Plas Y Cadno

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  • Peaceful site on a working farm just outside Llanwrtyd Wells
  • Half an hour's drive from Elan Valley and Brecon Beacons
  • Easy access from the A483; pubs and shops half a mile away
Make your way to a peaceful site on a working farm in the Powys countryside… when you roll up to Plas Y Cadno, you’ll be joining a small place just on the edge of lovely little Llanwrtyd Wells (the smallest town in Wales, fact fans) and within easy reach of the Brecon Beacons and Cambrian Mountains. A quick flick through the pics here will give you a glimpse into the fine scenery that awaits for those heading out for a walk, a bike ride, a horseback hack or some other form of outdoor activity; this is a part of the world that’s peppered with old Roman roads, teeny chapels, ancient standing stones and all sorts of other little bits of intrigue (as well as some stunning scenery and abundant wildlife, of course). Middle of nowhere then? Not at all. Play Y Cadno is easily accessed just off the A483, with the town centre’s shops, pubs and other amenities about half a mile away. That’s particularly handy for picking up supplies to light a barbecue or campfire (both of which are permitted here to warm your evenings). Facilities on site are fairly simple, stretching just to unisex showers and toilets. Dogs are allowed to join you on site, but they’ll need to be kept on a lead to avoid scaring the neighbouring sheep.

Site type

Tent pitches 20
Touring caravan pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 10
Open now
Opens 1 May
Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 01 May to

Reviews

8.7

Overall rating based on 80 reviews View breakdown

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Voted 66% of visitors View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Friendly, lovely site, clean and hot showers. Excellent location

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: A lovely, laid back and friendly site. Showers were lovely and hot, clean and loos clean. Lucy, owner, and her partner, were lovely. Added bonus, if you into it, there is a standing stone near the site and ley line. Great site for access to big snorkeling with transport to big. Local pub, great atmosphere with blues singing from dangerous Dave. Short drive to beautiful wild swimming sites. Will definitely use again.

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Great - just what we needed for a bike-packing trip

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Lovely setting, handy for the town, friendly welcome.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely host, plenty of space available and working amenities. Town was a couple…

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Lovely host, plenty of space available and working amenities. Town was a couple minutes walk, nice and easy to get to.

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Great place, owners super friendly and very welcoming, Views from…

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Great place, owners super friendly and very welcoming, Views from the site breathtaking and proximity to local town is perfect. Toilets and shower block improvements underway so not perfect but new facilities will fix this for sure.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice stop over site

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Nice site with plenty of room. Fantastic view. Just in the process of building a new welfare unit.

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Nice location, friendly host. Beautiful views…

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Nice location, friendly host. Beautiful views

Recommend to friends Visit again

Functional and reasonably priced.

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Really appreciated the flexible arrival and departure times and the fire pits and enjoyed being surrounded by sheep in a location perfect for Llanwrtyd Wells.

Disliked: The price reflected the facilities which are minimal. There are toilets with empty soap dispensers and a shower with a long abandoned air about it. There is a scarcity of flat ground and although in one direction the views are good in the other it is more of a building site and noise from the road can clearly be heard.

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The location was good. We wanted to be fairly close to Elan…

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: The location was good. We wanted to be fairly close to Elan valley. The campsite was basic but had good warm showers. Shower layout good with hook and bench.... so no need for balancing on one foot whilst dryng. Nice countryside views if looking away from farm and building site from the top. Top pitches fairly flat. Great there are picnic benches and fire pits

Disliked: Very basic and not very well signposted struggles to find this site and amenities not very well sign posted. Found 2 bins but not recycling? Facilities basic.

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The location was good. We wanted to be fairly close to Elan…

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: The location was good. We wanted to be fairly close to Elan valley. The campsite was basic but had good warm showers. Shower layout good with hook and bench.... so no need for balancing on one foot whilst dryng. Nice countryside views if looking away from farm and building site from the top. Top pitches fairly flat. Great there are picnic benches and fire pits.

Disliked: The site was very basic and a bit of building site which made £30 per nite seem quite expensive. Things were not signposted.... had almost given up on cold water tap. My daughter couldn't find toilets. There were tons of midges.

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Toilets and shower block clean despite being a super busy wknd (event…

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Toilets and shower block clean despite being a super busy wknd (event village)

Disliked: No washing up facilities

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby

Location

Plas Y Cadno

Beulah Road

Llanwrtyd Wells

Powys

Wales

LD5 4SA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.11149°N
-3.62967°W

Nearest transport

Coach
24.8 km Interchange
32.8 km Black Lion Hotel
32.8 km Post Office
Rail
0.8 km Llanwrtyd Rail Station
5.1 km Sugar Loaf Rail Station
5.1 km Llangammarch Rail Station

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

Poke your nose into some history tales… the ruins of Llandovery Castle (20 minutes’ drive) were once a grand 13th-century fortress and the hilltop Carreg Cennen Castle (45 minutes) is another castle that has crumbled since the 13th century. At the Dolaucothi Gold Mines (half an hour), you could learn about Roman mining tricks and get down underground to see them yourselves. Elsewhere, the National Cycle Museum (25 minutes) is about the timeline of the bicycle instead. If you’re looking to get a taste of the local landscapes, you’ll be in for a treat. Elan Valley walks (half an hour) are especially scenic, with six dams around the valley the disused track Elan Valley Railway now used as a track for walkers, and Llyn Brianne (45 minutes) is another hot spot for hikers to take in lake views as they make their way around. The Brecon Beacons National Park (half an hour) has many more spectacular walks, including the climb up Pen y Fan (an hour), or there’s the Red Kite Feeding Station in Rhayader (25 minutes) to see red kites being fed. Of course, for hikes coastal-style or watersports, the Pembrokeshire coastline (an hour) is also within driving distance.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Llanrhystud 42.1 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Aberystwyth South 45.7 km Sea Good Good Good Good
Aberystwyth North 46 km Sea Excellent Good Excellent Excellent
Clarach South 47.1 km Sea Good Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Dolaucothi Gold Mines - National Trust 23.3 km

National Showcaves of Wales 31.7 km

Carreg Cennen Castle 37.9 km

Penderyn Distillery Visitor Centre 39.3 km

Brecon Mountain Railway 39.5 km

National Trust

Dolaucothi Gold Mines 23.3 km

Aberdeunant 35.8 km

Cwmmau Farmhouse 38.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

GWENFFRWD/DINAS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 03/08/1978) 12.9 km

Llanerchi - Garreg Ddu Reservoir - Elan Valley Trail - Llanerchi 16.9 km

Elan Valley - Garreg Ddu Reservoir 18 km

Elan Valley Visitor Centre - Caban Coch - Visitor Centre 18 km

Elan Visitor Centre - Caban Coch Dam - Elan Visitor Centre 18 km

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 sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Plas Y Cadno have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Plas Y Cadno dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Plas Y Cadno? Poke your nose into some history tales… the ruins of Llandovery Castle (20 minutes’ drive) were once a grand 13th-century fortress and the hilltop Carreg Cennen Castle (45 minutes) is another castle … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Plas Y Cadno?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  Anytime –  Anytime
    Depart by:  Anytime
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Plas Y Cadno? From R464.44 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.