Bryn Bettws Lodge

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The café
The café
Looking down at our camping field
Views from the hook-up pitches
Our new BBQ / Live music area
View of the camping field
Our outside bar area on the camping field
Our new BBQ / Live music area
Our outside bar area on the camping field
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Looking down at our camping field
Views from the hook-up pitches
Our new BBQ / Live music area

  • Relaxed campsite opposite mountain bike trails in Afan Forest Park
  • Beach 25 minutes' drive away; 45 minutes to Gower Peninsula
  • Undercover barbecue area in the field, plus a wooden playground
Bryn Bettws Lodge is a family-run site deep inside the Afan Valley. With stunning views, this gorgeous spot is set at the top of a mountain inside the Afan Forest Park, surrounded by mature trees and green scenery. The ground isn't too steep, but if you're looking for flat pitches, they're limited and can't be guaranteed. Accessible by lumpy and bumpy forestry roads, the site has a field with real toilets (and toilet roll) and a washing-up cabin with cold water only (boil some to get it hot) and washing-up liquid and sponges. Want a shower? The shower block is 300 metres from the field and costs just a small amount per adult. Fires and barbecues are permitted as long as they're raised from the ground or there's an undercover barbecue area with hanging barbecues and tables in the field. Families can make their way to the hand-built wooden kids' park, or for something more adventurous, head out onto the surrounding mountain biking trails and tremendous walks. This is a fab spot for mountain bikers, hikers or anyone who wants to wake up to great views. Bryn Bettws Lodge often has a few catering options too (a café and bar, a burger van and an outdoor pizza and pizza shack), all managed by outside companies and with varied opening hours on weekends. They're not always open, but there are plenty of pubs and restaurants within 10 minutes' drive of the site to visit. If you expect to be in bed for 10pm in silence, then note that Bryn Bettws Lodge does not enforce a no-fun policy… expect people to be having campfires, barbecues and making the most of the experience with families and friends. There's a minimum noise policy after 10pm, but this applies to music only. Here, all rubbish is to be taken home with you. There's also no internet (and hit-and-miss mobile phone signal) on site.

Site type

Tent sites 50
RV sites 10
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 6
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Extras

  • A charge of £2.00 ($3.73) applies for the use of the shower.

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.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.

General

  • There are no garbage cans onsite: all garbage will need to be taken home with you.

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9

Overall rating from 228 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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ForestPeacefulSpectacular scenery

93% would recommend this site to a friend

90% would stay here again

What customers say

Great views, mountain biking & walking. Clean facilities, friendly staff, spacious pitches, relaxed vibe. Some pitches need levelling, occasional bugs.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great stopover

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 7
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Alix H. 1 review

Powered cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked The view, location, locality to forest tracks

Disliked Basic Facilities which were fine for what we needed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

never again

Overall

1 out of 10
Location
 4
Value for money
 1
Facilities / Activities
 1
Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 Gerald S. 2 reviews

Powered cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked total terribel!!!

Disliked the best it: do not stay overnight

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amenities are at the site toilets water showers but very spread out

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7 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 6
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Jayne D. 4 reviews

Powered cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked Location
On the doorstep to Afan Forest trails

Disliked Clearer signage especially as we arrived in the dark

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would visit again

Overall

10 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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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked Beautiful views - easy booking - easy set up once on the pitch - pitch good size

Disliked To include food opening times as and where you can

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant place with great views…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
 7
Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Wayne P. 4 reviews

Powered cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked Brilliant place with great views

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location and facilities…

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Wifi
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darren d. 1 review

Primitive grass and earth tent or RV campsite

Liked Great location and facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Summer family camping weekend in camper van and tent in nature

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Nilsey -. 1 review

Primitive grass and earth tent or RV campsite

Liked The view is amazing, open large space for pitches, friendly staff, shower room is a good size and all cleaning product visible to keep space clean.
Perfect location for exploring wales.

Disliked When washing dishes, water flow on tap is very slow.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly campsite Lovely stuff at burger…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Cynon J. 1 review

Primitive grass and earth tent or RV campsite

Liked Friendly campsite
Lovely stuff at burger shack

Disliked The rain lol

Recommend to friends Visit again

Showers were warm. Friendly staff good…

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Clive K. 1 review

Primitive grass and earth tent or RV campsite

Liked Showers were warm. Friendly staff good pitches and location. GPS reception good.

Disliked Washing water weak supply. No bins

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay great location

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Jason T. 6 reviews

Primitive grass and earth tent or RV campsite

Liked The country side so peaceful

Disliked The showers being so far away from the pitch side

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

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 Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome 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

Budget/backpacker Forest Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Horseback riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Bryn Bettws Lodge

Gyfylchi Farm

Pontrhydyfen

Port Talbot

Glamorgan

Wales

SA12 9SP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.64598°N
3.72444°W

Route directions

If arriving by caravan, do not follow sat nav up to Penrhys Farm. Instead, continue on Tonmawr Road and you will see the signs on the right for Bryn Bettws and Afan Bike Park. Follow the forestry road for just over a mile and Bryn Bettws is on the left hand side at the end of the forestry road.

Nearest transport

Coach
6 km Railway Station
7 km Bus Station
15.7 km Bus Station
Rail
6 km Neath Rail Station
6.3 km Maesteg Rail Station
6.6 km Briton Ferry Rail Station
Ferry
14.5 km Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal
41.6 km Barry Waterfront Ferry Terminal
41.6 km Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop
Airport
24.3 km Swansea Airport
38.4 km Cardiff International 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

If you need a little bit of relaxing time to recover from all the activities at the forest park, how about a trip to the beach? It’ll take you about 25 minutes to drive to Aberavon beach or around 40 minutes to Ogmore-by-Sea, where you can also stop by at the castle. That said, there’s still scope for activity down at the coast: Ogmore has horse riding outings, while Rest Bay (half an hour’s drive) is well known for surfing and bodyboarding. Keen to keep the adventures coming? How about ziplining from a former colliery tower at Zip World Tower (35 minutes), tackling the trails of Bike Park Wales (45 minutes) or walking behind a curtain of water on the Four Waterfalls Walk (45 minutes)? After all that you might just need a little tot of whisky from the Penderyn Distillery Visitor Centre (35 minutes), or perhaps just a leisurely walk along one of the beaches of the Gower Peninsula (45 minutes).
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • Miners Arms 1.9 km
  • The Colliers 2.1 km
  • Afan Lodge 2.4 km
  • Rolling Mill 3.5 km
  • Royal Oak 3.7 km
  • Royal Oak 3.7 km
  • Cwmafan RFC Social Club 4.1 km
  • Afan Tavern 4.3 km
  • The Oakwood 4.5 km
  • The Brit 4.7 km

Groceries

  • Bargain Booze Off-licence 4.2 km
  • CK's Supermarket 4.7 km
  • Tesco Express Supermarket 4.7 km
  • Spar Supermarket 4.8 km
  • Filco Supermarket 4.9 km
  • Tesco Supermarket 5.7 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 5.9 km
  • Morrisons Supermarket 6 km
  • Bargain Booze Off-licence 6.1 km
  • Asda Supermarket 6.2 km

Parks and play

  • Gnoll Estate Country Park 4.5 km
  • Mount Pleasant Park 5.5 km
  • Maesteg Welfare Park 5.6 km
  • Victoria Gardens park 5.6 km
  • Cadoxton Park 6.1 km
  • Melyn Park 6.1 km
  • Jersey Park 6.2 km
  • Jersey Park Play Area Playground 6.2 km
  • Baglan Park 6.4 km
  • Caewern Park 6.7 km

Family days out

  • Afan Forest Park High Bridge Visitor attraction 1.5 km
  • Ivy Tower Castle 4.2 km
  • Aberdulais Tin Works and Waterfall Visitor attraction 5.3 km
  • Neath Castle 5.9 km
  • Neath Abbey Visitor attraction 7.2 km
  • Margam Abbey Visitor attraction 9.3 km
  • Kenfig Castle 12.9 km
  • Bridgend Minature Railway Theme park 13.5 km
  • Morris Castle 14.9 km
  • Swansea Castle 15.3 km

Public transport

  • Forest Park 1.4 km
  • Forestry Houses 1.5 km
  • Cynonville 1.8 km
  • Aqueduct 1.9 km
  • Oakwood 1.9 km
  • Dan-y-bont 1.9 km
  • Pont-y-Cymer 2.1 km
  • Pont-y-Cymmer 2.1 km
  • Maes-y-Bettws 2.4 km
  • Pwll-y-Glaw 2.7 km

Beaches

  • Aberavon Beach 8.7 km
  • Margam Sands 9.9 km

Other nearby

  • Maesteg Golf Course 4.7 km
  • Gnoll Pitch & Putt Course Golf course 4.7 km
  • Aberdulais Golf Range & Academy Golf course 5 km
  • Neath Golf Course 6.2 km
  • Aberafan Shopping Centre 6.9 km
  • Monkstone Cruising and Sailing Club Marina 7.8 km
  • Port Talbot Sea Cadets Marina 8.1 km
  • Earlswood Golf Course 8.2 km
  • Tata Steel Golf Course 9.1 km

Local services

  • Halifax Cashpoint 5.8 km
  • Nationwide Cashpoint 5.9 km
  • Barclays Cashpoint 5.9 km
  • Tonna Hospital 4.7 km
  • Woodlands Surgery Doctors 4.8 km
  • Caerau Pharmacy 4.9 km
  • Nanty Pharmacy 5.3 km
  • Maesteg Community Hospital 5.4 km
  • Neath Pharmacy 5.8 km
  • Castle Surgery Doctors 5.8 km
  • Llynfi Surgery Doctors 5.9 km
  • Well Pharmacy 5.9 km
  • Morrisons Fuel station 6 km

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Must see

Aberdulais Falls 5.3 km

National Waterfront Museum 15.2 km

Penderyn Distillery Visitor Centre 19.2 km

National Showcaves of Wales 20.5 km

Carreg Cennen Castle 27.5 km

National Trust

Aberdulais Falls 5.3 km

Aberdeunant 32.4 km

Rhossili Visitor Centre and Shop 40.1 km

Dolaucothi Gold Mines 47 km

Watersmeet 47.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Abercregan - Glyncorrwg - Abercregan 4.3 km

Abercregan - Coed Morgannwg Way - Pontrhydyfen 4.3 km

Treherbert to Aberdare 13.3 km

Kenfig Pool - Kenfig Burrows - Sker Beach 14.5 km

Pontneddfechan - Scwd Einion Gam Waterfall 15.2 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 Bryn Bettws Lodge have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Bryn Bettws Lodge dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Bryn Bettws Lodge? If you need a little bit of relaxing time to recover from all the activities at the forest park, how about a trip to the beach? It’ll take you about 25 minutes … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Bryn Bettws Lodge?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Bryn Bettws Lodge? From $59.94 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.