Doldowlod Caravan Park

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  • Peaceful site with mountain views, a short walk from the River Wye
  • A 15-minute drive from fishing, hiking and cycling in the Elan valley
  • Aromatherapy and Ayurvedic massage; two minutes' walk from mini market
This one’s a bit special… a peaceful park on a former railway station in Powys, a couple of minutes’ walk from the River Wye, with the Cambrian mountains so close you could almost reach out and touch them. It’s a hive of activity at Doldowlod Caravan Park, but not in the usual railway-station way: with the Wye flowing close by and trees and hedgerows all around this lush green site, this is a haven for feathered life of all kinds, from nuthatches and tree creepers to herons and kingfishers. Human fisherfolk thrive here too, with permits available locally for the catching of brown trout and salmon on the waters of the Wye, the nearby River Elan and the reservoirs of the Elan valley. The park is a quiet and laidback base to come back to after long days landing fish or hiking the hills and valleys: if the views and the birdsong don’t suffice, then book an Ayurvedic or aromatherapy massage instead… You needn’t burst this peaceful bubble when it’s time to get the groceries in either: a garage with a mini market and a café is two minutes’ walk away.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Caravans for hire 3

Languages spoken

English

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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

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

Budget/backpacker

Lake and/or mountain

Luxury

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

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

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Doldowlod Caravan Park

Old Station Site

Llanwrthwl

Rhayader

Powys

Wales

LD1 6NN

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.25734°N
-3.49597°W

Nearest transport

Coach
11.3 mi Black Lion Hotel
11.3 mi Post Office
13.3 mi The Groe
Rail
5.1 mi Llandrindod Rail Station
6.8 mi Builth Road Rail Station
7.5 mi Pen-y-Bont Rail Station

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

For more encounters with the area’s avian residents, head over to Rhayader (10 minutes’ drive), where flocks of hungry raptors descend daily upon the Red Kite Feeding Station. More wildlife can be spotted and walked among in the hills and woods, moors and bogs of the Elan valley (15 minutes' drive), an area often called the Welsh Lake District; trails for hiking and mountain biking and ample spots for angling on the waters are all around the valley too. A bitesize introduction to the Brecon Beacons can be had via the 40-minute trip to the Pwll y Wrach Nature Reserve, where wooded trails inhabited by badgers, otters and chiffchaffs finish up in a dark and roaring waterfall. If you’re serious about seeing as many high-up regions as you can in a single holiday, it’s a similar distance to Knighton, on the Offa’s Dyke Path and at the southern edge of the Shropshire Hills. You don’t have to walk it all of course: Three Cocks, half an hour away, is a handy spot to canoe down the River Wye, and at the Llangorse Activity Centre (50 minutes) you can zoom across the terrain on zipwires or trek it on the back of an obliging horse, as well as limbering up your limbs on the indoor climbing wall. For cosier indoor intervals, bury yourself among the many secondhand bookshops of Hay-on-Wye (45 minutes), an literary town containing almost as many pubs to peruse your paperbacks in, over a pint.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Aberystwyth North 27.2 mi Sea Excellent Good Excellent Excellent
Aberystwyth South 27.2 mi Sea Good Good Good Good
Clarach South 27.5 mi Sea Good Good Good Good
Llanrhystud 28.5 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Borth 28.6 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Dolaucothi Gold Mines - National Trust 24.3 mi

Vale of Rheidol Railway (Aberystwyth) 26.9 mi

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 27.6 mi

National Trust

Cwmmau Farmhouse 19.5 mi

Dolaucothi Gold Mines 24.3 mi

Croft Castle and Parkland 29.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

CARNGAFALLT (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/11/1990) 2.1 mi

Rhayader - Glanllyn - Treheslog Farm - Rhayader 3 mi

Rhayader - River Wye - RSPB Reserve - Gigrin Quarry 3.2 mi

Elan Visitor Centre -Ty'n y Pant- Llanerch - Elan Valley Visitor Centre 3.3 mi

Elan Visitor Centre - Caban Coch Dam - Elan Visitor Centre 3.3 mi

Local events

  • The Hay Festival (Thursday, 23 May 2024 – Thursday, 23 May 2024)

    Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire 20.3 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.

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  • Does Doldowlod Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Doldowlod Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Doldowlod Caravan Park? For more encounters with the area’s avian residents, head over to Rhayader (10 minutes’ drive), where flocks of hungry raptors descend daily upon the Red Kite Feeding Station. More wildlife can be … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Doldowlod Caravan Park?
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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