Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park

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Llyn Tegid & Gwersyll Pen Y Bont
Llyn tegid & gwersyll pen y bont
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  • Family-owned 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 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 Snowdonia 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 also zoom down the 1080-metre zipwire at Zip World Llechwedd (40 minutes’ drive) or climb Snowdonia’s mountains. If you’d rather move at a more leisurely pace, putting a few holes as you go, there’s a 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 3
Tent pitches 19
Motorhome pitches 37
Touring caravan pitches 37
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • If bringing a rooftop tent, please book one of the hardstanding pitches.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

Open from Sun, 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
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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 1,129 Pitchup.com customers

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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 offers a beautifully maintained and exceptionally clean campsite, praised for its modern and spotless facilities, including showers with underfloor heating. Guests frequently highlight the friendly and helpful staff, as well as the ideal location within easy walking distance of Bala Lake and town. The spacious pitches and peaceful atmosphere contribute to a highly recommended stay. While a few minor points were raised regarding road noise on some pitches and occasional Wi-Fi issues, overall visitor experiences are overwhelmingly positive.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Very lovely area. Loads of facilities…

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Zeinolabedin H.

Celyn 2 bedroom safari tent (no pets)

Liked Very lovely area. Loads of facilities and quiet place. Amazing for barbecue.

Disliked None

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Lovely site, level pitch, great facilities…

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Jim M.

Fully-serviced hardstanding campervan pitch (medium)

Liked Lovely site, level pitch, great facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Five star plus plus

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Anonymous

8M fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Everything ..this camp site is just superb..we have been away a month in our campervan and this is by far the best site we have stayed at.
Staff also excellent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so, so much - it was a pleasure to have you stay and we hope to see you again soon!

Team PYB 😊😊

Loved it, would recommend and use again.

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Amanda A.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked The grounds are beautiful, located a five minute walk to Bala lake and a short walk into the town. The toilet and shower block, really good, clean, warm with underfloor heating, I really liked the private wash and changing rooms that were separate to the shower rooms. Gave privacy for non shower change and wash. Good plan for pitches, we arrived after the office closed. Lots of side area/grass to the pitch, we had two dogs really good for them.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much Amanda - it was a pleasure to welcome you to Pen Y Bont and we hope to see you again soon! Your kind words mean such a lot to the team here 😊

Will be back

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Anonymous

8M fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked What a lovely site. Shower/toilet block unbeatable. Great location. And all very pleasant staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Many thanks for your kind words, very much appreciated and we look forward to seeing you here again in the future.

Team PYB

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding campervan pitch (medium)

Liked Lovely well maintained and clean facilities.
Within easy walking distance to Bala Lake Railway and Bala town. Could not fault it.
Friendly staff and a small shop for essentials.
Would recommend 👌 👍

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much! We're thrilled you enjoyed your time at Pen Y Bont and hope to welcome you back again soon!

Warm welcome and friendly staff who…

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Joe B.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Warm welcome and friendly staff who were more than accommodating when we had a dilemma, must have been the wettest weekend on record and our tent had a leak. We were assisted by the staff and ensured we could be dry for the 2nd night

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much Joe! We will always do our best to help out in an emergency - it was extremely wet on Saturday!

This is a beautiful site, would definitively recommend,

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Diane C.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked close to the lake, lovely walks and close to the town.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Diane!

A first class site in the heart of Welsh speaking area.

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Geoffrey H.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (medium)

Liked Welsh language used throughout.
Immaculate, clean and neat.
Underfloor heating in showers

Disliked Nil.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Diolch yn fawr Geoffrey! Your kinds words mean a lot to us 😊 we hope to welcome you back to Pen Y Bont again soon!

Great stay, weather wasn’t the best we would stay again

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Paul S.

Branwen shepherd's hut (hot tub)

Liked Beautiful location, friendly and helpful staff. The Hot tub was ready when we arrived and hot. View from accommodation was great.

Disliked We stopped in the shepherd hut branwen. This was great apart from dog hairs on throw on the bed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Paul, we're glad you enjoyed your stay in Branwen - the view from that particular hut is rather special!

Apologies for the dog hairs found on the throw, all 3 huts are dog friendly but this does not excuse the hair - we will strive to make sure this does not happen again.

Kind Regards, 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.

Offers

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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 £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.