Rhyd y Galen

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Views of Snowdonia
Views of snowdonia
Elidir fawr in the background
Views of snowdonia
Electric grass pitch
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Views of yr wyddfa
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Elidir fawr in the background
Views of snowdonia
Electric grass pitch

  • Peaceful, fully serviced North Wales site on the edge of Snowdonia
  • A 10-minute drive to Caernarfon Castle; 20 to Zip World Penrhyn Quarry
  • Table tennis, skittles and pool on site, plus 20 acres to explore
With a magical setting overlooking Eryri (Snowdonia) hills, Rhyd y Galen is a peaceful caravan and camping park in rural North Wales. Fancy exploring the mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia), the beautiful North Wales coastline and the Isle of Anglesey? Then this is your place. For your ease, access to the grass camping pitches is via tarmac roads. Generous in size and fully serviced, they come with a whole host of facilities, from a spotless shower block, well lit at night for your convenience and complete with hair dryers to keep you looking your best, to a family-friendly baby-changing unit and a laundry. On hand are 20 acres of land for families (and any canine pals) wanting to be out walking, playing and exploring, and if the kids should get restless, keep them entertained with games of table tennis, table football, skittles or pool. If you need to stock up on groceries, there are several supermarkets in Caernarfon (10 minutes’ drive), and if you fancy making a night of it in the town’s pubs and restaurants, ditch the car and jump in a local taxi.

Campground type

Camper sites 92
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Tent sites 37
RV sites 92
Open now
Opens March 1

Tourist board rating

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).
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sat, Mar 1 to

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Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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Reviews

9.3

Overall rating from 365 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

92% would recommend this campground to a friend

90% would stay here again

What customers say

Highly recommended! Praised for spotless grounds, spacious pitches, and helpful staff. Modern, clean restrooms. Great for exploring Snowdonia/Anglesey. Minor road noise noted. Many plan to return.

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Great location, only a 10 minute…

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Karen S.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Great location, only a 10 minute drive into Caernarfon and easy access to Anglesey.
Site was very well maintained and very clean. Showers & toilet cubicles immaculate.
Very quiet and peaceful. This site ticked every box. Staff also were helpful and friendly. Wouldn’t hesitate to rebook.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review! We’re so pleased you enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere, spotless facilities, and convenient location for exploring Caernarfon and Anglesey. It’s great to hear our team helped make your stay even better. We’d be delighted to welcome you back anytime!

Very clean, staff were friendly and…

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Anonymous

FHU grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Very clean, staff were friendly and in a great location. It was perfect for our family with young children.

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Spacious pitch. Good showers.…

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Spacious pitch. Good showers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind words! We’re so pleased you enjoyed the spacious pitch and showers, and it’s wonderful to know you’d recommend us and visit again. We look forward to welcoming you back.

Great site, definitely recommend

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Suzanne Q.

FHU grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Really enjoyed our stay here, very peaceful and spotlessly clean.
Good walk for the dog and were met with friendly Wardens that couldn't do enough for us.
The residents on the site were very friendly too and made us feel really welcome.

Hopefully we'll be going back sometime.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re thrilled to hear you had such a peaceful stay and that you felt so welcome both from our wardens and the residents on site. It’s also great to know your dog enjoyed the walks too.

We’d be delighted to see you again in the future and look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Fantastic site,clean and tidy,great shower blocks…

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Rich N.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Fantastic site,clean and tidy,great shower blocks and toilets. Close to Caernarfon for fuel,shopping,dining out. 9 miles from My Snowdon which was brilliant for us climbers. Very friendly anf helpfull ownets and staff. Top marks all round

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your fantastic feedback! We’re delighted you enjoyed the clean facilities, convenient location near Caernarfon and Snowdon, and that our team made you feel so welcome. It means a lot to receive “top marks all round,” and we’d love to welcome you back again soon.

Beautiful if you have transport

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Anonymous

FHU grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Lovely site toilets excellent cleaned at least 3x a day

Disliked Nothing to do and they could do with a little shop just to buy essentials if you run out of stuff buses and taxi hard to get and expensive

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your feedback! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the site and found our facilities clean and well maintained – our team works hard to keep everything spotless, so it’s lovely to know it’s appreciated.

We also value your suggestions about having a small shop for essentials, but we encourage our guests to use the community shop in the village.
Rhyd y Galen is a place to relax, so we don’t have a club house or amusement arcade, but we do have a games barn with pool table, table tennis, table football and skittles (all free to use)
The bus will stop by our entrance and I’m sorry to hear that the taxi was expensive in your opinion.

I would highly recommend …

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Stephen M.

FHU grass travel trailer campsite

Liked I would highly recommend this site ,
The whole organisation of this camp site is fantastic. Amenities are just perfect.
The owners are very friendly and helpful.
We will definitely return soon

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the facilities and found everything so well organised. It’s especially lovely to know our team made you feel welcome. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

It was clean…

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Fiona S.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked It was clean

Disliked The manager was rude and the site has nothing on it at all ! There is nowheee to walk to round the area ! Would not revisit the site

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We’re glad to hear that you found the site clean.
Funny isn't it that you scored our site 1/10 after a member of staff pointed out to you that your children weren't allowed to ride electric scooters on the park!

Excellent

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Leigh C.

Powered grass campsite

Liked This site is excellent, its tidy, clean, quiet. It's one of the nicest sites I have ever been on.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re delighted you found the site tidy, clean, and peaceful, and it’s wonderful to hear it’s one of the nicest you’ve stayed on. We’d be very happy to welcome you back anytime!

Great site, very clean with good…

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John A.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Great site, very clean with good quality facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind words! We’re so pleased you enjoyed the site and found the facilities clean and of good quality. We hope to welcome you back again soon.

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 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 Picnic table 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 Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge 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

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 32 inches) Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis 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

Rhyd y Galen

Bethel

Caernarfon

Gwynedd

Wales

LL55 1DX

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.15845°N
4.22454°W

Route directions

Come off the A55 at Junction 11 and take the first exit. At the next mini roundabout, take the second exit onto the A4244 and proceed for just over three miles. At the roundabout by Ty Mawr tearooms, take the second exit towards Bethel on the B4366. Carry on through the village of Bethel, where the site is on the left-hand side after 0.6 miles. There is a Welsh flag by the entrance. What3words: guessing.summit.motel.

Nearest transport

Bus
2.4 mi Bus Station
6.3 mi Bus Station
7.8 mi Povey's Garage
Rail
4.4 mi Llanfairpwll Rail Station
5.7 mi Bangor (Gwynedd) Rail Station
8.6 mi Bodorgan Rail Station
Ferry
19.8 mi Holyhead Ferry Terminal
Airport
14.5 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

Standing where the Afont Seiont river meets the Menai Strait, Caernarfon Castle (10 minutes’ drive) is a forbidding medieval fortress and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Perhaps best known as the place where Prince Charles was invested in 1969, it also houses the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, which explores the history of this infantry regiment. If you’re in a ‘feel the fear, but do it anyway’ mood, you can head to Zip World Penrhyn Quarry (20 minutes), where the Velocity 2 zipline stretches across a lake, allowing you to travel at speeds of up to 100mph. If you are brave enough to keep your eyes open during your flight, you can also take in splendid views of Eryri (Snowdonia). For something less hair-raising, Portmeirion (40 minutes) is a village featuring Italian-inspired pastel-coloured buildings and lush sub-tropical vegetation. Grab an ice cream from Italian gelateria Caffi’r Angel, and take a leisurely stroll through the quaint streets or along the sandy beach on the Afon Dwyryd estuary.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Llanddwyn 6.9 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Morfa Dinlle 7 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Aberffraw 10.2 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Llanddona 10.8 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
St Davids - Benllech 10.8 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Caernarfon Castle 2.6 mi

National Slate Museum 5.2 mi

Snowdon Mountain Railway 5.2 mi

Penrhyn Castle 6.2 mi

Beaumaris Castle 9 mi

National Trust

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 3.1 mi

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 17.4 mi

Bodnant Garden 18.4 mi

Aberconwy House 18.4 mi

Plas yn Rhiw 28.4 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 5.1 mi

MALLTRAETH MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 05/07/2002) 5.6 mi

Bethesda - Ogwen 7 mi

Gyrn Wigau and Foel Grach 7.1 mi

Newborough Forest and Llanddwyn Island 7.3 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 Rhyd y Galen have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Rhyd y Galen dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Rhyd y Galen? Standing where the Afont Seiont river meets the Menai Strait, Caernarfon Castle (10 minutes’ drive) is a forbidding medieval fortress and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Perhaps best known as the place … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Rhyd y Galen?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Rhyd y Galen? From $36.52 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.