Hideaway in the Hills

From £22 For 1 night, 2 adults 8.8 158 reviews
Site and views (added by manager 31 Aug 2022)
Camping pitch with mountain views (added by manager 15 jul 2012)
Our one and only cosy camping pod (added by manager 10 mar 2022)
Camping in the lower field (added by manager 25 jul 2012)

  • Set in the lush Cwm Bychan valley between Harlech and Barmouth
  • Peaceful setting with direct access to the Ardudwy Way
  • Five-acre site with loads of open space for play
If you’ve been foraging around for a quiet break with heaps of gorgeous scenery, the name Hideaway in the Hills should speak for itself. No prizes for guessing where this friendly, remote site is based… it’s set in a lush valley. More specifically, it’s in the Cwm Bychan valley between Harlech and Barmouth. This is a peaceful park covering five acres, with basic facilities – it’s practically wild camping but with the added convenience of simple toilet and shower facilities, washing-up sinks and a freezer for ice packs. Even better for all of you adventurous types, the site hires out open Canadian canoes free of charge for paddles over the park’s own private lake (or just bring your own inflatable boat to bob about in). Kids will love swinging in the trees at the site – no, not Tarzan-like but on a basket swing – and there’s loads of open space for ball games and general wheeling about as well as scope to burrow into dens among the woodland. That’s on top of the oak woodland just outside of the pitches and the hills (if you’re up for a climb, that is). This is a quiet site, with just the soundtrack of pint-sized guests playing in high season. Outside of the summer holidays, it gets even more peaceful. Picnic benches have been handily provided for each pitch, with firepits and grills available for hire for a small charge and logs and kindling for sale on site too (please don’t bring your own or gather firewood from around the park). If you manage to venture off site, the staff can supply leaflets on the many walking trails round and about; there are ancient oak woodlands within two minutes of the park, and beaches within a few miles.

Site type

Caravans for hire 6
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Tent pitches 30
Opens 29 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 1 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Fri, 29 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great camp site very quite…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great camp site very quite

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Don't stay here

Overall 2/10
Location 8
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 8
Paul R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Peaceful

Disliked: Everything. The toilet and shower block was extremely dirty. Wasn't cleaned once whilst staying there. Never seen the owners. Never got a welcome like other places I've been to.

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Nice site, let down by the toilet block

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Steve C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Really nice site, aptly named, and nice and quiet. Basic, but good if you want to get away form it.

Disliked: Let down by shabby toilet block - it needs an overhaul quite desperately. Cleaning wasn't every day either - the shower in the ladies was particularly noticeable. Guided walks were posted for all, but not up to date - lack of an advertised style over a 5ft wall made the one we tried impassable.

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Loved the location of the campsite being remote. The owners were very…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Loved the location of the campsite being remote. The owners were very friendly and accommodating.

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As close to off grid as you can get with all the…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Duane O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: As close to off grid as you can get with all the basic comforts. A complete detox from the digital world. Such a great place to unwind

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I really recommend this place!!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Katarzyna W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: I liked that there was an opportunity to buy wood for campfire and bench, Very quiet place and there you can really rest and relax

Disliked: Bad WiFi signal Tight and dangerous road

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Very relaxing site, up in the hills

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Ann B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Very quiet location in the hills. Some pitches have electric hook-up, ... toilets & showers available, dish washing sinks available. WiFi available. Fire pits and grills can be hired, logs, kindling and firelighters can be bought from the owner. Very friendly, helpful owner.

Disliked: Not a dislike, but be aware, the roads leading to the site are mainly single track (with some passing places), which aren't good if you have a larger vehicle. (The website does state, No motorhomes).

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Excellent site with clean facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Alec R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Peaceful & beautiful surrounding, very clean, hot water available, spacious pitch zone, very nice host. The area is lovely to explore further and we will definitely return back.

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Nice site if you want to relax and have peace and quiet no phone

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Laura G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Nice big pitches, in the middle of no where. Site was peaceful and toilet block was clean and always a toilet free to use. WiFi is ok but at busy times hit and miss. But we didn’t mind that as you don’t get phone signal either.

Disliked: To get to the site is a single track road which is tight at times. Quite far out from most things. Power went off a few times we were there

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Beautiful scenic location. Quiet, peaceful site.…

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful scenic location. Quiet, peaceful site.

Disliked: Not well sign posted, we drove past the site twice due to it being called Dinas. The print saying "hideaway in the hills" is small and at the bottom .

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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

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

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

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

Themes

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

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

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Hideaway in the Hills

Dinas

Llanbedr

Gwynedd

Wales

LL45 2PH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.83824°N
-4.06391°W

Route directions

The grid reference for Hideaway in the Hills is 611290. Please note that many of the online postcode locators and satnav systems give incorrect locations with a postcode LL45 2PH and as a result you will be taken on a long detour to the wrong location along a winding single lane track with many gates to open and close, therefore please use the reference given above. Ordnance Survey maps show the location correctly.

Nearest transport

Coach
6.9 mi Sportsman
6.9 mi Tesco
7.7 mi Market Square
Rail
2.1 mi Pensarn (Gwynedd) Rail Station
2.3 mi Llanbedr Rail Station
2.5 mi Harlech Rail Station
Ferry
8.3 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing
8.5 mi Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
27.2 mi Aberdaron 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

The area around Hideaway in the Hills is tramping terrain: this section of north Wales is riddled with walks for all abilities including the Wales Coastal Path. This is also the only local site with direct access to the Ardudwy Way, a 23-mile route between Barmouth and Llandecwyn with sea and mountain views. Llandanwg beach is under three miles away; this sheltered part of shore can land anglers mackerel, flatfish and bass and is popular with other watery types for windsurfing and kayaking. And it’s probably the only beach in the world with a 13th-century church hidden among its sand dunes... To the north of the beach on Tremadog Bay seaside town of Harlech with medieval Harlech Castle. The castle is crammed with history and was the site of the longest siege in British history during the Wars of the Roses; be sure and lustily sing ‘Men of Harlech’ as you stomp around. At nearby Barmouth, catch a pedestrian ferry at the quay and join up with the narrow-gauge Fairbourne & Barmouth Railway at Barmouth ferry station for a two-mile trip through top Snowdonia scenery.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Llandanwg 2.7 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Harlech 3.2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Dyffryn (Llanendwyn) 4.7 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Tal-Y-Bont 5.2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Craig Du Beach Central 6.6 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

CADW - Harlech Castle 2.4 mi

Portmeirion Gardens 5.4 mi

Ffestiniog Railway 6.5 mi

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 7 mi

Criccieth Castle 8.9 mi

National Trust

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 17.5 mi

Plas yn Rhiw 23.3 mi

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 26 mi

Bodnant Garden 29.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cwm Nantol Waterfall Car Park - Nature Trail - River Walk - Woodland Walk - Cwm Nantol Car Park 1.1 mi

Llyn Cwm Bychan - Roman Steps - Llyn Cwm Bychan 2.7 mi

Portmeirion - Minffordd - Boston Lodge Halt - Portmeirio 5.5 mi

The Viewpoint - Llyn Tecwyn Uchaf - Llyn Tecwyn Isaf - Viewpoint 5.7 mi

MAWDDACH VALLEY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 31/03/1983) 6.3 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.

Want to know more about camping in Gwynedd?

  • Does Hideaway in the Hills have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Hideaway in the Hills dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Hideaway in the Hills? The area around Hideaway in the Hills is tramping terrain: this section of north Wales is riddled with walks for all abilities including the Wales Coastal Path. This is also the only … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Hideaway in the Hills?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3:30 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Hideaway in the Hills? From £22 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.