Glanllyn Lakeside Caravan and Camping Park

From £27 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.4 142 reviews
Great site for watersports (added by manager 02 Feb 2023)

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Great site for watersports (added by manager 02 feb 2023)
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Fun on the lake (added by manager 18 aug 2023)
Beautiful scenery (added by manager 18 aug 2023)
Reflexion (added by manager 18 aug 2023)

  • On the shoreline of Bala Lake, with stunning mountain views
  • Half-hour drive to Coed y Brenin Forest Park; 40 minutes to the coast
  • Lake beach for wild swimming, fishing and 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 for paddleboarding, kayaking, windsurfing, fishing or wild swims (and if you’re not a regular paddleboarder you can hire kit here and have a lesson). Staying at such a strategic spot in the 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

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Facilities/activities including WiFi are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 10 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • No day visitors on bank holidays or busy weekends.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Fri, Mar 22 to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating based on 142 reviews View breakdown

Lake and/or mountain

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Beautiful spot and was sighted by the lake for easier access for…

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

Powered grass campervan campsite

Liked: Beautiful spot and was sighted by the lake for easier access for kayaking, super helpful staff and great amenities, the toilet and shower block were nice

Disliked: Dog area could be bigger, or maybe a dog walk around the camp site edge? However only stayed for 1 night and we went walking by the waterfall anyway.

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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 4
Jimmy W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Great location, quiet & peaceful and very clean & tidy.

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Lovely site with lake access. Clean and pleasant facilities. Helpful,…

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

Powered grass campervan campsite

Liked: Lovely site with lake access. Clean and pleasant facilities. Helpful, friendly staff.

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Very clean toilets & showers

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Only stayed one night but we got a nice welcome, facilities and location was superb

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Lovely campsite spoilt by some anti-social campers.

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

Powered grass campervan campsite

Liked: Clean and well run site with very helpful and friendly staff.

Disliked: Group of drunk and noisy campers who did not quieten down after asked to do so at 1am.

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From the manager: We appreciate your positive remarks regarding our clean facilities and friendly staff. We sincerely apologise for the disturbance caused by the noisy campers. Our out of hours number is indeed available for such situations, and we regret that you were not able to enjoy a peaceful stay as a result.

The staff were friendly and welcomed us onto the site. The location…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Mark F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: The staff were friendly and welcomed us onto the site. The location was second to none a great stay, regardless of the bad weather we had.

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Staff are friendly, site is well kept and facilities are really clean.…

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Staff are friendly, site is well kept and facilities are really clean.

Disliked: The weather but that can't be helped.

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Nice pitch Close to lake Nice walks…

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Nice pitch Close to lake Nice walks

Disliked: Nothing

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Great size shower and toilet block, very clean and easily accessible…

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

Powered grass campervan campsite

Liked: Great size shower and toilet block, very clean and easily accessible

Disliked: Parked on a hill, kept rolling out of bed, could of been my fault though

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Very good campsite with beautiful views wherever you pitch up

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
Amy W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: I was greeted with a very warm welcome and given the option of hard standing pitches. I only had a 10m cable (online it says to have a minimum of 15) but the lady showed me the pitches that would be easily accessible for me.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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

Wild swimming

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

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)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire 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).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Harlech 32.3 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Barmouth 32.6 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Llandanwg 32.7 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Tal-Y-Bont 33.2 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Dyffryn (Llanendwyn) 33.8 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

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.

Want to know more about camping in Gwynedd?

  • 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?
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    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 $46.08 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.