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Gwyndy Campsite

9.6 25 reviews

Secluded and spacious wild camping for adults only with mountain views
A quarter of an hour's drive from Caernarfon and Bangor
A mile from Llanddeiniolen village centre and its pub

Surrounded by peaceful greenery and fields grazed by cows and sheep, Gwyndy Campsite is an excellent adults-only location for quiet camping breaks within easy reach of the North Wales coast and the uplands of Snowdonia National Park. Mountains, including Snowdon, can be seen from the site, and in this very rural location there's plenty of space to spread out, relax and enjoy the view. The pitches are located in a spacious field of just over two acres, bordered by a five-acre forest that's crossed by a small stream. No facilities are available on site, so you'll have to bring your own toilet facilities or make arrangements elsewhere, but in return you get a little patch of blissfully peaceful Welsh countryside to call your own for the duration of your stay. While Gwyndy Campsite is far from busy roads and urban activity, handily it's just under a mile from the small village of Llanddeiniolen and its pub, which is open for meals and drinks throughout the week. For anything else, you can reach the larger towns of Caernarfon and Bangor by road within a quarter of an hour's drive – both have plenty of shops, supermarkets and restaurants as well as historic buildings, great seascapes and top visitor attractions.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

No dogs allowed

Adults only

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 Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed No pets allowed

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 No drinkable water point No hot water No running water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Gwyndy Campsite

Bethel

Caernarfon

Gwynedd

Wales

LL55 1YD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.17385°N
-4.1956°W

Route directions

The entrance to the campsite is the second left-hand opening past the sign for Gwyndy Cottages.

Nearest transport

Coach

6.4 km Bus Station

7.6 km Bus Station

14.8 km Povey's Garage

Rail

5.3 km Llanfairpwll Rail Station

6.7 km Bangor (Gwynedd) Rail Station

15.2 km Bodorgan Rail Station

Ferry

32.6 km Holyhead Ferry Terminal

Airport

24.3 km Anglesey Airport

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 thrill-seekers, there's the chance to zoom down zipwires at Zip World Penrhyn Quarry (20 minutes' drive), where you can take in spectacular panoramas over the local landscape from 5,000 feet up in the air (if you're brave enough to open your eyes). A head for heights will also come in handy at the Beacon Climbing Centre (15 minutes) on the outskirts of Caernarfon, or for that matter if you climb up Snowdon (just over 20 minutes to the nearest car park). Less extreme activities are also here in abundance, whether you like the look of spending the day by the sea at Llandudno (35 minutes), are drawn to the castles at Caernarfon (15 minutes) and Conwy (30 minutes) or fancy a relaxing stroll around the grounds of Plas Newydd (15 minutes), a National Trust property overlooking the Menai Strait.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Llanddwyn	13.4 km	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Morfa Dinlle	13.8 km	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Llanddona	15.2 km	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
St Davids - Benllech	15.7 km	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Benllech	16.2 km	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Caernarfon Castle 6.7 km

Penrhyn Castle 7.6 km

Snowdon Mountain Railway 8 km

National Slate Museum 8 km

Beaumaris Castle 12 km

National Trust

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 3.7 km

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 27.1 km

Aberconwy House 27.2 km

Bodnant Garden 27.2 km

Plas yn Rhiw 48.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ceunant Bach - Moel Eilio - Foel Goch 8.3 km

Gyrn Wigau and Foel Grach 9 km

Bethesda - Ogwen 9.3 km

MALLTRAETH MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 05/07/2002) 9.4 km

Gwastadnant - Elidir Fach - Elidir Fawr - Gwastadnant 11.3 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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View from back field and where the sheep come to greet you.

The camp site and wonderful view of the mountains. beautiful place to watch the sunset.

Very peaceful mornings! loved making breakfast with no noise!

All other campsites were rammed, this one wasn't

Graham (Host) was absolutely amazing, couldn't thank him enough for his hospitality,…

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Anonymous Aug 2023

Unpowered grass and earth tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Graham (Host) was absolutely amazing, couldn't thank him enough for his hospitality, great guy. And will revisit again for certain. He made our stay very relaxing and enjoyable.

If your looking for a quiet campsite in Bethel or the surrounding areas which us close to amenities then this campsite is ideal.

So we arrived and couldnt be anymore happier with the location and quality of the campsite. My mate and I drove to Caernarfon, great town shops, pubs, tescos etc.

We completed Snowdonia and distance was roughly 15 minutes drive from campsite.

Kind Regards
Guy and Rich

Disliked: Nothing..

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From the manager: Guy and Rich, thank you both for your review. It was an absolute pleasure meeting you both and I am really pleased that you enjoyed your stay at Gwyndy Campsite. I look forward to seeing you both in the future. Take care, Graham

Awesone

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Christopher D. Aug 2023

Unpowered grass and earth tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Perfect pitch place. Soft ground perfectly manicure field. Loved it

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind review and I am really pleased you enjoyed your stay. Hopefully see you again soon. Graham

Perfect get away from it all for me and my Vespa.

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Anonymous Aug 2023

Unpowered grass and earth tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Peaceful and relaxing. Beautiful place. It felt a safe place to be. Lovely tent peg friendly ground!

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind words Simon. I'm so pleased you had a great time. It was an absolute pleasure meeting you. Take care, Graham

quiet, wild camping site

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Gareth E. Jun 2023

Unpowered grass and earth tent or trailer tent site

Liked: I went to Gwyndy as an escape from the city and to see the stars - I loved the bit of piece and quiet I had on my night there. I didn't get to see the stars but that was my fault - I was too exhausted after a day of walking. There was a busy service station about ten minutes away by car (maybe less, can't quite remember) - with all the usual services/inc Greggs, Subway, Sainsburys. Graham the owner introduced himself in the evening - a friendly man. I'd return and reccomend.

Disliked: nothing I disliked

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From the manager: I really do appreciate that you have taken the time to leave such a wonderful review Gareth. Thank you so much and I look forward to hopefully seeing you again soon. Graham 😊

felt so welcomed and safe. was asked if we needed anything multiple…

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Celestine C. May 2023

Unpowered grass and earth tent or trailer tent site

Liked: felt so welcomed and safe. was asked if we needed anything multiple times which was such a great act of kindness especially being in a completely new place. the field was kept clean and the location was great. for value of money was perfect and extremely cheap for how wonderful the stay was. can't wait to be going back again soon and couldn't reccomend enough

Disliked: nothing at all

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From the manager: Thank you so much Celestine for your kind words. I am so glad you both had a lovely time and I very much look forward to you visiting again. Graham 😊

Nice place, good value for money.…

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Anonymous Jun 2023

Unpowered grass and earth tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Nice place, good value for money.

Disliked: One bio toilet would be nice to have.

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind review. I am pleased that you had a good time. 🙂

Exactly what we needed! A beautiful space, definitely will go back!

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Naomi H. May 2023

Unpowered grass and earth tent or trailer tent site

Liked: It was so quiet and peaceful. The owner was lovely and helpful too!

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind review Naomi. I am really happy that you enjoyed your stay and look forward to seeing you again 😊 Graham

Extremely peaceful, no facilities

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Anonymous Apr 2023

Unpowered grass and earth tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Peaceful site with nice flat grass field. Excellent host.

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind review Vincent. It was a pleasure meeting with you and I hope you will visit again 😊

Lovely campsite! Nice and quiet, lovely owner graham

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Clare B. Apr 2023

Unpowered grass and earth tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Quiet and serene

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind review Clare. I am so pleased you both enjoyed your stay at Gwyndy Campsite and hopefully see you again soon 😊 Graham

Great stay for what we needed, simple and practical

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Anonymous Apr 2023

Unpowered grass and earth tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Enclosed, easy to find, well kept and clean

Disliked: No toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review and I'm glad you had a lovely time. Hopefully see you again 😊 Graham

Frequently asked questions

Does Gwyndy Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Gwyndy Campsite dog friendly? No View all features
What attractions are near Gwyndy Campsite? For thrill-seekers, there's the chance to zoom down zipwires at Zip World Penrhyn Quarry (20 minutes' drive), where you can take in spectacular panoramas over the local landscape from 5,000 feet up … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Gwyndy Campsite?

Camping and caravan

Arrive: 2 p.m. – Anytime

Depart by: 10 a.m.

Read more