Cae Du Campsite

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Pitches
Electric pitches
Mountain reflections in the pond
View of the site

  • Friendly Eryri/Snowdonia site on the banks of the River Glaslyn
  • Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon Watkin Path five minutes' drive away
  • Beddgelert's cafés, pubs and railway station less than a mile away
What a gorgeous spot for a break in the fresh air of Eryri/Snowdonia National Park. Cae Du Campsite is on the banks of the River Glaslyn less than a mile from the pretty village of Beddgelert. Now, if you’ve heard of Beddgelert, that may well be because it’s known as something of a hub for approachable walking trails, and it’s got a Welsh Highland Railway station – and both of these elements make it a good base for exploring your surroundings. On top of that, the village has its own attraction in the form of Gelert’s Grave, and it’s got several pubs, cafés and craft shops too. The walks from Beddgelert aren’t the only options around here, of course – in fact, one of the national park’s big (literally) attractions is just up the road in the form of Yr Wyddfa/Mount Snowdon. It’ll take you about five minutes to drive to the trailhead for the Watkin Path, passing the pretty Llyn Dinas lake as you go (handy for a post-climb wild swim perhaps?) And there’s plenty more to keep you busy… including a short walk to the excellent Sygun Copper Mine, an outing to the beach in Porthmadog, an adrenaline-filled excursion to Zip World Llechwedd or history-tinged wanders around the castles of Criccieth and Caernarfon. Little bit tired after whichever outing you chose? Well, there’s plenty of space to relax back at the park, and you should hopefully sleep well in these peaceful surroundings. Wifi, a washing-up area, a launderette and bathrooms with toilets and showers are on hand to make life comfortable, and you’ll be allowed to bring a barbecue or light a campfire to finish your day in traditional camping style.

Site type

Tent pitches 107
Touring caravan pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 72
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

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Reviews

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Location
10
Value for money
9
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
8

98% would recommend this site to a friend

96% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-maintained campsite offers stunning mountain views and a peaceful atmosphere, with many guests highlighting the beautiful location and proximity to Beddgelert village via a lovely riverside walk. Pitches are generally spacious, and facilities are clean and well-kept, though some mention them as dated. Staff are consistently praised for being friendly, helpful, and welcoming. The site is ideal for walkers, with numerous trails accessible directly from the grounds. WiFi is available, though phone signal is poor. Some guests noted midges, and a few found the price high, but overall, visitors expressed a strong desire to return.

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Arrival date (latest first)

We arrived and were advised of the pitch we had been allocated.…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
9
Value for money
8
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
9
Marie S.

Electric grass campervan or tent pitch

Liked We arrived and were advised of the pitch we had been allocated. We made our way and found the site to be water logged as it had been raining heavy the night before.
I asked if they had alternative and we were offered another pitch.
Overall the site is clean and neat and well maintained. Staff very friendly and pleasant. The riverside walk is a lovely bonus especially if you like a nice walk in the evening.
Lots of local walks from the site without the need to take the car, which is a bonus.

Disliked Lack of toilets and showers for such a big site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Love the location. So many walking trails in a truly gorgeous location.…

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9 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
8
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
9
Ramon L.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Love the location. So many walking trails in a truly gorgeous location. The campsite is well organized and the facilities are in good condition.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, very friendly great pitches.

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
6
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
8
Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked Really nice campsite in a great location. With amazing walks.

Disliked Cost its a big pricey compared to itgef sites but a great location

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely stay at the best campsite in a beautiful location

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
8
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Cat T.

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked Spacious pitches with lots of trees, amazing views of the hills and mountains, peaceful, good facilities, lovely team, great location with walk into the village along the river, pretty river walk.

Disliked Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

fantastic site. Cant wait to return!!

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
7
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
7
Samantha P.

Electric grass campervan or tent pitch

Liked Site was really clean, river runs down the side and around, loads of places to swim/paddle. Or theres a massive lake a short walk away!
Easy walks all around or harder if you choose. Copper mine is just at the end of the site so great walk with a park!
Staff went out of their way to accommodate us as we traveled with family and situated us close by!

Disliked We loved our stay.
Theres nothing much to dislike.
Id just say theres a family field to play on as ball games are not allowed on site. But it would have been great if there was a little
Play area or even goals for the kids.

Recommend to friends Visit again

warm welcome, location near river,…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
8
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Jenny G.

Electric grass campervan or tent pitch

Liked warm welcome, location near river,

Recommend to friends Visit again

Totally worth it

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
6
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Steven C.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Quiet at night, camp location was easy to find, plenty of space for families, absolutely stunning views! Helpful friendly staff. Overall, this is a great place to set up camp.

Disliked The showers could do with a few more cubicles but that’s the only fault I can find

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing. If in hardstanding, take a good length electric cable!

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
5
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked We went with a roof top tent and shelter sheet set up.

Loved the facilities available, kept very clean and tidy and was never far from amenities with there being 2 "ablution" blocks on site. The WiFi signal was perfect as there was no phone signal in the area. I was able to plot routes on the OS app and upload them to my watch with no issues.

The actual pitch itself was hardstanding with water and electric. It was very well done, very neat and pleasing to the eye.

The views were amazing, a good distance walk to Beddgelert, Moel Hebog as the nearest summit to ascend and lakes just a few km away. Later found out this is where series 2 of Our dream farm with Matt Baker was filmed (and bumped into the winners carrying out some conservation work).

The atmosphere was relaxed and there was enough space between pitches that you don't feel like youre on top of each other.

Disliked I think that if booking as a family there should be a separate family zone for tents. Although this may be down to the time of year and pitch availability a large family group with lots of children isnt pleasant to be around ( i am a father myself and I wouldn't want to be placed around couples/single travellers with just one child).

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pleasant site beautiful views and scenery plenty of washing up sinks showers…

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10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
5
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
1
Darren D.

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked Pleasant site beautiful views and scenery plenty of washing up sinks showers and toilets around the site friendly people working there will definitely stay again

Disliked WiFi and phone signal is terrible good job we took the starlink with us 🙏

Recommend to friends Visit again

Camp layout was perfect and the scenery to match. Staff very friendly…

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
8
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
8
Scott C.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Camp layout was perfect and the scenery to match. Staff very friendly and helpful.

Disliked Could've done with a shop for essentials but grabbed ours on returning through Betws y Coed.

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome 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 Peaceful Remote location 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 Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Cae Du Campsite

Beddgelert

Gwynedd

Wales

LL55 4NE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.01575°N
4.0977°W

Route directions

What3words: factoring.lure.buffoon

Nearest transport

Coach
5.6 mi Market Square
6.2 mi Tesco
6.2 mi Sportsman
Rail
5.6 mi Tan-y-Bwlch Ffestiniog Railway Station
6.1 mi Porthmadog Rail Station
6.2 mi Penrhyndeudraeth Rail Station
Ferry
20.6 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing
20.9 mi Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
29.6 mi Aberdaron Ferry Landing
Airport
24.5 mi Anglesey Airport

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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Sygun Copper Mine (underground attractions with museum and playground): five minutes' walk - Llyn Dinas (lake for swimming and watersports): 15 minutes’ walk - Welsh Highland Railway station (for trips to Caernarfon or Porthmadog): five minutes’ drive - Yr Wyddfa/Mount Snowdon Watkin Path: five minutes - Plas Brondanw Gardens: 15 minutes - Glyder Fawr (mountain): 20 minutes - Porthmadog (beach town): 25 minutes - Criccieth Castle: 25 minutes - Caernarfon Castle: half an hour - Zip World Llechwedd: 35 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Craig Du Beach Central 8.3 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Criccieth 8.6 mi Sea GoodGoodExcellentExcellent
Harlech 10.7 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Morfa Dinlle 11.1 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Llandanwg 12.8 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 6.1 mi

Ffestiniog Railway 6.5 mi

Portmeirion Gardens 7.1 mi

Snowdon Mountain Railway 7.3 mi

National Slate Museum 7.3 mi

National Trust

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 10.9 mi

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 13.9 mi

Bodnant Garden 19.5 mi

Aberconwy House 21.4 mi

Plas yn Rhiw 25.5 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Beddgelert - Llyn Dinas - Nanmor Valley - Pass of Aberglaslyn 0.3 mi

Beddgelert - Gelert's Grave - River Glaslyn - River Colwyn 0.5 mi

Nantmor - Cwm Bychan - Sygun Copper Mines - Beddgelert 1.5 mi

Beddgelert Forest 1.7 mi

Nant Gwynnant - Pen-y-pass - Nant Gwynnant 2.5 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 Cae Du Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Cae Du Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Cae Du Campsite? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Sygun Copper Mine (underground attractions with museum and playground): five minutes' walk - Llyn Dinas (lake for swimming and watersports): 15 minutes’ walk - Welsh Highland … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Cae Du Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Cae Du Campsite? From £29 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.