Garthheulog Campsite

9.6 16 reviews
Lots of space and lovely views
Lots of space and lovely views
Camping field
Rural views all around
The vale of rheidol railway
Vale of rheidol railway
Magic of life butterfly house
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  • Back to basics pop-up site at a Ceredigion working farm
  • Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge Falls both 15 minutes' drive away
  • Dog-friendly site with peaceful pitches close to the Rheidol river
Grab yourselves a gorgeous corner of Ceredigion countryside at Garthheulog Campsite, a pop-up site on a working farm about 15 minutes’ drive inland from Aberystwyth. If you’re making your way to this part of Mid Wales to soak up some of the stunning scenery, well, you should be pretty pleased with this spot – it’s surrounded by lovely views of the surrounding hills and farmland, giving you a patchwork of different shades of green as the backdrop to your break. That gives you something of a taster of what to expect when you head out to explore more thoroughly too – Garthheulog is in a great location for lots of rural walks and bike rides including the trails to Devil’s Bridge Falls and those running through Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest – both are about 15 minutes’ drive away. Well-behaved dogs are welcome on site, so your family furball will be able to join you on your jaunts too. Getting out on two feet or two wheels isn’t the only way to fill a day here – there are plenty of things to see and do in Aberystwyth (including a beach and the excellent Vale of Rheidol Railway) and the Magic of Life Butterfly House is about a mile and a half away. Back at base, it’s a simple setup with plenty of space but no toilets or showers, so you’ll need to be fully self contained with everything you need for your stay.

Site type

Tent sites 11
Travel trailer sites 3
Opens

Languages spoken

English

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Features

Pop-up campground

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pop-up campground Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Garthheulog Campsite

Cwmrheidol

Aberystwyth

Ceredigion

Wales

SY23 3NA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.39434°N
3.94475°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.8 km Penllwyn PO
2.8 km Penllwyn PO
8.6 km University Campus Penglais
Rail
9.6 km Aberystwyth Rail Station
12.9 km Borth Rail Station
17.9 km Penhelig Rail Station
Ferry
36.4 km Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
36.9 km Barmouth 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

Aberystwyth (15 minutes’ drive) is a good place for a day out, exploring the castle, riding the cliff railway and wandering along the pier before taking a paddle at the beach. You can also board the Vale of Rheidol Railway here for a steam-powered trip to Devil’s Bridge Falls (which you can also drive to in about 15 minutes if you prefer). Elsewhere along the coast you may like to head north to Borth (20 minutes) to see if you can spot the buried petrified forest (only visible at low tide) or south to New Quay (50 minutes) for a dolphin-spotting boat trip. Closer to home, there’s wildlife of differing sizes to see at the Magic of Life Butterfly House (five minutes) and the red kit feeding station at Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest Visitor Centre (15 minutes), which also has some lovely walking and bike trails. If you’d rather explore the scenery on horseback, head to Rheidol Riding Centre (10 minutes) for lessons, hacks and day rides.

Food and drink

  • Halfway Inn 1.5 km
  • Druid Inn 2.3 km
  • Y Ffarmers 3.3 km
  • The Falcon Inn 6.8 km
  • George Borrow Hotel 7 km
  • The Welsh Black 7.7 km
  • Gogerddan Arms 8 km
  • The Black Lion 8 km
  • The Black Lion 8 km
  • Rhyd-y-Pennau Inn 8.3 km

Groceries

  • CK's NISA 8.3 km
  • Morrisons 8.5 km
  • Co-op Food 8.7 km
  • Lidl 9.4 km
  • Tesco 9.6 km
  • Medina Shop 9.8 km
  • Treehouse Living 9.8 km

Parks and play

  • Trefeurig Play Area Playground 4.5 km
  • Capel Seion Play Area Playground 4.5 km
  • Tan y Berth Play Area Playground 6 km
  • Cae Baker Play Area Playground 6 km
  • Bontgoch Play Area Playground 7.1 km
  • Maes Comins-coch park 7.2 km
  • Ponterwyd Play Area Playground 7.5 km
  • Tregarddan Play Area Playground 7.6 km
  • Waunfawr Play Area Playground 7.7 km
  • Bryncastell Park Play Area Playground 7.9 km

Family days out

  • Butterfly House Visitor attraction 2.1 km
  • Ystrad Peithyll Castle 4.1 km
  • Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest Visitor Centre Visitor attraction 4.6 km
  • Red kite feeding area Visitor attraction 4.9 km
  • Llywernog Silver Lead Mine Visitor attraction 5.7 km
  • Devil's Bridge Visitor attraction 6.7 km
  • Castell Grogwynion Castle 8 km
  • Pennau Craft Centre Visitor attraction 8.3 km

Public transport

  • Yr Hen Gapel 1.5 km
  • Halfway Inn 1.5 km
  • Noddfa 2.6 km
  • Capel Bangor Post Office 2.8 km
  • Trisant Corner 3.4 km
  • Capel Seion 4.1 km
  • Ty Pen y Bont 4.4 km
  • Capel Moriah 5.8 km
  • Village Hall 5.8 km
  • Capel Dewi 5.8 km

Beaches

  • Traeth Tan-y-bwlch 9.9 km

What’s nearby

  • Capel Bangor Golf Course 3.6 km
  • Aberystwyth Golf Course 9.4 km
  • Aberystwyth Marina 9.9 km
  • The Academy Nightclub 9.9 km
  • Yokos Nightclub 9.9 km
  • Old Harbour Marina 9.9 km

Local services

  • Tymawr Filling Station Fuel station 6 km
  • Llanilar Health Centre Doctors 6.6 km
  • BP Fuel station 7.2 km
  • Texaco Fuel station 7.9 km
  • Aberystwyth Supercharger Charging station 8.2 km
  • Morrisons Fuel station 8.4 km
  • Ystwyth Medical Group Doctors 8.6 km
  • e-bike charging Charging station 8.6 km
  • Padarn Surgery Doctors 8.8 km
  • Padarn Sexual Health Clinic 8.9 km

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Must see

Vale of Rheidol Railway (Aberystwyth) 9.5 km

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 22.8 km

Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway 23.2 km

Llanerchaeron - National Trust 27.5 km

Dolaucothi Gold Mines - National Trust 38.9 km

National Trust

Dolaucothi Gold Mines 38.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Black Covert Walk 1 - Aberystwyth 6.4 km

Black Covert Walk 2 6.4 km

The Arch Car Park - Pen lan fawr - The Arch Car Park 9.5 km

YNYS-HIR (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 20/04/2000) 16.6 km

Esgair Fochnant - Glaslyn - Bugeilyn 21.5 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.

Reviews

9.6

Overall rating from 16 Pitchup.com customers

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100% would stay here again

What customers say

This peaceful Rheidol Valley farm offers stunning views and a quiet getaway. Friendly owners are a highlight. While grounds are kept well with clean, basic facilities, sloping pitches were a common challenge for levelling. Expect minimal phone signal, perfect for disconnecting. Many found it manageable and plan to return.

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Amazing location, great views over the…

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James C. 6 reviews

Powered grass campsite

Liked Amazing location, great views over the valley and as it's a working farm there's lots of interesting activity happening. The site is literally 5 mins walk away from a perfect little river swimming spot, 5 mins drive away from the dam and butterfly farm and 10-15 mins away from ANOTHER even nicer swimming spot with waterfalls. Very lovely site owner too. Field is enclosed and not huge, so perfect for kids and dogs.

Disliked Bit of a juggle with the electric hookup and the site is on a hill, even with some wood blocks we were sleeping at an angle

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A quiet spot which was perfect for us.

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked This was the perfect stay for us. We have our own porta loo and shower so it was great to just have clean water and plenty of space. Great to not have wifi as well. The perfect get away and get into nature. Loved the cows.

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Lovely quiet 5 pitch site

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Colin P. 5 reviews

Powered grass campsite

Liked I loved the peace and quiet. The views were beautiful and we heard red kites whistling and saw them flying overhead. The lady who owns the site was lovely and friendly and did a great job with her recycling. I would stay here again

Disliked Nothing to dislike

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Beautiful location with plenty to do in the local vicinity. Enjoyed getting away from it all. Kids didn't once ask for their tablets, back to basics and we loved it.

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Had the most gorgeous view and…

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Hannah B. 13 reviews

Powered grass campsite

Liked Had the most gorgeous view and had field to myself. Owner/farmer was friendly and his wife was helpful with directions when I got to wrong place.

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lovely quiet spot, is on a…

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Mark H. 4 reviews

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked lovely quiet spot, is on a slope but not impossible and there are places that normal ramps sorted, lovey host very friendly. great view and very quiet to relax

easy toilet and waste and water

would love to come back again soon

thank you

Disliked nothing

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Farm live, great scenery, cover from strong winds

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 Ja G. 8 reviews

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Awesome views and tree cover from winds, wants to comeback soon as possible;)

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Lovely reception from Kath. It’s was…

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Lovely reception from Kath. It’s was quiet. Outside facilities available for emptying toilets and rubbish which was clean and tidy.

Disliked On a slight slope but didn’t affect us much.
No signal here so perfect if you are looking for off grid, but difficult to find things without signal.

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Views lovely, quiet site. Lovley welcome…

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Vera H. 2 reviews

Powered grass campsite

Liked Views lovely, quiet site. Lovley welcome from farmers wife

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One of the highlights of our…

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked One of the highlights of our trip. Beautiful location with wonderful views across the valley.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Garthheulog Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Garthheulog Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Garthheulog Campsite? Aberystwyth (15 minutes’ drive) is a good place for a day out, exploring the castle, riding the cliff railway and wandering along the pier before taking a paddle at the beach. You … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Garthheulog Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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