Ynysymaengwyn Caravan and Camping Park

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Main building and camping area
Spacious pitches
Path to the pitches
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Main building and camping area
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  • Well-maintained family site just over a mile from Tywyn
  • In the Snowdonia National Park half an hour's drive from Dolgellau
  • Access to woodland walks and fishing on the Dysynni river
Calling all walkers, cyclists, birdwatchers, beachgoers… there's a lovely base for all of you at Ynysymaengwyn Caravan and Camping Park, in the grounds of a ruined old manor house in rural Gwynedd, just over a mile from Tywyn and its beach. This is a peaceful spot indeed for a break, as the pitches are surrounded by woodland where you can head out for walks (with your dog by your side if you’ve brought them along for the ride) or follow the orienteering course for a bit more of a challenge. There's also an adventure playground to keep the kids busy, plus access to the Dysynni river at the bottom of the site for anglers to fish for salmon and trout. This is a park that likes to keep things simple and relaxed rather than providing lots of entertainment, but it’s got all the essential facilities sorted including a launderette, an Elsan point and toilets and showers with accessible facilities. The location of the park is at the southern tip of the Snowdonia National Park and very close to the coast, so there’s no shortage of things to do – whether you’d like hardcore hiking or something rather more gentle. And you shouldn’t go hungry either, as Tywyn has a good collection of places to eat including cafés, chip shops, takeaways and restaurants. The town also has a supermarket and bakery if you’d rather sort your own meals back at base or pick up picnic bits.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 20
Tent pitches 60
Motorhome pitches 20
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

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.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Reception is unmanned after 6 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.
  • A cable measuring at least 4 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 423 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Spectacular sceneryPeaceful

96% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-maintained campsite offers spacious, level pitches in beautiful surroundings with woodland walks and a fairy garden. Visitors consistently praise the friendly and helpful staff, the cleanliness of facilities, and the excellent value for money. The site is considered ideal for families, with a popular new play area. Proximity to local towns and beaches is also a significant advantage. Some minor points mentioned include occasional road noise and bird noise, but the overall sentiment is highly positive.

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Anonymous

Electric optional grass tent pitch (maximum 2-berth)

Liked This was just perfect for what we wanted lovely river walks. Toilets clean everything well maintained

Disliked Nothing

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Will be back!

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Carl W.

Electric optional grass touring pitch

Liked Everything. You were very quick in sending info through for pitch as we were arriving late. Nice and clean, quiet, facilities fantastic.

Disliked No shop that I could see to buy essentials or snacks considering in the middle of nowhere.

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Great place to camp, will be coming again, as the whole area lovely

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Lee C.

Electric optional grass tent pitch (maximum 2-berth)

Liked The camp site was clean and tidy, staff were friendly, lots of atea to pitch up, with the tent.
Lots to do with kids, nature trails in the woods. Play park, as well as a outdoor gym equipment.
Facilities were good somewhere to wash pots, refill drink water, shower block clean tidy.

Disliked The only downside is when it rained, the ground kept water on top.
As its near the sea campsite could get a little windy.

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Excellent site, clean facilities, friendly staff, level pitches.

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Lydia H.

Electric optional grass tent pitch (maximum 6-berth)

Liked Everything. Lovely site with friendly staff and laidback setting. Facilities were excellent! They were clean and was lovely there were plenty of toilets and two showers and brilliant washing up facilities. The view of the hills is beautiful and an affordable stay. Loved every minute and rebooked another stay when I got home! Looking forward to pitching up again in a couple of weeks' time!

Disliked Nothing.

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Very nice site . Very quiet…

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Harriet C.

Electric optional grass tent pitch (maximum 4-berth)

Liked Very nice site . Very quiet and peaceful from around 9.30pm which was an added bonus . The owners were extremely helpful lending us an ehu lead free of charge. Lovely safe site ,picturesque views and walks with historic features . Great kids play area , nice toilets and hot showers, good washing up facilities. Lovely flat pitches . Honestly would stay again . Really nice family run site . Christina made us feel very welcome and the site had a wonderful air of peace and tranquility . The fairy Glen was an added touch of beauty . Great location for beach , waterfalls , mountain and nature walks . Exploring the woodland . Shops close by. 11/10 for everything !

Recommend to friends Visit again

Absolutely amazing campsite, deserves every single good review it gets

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Paige K.

Electric optional grass tent pitch (maximum 4-berth)

Liked This was our first longest camping trip at 7 nights, we were a little apprehensive about coming with the weather but after seeing so many amazing reviews we had to go and risk it and we’re SO glad we did. We had the best week away.

The campsite not only has your usual facilities of toilets and showers but so much more. There is a den building area, fairy garden, small grassed area away from the tents to play ball games and lovely river walk. Our children took full advantage of everything on site and we barely saw them because they were so keen to just play with other peoples children and enjoy the nature. The showers and toilet block were very clean and we never had to wait to use either, even when the site was a little busier.

The pitch sizes are very well sized and you can pick where you would like to be. We were very lucky to be next to the den building area and not once did we have any issues with noise on site. Everyone was quiet by 10-11pm.

Tywyn isn’t far from the campsite which has some shops, takeaways, and a gorgeous beach!

The views from site just added to the whole amazing experience that we had and we will definitely return!

Disliked The only downside for us personally was the lack of shops close by, there is a spar and some little corner shops within Tywyn and by the end of our stay we’d got used to going there if we needed something.

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Beautiful site, wonderful grounds and good location for exploring

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Victoria T.

Electric optional grass tent pitch (maximum 6-berth)

Liked Beautifully kept campsite. Small and friendly. We had such a lovely stay. The location is so lovely with lots of walks. The woodland and grounds are really great for exploring. Toilet block was better than expected for a bank holiday weekend and the showers were nice. Staff are friendly and helpful. Everything was just very relaxed. We have already been talking about coming back as it's a great base for exploring the area.

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Lovely site, friendly owners, clean showers…

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Anonymous

Electric optional grass tent pitch (maximum 4-berth)

Liked Lovely site, friendly owners, clean showers & nice pitches. The nearby walks through the woodland was so peaceful & full of wildlife especially in the evening.
We will definitely be back.

Disliked Not a dislike but there is some road noise. You don't realise so much during the day but it can be quite loud at night. Not a deal breaker but something to be aware of.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely campsite and lovely walks / grounds to explore

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Jessica D.

Electric optional grass tent pitch (maximum 2-berth)

Liked Lovely walks
Stunning location
Lovely host
Easy access to stuff around
toilets / showers kept really clean

Disliked VERY noisy from crows and main road
The tent field is situated right next to the main road (a493)

We bought ear plugs to sleep.

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A lovely site in lovely surroundings.

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Vicky N.

Electric optional grass tent pitch (maximum 4-berth)

Liked We really liked the location to Tywyn that this site gave us.
The pitch that we had was spacious and we were able to choose the pitch ourselves. We had a lovely space in front of us for our son to play. We had lots of shade under the trees although we found it mostly hilarious the amount of acorns falling from the trees which sounded like pellets hitting our tent. Fine during the day but quite noisy at night when the wind picked up! :D
The shower and toilet facilities were always clean and the showers were lovely :D
The views across snowdonia national park were stunning.
The site in itself was lovely and quiet during the day, lots of children playing in the evening and the ice cream man turning up most days at about 6pm.
There was lots to do on site although we didn't stay long enough to explore - the weather was so good we spent most of it at the beach. We didn't got to the park (which looked fab) it was a few mins walk from the camping area.
We had a really lovely stay, and would definitely return however would like to be able to request a pitch next time to ensure we get a decent one again.

Disliked Although we liked being able to choose our pitch, I think we were lucky turning up at the time we did for the bank holiday weekend as lots of people turning up later in the day or the next day were driving around for a while trying to find a spot which were difficult to find and quite close to other tents.
Nothing major but a couple of extra sinks to wash up would be nice as people were queuing to do their washing.
We didn't report so can't complain too much but there were a couple of noisy campers passed the 11pm cut off - shouting etc at 12am!

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Features

Dogs allowed

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 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 Dogs allowed all year

Themes

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 Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Level site, no steep slopes Step-free or level access

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Ynysymaengwyn Caravan and Camping Park

Tywyn

Gwynedd

Wales

LL36 9RY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.5986°N
4.0671°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.5 mi University Campus Penglais
12.7 mi Bus Station
13.9 mi Penllwyn PO
Rail
1.4 mi Tywyn Rail Station
2.6 mi Tonfanau Rail Station
3.8 mi Aberdovey Rail Station
Ferry
8.1 mi Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
8.4 mi Barmouth 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

As well as being your nearest source of food, Tywyn’s a great little seaside town with a sandy beach, miniature golf, pitch and putt and tennis courts. It’s also the starting point for the Talyllyn Railway, which runs into the countryside for a scenic ride – a particularly nice way to do it is to ride to Dolgoch and walk to its waterfall before a cuppa in the tea rooms. Walkers may like to set out on the Wales Coast Path or head inland for a wander along the shores of Tal-y-llyn lake (15 minutes’ drive), scramble up the slopes of Penygader (20 minutes) or head to the walking hub of Dolgellau (half an hour) to explore the trails around there. Mountain bikers, meanwhile, will no doubt want to tackle the trails of Coed-y-Brenin (45 minutes) while birdwatchers learn about the residents of Dyfi Osprey Project (half an hour). Once you’ve spent some time on the sands of Tywyn, head a little further along the coast to explore the dunes of Ynyslas Nature Reserve and see the petrified forest at Borth (both 45 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Tywyn 1.9 mi Sea GoodGoodGoodExcellent
Aberdyfi Rural 3.3 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentGoodGood
Aberdyfi 3.9 mi Estuary ExcellentGoodGoodGood
Fairbourne 6.8 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Borth 7.5 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway 1.4 mi

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 9 mi

Vale of Rheidol Railway (Aberystwyth) 13 mi

CADW - Harlech Castle 18.1 mi

Portmeirion Gardens 21.8 mi

National Trust

Plas yn Rhiw 27.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Abergynolwyn - Foel Y Geifr - Abergynolwyn 5.6 mi

YNYS-HIR (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 20/04/2000) 6.5 mi

Fairbourne to Barmouth 6.8 mi

Cadair Idris 10.2 mi

Llynau Greggan from Ty Nant 10.2 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 Ynysymaengwyn Caravan and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Ynysymaengwyn Caravan and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Ynysymaengwyn Caravan and Camping Park? As well as being your nearest source of food, Tywyn’s a great little seaside town with a sandy beach, miniature golf, pitch and putt and tennis courts. It’s also the starting point … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Ynysymaengwyn Caravan and Camping Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Ynysymaengwyn Caravan and Camping Park? From £17 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.