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
  • Barbecues and dogs welcome; pub and shops five minutes’ drive
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. There’s a pub (with pool and darts for any rainy days) there too, with magical views over Yr Eifl from the beer garden. 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. Barbecues are also welcome on site as long as you take care not to damage the grass.

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 ($1.91) 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 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 136 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 sceneryPeaceful

96% would recommend this campground to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

Lovely, tranquil spot with ace views & facilities. Mary's a legend, super friendly & helpful! Great for exploring Llyn Peninsula. Bit of road noise, but the peace & scenery win out. Campers keen to come back!

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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

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Lovely views, easy to find and…

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Anonymous

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Lovely views, easy to find and good facilities. Owner very helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

Very reasonably priced. Nice quiet pitch.…

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Anonymous

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Very reasonably priced. Nice quiet pitch. About 28 mins walk to the beach via the longer route, not on main road. Great woodland to explore behind site. Mary the 1st point of contact was very nice and friendly. Facilities nice and clean.

The beach area is great for families with fishing and crabbing. There's a public toilets there open till about 6pm.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review.
Glad you enjoyed your stay
Lovely meeting you both
Best wishes

Everything, Mary was friendly and accommodating,…

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 jolene j. 4 reviews

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Everything, Mary was friendly and accommodating, the place is stunning, the views 😍😍.

Will be coming back for sure

Recommend to friends Visit again

nice site lovely landlady toilets and…

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 graham b. 1 review

Powered grass caravan site

Liked nice site lovely landlady toilets and showers need upgrading

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review.
Your comments have been noted.
Best wishes

Great stay – highly recommended! ​We had…

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Kamil J. 1 review

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Great stay – highly recommended!
​We had a fantastic time at this campsite. The location is really great with plenty of beautiful walking trails and nice spots to explore nearby, so you’ll definitely have places to go and things to see. The atmosphere was peaceful, clean, and very welcoming. Would gladly come back again!

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

Lovely quiet campsite. We were greeted…

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Thomas L. 2 reviews

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely quiet campsite. We were greeted by the owner who was very friendly and helpful. The mountain and sea views are amazing. Trefor beach is only a mile away and again has amazing views. The kids had a great time and have asked if we can go back. We will definitely be going back again.

Disliked Can’t really think of anything to dislike about this campsite.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review.
Lovely meeting you & your lovely children.
Glad you enjoyed your stay
Best wishes

Mary has a fantastic set up here, can't fault her

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Emmi H. 5 reviews

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Location, as described, nice and peaceful, friendly host and visitors. The set up is great, electric hook up, shower and toilet block and the washing up area has a fully functioning washer, dryer and kettle. Everything very clean

Disliked Nothing really. The camp was exactly as described and I was fully satisfied

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review.
Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Regarding the private feedback, a plumber had beeen called out and he was waiting for parts.
Best wishes

Great campsite

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 Simon C. 2 reviews

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Lovely small site not far from Trefor.
We only stayed for one night whilst on our travels but we will be back for sure.
Toilets are clean and showers are a £1 but they last for ages and the price makes up for the small charge
Mary was lovely and made a fuss of our frenchies.

Disliked Nothing at all

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review.
Lovely meeting you both and the dogs
Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Best wishes

Mary was absolutely lovely and very…

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Natalie L. 5 reviews

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Mary was absolutely lovely and very welcoming. The site had everything we needed and was very peaceful. Lovely view too.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

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

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.

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

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

Local services

  • 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.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Penlon Caravan and Camping? From $41.55 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.