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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Fully serviced hardstanding touring pitches
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Pen y bont touring park
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Hardstanding touring pitches
Fully serviced hardstanding touring pitches
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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 6
Motorhome pitches 41
Touring caravan pitches 41
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Tent pitches 16
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

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2 adults
0 children

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)

Wonderful stay, walking distance to the lake

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Kelly C.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (XL)

Liked Extremely clean and warm toilet and shower facilities!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Kelly 😊 we hope to welcome you back to Pen Y Bont soon!

Great location. Shepherds hut was brilliant,…

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Antony H.

Belle shepherd's hut (hot tub)

Liked Great location.
Shepherds hut was brilliant, had everything you would need.
Staff very helpful, even borrowing tools to help with a present for our son’s birthday!

Disliked Hot tub had no instructions…sounds silly but we couldn’t get the jets to switch off so had to leave them till it timed out overnight.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind words Antony, we hope to welcome you to Pen Y Bont again soon!

We will take on your recommendation for instructions for the hot tub too!

Great location, friendly staff, quiet site,…

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Calli-Anne R.

Branwen shepherd's hut (hot tub)

Liked Great location, friendly staff, quiet site, everything we needed was in the hut.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

Team PYB

Absolutely spotlessly clean facility block which…

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Lyndsay L.

8M fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Absolutely spotlessly clean facility block which makes a very welcome change! Staff are friendly and helpful with local suggestions. Close to the lake and town too. Will be back for sure . You won’t be disappointed !

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Lyndsay, you are a star, thank you very much indeed. We look forward to seeing you here again in the future.

Team PYB

Really well maintained site Fantastic facilities…

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Mark D.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (XL)

Liked Really well maintained site
Fantastic facilities
Well placed for really nice walks
5 star

Disliked The only thing that was not the best was the temperature of the water in the washing up area ( not hot enough for greasy pans)
When thats the only fault you can find then you know its a great site

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much Mark! 😊

Will be revisiting as had such a good experience.

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Anonymous

8M fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked First time at this park. Very happy the staff very welcoming the site felt safe it was not noisy so a welcome relaxing break. Facilities lovely and clean and very warm. We were in a full serviced pitch which was a good size and a good space between each pitch.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: What a nice start to the day, thank you so much and hopefully we will see you again in the future.

Team PYB

Will be using other site on lake and less expensive

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michelle d.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (XL)

Liked Immaculate site
Nice touch shower gel and warm floors
Close to walk into bala
Level pitch

Disliked Yes the lake is after the trees but no lake view or access
Pitch rate too expensive
Should really have wifi code on leaflet and more idea where to empty toilet
Building work very noisy left early

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your positive words regarding the site and amenity block.

With regards to the lake view and access - we do not advertise either of those so feel that is unfair to criticise us for that.

Again, you knew the pitch rate on booking so if you felt it was too expensive, it seems strange that you went ahead and booked anyway. The leaflets were printed before the Wi-Fi password had been set but the Wi-Fi password can be found in your Check In email and on the noticeboard at Reception.

We do apologise for the building work but unfortunately we have to start while the weather is on our side - it is a difficult decision for us to make; to decide whether to make the most of the fine weather and know that we may disrupt some guests, or leave it until the Winter when we are closed knowing that we may not get finished in time for re-opening next season if we experience bad weather during December, January and February. We try to keep it to a minimum and do take careful consideration before we begin.

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Nathalie T.

Electric grass tent pitch (large)

Liked Tout était parfait.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much, so glad that you had a good time with us.

Team PYB

Can’t fault the site staff or facilities 10 out of 10

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Mark K.

8M fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Just fabulous very friendly staff beautiful site superb facilities even the shower tiles floors are heated would fully recommend

Disliked Entrance a little tight getting out on to main road

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review, very much appreciated. Fully understand your point about the entrance, it is on our list of things that need upgrading but we can only do certain amount of improvements each winter. Glad that you enjoyed your stay with us,

Team PYB

Fantastic site close to lake within easy walking distance to Bala town

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Wayne J.

Fully-serviced hardstanding campervan pitch (medium)

Liked How close it is to the lake and within a 25 minute walk into Bala town. Painless after hours check in with good communication. Very well kept shower and toilet block with what felt like underfloor heating.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much Wayne! 😊

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