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.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not 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 975 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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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 a beautifully maintained and clean campsite offering a friendly atmosphere and excellent facilities, particularly the modern, spotlessly clean shower and toilet blocks. Guests consistently praise the helpful staff and the convenient location, just a short walk from Bala Lake and town centre, making it ideal for exploring the area's natural beauty and activities. While minor points like WiFi reliability and occasional road noise were mentioned, the overwhelming feedback highlights a high-quality, welcoming experience.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Good pitches,showers clean, site kept tidy,…

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10 out of 10
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Jeff C. 7 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (XL)

Liked Good pitches,showers clean, site kept tidy, staff friendly and just a short walk from town

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

Kind Regards

Team PYB

Good site but needs to be more specific rules on noise after 10.30!pm

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8 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 5
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Lisa L. 7 reviews

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Nice little pitch loverly staff the nicest showers and toilets I’ve ever been too really tidy clean site nice shop wood and supplies great 👍

Disliked On dispointed I was pitched up next to fully grown adults that wer rude loud inconsiderate from midnight till early hours loud carried on terrible noise banging about shouting laughter at top of her voice banging car doors beebed horn 4 times at 1 am talking right outside my tent walking passed crunching the stones each time up and down till small hours very rude indeed as family were camping in close proximity with young children am so disappointed

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, very much appreciated. We are so glad that you liked our facilities and we try and cater for most needs in the shop. We are sorry that you had a disruptive evening but unfortunatley if we are not made aware of the situation at the time there is not a lot we can do. The warden is around on the site until 11.00pm but after this time there is an emergency number on the reception door to call if there are any problems.

Kind Regards

Team PYB

Spacious pitches, immaculate site, excellent showers/facilities…

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10 out of 10
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 Karen S. 3 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding campervan pitch (medium)

Liked Spacious pitches, immaculate site, excellent showers/facilities and very quiet!
A fabulous campsite- really enjoyed our stay there

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed our site

team PYB

No…

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1 out of 10
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Wifi
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 Charlene B. 2 reviews

Electric grass tent pitch (deluxe)

Liked No

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Sorry that you did not enjoy your stay.

Kind Regards
Team PYB

Amazing 5 star😁

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10 out of 10
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 matthew l. 4 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked Everything

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed our site

team PYB

Will definitely return

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 helen k. 7 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (maximum 6 metres, small)

Liked The whole site is immaculate, beautifully landscaped and set out. Facilities are really nice as well. The atmosphere is peaceful and relaxing.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed our site

team PYB

Excellent site

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10 out of 10
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 Janet R. 5 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (medium)

Liked Spacious pitches, the toilet and shower facilities were amazing, heated floor in shower block, the site was very well looked after, the staff were very helpful, 10/10 would definitely be looking at going back to stay again

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you so much Janet, we're so pleased you enjoyed your time with us and look forward to welcoming you back soon!

Mega well maintained site. Dead friendly…

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9 out of 10
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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (medium)

Liked Mega well maintained site. Dead friendly team making sure we had all the info we needed before reception closed. Nice easy walk into Bala. Will be back when it's not raining

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind words - we are very proud of the site, Rob keeps it looking pristine and it means the world when guests comment on this. We always try to be us informative and helpful as possible, even when guests may not arrive before Reception closes at 5pm. Sorry about the rain! We are still working on weather-control powers 😁

Beautiful campsite. Very friendly & helpful…

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10 out of 10
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 Stacey H. 1 review

8M fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Beautiful campsite. Very friendly & helpful
Great walks.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Stacey 😊

Excellent site. Immaculately maintained, warm, friendly. Great showers

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10 out of 10
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 Sarah B. 1 review

Little Green shepherd's hut

Liked One of the best campsites I've ever stayed at! The campsite is immaculate, peaceful with brilliant showering facilities. The complimentory toiletries added a spot of luxury to my stay. I recieved a warm welcome upon arrival and the owners/family were friendly throughout my stay.

I stayed in the shepherds hut which was cosy and well equipt. Dog friendly, with footpaths from the site to Bala.

I would definitely recommend a walk down to visit the Bala railway which is also dog friendly with stunning views of the lake.

I would love to return in the future with the whole family.

Disliked No complaints.
Though if I come back I might bring a fold out stool for the washing up sinks which were a bit high for me.... or I could bring my husband and put him on washing up duty.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind words and it was a pleasure to meet yourself and Gray! We shall have some Welsh Lessons next time you visit. Thank you again for taking the time to leave us a review we really do appreciate it.

Many thanks

team PYB

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.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park? From £40 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.