Coed Derw Camping

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Stunning view of the clwydian range
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  • Vale of Clwyd site a mile from Ruthin town centre
  • Half an hour's drive from Snowdonia and 40 minutes from the coast
  • Views of the Clwydian Range: Moel Famau within walking distance
Even a quick look at the pics gives away that Coed Derw Camping has some cracking views out over the Clwydian Range… and that in turn should give you a hint that this Denbighshire site, within the grounds of the Vale Country Club, is a fine spot for a walking holiday. It’s a particularly fine spot if you’re in the area to climb Moel Famau, the region’s highest peak. This popular hiking area is within walking distance of the park so you can tackle it without any need to consider car parking – always something of a bonus. Your boots won’t be done once you’re back down from there: have a chat with the folk on site for ideas on where else to walk locally or take a drive to the Snowdonia National Park (about half an hour away). While you’re over in Snowdonia, you might like to tackle mountain bike trails, inland surfing or zipwires too; if that all sounds a bit much, head north to the seaside with a drive of 40 minutes or so. Got any more walking in your legs? It’s handy to know you can walk to the town of Ruthin in about 20 minutes (along a road that’s got pavement all the way) – although you could also drive in five minutes if you’re out of puff. Either way, there are plenty of places to eat and drink over there, plus takeaways and shops to pick up supplies for a barbecue back at base. Back at base, facilities include toilets, showers and free wifi.

Campground type

Caravan sites 3
Tent sites 43
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Site types & availability

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Reviews

9.3

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Spectacular scenery

95% would recommend this campground to a friend

89% would stay here again

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Excellent site with everything you need, clean and well looked after

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Richard E.

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked This was our first family camping trip, the Site was beautiful, pitches were big, the kids and baby loved running round on the grass and they loved the owners dog (the dog did leave us alone if we told it to)
We sat up until after midnight watching the stars with the kids and the site was quiet and lovely, will definitely be returning thank you.

Disliked Nothing

The site was lovely & clean. The shower & toilet facilities where…

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Anonymous

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked The site was lovely & clean. The shower & toilet facilities where an added bonus. Good location.

Disliked The on-site dog, it was constantly around the site at everyones pitches. Ate my dogs food twice. As much as the dog was lovely it became a little annoying particularly as my dog doesn’t like other dogs.

Great amenities, very clean, big pitches, well catered for.…

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Suzanne B.

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Great amenities, very clean, big pitches, well catered for.

Disliked Couldn’t connect to wifi

lovely views, showers and toilets spotless and location stunning, owners very nice…

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Anonymous

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked lovely views, showers and toilets spotless and location stunning, owners very nice and friendly.

Disliked owners had a beautiful brown dog, she was so friendly however she would be out for long periods of time and hang around our tent which made my dog not want to leave the tent because she’s quite nervous of larger dogs, we rang the owner to see if she could possibly ask the dog to go inside for a while and the owner came straight out and called her in which I really appreciated :)

Good site, clean facilities, very quiet, lovely views

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Anonymous

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Very convenient for visiting friends, very handy for Ruthin which was a nice place to visit

Disliked Sloping field

Great for a quick stop off or a larger unit with own shower and toilet

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Anonymous

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked I have mixed feelings on this site!

It's perfectly placed for visiting Ruthin, and walking the hills. The manager (owner?) was very friendly and quickly dealt with some noisy campers who were dancing and singing to loud music at 10.30pm. The pitches were very big, with lots of space between, and the views were fantastic, great for watching the sun set! 😃

Disliked However, the shower and toilet facilities although very clean are shared with the country club. The showers were clean and had plenty of hot water, but the cubicles didn't have locks on them, and were small so you were had to dress in the open changing rooms with no privacy.

The toilets (only 2 cubicles per gender) were also shared with the club, and when a wedding party arrived in the evening, we were queuing up with the guests, which wasn't ideal!

Lovely site in walking distance to beautiful Ruthin town

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Anonymous

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely site with beautiful views within walking distance to Ruthin centre which is beautiful.
Unusual site in that it is also a country club with gym facilities and is a wedding venue. Showers etc within these facilities which was ok although when there wedding was on didn’t like the idea of going for a shower and bumping in to guests.
Site seemed more expensive than others we’ve stayed on

Disliked Site seemed more expensive than others we’ve stayed on.
Also owners dog was allowed to roam she was beautiful, friendly and very large my dog was intimidated by her and one evening we had to shut the tent to eat because she wouldn’t go away.
Did give WiFi code or any extra details left to work out for ourselves

Absolutely beautiful site! Lovely views and would definitely recommend to anybody. Staff…

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Paula k.

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Liked Absolutely beautiful site! Lovely views and would definitely recommend to anybody. Staff lovely and the building to get a shower is a luxury! Would definitely come again 😊

Great site with gorgeous scenery, unreal facilities

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Facilities are great, pitch is lovely and quiet lovely owners, wouldn’t stay anywhere else lovely bar inside

Hot tub and gym amenities are great

Disliked Nothing

It's just brilliant 👏…

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Anonymous

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Liked It's just brilliant 👏

Disliked Nothing

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Coed Derw Camping

Vale Country Club

Mold Road

Ruthin

Denbighshire

Wales

LL15 1SL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.1166°N
3.28743°W

Nearest transport

Coach
18 km Parade Street 2
18 km McDonalds
18.1 km Ship
Rail
15.8 km Penyffordd Rail Station
16.3 km Buckley Rail Station
16.8 km Hope (Flintshire) Rail Station
Ferry
36.1 km Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
36.5 km Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
37.3 km Seacombe Ferry Terminal
Airport
37.9 km Liverpool John Lennon 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

Best way to get out for a walk? Head straight out from the site for the likes of Ruthin Gaol (half an hour on foot) or Moel Famau (an hour and 15 minutes). Once you’ve wandered locally there are heaps more fab routes in the Snowdonia National Park (half an hour’s drive) or out on the Denbighshire moors, where Llyn Brenig (half an hour) is a top spot for waterside walks, plus sailing and fishing. If you’ve got a bit of an adventurous streak, there are plenty of places to unleash that around here. If it’s moving at speed that gets your heart going, try out the mountain bike trails at One Planet Adventure (20 minutes), or scream along the ziplines at Zip World Fforest (45 minutes). For water-based antics, ride the surf waves at Adventure Parc Snowdonia (half an hour), or something subterranean, bounce on the underground trampolines at Zip World Slate Caverns (an hour). Time for a breather? Rhyl (40 minutes) is a fine choice for a day at the seaside, playing on the beach, riding the miniature railway and eyeballing the sea beasties at the aquarium.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Marine Lake, Rhyl 26 km Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Rhyl East 26.8 km Sea GoodGoodGoodGood
Prestatyn 26.9 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove) 27.3 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Rhyl 27.7 km Sea GoodN/AN/AN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Bodelwyddan Castle 21.5 km

Rhuddlan Castle 22.6 km

Chester Castle 27.4 km

Cheshire Military Museum 27.5 km

Chester Cathedral 27.7 km

National Trust

Chirk Castle 24.1 km

Bodnant Garden 36.5 km

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 36.7 km

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 37.7 km

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 37.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

The Forge near Ruthin - a Clwydian Round 2.5 km

Clwydian Hill-Forts (6): Foel Fenlli 3 km

Clwydian Hill-Forts (5): Moel-y-Gaer Llanbedr 3.1 km

Loggerheads and the Leete Path 7 km

Cilcain - the Circuit of Moel Llys-y-Coed 7.1 km

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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Coed Derw Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Coed Derw Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Coed Derw Camping? Best way to get out for a walk? Head straight out from the site for the likes of Ruthin Gaol (half an hour on foot) or Moel Famau (an hour and 15 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Coed Derw Camping?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Coed Derw Camping? From $62.42 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.