Hafod Hall Camping Club

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Pitches with views
Grass pitches
A beautiful view
Tents

  • Large, scenic site in the grounds of a 14th-century manor house
  • Among hiking and cycling trails; wildlife haven and stargazing area
  • Eco-friendly wild camping where campfires are welcome
Now this is a historic setting… Hafod Hall Camping Club, a family-owned site among the Snowdonia mountains, is so old and so famed that even Henry 8 once a-wandered around its land (the rotund one was one of several famed figures who's owned or leased this 14th-century building throughout the centuries). These days the land of the property is made up of 650 acres of nature reserve including the Alwen Reservoir and Woodlands, and the grounds of the hall are home not to delinquent kings but to a collection of accommodation areas. Like kings and celebs of yore, anyone staying at Hafod Hall will be in a remote and peaceful place, among spectacular views of the Welsh mountains and under the clear stars of a Snowdonia night (Hafod Hall is in a designated dark sky area). The surrounding area is splendid for hikers and cyclists, with several local trails to choose from. Hafod is an eco-friendly site, in a wildlife haven home to over 50 species of local birds. Guests will have use of a shower block with four toilets and two showers, and are welcome to construct campfires to keep warm of an evening (but please note you'll need to use the firepits provided, and buy your wood on site). This is a wild camping site and it's possible you may have to walk up to the top field – it's a little walk but you'll be rewarded with some fab views… Please note that there's no mobile signal or wifi here: guests are welcome to use the landline. Kids are only allowed on site if over the age of 14 (and will be classed as adults for charging purposes).

Site type

Tent pitches 100
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Guests under the age of 3 are not allowed on site.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • Reception is unmanned after 7 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
  • 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.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.
  • During the winter months and adverse weather the owners cannot guarantee that the shower block will be available; however, toilets will be available for use in the main house.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Perfect place to unwind

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Location of the camp, warm welcolme from hosts ,camping place easy to find, and starry night with fire pit.Fantastic!

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Amazing value. Amazing people. Amazing views.

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great welcome on arrival and the team are so friendly and down to earth.

Lots of open space and lots he views over the hills are incredible. The sunset over he mountains was beautiful

Lots of open space and places to “wild camp” whilst not being too far from the car

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Expectations unfortunatly not met.

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The views.

Disliked: Our pitch was over tree roots. Not sure it was even a pitch. We couldn’t put up our tent fully and the ground sloped significantly. You will need to be fairly fit to get to pitches. Car park was a long way away, so best take all you can. To top it all, a group kept everyone awake till 3am with their drum and bass music. There is nobody to contact in situations like this, so we complained in the morning. We booked for two nights but left after our first night. Won’t be returning.

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From the manager: Firstly I will address the isuue of the group who were noisy. We have always hosted groups successfully but the group in question fell far below the behaviour we expect from our guests. We have now changed our rules for excepting groups and this sort of behaviour will nott be tolerated. However we had 2 members of staff in the Wild Camping area who you could have approached to complain but please accept my apologies for what you found disturbing.

I am afraid that your complaint about the tree root could easily have been rectified by moving the place a little where you set up and it is clear in ourr listing that you will be asked to put your car in the car park after unloading. I think the bottom line is you chose the wrong venue for your camping trip. Other than your review we have 98% 10/10 reviews so can only put it down to personal choice

The scenery was amazing, it was a taste of wild camping with…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The scenery was amazing, it was a taste of wild camping with a shower and toilets. Nice staff. Close to some beautiful trails. A lot of wooded areas nearby that are like from fairytales. Also nice to be able to buy wood there for campfires. Honestly by far one of my favourite campsites due to the terrain.

Disliked: Not a dislike but suggestion - they should consider selling some camping essentials on site as we ran out of gas on our stove and it’s quite a rural area so come prepared.

Also a tip if you’re going and want to avoid wind set up camp a bit lower on the campsite.

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind words. I'm pleased to say we are currently converting a shepherd's hut into a campsite shop where you will be able to buy essentials as well fresh eggs from our hens and other foodstuffs

Great as a solo female traveller, awesome place and hosts :)

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The hosts are so very friendly and kind. They give you a full tour of the facilities upon arrival, and are happy to accommodate any needs you may have if they are able to.

For example, I arrived early on in the afternoon (about 4ish) and have kitted my car out to sleep in, and they let me park up in a spot nearer the house (with a BEAUTIFUL view to boot) and camp there as it was free when I arrived (I had provisions for tent camping, I just feel much safer travelling alone as a young woman knowing I’m in a lockable steel box than a piece of fabric).

The shower is very nice, warm, controllable temperature, clean. The toilets are also very clean.

They also happily gave me and a few other guests a historical background on the property as we were interested. Very interesting !

Also very close to Betws-Y-Coed, with gorgeous sites and activities.

All in all a fantastic experience, will absolutely be back if/when I’m back in the area 🙌🏼

Disliked: I suppose one could say there is just a cold tap with some grass and moss below it for dish washing facilities. Workable, but if your creature comforts like a sink and hot water are of high importance to you, then perhaps this may not be the site for you. I would however recommend you don’t let it stop you from staying here and experiencing all that the venue, hosts, and area have to offer :)

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Friendly welcome on arrival, got shown around potential pitches and we picked…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Friendly welcome on arrival, got shown around potential pitches and we picked the one that worked best for us from the ones available.
Liked the pitches being spread out and "wild". It is definitely a "wilder" area, with sloped hillside pitches for the most part - we were expecting this based on other reviews so were fine with it but it does seem to catch some people out. There were a few other groups but the wind in the trees and bird song drowned out any other noise and it felt a lot more secluded which was nice :)
Due to wet weather the paths were very boggy and the quad couldn't go up, not an issue for us and just meant a few trips to carry items, left car at reception for this (the car park is a bit further).
Toilets were clean with paper & antibac gel stocked through visit, water point also available

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How quiet the site was and how much space we had! Great…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: How quiet the site was and how much space we had! Great facilities and lovely staff too. We’ll definitely be back!

Disliked: N/A

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I’d come again but put my tent elsewhere far away from others

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Amazing pitch site, lovely warm welcome and staff were nice.

Disliked: Booking as a lone female, setting up camp on my own, BBQ a fire so I was fine -just wanting some headpeace, I wasn’t left alone as much as I wanted tho, I didn’t have long there but wanted to take it all in on my own with my dog; I think one of the workers took a shine to me, kept coming over an taking over when the sunset was happening an my dinner was overcooked by the time he left ; I’m Not one to tell someone to go away as it’s nice meeting new people but when I’ve booked to camp alone I’d like to be alone with my dog, I would of thought he would of took a hint an not keep asking for my number. There was loud music or tv at night when he left, an while I was enjoying a gorgeous morning with my dog I heard loud music from this workers tent nearby, so I got angry and left earlier than expected to chase waterfalls as I couldn’t relax listening to loud music when it’s supposed to be relaxing; also when I was packing up, I was getting changed an packing my bag he was stood outside my tent waiting to catch me to chat in morning, but I was trying to get packed an changed in my tent so that made me feel weird so left quickly, his dog was nice so probs wanted to see my dog before I left but just felt odd that as I didn’t feel I could shout anything as I was trying to change and pack but I saw he just stood waiting; lovely lad and his dog was so gorgeous but just wish I had more time to myself to enjoy the peace. Made me anxious he was going to come over at the slightest noise I made. Felt safe as a lone woman just personal preference to be left alone.

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From the manager: I am so sorry your peace was disturbed I can honestly say this has never happened I can assure you that this will never happen again. We would like to offer you a free stay as we are proud of our site and the tranquillity just give me an email or phone call when you'd like to come

Fantastic site in a fantastic location

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Stunning location - really felt like we were in the wild.
Steven helped us take our stuff to the top section in the trailer of the quad - worth a little trek for the location.
Lovely walk to the lake.
Definitely be back

Disliked: Having to go home 🤣

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A beautiful campsite with a wild camping theme that has plenty of…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: A beautiful campsite with a wild camping theme that has plenty of great camping spots to choose from each with lovely stone campfires ready to be used. Some people have mentioned having issues with phone signal/coverage, I managed to get a decent signal with EE (which could be a bad thing if you need something to keep you off the phone lol).

Disliked: No toilets or shower in the Winter due to issues with frozen pipes. Not their fault, just something to keep in mind.

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind review . I just wanted to say we have toilet facilities available in the house but we should be able to re-open the block soon.


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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets 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

Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Shop nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Dedicated quiet space Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Hafod Hall Camping Club

Hafod Elwy Hall

Bylchau

Denbigh

Denbighshire

Wales

LL16 5SP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.09258°N
-3.58651°W

Route directions

If you are at Denbigh, follow the signs to Petrefoleas and keep going until you pass a big white pub on the right-hand side. Keep going for about two miles and you will see a tourist board sign pointing to Hafod Elwy Hall: turn left and follow the campsite signs until you reach reception.

Nearest transport

Coach
22.4 km Station
22.5 km Post Office
23.2 km Madeleys Caraven Park
Rail
14.4 km Betws-y-Coed Rail Station
14.8 km Llanrwst Rail Station
15.6 km North Llanrwst Rail Station

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

Hiking, biking, fishing, climbing, mountain biking, kayaking… and all in spectacular scenery: use Hafod Hall as a handy base for Snowdonia and north Wales, or stay close to base to investigate river and countryside, wildlife and the night sky of the Snowdonia International Dark Sky Reserve. The mining heritage of Denbighshire, Wrexham and north Wales can be explored at Talargoch, which has the only Cornish-style engine house still standing in north Wales, and at the Minera Lead Mines, now a country park and heritage attraction. The Bersham Colliery Mining Museum at Wrexham tells the tale of the region’s coal mining. You could also have a couple of days coastwards, to the likes of seaside towns Rhyl and Prestatyn, hike the Denbigh moors and sail or fish on Llyn Brenig reservoir, or tackle some of the famed fishing in the area, such as for salmon at the River Dee, and trout and more salmon at the River Elwy.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Abergele (Pensarn) 22.8 km Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias 24.5 km Sea ExcellentExcellentN/AN/A
Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove) 24.7 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Marine Lake, Rhyl 25.2 km Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Colwyn Bay 25.6 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Bodelwyddan Castle 19.5 km

Bodnant Garden 21.2 km

Rhuddlan Castle 23.4 km

Conwy Castle 26.3 km

National Trust - Aberconwy House 26.4 km

National Trust

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 17.7 km

Bodnant Garden 21.2 km

Aberconwy House 26.4 km

Chirk Castle 37.5 km

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 44.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

The Llyn Brenig Circuit 3.3 km

Llyn Brenig and the Clywedog Reservoir 4.6 km

The Clwydian Way (7): Pentre - Cyffylliog 4.9 km

The Lion Inn Gwytherin: Up the Hill and Back 8.1 km

The Clwydian Way (8): Cyffylliog - Trefnant 12.2 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Hafod Hall Camping Club have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Hafod Hall Camping Club dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Hafod Hall Camping Club? Hiking, biking, fishing, climbing, mountain biking, kayaking… and all in spectacular scenery: use Hafod Hall as a handy base for Snowdonia and north Wales, or stay close to base to investigate river … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Hafod Hall Camping Club?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  9 a.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.

    If you do not see anyone on arrival, please ring the doorbell and someone will come to show you around.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Hafod Hall Camping Club? From €28.57 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.