River Wye Campsite

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Leafy site
Leafy site
Group camping under the trees
Camping pitches
Glasbury river a stones throw away from the campsite
Café open all day, yummy breakfast and light lunches available
Rope swing behind main house
Onsite cafe
View from campsite of glasbury river
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Group camping under the trees
Camping pitches
Glasbury river a stones throw away from the campsite

  • Family-friendly Powys campsite on the banks of the River Wye
  • Hay-on Wye and Offa’s Dyke Path 10 minutes’ drive; Hereford 40 minutes
  • Kayak and canoe hire at the adjacent activity centre; café on site
Looking for an action-packed outdoor break with lots of high-octane watery fun to be had? A stay at River Wye Campsite puts you right on the banks of the river at Glasbury-on-Wye. Once there, you can hire canoes or kayaks to paddle downstream, go gorge walking along the Wye, or join in archery and axe-throwing sessions (at an extra cost) at the adjacent activity centre. No problem if your tastes lean more towards culture rather than sporting action, as the campsite is 10 minutes’ drive from Hay-on Wye, making it a clever base for visiting the famed ‘book town’ – especially during the the annual Hay Festival of Literature and Arts, held in late May and early June. Handy on-site facilities include a shower block with plenty of hot water (great for easing tired muscles after a day kayaking on the Wye), a washing-up area and plenty of parking space, either in the car park or next to your tent. Keen to upgrade your alfresco cooking skills? You’re welcome to use free-standing barbecues but please ensure they are raised off the grass to prevent any damage. Packs of kindling can be bought on site, and there’s a covered seating area for communal picnics. If you’d rather someone else took care of the catering, pick up soft drinks, ice cream and tempting cakes in the Paddlers Rest Café – you can order full English breakfasts in there too. On weekends throughout the summer months, the site has regular pop-up trucks with street food and regular live music. Well-behaved dogs are welcome to join in the fun, and there are woodland walks direct from the pitches to keep them exercised too. The owners ask that they are kept on leads while on site, please.

Site type

Rent a tent 4
Tent sites 35
Motorhome sites 35
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Safety

  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sun, 1 Mar to

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Reviews

7.8

Overall rating from 102 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

80% would recommend this site to a friend

79% would stay here again

What customers say

Great riverside spot for watersports/walks, with friendly staff and good food options. Pitches are roomy, atmosphere is chilled. BUT loos/showers are dated & cleanliness can slip when busy. Some noise from other campers reported.

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Convenient location for Hay on Wye…

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Heather B. 3 reviews

Unpowered grass and earth campervan site

Liked Convenient location for Hay on Wye and Blackberry mountains.
I liked free range pitching without being regimented.
Very friendly staff.
I liked being close to the river.
Some tree cover providing areas of shade.

Disliked Dirty, old toilets
Canoes not available
Loud, boisterous campers
No view of river or mountains, which the blurb led me to believe

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Great clean faculties. Good buzz and…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth campervan site

Liked Great clean faculties. Good buzz and atmosphere. Perfect location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Plenty of space. Next to river.…

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Keiron H. 2 reviews

Unpowered grass and earth campervan site

Liked Plenty of space. Next to river. Interesting places to visit within 20 miles radius. Hot showers.

Disliked The pitchup website for this campsite does not indicate that the cafe is only open from Thursday to Sunday or that this site has electric ptches also. No plugs in any sink. No seating in shower block to assist with dressing / undressing. Glasbury beach is a pebble beach.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great overall. Had everything we needed

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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth campervan site

Liked Great location for the river. Nice pubs nearby. Ticked the boxes

Disliked Very dusty by entrance to camp,where we parked. Facilities could be cleaner.

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Location friendly staff…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth campervan site

Liked Location friendly staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall we had a lovely, relaxing stay

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Value for money
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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked The pitches were super spacious, and lots of freedom to go where ever we liked. Staff were super friendly and pointed us to everything we needed. The pizzas on the Friday were perfect, and super easy to prepare-order and collect.

Disliked The facilities were where the campsite was let down. There’s a toilet/shower block near the cafe which was pretty far to where we were told to camp. That block only had two toilets for the ladies and the whole block could do with updating as felt very old and forgotten about. The day two that block was out of order so had to use the toilets in the main house. Unfortunately it was the same story where they needed a really good clean.

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Nice location, lovely shop. Perfect for…

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 monika F. 4 reviews

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked Nice location, lovely shop. Perfect for 1 or 2 nights.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Answer the phone

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Simon C. 5 reviews

Unpowered grass and earth campervan site

Liked Couldn’t make it due to van issues.
Tried to call the site but couldn’t get through to anyone.
Guess that’s money I won’t get bavk

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Wonderful place: trees, river, canoes, ping…

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Jostine L. 2 reviews

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked Wonderful place: trees, river, canoes, ping pong, soccer field, biking, close to Hay-on-Wye. Great for family. Can make fires in fire pit! Facilities are a bit old - but clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Was better last year

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4 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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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth campervan site

Liked Friendly staff. Nice site for camping and great river access. Quiet.

Disliked Dirty/broken toilets and showers. Bar, shop, and cafe mostly closed. Washing up sink drainage blocked and stinky.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Covered terrace area Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports Wild swimming

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

D. of E. 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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

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

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

River Wye Campsite

Glasbury

Hay-on-Wye

Powys

Wales

HR3 5NW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.04392°N
3.20072°W

Route directions

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Nearest transport

Coach
16.7 km Interchange
24.8 km Telephone Exchange
27.5 km Bus Station
Rail
20.9 km Builth Road Rail Station
21.2 km Cilmeri Rail Station
24.6 km Garth (Powys) 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

For riverside rambles with the kids and dogs, join the Wye Valley Walk directly from your pitch, or head into the Brecon Beacons National Park (20 minutes’ drive) for more testing walks amid mountain landscapes. To trace the ancient border between England and Wales on a longer hike, follow Offa’s Dyke Path along Hergest Ridge from Hay-on-Wye (10 minutes) to Kington (four and a half hours’ walk). Need a day off from all the energetic stuff? Treat kids to a day out among the donkeys and alpacas at the Small Breeds Farm Park (25 minutes’ drive), while science buffs might appreciate a chance to peer at the universe through telescopes at The Spaceguard Centre (50 minutes, don’t miss the views over the Welsh hills into Shropshire). Combine sightseeing with history by visiting the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library Exhibition at the Norman cathedral in Hereford (40 minutes), and if the weather’s behaving, have a jaunt around the colourful flower borders at Hergest Croft Gardens (25 minutes).

Food and drink

  • Foyles of Glasbury Restaurant 0.3 km
  • River Cafe Restaurant 0.3 km
  • The Harp Inn Pub 0.5 km
  • Harp Inn Pub 0.5 km
  • Old Barn Inn Pub 1.2 km
  • The Three Cocks Coaching Inn Pub 1.3 km
  • Hollybush Inn ? Pub 2.5 km
  • The Three Horseshoes Pub 2.5 km
  • Wye not Stop Restaurant 4.6 km
  • Griffin Inn Pub 4.6 km

Groceries

  • Co-op Food Supermarket 5.4 km
  • Hay Distillery Off-licence 6.2 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 6.7 km

Parks and play

  • The Pound Field 2.5 km
  • Site of Hay Festival 5.1 km
  • Brook Street Secret Walled Garden 6.3 km

Family days out

  • Llowes Castle Tump 2.1 km
  • Llanthomas Castle Mound 3.4 km
  • Llanthomas Castle Mound 3.4 km
  • Tregoyd Mountain Riders Visitor attraction 3.5 km
  • Bronllys Castle 5.3 km
  • Hay Castle 6.1 km
  • Broad Street Clocktower Visitor attraction 6.2 km
  • Cusop Castle 6.6 km
  • Clifford Castle 9.4 km

Public transport

  • Glasbury Bridge 0.3 km
  • Old Barn Inn 1.2 km
  • Three Cocks, Gwernyfed High School 1.7 km
  • Gwernyfed, Three Cocks 1.9 km
  • Pontithel Talgarth Turn 2.2 km
  • Opp. Radnor Arms 3 km
  • Radnor Arms 3 km
  • Little Ffordd-Fawr 3.1 km
  • Boughrood Village 4.6 km
  • Griffin Inn 4.6 km

What’s nearby

  • Country Supplies General shop 6 km
  • The Stables General shop 6.1 km
  • Summerhill Golf Club Golf course 7.8 km
  • Rhosgoch Golf & Leisure Club Golf course 8.8 km

Local services

  • Gulf Fuel station 0.4 km
  • Asda Express Fuel station 4.6 km
  • Oil4Wales Fuel station 5.1 km
  • Talgarth Medical Centre Doctors 5.4 km
  • Talgarth Medical Centre Clinic 5.4 km
  • Bronllys Clinic 5.7 km
  • Bronllys Community Hospital 5.7 km
  • Valero Fuel station 5.7 km
  • Primrose Pharmacy 5.8 km
  • Hay on Wye Medical Centre Hospital 5.9 km

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Must see

Brecon Mountain Railway 29.6 km

Blaenavon Ironworks 30.7 km

Big Pit: National Coal Museum 31 km

Blaenavon World Heritage Centre & Tourist Information Centre 31.2 km

Penderyn Distillery Visitor Centre 38.1 km

National Trust

Cwmmau Farmhouse 15.2 km

The Weir 26.2 km

Skenfrith Castle 33.4 km

Croft Castle and Parkland 37.8 km

The Kymin 43.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Llyswen - Wye Valley Walk - Mynydd Fforest - Brechfa Pool 4.8 km

Near Ffynnon Gynydd - The Begwns - near Ffynnon Gynydd 5 km

An Introduction to the Begwns 5.3 km

Talgarth - Park Wood - Ffostyll - Talgarth 5.9 km

Hay on Wye - Offa's Dyke Path - Penhenallt - Hay Common - Hay 0n Wye 6.1 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 River Wye Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is River Wye Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near River Wye Campsite? For riverside rambles with the kids and dogs, join the Wye Valley Walk directly from your pitch, or head into the Brecon Beacons National Park (20 minutes’ drive) for more testing walks … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of River Wye Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at River Wye Campsite? From $54.95 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.