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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Hardstanding touring pitches
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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
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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

9.5

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Lake and/or mountainPeaceful

96% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

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Extremely clean and modern facilities and the lady on reception very helpful.…

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Peter G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Extremely clean and modern facilities and the lady on reception very helpful.

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Exceptional

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kay t. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch (medium)

Liked Facilities are top.amazing shower and toulet block with washing up under cover. All pitches are flat and some pitches can see the lake. Very peacful site and within walking distance of bala town. Lovely service by the campsite workers there very friendly.

Disliked But hard to get the tent pegs in. But abit of a wiggle and your in!

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Very good, well maintained site, with very good pitches

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Julie C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked Excellent site, great pitch.
The shower/ toilet block is very clean and well maintained as are the grounds.
Staff were all very helpful and friendly

Disliked WiFi didn’t seem to work for us but we will definitely be staying again

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Clean showers very friendly staff…

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Robert b. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (medium)

Liked Clean showers very friendly staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review, very much appreciated. Hopefully we will see you again in the future.

Team PYB

It was a lovely camp site everything was clean and lovely staff

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Carole S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch (large)

Liked The shower and toilet block were lovely and clean , the camp was only a few minutes from the lake and about 20 minutes walk to Bala Town, the site was well looked after definitely will book again

Disliked Nothing to dislike everything was lovely

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind words, very much appreciated. Look forward to seeing you here again in the future.

Kind Regards

Team PYB

Every thing spot on

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Sonya g. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked Absolutely spot on .so clean and tidy the grass area was immaculate..so friendly all staff so polite.real nice site
Thanks for a great stay

Disliked N/A

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From the manager: Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review, very much appreciated. We are so happy that you enjoyed your stay with us and hopefully we will see you again in the future.

Team PYB

New & Clean facilities Lovely location Friendly campsite…

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Grace A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked New & Clean facilities
Lovely location
Friendly campsite

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review, very much appreciated. We are so happy that you enjoyed your stay with us and hopefully we will see you again in the future.

Team PYB

Hidden gem

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (XL)

Liked Every thing

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review, very much appreciated. We hope to see you here again in the future.

Team PYB

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

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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!

Absolutely the best place for our first camping experience.

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Patricia R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (XL)

Liked For our first time with a caravan we couldn’t have picked a better camp site and our future sites with be compared to this. The location was lovely with trees surrounding, a running stream and a view of Bala lake. The camp site was nicely laid out with plenty of space around the pitch.
The shower/toilet building was modern and clean. The staff were very helpful especially Janice who was a lovely helpful chatty lady. It’s a short walk to the lake and town. Couldn’t ask for a better place for our first camping experience.

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: AMAZING thank you,, really glad you enjoyed your fist trip out to us with our caravan! We are so happy that you enjoyed your stay with us and hopefully we will see you again in the future.

Team PYB

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.