Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park

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Llyn Tegid & Gwersyll Pen Y Bont
Llyn tegid & gwersyll pen y bont
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  • Family-owned Snowdonia site near the shore of Bala Lake
  • A short walk to watersports, boat hire and Bala Lake Railway
  • Within walking distance of Bala’s shops, restaurants and golf course
Got Snowdonia National Park in your sights? You can add a little sailing or windsurfing – and relaxation on a family-run site – into the mix when staying at Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park. This peaceful place is just a few hundred metres from the shore of Bala Lake (also known by its Welsh name Llyn Tegid). The fresh air of the Snowdonia National Park is sure to aid that well-awaited relaxation… and when you’re feeling fully rejuvenated (and full of tasty food from the shops and restaurants in Bala town centre, 15 minutes’ walk away), there are activities like sailing, windsurfing and boat hire around the lake. Switch up Bala Lake’s gentle ripples for the whitewater of the Tryweryn at the National White Water Centre, 10 minutes’ drive away. Adventurous souls can zoom down the 1080-metre zipwire at Zip World Llechwedd (40 minutes’ drive), climb Snowdonia’s mountains or catch a few swells at the surf lagoon at Adventure Parc Snowdonia (50 minutes). If you’d rather move at a more leisurely pace, putting a few holes as you go, there’s a golf course on the other side of Bala, half an hour’s walk away from the site. Spa days and massage treatments are available about 10 minutes' walk away too.

Site type

Rent a tent 3
Tent sites 19
Motorhome sites 37
Caravan sites 37
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • If bringing a rooftop tent, please book one of the hardstanding pitches.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

Open from Sun, 1 Mar to

AA 4 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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Reviews

9.6

Overall rating based on 913 reviews View breakdown

Lake and/or mountain

Voted 78% of visitors View breakdown

96%

would recommend this site to a friend

93%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great, clean facilities. Beautiful location…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Lauren D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Great, clean facilities. Beautiful location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site we will definitely revisit

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 9
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site (large)

Liked: Excellent site and facilities could not fault the site and location

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much! 😊

Great stay no negatives

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Neil H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent site (large)

Liked: Clean well set out site ideally located for the lake and town.

Facilities were 1st class staff always helpful and friendly

Peaceful and tranquill a little gem of a site

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much Neil, we're glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again soon!

Great site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Gary J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site (XL)

Liked: Every thing about this site is great, the pitch was level and spotless with plenty of room, the toilets and showers were very clean and modern, within walking distance from Bala town and lake, will recommend this site to anyone.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much Gary - please come and see us again soon!

Fantastic area. Clean, tidy and friendly

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Robert B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site (small, maximum 6 metres)

Liked: Friendly staff. Toilet and shower block was amazing. Nothing was ever too much for staff. They all said hello when passing. Everywhere was clean and tidy. Even the shop on site had things you didn't think you needed

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, very much appreciated. We take great pride in our shower block and try and be on top of the cleaning at all times. We are a friendly lot here and again it is part of the service to make sure that everyone feels safe and comfortable when staying on site

Thank you again.

Team PYB

Excellent stay. Will come again.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Barbara M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Branwen shepherd's hut (hot tub)

Liked: We stayed in Branden. It was amazing. Clean, cosy with welcome tea and coffee. We are definitely planning to return to the lovely site and that says a lot for someone who has never camped before.

Disliked: All great

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind words Barbara, it is always nice to hear positive things about our glamping huts and we are so happy that you enjoyed your stay with us. we look forward to seeing you again in the future,

Kind Regards

Team PYB

Lovely site, amazing staff, fantastic amenities but not for us.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Jo P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent site (medium)

Liked: The site was impeccably clean with all the amenities you could hope for. The staff were so welcoming and helpful and the views incredible. It is set up really well for camper vans with large pitches for tents and smaller ones, all with electric hook ups. This is a perfect site for families or those looking for more community and friendly neighbours.

Disliked: We felt it was a little misleading, as it said it was on the lake which it isn’t. It’s only a 10 minute walk so not the worst thing but we had hoped to be on the lakeside as we had been with another site. We were in a lovely pitch and this wasn’t anything the staff could have influenced but we were kept awake long into the early hours by loud music from the glamping and the gents right next to us. We were looking for a sedate campsite and unfortunately this wasn’t the site for that.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and glad that you liked the layout of the site and the fact that we take pride in our amenities. It is unfortunate that you were kept awake until late as when the warden was around at 10.30pm all was well but if you would have told the staff in the morning, it would have been dealt with, unfortunatley we cannot do anything after the event. I am not sure where you have seen that we advertise that we are a camping site on the lake as we are obviously not and we do say that we are a 2 minute walk from the lake ( by the sailing club ) but you just might have misread that.

Kind Regards

Team PYB

Great site with clean facilities, friendly and helpful staff

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Melissa M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent site (medium)

Liked: I liked how clean the site was and how friendly and helped staff were. The site is convenient to Bala town and lake. Easily accessible with a 10 minute walk where you can access shops, cafes and pubs. The lake is a great day out especially when the weather is nice.

Disliked: Only complaint I have is we had some very noisy campers next to us and the road at the back of the site could be noisy at times in the night when trying to sleep.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking time to leave us a review, we're so glad you enjoyed your time with us apart from the campers next door and i do you will give us another try very soon!


PYB team

Lovely site with spotless facilities and a well stocked shop.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Janet A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab motorhome site

Liked: Lovely site within easy walking distance to Bala and Bala railway with a half hour steam train journey along the lake. Spotlessly clean toilets with spacious shower cubicles. Well equipped shop open 9 to 5.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, very much appreciated and we are so glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to seeing you here again in the future.


Kind Regards

Team PYB.

The place was spotless and everything was perfect. The location was…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Sue M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

8M fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site

Liked: The place was spotless and everything was perfect. The location was picturesque and close to the lake. The lady introduced us to the pitch and kindly assisted with any issues we had.

Disliked: The shop was not open all day. We were looking to see if there was a dog bowl we could purchase.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review - we're so glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

The shop is open 9am-5pm but on the rare occasion we do have to close the shop during the day, our phone number is always on the door to contact us and we will come straight down to help - we're usually just on site cleaning the glamping units or amenity block.

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 Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire 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 Bush Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Luxury Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise 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

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Site close to accessible bathrooms Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Drainage hook-up points for caravans Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park

Llangynog Road

Bala

Gwynedd

Wales

LL23 7PH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.90153°N
-3.59025°W

Nearest transport

Coach
29.2 km Parade Street 2
34.6 km Alma Road
34.7 km Crossroads Stores
Rail
25.5 km Betws-y-Coed Rail Station
25.6 km Blaenau Ffestiniog Rail Station
25.8 km Pont-y-Pant Rail Station
Ferry
37.2 km Barmouth Ferry Landing
37.2 km Porth Penrhyn 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

For those days where you can’t be bothered to walk too far, it’s very handy that the station for the narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway is just five minutes’ walk away. Views of the water are a given, but count the mountains too: Arenig Fawr, Aran Fawddwy and Aran Benllyn are visible on the route. You may have your sights set on climbing Wales’ tallest mountain, perhaps. If you’re not climbing up Snowdon (an hour's drive) yourself, you might want to take the Snowdon Mountain Railway (an hour and five minutes), which has been making its ascent for over 100 years. A less strenuous trail than the Snowdon climb is the Mawddach Trail, which runs for just under 10 miles from Dolgellau (half an hour), crossing over the gorgeous Barmouth railway bridge on the other end. Coed y Brenin Forest Park (35 minutes) has plenty of trails too, through thick forest this time. You can take them on by mountain bike, standard bicycle or on foot – and there’s bike hire at the forest park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Harlech 36.4 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Llandanwg 37 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Barmouth 37.4 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Tal-Y-Bont 37.9 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Dyffryn (Llanendwyn) 38.4 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Portmeirion Gardens 34.1 km

CADW - Harlech Castle 35.1 km

Ffestiniog Railway 36.1 km

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 36.6 km

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 38.8 km

National Trust

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 23.8 km

Chirk Castle 33.7 km

Bodnant Garden 39.5 km

Aberconwy House 45 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Carnedd y Filiast 9.4 km

Llandrillo and the Berwyns from the West 10.6 km

Arenig Fawr Circular 10.9 km

Rhiwargor Car Park - Pistyll-y-Meincian - Bird Hide - Rhiwargor 11.3 km

LAKE VYRNWY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/04/1980) 13.9 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park? For those days where you can’t be bothered to walk too far, it’s very handy that the station for the narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway is just five minutes’ walk away. Views of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park? From $76.81 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.