Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park

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Llyn Tegid & Gwersyll Pen Y Bont
Llyn tegid & gwersyll pen y bont
Hardstanding touring pitches
Fully serviced hardstanding touring pitches
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Pen y bont touring park
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Hardstanding touring pitches
Fully serviced hardstanding touring pitches
Touring pitches

  • Family-owned Snowdonia site near the shore of Bala Lake
  • A short walk to watersports, boat hire and Bala Lake Railway
  • Within walking distance of Bala’s shops, restaurants and golf course
Got Snowdonia National Park in your sights? You can add a little sailing or windsurfing – and relaxation on a family-run site – into the mix when staying at Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park. This peaceful place is just a few hundred metres from the shore of Bala Lake (also known by its Welsh name Llyn Tegid). The fresh air of the Snowdonia National Park is sure to aid that well-awaited relaxation… and when you’re feeling fully rejuvenated (and full of tasty food from the shops and restaurants in Bala town centre, 15 minutes’ walk away), there are activities like sailing, windsurfing and boat hire around the lake. Switch up Bala Lake’s gentle ripples for the whitewater of the Tryweryn at the National White Water Centre, 10 minutes’ drive away. Adventurous souls can zoom down the 1080-metre zipwire at Zip World Llechwedd (40 minutes’ drive), climb Snowdonia’s mountains or catch a few swells at the surf lagoon at Adventure Parc Snowdonia (50 minutes). If you’d rather move at a more leisurely pace, putting a few holes as you go, there’s a golf course on the other side of Bala, half an hour’s walk away from the site. Spa days and massage treatments are available about 10 minutes' walk away too.

Campground type

Rent a tent 3
Tent sites 19
RV & Motorhome sites 37
Caravan sites 37
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • If bringing a rooftop tent, please book one of the hardstanding pitches.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

Open from Sun, 1 Mar to

This site is a member of Bala Holiday Parks group.

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Site types & availability

Accommodation

Tent sitesCaravan sitesRV & Motorhome sitesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 1,058 Pitchup.com customers

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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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Lake and/or mountainPeaceful

96% would recommend this campground to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

Pen Y Bont Caravan Park gets a thumbs up for top-notch, modern facilities, spotless ablutions, and super-friendly staff. It's in a ripper spot, close to Bala Lake and town, with spacious sites. Punters love the peace, tidy grounds, and handy shop. Mostly ace, though some mention road noise on a few spots and patchy WiFi.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Second visit here, will definitely return

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10 out of 10
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Louise G.

8M fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site

Liked Pleasant staff, good shop on site, very clean and tidy site. Clean and modern toilet and shower block

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind words we really do appreciate it and look forward to seeing you here again in the very near future.

Kind Regards

ream PYB

Lovely clean site, level pitches, great location, 5 minute walk to a…

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Sonya W.

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site (medium)

Liked Lovely clean site, level pitches, great location, 5 minute walk to a little secluded spot to launch the paddle boards. 20 minute walk into Bala

Disliked Not very impressed with the noise after 11pm some campers not really respecting other people may need sleep after that time. Shouting till gone midnight. But other than that good site would revisit. Would be nice to be not right next to the gate aswell road noise quite loud.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind words and glad that you are thinking about coming to see us again. We have a warden that is out until 11.00pm and we ask time and time again if there is noise after 11.00pm for customers to ring the number on the reception door. There is someone on call 24/7, I am afraid we can't do anything if we don't know!!

Kind Regards

Team PYB

Beautiful area and scenery, immaculate site. Really safe for our daughter…

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Damian B.

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site (XL)

Liked Beautiful area and scenery, immaculate site. Really safe for our daughter

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much Damian, we're so glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again soon!

We have already booked to go back -that’s what we think of it

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Peter G.

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site (large)

Liked Everything about it. The layout, the people, the facilities, the locality to Bala

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much Peter - it was a pleasure having you here and we look forward to hopefully welcoming you back again soo!

Me and my daughter stayed in the Green Hut. Lovely and clean…

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Katherine C.

Little Green shepherd's hut

Liked Me and my daughter stayed in the Green Hut. Lovely and clean has a lovely little garden and bench for your bbq. Owners and staff very nice and helpful. There was a pop up pizza on Friday night Brilliant! Toilets and showers very clean and smart. Loads of lovely walks nearby and lovely walk to Bala with lots of restaurants and local pubs and shops. We had a lovely stay. Thank you.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much Katherine, it was a pleasure having you here to stay and we're so glad you enjoyed the Little Green Shepherd's Hut 😊

Would recommend.

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9 out of 10
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Julie W.

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site (XL)

Liked Excellent site, friendly people who own it, the place is immaculate, warm modern shower block and dishwasher area great too.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much Julie, your comments have made our morning!

A good dite for family's with young children.

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7 out of 10
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Anonymous

Fully-serviced concrete slab motorhome site

Liked The Camping park location is ideal, a brisk 15 minute walk into Bala.

Disliked The site was very busy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Sorry to hear you wouldn't plan on visiting us again or recommending us to friends, but we are glad that you liked the location of the site.
We are busy in the Summer holidays, we cannot apologise for that as we are proud to be so popular!

Clean facilities friendly staff

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Anonymous

Powered grass tent site (large)

Liked Loved spending time here with family

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much! 😊

This is our second visit & won't be our last

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site (small, maximum 6 metres)

Liked Excellent facilities & very clean & well maintained.
Staff very helpful & friendly

Disliked Only thing the site is missing is a small play area for the children

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we really do appreciate it. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Team PYB

Camping to glamping, the place to stay and visit Bala lake. Iechyd da

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9 out of 10
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Phillip G.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Clean and well maintained site even at full capacity.
Camp shop was well stocked and with fair prices.
Staff were friendly and helpful.
Site is situated close to local town and attractions (within walking distance).
Site is a fantastic base camp to travel out to attractions situated in North Wales.

Disliked Would prefer the option of free wifi

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your very informative review! We're so glad you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back again soon!

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub 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 Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire 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

Budget/backpacker Bush Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Luxury Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

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

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Site close to accessible bathrooms Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Drainage hook-up points for caravans Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park

Llangynog Road

Bala

Gwynedd

Wales

LL23 7PH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.90153°N
3.59025°W

Nearest transport

Coach
29.2 km Parade Street 2
34.6 km Alma Road
34.7 km Crossroads Stores
Rail
25.5 km Betws-y-Coed Rail Station
25.6 km Blaenau Ffestiniog Rail Station
25.8 km Pont-y-Pant Rail Station
Ferry
37.2 km Barmouth Ferry Landing
37.2 km Porth Penrhyn 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

For those days where you can’t be bothered to walk too far, it’s very handy that the station for the narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway is just five minutes’ walk away. Views of the water are a given, but count the mountains too: Arenig Fawr, Aran Fawddwy and Aran Benllyn are visible on the route. You may have your sights set on climbing Wales’ tallest mountain, perhaps. If you’re not climbing up Snowdon (an hour's drive) yourself, you might want to take the Snowdon Mountain Railway (an hour and five minutes), which has been making its ascent for over 100 years. A less strenuous trail than the Snowdon climb is the Mawddach Trail, which runs for just under 10 miles from Dolgellau (half an hour), crossing over the gorgeous Barmouth railway bridge on the other end. Coed y Brenin Forest Park (35 minutes) has plenty of trails too, through thick forest this time. You can take them on by mountain bike, standard bicycle or on foot – and there’s bike hire at the forest park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Harlech 36.4 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Llandanwg 37 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Barmouth 37.4 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Tal-Y-Bont 37.9 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Dyffryn (Llanendwyn) 38.4 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Portmeirion Gardens 34.1 km

CADW - Harlech Castle 35.1 km

Ffestiniog Railway 36.1 km

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 36.6 km

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 38.8 km

National Trust

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 23.8 km

Chirk Castle 33.7 km

Bodnant Garden 39.5 km

Aberconwy House 45 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Carnedd y Filiast 9.4 km

Llandrillo and the Berwyns from the West 10.6 km

Arenig Fawr Circular 10.9 km

Rhiwargor Car Park - Pistyll-y-Meincian - Bird Hide - Rhiwargor 11.3 km

LAKE VYRNWY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/04/1980) 13.9 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park? For those days where you can’t be bothered to walk too far, it’s very handy that the station for the narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway is just five minutes’ walk away. Views of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park? From $41.35 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.