Pentre Bach Camping
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- Small family-run site on the northwestern edge of Eryri/Snowdonia
- Two Snowdon paths five minutes' drive; Caernarfon Castle 15 minutes
- Peaceful location with easy access from the A4085
Campground type
8
1Admission
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Dogs
- The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
General
- Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
- Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Safety
- Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
Languages spoken
English
Campsite types & availability
Reviews
97% would recommend this campground to a friend
97% would stay here again
What customers say
This small, clean, peaceful campsite has friendly host Karen. Guests love its Snowdonia location, mountain views, and spacious sites. Clean facilities, good value, and a fire pit. Walk to pubs. Mobile signal can be spotty.
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Last updated 9/15/2026
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Primitive grass tent campsite
Liked Warm welcome, lovely host! Great location. Site to myself on the first night!
Toilets were fresh and clean, hot water 🚿
Local pubs do excellent food and local drinks.
Disliked Nothing
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From the manager: Hi Hayley
Thank you for your lovely review.
Glad you had a lovely time with us and our lovely friendly pub.
Hope you managed to walk up Snowdon despite the awful weather.
All the best
Karen
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Anonymous Primitive grass tent campsite
Liked This spot was really nice! The host was super friendly and helpful. She really took her time to get to know you and make you feel welcomed. The location was gorgeous and tranquil. And was close enough to caernarfon for supplies whilst beig in the prime location to access most paths for snowdon and over gorgeous hikes. cleaning and shower facilities were grand. honestly, get yaself here!
Disliked Not much to put here to be honest.
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From the manager: Hi Kindr
Thank you for your lovely comments.
Glad you had a lovely time with us and look forward to seeing you again sometime.
Karen
Friendly owner and a quiet well…
Primitive grass tent campsite
Liked Friendly owner and a quiet well equipped spot.
Recommend to friends Visit again
Great friendly small camping site, tents only.
Anonymous Primitive grass tent campsite
Liked Friendly site. Warm showers and washing up water. Choice of conventional toilets or new compost toilet block. Stone free pitch. Convenient for local walking.
Disliked The only thing I struggled with was lack of signal at the campsite, however that’s not within their gift. Managed to get signal at the end of their drive at the road.
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From the manager: Thanks for your positive comments . Glad you enjoyed your stay with us
You can get signal with Vodafone and EE being the most reliable. Other networks are a bit hit and miss as often seems to depend on what phone you have.
All the best
Karen
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Primitive grass tent campsite
Liked .
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From the manager: Hi Kate,
Thanks for your review but we are confused by it and would appreciate actual comments what you didn't like about our site and your stay.
You have given 5/10 for Location, Customer Services, Cleanliness, Value for Money and Wifi.
We find this strange as the majority of customers love the location and mention how clean they find our toilets & showers.
We feel only paying £12pppn is appropriate and is definitely a lot cheaper than the other sites close to us and lots of customers actually suggest increasing our fees.
We don't even have WIFI so confused.
We appreciate if you do not wish to actually comment but hope you would as without we cannot address any issues you found.
Best regards
Karen & Gordon
Clean, basic facilities, quiet location. Felt…
Anonymous Primitive grass tent campsite
Liked Clean, basic facilities, quiet location. Felt really welcomed when I arrived. Great price.
Disliked Nothing.
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From the manager: Thanks Megan
Glad you liked our site and had a nice time..
Regards
Karen
Wonderful, peaceful site. Nice and quiet,…
Primitive grass tent campsite
Liked Wonderful, peaceful site. Nice and quiet, we stayed for a June Friday night and there was only one other group there. Owner was nice, camping field was close to the cars, toilets were good.
Disliked No mobile data signal whatsoever for me. I know it can't be helped but it meant I couldn't check the weather forecast or anything so had to drive to a village to do that and then plan a walk.
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From the manager: Hi Isobel
Thank you for your positive review.
Glad you had a nice time with us.
Karen
Perfect place for a relaxed camp…
Primitive grass tent campsite
Liked Perfect place for a relaxed camp in a wonderful setting. Karen and Gordon very helpful, facilities very clean and good location less than 20mins from Llanberis. And very reasonably priced!
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From the manager: Thanks Catherine for your lovely review..
Pleased you had a great time.
Hope you have a great summer.
Regards
Karen&Gordon
Clean, small and quiet…
Primitive grass tent campsite
Liked Clean, small and quiet
Recommend to friends Visit again
From the manager: Stefano
Thank you for your positive review.
It was a pleasure having you stay and am happy that you enjoyed your stay..
You are welcome back anytime.
Have a great summer
Regards
Karen
Warm friendly host, beautiful campsite
Primitive grass tent campsite
Liked Specious area, nice and clean.
Toilet areas and shower areas clean too.
The host was lovely very welcoming.
Would definitely go back.
Disliked Can’t really comment anything negative about the site. Was lovely.
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From the manager: Laura
Thank you for lovely review.
Glad you had a lovely time with us.
Would love to see you again sometime.
Happy camping this summer.
Regards
Karen
Features
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 WatersportsAmenities on park
Bath available 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 WifiGroups welcome
Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcomeRules
Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all yearThemes
Budget/backpacker Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wildlife havenUtilities
Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energyNearby amenities
Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearbyType
Tiny (1-10 sites)Nearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearbyLocation
Pentre Bach Camping
Pentre Bach
Waunfawr
Caernarfon
Gwynedd
Wales
LL54 7AJ
Directions Timezone
Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)
GPS
53.09871°N
4.19592°W
Route directions
Nearest transport
Bus
Rail
Ferry
AirportPlease 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
Food and drink
- Snowdonia Parc Pub 0.6 mi
- Lake View Restaurant 3 mi
- The Bakehouse Restaurant 3.1 mi
- The Newborough Arms Pub 3.2 mi
- Peak Restaurant 3.2 mi
- Sports Bar Pub 3.3 mi
- 1085 Bistro Restaurant 3.3 mi
- Spice of Llanberis Restaurant 3.3 mi
- Pete's Eats Restaurant 3.3 mi
- The Heights Pub 3.3 mi
Groceries
- Spar Supermarket 3.2 mi
- Tesco Supermarket 3.9 mi
- Iechyd Da Off-licence 4.4 mi
- Asda Supermarket 4.5 mi
- Morrisons Supermarket 4.5 mi
- Cooperative Food Supermarket 4.9 mi
Parks and play
- Rhodgadfan Park and Community Woodland 1.7 mi
- Glynllifon Country Park 4.7 mi
Family days out
- Gypsy Wood Family Fun Park Visitor attraction 3.1 mi
- Lonely Tree Visitor attraction 3.3 mi
- Dolbadarn Castle 3.6 mi
- Caernarfon Castle 4.4 mi
- Pant Du Vineyard and Orchard Visitor attraction 4.4 mi
- Caer Williamsburg Castle 4.7 mi
- Halen Mon Anglesey Sea Salt Visitor attraction 5.6 mi
- Halen Mon Anglesey Sea Salt Visitor attraction 5.7 mi
- Anglesey Sea Zoo Aquarium 5.7 mi
- Greenwood Family Park Theme park 5.7 mi
- Fort Belan Castle 5.9 mi
- Anglesey Alpacas Zoo 7.8 mi
- Brynkir Tower Castle 9.1 mi
- Pili Palas Zoo 9.4 mi
- Penrhyn Castle 9.7 mi
Public transport
- Betws Inn 0.4 mi
- Snowdon Ranger 2.8 mi
- Plas Dinas Turn 3.1 mi
- Cwm-y-glo 3.1 mi
- Ffrwd Cae Du 3.1 mi
- Cartref, Bontnewydd 3.2 mi
- Bontnewydd 3.2 mi
- Dolbadarn Hotel 3.2 mi
- Llanberis Joe Brown 3.2 mi
- Llanberis / Opposite Joe Brown 3.3 mi
Beaches
- Traeth Gwyllt 5.3 mi
Other nearby
- Bryn Teg Golf course 2.8 mi
- Llyn y Dywarchen Fishing 3.4 mi
- Tyddyn Mawr Golf Club Golf course 3.7 mi
- Caernarfon Convenience Store General shop 4.3 mi
- Apollo Bingo Nightclub 4.4 mi
- Caernarfon Marina 4.6 mi
- Caernarfon Golf Club Golf course 4.7 mi
- Port Dinorwic Marina 6.1 mi
Local services
- Liverpool House Surgery Doctors 1.1 mi
- Shell Fuel station 2.8 mi
- Spar Cashpoint 3.2 mi
- Padarn Hotel Charging station 3.3 mi
- Snowdon Garage Fuel station 3.3 mi
- Fferyllfa I Ellis Jones Pharmacy 3.3 mi
- London Garage Fuel station 3.3 mi
- Llanrug Branch Surgery Doctors 3.3 mi
- Meddygfa Doctors 3.4 mi
- Dolydd Garage Fuel station 3.4 mi
Must see
Snowdon Mountain Railway 3.6 mi
National Slate Museum 3.6 mi
Caernarfon Castle 4.4 mi
Penrhyn Castle 7.8 mi
Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 11.9 mi
National Trust
Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 7.3 mi
Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 15 mi
Bodnant Garden 18.9 mi
Aberconwy House 19.7 mi
Plas yn Rhiw 25.9 mi
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
Ceunant Bach - Moel Eilio - Foel Goch 2.7 mi
Gwastadnant - Elidir Fach - Elidir Fawr - Gwastadnant 4.9 mi
Beddgelert Forest 5.5 mi
Beddgelert - Gelert's Grave - River Glaslyn - River Colwyn 7.1 mi
Beddgelert - Llyn Dinas - Nanmor Valley - Pass of Aberglaslyn 7.2 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.
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Frequently asked questions
- Does Pentre Bach Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is Pentre Bach Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Pentre Bach Camping? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Yr Wyddfa/Mount Snowdon Ranger and Rhyd Ddu paths: five minutes' drive - Caernarfon Castle: 15 minutes - Beddgelert walking trails: 15 minutes - Menai Bridge to … Read more
- When can I check in and check out of Pentre Bach Camping?
Read moreRV, travel trailer and tent sites Arrive: 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. On-park accommodation Arrive: 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Pentre Bach Camping? From $32.46 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.