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From $49.67 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Bryn Bettws Lodge

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Our outside bar area on the camping field

Relaxed campsite opposite mountain bike trails in Afan Forest Park
Beach 25 minutes' drive away; 45 minutes to Gower Peninsula
Café/bar and food vans often open on weekends; barbecues permitted

Bryn Bettws Lodge is a family-run site deep inside the Afan Valley. With stunning views, this gorgeous spot is set at the top of a mountain inside the Afan Forest Park, surrounded by mature trees and green scenery. The ground isn't too step, but if you're looking for flat pitches, they're limited and can't be guaranteed. Accessible by lumpy and bumpy forestry roads, the site has a field with real toilets (and toilet roll) and a washing-up cabin with cold water only (boil some to get it hot) and fairy liquid and sponges. Want a shower? The shower block is 300 metres from the field and costs £2 per adult. Fires and barbecues are permitted as long as they're raised from the ground, or there's an under-cover barbecue area with hanging barbecues and tables in the field. Bryn Bettws Lodge does have a few catering options too. The main café and bar is open on weekends for breakfast (8.30am to 9.30am) and evening meals (3pm to 7.30pm); it sometimes opens during the week when there are enough guests, although during bad weather, it may be closed. There's a burger van open on weekends between 10am and 3pm, as well as an outdoor bar and pizza shack in the field open on weekends between 6pm and 9pm (again, this is weather dependent). Make your way to the hand-built wooden kids' park. The site is handily surrounded by mountain biking trails and tremendous walks. This is a fab spot for mountain bikers, hikers or anyone who wants to wake up to great views. There's a minimum noise policy after 10pm, but this applies to music only. If you expect to be in bed for 10pm in silence, then note that Bryn Bettws Lodge does not enforce a no-fun policy… expect people to be having campfires, barbecues and making the most of the experience with families and friends.

Site type

Open all year

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.
Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
A charge of £2.00 ($4.40) applies for the use of the shower.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
There are no bins onsite: all rubbish will need to be taken home with you.
There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

5 people maximum

Ground type: Grass and earth

Pitch size: unlimited

5 people maximum

One Roof tent or Tent or Motorhome or Campervan or Camper trailer allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

unlimited

Ground type

Grass and earth

0 rooms

Twin-axle vehicles accepted

Suitable for

Roof tent, Tent, Motorhome, Campervan, Camper trailer

Features

Bring a gazebo 1 included, 1 max.
Car 1 included, 1 max.
Dog(s) allowed 2 included, 2 max.

Car parking by site/unit
Dump point
Firepit

Other restrictions

Extras

Bring a pup tent (1 max) £10 (£10) per night
Bring an awning (1 max) £10 (£10) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From £22 (£22) 1 night, 2 adults

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

At the top of the camp enjoying the view

Views from any where on park was absolutely immense.

Stunning view of the mountains and woodland

Waterfall that is a 40min walk away from the campsite!!

Dining pods cant wait to try these when they're open.

Stunning location picturesque views. Chilled out vibes on campsite, freedom to park…

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Barry W. May 2025

Unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked: Stunning location picturesque views. Chilled out vibes on campsite, freedom to park up where you like. Restaurant was nice and pretty well priced food and good quality,

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Chilled site where you can just unwind and relax

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ceri w. May 2025

Unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked: Location is great with bike trails around you. The views are spectacular.

Disliked: There's not enough level pitches

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Over all a beautiful site a peaceful site! I’d defo recommend it 👌🏼

Overall	8/10
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Value for money	6
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Facilities / Activities	8
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Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	2

Anonymous May 2025

Unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked: We loved our stay at the weekend! Was peaceful at night so you can enjoy yourself, relax and sleep well without disturbance, we love the fact it had a children’s park, it’s very spacious and a lot off space for kids to play and enjoy themselves, views are absolutely incredible! We like the shed where we could charge up our devices if needed which we did and left them there half the day to fully charge and it was safe to do so and leave them unattended. I would say though just for extra security install a camera in that shed for customers sake. A massive forestry surrounds you also..so could do a day off hiking or biking!

Disliked: There is so much more potential for this site! The amount off space there they could least get some animals for young children to feed..It situated in a beautiful valley in south wales, the site is mainly for mountain bikers, there everywhere! But no hassle what so ever! Was abit gutted to find out that the outdoor food shack and entertainment does not start till the end off may which was abit disappointing. There was a bike track up the top off the site which some off the ramps was closed, was a shame also that no grass pitches had any hook ups..I would definitely recommend invest in tent pitch hook ups! Plus there wasn’t a lot off rubbish bins about..you’d have to walk all the way down to reception just to get rid off any unwanted rubbish..rubbish bins should be scattered around site.. WiFi also is an issue for anyone that’s ain’t near the sheds at the bottom. Definitely would invest in some top quality WiFi boosters!

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Fantastic location within stunning views that rival the best of Austria.…

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Anonymous May 2025

Unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked: Fantastic location within stunning views that rival the best of Austria.

Disliked: Limited number of level pitches available.
Annoying kid on an electric motorbike riding through the pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site with lovely views

Overall	10/10
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Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Paulina Z. May 2025

Unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked: Lots of space, beautiful views, clean toilets, washing point, everything you need at the campsite. Quiet in the night, owners are more than helpful. Will definitely come back! x Children playground nice and field below awesome for the dogs!

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Everything, we love it every time we come…

Overall	10/10
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Value for money	10
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Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	4

Courtney P. Apr 2025

Unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked: Everything, we love it every time we come

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Friendly staff, clean and well equipped.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
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Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
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Wifi	10

Deborah B. Apr 2025

Unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked: Loved this campsite. The owners and staff are friendly and helpful. The views are amazing and site is well situated for various different outdoor pursuits, we will be back.

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Not ideal for off season, would be great for summer!

Overall	6/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
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Wifi	2

Vicky C. Apr 2025

Unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked: The owners were very friendly and easy going.
There was lots of space to choose from.
There were toilets, and a black water waste point.
There was a great looking park next door, which would be great in summer!
The perfect spot for mountain biking as opposite the entrance to the bike trails!
Huge open space, would be great for playing, bbqs and campfires in the warmer months.
Options for both electric and non electric pitches.
Beautiful views, in the heart of nature.

Disliked: No flat points for grass pitches.
Showers were token operated, but late arrivals couldn’t buy tokens until owners arrived, which wasn’t until around 1130am.
No electric pitches available to book although no one was there overnight (these were flat too).

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From the manager: In response to this.

If you read our description. It clearly states there are few completely flat pitches. If you had arrived in the light you would have found plenty of nearly flat pitches.
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For the hook up. We do not advertise we have any because this area is under construction and is a new feature. Again if you read our description it does not mention we have any electric pitches.
As for the showers. They close at 9pm so you would not have been able to use them after that and the staff are always in the main lodge before 10am so not sure where the 11:30 comes from.

Everything needed for camping was there. Literally 10 mins from where I…

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Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Carl E. Sept 2024

Unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked: Everything needed for camping was there. Literally 10 mins from where I live 😊 definitely be revisiting 👍👍

Disliked: Nothing disliked it’s what I’ve been looking for very happy 😊

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Excellent, cheap, friendly & quiet

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
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Child friendliness	10
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Ian Christopher L. Sept 2024

Unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked: Everything, great location for mountain biking. Toilets and washing up facilities were spotless. Motorhome pitch was flat, hardstanding. No hassle, just turned up and set camp. Even have a jet wash to wash the bikes down before leaving. Will certainly return!

Disliked: Nothing

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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 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 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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Bryn Bettws Lodge

Gyfylchi Farm

Pontrhydyfen

Port Talbot

Glamorgan

Wales

SA12 9SP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.64598°N
-3.72444°W

Route directions

If arriving by caravan, do not follow sat nav up to Penrhys Farm. Instead, continue on Tonmawr Road and you will see the signs on the right for Bryn Bettws and Afan Bike Park. Follow the forestry road for just over a mile and Bryn Bettws is on the left hand side at the end of the forestry road.

Nearest transport

Coach

6 km Railway Station

7 km Bus Station

15.7 km Bus Station

Rail

6 km Neath Rail Station

6.3 km Maesteg Rail Station

6.6 km Briton Ferry Rail Station

Ferry

14.5 km Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal

41.6 km Barry Waterfront Ferry Terminal

41.6 km Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop

Airport

24.3 km Swansea Airport

38.4 km Cardiff International 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

If you need a little bit of relaxing time to recover from all the activities at the forest park, how about a trip to the beach? It’ll take you about 25 minutes to drive to Aberavon beach or around 40 minutes to Ogmore-by-Sea, where you can also stop by at the castle. That said, there’s still scope for activity down at the coast: Ogmore has horse riding outings, while Rest Bay (half an hour’s drive) is well known for surfing and bodyboarding. Keen to keep the adventures coming? How about ziplining from a former colliery tower at Zip World Tower (35 minutes), tackling the trails of Bike Park Wales (45 minutes) or walking behind a curtain of water on the Four Waterfalls Walk (45 minutes)? After all that you might just need a little tot of whisky from the Penderyn Distillery Visitor Centre (35 minutes), or perhaps just a leisurely walk along one of the beaches of the Gower Peninsula (45 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Aberafan	8.7 km	Estuary	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Swansea Bay	16.7 km	Estuary	Good	Good	N/A	Good
Rest Bay Porthcawl	17.5 km	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Sandy Bay Porthcawl	18.8 km	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Trecco Bay Porthcawl	19 km	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Aberdulais Falls 5.3 km

National Waterfront Museum 15.2 km

Penderyn Distillery Visitor Centre 19.2 km

National Showcaves of Wales 20.5 km

Carreg Cennen Castle 27.5 km

National Trust

Aberdulais Falls 5.3 km

Aberdeunant 32.4 km

Rhossili Visitor Centre and Shop 40.1 km

Dolaucothi Gold Mines 47 km

Watersmeet 47.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Abercregan - Glyncorrwg - Abercregan 4.3 km

Abercregan - Coed Morgannwg Way - Pontrhydyfen 4.3 km

Treherbert to Aberdare 13.3 km

Kenfig Pool - Kenfig Burrows - Sker Beach 14.5 km

Pontneddfechan - Scwd Einion Gam Waterfall 15.2 km

Local events

Green Man Festival (Thursday, 14 August 2025 – Thursday, 14 August 2025)
Crickhowell, Wales 45 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Extras

A charge of £2.00 ($4.40) applies for the use of the shower.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 7 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).

Safety

Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

General

Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 7:30 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.

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.

Vehicles

The car is only included in the rate if you are travelling with a touring caravan or a tent. Cars are not permitted when travelling with a motorhome/campervan.

General

The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
There are no bins onsite: all rubbish will need to be taken home with you.

Reception

There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 10 p.m..

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Bryn Bettws Lodge have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Bryn Bettws Lodge dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Bryn Bettws Lodge? If you need a little bit of relaxing time to recover from all the activities at the forest park, how about a trip to the beach? It’ll take you about 25 minutes … Read more