Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park

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Llyn Tegid & Gwersyll Pen Y Bont
Llyn tegid & gwersyll pen y bont
Hardstanding touring pitches
Fully serviced hardstanding touring pitches
Touring pitches
View of the site and llyn tegid
Pen y bont touring park
Fully serviced xl hardstanding pitches
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Hardstanding touring pitches
Fully serviced hardstanding touring pitches
Touring pitches

  • Family-owned Snowdonia site near the shore of Bala Lake
  • A short walk to watersports, boat hire and Bala Lake Railway
  • Within walking distance of Bala’s shops, restaurants and golf course
Got Snowdonia National Park in your sights? You can add a little sailing or windsurfing – and relaxation on a family-run site – into the mix when staying at Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park. This peaceful place is just a few hundred metres from the shore of Bala Lake (also known by its Welsh name Llyn Tegid). The fresh air of the Snowdonia National Park is sure to aid that well-awaited relaxation… and when you’re feeling fully rejuvenated (and full of tasty food from the shops and restaurants in Bala town centre, 15 minutes’ walk away), there are activities like sailing, windsurfing and boat hire around the lake. Switch up Bala Lake’s gentle ripples for the whitewater of the Tryweryn at the National White Water Centre, 10 minutes’ drive away. Adventurous souls can zoom down the 1080-metre zipwire at Zip World Llechwedd (40 minutes’ drive), climb Snowdonia’s mountains or catch a few swells at the surf lagoon at Adventure Parc Snowdonia (50 minutes). If you’d rather move at a more leisurely pace, putting a few holes as you go, there’s a golf course on the other side of Bala, half an hour’s walk away from the site. Spa days and massage treatments are available about 10 minutes' walk away too.

Campground type

RV sites 37
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Tent sites 19
Camper sites 37
Rent a tent 3
Open now
Opens March 1

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • If bringing a rooftop tent, please book one of the hardstanding pitches.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sat, Mar 1 to

Open from Sun, Mar 1 to

AA 4 pennants

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
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Reviews

9.6

Overall rating based on 939 reviews View breakdown

Lake and/or mountain

Voted 78% of visitors View breakdown

96%

would recommend this campground to a friend

93%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Loved the camping…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Andrew S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Celyn 2 bedroom safari tent (no pets)

Liked: Loved the camping

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Andrew! Come and see us again soon! 😊

Not as great as advertised.

Overall 5/10
Location 7
Value for money 4
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 3
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 1
Kevin M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite (small, maximum 6 metres)

Liked: Lovely tidy site and friendly helpful staff

Disliked: Packed in too close together. Actually felt claustrophobic! Shower facilities actually not great. Water so hot it could burn you or so tepid you were cold. No control over temperature. Signs of mold and plenty of spiders to keep you company. Expensive for what it was. On a busy main road!

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From the manager: We're glad you enjoyed the site and staff here at Pen Y Bont but understandably we are disappointed by the rest of your review.
Sorry to hear you felt claustrophobic however the pitches do have the standard spacing required for touring pitches and if you were unhappy, maybe you should have come and spoken to us to see if there was an alternative pitch that you were more comfortable on? There is absolutely nothing we can do to resolve a problem after you have left but if we are made aware at the time, we will try our hardest to rectify the issue.
The temperature of the water in the amenity block is set to one temperature (approx. 40C I believe) to avoid scalding and this is to ensure the safety of everyone including young children, so no there is no control of this for guests. Sometimes the showers do run cold if we have a full site and everyone is trying to use them at the same time and this is something we are working on with our plumber to improve and hopefully fix.
Again, did you bring the issues you had with mould and spiders to the attention of the staff while you were staying? The amenity block is cleaned at least 3 times a day and we take great pride in it - with most guests commenting on how it looks brand new. I'm afraid spiders are part and parcel of camping really...the windows are open in the amenity block to allow for ventilation and we can't really stop our eight legged friends coming and going as they please, however we do try and remove and unwanted visitors as well as their webs. 🕷
The site is located off a B-road with a 40mph limit, admittedly it can become busy, especially during peak season but not to the extent that it affects the peace and quiet of the site.
Sorry to hear that you would not recommend us or visit again but we hope any prospective guests looking to stay with us, reading this review, take note and come and talk to us with any issues so that we can try our hardest to make their stay as fantastic as possible!

Great stay

Overall 8/10
Location 9
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 9
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 7
Gary G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked: The site is immaculate. Amazing.

Disliked: Nothing. Needs possible a cafe

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, very much appreciated. Not sure why you think we need a cafe on site when there are plenty of eating places 10 minutes down the road, but we appreciate your thoughts.

Kind Regards

Team PYB

Superb site.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite (medium)

Liked: Everything about the site, clean, tidy, well laid out and landscapes. Staff are fantastic, willing to sort out problems without hesitation. Low flying area, no need to go to the Mach loop. Steam railway outside the site. Bala town a short stroll away, for food shopping etc.

Disliked: Nothing really, its by the side of a main road but the road noise not too intrusive.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your fabulous review! We're so glad you enjoyed your time with us and we hope to see you again very soon!

Kind Regards, Team PYB

Beautiful site and amazing facilities…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 9
Wifi 1
Philip B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite (XL)

Liked: Beautiful site and amazing facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would stay again

Overall 7/10
Location 7
Value for money 7
Accommodation 7
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 7
Child friendliness 7
Cleanliness 7
Wifi 10
Yasmin D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent campsite (medium)

Liked: Lovely facilities, quiet at night, perfect location to Bala Lake, clean

Disliked: Dogs not on leads, luckily we didn't bring our dog however owners should keep dogs on lead at all times. Constant barking of dogs

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review Yasmin - we're glad you enjoyed your stay and the facilities we have to offer here at Pen Y Bont.
I can only apologise for other guests not keeping their dogs on a lead but if it is not brought to our attention at the time, there is little we can do. We always urge people to come and talk to us straight away about any problems and usually they can be rectified easily. Unfortunately, leaving the comments in a review won't resolve anything.
We are a pet friendly site and love welcoming four legged friends to the site but we do expect their owners to respect the site, our rules and fellow campers 🐾
We hope to welcome you back in the future.

Kind Regards,
Team PYB

Fantastic site clean up to date facilities super friendly staff

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Tony B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite (medium)

Liked: The setup the layout of the pitches the friendly greeting on arrival the location the facilities all top drawer willl definitely be coming back

Disliked: Absolutely nothing

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind words, very much appreciated by us. glad you have enjoyed your time with us. Please come and see us again.

Kind Regards

Team PYB

Fantastic views! Clean site,we stayed in one of the pods, fantastic views…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 7
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 9
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Peter W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Branwen shepherd's hut (hot tub)

Liked: Fantastic views! Clean site,we stayed in one of the pods, fantastic views dog friendly. Hot tube while watching the sun set was a bonus!

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From the manager: Many thanks for your kind words and we are very happy that you enjoyed your stay with us. We are so lucky to be living in such a fantastic place. Hopefully we will see you again.

Kind Regards

Team PYB

Decent

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Ross T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite (medium)

Liked: Showers / toilet facilities excellent.
Friendly staff
Well kept park
Short walk into town- pubs/shops etc
Decent pitch

Disliked: WiFi didn’t work
Could have had more open grass space for ball games etc away from motor homes/carsvans etc

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind words, very much appreciated. sorry about the Wi-Fi but by our own admission it is not very good and this is something we are trying to work with the owner to improve.

Please come and see us again.

Kind Regards

Team PYB

Lovely stay, would come again.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 7
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Joanne S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite (XL)

Liked: Lovely looking site, wonderfully clean and tidy.

Disliked: Not really a dislike but just to mention you are not actually on the lake but afew minutes walk down the road. No issue other than if wanting to paddle board etc straight from site then you actually can’t.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review Joanne, we're so glad you enjoyed your stay with us.
We do not actually advertise that we are on the lake, our site info states "This peaceful place is just a few hundred metres from the shore of Bala Lake" so I feel it is slightly unfair to mark us down for this. You can easily walk to the lake from the site - roughly 5mins to the nearest launch point and maybe 10-15 minutes' walk to the lake shore and water sports centre.

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Local produce Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Tents for hire Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Luxury Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

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 Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Site close to accessible bathrooms Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Gray water hook-up for caravans Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park

Llangynog Road

Bala

Gwynedd

Wales

LL23 7PH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.90153°N
-3.59025°W

Nearest transport

Bus
18.2 mi Parade Street 2
21.5 mi Alma Road
21.5 mi Crossroads Stores
Rail
15.8 mi Betws-y-Coed Rail Station
15.9 mi Blaenau Ffestiniog Rail Station
16 mi Pont-y-Pant Rail Station
Ferry
23.1 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing
23.1 mi Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing

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 those days where you can’t be bothered to walk too far, it’s very handy that the station for the narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway is just five minutes’ walk away. Views of the water are a given, but count the mountains too: Arenig Fawr, Aran Fawddwy and Aran Benllyn are visible on the route. You may have your sights set on climbing Wales’ tallest mountain, perhaps. If you’re not climbing up Snowdon (an hour's drive) yourself, you might want to take the Snowdon Mountain Railway (an hour and five minutes), which has been making its ascent for over 100 years. A less strenuous trail than the Snowdon climb is the Mawddach Trail, which runs for just under 10 miles from Dolgellau (half an hour), crossing over the gorgeous Barmouth railway bridge on the other end. Coed y Brenin Forest Park (35 minutes) has plenty of trails too, through thick forest this time. You can take them on by mountain bike, standard bicycle or on foot – and there’s bike hire at the forest park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Harlech 22.6 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Llandanwg 23 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Barmouth 23.2 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Tal-Y-Bont 23.6 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Dyffryn (Llanendwyn) 23.8 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Portmeirion Gardens 21.2 mi

CADW - Harlech Castle 21.8 mi

Ffestiniog Railway 22.4 mi

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 22.7 mi

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 24.1 mi

National Trust

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 14.8 mi

Chirk Castle 20.9 mi

Bodnant Garden 24.6 mi

Aberconwy House 28 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Carnedd y Filiast 5.8 mi

Llandrillo and the Berwyns from the West 6.6 mi

Arenig Fawr Circular 6.7 mi

Rhiwargor Car Park - Pistyll-y-Meincian - Bird Hide - Rhiwargor 7 mi

LAKE VYRNWY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/04/1980) 8.6 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park? For those days where you can’t be bothered to walk too far, it’s very handy that the station for the narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway is just five minutes’ walk away. Views of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park? From $46.09 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.