Bryn Bettws Lodge

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The café
The café
Looking down at our camping field
Our new bbq / live music area
Our outside bar area on the camping field
Café outdoor seating area
Our new bbq / live music area
Our outside bar area on the camping field
View of the camping field
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Looking down at our camping field
Our new bbq / live music area
Our outside bar area on the camping field

  • Relaxed campsite opposite mountain bike trails in Afan Forest Park
  • Beach 25 minutes' drive away; 45 minutes to Gower Peninsula
  • Undercover barbecue area in the field, plus a wooden playground
Bryn Bettws Lodge is a family-run site deep inside the Afan Valley. With stunning views, this gorgeous spot is set at the top of a mountain inside the Afan Forest Park, surrounded by mature trees and green scenery. The ground isn't too steep, but if you're looking for flat pitches, they're limited and can't be guaranteed. Accessible by lumpy and bumpy forestry roads, the site has a field with real toilets (and toilet roll) and a washing-up cabin with cold water only (boil some to get it hot) and washing-up liquid and sponges. Want a shower? The shower block is 300 metres from the field and costs just a small amount per adult. Fires and barbecues are permitted as long as they're raised from the ground or there's an undercover barbecue area with hanging barbecues and tables in the field. Families can make their way to the hand-built wooden kids' park, or for something more adventurous, head out onto the surrounding mountain biking trails and tremendous walks. This is a fab spot for mountain bikers, hikers or anyone who wants to wake up to great views. Bryn Bettws Lodge often has a few catering options too (a café and bar, a burger van and an outdoor pizza and pizza shack), all managed by outside companies and with varied opening hours on weekends. They're not always open, but there are plenty of pubs and restaurants within 10 minutes' drive of the site to visit. If you expect to be in bed for 10pm in silence, then note that Bryn Bettws Lodge does not enforce a no-fun policy… expect people to be having campfires, barbecues and making the most of the experience with families and friends. There's a minimum noise policy after 10pm, but this applies to music only. Here, all rubbish is to be taken home with you. There's also no internet (and hit-and-miss mobile phone signal) on site.

Site type

Tent pitches 50
Motorhome pitches 10
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 6
Open all year
Opens
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 £2.00 applies for the use of the shower.
  • There are no bins onsite: all rubbish will need to be taken home with you.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9.2

Overall rating from 154 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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ForestSpectacular scenery

95% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite offers stunning views and a relaxed atmosphere, with facilities generally described as clean and well-maintained. Visitors praise the friendly and helpful staff, the spacious pitches, and the excellent children's play area. Its location is ideal for mountain biking and walking. Some guests noted that pitches can be sloped and that there's a £2 charge for showers. Occasional noise from other campers was mentioned, but overall, the site is highly recommended for its natural beauty and family-friendly environment.

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Arrival date (latest first)

great spacious area to camp, stunning…

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Simon M.

Non-electric grass and earth tent or motorhome pitch

Liked great spacious area to camp, stunning views, the centre for great mountain biking trails. good facilities. will be back again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful area and really friendly manager…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass and earth tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Beautiful area and really friendly manager

Disliked Limited facilities but not expensive to stay, so can't complain too much!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place for walking and walking…

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Richard T.

Non-electric grass and earth tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Great place for walking and walking the forest. For a non-manned site it was easy to find facilities and get in contact with site team of needed. You can tell they put a lot of effort into improving the facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site but run down with great views and walks

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Irene C.

Non-electric grass and earth tent or motorhome pitch

Liked The views were stunning and the shower was plenty big enough with hot water.

Disliked The place was quite run down . It needs some much need tlc

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very good people out there…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass and earth tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Very good people out there

Disliked Everything was cool and friendly

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site! Really breathtaking views, secluded…

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William C.

Non-electric grass and earth tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Fantastic site! Really breathtaking views, secluded with lots of space. The kids had a great time.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fabulous site, great views, family friendly.

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Amy D.

Non-electric grass and earth tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Wonderful little campsite. We have been coming for a couple of years now and this year we returned because of something ain't broke it don't need fixing aye! It's a lovely simple campsite with a few necessary amenities including a lovely little park for the kids. Every time we stay we love it here. The views from the top of the hill are amazing, we have enjoyed many a sunset around our campfire here. The staff are always helpful and friendly and we always meet Lovely people on our stay. We will be back!!

Disliked The only slight downfall in summer is the knats but it's nothing to do with the site owners, it can't be helped as it backs on to woodland. We always bring citronella candles and usually with the help of a good old campfire they are kept at bay. It's never bothered us enough not to return!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great surrendering, even with bad weather…

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Michal S.

Non-electric grass and earth tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Great surrendering, even with bad weather loads to do.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent! Can’t wait to stay again!

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Joshua L.

Non-electric grass and earth tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Toilets were stocked and clean, great children’s park! BBQ area was a great addition so we could cook and get out of the rain!

The cabins look amazing! Gonna book for me and the wife!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will definitely stay again

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Ian P.

Non-electric grass and earth tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Laidback atmosphere fantastic views toilet facilities rustic but clean stunning walks friendly staff.

Disliked Some people who left the dish washing facilities dirty even leaving dirty water in the sink.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Picnic table 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

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer 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

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Bryn Bettws Lodge

Gyfylchi Farm

Pontrhydyfen

Port Talbot

Glamorgan

Wales

SA12 9SP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.64598°N
3.72444°W

Route directions

If arriving by caravan, do not follow sat nav up to Penrhys Farm. Instead, continue on Tonmawr Road and you will see the signs on the right for Bryn Bettws and Afan Bike Park. Follow the forestry road for just over a mile and Bryn Bettws is on the left hand side at the end of the forestry road.

Nearest transport

Coach
3.7 mi Railway Station
4.4 mi Bus Station
9.7 mi Bus Station
Rail
3.7 mi Neath Rail Station
3.9 mi Maesteg Rail Station
4.1 mi Briton Ferry Rail Station
Ferry
9 mi Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal
25.8 mi Barry Waterfront Ferry Terminal
25.8 mi Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop
Airport
15.1 mi Swansea Airport
23.9 mi Cardiff International 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

If you need a little bit of relaxing time to recover from all the activities at the forest park, how about a trip to the beach? It’ll take you about 25 minutes to drive to Aberavon beach or around 40 minutes to Ogmore-by-Sea, where you can also stop by at the castle. That said, there’s still scope for activity down at the coast: Ogmore has horse riding outings, while Rest Bay (half an hour’s drive) is well known for surfing and bodyboarding. Keen to keep the adventures coming? How about ziplining from a former colliery tower at Zip World Tower (35 minutes), tackling the trails of Bike Park Wales (45 minutes) or walking behind a curtain of water on the Four Waterfalls Walk (45 minutes)? After all that you might just need a little tot of whisky from the Penderyn Distillery Visitor Centre (35 minutes), or perhaps just a leisurely walk along one of the beaches of the Gower Peninsula (45 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Aberafan 5.4 mi Estuary N/AGoodGoodGood
Swansea Bay 10.4 mi Estuary GoodGoodN/AGood
Rest Bay Porthcawl 10.9 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Sandy Bay Porthcawl 11.7 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Trecco Bay Porthcawl 11.8 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Aberdulais Falls 3.3 mi

National Waterfront Museum 9.5 mi

Penderyn Distillery Visitor Centre 11.9 mi

National Showcaves of Wales 12.8 mi

Carreg Cennen Castle 17.1 mi

National Trust

Aberdulais Falls 3.3 mi

Aberdeunant 20.1 mi

Rhossili Visitor Centre and Shop 24.9 mi

Dolaucothi Gold Mines 29.2 mi

Watersmeet 29.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Abercregan - Glyncorrwg - Abercregan 2.6 mi

Abercregan - Coed Morgannwg Way - Pontrhydyfen 2.7 mi

Treherbert to Aberdare 8.3 mi

Kenfig Pool - Kenfig Burrows - Sker Beach 9 mi

Pontneddfechan - Scwd Einion Gam Waterfall 9.5 mi

Local events

  • Green Man Festival (Thursday, 20 August 2026 – Thursday, 20 August 2026)

    Crickhowell, Powys 28 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 Bryn Bettws Lodge have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Bryn Bettws Lodge dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Bryn Bettws Lodge? If you need a little bit of relaxing time to recover from all the activities at the forest park, how about a trip to the beach? It’ll take you about 25 minutes … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Bryn Bettws Lodge?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Bryn Bettws Lodge? From £25 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.