Pentre Bach Camping

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Communal firepit for all to enjoy (wood can be purchased at local garage or village shop). (added by manager 05 May 2024)
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Grass pitches

  • Small family-run site on the northeastern edge of Eryri/Snowdonia
  • Two Snowdon paths five minutes' drive; Caernarfon Castle 15 minutes
  • Peaceful location with easy access from the A4085
Tucked away between the western edge of Eryri/Snowdonia National Park and the coastal town of Caernarfon, Bach Ventures Camping is a small and friendly family-run site that makes an excellent base for all the attractions and activities this part of the world has to offer. Set back from the main road and accessed via a 200-metre drive, this a peaceful place that welcomes all sorts of guests, including walkers, cyclists, families and visitors with dogs (a doggy bin is provided and you'll need to keep them under control on a lead while on site). Facilities are simple but well kept, with toilets, showers (no extra charge) and hot-water washing amenities all provided in separate blocks behind the main house. Barbecues are permitted as long as they are kept off the grass, and a communal firepit is provided for everyone to use. The local shop and garage sells firewood. Single-night stopovers are very welcome here, but this is an area that's jam-packed with things to do so it also lends itself well to longer stays. Two of the six paths up Yr Wyddfa/Mount Snowdon are five minutes' drive away, and there are lots of other outdoor activities around, including coasteering, climbing, kayaking, mountain biking and scuba diving. Several heritage attractions – including Caernarfon Castle and the National Slate Museum are within easy reach, and it's a 20-minute drive to the bridge over to Anglesey.

Campground type

Tent sites 6
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • 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).
  • No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • 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.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Campsite types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Spacious green area, ample parking, pub down the road

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: The campsite was great and spacious and had enough facilities to accommodate everyone. The lady hosting us was so incredibly kind and even helped us when we had trouble with our tents. We came to have a reunion in our friendship group and this was the perfect setting for us.

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From the manager: Hi Katerina Thank you for your lovely review. We try to help where possible. Pleased you had a lovely stay. Come back and see us sometime Karen

Would recommend

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Good facilities lovely location with beautiful scenery very close to Snowdon. Karen is lovely nice small campsite so you can get to know people.

Disliked: Thought we could all have our own fires but theres a communal pit which was still good to get to know other campers.

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From the manager: Thanks Harvey for your review. Glad you enjoyed your stay. We provided the communal fire pit as people were burning the grass with individual fires. Glad you see the benefit of it though, as it's nice to get to know people and you get a good view from it too.😊 Karen

The site was amazing and had great facilities.…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: The site was amazing and had great facilities.

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From the manager: Thanks Robert. Nice to hear you enjoyed your stay and lovely to chat to you this morning. Come back and see us anytime. Karen

Small campsite, good location, place for a bonfire, showers and toilets are…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Small campsite, good location, place for a bonfire, showers and toilets are cleaned daily. I recommend :)))) nice views, close to a larger city.

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From the manager: Hi Angelika Thank you for your review. Glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

Easy to find, small set up, friendly welcome, standard shower and toilet…

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Easy to find, small set up, friendly welcome, standard shower and toilet facilities. Fairly flat surface

Disliked: Only 2 toilets and 2 showers between all 8 pitches, check in at 15:00 would have liked to have been earlier

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From the manager: Hi Cain Thank you for your review. Glad you had a nice time. Karen

Lovely place!

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
Monika B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: What a gem! Lovely owner, lovely camp, clean bathrooms, hot showers, drinking water, fire pit and a big pitch where it was possible to have 2 tents. 10 min walking to the pub. Green and quiet.Reccommend!!!

Disliked: nothing

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From the manager: Thank you Monika for your glowing review. Glad you enjoyed our place. Come back and see us sometime. Hope you have a lovely summer. Karen

Super chilled and well looked after

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Very clean and well looked after Grassi pitches, nice chilled atmosphere, quiet and peaceful, great views

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From the manager: Hi. Thank you for your lovely review. Pleased to hear you had a great time with us and enjoyed the slate climbing. Hope to see you again. Karen

Nice staff and great place to camp

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: View of mountain , fire pit, flat ground, good location to Snowdon and hot showers .

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From the manager: Thanks Martin for your review. Glad you enjoyed camping with us despite the weather. Have a great summer.

Lovely small site, great value for money

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: This was a small site, really good value for money with clean facilities. The owner Karen was lovely, really friendly and was happy to give you advice on where to visit in the surrounding area. We stayed for the weekend and had a fantastic time, really good base for exploring. Basic amenities but done is for the weekend perfectly!

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you Francesca for your lovely review Pleased you had a good time camping with us Looking forward to seeing you both again sometime.

Great little site, facilities are basic and clean. Loved all the wildflowers…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Sarah B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Great little site, facilities are basic and clean. Loved all the wildflowers

Disliked: Nothing really!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Sarah Thank you for your positive review. Glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Karen


Features

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 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 Hikers’ paradise 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 Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

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

Location

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

Buses from Caernarfon stop near the site on request.

Nearest transport

Bus
4.3 mi Bus Station
4.9 mi Povey's Garage
4.9 mi Povey`s Garage
Rail
8.5 mi Llanfairpwll Rail Station
8.9 mi Bangor (Gwynedd) Rail Station
11.8 mi Bodorgan Rail Station
Ferry
23.1 mi Holyhead Ferry Terminal
26.9 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing
27.2 mi Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
Airport
17.7 mi Anglesey Airport

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

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 Anglesey: 20 minutes - Llanberis (for walks and National Slate Museum): 20 minutes - Crib Goch mountain: 25 minutes - Zip World Penrhyn Quarry: half an hour - Conwy Castle: 35 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Morfa Dinlle 6 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Llanddwyn 8.5 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Criccieth 12.5 mi Sea Good Good Excellent Excellent
Aberffraw 12.6 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Craig Du Beach Central 13.4 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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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?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Pentre Bach Camping? From $26.42 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.