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 (Large & X-Large)
Touring pitches (left) & tent pitches (right)
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

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 2 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Reception

  • 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

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 1,276 Pitchup.com customers

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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 mountain

96% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-maintained campsite boasts a fantastic location, just a short walk from Bala Lake and town, with excellent, modern, and immaculately clean facilities, including spacious showers. Staff are consistently praised for being friendly, helpful, and welcoming. Pitches are generally spacious and well-kept. While most visitors highly recommend the site, some noted road noise on certain pitches and occasional issues with WiFi connectivity.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great setting, friendly staff, lovely pitch…

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10 out of 10
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 Louise M. 10 reviews

6M fully-serviced hardstanding campervan pitch

Liked Great setting, friendly staff, lovely pitch and spotlessly clean.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind words, very much appreciated and we look forward to welcoming you back here in the future.

Team PYB

Would definitely be returning to this beautiful place

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5 out of 10
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 Michele B. 2 reviews

8M fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Great facilities, pitch and location

Disliked Road noise, but not much could be done about that. Would opt for a pitch further away from the road

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review - we're glad you enjoyed the facilities, pitch and location. Slightly disappointed with the overall rating of 5/10 as you rated us 10/10 on all of our indivdual features but glad to see you would recommend us to friends and visit again in the future.

Kind Regards, Team PYB

Excellent kept site.

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 Michelle T. 5 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked Well laid out pitches, very clean well kept site. Excellent customer service on arrival. Even though we were only there for one night will definitely return. Facilities were very clean and shower was hot and spacious too.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind words and we are so glad that you are thinking about a return visit and we look forward to welcoming you back.

Team PYB

Spacious pitch. Great facilities…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked Spacious pitch. Great facilities

Disliked Perhaps a larger toilet & shower block with additional toilets. 3 toilets and showers seem low number for quantity of pitches

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, very much appreciated and we look forward to seeing you here again in the future.

Team PYB

Lovely campsite and very clean and…

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 brian f. 1 review

8M fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely campsite and very clean and great location

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 glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future.

Team PYB

Really nice clean site with excellent…

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 Andrew G. 1 review

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (medium)

Liked Really nice clean site with excellent facilities. Walking distance to Bala village where there are some good places to eat. Would recommend.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed the site and our facilities, and that you found the location convenient for exploring the town and its great places to eat. We really appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you back again soon!

The site was quiet clean and…

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Anonymous

8M fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The site was quiet clean and utilities were excellent perfect 👏

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and we are so glad that you found the site to be clean and peaceful. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future.

Team PYB

The shower and toilet blocks were…

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10 out of 10
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Chris D. 1 review

Electric grass tent pitch (deluxe)

Liked The shower and toilet blocks were top quality. The site was spotless and our deluxe camping pitch was excellent. Will definitely return. Great location as Bala is within a 10 minute walk.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind words 😊 we hope to welcome you back very soon!

Will be back

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (XL)

Liked Just perfect.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Now this is what I like to hear, thank you so much and we look forward to seeing you back here in the future.

Team PYB

Good place to stay

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10 out of 10
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 paul l. 1 review

Electric grass tent pitch (deluxe)

Liked The site was very clean and tidy and the staff were friendly and helpful. Located in a good area

Disliked None that I can think of

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re delighted to hear that you found the site clean and tidy, and that our team were friendly and helpful. It’s great to know you enjoyed the location too. We really appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you back again 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.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 10 mi)
Cashpoint (within 20 mi)

Food and drink

  • Old Wives' Tales Restaurant 0.7 mi
  • The Olde Bulls Head Pub 0.7 mi
  • Y Cwrt Pub 0.7 mi
  • Bala Spice Restaurant 0.7 mi
  • White Lion Royal Hotel Pub 0.7 mi
  • Y Badell Aur Restaurant 0.7 mi
  • School House Restaurant 0.7 mi
  • Plas Yn Dre Restaurant 0.7 mi
  • Palé Hall Restaurant 3.3 mi
  • Bryn Tyrion Pub 3.5 mi

Groceries

  • Co-op Food Supermarket 0.7 mi
  • Stori Off-licence 0.7 mi
  • Bargain Booze Off-licence 0.7 mi

Parks and play

  • Pen Y Garth Lodge Park Playground 0.6 mi

Family days out

  • Tomen Y Bala Castle 0.7 mi
  • Llangower Visitor attraction 2.5 mi
  • Pentrepiod Halt Visitor attraction 3.3 mi
  • Llanuwchllyn Visitor attraction 4.4 mi

Public transport

  • Leisure Centre 0.7 mi
  • White Lion 0.7 mi
  • Y Badell Aur 0.7 mi
  • Llanuwchllyn Post Office 4.6 mi

Other nearby

  • Bala Lake Hotel 0.6 mi

Local services

  • CashZone Cashpoint 13.2 mi
  • Bala Surgery Doctors 0.7 mi
  • Moduron Y Bala Fuel station 0.7 mi
  • L Rowland & Co Pharmacy 0.7 mi
  • Henblas Garage Fuel station 0.7 mi
  • Essar Fuel station 4.6 mi

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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 £25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.