Coity Bach

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  • Friendly site on a farm in the Brecon Beacons National Park
  • Just over a mile's walk to pubs in Talybont-on-Usk
  • Meet the farm animals on site; bike hire available
Bed down in the Brecon Beacons National Park – and have yourself a slice of proper Powys farm life while you’re at it too. Coity Bach is a welcoming and friendly rural site on a farm just over a mile from the pretty little village of Talybont-on-Usk. Budding farmhands can get stuck into various tasks on site, helping out with the goats and horses, while those in search of more relaxing times can simply settle down in a serene setting for idle hours on site. Either way, it’s worth staying awake until after dark if you can: there’s some great stargazing to be done here, and barbecues and campfires are both allowed to keep you warm while you do just that. Off site, this is a popular place for hill walking, and town wanders are easily accessible at nearby Abergavenny, Hay-on-Wye and Crickhowell. It's excellent terrain for cycling too: hire a bike on site or have your own spruced up at the cycle shop in the village. As for sprucing yourself up too, communal amenities on site include showers, toilets, a laundry area and a drying room; there are also charging and recycling facilities, and local produce for sale. If you are indeed planning a barbecue or picnic (or just need snacks) the nearest big town for supplies is Brecon, 15 minutes’ drive away. To eat out, four pubs are within a mile and a half at Talybont-on-Usk.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Caravans for hire 2
Tent pitches 60
Open all year

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public internet workstation(s)

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Forest

Lake and/or mountain

Leave the car at home

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Communal fridge

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Coity Bach

Ty Seren

Talybont-on-Usk

Powys

Wales

LD3 7YN

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.8997°N
-3.30566°W

Nearest transport

Coach
7.6 km Interchange
14.3 km Lidl
14.5 km Bus Station
Rail
15.4 km Ebbw Vale Town Rail Station
15.7 km Rhymney Rail Station
17.1 km Pontlottyn Rail Station
Ferry
43.7 km Newport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal
47.2 km Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop
48 km Taffs Mead Waterbus Stop

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

Being in the Brecon Beacons, this is naturally excellent hillwalking territory – you can head straight out onto paths directly from the farm, or ask your hosts for tips on local routes including the Taff Trail, Henry Vaughan walk and Usk Valley Walk. If you’re trying to tick off a mountain or two, make a beeline for Pen y Fan (20 minutes’ drive) or the Sugar Loaf (35 minutes) For a bigger variety of alfresco activities, head to Llangorse Lake (20 minutes) for rock climbing, watersports and horse riding outings. Closer by, Cantref Adventure Farm (15 minutes) has riding lessons and horseback treks, plus all sorts of family antics including crazy golf, tractor rides and Europe’s longest sledge ride (oh, and pig racing…) The natural scenery around here is spectacular, of course – and the towns are pretty too. Crickhowell (20 minutes), Abergavenny (half an hour) and bookshop-filled Hay-on-Wye (35 minutes) are all worth a wander.

Must see

Brecon Mountain Railway 12.1 km

Big Pit: National Coal Museum 19.8 km

Blaenavon Ironworks 20.2 km

Blaenavon World Heritage Centre & Tourist Information Centre 20.7 km

Penderyn Distillery Visitor Centre 21.1 km

National Trust

Cwmmau Farmhouse 32.6 km

Skenfrith Castle 35.2 km

The Weir 38.5 km

Aberdulais Falls 40.8 km

The Kymin 43.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Talybont - Brinore Trail - Brecon Canal - Talybont 1.1 km

Talybont - Canal Towpath - Dinore Tramway - Talybont Reservoir - Talybont 1.2 km

Aber Picnic Site - Dinore Tram Road - Tor y Foel - Taff Trail - Aber Picnic Site 2.3 km

A40 - Paragon Tower - Hill Fort - Roman Road - A40 2.7 km

Talybont Reservoir Circuit 3.5 km

Local events

  • Green Man Festival (Thursday 15 August 2024 – Thursday 15 August 2024)

    Crickhowell, Wales 9.6 km

  • The Hay Festival (Thursday 23 May 2024 – Thursday 23 May 2024)

    Hay-on-Wye, England 23 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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Good location for nearby hikes. Quiet little site. Friendly hosts. Lots of…

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

Black Mountain View non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Good location for nearby hikes. Quiet little site. Friendly hosts. Lots of free range animals around the farm (sheep, chickens, dogs, cats, and a penned in piggy). Lovely views from the site

Disliked: Limited & basic facilities which need some TLC (handles hanging off doors in the bathroom etc). Site’s dogs did walk around weeing on tents

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No frills camping at its best

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Black Mountain View non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: No frills camping with fantastic location and views. Fantastic communication and engagement with owner Will stay again

Disliked: Nothing

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Excellent last minute bank holiday stay over

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

Gypsy caravan

Liked: Quiet and remote location Friendly and helpful staff Gypsy van was fun Lack of light pollution made meteor spotting possible.

Disliked: Parking was a bit pokey!

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Beautiful view and delicious hand made pizza from the owner!

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

Black Mountain View non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Amazing views

Disliked: Nothing

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Lovely Relaxing Stay!

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

Black Mountain View non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great Views, amazing hospitality, felt so welcome on the farm. Allowed to pitch where we liked, left to our own devices if we wanted but also offered loads of great advice on the area. Fire Pit and food from the farm- what more could you ask for! I would definitely recommend staying here. The facilities were basic but always clean, saw them being cleaned daily just after busy periods as well so no issues here! Also a compost loo near the top field if you were up the hill which was very handy! Walk in to town was fine - the walk back up the hill was a little more challenging but you can normally park in the village if you want to drive - also one of the pubs had a car park. Village shop with essentials and local breakfast sausage's etc. I understand the 'at your own risk' entering the camping fields in a car but my Hyundai i10 Automatic managed it in a low gear setting- slow and steady wins the race. This was in drier conditions though. You can also take a walk straight off the campsite on to the hills behind, this was so quiet didn't see a soul which was lush! Just be prepared that not all the paths are maintained fully so may be a little wild. All in all - me and my boyfriend loved staying at Coity Bach Farm and will definitely be returning!

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Great place & amazing owners ❤️

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

Black Mountain View non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Well what can I say! Ceri & Kyle was amazing to us from start to finish! Unfortunately for us we had taken a tent that wasn’t waterproof and woke up floating in the morning😂. Ceri and Kyle was both incredible and did everything possible to help us with the flood in our tent. Unfortunately we had to end our stay short after just one night due to all of our clothing being soaked however Within minutes of texting Ceri Kyle was at the tent helping us. They loaned us an air bed and helped us with our tent. Ceri had kindly offered us alternative accommodation however our party was too big but this was a huge act of kindness from them both. The field we pitched in was lovely and the view was even better. We didn’t stay long enough to use all the facilities due to the bad weather but this was no fault of the owners. These guys are probably the kindest and most genuine people we have ever met and nothing was too much of an ask from them! Beautiful walks local to the farm. Great views and Ceri offers breakfast, hog roast and even pizzas. We will certainly be booking back here but with a waterproof tent! Keep up the good work guys your both amazing and so welcoming! We can’t wait to see you in the future!

Disliked: Nothing.

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Beautiful views from the campsite and a lovely spacious field to stay…

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

Black Mountain View non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful views from the campsite and a lovely spacious field to stay in. Ceri was really helpful in recommending walks and pubs. We loved that you could have a BBQ there in the field.

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Super Zeltwiese. Ungezwungen…

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

Black Mountain View non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Super Zeltwiese. Ungezwungen

Disliked: Katastrophale Toiletten und Dusche, alt, heruntergekommen, schmuddelig, abstoßend. Preis eine Unverschämtheit. Dafür wären bei anderen Camiglätzen die doppelte Anzahl an Übernachtung mögliclh gewesen.

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Dirty, mess, dog faeces everywhere

Overall 4/10
Location 10
Value for money 2
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Ty Bach Twt 1 bedroom lodge

Liked: Friendly staff, great location, cottage itself was okay but extremely overpriced

Disliked: The cottage itself was fine, albeit a bit dusty, the double bed is knackered and rattles like hell but the kitchen and bathroom were clean and functioning and overall was lovely. Unfortunately it was the site that let us down, it's a working farm, and we are working farmers and educated in animals/farm life. The farm was a mess, there is junk everywhere and the animals are free roaming, not a problem for me with well trained dogs but I'd fear for others it would be an issue. As a dog trainer and lover at first I was thrilled to see the shar peis, Newfoundland and chowchow running free, they are friendly. Untill they poo'd outside our door, urinated all over our outdoor furniture/planters and took a dump outside the hot tub and by the car daily. I took three dogs and easily cleaned up after them! I think with a little love this place could be amazing, but right now it's a mess. We left promptly before departure time when the entire male Shar pei urinated all over our bags which was next to our car for packing. The view from our 'patio' was of the dirty toilet for campers, which the door wouldn't shut, and if you didn't look at the toilet you could smell all the bins which are next to your furniture! We won't be back, if it was my farm I'd shut it down for a year and sort it out. It has great potential!

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We both really enjoyed our stay, lovely location…

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

Coity Bach non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: We both really enjoyed our stay, lovely location

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  • Does Coity Bach have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Coity Bach dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Coity Bach? Being in the Brecon Beacons, this is naturally excellent hillwalking territory – you can head straight out onto paths directly from the farm, or ask your hosts for tips on local routes … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Coity Bach?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  1 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2:30 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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