Glanllyn Lakeside Caravan and Camping Park

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Great site for watersports
Beautiful view
Lake view
Lakeside premium pitches for motorhomes, with pull out awnings only

  • On the shoreline of Bala Lake, with stunning mountain views
  • Half-hour drive to Coed y Brenin Forest Park; 40 minutes to the coast
  • Beach for wild swimming and, for a small fee, fishing or watersports
A trip to north Wales can mean many things… for some it’s all about the action-packed adventures, while for others it’s more of a quiet-time thing, allowing some hours for activities like fishing, photography or art. Whichever of these you’ve got in mind (or perhaps a mix of both), you’ll be in a good location at Glanllyn - Lakeside Caravan and Camping Park. This Gwynedd site is right on the shores of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid), with its own private pebbly stretch of beach where you're welcome to go wild swimming. For an additional fee, grab permits for fishing permit or launching your own paddleboarding, kayaking or windsurfing equipment. Staying at such a strategic spot in the Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park also means that you’ll have access to lots more activities in the surroundings too, from hikes and mountain bike outings to gorge walking, ziplining and cave adventures. Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) is the big climb, about an hour’s drive away, but there are several other mountains closer by that also offer up good challenges – take a look at Arenig Fawr or Aran Benllyn. Of course that lakeside location is a fabulous one for the serenity-seekers too – the park stretches out over 16 acres of tree-lined level parkland, so there’s plenty of space to soak up those stunning views towards the surrounding hills and mountains. All the essential facilities are covered here, including a launderette, a small food shop, a washing-up area, showers and toilets – plus a play area for any kids you haven’t yet worn out. Barbecue and campfire cooking is permitted, and you’ll be able to pick up wood-fired pizzas on busy weekends.

Site type

Travel trailer sites 60
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Tent sites 40
RV sites 60
Open now
Opens March 27

Tourist board rating

Please note

Sites

  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 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.

Extras

  • Facilities/activities including WiFi and permits for fishing and watersports on the lake are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 2 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Dogs

  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No day visitors on bank holidays or busy weekends.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Fri, Mar 27 to

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Pitch types & availability

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9
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
7

94% would recommend this site to a friend

90% would stay here again

What customers say

This lakeside site is loved for its gorgeous location, great facilities, and welcoming staff. Perfect for watersports with direct lake access. Clean, spacious pitches with plenty of amenities. WiFi cost and occasional peak-time noise were minor points, but overall, a fantastic stay!

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Powered grass campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Location excellent
Showers great

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site

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Powered grass tent campsite

Liked Very clean well kept site, loved the swim in the lake. The pitches were spacious and well kept. Nice quiet site although it was in mid September probably busier in school holidays. The showers and toilet blocks were spotless. Will defo visit again

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Stunning views

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Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Lovely views and clean site

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Booking in was very quick, great…

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8 out of 10
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10
Value for money
7
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Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Booking in was very quick, great customer service. Explained where everything was and how to get to the camping section.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite in an amazing location,…

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10 out of 10
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Peter O. 1 review

Primitive grass campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Great campsite in an amazing location, toilets/ showers are lovely and site is well maintained

Recommend to friends Visit again

Too far to walk to the nearest pub.

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8 out of 10
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7
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Mark A. 2 reviews

Powered cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked Great location for the lake if you have your own equipment.
Large pitches, good clean toilet facilities on site.

Disliked States that groups are not aloud and quite time after 10:30
Please dismiss this as a number of off grid vans clustered around a pitch near by our 1st location and were noisy after midnight, smoking a strange weed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay, swimming & paddle boarding in clear shallow water

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Sue M. 2 reviews

Powered cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked Loved the position of the site adjacent to the lake. Loved that we, and our friends in similar motorhome were able to park in neighbouring pitches and were able to park whichever way round suited us.
Loved how the tents and vans were mixed up on that big field, and hearing all the kids playing.
Toilet facilities excellent and clean, staff really friendly.

Disliked Not the fault of the site but worth mentioning for others with mobility issues: although we were geographically close to the shower/toilet block, there’s a short steep climb to get to them.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site, good location.

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Location for watersports on Lake Bala. Friendly staff whilst booking in. Lovely clean toilet and shower blocks, with plentiful hot water. Good little shop in reception area.

Disliked The daily collection of refuse far too early in the morning (one morning at 05:45 hrs). Generally before 7am.
The general speed of traffic (cars/motorhomes/campers) moving around the site frequently well over 5mph, whilst young children around. Basic wifi is not good.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent park, well kept and clean…

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Value for money
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Primitive grass campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Excellent park, well kept and clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location is great…

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9 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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jamie w. 1 review

Primitive grass campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Location is great

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

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 Wild swimming

Amenities on park

Bath available 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 Scouts welcome 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 Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal sites

Location

Glanllyn Lakeside Caravan and Camping Park

Glanllyn

Llanuwchllyn

Bala

Gwynedd

Wales

LL23 7SS

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.87557°N
3.64779°W

Nearest transport

Coach
33.2 km Sportsman
33.2 km Tesco
33.8 km Parade Street 2
Rail
23.6 km Blaenau Ffestiniog Rail Station
25.3 km Dolwyddelan Rail Station
25.6 km Pont-y-Pant Rail Station
Ferry
32.3 km Barmouth Ferry Landing
32.4 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

There are plenty of ways to get a real hit of adrenaline around here – options for high-octane activities include rafting from the National White Water Centre (15 minutes’ drive), world-class mountain bike trails at Coed y Brenin Forest Park (half an hour) and ziplines or underground adventure trails at Zip World Llechwedd (45 minutes). Successfully scaling Yr Wyddfa (aka Mount Snowdon; an hour) provides a thrill too, whether you choose to make your way up one of the footpaths or ride up on the railway. Another lovely walk in the area takes you to Pistyll Rhaeadr (45 minutes), the UK's tallest single-drop waterfall. For gentler days out, take a trip on Bala Lake Railway (five minutes’ drive) or head towards the coast to visit Barmouth beach (40 minutes), pretty Italianate village Portmeirion (45 minutes) and Harlech Castle (50 minutes).
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • Eagles Inn Pub 2.6 km
  • The Olde Bulls Head Pub 5 km
  • Bala Spice Restaurant 5 km
  • Old Wives' Tales Restaurant 5.1 km
  • White Lion Royal Hotel Pub 5.1 km
  • Y Cwrt Pub 5.1 km
  • Y Badell Aur Restaurant 5.2 km
  • Plas Yn Dre Restaurant 5.2 km
  • School House Restaurant 5.4 km
  • Palé Hall Restaurant 9.9 km

Groceries

  • Stori Off-licence 5 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 5 km
  • Bargain Booze Off-licence 5.1 km

Parks and play

  • Pen Y Garth Lodge Park Playground 5.6 km

Family days out

  • Pentrepiod Halt Visitor attraction 1 km
  • Llangower Visitor attraction 1 km
  • Llanuwchllyn Visitor attraction 2.4 km
  • Tomen Y Bala Castle 5.3 km
  • Rhiwargor Falls Visitor attraction 9.9 km

Public transport

  • Llanuwchllyn Post Office 2.6 km
  • Leisure Centre 4.7 km
  • White Lion 5.1 km
  • Y Badell Aur 5.2 km

Other nearby

  • Bala Lake Hotel 3.9 km

Local services

  • Essar Fuel station 2.6 km
  • Moduron Y Bala Fuel station 4.9 km
  • L Rowland & Co Pharmacy 5.2 km
  • Henblas Garage Fuel station 5.3 km
  • Bala Surgery Doctors 5.3 km

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Must see

Portmeirion Gardens 30.5 km

CADW - Harlech Castle 31 km

Ffestiniog Railway 32.6 km

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 33.1 km

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 34.5 km

National Trust

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 23.6 km

Chirk Castle 38 km

Bodnant Garden 41.1 km

Aberconwy House 46.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Arenig Fawr Circular 9.3 km

Carnedd y Filiast 9.5 km

Rhiwargor Car Park - Pistyll-y-Meincian - Bird Hide - Rhiwargor 10.7 km

LAKE VYRNWY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/04/1980) 13.5 km

Cwm Cywarch - Glasgwm - Aran Fawddwy - Drysgol 14.7 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 Glanllyn Lakeside Caravan and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Glanllyn Lakeside Caravan and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Glanllyn Lakeside Caravan and Camping Park? There are plenty of ways to get a real hit of adrenaline around here – options for high-octane activities include rafting from the National White Water Centre (15 minutes’ drive), world-class mountain … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Glanllyn Lakeside Caravan and Camping Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Glanllyn Lakeside Caravan and Camping Park? From $52.46 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.