Penlon Caravan and Camping

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Caravan park with sea views
Penlon cottage
Entrance to site
Site in season

  • Small family-friendly caravan site with Irish Sea views in Gwynedd
  • Trefor Beach five minutes’ drive; Inigo Jones Slate Works 15 minutes
  • Barbecues and dogs welcome; pub and shops five minutes’ drive
When you’re looking for a convenient base in Gwynedd to overnight or bed down for a week or so, Penlon Caravan and Camping has got you covered. With a handy location just off the main Caernarfon to Pwllheli Road (A499), this dog-friendly park is set on a farm within easy reach of the coast as well as walking in the Rivals Hills (Yr Eifl), golf courses and museums. The level grass pitches all have a bird’s-eye view of the Irish Sea, with the nearest (sand and pebble) beach being at Trefor (five minutes’ drive), a small village where you can also pick up basics from the shop or post office. There’s a pub (with pool and darts for any rainy days) there too, with magical views over Yr Eifl from the beer garden. Back on the caravan site, useful family facilities include a utility room with a sink, washing machine and dryer so you can keep everything shipshape. There are also a couple of spacious and spotless shower rooms, one with amenities for disabled guests. Barbecues are also welcome on site as long as you take care not to damage the grass.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 9
Tent pitches 3
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
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) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • A charge of £1.00 applies for the use of the shower.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 30 or over.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • No gas barbecues allowed.
  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

Open from Thu, 1 Jan to

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97% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite offers spectacular views of mountains and the ocean, with a location ideal for exploring the Llyn Peninsula. Visitors consistently praise the owner, Mary, for her friendliness and helpfulness. Facilities, including showers and toilets, are frequently described as clean and well-maintained. While some guests mention occasional road noise, particularly in tents, the majority found the site peaceful and excellent value for money. Pitches are generally considered good, though levelling chocks may be useful for those not at the bottom of the site.

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We cancled for personal reasons, and the lovely lady offered us a…

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Richard W.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked We cancled for personal reasons, and the lovely lady offered us a stay at any time this year to make up for it. Really nice that not everyone is just out for the money.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review.
Best wishes

Nice & quiet, good location,…

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Robert W.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Nice & quiet, good location,

Disliked Was OK for us but might be lacking toilet & washrooms when site id full.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review.
Most of the Caravans & Motorhomes that arrive on site have their own Toilet / Showers, so they don't use the site facilities.

Lovely quiet site!

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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Clean bathrooms and utility/washing up room. Excellent facilities including washing up liquid!
Mary even kindly brought bread from the local shop on our first morning.

Disliked Sadly village pub closed for renovations but a good bus service.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review.
Glad you enjoyed your stay.
There is a mirror in the first Toilet / Shower room and i'm waiting for a new mirror
to be installed in the 2nd Toilet / Shower room.
Lovely meeting you all.
Best wishes

Excellent camp

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Michelle E.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Beautiful views, facilities very nice and clean, good size pitches.
Mary lovely friendly host

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review.
Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Lovely meeting you both.
See you both soon.
Best wishes

A great site in a great location.

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John C.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Lovely quiet site in a great location for exploring north Wales. We will definitely be back but with a caravan next time.

Disliked The ground isn't level but not so bad that it spoils the stay. Just bring leveling blocks for your cooker stand if your in a tent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review.
Lovely meeting you both.
Looking forward to seeing your new caravan.
Thank for the photos.
Best wishes

Very nice site close to lots of interesting places around the area.…

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Graham B.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Very nice site close to lots of interesting places around the area. Mary Jones the owner was very friendly and sorted any problems. Facilities aii clean and good.
Very reasonable price with electric. Great, will come back someday.

Disliked Only thing we disliked was the fact we were at the edge of a field which sloped down at the back, so we had to use blocks to level the caravan which was a nuisance.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review.
Glad you enjoyed your stay.
You choose your own pitch when you arrive on site.
Best wishes

A lovely site in a great spot for exploring the Llyn peninsula.

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Chris M.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Great location, lovely views, clean facilities, small and quiet (road noise becomes barely noticeable after a short while), Friendly host.

Disliked Didn’t dislike anything. Slight slopes on some pitches may not work for everyone; however we managed by simply rearranging our sleeping areas to ensure we were comfy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review.
Glad you enjoyed your stay. Lovely meeting you all.
Best wishes

Ideal location to explore the Llyn Peninsula. Facilities are are and it…

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Grant O.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Ideal location to explore the Llyn Peninsula. Facilities are are and it has everything you need. The lady, Mary, who runs the place is lovely.
Pro Tip….stay at the bottom of the hill by the trees and where it’s flat and quieter from the main road.

Disliked No WiFi but there was signal no so big deal

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From the manager: Thank you for your review and photos.
Best wishes

Fantastic site will be back next year!

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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Fantastic site- handy for lots of local attraction's! Owner Mary was brilliant. Facilities were clean and well maintained.

Disliked Some minor noise from Road but not enough to be a problem.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for a lovely review.
Glad you both enjoyed your stay.
Best wishes

A little gem

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Ian L.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Our second stay at this great little site. Ideally located for excursions out on the Llyn Peninsular or into the Eryri National Park and close enough to Pwllheli for shopping. The site is exceptionally well run by Mary, has a nice toilet and shower block, water and power adequately distributed around the site and plenty of open grass available for children to play. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay on this well maintained site and will definitely return again.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review.
It was lovely seeing you all again.
See you all soon.
Best wishes.


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

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

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed

Themes

Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

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

Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Penlon Caravan and Camping

Penlon Trefor

Clynnog Road

Caernarfon

Gwynedd

Wales

LL54 5AB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.98675°N
4.41095°W

Route directions

There is a bus stop for route 12 (the A499 from Caernarfon to Pwllheli) which has buses approximately every hour. It is at the junction to Trefor, near to the site.

Nearest transport

Coach
6.4 mi Brynbachau
6.4 mi Brynbachau
6.9 mi Bus Station
Rail
6.3 mi Abererch Rail Station
6.5 mi Penychain Rail Station
6.8 mi Pwllheli Rail Station
Ferry
17.9 mi Aberdaron Ferry Landing
22.7 mi Bardsey Island Ferry Landing
23.8 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing
Airport
19.2 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Tre’r Ceiri Hillfort: half an hour’s walk - Rivals (Yr Eifl) Hills (hiking): 15 minutes’ drive - Nefyn (seaside village): 15 minutes - Inigo Jones Slate Works: 15 minutes - Airworld Aviation Museum: 20 minutes - Golf course in Pwllheli: 20 minutes - Caernarfon Castle: 20 minutes - Llŷn National Landscape: 25 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Glan Don Beach 6.8 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Morfa Nefyn 7 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentGood
Morfa Dinlle 7.4 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Pwllheli 7.4 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Criccieth 8.9 mi Sea GoodGoodExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Criccieth Castle 8.9 mi

Caernarfon Castle 11.9 mi

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 12.2 mi

Ffestiniog Railway 12.6 mi

Portmeirion Gardens 14 mi

National Trust

Plas yn Rhiw 14.2 mi

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 16.8 mi

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 24.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

B4417 - Tre'r Ceiri - B4417 1.1 mi

Car Park - Nant Gwrtheyrn - Gallt y Bwlch - Car Park 2.2 mi

Gyrn Goch - Afon Hen - Gyrn Goch 2.3 mi

Clynnog Fawr - Bwlch Mawr - Gyrn Ddu - Bryn-yr-Eryr - Clynnog Fawr 3 mi

Aberdesach - Lleyn Coast Path - Garn Fawr - Aberdesach 4.3 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 Penlon Caravan and Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Penlon Caravan and Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Penlon Caravan and Camping? Local attractions and activities include: - Tre’r Ceiri Hillfort: half an hour’s walk - Rivals (Yr Eifl) Hills (hiking): 15 minutes’ drive - Nefyn (seaside village): 15 minutes - Inigo Jones Slate … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Penlon Caravan and Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  1 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Penlon Caravan and Camping? From £22 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.