Penllechog Camping

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Camping field (added by manager 10 Aug 2021)
June 2022
Mountain views
Camping field

  • Small campsite on a working farm on the Llŷn Peninsula
  • Abersoch half an hour's drive; Portmeirion 35 minutes
  • Views over Gurn Ddu; well-behaved dogs welcome
Have yourself a holiday poking around castles, climbing Welsh hills and going for dips at local coves… the dog-friendly Penllechog Camping is located on a working beef and sheep farm at the base of Gurn Ddu on the spectacular Llŷn Peninsula. With a sheltered three-acre field as your base, here you’ll be surrounded by tall conifer trees and lots of typical Welsh greenery. Although this site is high up and a little over a mile from the nearest village, Penllechog Camping is in a conveniently central location… Trefor beach, for instance, can be reached by car in about 10 minutes, while Nefyn has two sandy beaches 20 minutes down the road. When your mind is set on a picnic or tasty breakfast bun, the local village of Llanaelhaearn has an award-winning bakery that bakes bread, cakes and savoury snacks daily. The site team are happy to take orders for you in advance so that there are freshly baked goodies waiting for you on your arrival. Back at base, facilities at Penllechog Camping include two hot showers, two eco toilets and a washing-up area. The site's water is supplied from natural springs at the foot of Gurn Ddu, the impressive hill you can see from site. Drinks can be kept cool in a shared fridge located in a barn, just a short distance from the main pitching field. Essentials like milk and newspapers can be picked up at a nearby garage (again, the owners are happy to take orders on your behalf in advance).

Site type

Tent pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 10
Open now
Opens 10 May
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • Dogs must be kept on leads and fully under control at all times.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Fri, 10 May to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

My two grown-up daughters and I--joined at the end by my wife--had…

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
Tim L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: My two grown-up daughters and I--joined at the end by my wife--had a wonderful 10-day stay at Penllechog Camping. The site is located in a beautiful, mountainous area, very much in nature and away from the rough and tumble of city life. The facilities were as described and in good working order. The pitches were well-spaced apart. Linda, the host, was very attentive without being intrusive. There's a fridge and electric point if you need to keep anything cool or charge a small device. There's no wi-fi but there was good phone reception. We left feeling rejuvenated and as in love with North Wales as ever!

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Excellent small very quiet and peaceful farm campsite, friendly owners

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
David B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Small, low key site on a working farm, large field with only a small number of pitches, very quiet. Basic facilities but frequently cleaned. Really nice friendly owners. Very relaxing with great views.

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Location great, very friendly owners and lots of room on each pitch…

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Location great, very friendly owners and lots of room on each pitch

Disliked: Nothing!

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Scenic, basic clean facilities, helpful friendly hosts on working farm

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Scenery. Space between pitches. Environmentally friendly. Helpful friendly hosts. Clean facilities. Good price.

Disliked: Walking up and down slope to toilets and showers. No instructions for showers.

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Location views very friendly and helpful owners…

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Location views very friendly and helpful owners

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Perfect location in the hills and by the sea, close to lots…

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Perfect location in the hills and by the sea, close to lots of things to do. We loved the views, especially at sunset and to wake up to. Lovely peaceful campsite and friendly owners.

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A great campsite and excellent value!

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
John T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: This is a beautiful campsite, quiet, surrounded by woodland, and set high up on the hillside with a magnificent view. The tent pitches are large, grassy and very well-spaced, and there was lots of space on the field where the kids could play. The toilet, washing and showering facilities, though basic, are perfectly adequate. The owners were extremely helpful and provided us with a wealth of information on the many different things to do in the surrounding area, including secluded beaches, castles and historic sites.

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Fantastic Hill side camping

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
Rob C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: We had a great time pitched up on the house side of the field with amazing views of the hills and mountains. The facilities were great with composting toilets and a lovely warm back to nature shower block. We had good weather with made the experience even better and made use of this toasting marshmallows by the camp fire. The owners are lovely and very friendly people with great local knowledge on where to walk, visit and eat make sure you ask them what's best as we nearly missed out on some great views. We took our Dog Nero who made friends with some of the farm dogs it was great to see him sniffing and playing along with them.

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Perfect site. Friendly welcoming. Clean facilities

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Friendly farm setting. Lovely welcome from Linda. Clean facilities. Had a park area for my daughter to play in. We felt safe and was perfect. Will return

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Well maintained site and quiet.

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Quiet, secluded, Very friendly site owners.toilets And showers as well as water all on site.very clean and tidy.would highly recommend.

Disliked: None

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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

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

Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Penllechog Camping

Penllechog

Trefor

Gwynedd

Wales

LL54 5BH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.97666°N
-4.36438°W

Route directions

Please take the turning which is signposted 'Maes y Cwm'.

Nearest transport

Coach
8.1 km Brynbachau
8.1 km Brynbachau
10 km Povey`s Garage
Rail
8.4 km Penychain Rail Station
8.7 km Abererch Rail Station
10.5 km Pwllheli Rail Station
Ferry
30.3 km Aberdaron Ferry Landing
35.6 km Barmouth Ferry Landing
36.1 km Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
Airport
33 km 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

With mountains and a gorgeous fishing village as your backdrop, dips are pretty splendid at Trefor beach (10 minutes' drive)… but that’s not the only place on the coast that will be calling your name from Penllechog Camping. Pretty Portmeirion (35 minutes) has Italianate-style architecture, a spa and laidback strolls across the village, while Abersoch (30 minutes) is a sailing haven with boat trips to St Tudwal or coastal walks leading the way to further adventure. The sandy stretch in Nefyn is another rather attractive option. When you want some sort of adventure without delay, there’s direct access to a trail to Gurn Ddu (a hill with great views over the sea). Otherwise, sling a picnic in your bag and make off for a castle of your choosing: the coastal Criccieth Castle (25 minutes) or medieval Caernarfon Castle (30 minutes) perhaps? If it’s thrills you’re after, then GreenWood Family Park (40 minutes) or Zip World Slate Caverns (an hour) will fulfil those – the latter has huge zipwires or underground trampolines for a unique day out.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Glan Don Beach 10.2 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Criccieth 11.2 km Sea Good Good Excellent Excellent
Pwllheli 11.5 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Morfa Dinlle 12.1 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Morfa Nefyn 13.7 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Criccieth Castle 11.1 km

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 16.3 km

Ffestiniog Railway 16.9 km

Caernarfon Castle 19 km

Portmeirion Gardens 19.2 km

National Trust

Plas yn Rhiw 24.2 km

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 26.8 km

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 35.9 km

Bodnant Garden 47.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

B4417 - Tre'r Ceiri - B4417 3.5 km

Gyrn Goch - Afon Hen - Gyrn Goch 4.1 km

Clynnog Fawr - Bwlch Mawr - Gyrn Ddu - Bryn-yr-Eryr - Clynnog Fawr 4.9 km

Car Park - Nant Gwrtheyrn - Gallt y Bwlch - Car Park 6.1 km

Aberdesach - Lleyn Coast Path - Garn Fawr - Aberdesach 6.8 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 Penllechog Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Penllechog Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Penllechog Camping? With mountains and a gorgeous fishing village as your backdrop, dips are pretty splendid at Trefor beach (10 minutes' drive)… but that’s not the only place on the coast that will be … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Penllechog Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Penllechog Camping? From R550.92 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.