Penlon Caravan and Camping

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Caravan park with sea views
Caravan park with sea views
Penlon Cottage
Entrance to the site
Site in season
The pier at Trefor Beach
Laundry and washing up area
The shower meter takes 20p and £1 coins
Shower unit with a seat
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Penlon Cottage
Entrance to the site
Site in season

  • Small family-friendly caravan site with Irish Sea views in Gwynedd
  • Trefor Beach five minutes’ drive; Inigo Jones Slate Works 15 minutes
  • Dogs welcome; shops five minutes’ drive away
When you’re looking for a convenient base in Gwynedd to overnight or bed down for a week or so, Penlon Caravan and Camping has got you covered. With a handy location just off the main Caernarfon to Pwllheli Road (A499), this dog-friendly park is set on a farm within easy reach of the coast as well as walking in the Rivals Hills (Yr Eifl), golf courses and museums. The level grass pitches all have a bird’s-eye view of the Irish Sea, with the nearest (sand and pebble) beach being at Trefor (five minutes’ drive), a small village where you can also pick up basics from the shop or post office. Back on the caravan site, useful family facilities include a utility room with a sink, washing machine and dryer so you can keep everything shipshape. There are also a couple of spacious and spotless shower rooms, one with amenities for disabled guests.

Campground type

Caravan sites 9
Tent sites 3
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open now
Opens 1 January
Please note

Extras

  • A charge of GBP1.00 ($1.89) applies for the use of the shower.

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 30 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Safety

  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • No gas barbecues allowed.

General

  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. 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.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Thu, 1 Jan to

Open from Fri, 1 Jan to

Open from Sat, 1 Jan to

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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 147 Pitchup.com customers

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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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Spectacular scenery

96% would recommend this campground to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

Cosy, neat site with stunning views. Mary's a legend, facilities are spick and span. Great base for Llyn Peninsula. A bit of road noise, some sloping pitches. Showers are coin-op.

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Very nice location with mountain views…

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Michael 2 reviews

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Very nice location with mountain views and right next to the sea. The owner was very nice and helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review
Glad you enjoyed your stay
Thanks for the photos
Best wishes

Nice small site with clean facilities…

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Anonymous

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Nice small site with clean facilities and welcoming, helpful owner. Lovely views. Nice to have use of a kettle.

Disliked Mostly on steep slope so fewer options for tents. Beside busy main road, so some traffic noise. There didn't seem to be a cheaper option for just a tent - same price as a van pitch, so double what is normal for camping.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review.
We do advice as being near main road on the advertisement.
Prices are per pitch per night.
Best wishes

Lovely little site not far from…

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 Phil S. 53 reviews

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Lovely little site not far from Newborough beach, easy to find and self check in to preallocated pitch

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you for your review.
Glad you enjoyed your stay
Best wishes

Lovely grass site with hook-ups. Showers…

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Greg C. 1 review

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Lovely grass site with hook-ups. Showers exceptional. Very hot. Dog friendly. Beautiful views. Owner Mary is a gem of a woman.

Disliked Road noise.

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review.
We do advise on advertisement on PitchUp that we are near a main road.
Thank you for the fabulous photos.
Best wishes

An excellent site, Mary is very helpful and very welcoming.

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 Anthony G. 9 reviews

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Very quiet and peaceful. Nice showers and toilets.

Disliked Slightly sloping pitches but not a huge problem.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review.
Best wishes

Excellent location Lovely site for families…

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 Mark C. 6 reviews

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Excellent location
Lovely site for families and fishermen like us
Great showers and lovely owners

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review
Best wishes

Mary was a fantastic host, wonderful…

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Ruth W. 1 review

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Mary was a fantastic host, wonderful location. Just fantastic

Disliked Going home!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review.
Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Thanks for the photos.
Best wishes

Lovely site and location . Mary…

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Anonymous

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Lovely site and location . Mary was really nice and helpful.

Disliked No pubs within walking distance

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From the manager: Thank you for your comment
Best wishes

Lovely site.

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Steph H. 3 reviews

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Amazing views. Huge pitches and you can pick where you want to be. Mary is lovely and leaves you to it. Plenty of hook ups. Lovely local walks.

Disliked The toilets needed some TLC - just a good clean. The road gives noise throughout the night, but not too busy that it will keep you awake.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review.
Your comments have been noted.
The toilets/showers/utility are cleaned and re-stocked daily
Best wishes

The owner Mary was very friendly The…

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Joy M. 3 reviews

Powered grass caravan site

Liked The owner Mary was very friendly
The facilities were clean and the shower was very generous for a pound
The campsite had lovely views
We will definitely book again

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review.
Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Lovely meeting you both.
You are very welcomed for a return visit.
Best wishes

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 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

Themes

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

Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 85 cm)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Penlon Caravan and Camping

Penlon Trefor

Clynnog Road

Caernarfon

Gwynedd

Wales

LL54 5AB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.98675°N
4.41095°W

Route directions

There is a bus stop for route 12 (the A499 from Caernarfon to Pwllheli), which has buses approximately every hour. It is at the junction to Trefor, near to the site.

Nearest transport

Coach
10.2 km Brynbachau
10.3 km Brynbachau
11.1 km Bus Station
Rail
10.1 km Abererch Rail Station
10.5 km Penychain Rail Station
11 km Pwllheli Rail Station
Ferry
28.8 km Aberdaron Ferry Landing
36.5 km Bardsey Island Ferry Landing
38.4 km Barmouth Ferry Landing
Airport
30.9 km Anglesey 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’d like to get some exercise in, the uphill stroll to the scattered relics at Tre’r Ceiri Hillfort (half an hour’s walk) will get your legs stretched nicely. If you prefer a sporting purpose to your stroll, there’s a golf course in Pwllheli (20 minutes’ drive), or you can try the scenic routes through Llŷn National Landscape (25 minutes), some with views to the Irish Sea. There’s ambitious hiking in The Rivals (Yr Eifl) hills (15 minutes’ drive), where you can climb rocky crags for more glimpses of the sea. When you want to up the whole family’s activity levels, take the kids to master the floating obstacle course at Glasfryn Parc (five minutes), or scoot around a few laps on go-karts. Admire the vintage bombers and rescue helicopters at Airworld Aviation Museum (20 minutes), or gen up on local Welsh history with a tour of the Inigo Jones Slate Works (15 minutes), where you can see artisans at work and engrave your own slate. Travel further back in time to walk the defence walls at splendid Caernarfon Castle (20 minutes), which also has an interesting history museum.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • Tafarn y Fic Pub 3.8 km
  • Tafarn Madryn Pub 9.1 km
  • Yr Heliwr Pub 9.3 km
  • Bombay Joes Restaurant 9.3 km

Parks and play

  • Nefyn Mini Road Network 9.2 km

Family days out

  • Dwyfor Ranch Rabbit farm and Animal Park Zoo 11.6 km
  • Caer Williamsburg Castle 12 km
  • Brynkir Tower Castle 14.3 km
  • Criccieth Castle 14.3 km
  • Fort Belan Castle 16 km

Public transport

  • Crossroads 1.3 km
  • Llithfaen, Awelfryn 4 km
  • Ty`n Rhos 8.9 km
  • Cae Capel 8.9 km
  • Nefyn, Bro Gwylwyr 8.9 km
  • Y Swan 8.9 km
  • Chwilog, opp Maes Myrddin 9.2 km
  • Nefyn Stryd Fawr, Teganfa 9.2 km
  • Llannor, Penlleiaiu 9.2 km
  • Chwilog, nr Llyselphin 9.4 km

Beaches

  • Traeth Trefor 1.5 km
  • Nefyn Beach 9.2 km

Local services

  • HSBC UK Cashpoint 10.8 km
  • Esso Fuel station 7.2 km
  • Ysbyty Bryn Beryl Hospital 8.3 km
  • RJ Jones Pharmacy 9.5 km

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Must see

Criccieth Castle 14.3 km

Caernarfon Castle 19.2 km

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 19.6 km

Ffestiniog Railway 20.3 km

Portmeirion Gardens 22.5 km

National Trust

Plas yn Rhiw 22.9 km

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 27.1 km

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 38.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

B4417 - Tre'r Ceiri - B4417 1.8 km

Car Park - Nant Gwrtheyrn - Gallt y Bwlch - Car Park 3.5 km

Gyrn Goch - Afon Hen - Gyrn Goch 3.6 km

Clynnog Fawr - Bwlch Mawr - Gyrn Ddu - Bryn-yr-Eryr - Clynnog Fawr 4.8 km

Aberdesach - Lleyn Coast Path - Garn Fawr - Aberdesach 6.9 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Penlon Caravan and Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Penlon Caravan and Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Penlon Caravan and Camping? If you’d like to get some exercise in, the uphill stroll to the scattered relics at Tre’r Ceiri Hillfort (half an hour’s walk) will get your legs stretched nicely. If you prefer … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Penlon Caravan and Camping?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12:30 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Penlon Caravan and Camping? From $41.74 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.