Campgrounds for backpackers in Wales

Graig Ddu

• Basic family-friendly campervan site in the Dyfi Valley lowlands
• A five-minute drive from Dyfi Bike Park and Machynlleth
• Firepits permitted, with logs available to buy on site

Pen-Rhos Luxury Glamping

• Glamping in converted railway carriages on a peaceful Powys site
• A half-hour drive from the Elan valley and Builth Wells
• Walk to the local pub in half an hour for curry dinners

Penhill Farm Caravan Park

• Scenic farm site with public walking path accessible from the grounds
• A 10-minute drive to Llandeilo and 15 minutes to Carreg Cennen Castle
• Hair salon at the park and country roads for cycling in the surrounds

Glan Menai Camping

• Spacious back to basics pitches at a pop-up Anglesey campsite
• Five mins' drive to Anglesey Transport Museum; 20 mins to Newborough
• A five-minute walk to Malltraeth's pub, café and shop

Peepout Farm

• Simple pitches at a 40-acre organic vegetable and potato farm
• A 10-minute drive to Broad Haven beach; 25 minutes to Marloes Sands
• Barbecues permitted, with fresh veg for sale; pub half a mile away

Go Wild Adventures

• Scenic hilltop site, five minutes' drive from pub and chip shop
• Half an hour's drive from Tenby, Saundersfoot and Pendine beaches
• Within half an hour of Oakwood, Heatherton and Folly Farm family parks

Grawen Caravan and Camping Park

Parsal Farm

Gwalia Farm

• Adult-only pitches in a wild area of a working farm near Cemmaes
• Wildlife haven: look out for buzzards, newts, toads and otters
• Wild swimming allowed in the lake; beaches half an hour's drive away

Gwyliau Beudy Banc

Glan Mydyr Woodland Yurts

• Peaceful glamping site on six acres of woods and meadow
• Around five minutes' drive from Aberaeron and 15 from New Quay
• Communal room with kitchen, sofas, books, games and woodburner

7 Acres Camping

• No-frills wild camping fields and woodland at Hook in Pembrokeshire
• A 25-minute drive to Newgale Beach; half an hour to Oakwood Theme Park
• Off-grid site 10 minutes’ walk to the Cleddau Estuary and shops

Coed Esgair Las Blue Ridge Woods Wildcamp

• Discrete Dyfi Valley wild camping site in 30 acres of working woodland
• A 20-minute drive from Tywyn beach and Penygader
• Multiple firepit areas and a four-wheel drive shuttle available

Alleston Farm Camping

• Peaceful site on a working farm five minutes from Pembroke
• Nearest beach 10 minutes' drive away; Tenby within 15 minutes
• Plenty of space, barbecues allowed, and stabling provided for horses

Wye Tipi Camping

• Smart rental tents by the River Wye, set up for small groups
• A 10-minute walk from Monmouth town centre
• Sister company offers activities including canoeing and climbing

Parc Newydd

• Semi-wild pop-up campsite with spectacular views of Snowdonia peaks
• A 15-minute drive to the Welsh Coast Path and 25 minutes to Llanberis
• Peaceful grass pitches with a pub and shop within five minutes’ drive