Cae Llwyn Camping

View prices & book 8.7 26 reviews
Pitch next to the stream
Pitch next to the stream
Visitor image of the site
Play park on site
Camping area
Pitches by the river
The camping field
By the river
Simple grass pitches
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Visitor image of the site
Play park on site
Camping area

  • Family-friendly site 15 minutes' drive from Elan Valley walks
  • Ramblers’ haven: Glyndŵrs Way, Ceredigion Coast Path within an hour
  • Simple pitches on a family farm with campfires and barbecues allowed
Bring your walking boots, bring your bikes, bring your cameras… Cae Llwyn Camping’s location on a Powys farm means that it’s an excellent base for all sorts of outdoorsy days. This family-friendly site 10 minutes’ drive from Rhayader is particularly well placed for hikers: it’s 15 minutes' drive from the spectacular Elan Valley and has the Ceredigion Coast Path and Glyndŵrs Way within an hour as well. Getting out and about to all of these is fairly straightforward thanks to a handy location a short way off the A44 near Nantmel. Mountain bike trails, cycling paths and pony trekking are all available nearby too, and nearby Rhayader is famed for the red kites that fly overhead and often come down to feed. If you’d like a closer encounter with the big birds, sign up for a falconry day at one of the centres close by. Book a spot at Cae Llwyn and you’ll be staying on grass pitches at a family farm, with a river running past one end of the camping field. Simple facilities include a toilet and shower block, and you’ll be able to make the most of your evenings in the fresh air by lighting up a barbecue or campfire.

Campground type

Tent sites 8
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 11
Rent a tent 4
Open now
Opens April 4
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Apr 4 to

Reviews

8.7

Overall rating from 26 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

88% would recommend this campground to a friend

77% would stay here again

What customers say

Cae Llwyn Camping: Beautiful, quiet spot with a lovely stream. Spotless, modern facilities, friendly hosts, and a peaceful vibe. Downsides: sheep droppings in the field, and some found facilities far and noted a lack of trash cans.

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Forty pounds for a weekend in a beautiful, quiet location, pitched next…

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Tim E.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Forty pounds for a weekend in a beautiful, quiet location, pitched next to a small brook winding through trees. What's not to like? Facilities were in good working order and kept spotless, hosts were very communicative and easy going. Our first camping adventure for about twenty years, this was the perfect first weekend we were looking for to encourage us to do more.

Disliked Not one thing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good field for tents, a wash station next to the field and…

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8 out of 10
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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Good field for tents, a wash station next to the field and a short walk to the facilities which were clean. It is a fairly peaceful site.

Disliked Too many sheep in the camping field this year meant clearing the over abundance of droppings as best as possible before putting up the tent.
The male shower cut heat after a few minutes leaving me to finish washing in decidedly cold water. It also did this the last time I visited.
A good site but I can't reccomend it at the moment due to the amount of droppings this year.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice location

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Emily B.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Location

Disliked The sheep poo

Recommend to friends Visit again

Camping with the sheep

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6 out of 10
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Sabine H.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Great location, lovely setting, warm welcome with clear instructions. Shower warm and clean, water point nearby camping field. Very quiet. Lodges and clamping tents looked amazing but I had brought my own tent. Dawn chorus incredible.

Disliked Not so much a dislike but a heads up that the camping field is shared with the sheep and their numerous droppings so keep a stick or spade handy to clear a patch. The sheep didn't bother me otherwise, made for good company and added to the 'wild camping' experience. Only 1 shower per gender so can imagine it can get busy but on a cold and wet April Easter weekend it was surprisingly quiet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not really for wild camping.

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4 out of 10
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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Location, small stream.

Disliked No running water for campers, very expensive wood for fires for what you get.

Mainly set up for holiday lodges.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really nice but shouldn’t have sheep in tent field, poo all over tent

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Nice place, well presented, good facility’s

Disliked Sheep poo all over the tent field

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would stay again

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Jason C.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked General area
Well labelled site
Friendly and helpful staff
Good location

Recommend to friends Visit again

The quiet, the views, the relaxed feel to t he place…

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6 out of 10
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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked The quiet, the views, the relaxed feel to t he place

Disliked the complete contrast between the cared for glamping area and the apparently neglected camping field.
The grass was v long and clumpy, therefore very wet.
The gate was a problem to shut/open
The washing up had no hot water
No rubbish facilities nearby.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Stayed at Cae Llwyn as I had a 4 day course locally.…

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Iwan L.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Stayed at Cae Llwyn as I had a 4 day course locally. Great site with great facilities - Diolch yn Fawr!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site and friendly location

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Chris M.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Well organised and clean site, very peacefull and very little light pollution!!!!

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

No dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Location

Cae Llwyn Camping

Nantmel

Rhayader

Powys

Wales

LD6 5PE

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.29435°N
3.43169°W

Route directions

Turn off the main road and follow the signpost for Abbeycwmhir. Follow the road for a mile and you will come to a left-hand turning with black gates. Go through these gates and keep heading right to access the campsite (turn right before the barn conversion and go along the road past the holiday lodges).

Nearest transport

Bus
10.6 mi Black Lion Hotel
10.7 mi Post Office
11.6 mi The Groe
Rail
4.2 mi Llandrindod Rail Station
4.9 mi Pen-y-Bont Rail Station
7.1 mi Dolau Rail Station

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

Could it be the walks that have drawn you to this area? The Elan Valley (15 minutes’ drive) is a perennially popular location for hikers, with highlights including the Rhayader waterfalls and huge Craig Goch Dam to take in on your walks. If you’re after something more challenging, you’re not far from the 135-mile route of Glyndŵrs Way. A couple of local farms can fix you up with pony trekking if you’d like to explore in a different way, and there are also two falconry experiences within a few minutes’ drive of the site. A real must nearby is to stop in at the Red Kite Feeding Station in Rhayader (10 minutes) to see the majestic birds swooping in for a meal. For a change of scenery it’ll take you a little under an hour to drive to the Ceredigion coast for walks on the coast path or a ride on the Vale of Rheidol Railway from Aberystwyth. You could stop in at Devil’s Bridge Falls (40 minutes) for another walk along the way too if you wish.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Aberystwyth North 28.9 mi Sea ExcellentGoodExcellentExcellent
Aberystwyth South 28.9 mi Sea GoodGoodGoodGood
Clarach South 29 mi Sea GoodGoodGoodGood
Borth 29.6 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Stokesay Castle 27 mi

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 27.2 mi

Powis Castle & Garden 27.2 mi

Dolaucothi Gold Mines - National Trust 28 mi

Vale of Rheidol Railway (Aberystwyth) 28.6 mi

National Trust

Cwmmau Farmhouse 18.3 mi

Croft Castle and Parkland 26.3 mi

Dolaucothi Gold Mines 28 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Nantmel - Bwlch Mawr - Nantmel 0.9 mi

Lower Cwmhir - Camlo Hill - Rhiw Garn - Lower Cwmhir 2.3 mi

Abbeycwmhir - Great Bank - Glyndwr Way - Abbeycwmhir 3.1 mi

Rhayader - River Wye - RSPB Reserve - Gigrin Quarry 3.4 mi

Rhayader - Glanllyn - Treheslog Farm - Rhayader 3.6 mi

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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Cae Llwyn Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Cae Llwyn Camping dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Cae Llwyn Camping? Could it be the walks that have drawn you to this area? The Elan Valley (15 minutes’ drive) is a perennially popular location for hikers, with highlights including the Rhayader waterfalls and … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Cae Llwyn Camping?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Cae Llwyn Camping? From $32.24 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.