Ferryside Farm Caravan Park and Campsite

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Ferryside farm
Location
Village
Hardstanding pitches
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  • Peaceful site with sea views, 15 minutes' drive from Carmarthen Bay
  • A 15-minute walk from a beach, small shop and a village pub
  • Half a mile from trains to the Gower Peninsula and Cardiff
You can see the sea from Ferryside Farm Caravan Park and Campsite, a peaceful west Wales getaway. This splendid site is 15 minutes' drive away from beaches that are famed all over the world, including Cefn Sidan's seven miles of secluded and silky sand, the stunning Amroth Bay and the iconic sands and surf of Rhossili. For families, this spot is splendid for days of rockpooling and crabbing, with Ferryside beach just 10 minutes’ walk away; theme parks and similar are further away (around a 40-minute drive or so), and there's a kids' play area five minutes' walk away behind the rugby club. For quick, tasty food, there are a couple of eateries, a village pub and a small shop within 15 minutes' walk of the site. Kidwelly, the nearest village after Ferryside, has another pub, Indian and Chinese takeaways, an off-licence and a newsagents. Keep the car or take the train: Ferryside is only a few miles off the A484 between Carmarthen and Kidwelly with quick access to both towns as well as Swansea and Llanelli, and half a mile from Ferryside rail station where you can steam ahead to the Gower Peninsula, Milford Haven, Tenby, Pembrokeshire and Cardiff or on to Crewe, London and Manchester. Facilities at Ferryside include a shower and toilet block. Guests can pick their own pitches, and dog guests are welcome too. Please note this is a quiet, peaceful site: no radios/music are to be played after 10pm and if you wish to party this isn't the site for you.

Campground type

Caravan sites 30
Tent sites 40
RV & Motorhome sites 30
Opens 1 May
Please note
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • 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, peaceful site: no radios/music are to be played after 10pm. If you wish to party this isn't the site for you.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 1 May to

Site types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating based on 71 reviews 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.

. 20pfor 5 minute showers set up for maximum usage perfectly adequate

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

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Situation, views, nearby eateries. Friendly, helpful hosts. Very clean facilities. Very relaxed.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean quiet friendly site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Amanda P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass caravan site

Liked: The scenery was beautiful as we were looking out over the estuary. The owner Phil was very friendly and helpful. This site is very quiet and peaceful.

Disliked: There was no local shop but they are in the middle of building one and should be ready by October.

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Peaceful site, great location for estuary, friendly & helpful owner.

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

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Loved the position of the site, a short stroll to the estuary and village.
Hearing the curlew call and watching the house martins and bats was magical. A bird lovers paradise.
Great location for walkers, cyclists and nature lovers.
The facilities are fine if a bit tired.
The site was peaceful with good facilities and Phil the owner, is warm, friendly and super helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A Corker of a site !!!! Beautiful views. And a nice level pitch.

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

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: The View, The Welcome, The toilet Block.
A 20 min walk into town and the railway station. Still has a working signal Box. You cannot imagine my excitement about that. Phil the owner could not be more helpful. Always on hand and ready with any information you might need.
Just hope the shop in town will be finished next time we stay.

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Great place great stay…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Neil T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site (adults only, sea view)

Liked: Great place great stay

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent clean site

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site (adults only, sea view)

Liked: A good site with tents on top of a hill with excellent views across the River Towey estuary. Toilets and showers were clean. Phil, the site manager, was very friendly and helpful. Giving good local information including a pub 2 stops down the railway line selling beer for £2.50/pint. The site was half a mile from the station and a 20 min drive to shops in Carmarthen.

Disliked: SW wind.

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fabulous place *****

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Michelle E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: absolutely lovely site, warden is lovely so helpful and informative
for the surrounding area, we will be back ******

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Lovely site, owner Phillip was very welcoming, knowledgeable on local area and…

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

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Lovely site, owner Phillip was very welcoming, knowledgeable on local area and what activities we could do, which appealed to our group of 6 adults and 3 children.
Very clean facilities.

Disliked: Having to pay for the showers, although Phillip did give each group a £’s worth of 20p’s.

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Excellent site with exceptionally friendly host and clean facilities.

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site (family, sea view)

Liked: Friendly host. Good, clean facilities and an amazing view of the estuary.

Disliked: Sloping site so few level pitches.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely friendly site in a gorgeous location.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Sophie P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Lovely position with partial views of the estuary. We were on the lower part of the field in a motor home on a lovely big pitch with hookup. We needed some levelling as on grass.
You can walk to the beach which is dog friendly. The village has a coffee shop, pub, cafe and Hotel, all within walking distance.
Don’t miss a trip on the unique little ferry.
Philip and his team were very welcoming and helpful.

Disliked: Nothing really. There’s only a few hard standing pitches as the rest are seasonal
Pitches. Access into the field in a larger motor home was tight but doable.

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Features

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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Leave the car at home Peaceful Spectacular scenery

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites

Location

Ferryside Farm Caravan Park and Campsite

Carmarthen Road

Ferryside

Carmarthenshire

Wales

SA17 5TN

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.77445°N
-4.3602°W

Route directions

By car: On approaching the first roundabout in Carmarthen turn left onto the A484 for Kidwelly. After about 500 metres you will pass Morrisons on the left-hand side. Go through the village of Idole (careful - there is a speed camera!) and continue for another three miles passing the Star Forge Garage on the right. A mile down a hill, take the turning for Ferryside located on the right-hand side (opposite the turning for Llandyfaelog). As you're approaching the village, turn right immediately before the humpback bridge. Ferryside Farm is the first property on the right. By train: From London, Bristol, Cardiff, or Swansea: the village of Ferryside can be reached via Arriva and First Great Western. Please check times before travelling. On arrival head down through the village passing the school on your right. After about 1.5 miles you will cross over a humpback bridge where the property can be accessed turning left into a no through road and then right into the driveway.

Nearest transport

Coach
9.7 km Bus Station
10.6 km Black Lion
10.7 km Chemist
Rail
0.9 km Ferryside Rail Station
5.4 km Kidwelly Rail Station
9.5 km Carmarthen Rail Station
Ferry
25.9 km Tenby Ferry Landing
27.5 km Caldey Island Ferry Landing
35 km Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal
Airport
27.8 km Swansea 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

Naturally, the beaches – and the castles – are first: a paddle on Ferryside beach gives you a chance to see 12th-century Llansteffan Castle, on the other side of the Towy Estuary. It’s not much of a surprise to find out that this perch has been protected since at least Iron Age times – there was once an Iron Age fort here built by savvy ancestors protecting their section of bay from invaders. If you want to pop over for a look (as you should), it's a half-hour drive to get there. A fine collection of other castles are in the vicinity – it is Wales after all: 12th-century Kidwelly Castle and 11th-century Carmarthen Castle are the closest, but Laugharne is within 17 miles, Oystermouth 27, Newcastle Emlyn 28 and Carew 36. Once (or before) the castles are conquered, Carmarthen Bay, the Gower Peninsula and neighbouring Pembrokeshire have so many award-winning beaches you are hereby challenged to get around them in one trip. If you then fancy something inland, get to Colby Woods and Gardens or Pembrey Country Park, which has a dry ski slope, wildlife trails, horse riding and the longest toboggan run in Wales. Two types of racing are within 15 minutes of Ferryside: motor at Pembrey Racing Circuit and horse at Ffos Las Racecourse.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Pembrey 11.6 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Pendine 13.8 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Rhossili 20.6 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Amroth Central 20.8 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Wiseman'S Bridge 23.1 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Pembrey Country Park 10.9 km

National Botanic Garden of Wales 16.5 km

National Wetland Centre Wales 20.4 km

Aberglasney Gardens 23.4 km

Carreg Cennen Castle 28 km

National Trust

Rhossili Visitor Centre and Shop 23.4 km

Tudor Merchant's House 26 km

Aberdeunant 27.7 km

Dolaucothi Gold Mines 41.1 km

Aberdulais Falls 41.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Laugharne - Dylan's Way - Laugharne 7.1 km

Laugharne - Sir John's Hill - Bird Board - Laugharne 7.1 km

Laugharne - Broadway - Coast Path - Laugharne 7.1 km

Cwm Ivy - Whiteford Point - Whiteford Sands 18.7 km

Amroth - beach walk - Amroth 20.3 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 Ferryside Farm Caravan Park and Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Ferryside Farm Caravan Park and Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Ferryside Farm Caravan Park and Campsite? Naturally, the beaches – and the castles – are first: a paddle on Ferryside beach gives you a chance to see 12th-century Llansteffan Castle, on the other side of the Towy Estuary. … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Ferryside Farm Caravan Park and Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Ferryside Farm Caravan Park and Campsite? From $51.93 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.