk to watersports, boat hire and Bala Lake Railway
  • Within walking distance of Bala’s shops, restaurants and golf course
Got Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park in your sights? You can add a little sailing or windsurfing – and relaxation on a family-run site – into the mix when staying at Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park. This peaceful place is just a few hundred metres from the shore of Bala Lake (also known by its Welsh name Llyn Tegid). The fresh air of the national park is sure to aid that well-awaited relaxation… and when you’re feeling fully rejuvenated (and full of tasty food from the shops and restaurants in Bala town centre, 15 minutes’ walk away), there are activities like sailing, windsurfing and boat hire around the lake. Switch up Bala Lake’s gentle ripples for the whitewater of the Tryweryn at the National White Water Centre, 10 minutes’ drive away. Adventurous souls can zoom down the 1080-metre zipwire at Zip World Llechwedd (40 minutes’ drive) or climb Eryri's mountains. If you’d rather move at a more leisurely pace, putting a few balls as you go, head to the golf course on the other side of Bala, half an hour’s walk away from the site. Spa days and massage treatments are available about 10 minutes' walk away too.

Site type

Rent a tent 6
Motorhome pitches 41
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Touring caravan pitches 41
Tent pitches 16
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • If bringing a rooftop tent, please book one of the hardstanding pitches.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sun 1 Mar to

Open from Mon 1 Mar to

This site is a member of Bala Holiday Parks group.

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 1,144 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Lake and/or mountainPeaceful

96% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Pen Y Bont is highly praised for its excellent, immaculately clean facilities, particularly the modern shower and toilet blocks. Guests consistently highlight the friendly and helpful staff, the beautiful location with easy walking access to Bala Lake and town, and the well-maintained, spacious pitches. While most visitors had no significant dislikes, some noted occasional road noise on pitches near the entrance or main road, and occasional queues for facilities during peak times. WiFi connectivity was also mentioned as being variable. Many reviewers expressed their intention to return.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 21/07/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Will be back again as soon as possible.

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 Neil H. 1 review

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Excellent campsite. I booked a tent with electric hookup. Friendly staff. Clean site. Nice and quiet. Dog friendly. Well maintained shower block.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay and appreciated our friendly team, clean and peaceful campsite, and well-maintained facilities. We really appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you back for another relaxing stay soon.

Top site with great scenery and excellent facilities.

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 Sharon P. 3 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (medium)

Liked Everything. Clean & modern facilities with added extras. Shampoo, conditioner & body wash was a nice touch.
Stunning site which is kept immaculate, I wasn't ready to leave. 100% recommend 👌

Disliked Absolutely nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay and appreciated the little extras, as well as our clean, modern facilities. It's especially lovely to know you found the site stunning and well maintained—and that you weren't ready to leave! Your recommendation means a great deal to us, and we can't wait to welcome you back for another relaxing stay.

Great facilities and location, lovely wild…

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Joe S. 3 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding campervan pitch (medium)

Liked Great facilities and location, lovely wild life, even saw a owl and bats flying above us under the light of a fire 🔥

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, very much appreciated and we are so glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you back here again in the future.

Team PYB

Clean toilets shower block nice and…

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7 out of 10
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 Chris 2 reviews

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Clean toilets shower block nice and quiet location

Disliked Ground to hard not a lot for young kids to do

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to hear you enjoyed our clean shower and toilet facilities, the peaceful location, and that you would recommend us to friends.

We're sorry to hear you wouldn't choose to visit again. We appreciate your feedback about the hard ground and the limited activities for younger children. We understand that families with young children may be looking for more on-site entertainment and while we do not have anything specifically on site, the surrounding area has so much to offer. Your comments are valuable and will be taken into consideration as we continue to improve our guests' experience.

We appreciate your feedback and hope you might consider visiting us again in the future.

Would highly recommend

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 Donna M. 1 review

Derw 2 bedroom safari tent (pet friendly)

Liked Everything, tent perfect, everything we needed. Shower block very clean and well maintained. Lovely site.

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you very much Donna - please come back to see us again soon!

The tent is comfy and spacious.…

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 Eva W. 1 review

Lili Prospector Castle ready tent

Liked The tent is comfy and spacious. The facility in the campsite is convenient and well maintained.

Disliked Check out time too early at 10.

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind review! We're delighted to hear that you found the tent comfortable and spacious, and that you enjoyed our well-maintained campsite facilities.

We also appreciate your feedback regarding our 10am check-out time. We understand that a later check-out would be more convenient for some guests. Our check-out time is set to allow our team enough time to thoroughly prepare the tents for incoming guests, ensuring everyone enjoys a clean and comfortable stay. We truly appreciate your understanding and hope to welcome you back for another relaxing stay in the future!

Peaceful and very clean Helpful staff…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding campervan pitch (medium)

Liked Peaceful and very clean
Helpful staff

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much! 😊

Lovely gem of a site

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kelee400 5 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked Lovely site, good clean facilities. Lovely touch of having shower gel, shampoo and conditioner in the showers and the soft close door so no worries of it banging late at night. Nice little shop on site. Staff really friendly and helpful. Couple minutes walk to the lake, about 25 into town. And very close to the Bala railway, which is a must to visit. Lots of air activity from the jets gojng through the mach loop, which the one dog hated.

Disliked Having to leave to go home.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a lovely review! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed our clean facilities, the complimentary shower products, and the soft-close doors—we added those little touches to make everyone's stay as comfortable as possible.

It's great to know you found our team friendly and helpful, enjoyed the on-site shop, and made the most of the local attractions, including the lake and the Bala Railway. The Mach Loop certainly makes for an exciting spectacle, although we completely understand that it can be a bit much for some four-legged visitors!

We're especially pleased that your only disappointment was having to head home. We hope to welcome you back again soon for another relaxing stay!

Everything about the site very helpful…

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 Frank W. 2 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked Everything about the site very helpful staff great location to lake town

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much Frank 😊

Campsite lovely and clean. Reception staff…

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Anonymous

8M fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Campsite lovely and clean. Reception staff very friendly and helpful.Good location look forward to returning in the future

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much! We're so glad you enjoyed your time with us at Pen Y Bont and we look forward to welcoming you back soon!

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Luxury Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Pitch close to accessible bathrooms Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park

Llangynog Road

Bala

Gwynedd

Wales

LL23 7PH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.90153°N
3.59025°W

Nearest transport

Coach
18.2 mi Parade Street 2
21.5 mi Alma Road
21.5 mi Crossroads Stores
Rail
15.8 mi Betws-y-Coed Rail Station
15.9 mi Blaenau Ffestiniog Rail Station
16 mi Pont-y-Pant Rail Station
Ferry
23.1 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing
23.1 mi Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

For those days where you can’t be bothered to walk too far, it’s very handy that the station for the narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway is just five minutes’ walk away. Views of the water are a given, but count the mountains too: Arenig Fawr, Aran Fawddwy and Aran Benllyn are visible on the route. You may have your sights set on climbing Wales’ tallest mountain, perhaps. If you’re not climbing up Snowdon (an hour's drive) yourself, you might want to take the Snowdon Mountain Railway (an hour and five minutes), which has been making its ascent for over 100 years. A less strenuous trail than the Snowdon climb is the Mawddach Trail, which runs for just under 10 miles from Dolgellau (half an hour), crossing over the gorgeous Barmouth railway bridge on the other end. Coed y Brenin Forest Park (35 minutes) has plenty of trails too, through thick forest this time. You can take them on by mountain bike, standard bicycle or on foot – and there’s bike hire at the forest park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Harlech 22.6 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Llandanwg 23 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Barmouth 23.2 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Tal-Y-Bont 23.6 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Dyffryn (Llanendwyn) 23.8 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Portmeirion Gardens 21.2 mi

CADW - Harlech Castle 21.8 mi

Ffestiniog Railway 22.4 mi

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 22.7 mi

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 24.1 mi

National Trust

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 14.8 mi

Chirk Castle 20.9 mi

Bodnant Garden 24.6 mi

Aberconwy House 28 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Carnedd y Filiast 5.8 mi

Llandrillo and the Berwyns from the West 6.6 mi

Arenig Fawr Circular 6.7 mi

Rhiwargor Car Park - Pistyll-y-Meincian - Bird Hide - Rhiwargor 7 mi

LAKE VYRNWY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/04/1980) 8.6 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park? For those days where you can’t be bothered to walk too far, it’s very handy that the station for the narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway is just five minutes’ walk away. Views of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park? From £42 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.