Rhyd y Galen

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Views of Snowdonia
Views of snowdonia
Elidir fawr in the background
Views of snowdonia
Electric grass pitch
Views of yr wyddfa
Views of yr wyddfa
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All weather pitch
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Elidir fawr in the background
Views of snowdonia
Electric grass pitch

  • Peaceful, scenic North Wales site on the edge of Eryri (Snowdonia)
  • A 10-minute drive to Caernarfon Castle; 20 to Zip World Penrhyn Quarry
  • Table tennis, skittles and pool table on site; 20 acres to explore
With a magical setting overlooking Eryri (Snowdonia) hills, Rhyd y Galen is a peaceful caravan and camping park in rural North Wales. Fancy exploring the mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia), the stunning North Wales coastline and the Isle of Anglesey? Then this is your place. For your ease, access to the grass camping pitches is via tarmac roads. Generous in size and fully serviced, these pitches with a whole host of facilities, from a spotless shower block, well lit at night for your convenience and kitted out with hair dryers to keep you looking your best, to a family-friendly baby-changing unit and a laundry. On hand are 20 acres of land for families (and any canine pals) wanting to be out walking, playing and exploring, and if the kids should get restless, keep them entertained with games of table tennis, table football, skittles or pool. If you need to stock up on groceries, there are several supermarkets in Caernarfon (10 minutes’ drive), and if you fancy making a night of it in the town’s pubs and restaurants, ditch the car and jump in a local taxi.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 92
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Tent pitches 37
Motorhome pitches 92
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 3 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Dogs

  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sun, 1 Mar to

Open from Mon, 1 Mar to

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Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 336 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

93% would recommend this site to a friend

90% would stay here again

What customers say

Spacious pitches, top-notch facilities, and a warm welcome. Spotless toilets/showers praised. Great North Wales base. Mostly peaceful, but some road noise. Good security. A few calls for more bins and better signs.

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Great facilities, showers and toilets were…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Great facilities, showers and toilets were cleaned regularly. Grounds are well maintained.

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From the manager: Thank you for the kind review — we're really pleased you found the facilities and grounds well maintained throughout your stay. We hope to welcome you back again soon!

Great location for day trips.

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Good location, helpful staff and clean facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for the kind review — we're glad the location, team and facilities all delivered! We hope to welcome you back again soon.

nice place to stay at

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked very clean, friendly staff, nice facilities.

Disliked No plain pitches, ratjer noisy due to Main road.

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The staff went over and above.…

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 Samantha N. 1 review

Electric grass pitch

Liked The staff went over and above. I ordered a firepit on our 3rd day, and they drove it down for us and as I had paid for a gazebo which we couldn't put up as half of it was left behind, they allowed me to just pay the extra £5 for the firepit. They tried so hard to allow us another night, but it just wasn't possible, but I was so grateful for his efforts.

The toilets and showers were clean and the pitch we had was right next to the smaller convenience area, and we were pretty much always able to get in without a queue at all.

Everyone who was pitched up on site were friendly and thoughtful. My two sons made friends with a couple of other kids from the other side of our section. They swapped online name tags and have played with each other since. They spent hours over there playing football even though our 10yr old has never played a day in his life, but he absolutely loved being a goalie.

The whole area is so clean and taken care of. We had a water tap right behind our tent, many pitches had those wooden picnic table and chairs set up, the ground was pretty flat and well kept.

Honestly, it was the best site we have ever been to...and it had WIFI!

I would highly recommend them and I am sure we will be going back.

Disliked Nothing to dislike in my opinion.

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From the manager: What a wonderful review — thank you so much, this really did put the biggest smile on our faces!

We're so pleased the team were able to help with the firepit and do their best to sort things out when the gazebo situation arose — it's always our aim to make sure every guest feels looked after, whatever comes up during a stay. We're sorry we couldn't squeeze in that extra night, but we're glad the efforts were appreciated!

It's also lovely to hear your sons had such a great time making new friends — the fact they're still playing together online is absolutely brilliant, and we love that the site played a small part in that.
Thank you for noticing all the little details too. We put a lot of care into those things and it means a great deal to know they're appreciated.

"The best site we've ever been to" — we couldn't ask for more. We can't wait to welcome you all back again soon!

Everything was 5 star, never been…

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kieron s. 1 review

Electric grass pitch

Liked Everything was 5 star, never been on a so organised clean & tidy site, owners spot on, adding shower and toilet blocks for the ever expanding fields, will be back, 30 min bus to snowdonia rangers path and Beddgelert village

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much — 5 star across the board and the most organised clean site you've been to, we absolutely love to hear it!

We're really pleased the new shower and toilet blocks are already making a difference, and it's great to know the bus route to the Yr Wyddfa Ranger Path and Beddgelert village worked so well for you — a fantastic way to explore the area without the car!

We can't wait to welcome you back again soon.

Great location, large pitch, lots of…

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 Debbie B. 1 review

Electric grass pitch

Liked Great location, large pitch, lots of space, nicely set out.

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From the manager: Thank you for the kind review — we're glad you enjoyed the location, pitch size and the layout of the site. We hope to welcome you back again soon!

Well kept immaculate site. Very…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced grass tent pitch

Liked Well kept immaculate site. Very peaceful and top class facilities
Location is perfect for exploring Anglesey and North Wales

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From the manager: Thank you for the kind review — we're really pleased you enjoyed the site and found the facilities top class!

Anglesey and north Wales on the doorstep really is hard to beat — we hope you made the most of everything the area has to offer. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon!

Sehr sauber. Moderne Einrichtung. Idealer Startpunkt…

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 Andreas H. 4 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Sehr sauber. Moderne Einrichtung. Idealer Startpunkt zum Wandern. Der Bus hält direkt am Platz, wenn man an der Straße steht und winkt.

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From the manager: ielen Dank für Ihre freundliche Bewertung — wir freuen uns sehr, dass Ihnen der Platz gefallen hat!

Es ist schön zu hören, dass die sauberen und modernen Einrichtungen einen guten Eindruck hinterlassen haben und dass der Platz als idealer Ausgangspunkt zum Wandern diente. Und der Bus direkt am Platz ist wirklich praktisch — wir freuen uns, dass Sie ihn nutzen konnten!

Wir hoffen, Sie bald wieder bei uns begrüßen zu dürfen!

Thank you for your kind review — we're so pleased you enjoyed the site!

It's lovely to hear the clean and modern facilities made a great impression and that the site worked perfectly as a base for hiking. And the bus right on the doorstep is so handy — we're glad you were able to make use of it!

We hope to welcome you back again on your next journey to Wales.

Very quiet, really clean facilities. Would…

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 Elizabeth W. 10 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Very quiet, really clean facilities. Would recommend- close to Anglesey and lots of places to visit close by. Liked the games section. Great wifi

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From the manager: We're happy that you found the park very quiet and really clean. Hope to see you again soon.

Clean and tidy site good location.

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Clean and tidy site. Staff are friendly and helpful.

Disliked Noise from the road in the camping field is annoying and could be solved with acoustic fencing. Some large groups of campers up very late and are noisy in the evenings. None of these problems are directly linked to the site and are my opinion only.

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From the manager: I'm pleased that you found the site clean and tidy, but sorry that others disturbed your stay. Had you told a member of staff, we would have been able to address the problem.

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac

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

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Rhyd y Galen

Bethel

Caernarfon

Gwynedd

Wales

LL55 1DX

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.15845°N
4.22454°W

Route directions

Come off the A55 at Junction 11 and take the first exit. At the next mini roundabout, take the second exit onto the A4244 and proceed for just over three miles. At the roundabout by Ty Mawr tearooms, take the second exit towards Bethel on the B4366. Proceed through the village of Bethel. After one mile, the site will be on the left-hand side. Look for the Welsh flag. What3words: guessing.summit.motel.

Nearest transport

Coach
3.8 km Bus Station
10.2 km Bus Station
12.5 km Povey's Garage
Rail
7 km Llanfairpwll Rail Station
9.3 km Bangor (Gwynedd) Rail Station
13.9 km Bodorgan Rail Station
Ferry
31.8 km Holyhead Ferry Terminal
Airport
23.3 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

Standing where the Afont Seiont river meets the Menai Strait, Caernarfon Castle (10 minutes’ drive) is a forbidding medieval fortress and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Perhaps best known as the place where Prince Charles was invested in 1969, it also houses the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, which explores the history of this infantry regiment. If you’re in a ‘feel the fear, but do it anyway’ mood, you can head to Zip World Penrhyn Quarry (20 minutes), where the Velocity 2 zipline stretches across a lake, allowing you to travel at speeds of up to 100mph. If you are brave enough to keep your eyes open during your flight, you can also take in splendid views of Eryri (Snowdonia). For something less hair-raising, Portmeirion (40 minutes) is a village featuring Italian-inspired pastel-coloured buildings and lush sub-tropical vegetation. Grab an ice cream from Italian gelateria Caffi’r Angel, and take a leisurely stroll through the quaint streets or along the sandy beach on the Afon Dwyryd estuary.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Llanddwyn 11.1 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Morfa Dinlle 11.2 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Aberffraw 16.3 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Llanddona 17.3 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
St Davids - Benllech 17.4 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Caernarfon Castle 4.2 km

National Slate Museum 8.4 km

Snowdon Mountain Railway 8.4 km

Penrhyn Castle 9.9 km

Beaumaris Castle 14.5 km

National Trust

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 4.9 km

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 28.1 km

Bodnant Garden 29.5 km

Aberconwy House 29.7 km

Plas yn Rhiw 45.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ceunant Bach - Moel Eilio - Foel Goch 8.1 km

MALLTRAETH MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 05/07/2002) 9 km

Bethesda - Ogwen 11.3 km

Gyrn Wigau and Foel Grach 11.4 km

Newborough Forest and Llanddwyn Island 11.7 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 Rhyd y Galen have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Rhyd y Galen dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Rhyd y Galen? Standing where the Afont Seiont river meets the Menai Strait, Caernarfon Castle (10 minutes’ drive) is a forbidding medieval fortress and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Perhaps best known as the place … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Rhyd y Galen?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12:00 –  20:00
    Depart by:  12:00
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  13:00 –  20:00
    Depart by:  11:00
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Rhyd y Galen? From €31.56 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.