Eagle Camping

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  • Family campsite with level grass pitches, near Bangor in North Wales
  • A 15-minute drive to both Snowdonia National Park and Anglesey
  • Well-equipped rugby club site with firepit hire and mountain views
Tucked in between the island of Anglesey and Snowdonia National Park, family-friendly Eagle Camping is in some of North Wales’s wildest mountain scenery. A river borders the rural camping field, which is surrounded by woodland and has rugged peaks as a backdrop. A cycling and walking path links Bethesda with Porth Penrhyn on the coast (15 minutes’ drive), and the sandy beach in Anglesey’s Red Wharf Bay is just 25 minutes across the Britannia Bridge from the campsite. At 15 minutes away, Bangor’s the best place to pick up essential supplies for your mini break, with plenty of supermarkets for picking up bits and pieces, as well as pubs with Menai Strait views and takeaways. The flat and well-maintained grass pitches are on the local rugby club’s training field, with facilities provided by the clubhouse, so there are proper loos and hot showers too. A few site rules: only one car allowed per pitch, with parking in the designated car park. Dogs are very welcome but must be kept on a lead at all times and are not allowed in the clubhouse. Firepits (can be hired) and barbecues are allowed next to your tent, but they must be off the ground – you can buy wood on site, and grass protection boards are provided for free. It’s quiet time from 10.30pm until 8am, so no loud music overnight please.

Site type

Tent sites 100

Languages spoken

English

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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

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

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

Forest

Hikers’ paradise

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

Remote location

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

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Pop-up campsite

Location

Eagle Camping

Station Road

Bethesda

Bangor

Gwynedd

Wales

LL57 3NE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.18145°N
-4.07135°W

Nearest transport

Coach
6.4 km Bus Station
14.3 km Bus Station
20.2 km Povey's Garage
Rail
6.3 km Bangor (Gwynedd) Rail Station
10.2 km Llanfairpwll Rail Station
10.3 km Llanfairfechan Rail Station
Ferry
39.9 km Holyhead Ferry Terminal
Airport
32 km Anglesey 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

Daredevil types should head for the go-karts and zipwires at Zip World Penrhyn Quarry (five minutes’ drive), where you can fly an adrenaline-inducing 500m above the lake in a former slate quarry. As well as plenty of easy walking routes for families, Snowdonia National Park (15 minutes) offers a packed itinerary of extreme outdoorsy activities, from climbing and mountain biking to white-water rafting and canyoning, More sedate pursuits in these parts include castle ruins to explore at Dolbadarn (25 minutes) and seaside Harlech (one hour 10 minutes), as well as the colourful streets and eccentric buildings of Portmeirion (one hour), a folly built in Italianate style in the 1920s. Of course Anglesey (15 minutes) has much to offer too. You can discover beaches and rugged coves on coastline drives, sample local whites on a winery tour, and have a mosey around historic Beaumaris (25 minutes), with its medieval castle and bracing walks along the Victorian pier.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Llanfairfechan 10.9 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Penmaenmawr 14.2 km Sea Good Excellent Excellent Excellent
Llanddona 15.1 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
St Davids - Benllech 17.4 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Benllech 18 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Penrhyn Castle 1.3 km

National Slate Museum 7.4 km

Snowdon Mountain Railway 7.4 km

Beaumaris Castle 9.1 km

Caernarfon Castle 14.6 km

National Trust

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 10.4 km

Bodnant Garden 19 km

Aberconwy House 19.6 km

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 20.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Gyrn Wigau and Foel Grach 1.3 km

Bethesda - Ogwen 1.4 km

Aber Falls Circular 6.8 km

Pen-y-benglog - Llyn Idwal - Devil's Kitchen - Pen-y-benglog 7.3 km

Ogwen Cottage - Llyn Bochlwyd - Glyder Fach - Glyder Fawr - Devil's Kitchen 7.3 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.

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Scott was very accommodating when we arrived, yes the toilets where a…

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Scott was very accommodating when we arrived, yes the toilets where a little disappointing which someone had mentioned in there review, However the site facilities as in washing up waste disposal parking, and club house on site were fabulous, bin bags washing up liquid and a abundance of toilet paper, where provided free of charge.. beautiful waking up to views of mountains, no loud noise in the evening…. Thank you we enjoyed it

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Great stay

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Camp was great not too busy and had good enough space for us to pitch up. Was also In great location to access food and shops.

Disliked: No issues other that toilets are a bit far away

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Site was lovely really helpful would come back again had amazing time…

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Site was lovely really helpful would come back again had amazing time thanks

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Won't be booking again

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Ground was soft enough

Disliked: Sold as a family friendly site but absolutely wasnt, we had large groups of young adults on either side swearing and playing rave music till 4 in the morning, the rugby club house did the same till past 12, not suitable for families at all sadly.

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Great site for a last minute camping trip

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
mandy j. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Was a great site , facilities were better than expected. We made use of the clubhouse in the evenings to shelter from the Rain. Firepits were provided. Good wash up area , with bin bags provided for rubbish

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Not awful, not great though.

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Shannon W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: The location, we planned to hike Yr Wyddfa so was perfect for us. Close to Bangor for easy shop access and good links to Conwy and Colwyn Bay. Pitches were flat and level and fire pits were provided free of charge (A limited number available though)

Disliked: Minimal facilities. There were three female showers and four toilets for the full site. At times the second toilets were unavailable and so a whole campsite of women attempting to use two toilets often lead to them being quite messy. Showers felt quite open as they’re renovated from the rugby club changing rooms - this just means a slightly seetheough curtain between you and the world while showering, it wasn’t very pleasant. There were no vehicle restrictions across the site at night and with poor weather the site began to get very muddy under vehicle tyres, cars could drive around the site in the pitch black. There were also two events on in the rugby club playing music until very late and there was no noise curfew or “Quiet” hours across the site meaning music and shouting was happening until past midnight - made getting to sleep a bit difficult when you’re tired.

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Will be aiming to stay there again next summer.

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Ideal site to explore Eryri from. Lots of space, basic but decent facilities and close to shops and pubs.

Disliked: Nothing

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Location…

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely relaxed site, lots of space to spread out. So nice not…

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Lovely relaxed site, lots of space to spread out. So nice not to be crammed in with a small pitch. Field was nice and level too!

Disliked: There was works going on with the access road whilst we were there, quite frustrating at times as we’d have to park up in the town.

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Easy access…

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Easy access

Disliked: Site placement - on rugby field

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  • Does Eagle Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Eagle Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Eagle Camping? Daredevil types should head for the go-karts and zipwires at Zip World Penrhyn Quarry (five minutes’ drive), where you can fly an adrenaline-inducing 500m above the lake in a former slate quarry. … Read more
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    Arrive:  noon –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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