Brecon Beacons Touring Park

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Camping field
River tawe, approximately 500 metres from the campsite
Grass pitch
Pitches

  • Family-run touring park just off the A4067 at Pen-y-Cae
  • Henrhyd Falls 10 minutes' drive; half an hour to Pen y Fan
  • Well-maintained heated bathroom block on site; pub next to entrance
Taking some time to explore the attractions of the Brecon Beacons National Park? Bag a berth at Brecon Beacons Touring Park and you’ll be making your base at a family-run park that’s in an excellent Powys position for getting out and about to see the stunning scenery of the southern and western parts of the park. Just off the A4067 between the villages of Pen-y-Cae and Ynyswen, when you stay at this park you’ll be well placed for visits to the nearby waterfalls, climbs of Pen y Fan and trips underground at the National Showcaves Centre for Wales. There are heaps of hiking and bike trails around to follow as well – and if that's not enough to keep you busy, well, you can always set off for the seaside, as the beaches of the Gower Peninsula are less than an hour's drive away. This isn't a park with a long list of facilities, but what has been provided is well designed and well maintained – including the bathroom block, which has heating, a baby changing area and accessible facilities. There’s also a chemical disposal point and a washing-up area, and you’ll be allowed to bring along an off-ground barbecue to do your alfresco meals (although, in another handy location bonus, there also happens to be a food pub a couple of minutes’ walk away…)

Site type

Motorhome pitches 11
Tent pitches 11
Touring caravan pitches 11
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 01 Mar to

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96% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

Great, clean site near Brecon Beacons. Lovely facilities, spacious pitches, and helpful staff. Pub’s a bonus for food/atmosphere. Mostly peaceful, slight pub noise noted. Excellent value.

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Spacious level pitches, toilets and showers…

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Andrea D.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Spacious level pitches, toilets and showers spotless and warm. 2 lovely pubs within walking distance and a small community shop.
Owner very welcoming and informative. Walked to Henrhyd falls (4 mile round trip) but be warned it’s mostly uphill to get there, but was well worth it.

Disliked Nothing

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Nice location

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Michelle R.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Clean and well maintained site our pitch was flat. Site is located behind a nice dog friendly pub with a good outside seating area. The washing up facilities were good. The toilets and sinks clean but felt the showers could have been cleaner. Shop within walking distance and short drive to water fall. Secure site with a key card and code to facilitates. We were leant an extension lead to the ehu as our 10m one didn’t reach as they are shared with the next door pitch.

Disliked I used the larger shower which was one big wet room style. There was no where to place a wash bag and I was unable to change in the shower as the floor was soaking so it’s a poncho situation but the water was warm.

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Good site with clean facilities including a pub. Needed levellers.

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Peter C.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Location was good for local attractions in and around the Brecon Beacons which we had intended on visiting. However the weather soon put paid to that as the rai was biblical. We intended to stay 3 nights but only stayed 2 due to the weather and other reasons to be dealt with in the next section. The site facilities were clean and there were codes and cards for the doors to, I assume, avoid the pub customers using them. On that subject there is a pub "The Ancient Briton" at the site entrance doing great food and beer. The owner sent detailed instructions via text prior to arrival as to the codes and pitch number which was useful. The owner turned up in the early evening to collect payment balance and to check all was okay.

Disliked We had a problem with there being no dog walk from the site other than a couple of hundred metres along a very busy road with narrow pavements. Through the village and across the road and there was an area down to the river where dogs could be walked, and we used this several times, but the walk through the village was traffic intense.

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Loved the location the friendly welcome…

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Julie B.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Loved the location the friendly welcome and lovely clean facilities

Disliked Nothing

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Lovely little campsite. The lady on…

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paul h.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely little campsite. The lady on check in was very friendly and helpful. Toilets and showers are good, and kept very clean, nice little pub in front of the campsite. Would definitely stay again.

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review. Look forward to welcoming you back.

The location and facilities were excellent.…

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Jeanette J.

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked The location and facilities were excellent. Very well organised, and Janine was so helpful. We had a lovely stay.

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From the manager: Glad you all enjoyed, we look forward to your return visit

We loved this site, it was…

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Lis M.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked We loved this site, it was so peaceful and close to so many things to do in the area. The pub next door is awesome.
The shower & toilet block was immaculate.
Would definitely recommend.

Disliked Hand driver ineffective

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Will definitely be going back if we are in the area again!

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Sarah D.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Very friendly staff. Very clean facilities. Great to have the pub really close! The picnic benches were useful to use when the weather was changeable (so we didn't have to get our chairs in and out all the time!). Great location for attractions.

Disliked Nothing to dislike.

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From the manager: Glad you enjoyed our clean facilities, I’m always trying to improve or add so I may try to get more picnic benches for customers to use next season.
We look forward to seeing you again.

Easy checking,well spaced pitches ,clean pitches and shower block

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Philip c.

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked Friendly,clean ,worth the money

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review glad, we look forward to your return visit

Lovely, and welcoming host. Thank you for the stay it was great

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Mark Robert B.

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely location, 10 mins drive to the waterfalls (in a van) which is a great walk and explore.
Facilities were perfect.

Disliked Lots of groups of loud people. But that's to be expected over a bank holiday weekend. We had no major issues with this, but not a place for a 'quiet camp'

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From the manager: Glad you enjoyed the waterfall and area, sorry about the loud people but bank holidays do tend to be louder than general weekends. There is a curfew and as a general rule, people do adhere to this.


Features

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

Baby-changing facilities 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

D. of E. 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

Peaceful Spectacular scenery 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 Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Brecon Beacons Touring Park

Brecon Road

Pen-y-cae

Powys

Wales

SA9 1YY

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.80634°N
3.68386°W

Nearest transport

Coach
18.1 km Railway Station
19.6 km Bus Station
22 km Bus Station
Rail
18.1 km Treherbert Rail Station
18.1 km Neath Rail Station
19.3 km Ynyswen Rail Station
Ferry
27.3 km Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal
Airport
34.9 km 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

Hiking is a real highlight around here, whether you're keen to tick off the major sights or seek out quieter trails. Some of the popular spots nearby include Henrhyd Falls (10 minutes’ drive), the Four Waterfalls Walk (half an hour) and the trails taking you up South Wales’ tallest peak, Pen y Fan (half an hour). For more of an adrenaline rush, take yourselves to the all-weather trails of BikePark Wales (40 minutes) or ride the high-speed ziplines at Zip World Tower (20 minutes). All a bit too much? Settle for a quieter life with a visit to the National Showcaves Centre for Wales (five minutes), animal encounters at Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary (five minutes) or a tour and tipple at Penderyn Distillery (20 minutes). Change of scenery? Get down to the Gower Peninsula (around an hour) for beach days and coastal walks – places like Mumbles, Three Cliffs Bay and Rhossili are well worth the longer drive, and there are lots of lovely places to eat along the coast too.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Aberafan 25.4 km Estuary N/AGoodGoodGood
Swansea Bay 28.8 km Estuary GoodGoodN/AGood
Bracelet Bay 33.4 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Limeslade Bay 33.8 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Langland Bay 34.8 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Showcaves of Wales 2.5 km

Penderyn Distillery Visitor Centre 12.1 km

Aberdulais Falls 15.6 km

Carreg Cennen Castle 20 km

Brecon Mountain Railway 22.1 km

National Trust

Aberdulais Falls 15.6 km

Aberdeunant 23.2 km

Dolaucothi Gold Mines 32.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Tafarn-y-Garreg - Fan Hir - Fan Brycheiniog 3.9 km

Pontneddfechan - Scwd Einion Gam Waterfall 8.2 km

Porth-yr-ogof, Nedd and Mellte Waterfalls 8.8 km

Waterfall Circuit 8.9 km

Pontneddfechan - Hepste Waterfalls - Pontneddfechan 8.9 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Brecon Beacons Touring Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Brecon Beacons Touring Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Brecon Beacons Touring Park? Hiking is a real highlight around here, whether you're keen to tick off the major sights or seek out quieter trails. Some of the popular spots nearby include Henrhyd Falls (10 minutes’ … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Brecon Beacons Touring Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Brecon Beacons Touring Park? From R260,91 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.