Riverside Caravan Park

View prices & book 5.8 110 reviews
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Swimming pool
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  • Well-located site in the Swansea valley just off the M4 corridor
  • A 15-minute drive to Swansea and 30 minutes to the Gower peninsula
  • Coffee shop, bar, live entertainment and fishing
Centrally located just north of Wales’ second biggest city, Riverside Caravan Park makes a brill base for touring both the country’s south and west. This family-run spot with an indoor swimming pool (open during high season only) and fishing facilities is in between the Swansea valley and the M4 corridor, about half an hour’s drive from the stunning scenery of the Gower peninsula... Before hopping around the beaches though, it’s best to get in a good feed at the chip shop (open during high season only), grab a takeaway or – if it’s Sunday – try one of the traditional dinners at the park. A bar’s on site for drinks post-explores and entertainment ranging from bingo to live music is put on in the nights as well. Fodder figured out, start your adventures in the west after a pick-me-up coffee from the café, beginning with the Mumbles half an hour’s drive away for its pretty pier and fancy houses – the abode of well-known Welshwoman Catherine Zeta-Jones is around here somewhere... Wide and sandy Llangennith (about 40 minutes’ drive) could be next or you might want to amble along the coastal path at Rhosilli (50 minutes) for epic views over the ocean. Surf with the seals at Oxwich Bay (also 50 minutes) or curl up on a blanket at a smaller cove, Broughton Bay, about 40 minutes away. Closer beaches that have a bit more of a built-up setting include Swansea’s very own bay (20 minutes) and Aberavon (the same distance) with its Aquasplash pool. Kids not tired out yet after full-on days? The play area back on base should get them feeling sleep enough for a good night’s rest, ready to do it all over again the next morning...

Campground type

Tent sites 20
Camper sites 20
RV sites 20
Open now
Opens January 21
Please note
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The grocery shop is open between 03/01 and 11/06.
  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 04/18 and 11/06.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, Jan 21 to

Reviews

5.8

Overall rating from 110 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 7
Cleanliness
 6
Wifi
 5
Budget/backpacker

46% would recommend this campground to a friend

45% would stay here again

What customers say

This site has a pool, cafe, and entertainment. Staff are friendly, and pitches are a good size. However, some guests found the appearance scruffy, noisy, and unclean, feeling unwelcome.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

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7 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Anonymous

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Kurzfristige und späte Buchung möglich.

Disliked Hundehaufen auf dem Stellplatz.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff pleasent…

Overall

1 out of 10
Location
 5
Value for money
 1
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Staff pleasent

Disliked The site is a travellers camp clearly
Very out dated vans
Scrap vans and work wagons as you enter

, motor bikes every night revving up, music really loud, disabled bathroom very dated and was not cleaned regular
At 3am a lot of people shouting
Site does not feel safe at night

Shop has barely anything in it
Disabled facility you need to leave deposit for key
Cafe was not open

Not as perceived by pitch up images
Should not recommend
I was booked for 3 nights I came home on Sunday night had enough

Recommend to friends Visit again

Easy to get to.…

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1 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Sharon D.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Easy to get to.

Disliked On arrival at site it looked like a gypsy camp, tatty caravans all around the edge, everything seemed unkept, untidy and neglected. No standards what so ever

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very dirty

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1 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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CLIVE J.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Very disappointing it was like a travellers site

Disliked Everything

Recommend to friends Visit again

Traveller site

Overall

1 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Nothing

Disliked It’s a traveller site. - loud music, messy. Wasn’t made to feel very welcome. Completely mis-advertised.
Pitches are right next to the motorway so the noise from the road is also terrible

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nothing…

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1 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Nothing

Disliked What a shit hole lòoks like a traveller's camp would not recommend it keep well away.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good convenient site

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Steve C.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Plenty to do on the site

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Poor service and not worth the £30 fee at all

Overall

3 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Ability to book last minute

Disliked Arrived at 5.30pm - nobody to meet us- just a sign saying please wait here near bins at entrance. Phoned reception but just answer machine. Had to just pick a spot in the litter strewn corner of the field.
Scruffy site more like a semi permanent traveller site. Weren’t interested when we raised the issues as a complaint

Recommend to friends Visit again

This is hard to write but i'd say the fish and chip…

Overall

1 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional grass campsite

Liked This is hard to write but i'd say the fish and chip shop on site was nice, and the two ladies running it were lovely.

Disliked My recent stay at this campsite was far from the peaceful nature retreat I had anticipated. Upon arrival, I noticed warning signs absolving management of responsibility for any property damage or personal injury - not exactly a reassuring welcome.

The facilities were poorly maintained, with unpleasant bathroom conditions that included a shit left in the shower. The atmosphere was consistently disrupted by the strong odor of marijuana permeating the grounds both in the evening and during breakfast hours.

Sleep was nearly impossible due to extremely loud music playing well into the night. The morning brought little relief as unsupervised children ran through the campsite shouting.

Perhaps most concerning was the regular presence of police vans patrolling the area, suggesting ongoing issues with maintaining order.

For families or anyone seeking a relaxing outdoor experience, I would strongly recommend looking elsewhere. The management appears unwilling or unable to enforce basic standards of cleanliness, noise control, or appropriate behavior

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would not return here or recommend.

Overall

4 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Nice size pitch
Staff were very nice and friendly.

Disliked Very scruffy site.
No thought to the environment here, zero recycling options just all black bags. Site is dog friends yet without any dog poo bins.
All caravans on site are dirty and scruffy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 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 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

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

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites

Location

Riverside Caravan Park

Ynsforgan Farm

Morriston

Swansea

Glamorgan

Wales

SA6 6QL

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.67495°N
3.91229°W

Nearest transport

Bus
4.3 mi Bus Station
4.3 mi Bus Station
4.3 mi Bus Station
Rail
1.5 mi Llansamlet Rail Station
3 mi Skewen Rail Station
3.7 mi Swansea Rail Station
Ferry
4.3 mi Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal
Airport
8.4 mi Swansea 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

It’s not just beaches that lure people to this lovely area: the country parks are also swish, including Gnoll in Neath (15 minutes) with its 100-acre early-18th-century landscaped garden. Visit for Aberdulais Falls and the sizable waterwheel or to have a knockabout at the golf course. The Neath and Tennant Canal’s around here too for woodland walks beside water… Go south to Swansea for more nature at Plantasia (15 minutes), a big public hothouse with all sorts of plants to see; the city’s main museum will also keep you occupied for a fair few hours with its film showings and photography exhibitions. Weather looking a bit iffy? Get on over to the National Showcaves Centre for Wales (30 minutes’ drive) for underground antics in the Brecon Beacons’ 17-kilometre-long cave system.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Swansea Bay 4.8 mi Estuary GoodGoodN/AGood
Aberafan 6.9 mi Estuary N/AGoodGoodGood
Bracelet Bay 8 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Limeslade Bay 8.1 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Langland Bay 8.5 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Waterfront Museum 4.2 mi

Aberdulais Falls 5.7 mi

National Wetland Centre Wales 9.1 mi

Carreg Cennen Castle 11.8 mi

National Showcaves of Wales 14.5 mi

National Trust

Aberdulais Falls 5.7 mi

Aberdeunant 14.8 mi

Rhossili Visitor Centre and Shop 17.8 mi

Dolaucothi Gold Mines 25.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

CWM CLYDACH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 29/09/1995) 3.9 mi

The Secret Valley of Bishopston 8.7 mi

Abercregan - Glyncorrwg - Abercregan 10.7 mi

Abercregan - Coed Morgannwg Way - Pontrhydyfen 10.7 mi

Penmaen - Parkmill - Three Cliffs Bay 11.3 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Riverside Caravan Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Riverside Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Riverside Caravan Park? It’s not just beaches that lure people to this lovely area: the country parks are also swish, including Gnoll in Neath (15 minutes) with its 100-acre early-18th-century landscaped garden. Visit for Aberdulais … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Riverside Caravan Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Riverside Caravan Park? From $37.20 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.