Bryncarnedd Caravan Park

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  • Peaceful pitches a mile from Aberystwyth town centre
  • A 10-minute drive from Borth beach; 20 minutes from Devil's Bridge
  • Easy access from main roads; dogs welcome
Make the most of Ceredigion’s countryside and set your compass to Bryncarnedd Caravan Park, a mile outside of Aberystwyth town centre. It is indeed a splendid spot here on what was once a busy dairy farm, and handily you’ll be well set for getting into town for shops, restaurants and attractions when you want them. These days, this place has been transformed into a peaceful caravan park with holiday lets in the surrounding old farm buildings. Dogs are welcome to join you on the pitches here – there are plenty of places to take them (or yourselves) for a walk on local pathways. Easy access to the local main roads (A44 and A487) means that it’s straightforward to get out and about for the area’s many activities and attractions, be they beaches, birdwatching, bike riding or exploring the area around Devils Bridge (waterfalls and cool bridges included). Back on site, though, there are well-maintained facilities, including a play area, washing-up area, chemical disposal point and modern bathroom block with toilets and showers to rinse off after a full-on day of adventuring. There's no reception on site, and there's a simple self-check-in system so that you can get straight to the important things: relaxing. There is, however, a manager on site 24 hours per day, plus a modern camera system.

Site type

Tent sites 18
Caravan sites 12
Motorhome sites 12
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not consist of more than 1 different households.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sun, 1 Mar to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

7.4

Overall rating from 266 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

70% would recommend this site to a friend

67% would stay here again

What customers say

A handy spot, usually tidy with decent, flat pitches. Showers and loos get a good rap for cleanliness, though some found 'em basic. Peaceful vibe, easy to get to Aberystwyth. Signage could be clearer, staff aren't always around, and neighbour noise pops up. Some found the road in and walk to town a bit tricky.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 21/07/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great views, fab hot showers…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Debra F. 1 review

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Great views, fab hot showers

Disliked The bookings chap let our camping neighbour use our electric as he said he didn't think we were coming when we were clearly booked in. Simple mistake I guess and quickly resolved

Recommend to friends Visit again

Easy booking, decent price, clean, modern facilities. Would stay again

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Susan T. 3 reviews

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Clean showers and toilets
Decent pitch size
Helpful maintenance man on site

Disliked Wasps - but they were looking for the nest whilst we were leaving

Recommend to friends Visit again

Average site for the cost. Walk to town, down hill around 30 minutes.

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7 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 7
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Colin D. 2 reviews

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Pitches were average size and well set out. Access to water and electricity etc was good. Evenings were relatively quiet.

Disliked The site seemed to have quite a lot of touring type vans on it that appeared to have been there for a while.
Toilets and showers were almost like portable type ones and could maybe do with an upgrade. No reception.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Level surface. Peggable surface. Quiet…

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Anonymous

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Level surface. Peggable surface. Quiet

Recommend to friends Visit again

One of the best sites we have stayed at

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10 out of 10
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Wifi
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 Guy M. 3 reviews

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Great facilties very clean site will thought out

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

We left 2 nights early, avoid!

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1 out of 10
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Shana M. 1 review

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Nothing

Disliked Facilities were tired and basic. The site is unmanaged and not attended, Pitches too close together, but worse of all there was a large no of inconsiderate, noisy seasonal residents with lively children.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Awful 2 night stay

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2 out of 10
Location
 3
Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Location

Disliked No reception. Poor quality pre-fab wash rooms/toilets. Site over run with travellers who basically took over, feral children flying round on e-scooters. Their laundry hung along all the fence making it very awkward for people wishing to get water from the nearby tap. Loud, singing at night after a few drinks & lots of swearing !

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We have no control or idea who books through Pitch Up until they arrive on site. We did our best to manage the situation and we are sorry you had a negative experience. Best wishes for the rest of your Summer,

Over all it is a good place to stay recmonded

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Wifi
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 Yasir S. 2 reviews

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Clean and everything was managed apart from toilet tissue missing Monday morning but can be sort out from caretaker he’s always around.

Disliked It’s good for campers not for tent pitches if you want to feel like real mountains or fields atmosphere

Recommend to friends Visit again

Poor site with very loud neighbours. No privacy, quite neglected

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1 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 1
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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David S. 2 reviews

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Nothing.

Disliked Everything

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We are so sorry you had such a negative experience during your stay. Unfortunately, we had three groups of people who have been utterly disrespectful to the site, our facilities and guests this weekend.
This matter has been a priority to us and we have been working hard to remove them from site due to their behavior, damage caused and abuse to guests and staff.

Just about OK for a night!

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6 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 5
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Stephen C. 31 reviews

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Choice of pitch and these were level and hard for a van so ok. Dedicated to pitchup bookings. Convenient for town. Ok for a single night.

Disliked No reception ( in fact no one at all) no site map so had to ask another camper about protocol. Not many water points ( and no indication where they were). Only a few showers and toilets for a large site with permanent caravans on it. No shop or other facilities nearer than town. Grey waste is 20 feet from nearest van parking and higher so you’ll need to carry it in a container ( ok for caravans of course) Chemical waste isn’t flushing type with just a tap ( and no hose) so it’s a bit rank 😷 Site lacks a personality!!

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Features

Dogs 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 Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

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

Themes

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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

Bryncarnedd Caravan Park

Clarach Road

Aberystwyth

Ceredigion

Wales

SY23 3DG

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.42581°N
4.05754°W

Route directions

On arrival, turn right towards the caravan site then continue straight ahead past the double-decker bus and you will see an area signposted 'Pitchup'. Park on any empty pitch with your tourer or camper. If you are camping, pitch tents in the field area close to the green area of these pitches.

Nearest transport

Coach
1.1 km University Campus Penglais
2 km Bus Station
5.6 km Penllwyn PO
Rail
2.1 km Aberystwyth Rail Station
7.3 km Borth Rail Station
13.1 km Aberdovey Rail Station
Ferry
32.2 km Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
32.6 km Barmouth Ferry Landing

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

Once you’ve got your bearings, you’ll want to get clued up on exactly what’s close by. Aberystwyth (five minutes’ drive) has a castle, cliff railway and the nostalgic Vale of Rheidol Railway, while Borth beach (10 minutes) will sort out swimming, surfing, fishing, sailing and windsurfing fans. For walks surrounded by pleasant coastal scenery, the Ynyslas beach and nature reserve (15 minutes) is a sure bet for that sort of stuff, while the Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest Visitor Centre (15 minutes) has plenty of walks or bike trails in a forest setting instead. There's also red kite feeding activities to mix things up a little there. Put your smarts to the test… you’ll find a few things to wrap your head around at the Centre for Alternative Technology (35 minutes). Meanwhile, Corris Craft Centre (35 minutes) will be a test of your artistic skills instead, while the Silver Mountain Experience (20 minutes) has escape rooms and tours around a Victorian mine. And what about King Arthur's Labyrinth (40 minutes), where re-enactments and boat tours bring the legends to life? Handily, with your guide, you shouldn't get too lost inside the Snowdonia mountains…

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Clarach South 1.7 km Sea GoodGoodGoodGood
Aberystwyth North 2.2 km Sea ExcellentGoodExcellentExcellent
Aberystwyth South 2.7 km Sea GoodGoodGoodGood
Borth 7.2 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Aberdyfi 12.9 km Estuary ExcellentGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Vale of Rheidol Railway (Aberystwyth) 2.3 km

Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway 17.6 km

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 23 km

Llanerchaeron - National Trust 25.8 km

Dolaucothi Gold Mines - National Trust 43 km

National Trust

Dolaucothi Gold Mines 43 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Black Covert Walk 1 - Aberystwyth 12 km

Black Covert Walk 2 12 km

YNYS-HIR (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 20/04/2000) 15.3 km

The Arch Car Park - Pen lan fawr - The Arch Car Park 17.9 km

Aberaeron - River Walk - Allt y Graig - St Non's - Aberaeron 24.6 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 Bryncarnedd Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Bryncarnedd Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Bryncarnedd Caravan Park? Once you’ve got your bearings, you’ll want to get clued up on exactly what’s close by. Aberystwyth (five minutes’ drive) has a castle, cliff railway and the nostalgic Vale of Rheidol Railway, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Bryncarnedd Caravan Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Bryncarnedd Caravan Park? From $69.04 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.