The Paddocks Caravan and Camping

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Pitches (added by manager 22 aug 2022)
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Five spacious pitches (added by manager 21 may 2022)

  • Small adults-only campsite in the village of Llanystumdwy, North Wales
  • A 15-minute drive to Snowdonia National Park; 25 minutes to Caernarfon
  • Well-maintained grass pitches and shower block; communal dining area
Family-run The Paddocks Caravan and Camping is a small and ultra-organised site with well-maintained, flat and spacious pitches in north Wales. It’s less than five minutes’ drive to the beach at Criccieth, and around half an hour to the imposing castles at Harlech and Caernarfon, making this a cracking adults-only base from which to explore the Llŷn Peninsula. It's a 10-minute trip by car to the wide, south-facing sands at Pwllheli, a former haunt of smugglers and pirates. You'll find it quite a bit calmer these days, especially if you follow the fab Llŷn Peninsula Coastal Path round the peninsula for views and wildlife and splendid sea air. Sandcastles, paddling and rockpool exploration are all there for the taking. If you’d rather ditch the car, a bus stop is five minutes’ walk away, or you can explore on two legs – perhaps a good place to start is the local village of Llanystumdwy (five minutes’ walk), as it’s the burial place of former Prime Minister David Lloyd George. You can see his grave and visit a small museum, and afterwards stroll down the banks of the scenic River Dwyfor or pop into the pub for a pint. Gleaming facilities on site include a well-lit shower block with two private bathrooms (each containing a large shower, wash-hand basin and toilet), plus an adjacent dressing room with a hair dryer and two extra adjacent toilets. Nearby is a covered communal area with a table and seating, plus two washing-up sinks, a fridge-freezer, a separate drinks fridge, a microwave, toaster and a kettle. There's also a phone-charging point. Firepits and barbecues are allowed, but they must be raised off the ground and set up on one of the concrete slabs provided. Small chimineas and barbecues are available for nightly hire on site, and you can buy logs and charcoal here too. Please note that parties are not permitted – this is a quiet site.

Campground type

Camper sites 5
Tent sites 10
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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 5 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 5 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 8 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.
  • Units longer than 9.1 metres are not allowed.
  • 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.
  • The maximum gazebo size allowed is 3m x 3m. If you are bringing a roof tent, please let the site know.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Apr 26 to

Campsite types & availability

Other campsite types

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent campsite

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Fantastic site with great facilities and very well maintained. Owners were friendly and welcoming and keen for us to enjoy our stay on their site. It seems they've thought of everything the weary camper might need with lots of extras you don't necessarily expect to see on a campsite. We stayed there overnight on a tent pitch while riding the lon las Cymru.

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Excellent site with clean facilities.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely quiet adult only site, clean amenities and the site owner was on hand to answer all our questions on arrival.

Disliked: Unfortunately there didn’t appear to be a motorhome service point but it in no way detracted from our stay.

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Amazing campsite, friendly welcome, great facilities and very clean.

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Friendly welcome Very clean toilets Powerful showers Great facilities fridge, ice, kettle, microwave and toaster Nice and quiet Large plot for tents Not over crowded Good location

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Amazing site, clean facilities and friendly staff and level pitches

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Everything was absolutely great, as advertised! Highly recommend to everybody :)

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We loved everything about this campsite. What a great find and…

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: We loved everything about this campsite. What a great find and a great location. It has everything you could possibly need even without EHU. Fridges for food and drink, freezer with ice cubes and chilled water, toaster, kettle and microwave. Washing up facilities were perfect and all this under cover in the communal area. Nice small, adults only site with great sized pitches. The showers were fantastic, just like a shower room at home and very clean. There were things to buy like coffee tea milk and eggs and firepits to hire with the added bonus of wood etc. We didn't have one but plenty others did whilst we were there, you can even hire a washing line :) Juliet and Leigh were great hosts and would definitely visit again. Thanks again for a wonderful stay and hope to see you again soon.

Disliked: Nothing.

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Amazing place to relax :)

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Well maintained and organised camping! We loved it, will definitely come back.

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I highly recommend this site

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Owners very friendly and welcoming Amenities clean and well presented Nice clean maintained site

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Amazing site

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Cleanliness, hosts, location, facilities

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Everything! This really is an amazing site. Facilities are first class. Showers…

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Everything! This really is an amazing site. Facilities are first class. Showers as good as many hotels. Plenty of hot water and anything else one could want. Kitchen area very well equipped. Fridge freezer, microwave, kettle and even a toaster. Well drained site. Large pitches. Nice and flat. Best of all are the owners. Really friendly people.

Disliked: Nothing!

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Everything about the 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 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Everything about the site

Disliked: Nothing

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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

Disabled facilities

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

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

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

Dog walk nearby

Public transportation nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Gray water hook-up for caravans

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

The Paddocks Caravan and Camping

Dwyfor Ranch

Llanystumdwy

Criccieth

Gwynedd

Wales

LL52 0SU

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.92532°N
-4.27408°W

Nearest transport

Bus
1.8 mi High Street
1.8 mi High Street
3 mi Brynbachau
Rail
1.6 mi Criccieth Rail Station
3.1 mi Penychain Rail Station
4.6 mi Abererch Rail Station
Ferry
17 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing
17.3 mi Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
20.2 mi Aberdaron Ferry Landing
Airport
25.2 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Llanystumdwy (birthplace of David Lloyd George): five minutes’ walk - Criccieth (castle and beach): five minutes’ drive - Porthmadog: 10 minutes - Morfa Bychan: 10 minutes - Pwllheli (sailing): 15 minutes - Snowdonia National Park: 15 minutes - Portmeirion (Italianate architecture): 20 minutes - Caernarfon Castle: 25 minutes - Harlech (castle and beach): half an hour - Zip World Llechwedd: 40 minutes - Isle of Anglesey: 40 minutes - Snowdon View Point: 40 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Criccieth 2 mi Sea Good Good Excellent Excellent
Craig Du Beach Central 4.2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Glan Don Beach 6 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Pwllheli 6.9 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Harlech 7.5 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Criccieth Castle 1.8 mi

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 5.9 mi

Ffestiniog Railway 6.1 mi

Portmeirion Gardens 7.4 mi

CADW - Harlech Castle 8.3 mi

National Trust

Plas yn Rhiw 16.1 mi

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 19.3 mi

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 20 mi

Bodnant Garden 29 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Morfa Bychan 4.6 mi

Cwmystradllyn Reservoir - Ty Mawr Slate Mill 6.2 mi

B4417 - Tre'r Ceiri - B4417 6.7 mi

Portmeirion - Minffordd - Boston Lodge Halt - Portmeirio 7.4 mi

Gyrn Goch - Afon Hen - Gyrn Goch 7.4 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.

Want to know more about camping in Gwynedd?

  • Does The Paddocks Caravan and Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Paddocks Caravan and Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Paddocks Caravan and Camping? Local attractions and activities include: - Llanystumdwy (birthplace of David Lloyd George): five minutes’ walk - Criccieth (castle and beach): five minutes’ drive - Porthmadog: 10 minutes - Morfa Bychan: 10 minutes … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Paddocks Caravan and Camping?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Paddocks Caravan and Camping? From $35.77 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.