The Marsh

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Visitor image of the peaceful and relaxing place
Visitor image of the peaceful and relaxing place
Pitches
Ehu grass touring/tent pitch
Barbecue on the go
Enjoying the sunset
Just enjoying life
Plenty of room
Space to chill out
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Pitches
Ehu grass touring/tent pitch
Barbecue on the go

  • Peaceful rural Carmarthenshire site with valley views near Carmarthen
  • Half-hour drive to Heatherton World of Activities or Wild Lakes Wales
  • Fishing the Taf river on site; five minutes’ drive to shops and dining
Sitting in 25 acres of West Wales countryside and with great views of the surrounding valley, The Marsh is well placed for exploring the coastlines of both Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire around Carmarthen. With multiple kids’ attractions within half an hour’s drive, this is a top-notch spot for families with active kids – and their dogs are welcome too. It’s also a cracking choice for anglers, as they can practise casting for salmon, sea trout and bass amid a glorious backdrop of birdsong along the Taf river (extra cost). If you’re looking for a relaxing day on site, have a potter along its nature trails or wander down to the Taf for a waterside stroll. To up the pace a bit, head to the seaside town of Tenby (half an hour’s drive) for splashing around in the sea and boat trips to Caldey Island, or go sailing and windsurfing in Saundersfoot (25 minutes). Back on site, there’s a variety of grass pitches (some uneven and unmown) and simple facilities stretch to a washing-up area, a portable toilet and ice-pack freezing to keep barbecue goodies fresh. Pick up basics in the village of St Clears – where you can also down a caffeine fix – or do bigger shops in Laugharne (both five minutes), home to a ruined castle and displays in the Dylan Thomas Writing Shed. If you prefer, you could dodge the cooking completely and pick up fish and chips to eat back at camp or try a couple of Pembrokeshire brews in a local pub.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 12
Motorhome pitches 12
Tent pitches 12
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • 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.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • The site also does not accept dogs which are Bull breeds or Bull cross-breeds.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

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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
0 dogs

Reviews

9.6

Overall rating from 85 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

99% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

A beautiful, peaceful site with stunning views and abundant wildlife, perfectly situated for exploring the coast. Guests praised the spacious pitches, immaculately clean facilities, and the excellent honesty shop offering local produce. The owner, Huw, is consistently described as exceptionally friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. While a desire for additional toilet and shower facilities was noted, it was generally seen as a minor point given the site's value and ongoing improvements, such as a new outdoor washing area with hot water.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Excellent site and very accommodating

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Dawn P.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely site. View over the pond was very nice. Just one shower and toilet and a portaloo for men to use but no light in there at night time which would be a good idea for the men. Very accommodating with allowing us to stay a further night and to check in early. Perfect to visit where we wanted to go to. We will go back.

Disliked Need a light in the portaloo for night time use by the men

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful location and fishing estuary (tidal).…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
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Sam F.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Beautiful location and fishing estuary (tidal). Dark sky at night for star gazing.

The host, Huw, was wonderful and very knowledgeable.

He made my day by taking me on his quad bike to see and brush Arthur & Brian (Highland Cows). I loved it! 😍

The honesty shop had fresh eggs and meat (from the farm) which tasted great and milk daily

There was also locally made condiments, jams, honey and of course, Welsh cakes.

The toilet and shower were cleaned at least twice a day.

Do remember, this is a rural farm site. Make sure you bring wellies as grass is not perfectly manicured and expect lumps, bumps and wet feet from morning / evening dew and rain 😉

In addition, a good headtorch / lantern to use at night.

Gundog are also trained on the land. Well away from the pitches but be aware you will hear shots. There was only one session a day for around an hour.

We bought our dog with us (a town / city cockapoo) and the shots did make her nervous / anxious 😟 because she had not heard them before.

We would definitely stay there again and highly recommend it to decompress and get back to nature.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice relaxed atmosphere, excellent help from…

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9 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Alan S.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Nice relaxed atmosphere, excellent help from the owner amenities were very clean

Disliked Downside was on Saturday, people doing dog training in adjacent field behind us and near us . Our dog got upset by the nearness of them. They saw we had a dog they apologised and said they wouldn't be long. Half an hour later they moved.

Recommend to friends Visit again

They were so lovely, accommodating, great with our autistic daughter

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Sharon N.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Spacious pitches, peaceful area

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely friendly site and owner, great…

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8 out of 10
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely friendly site and owner, great facilities for those with dogs or wanting to go fishing.

Disliked A little bit of road noise at times, but the night was quiet

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice and clean area, recommend

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Q Y.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Nice and clean area, recommend

Disliked N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet and relaxed camping. Absolutely perfect.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Curtis W.

Electric grass pitch

Liked The owner was absolutely lovely and have us a quick run down and to meet the chickens. The toilet and shower was super clean and the honesty shop was a massive bonus!
Really chilled and quiet place to try out our new tent and have a general recharge.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Kind, helpful owner. Flat clean pitches.…

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10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Chiara I.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Kind, helpful owner.
Flat clean pitches.
Great facilities and very clean.

Disliked Hum from the pylons, put nothing that wouldn’t stop us returning.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, will definitely be back

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10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Lizzie P.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Very welcoming site very close to St Clears.
Good sized pitch with a lovely view.
Toilet and shower were spotless and well stocked.
Fresh eggs and local produce available in the little shop.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stop over site

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Colin B.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Quiet beautiful location over looking the marsh. Huw very friendly and forgiving as we arrived late!! .... Please make sure you read arrival info and adhere to! ...
Facilities basic but just what we needed and we're expecting.
Fresh eggs delicious!

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 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 Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available No hot water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

The Marsh

Morfa Bach

St Clears

Carmarthenshire

Wales

SA33 4HD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.79714°N
4.48441°W

Route directions

Look out for the signs for Four Wheels body shop, then start to slow down – the entrance to The Marsh is the next on the left, with a post and rail entrance.

Nearest transport

Coach
1.7 mi Chemist
1.7 mi Black Lion
8.6 mi Bus Station
Rail
5.3 mi Ferryside Rail Station
5.8 mi Whitland Rail Station
8.4 mi Kidwelly Rail Station
Ferry
12.5 mi Tenby Ferry Landing
14.1 mi Caldey Island Ferry Landing
21.3 mi Pembroke Dock Ferry Terminal
Airport
22.4 mi Swansea 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

What a spot for family holidays. You can keep the kids going all day with animal encounters at Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo (20 minutes’ drive), or challenge them to mini-golf games and paintball fights at Heatherton World of Activities (half an hour). Rather be out in the water? There’s a wave pool and high-impact flume rides at Blue Lagoon Water Park (25 minutes), or you can book family wakeboarding lessons at Wild Lakes Wales (half an hour). On sunny days, jump in the car and head for the beaches in Saundersfoot (half an hour) for some downtime messing about in the waves. To slow things down a bit, the National Botanic Garden of Wales (20 minutes) is a good place for lots of strolls in peaceful landscapes and rare plants in a Norman Foster-designed glasshouse, or you can up the cultural element of your Wales break with a guided tour of Pembroke Castle (35 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Pendine 4.8 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Amroth Central 8.5 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Wiseman'S Bridge 10 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentGood
Coppet Hall 10.6 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Saundersfoot 10.9 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Pembrey Country Park 11 mi

National Botanic Garden of Wales 14.7 mi

National Wool Museum 16.2 mi

National Wetland Centre Wales 18 mi

Aberglasney Gardens 18.8 mi

National Trust

Tudor Merchant's House 12.6 mi

Rhossili Visitor Centre and Shop 17.8 mi

Aberdeunant 21.6 mi

Stackpole Estate 22.5 mi

Dolaucothi Gold Mines 28.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Laugharne - Broadway - Coast Path - Laugharne 2.2 mi

Laugharne - Dylan's Way - Laugharne 2.2 mi

Laugharne - Sir John's Hill - Bird Board - Laugharne 2.2 mi

Amroth - beach walk - Amroth 8.2 mi

Amroth - Colby Estate - The Quarries - Amroth 8.8 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 The Marsh have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Marsh dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Marsh? What a spot for family holidays. You can keep the kids going all day with animal encounters at Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo (20 minutes’ drive), or challenge them to mini-golf … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Marsh?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    From 31 March to 30 September, the last arrival times are 5pm Monday to Thursday and on Saturday, 7pm on Friday and 3pm on Sunday.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Marsh? From £15 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.