Tan Aeldroch Farm

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View of the campsite from the walking trail above
View of the campsite from the walking trail above
Tent field photo
Golden hour on site
Lledr valley vistas
Set on a 42-acre sheep farm
Just off the a470
Green gwynedd countryside
View from the site
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Tent field photo
Golden hour on site
Lledr valley vistas

  • Peaceful Snowdonia site bordered by woodland and a river
  • A 20-minute drive from Capel Curig and half an hour from Conwy
  • Set on a 42-acre sheep farm; campfires allowed and logs sold on site
Hoping for some holidays close to the high Welsh peaks? Tan Aeldroch Farm is a sprawling Welsh sheep farm with green Gwynedd views right across Snowdonia National Park. This 42-acre site has a wild feel to it, although the grounds are always well maintained (courtesy of the flocks of live-in lawnmowers that you'll be sharing with). Bordered by the river Lledr on one side and woodland on the other, the farm has plenty of secluded spots, trees to climb and rocks to clamber over. Handily, though, it's within a couple of hundred yards of the A470, opening up many options for off-site jaunts (including trips to the sea, about half an hour's drive away). The farm's eco-conscious owners have been working to restore the natural balance of this part of the valley since 2003 – help them up by making sure that you leave no trace when settling down here. The facilities at Tan Aeldroch Farm are basic, but you can count on flushing loos and a standpipe. Getting chilly in the evening? Make your own heat by setting up a fire in one of the designated firepits (please bring your own wood). To keep things as peaceful as possible, don't use radios or stereos if hanging by at the pitches, ta. The nearest bar and food shop are in Dolwyddelan, a couple of villages down the main road (five minutes' drive). You can also catch a train here if arriving without a car and book a taxi to the site. The owners are present at the site during weekends, but may not be available midweek.

Campground type

RV & Motorhome sites 20
Tent sites 19
Caravan sites 20
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • This campground/park has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 14 or over.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Fires can only be lit in the designated areas. Extreme cold weather may effect water supply and closure of the facilities

Languages spoken

English

German

Reviews

9.2

Overall rating based on 283 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 79% of visitors View breakdown

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would recommend this campground to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Basic facilities but beautiful surroundings

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Lovely surroundings and fire pits provided, plenty of space

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Overall would return just to have breakfast by the river But basic.

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 7
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 7
Wifi 4
Mark R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Setting by the river. Overall scenery. Fairly flat pitch. Sheep.

Disliked: No showers. Quite busy with hiker groups. Sheep poo!

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We've visited twice and plan to come back

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Heather B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Perfect location
Quiet
No fuss
Clean
Beautiful campsite

Disliked: A little boggy if raining

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Lovely location and friendly owner. Free to choose where to pitch which…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Valerie K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Lovely location and friendly owner. Free to choose where to pitch which is great for me having a reactive dog. Great price.

Disliked: Nothing

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Beautiful, safe site, next to all the delights of Betws-y-coed

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Carla M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: It was just me- a single mum with my young daughter. It was her first camping trip. The location is beautiful and the fact that it is quiet makes it great for a trip with young kids. Being a women on my own with a little girl can be a little scary at times but this site is secure (locked gate) and open so you feel comfortable. Beautiful river to dip in and clean toilets.

Disliked: Nothing. It was lovely.

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From the manager: Hello Carla
I’m so glad you enjoyed your stay. Your security is imporant to use as is the peace and tranquility of the site
I hope you will both come again
Jenny

Great location and quietness

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 9
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
laura R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Loved the location and quietness. Very helpful person in charge. Toilets clean. Easy to locate site, but far enough away from Road. Very close to cafes and shops in tally y bont.

Disliked: All good

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Idyllic site with minimal facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 7
Wifi No rating
laura R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: What an idyllic spot. Right next to a typical mountain stream. Quiet. Toilets clean. Secure entrance gate. Minimal facilities which we like. Very friendly and helpful owner.

Disliked: It would be a good idea to provide a washing up area to prevent the waste water from spoiling the otherwise very clean and tidy site.

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From the manager: Hello Laura
I am so glad you enjoyed our quiet site. Re the washing up facilities.... we are on to it. We have planned to install them behind the shower block, when the showers are competed. it is the next project.

Many pitches, well spaced, easy access

Overall 9/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Nick H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Autonomy, ease in booking and check-in, Riverside pitches

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Lovely campsite very enjoyable stay…

Overall 7/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 7
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 1
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Lovely campsite very enjoyable stay

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Beautiful site, clean facilities, friendly welcome, not super busy

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Amazing scenery, better than I imagined and we loved how rural the drive was to get there, felt like magic :)

Disliked: Only downside was next to a railway but it didn’t disrupt our sleep at all, only three trains (ish) came through in the full 24 hours of our stay

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From the manager: Thanks for your kind review
sorry about the railway bordering our land. its quite a historic railway line, which used to bring slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog.
It runs 3 times day time only, and is almost completely hidden from view by the woodlands....it's worth taking a trip on it to Blaenau as it travels through wild country, ducks down a Victorian tunnel and emerges in the World Heritage site of the slate mines. its a quaint, three carriage train
You can board it at Ponty Pant.....beware its a request stop so you have to flag the train down

Features

Portable toilet

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Car parking by site/unit 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

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Bush Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location 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

Farm Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Tan Aeldroch Farm

Dolwyddelan

Gwynedd

Wales

LL25 0LZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.06797°N
-3.83604°W

Route directions

Do not follow satnav directions. From the A5, follow the A470 towards Dolwyddellan. Pass under the railway, turning left after 0.6 miles.

Nearest transport

Coach
24.2 km Station
24.2 km Station
25 km Market Square
Rail
1.8 km Pont-y-Pant Rail Station
3.6 km Betws-y-Coed Rail Station
3.7 km Dolwyddelan Rail Station
Ferry
41.4 km Barmouth Ferry Landing
41.8 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

Coming here to conquer Snowdon? Pen-Y-Pass car park is about half an hour's drive if you're ascending on foot, while the Llanberis station where you can pick up the Snowdon Mountain Railway is also well within range (35 minutes). Make sure to pack sensible clothing if heading out for a hike – any shorts and t-shirts you've brought along can be put to good use on the beach at Llandudno or Colwyn Bay (both 35 minutes). Up for a trip on the longest zipline this side of the equator? Then make for Zip World Fforest (10 minutes' drive), where there's also a kilometre-long rollercoaster that twists downhill through the trees. More adrenaline-fuelled action is to be had at Capel Curig (20 minutes), a peaceful mountain village that's home to the Plas-y-Brenin National Outdoor Centre. Something more sedate? Steer clear of hair-raising Snowdonia activities and instead head for gentler walks at Bodnant Garden (25 minutes) or Conwy Castle (30 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Penmaenmawr 23.6 km Sea GoodExcellentExcellentExcellent
Llanfairfechan 23.7 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias 26.8 km Sea ExcellentExcellentN/AN/A
Colwyn Bay 27.3 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Llandudno West Shore 27.8 km Estuary ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Bodnant Garden 18.6 km

National Slate Museum 19.6 km

Snowdon Mountain Railway 19.6 km

Penrhyn Castle 21.4 km

Conwy Castle 23.5 km

National Trust

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 1.7 km

Bodnant Garden 18.6 km

Aberconwy House 23.6 km

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 29.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Betws-y-Coed and Llyn Elsi 3.6 km

Betws-y-Coed and the Gwydyr Forest 3.6 km

Dolwyddelan Railway Station - Betws-y-coed 3.7 km

Dolwyddelan and the Castle 3.8 km

Dolwyddelan and the Lledr Gorge 3.8 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 Tan Aeldroch Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Tan Aeldroch Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Tan Aeldroch Farm? Coming here to conquer Snowdon? Pen-Y-Pass car park is about half an hour's drive if you're ascending on foot, while the Llanberis station where you can pick up the Snowdon Mountain Railway … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Tan Aeldroch Farm?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  Anytime –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  Anytime
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Tan Aeldroch Farm? From $45.95 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.