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 zoom down the 1080-metre zipwire at Zip World Llechwedd (40 minutes’ drive), climb Snowdonia’s mountains or catch a few swells at the surf lagoon at Adventure Parc Snowdonia (50 minutes). 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 reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • 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 1,032 Pitchup.com customers

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Lake and/or mountainPeaceful

96% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

Pen Y Bont Caravan Park is a highly recommended, beautifully maintained site located a short walk from Bala Lake and town. Visitors consistently praise the spotless, modern toilet and shower facilities, friendly and helpful staff, and well-kept grounds. Pitches are spacious and level, offering a peaceful atmosphere. Minor points mentioned include occasional road noise and occasional queues for facilities during peak times.

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Clean and tidy site, beautiful location, quiet yet close to facilities in…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Clean and tidy site, beautiful location, quiet yet close to facilities in Bala. Staff were very helpful

Disliked Our pitch was one of the few that didn’t get the evening sunshine.
As we booked late we had to pay for a full service pitch which we didn’t need. Not a cheap site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review - we hope to welcome you back to Pen Y Bont and hopefully we can find you a pitch with a bit more sunshine in the evening!

Very friendly staff, very helpful throughout our stay, campsite is very clean…

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Marcus L.

Fully-serviced hardstanding campervan pitch (medium)

Liked Very friendly staff, very helpful throughout our stay, campsite is very clean and modern and situated on a beautiful lake, will definitely be back in the near future to explore more of north wales

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much Nicola 😊 we're so glad you enjoyed your time with us and cant wait to welcome you here again soon!
PYB team

2nd visit and will more than likely return again

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Lauren T.

Electric grass tent pitch (medium)

Liked Layout of campsite and clean facilities

Disliked Not much room to park cars

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and glad that you enjoyed our clean facilities. If all cars are parked neatly there is room for 1 car for each pitch! Hopefully we will see you again i the future.

Kind Regards

Team PYB

Near the railway. Lovely clean toilet/shower blocks. Staff were very friendly and…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Near the railway. Lovely clean toilet/shower blocks. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

Disliked Next to the main road into Bala, so was noisy at night and early in the morning. No space for children to play as pitches were very close together.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Sorry to hear you wouldn't plan to return to Pen Y Bont nor recommend us to your friends, that is very disappointing. Our tent pitches are not next to the main road, but yes the site is located alongside a B-road which can be noisy during busy periods, but we do not hide this and do expect guests to have an awareness of where they are booking. There may not be a huge amount of space on site for the children to play but the location we are in is the perfect place for exploring and adventuring - we have the lake, river, waterfalls and local walks coming out of our ears to entertain old and young alike. There is also a children's play area 5 minutes' walk from the site if they need to blow off a bit of steam.

Excellent location with spotless facilities

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Zoe P.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked The site was spotlessly clean and the shower facilities were excellent, stocked with shampoo and conditioner and we never had to queue. There is a small, reasonably priced shop and fire pits to borrow for free. The site is a support walk to Bala lake and other hikes.

Disliked Nothing to do with the site itself but unfortunately we had very noisy neighbours who blasted music until 2am, openly smoked drugs and then put the music back on full blast every day at 7am meaning we had to leave a night early as we were too exhausted to enjoy the rest of the trip. There were others unhappy too, maybe there should be ways of reporting anti-social behaviour on site thought we didn’t enquire about this.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and glad that you enjoyed our facilities. We are really sorry for your noisy neighbors and this should have been brought to the attention of the staff at reception who would have dealt with this situation promptly. There is an emergency number on the reception door at all times for this kind of problem. Hopefully we will see you again and that you will have a much better experience.

Team PYB

Great for a quiet, clean stay.

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (XL)

Liked Very easy check in and small, well kept site with good pitches. Toilets also very clean. Ten min walk towards Bala - on the outskirts of town so quiet at night.

Disliked No play area (that we could find?) for young kids so it was too quiet for us, but it was a lovely site and safe for them to wander around.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, it is very much appreciated. We're so glad you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again.
We don't have a play area for children as there is so much to do in the local area (including a children's play area within walking distance and an indoor soft play area in town) that we don't feel it's necessary.

Beautiful camp site Very well maintained A short walk to water sports and the…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked Beautiful camp site
Very well maintained
A short walk to water sports and the village

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much Nicola 😊 we're so glad you enjoyed your time with us and cant wait to welcome you here again soon!
PYB team

Great site even with my negative comments in the dislike box !!

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Eric T.

8M fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely site 6 !! plenty of room and the best facilities I’ve seen in a long time.
The staff were very pleasant and great fun!!
Will try and get back some day.

Disliked No free Wi-Fi which at £50 per night is poor!! No tv reception!!

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 glad that you had a good time. The WIFI is actually free as we are currently upgrading the system so not sure where you paid for this?? We also have good tv reception as the site is in the middle of the main mast and satellite dish, when you visit again please come and ask at reception for the right way to point your Ariel!

Kind regards

Team PYB

Site was in a great location for walking to town and to…

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Lindsay C.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (medium)

Liked Site was in a great location for walking to town and to the lake. Site was clean and pitch sizes were brilliant. People need to keep their dogs on leads at all times as near miss with another dog that was off lead. (Not sites fault as they stipulate this on booking).

Disliked Bit on expensive side for pitch than what we normally pay but worth going for views on the lake.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Lindsay 😊 we're so glad you enjoyed your time with us and hope to see you again!

Before arriving I was a little anxious about the proximity of the…

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Dave P.

Fully-serviced hardstanding campervan pitch (medium)

Liked Before arriving I was a little anxious about the proximity of the camp to the lake but it was only a 10min walk with the kajak. The site was lovely with modern shower and toilet facilities. Only had to queue for one of the 3 showers once. No drama

Our medium pitch, 15 was perfect for the van/awning combo and was reasonably level and in a nice secluded part of the camp.

Prefer this site given its proximity to the shops and cafes of Bala. All within a 20min walk.

Disliked The pitch was lovely but shaded from the evening sun. Felt a little overlooked by the RVs opposite but that would not stop me asking for pitch 15 on a return visit.

it made me giggle a little that the washing up sinks are built on slope meaning two are nearly at chest height but the other two are normal height.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and glad that you enjoyed your pitch and our shower facilities. We are a busy site and sometimes everybody decides to have a shower at the same time which will cause a queue! The sinks are created for all heights, just pick your side!!

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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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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.