Llys-Y-Frân Meadow Campsite

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Sunset view across campsite (added by manager 22 Mar 2023)
Site
Toasting marshmallows
Washing up area

  • Family-run, dog-friendly site 300 metres from Llys-y-Frân Reservoir
  • A 15-minute drive to Preseli Hills; half an hour to the coast
  • Campfires allowed; watersports and cycling tracks on the lake nearby
Heading to Pembrokeshire in hunt of bays, Iron Age villages and streets lined with Georgian houses? Perhaps a peaceful place to touch down in a meadow, just 300 metres from the Llys y Frân Country Park & Reservoir? If you’d like to roll out of bed and get stuck into watersports or end your day with a wander along the lakeside, the dog-friendly family farm site at Llys-Y-Frân Meadow Campsite is a peaceful spot to lay your head down in West Wales, just outside the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Sailing, canoeing, kayaking, paddleboarding, fishing or open water swimming… with Llys-y-Frân Reservoir five minutes’ stroll away from the site, watersports can certainly be on the cards. Or, if you’d rather keep on dry land, the lake has a splendid seven-mile walk and 14 kilometres of bicycle tracks (including pump bike tracks). Back at base, you may want to set up a campfire, look at the stars or listen out for the wildlife around the site. With plenty of space in the meadow, children have room to stretch their legs or splash around in the stream (and well-behaved dogs on leads can join them, too). Tell the kids to keep an eye out for farmer Nigel on his rounds. Hosts Rachel and Nigel are always happy to point out cows and sheep grazing in the pastures or help you map out your way to Maenclochog (five minutes’ drive), the local traditional Welsh village with a small food shop, cosy café and village pub.

Campground type

Rent a tent 1
Tent sites 15
RV & Motorhome sites 3
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

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Pleasant and comfortable, pays to be an early riser.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
jon f. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Pleasant location, host Rachel very friendly and accommodating. Clean facilities with well stocked honesty shop. Well maintained grounds. Great kids play area. Great proximity to reservoir activity centre. Stay here if you like water sports or biking! Amazing fresh pizza on Friday night too! Lovely and peaceful in the main, amazing sunsets and starscape at night.

Disliked: Only 2 toilets and 2 showers so get in there quick for morning and evening routines! Also only one washing up sink for the entire campsite so some waiting. Toilets and showers have small doors so I was eyeballing passers by while getting dressed and the gap at the bottom didn't fill me with confidence. Gaps in the timbers and open tops and sides meant zero privacy from others "activities"! Hard to remedy but the majority of the site is on a slight slope. Not much of an issue other than little one kept rolling off her mattress every night! On the last evening a huge group (between 20 and 30 Inc kids) turned up and took over the campsite. Kids screaming until half nine at night, riding bikes and shouting past other tents...and the adults singing shouting and playing music until half eleven at least (I had to let them know that one of their kids was screaming for mummy at about half ten- they couldn't hear him). Then in the morning around half seven they began tidying up clinking beer bottles etc. Glad it was our last night and leaving in the morning to be honest. It would be nice if the quiet hours were enforced more strictly.

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What an amazing campsite! Beautifully located, beautifully designed and thought out and…

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

Buttercup Dreams bell tent

Liked: What an amazing campsite! Beautifully located, beautifully designed and thought out and well just beautiful. We had a lovely 3 day stay in the Bell tent on site, which had a handy undercover shelter leaving more room inside the already amble sized tent, we are a family of 5 and it comfortably took 3 double mattresses with lots of space left over. The campsite had a brilliant park, football pitch and swing for the kids, as well as clean modern and again beautifully decorated showers, toilets and sinks. The charging boxes are a brilliant idea also! The lovely host kept us updated before arriving with lots of handy tips on the area and campsite itself aswell as being available via text when onsite if you wished to order logs or had any queries. Nothing seemed to much and we felt welcomed on the campsite. Thank you for a lovely stay, we will be back!

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Lovely site, clean, good facilities and owners always on hand.

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: The location is great next to the lakes and in a beautiful part of the world. Electric available to charge phones. Loved the peaceful surroundings and freedom of the field to pitch,where you are not on top of each other.

Disliked: The only thing I could honestly say is there probably needs to be another block for toilet/ shower and washing up. If the site got busy then it could cause a problem but for our stay it was all good.

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Great family site with around a dozen pitches

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

Buttercup Dreams bell tent

Liked: A great little family run site in a really tranquil spot near to Llys y Fran reservoir. We stayed in the site’s bell tent, which we and our children loved. The facilities are spot on. There’s a fridge freezer, device charging lockers, hot water for washing up, showers, toilets, a waste disposal point plus a little honesty shop for marshmallows, biscuits etc. would definitely recommend! No wifi but 4g running at about 8mbps on EE so no issues there.

Disliked: Nothing… everything was spot on!

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Cute little campsite with a lovely park area and sports area for…

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
GEmma A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Buttercup Dreams bell tent

Liked: Cute little campsite with a lovely park area and sports area for the kids. Bell tent was clean and warm and had a little kitchen area building which was a nice touch. The camp fire was perfect location.

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Excellent site very clean very friendly and excellent size pitches

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Booked a last minute few days away with my two children absolutely loved it the campsite very clean and kept very well kids park and rope swing was a hit with the kids and pizza night was incredible best few days away and will certainly be going back

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Great value for money family campsite - would definitely recommend.

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: The layout is well thought out and pitch sizes are generous. The site was well kept and clean. Also had some camping essentials available to purchase on site. Really friendly owners - will definitely be back :-)

Disliked: No WiFi available for the children, however, the site has great phone signal so mobile data worked perfectly.

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From the manager: Hi super glad you loved your stay. Yes we don't have WIFI, hoping to be a WIFI free site encouraging children to get outdoors!

Fantastic Camping Experience

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

Powered grass site

Liked: What a fantastic way to begin our summer break! The children loved it: the tree swing, playground and football pitch provided them with hours of fun. They also made a number of new friends. The site was idyllic. We found ourselves in awe of the scenery, which we spent plenty of time appreciating. The facilities were good quality and well maintained - we had everything we needed. The site owner was warm and welcoming; she went above and beyond to make our stay pleasant. With the lake 3 minutes from the campsite, there was no shortage of activities for us to take part in. The cafe was inviting and staff were friendly too. We couldn’t commend it more highly - well worth travelling for 6 hours!

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Highly recommend

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: Location, cleanliness and facilities. Great communication.

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From the manager: Great having you, thanks.

Lush spot would definitely stay again

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: The site is peaceful and well looked after. Fantastic facilities and great little play area.

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From the manager: Thank you, we hope you visit us again soon.


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 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Bush Gastronomic delight Lake and/or mountain Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Llys-Y-Frân Meadow Campsite

Parcymarl

Llys-y-frân

Haverfordwest

Pembrokeshire

Wales

SA63 4RR

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.88624°N
-4.84177°W

Route directions

Please do not drive down Glen Farm lane. The site is on the next right, past the farm entrance.

Nearest transport

Coach
12.6 km Bus Station
18 km Railway Hotel
18.1 km Railway Hotel
Rail
4.8 km Clarbeston Road Rail Station
9.1 km Clunderwen Rail Station
12.4 km Haverfordwest Rail Station
Ferry
16.8 km Fishguard Ferry Terminal
22.4 km Pembroke Dock Ferry Terminal
23.8 km Milford Haven - Dock Entrance

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

What to sniff out first? A hike through the Preseli Hills (15 minutes’ drive) to see the Castell Henllys Iron Age Village (25 minutes) or the National Trust’s Cilgerran Castle (35 minutes)? Perhaps the coast might be the first to call your attention. If so, the sandy stretch at Newgale beach (half an hour) is fit for surfing and kitesurfing. There are pastel-coloured Georgian houses in the harbour at Tenby (40 minutes), the dunes and church at Broad Haven beach (half an hour), the dragonflies at Lilly Ponds (50 minutes) or a splendid bay along the coastal path at Barafundle Bay Beach (50 minutes). Up north, Cardigan (half an hour) and Newport (25 minutes) have more compact beaches. And to the west, history fans will want to scout out St Davids (40 minutes) for its cathedral… or perhaps Pembrokeshire’s castles, such as Pembroke Castle (40 minutes) and Carew Castle and Tidal Mill (half an hour). Narberth (20 minutes) has all the scents of a market town… browse cheeses, meats and wines, sample artisan ice cream or sip on gin and craft ales. There are independent shops selling antiques, jewellery and homeware if you fancy a shopping spree.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Newport North 15.8 km Estuary Good Good Good Good
Abermawr 19 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Nolton Haven 19.6 km Sea Good Good Good N/A
Newgale 19.7 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Druidston Haven 19.8 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 21.9 km

Pembroke Castle 23.9 km

St Davids Cathedral 28.6 km

National Wool Museum 34 km

Pembrey Country Park 43.2 km

National Trust

Tudor Merchant's House 25.9 km

St David's Visitor Centre and Shop 29 km

Stackpole Estate 29.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Rosebush - Pantmaenog Forest -Golden Road - Foel Cwmcerwyn - Rosebush 5.1 km

Bwlch Gwynt - Foel Eryr - Tafarn y Bwlch - Bwlch Gwynt 8.1 km

Nant y Coy - Little Treffgarne - Treffgarne Gorge - Nant y Coy 8.9 km

Nant y Coy Bridge - Great Treffgarne Mountain - Nant y Coy Bridge 8.9 km

Wolf's Castle - Quarry Bridge - Sealyham - Wolf's Castle 8.9 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 sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Llys-Y-Frân Meadow Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Llys-Y-Frân Meadow Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Llys-Y-Frân Meadow Campsite? What to sniff out first? A hike through the Preseli Hills (15 minutes’ drive) to see the Castell Henllys Iron Age Village (25 minutes) or the National Trust’s Cilgerran Castle (35 minutes)? … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Llys-Y-Frân Meadow Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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