Campgrounds for backpackers in West Wales

Gwynon Camping

• Peaceful, spacious grass pitches in a quiet field near Llanarthney
• National Botanic Garden of Wales 10 minutes' drive away
• Pick your own pitch at a simple site with well-designed facilities

7 Acres Camping

• No-frills wild camping fields and woodland at Hook in Pembrokeshire
• A 25-minute drive to Newgale Beach; half an hour to Oakwood Theme Park
• Off-grid site 10 minutes’ walk to the Cleddau Estuary and shops

Penhill Farm Caravan Park

• Scenic farm site with public walking path accessible from the grounds
• A 10-minute drive to Llandeilo and 15 minutes to Carreg Cennen Castle
• Hair salon at the park and country roads for cycling in the surrounds

Talbenny Hall Farm

• Peaceful dog-friendly site one mile from the Pembrokeshire Coast Path
• A 10-minute drive to Broad Haven; 35 minutes’ walk from Little Haven
• Tuck shop on site selling essentials; cafés, pubs and shops in Little

Portfield Camping

• Pop-up Pembrokeshire wild camping site on a working organic farm
• A 10-minute drive from Broad Haven beach; 15 minutes from Newgale
• Pub five minutes’ walk away and footpath nearby on an old railway line

Ffos Las Racecourse

Stickle Tarn

• Wild camping field on a Brechfa Forest smallholding in Carmarthenshire
• A 15-minute drive to Gorlech MTB Trail; 45 minutes to Aberaeron beach
• Valley views and animals on site; pub and shop five minutes’ drive

Trehale Farm

• Simple pitches mown into a meadow at a Pembrokeshire family farm
• A 15-minute drive from Newgale beach; 20 minutes from St Davids
• Live music and comedy nights most Fridays and Saturdays; bar on site

Manorbier Youth Hostel

Caraway Meadows

• Small Pembrokeshire site on 75 acres of pasture near Crymych
• In the Preseli Hills, 20 minutes' drive from Cardigan and Newport
• Simple pitches in a wildlife haven; campfires and dogs welcome

Seaholly Leisure

• Dog-friendly, family-friendly and motorbike-friendly rural site
• In peaceful green setting by a stream, 20 minutes' drive from Lampeter
• Barbecues and campfires allowed; shops five minutes' drive away

Springwater Lakes

Dunston Hill Campsite

• Three acres of green space close to sandy beaches
• Spotless amenities in a newly added block
• Friendly and peaceful atmosphere

Cuckoo Camping

• Quiet site for guests over 25s
• Camp kitchen with microwave, toaster, kettle, fridge and hot water
• Pet-friendly site with two free hot showers and two toilets

Nantyrast Wild Camping

• Wild camping on a 1400-acre family farm in the Cambrian Mountains
• Dolaucothi Gold Mines and Llyn Brianne 20 minutes' drive away
• Off-grid nature haven 13 miles from the nearest town of Llandovery