Riverside Camping

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The beautiful River Seiont borders the site & is a wonderful natural playground., Riverside Camping

New GPS treasure trail around the site & through the woods to find the clues & treasure, Riverside Camping

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Riverside Camping is the perfect base for a relaxing family holiday in the heart of Snowdonia, North Wales, where generations of campers return year after year.

The site nestles in a sheltered loop of the River Seiont; the river is a wonderful natural playground in which to explore in dinghies, paddling or by fishing and the surrounding woodland is fun for adventures.

The riverside pitches, open space, children's playground in the middle of the site and friendly, helpful staff seem to be the main reasons regular visitors return year after year. Other facilities include a reception area with tourist info, pocket money toys, sweets, drinks and ice cream, a children's colouring table and mini playhouse popular with our younger visitors, and for families, a volleyball and boules court and undercover table tennis for rainy days. Our rambling dog walk is pleasant for an evening stroll.

We have free hot showers including family and disabled facilities, a laundrette and an ice pack freezer. We welcome group bookings and often have charity groups walking up Snowdon. Riverside is a great base for Llanberis and the Slateman Triathlon and Snowdon Race, only five miles away. New for 2013 are the GPS treasure trail, den building and basketball hoop.

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We are only a few minutes drive from the spectacular mountains of Snowdonia National Park, the perfect base for walking and climbing.

The site is only two miles from the historic town of Caernarfon, where you will find the magnificent Caernarfon Castle. For families it's great fun to try catching crabs from Caernarfon harbour walls.

There are many beautiful beaches in the area including the unspoilt coast of Anglesey and the Llyn Peninsula.

A visit to North Wales is not complete without a trip on a steam train. Let Snowdon Mountain Railway do the hard work to Snowdon's summit (Copa'r Wyddfa), take a trip on the magnificent Welsh Highland Railway with a stop off in a local pub, or try Llanberis Lake Railway on Tomos Bach, perfect for young families.

For families there is so much to do in the area. Some of our favourites are Greenwood Forest Park, Colwyn Bay Zoo, Foel Farm, Anglesey Sea Zoo, Llanberis Slate Museum (free) and the recently opened Beacon Climbing Centre just 2 minutes' drive away.

For adventurous thrill seekers the area offers mountain biking, kite surfing, rock climbing, high ropes and lots more.

Caernarfon Leisure Centre is great for families with a swimming pool, quash and tennis courts. Horse riding, golf and a great cycle track can also be found close by.

Caernarfon and Bangor offer a choice of supermarkets, pubs, restaurants and takeaways, with the nearest Spar one mile away. For birdwatching, you can simply stay on site here at Riverside and look out for the heron, grebes and our timid otter too from your tent or caravan. RSPB Conwy is well worth a visit also.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

	Distance	Type	2009	2010	2011	2012
Morfa Dinlle Morfa Dinlle, Gwynedd	5.8m	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Llanddwyn Llanddwyn, Isle Of Anglesey	6.3m	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Aberffraw Aberffraw, Isle Of Anglesey	9.9m	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Llanddona Llanddona, Gwynedd	12.0m	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
St Davids - Benllech St Davids - Benllech, Isle Of Anglesey	12.0m	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

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Must see

Caernarfon Castle (1.8 miles)
National Slate Museum (5.2 miles)
Snowdon Mountain Railway (5.2 miles)

National Trust

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens (4.2 miles)
Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant (17.4 miles)

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ceunant Bach - Moel Eilio - Foel Goch (4.8 miles) Walking

MALLTRAETH MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 05/07/2002) (6.3 miles) Birdwatching

Newborough Forest and Llanddwyn Island (6.8 miles) Walking

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel.

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96% would stay here again.

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Lovely 13th Apr 2014 steve_j2 (Family with young children, 2 reviews) Confirmed Date stayed: Apr 2014 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: The set up, the people, the space - beautiful. Brilliant for exploring Snowdonia. Disliked: I think they could improve the wireless but that's a small issue really.	Location Value for money Accommodation Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness Cleanliness Overall 8 Share this review: Facebook Twitter Google Plus
First time in a campervan!! 16th Apr 2014 christine_h3 (Young couple, 1 review, 1 photo) Confirmed Date stayed: Apr 2014 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: The very very clean toilets and showers The space given to each plot The restaurant/bar Disliked: Nothing!	Location Value for money Accommodation Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness (No rating) Cleanliness Overall 10 Share this review: Facebook Twitter Google Plus
great site, great amenities 16th Apr 2014 lez68 (Mature couple, 1 review) Confirmed Date stayed: Apr 2014 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: Being pitched next to the river, made very welcome, very clean toilets/showers Will be back soon :-) Disliked: Nothing	Location Value for money Accommodation (No rating) Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness (No rating) Cleanliness Overall 9 Share this review: Facebook Twitter Google Plus
What a fabulous beautifully kept relaxing site! 14th Apr 2014 sam_m0 (Family with older children, 1 review) Confirmed Date stayed: Mar 2014 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: We stayed for 3 nights at the start of the Easter holidays as a family with dogs. The site was beautiful from the moment you turned onto the drive. It is well maintained and clean and the site is exceptionally well thought out with space for all ages to do as they wish. The care of the plants and trees makes the site all the more beautiful to be in. We pitched by the river which overlooked a farmers field where you could sit and watch the cows drinking just across the stream. The kids loved having nets and trying to catch fish and paddling. The playground and sports areas were all lovely and our youngest enjoyed going to the playground and we all enjoyed the freedom of the site as there was very few cars about. The onsite cafe did lovely breakfasts that we all enjoyed. The showers and toilets were very clean and always had hot water, there was also no charge for showering. The staff were kind and friendly and did anything they could to help even towing our caravan up the steep drive as we were not sure our loaned car would make the journey up too well. All in all this was the best caravan site we have stayed at and we will definitely be going again. It was so good I am going to re-book after leaving my review. The one thing I particularly enjoyed as a Mum was the fact that the children had no O2 phone signal so we really could have a family only holiday without technology interrupting things. Disliked: I found nothing I disliked about this site	Location Value for money Accommodation (No rating) Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness Cleanliness Overall 10 Share this review: Facebook Twitter Google Plus
Favorite site so far 9th Oct 2013 Graham_C1 (With friends, 2 reviews) Confirmed Date stayed: Oct 2013 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: We spent a Saturday and Sunday night at Riverside and must say it was my favorite site of the year. The free wifi that was just within range of our plot was just enough and with the addition of electric it was a good base as the weather was not on our side unfortunately for walking. The river was stunning and although some would say loud, I found it therapeutic. We even had a visit from the resident Heron. The toilets were clean and the showers nice and hot. The site now has a swanky restaurant within the grounds and although it wasn't the usual countryside pub were used to the staff were friendly and it did serve beer, wine etc if you just wanted to have a relaxing drink. All in all i would definitely make the journey again. Oh and thanks to the owners. They were very helpful and welcoming:) Disliked: Nothing	Location Value for money Accommodation (No rating) Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness (No rating) Cleanliness Overall 9 Share this review: Facebook Twitter Google Plus
Great place with beautiful scenery on the doorstep 20th Sep 2013 snoopystu (Young couple, 1 review) Date stayed: Sep 2013 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: The scenery and staff were great. The 2 toilet and shower blocks were very clean and tidy. The staff were very friendly and very helpful. The campsite was only 10mins drive from caernarfon and only about 20mins drive from all the main walks up mount snowdon. We only spent 4 nights here but i would love to return and spend longer. Disliked: The river was a bit noisy and i found it hard to sleep but i blame my girlfriend for that because she wanted to be next to the river ;-)	Location Value for money Accommodation Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness (No rating) Cleanliness Overall 10 Share this review: Facebook Twitter Google Plus
We enjoyed a two week stay at Riverside. 6th Oct 2013 WendyRichardSherlock (Young couple, 1 review, 4 photos) Date stayed: Sep 2013 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: We had choice of pitch and chose a corner pitch next to the river. The site is very well laid out and well maintained pitches. Two toilet and shower blocks kept spotless clean. Disabled facilities. Freezer for fridge blocks. Laundry facilities and tokens purchased from reception. Large undercover areas so somewhere for kids to play in rain. Large children's play areas but not near all pitches so good for those without children too. Very friendly and helpful staff. Large cafe on site. Facilities very good. Large Tarmac car park and can also park one car next to pitch. Site is quiet location and feels secluded. Caernarfon town centre and Llanberis are just couple miles from site. Site was very easy to find and clearly signposted on main road. Good area on site to walk dogs on lead and dog waste bin. We had good reception on our mobile phone - orange. We really enjoyed our stay. We stayed in September so only handful of other campers on site but would imagine that in high season this site would be full of families which may not suit those without children. Disliked: Wifi although available was not brilliant reception on site.	Location Value for money Accommodation Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness Cleanliness Overall 10 Share this review: Facebook Twitter Google Plus
Highly recommended 7th Oct 2013 katyc (Young couple, 1 review) Date stayed: Aug 2013 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: We asked for a pitch by the river (we have a labrador!), and were placed exactly there. The campite itself was clean, tidy, very well maintained and the location was great for Snowdonia, the local towns etc. Did not manage to eat in the cafe as the opening times seemed quite restricted, which we found surprising, especially as there is no-where else within walking distance to go and eat. Staff very friendly, always seemed to be cleaning and checking things on site. Disliked: Being by the river means that you don't get any sun from about 2pm onwards, so BBQ/cooking tended to be a bit chilly/dark after that time (we asked to be there, am just letting people know for future!). Also - the majority of children on site all want to play in the river, so if you are next to it there tends to be a lot of activity and noise pretty much up to 10pm, so it can be difficult to have a quiet evening! We wouldn't pitch there again, particularly as the parents of said children do not watch them or quieten them down or stop them walking through the area in front of your tent where all your chairs/cooking equipment etc are situated....... But overall I would definitely recommend Riverside camping, and will probably go back (to an electric pitch!).	Location Value for money Accommodation Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness (No rating) Cleanliness Overall 8 Share this review: Facebook Twitter Google Plus
Great location and very good facilities 5th Aug 2013 Thomas_B2 (Family with young children, 1 review) Confirmed Date stayed: Aug 2013 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: Just spent a weekend at Riverside and very impressed with the site and facilities available. The 3 children spent many hours in the river playing and fishing. The toilets and wash facilities were kept clean and the staff I encountered were always polite and checking everything was ok. We were located by the play area which was great having an adventorous 3 year old and the staff ensured that all children returned to their tents at 10am. Didn't use the cafe so I have no comment to make on that. Disliked: The bins were a little overflowing, although I appreciate it was a very busy weekend.	Location Value for money Accommodation (No rating) Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness Cleanliness Overall 10 Share this review: Facebook Twitter Google Plus
Fantastic, been coming for 6 or 7 years now and will keep coming. 31st Aug 2013 fhmboy (Family with young children, 1 review, 1 photo) Date stayed: Aug 2013 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: Excellent presentation, facilities and friendliness, we have been coming here with another family for a number of years now and cant really find fault with the place. We have just done another Bank Holiday here and the site was full, but was also clean, litter free and 'idiot' free. yes the bins were full but were emptied on BH Monday!!! good on Gwynedd Council, yes there were lots of kids in the playpark until the 10pm curfew, but get real peeps its not the Savoy its a campsite! Lovely location, loads to do locally, river is safe, shallow and loads of fun, lovely walks around the site and best of all the toilets are immaculately cleaned all day and the showers are free!! Disliked: My only gripe is the 'extra' charges Gazebos being the biggest bugear, I've paid £25.50 as I've got a four year old and a two year old and have got my nice 10X10 large pitch then to be charged £4.50 a night for my shelter (gazebo) which is still in the confines of my pitch surprises me slightly.	Location Value for money Accommodation (No rating) Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness Cleanliness Overall 10 Share this review: Facebook Twitter Google Plus

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Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

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Electrical hook-up points for tourers

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Water hook-up points for tourers

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Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

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Peaceful

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Walkers' paradise

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Golf nearby

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Groups welcome

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Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

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Medium (26-50 pitches)

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Pontrug, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, LL55 2BB
GPS 53.1420°N 4.2355°W53.1419568274-4.2355298996 Open from 14 Mar to 31 Oct

Nearest transport

Coach stations: Caernarfon: Penllyn Bus Station — 1.6mi
Penygroes (Gwynedd) Coach Stop — 6.6mi
Bangor: Garth Rd Bus Station — 7.5mi
Train stations: Llanfairpwll Rail Station — 5.6mi
Bangor (Gwynedd) Rail Station — 6.9mi
Bodorgan Rail Station — 8.7mi
Ferry ports: Holyhead Ferry Terminal — 20.0mi
Airports: Anglesey Airport — 14.6mi

From Caernarfon take the A4086 towards Llanberis for 1.5 miles. Look out for our Riverside Camping signs on the right-hand side. Follow the road down into the main car park. From there you can walk to Reception by following the signs.

If travelling by train, the nearest station is Bangor. From there, taxis are available or take a bus to Caernarfon, and a taxi to Riverside.

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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Pontrug, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, LL55 2BB

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Max. persons	unlimited
Dimensions	Max 7.0m x 8.0m
Ground type	Grass
One unit per pitch

Extras
Awning (1 max)	price varies
Dog (unlimited)	price varies
Extra car (1 max)	price varies
Boat (unlimited)	price varies
Gazebo (1 max)	price varies
Pup tent (2 max)	price varies
Included
Car	1 included

Max. persons	unlimited
Dimensions	Max 7.0m x 8.0m
Ground type	Grass
One unit per pitch

Extras
Awning (1 max)	price varies
Dog (unlimited)	price varies
Extra car (1 max)	price varies
Boat (unlimited)	price varies
Gazebo (1 max)	price varies
Pup tent (2 max)	price varies
Included
Car	1 included
Features
Electric: 16 amp

Max. persons	unlimited
Dimensions	Max 7.0m x 8.0m
Ground type	Hardstanding
One unit per pitch

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Awning (1 max)	price varies
Dog (unlimited)	price varies
Extra car (1 max)	price varies
Boat (unlimited)	price varies
Pup tent (2 max)	price varies
Included
Car	1 included
Features
Electric: 16 amp

Max. persons	unlimited
Dimensions	Max 10.0m x 10.0m
Ground type	Grass
One unit per pitch

Extras
Awning (1 max)	price varies
Dog (unlimited)	price varies
Extra car (1 max)	price varies
Boat (unlimited)	price varies
Gazebo (1 max)	price varies
Pup tent (2 max)	price varies
Included
Car	1 included

Max. persons	unlimited
Dimensions	Max 7.0m x 8.0m
Ground type	Hardstanding
One unit per pitch
Services
Water
Extras
Awning (1 max)	price varies
Dog (unlimited)	price varies
Extra car (1 max)	price varies
Boat (unlimited)	price varies
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Car	1 included
Features
Electric: 16 amp
Water hook-up

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