Rhosson Campsite

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Visitor image of the view looking down onto the campsite from the hill (added by manager 23 Sep 2022)
Spacious pitches
Sunny day at the site
Flat pitch in the first field

  • Simple back-to-nature site in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
  • Boat trips around Ramsey, Skomer and Grassholm a short walk away
  • Spacious grassy pitches, spectacular views and close to the coast
If all you require from a retreat on the Pembrokeshire coast is wide open skies, plenty of grassy space and spectacular views towards St Davids and lush Welsh countryside, itā€™s a safe bet that Rhosson Campsite will very much float your boat. This family-run site in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is a 10-minute walk from the St Davids Lifeboat Station at St Justinian ā€“ also the departure point for boat trips around the islands of Ramsey, Skomer and Grassholm ā€“ and is half an hourā€™s walk from the teeny city. Set across two spacious grassy fields, this is a back-to-basics site that aims to keep things nice and simple. When you arrive, pick yourself a preferable pitch in one of two large fields overlooking the spectacular Pembrokeshire countryside; most are on a gentle downhill slope, with some flatter pitches available near the bottom of the field. As befits a simplistic site such as this, thereā€™s oodles of space for kids to bound about and play ball games in, and campfires are also actively encouraged, so be sure to bring plenty of eats, a well-tuned guitar and your very best scary storiesā€¦ Amenities include cold running water suitable for drinking and washing, as well as outdoor cold showers, and separate ladiesā€™ and gentsā€™ toilets. This site is generally left to run itself so isnā€™t always staffed ā€“ but you'll be provided with contact details should ever you need to get hold of someone.

Campground type

Tent sites 50
Opens May 24, 2025
Please note
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sat, May 24 to

Reviews

93%

would recommend this campground to a friend

93%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

A lovely site that we will return to annually, highly recommend

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

Primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked: Lovely quite site, always clean, fridge + freezer with electric points and at reasonable rates. Coastal walks within 10mins from your pitch.

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Beautiful

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
Sophie M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked: Everything here is heavenly. Peaceful, great view, clean facilities, lots of birds. Great 4G signal. And it's an easy walk to the wildlife boat trips.

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Great place. Good start to the waterfront. Beautiful views. Superb beach.ā€¦

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

Primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked: Great place. Good start to the waterfront. Beautiful views. Superb beach.

Disliked: It wasn't bad. Cold water wasn't bad. It would be perfect if there were warm showers. Great canteen with fireplaces, benches, electricity. We really recommend it.

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Will stay again

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

Primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked: Very basic as described in the booking. Lovely clean fields, barn where you can charge mobile devices. Stopped for one night had the best sleep on our tour of south wales. Stunning scenery and a quiet beach thatā€™s around 15 minutes walk. If you need a no thrills holiday with gorgeous scenery no brainier. St Davidā€™s have a large Nisa supermarket for all your food needs. For a one night stop had a lovely time. Mobile signal very slow if needed.

Disliked: None

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View, location, value for moneyā€¦

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

Primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked: View, location, value for money

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Fabulous location, easy check-in

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked: The location and general atmosphere. Choosing your pitch, setting it up - done.

Disliked: Some people setting up campfires were not mindful at all, that strong wind would blow suffocating smoke and even sparks towards the tents of their neighbours. Not the problem of the campground owners, but something to maybe highlight to all guests. Other than that, toilets are very basic and too few (= one per gender)

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Quiet, scenic, clean and lovely

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked: Love the views, good hedges to hunker down behind in the wind, clean showers and loos. Plus love the addition of the coffee and pizza pod, croissants for breakfast were an unexpected treat!

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Will stay again

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 or RV campsite

Liked: Boss stop the views are amazing

Disliked: No hot water

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Cheap...and so were the facilities.

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked: Nice location as it was close to the beaches and St. Davids. We had a somewhat pleasant stay; there was lots of space for the kids to run around and our objective was to visit sites in the area rather than spend time on-site. There were no limits on how much space you could take up other than proximity to neighbouring tents. Fires were allowed, which is great.

Disliked: The toilets were disgusting--the male toilet urinal emptied from an open pipe into a drain by your feet. Some unspecified liquid pooled around the floor. Furthermore, were only two very narrow cubicles per gender, leaving desperate campers waiting in the rain. Plus, the toilets were leaky and you could hear the sound of other people's business quite loudly. A word of warning: there are no toilet lights so have a toilet buddy to hold a torch as you go! At least the toilet paper was regularly refilled and dry... We didn't use the showers as they were cold and not all the doors were fixed. The washing-up area was uncovered so we had to wash up in the wind and rain. Another thing to note was that the facilities were far-off depending on where you pitch your tent. Lastly, there was no reception and no-one was available to ask questions.

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Fine if you like back to basics camping

Overall 4/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or RV campsite

Liked: The campsite is close to the coastal path, and easy to walk from. Some flat pitches if you are lucky. Cheap.

Disliked: The two toilets, not enough for all those campers. Cold showers, no thanks. One wash up sink. Very noisy people and children running around screaming next to my van for hours. The people who decided it was a good idea to use a generator at night, plus a very bright light over the camp. After one night I moved to another campsite down the lane which was more expensive but brilliant.

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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 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 Hikersā€™ paradise Peaceful Remote location 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

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Rhosson Campsite

Rhosson

St Davids

Pembrokeshire

Wales

SA62 6PY

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.8791Ā°N
-5.29958Ā°W

Nearest transport

Bus
15.1 mi Bus Station
15.5 mi Railway Hotel
15.5 mi Railway Hotel
Rail
15.5 mi Haverfordwest Rail Station
15.5 mi Johnston (Pembrokeshire) Rail Station
15.6 mi Fishguard & Goodwick Rail Station
Ferry
0.4 mi St. Justinian Ferry Landing
1.7 mi Ramsey Island Ferry Landing
9.8 mi Skomer Island Ferry Landing

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

As the site's right in the middle of the Pembrokeshire National Coast Park, thereā€™s a whole heap to do around here. Start off at the RNLI St Davids Lifeboat Station at St Justinian to take a boat tour around Ramsey, Skomer and Grassholm and to look out for seals, porpoises, dolphins and whales. A short two-mile drive (or half an hourā€™s walk) away is the handsome city of St Davids, with a 12th-century cathedral, the ruins of the medieval Bishops Palace and a good collection of independent shops and excellent eateries to peruse. Spectacular beaches fringe this areaā€™s coastline too: a short walk away is the enclosed sandy cove of Porthsele, a splendid and peaceful spot for open beach fires and sunset gazing. Award-winning Whitesands, famed for its soft golden sands, clear waters and watersports, is the most popular beach on the peninsula and an easy three-mile drive from Rhosson, or if youā€™re confident when it comes to navigating tide times, you can walk to it at low tide from Porthsele. For outdoorsy and adventurous activities, a company based in St Davids organises activities such as coasteering, kayaking, surfing, and climbing for individuals and groups.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Whitesands 1.2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Caerfai 2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Abereiddy 5.6 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Newgale 7.7 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Nolton Haven 9 mi Sea Good Good Good N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

St Davids Cathedral 1.8 mi

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 19.7 mi

Pembroke Castle 21.5 mi

National Trust

St David's Visitor Centre and Shop 1.5 mi

Stackpole Estate 23.8 mi

Tudor Merchant's House 29.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Around St David's Head 1.2 mi

Whitesands - St David's Head - Carn Lidi - Whitesands 1.3 mi

St David's City and St Non's Bay 1.7 mi

RAMSEY ISLAND (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 18/11/1992) 2 mi

Solva Quay - Upper Solva - Solva Quay 4.7 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 Rhosson Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Rhosson Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Rhosson Campsite? As the site's right in the middle of the Pembrokeshire National Coast Park, thereā€™s a whole heap to do around here. Start off at the RNLI St Davids Lifeboat Station at St ā€¦ Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Rhosson Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  8 a.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  4 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Rhosson Campsite? From $15.78 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.