Campgrounds for backpackers in West Wales

Manorbier Youth Hostel

Waunbayvil Camping

• Pop-up site on a 40-acre wildlife haven with a pond and woodland
• Cardigan, Castell Henllys and Poppit Sands within 20 minutes' drive
• Three miles from the Pembrokeshire coast at Ceibwr

Talbenny Hall Farm

• Peaceful dog-friendly site one mile from the Pembrokeshire Coast Path
• A 10-minute drive to Broad Haven; 35 minutes’ walk from Little Haven
• Tuck shop on site selling essentials; cafés, pubs and shops in Little

Red Valley Campsite

• Family-run working farm site in the Carmarthenshire countryside
• A 10-minute drive from Carmarthen and half an hour from Pendine Sands
• Firepits around the site; food shop selling locally-sourced produce

Tower Hill Campsite

• Family-friendly wild-style camping with mountain views
• A 10-minute drive from the Pembrokeshire coast; St Davids 25 minutes
• Low light pollution for stargazing on site; dogs on leads welcome

Wild Coastal Camping

• Wild camping site with direct access to the Pembrokeshire Coast Path
• A 15-minute walk to Broad Haven beach; half an hour to Druidston beach
• Woodland walk on site; walking distance from pubs and restaurants

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

Highland View Camping and Glamping

• Family-friendly site on a family-run smallholding with sea views
• A 10-minute drive to Manorbier beach and the Pembrokeshire Coast Path
• Firepits available for hire; play area and toys on site; pubs close by

Llanddeusant Youth Hostel

Seaholly Leisure

• Dog-friendly, family-friendly and motorbike-friendly rural site
• In peaceful green setting by a stream, 20 minutes' drive from Lampeter
• Barbecues and campfires allowed; shops five minutes' drive away

Portfield Camping

• Pop-up Pembrokeshire wild camping site on a working organic farm
• A 10-minute drive from Broad Haven beach; 15 minutes from Newgale
• Pub five minutes’ walk away and footpath nearby on an old railway line

Wild Meadows Camping

• Simple and straightforward site in rural Carmarthenshire
• Carmarthen 10 minutes' drive; Saundersfoot half an hour
• Family-friendly no-pets camping pitches; barbecues allowed

Cresswell Barn Farm

Nantyrast Wild Camping

• Wild camping on a 1400-acre family farm in the Cambrian Mountains
• Dolaucothi Gold Mines and Llyn Brianne 20 minutes' drive away
• Off-grid nature haven 13 miles from the nearest town of Llandovery