Parkwood Outdoors Dolygaer

Liked Amazing view to hill, gorgeous reserver, nice caffe, very quiet place. Clean facilities, play ground for kids.

Disliked Poor wifi, but that’s understandable

Liked Great place friendly staff good park for my little girl and could watch her from the camper van went on the steam train up the road and the views are out of this world

Disliked Patchy WiFi

Liked Great campsite, chill, nice stream running through the middle, great showers

Disliked The walk up the hill..

Liked Scenic Location
Nice little play area for the kids
Good activities on site.

Disliked The Sheep are very loud and annoying! But fun at the same time, remember to bring ear plugs ;)

Liked Camp site location was excellent (weather was not so great during our trip, but that's not there fault). Excellent range of onsite activities, staff were friendly and helpful. Washing up area very close, and free ranging sheep on the site. Fire pit for each pitch. Hiking in the area was great. My boy enjoyed the little play area and rope swing.

We tried gorge walking whilst there which was a lot of fun. He also took part in digital disconnection. Despite standing up paddle boarding being cancelled due to the weather, he said he would like to do it again. He had a lot of fun.

We really enjoyed our stay, and hope to return next year.

Disliked The only thing I could pick on would be the shower facilities. When large groups are camping or activities busy, the shower area is difficult to use/can get messy. You just have to pick your times right to use the area. For me it was a small problem.

Liked Good shower facilities with lockers, EV charging on site, staffed reception with shop, friendly staff, WiFi, level pitches, nearby walks around the reservoir.

Liked Lovely flat pitches
Great views
WiFi but was a little temperamental in parts of the site but most definitely better than nothing.
Fire bins provided

Disliked Campers bathrooms ie toilets and showers a heck of a trek from the camp pitches and the facilities were mucky and didn't seem to be cleaned on any of the days we were their.

The bins were not emptied and the pile got ridiculous
To the point it was obstructing the fire extinguisher point.

From the manager: Dear Reviewer,

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on your recent stay. We appreciate you highlighting the lovely flat pitches, great views, and the availability of Wi-Fi.

I wanted to address a couple of points you raised in your review. Regarding cleanliness, while the weekend's bad weather certainly presents challenges in keeping facilities spotless, I can assure you that cleaning was carried out at least twice daily throughout your stay. Unfortunately, muddy footprints can quickly give a different impression, despite our cleaning efforts.

Concerning the bins, we acknowledge that the main bin was quite full due to the bank holiday. However, all other bins around the site were emptied daily.

Finally, in response to your comment about the distance to the shower block, we do have two distinct camping areas. The streamside pitches, where you stayed, are indeed in a beautiful, secluded location close to the river but are further from the facilities. For a shorter walk to the shower block, our Reservoir view camping spots are located closer and also offer stunning panoramic views. We encourage guests to consider this option when booking if proximity to the facilities is a priority.

We hope you otherwise enjoyed the location and value for money during your stay and perhaps might consider our Reservoir view pitches for a future visit.

Sincerely,

The Dolygaer Team

Liked Good location for what we wanted.
Great value for money.
Was in own tent but other accommodation looked very good. Pitch was level, with bench and table, but very hard ground so need good pegs.
Good customer service, friendly staff.
Lots of things for the children to do.
Good fire pits on every pitch.

Disliked Due to all the scouts and cubs etc. Would have been better from my view, is an adult shower / toilet area.
Could have bigger bins as they were overflowing and not emptied enough.
WiFi was poor signal, hard to connect, and have to join it every hour as you get kicked out of it. But on this. I'm not bothered about Internet.

Liked I stayed at the Streamside Pitches which was down the hill from the main facilities and more expensive pitches.

This was a beautiful location with very friendly staff and nice camping facilities. While the toilets were a good walk up the hill, they were clean with nice warm showers. While I didn't use them, the provision of wheelbarrows was a nice touch.

I love coming to this part of the world and will keep this on the shortlist of places to stay (although I might treat myself to a pitch closer to the main facilities)

Disliked The portaloos halfway up the hill were very unappealing and I just walked a little bit further to the main toilets that were clean and pleasant.

Liked Reservoir view camping has lovely views. Campsite is in a wonderful location for walking straight from it, lots of activities to do like zip line and canoeing if you want something else as part of your holiday.

Disliked Toilets and showers are very chaotic at times as it is a children’s activity centre.