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
Onsite cafe
View from campsite of glasbury river
Family friendly
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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 27
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

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Reviews

8.3

Overall rating from 93 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

87% would recommend this site to a friend

86% would stay here again

What customers say

Lovely riverside site, friendly staff & good for canoeing. Facilities clean but dated. Some noise issues & busy periods stretched facilities.

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Tom H.

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked The location is excellent, the proximity to the river and the local villages and towns.

Disliked Extremely basic.

The bathrooms are abysmal, not clean, smelly, the paper towels ran out on Saturday morning and were never replaced. Unisex bathrooms have shower curtains, one of the bathrooms has half moon curtains between two showers not even a hard divider.. nowhere to hang anything. Shower curtains don't belong on campsites.

Selected the site specifically for the kayaking, got told we couldn't because the manager wasn't there today.

Sand pit had no sand, one plug for the two washing sinks also had no chain so had to dig it out with knife.

It seems that its run by young teens who don't really care enough.

Really disappointing, will never return.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Possibly a good place but to be avoided on a BH wkend in good weather.

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Elaine F.

Unpowered grass and earth campervan site

Liked Its potential, facilities could have been good and the location.

Cafe and ice cream on site was a bonus.

Disliked Over crowding of the site, noise, large groups.

Toilets dirty and not enough for the numbers needing to use them.


It was so overwhelming, we left, with no where booked to go to.

Staff we spoke to was very friendly.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would not stay here again

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked The location was perfect right next to the river.

The staff on the whole were really lovely and friendly.

Disliked The facilities were below par. No toilet roll on one day. The toilets were dirty and the ‘nice’ toilets for the glamping tents were not much better and the showers were not acceptable - nowhere to hang your towels and only a flimsy shower curtain between you and the 100s of people they crammed into the site over the weekend. The water wouldn’t drain after showers so you’re standing in dirty water from other people’s showers even if you’re just going to brush your teeth.

The owner made inappropriate comments - not professional at all.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location , cafe,staff Great stay…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth campervan site

Liked Great location , cafe,staff
Great stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely location, but showers broken and quite loud at night

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked location close to Hay, staff friendliness, pop up food trucks, proximity of river for wild swimming and mountains for walks, visible stars, fire and dog friendliness

Disliked showers not working properly, loo roll often out, 9pm quiet was not enforced!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really nice place but wouldn’t return due to the showers / toilets.

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked Great location, friendly staff and it’s a really nice pitch.

Disliked The toilets and showers aren’t good. They often don’t have toilet roll. They’re dirty and one toilet didn’t even have a seat.

Probably the worst toiletries / showers I’ve seen in a camp site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely little sight would stay again.

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Mollie H.

Unpowered grass and earth campervan site

Liked Friendly staff couldn't be more helpful, excellent and safe access to the river, decent pitch size and lovely cafe and bar on-site

Disliked No dump point on site, toilets are a little dated and males did become blocked with no flush during stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good vibe. Very busy. Felt much…

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Maxine B.

Unpowered grass and earth campervan site

Liked Good vibe. Very busy. Felt much more a base for the river activities than a campsite. Expensive for what it was. But good facilities and attentive laid back team on hand.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

God location and friendly staff let down badly by facilities.

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked Super friendly and helpful staff.
Close to the river.

Disliked Facilities were very basic and not well maintained.
Pitches were patchy grass / dirt with quite a few burnt bits where fires had been made.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Was amazing place lovely very welcome…

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Nathan H.

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked Was amazing place lovely very welcome would definitely be going there again

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 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 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).

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 $50.57 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.