Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park

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Llyn Tegid & Gwersyll Pen Y Bont
Llyn tegid & gwersyll pen y bont
Hardstanding touring pitches
Fully serviced hardstanding touring pitches
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Pen y bont touring park
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  • Family-owned Snowdonia site near the shore of Bala Lake
  • A short walk to watersports, boat hire and Bala Lake Railway
  • Within walking distance of Bala’s shops, restaurants and golf course
Got Snowdonia National Park in your sights? You can add a little sailing or windsurfing – and relaxation on a family-run site – into the mix when staying at Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park. This peaceful place is just a few hundred metres from the shore of Bala Lake (also known by its Welsh name Llyn Tegid). The fresh air of the Snowdonia National Park is sure to aid that well-awaited relaxation… and when you’re feeling fully rejuvenated (and full of tasty food from the shops and restaurants in Bala town centre, 15 minutes’ walk away), there are activities like sailing, windsurfing and boat hire around the lake. Switch up Bala Lake’s gentle ripples for the whitewater of the Tryweryn at the National White Water Centre, 10 minutes’ drive away. Adventurous souls can zoom down the 1080-metre zipwire at Zip World Llechwedd (40 minutes’ drive), climb Snowdonia’s mountains or catch a few swells at the surf lagoon at Adventure Parc Snowdonia (50 minutes). If you’d rather move at a more leisurely pace, putting a few holes as you go, there’s a golf course on the other side of Bala, half an hour’s walk away from the site. Spa days and massage treatments are available about 10 minutes' walk away too.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 37
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Tent pitches 19
Touring caravan pitches 37
Rent a tent 3
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • If bringing a rooftop tent, please book one of the hardstanding pitches.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

Open from Sun, 1 Mar to

AA 4 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children
Other pitch types

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating based on 953 reviews View breakdown

Lake and/or mountain

Voted 78% of visitors View breakdown

96%

would recommend this site to a friend

93%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Beautiful well maintained site. Within minutes of finishing my shower the cleaning…

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (XL)

Liked: Beautiful well maintained site. Within minutes of finishing my shower the cleaning lady had been in and squeegeed the floor dry. The shower block incorporating the showers and toilets was immaculate.
The ladies in reception were pleasant and helpful.
Location so near to Bala Lake and the steam train. Bala town itself a pleasant 15 to 20 minute stroll. Lovely little town with cafes, coffee shops, pubs and a number of independent shops.
A lovely relaxing place. We will be back.

Disliked: The only negative was the noise from the traffic on the main road.

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From the manager: Diolch yn fawr, thank you very much Susan! We are absolutely thrilled that you enjoyed your time here and look forward to welcoming you back very soon!

Great site, very neatly kept. Staff were very helpful and on site…

Overall 10/10
Location 9
Value for money 9
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch (medium)

Liked: Great site, very neatly kept. Staff were very helpful and on site services just right.

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From the manager: Thank you so much 😊

Wonderful location excellent facilities very well kept park,best park we have stayed…

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (medium)

Liked: Wonderful location excellent facilities very well kept park,best park we have stayed in to date, Janice who was there during weekend was so helpful want to thank her again for making it a memorable stay will no doubt stay again diolch yn fawr Janice.

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From the manager: Thank you so much! It was an absolute pleasure to have you! We're already looking forward to welcoming you back soon!

Site very clean .toilet new very clean large shower under floor…

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

Electric grass tent pitch (large)

Liked: Site very clean .toilet new very clean large shower under floor heated 16 amps electric on pitch large pitch shop on site for most things great staff on duty .

Disliked: No dis likes on this trip

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From the manager: Thank you very much! We're glad you enjoyed your stay with us, the facilities and the staff 😊 we look forward to welcoming you back again soon!

Team PYB

Lovely clean site with nicely laid out pitches.…

Overall 7/10
Location 10
Value for money 7
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Lynn P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked: Lovely clean site with nicely laid out pitches.

Disliked: Unfortunately as lovely and modern as the facilities were, I had a cold shower! Which wasn't nice! Another lady had the same experience and was told there wasn't anything that could be done at the time. Not what I expected from a 5* site.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, very much appreciated. Unfortunatley at the time of the incident, the warden was taking the dog for a walk. When she came back on site the boiler was checked and it was fine and when she went in to the shower cubicle, all 3 showers were working fine with hot water, so this was a one off incident. The site plumber has been advised of the one off incident and is currently looking into the mater.

Team PYB

Absolutely loved our stay and we will be coming back

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

Branwen shepherd's hut (hot tub)

Liked: We loved the cabin and the hot tub will be coming again

Disliked: There wasn’t anything we didn’t like

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From the manager: Thank you so much! We're so glad you enjoyed your stay in our Shepherd's Hut and hope to see you again soon!

Team PYB 😊

Toilet and shower block was Absolutely spotless.

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

Celyn 2 bedroom safari tent (no pets)

Liked: We loved every minute of our stay, we stayed from Friday to sunday in the pet free celyn safari tent. Everything we needed was included. Will definitely be back again.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review, very much appreciated and we are so happy that you enjoyed your stay with us and we really look forward to seeing you here again.

Kind Regards

Team PYB

Over priced & better sites around

Overall 2/10
Location 6
Value for money 1
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
KEN T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked: Location to town

Disliked: Price noise from road & grass cutting every other day also toilets not kept clean at peak times .

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From the manager: Sorry to hear you did not enjoy your time at Pen Y Bont, however you were aware of the price when you booked in April so we're always baffled on the few occasions where we are marked down for this. If you weren't happy with the price, we do question why you booked in the first place...
The grass is not cut every other day but once a week over 2 days at this time of year - we are a 5-star park and in order to keep the site looking at the standard we and our guests expect, this is a necessity.
We clean the amenity block at least 3 times a day while we are on shift and have just hired an extra cleaner for weekends to ensure the standard is kept at the highest level.
Sorry to hear you won't be recommending us or visiting again but we hope you enjoy your future caravanning trips.

Team PYB 😊

Great site for a short stay

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked: Really nice showers

Disliked: Poor tv signal

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we're glad you enjoyed our fabulous amenity block.
Sorry you found the TV signal poor, this time of year it can be a bit hit and miss with the trees in leaf...

Overall had a fantastic 6 night stay

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 5
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 5
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked: Friendly team
Clean and tidy level grounds
Well organised
Fabulous shower block
Easy to book
Good communication

Disliked: Limited supplies in shop
Need a bin in the ladies shower block
WiFi not great

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review - we're really glad you enjoyed your stay with us and found the site clean, organised and friendly 😊
We do only have a small on-site shop and try to stock all the essentials but as we always say "we are not Co-Op or Spar" - there are two well-stocked shops in town for anything you are unable to find here.
Work is actually happening on site as we speak to improve the Wi-Fi so hopefully that issue will be resolved very quickly!

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub 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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire 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

Budget/backpacker Forest Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Luxury Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Pitch close to accessible bathrooms Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park

Llangynog Road

Bala

Gwynedd

Wales

LL23 7PH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.90153°N
-3.59025°W

Nearest transport

Coach
18.2 mi Parade Street 2
21.5 mi Alma Road
21.5 mi Crossroads Stores
Rail
15.8 mi Betws-y-Coed Rail Station
15.9 mi Blaenau Ffestiniog Rail Station
16 mi Pont-y-Pant Rail Station
Ferry
23.1 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing
23.1 mi Porth Penrhyn 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

For those days where you can’t be bothered to walk too far, it’s very handy that the station for the narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway is just five minutes’ walk away. Views of the water are a given, but count the mountains too: Arenig Fawr, Aran Fawddwy and Aran Benllyn are visible on the route. You may have your sights set on climbing Wales’ tallest mountain, perhaps. If you’re not climbing up Snowdon (an hour's drive) yourself, you might want to take the Snowdon Mountain Railway (an hour and five minutes), which has been making its ascent for over 100 years. A less strenuous trail than the Snowdon climb is the Mawddach Trail, which runs for just under 10 miles from Dolgellau (half an hour), crossing over the gorgeous Barmouth railway bridge on the other end. Coed y Brenin Forest Park (35 minutes) has plenty of trails too, through thick forest this time. You can take them on by mountain bike, standard bicycle or on foot – and there’s bike hire at the forest park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Harlech 22.6 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Llandanwg 23 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Barmouth 23.2 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Tal-Y-Bont 23.6 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Dyffryn (Llanendwyn) 23.8 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Portmeirion Gardens 21.2 mi

CADW - Harlech Castle 21.8 mi

Ffestiniog Railway 22.4 mi

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 22.7 mi

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 24.1 mi

National Trust

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 14.8 mi

Chirk Castle 20.9 mi

Bodnant Garden 24.6 mi

Aberconwy House 28 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Carnedd y Filiast 5.8 mi

Llandrillo and the Berwyns from the West 6.6 mi

Arenig Fawr Circular 6.7 mi

Rhiwargor Car Park - Pistyll-y-Meincian - Bird Hide - Rhiwargor 7 mi

LAKE VYRNWY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/04/1980) 8.6 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park? For those days where you can’t be bothered to walk too far, it’s very handy that the station for the narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway is just five minutes’ walk away. Views of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park? From £34 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.