Tyn Cornel Camping

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Covered picnic benches and firepits
Electric grass camping field
Outside of the geodome
Outside of the geodome

  • Friendly and relaxed riverside campsite
  • On the banks of the River Tryweryn in Snowdonia National Park
  • A short drive to Bala Lake
Right by a river in Snowdonia National Park… that sounds just pretty perfect. Gwynedd's Tyn Cornel Camping is on the banks of the River Tryweryn, right next to the National White Water Centre for those whose Welsh holiday requirements include whitewater rafting, and four miles from more watery antics at Bala Lake. Mountain biking, climbing and hiking are easy to access from here too – and as you might expect in this part of the world, this woodland-bordered site is set in spectacularly scenic surrounds… If you're not feeling overly active, have a hol here to be within reach of the attractions of the national park and into the whole of north Wales: the area is packed with castles, museums, historic houses, steam railways, handsome old villages and – most important – Michelin-starred eating out for foodies. Tyn Cornel has modern and well-kept facilities, including free hot showers, a laundry and a covered washing-up area. Dogs are welcome and there's an exercise area where they can let off steam. Barbecues are encouraged across the whole site: just use them on the blocks provided to raise them off the ground.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 36
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Tent pitches 33
Touring caravan pitches 36
Open now
Opens 21 March

Tourist board rating

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. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Fri, 21 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

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94% would recommend this site to a friend

91% would stay here again

Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

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Arrival date (latest first)

On the whole a fabulous relaxing couple of days on a lovely site😀

Overall 8/10

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The facilities were excellent.
The hard standing for the car

Disliked: There were a few holes on the pitch that could do with leveling

Recommend to friends Visit again

Established camp site with all amenities. All clean, friendly staff, good pitches.…

Overall 10/10

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Established camp site with all amenities. All clean, friendly staff, good pitches.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fab pitch loverly place been b4 and will be again river fab

Overall 9/10

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Pitch is perfect

Disliked: Not site fault but lads were riding around on bikes electric type age at 11 possible older at 11.46 no parent watch them we was in bed quiet zone

Recommend to friends Visit again

An amazing quiet site.

Overall 10/10

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: What a fantastic campsite. It runs along the river and is amazing.
Very quiet at night, blissfully. Easy to find and just down from the National White Water Centre.

Great walks for the dogs.

Disliked: Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We liked how little traffic there was in there and distance from…

Overall 7/10

Location
5
Value for money
8
Accommodation
5
Facilities / Activities
4
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
6
Wifi
7
Peter S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: We liked how little traffic there was in there and distance from other campers was great.
Friendly staff.
Lovely scenery on the way in. Lovely stream and bridge upon entering.

Disliked: Dogs from next doors farm , continuously barking all night.
Placed on a pitch surrounded by bushes so no view ( in a dip of the valley )
Hot chocolate machine didn't disperse my drink which cost £3 for a medium cup.
Unleveled pitch
Hard to find the entrance

Recommend to friends Visit again

The whole site was clean and well present. Friendly staff. The showers…

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 pitch

Liked: The whole site was clean and well present. Friendly staff.
The showers and toilet were always clean and easy to use.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice quiet site. Good and clean facilities. Beautiful and scenic location.…

Overall 8/10

Location
7
Value for money
8
Accommodation
No rating
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
10
Wifi
8
Kate A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice quiet site. Good and clean facilities. Beautiful and scenic location.

Disliked: When booking we had no option to book an non electric camping pitch. Camping pitch we were allocated wasn't level. We slept fine but any more of a slope.and it would be uncomfortable.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great friendly people n site operators

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
7
Child friendliness
7
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Mick E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Nothing to not like 🥰

Recommend to friends Visit again

Had a great time staying here. Lovely surroundings and good facilities

Overall 10/10

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Great facilities and well maintained pitches. The staff were really nice and super helpful. The fresh milk vending machine was really nice to have. Such lovely surroundings.

Disliked: No dislikes with the site at all.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Defo coming again summer holidays

Overall 10/10

Location
9
Value for money
9
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Lisa L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Everything pitch’s are realy nice spaced out toilet block clean ale way loo paper and hot water shower lovely calm quite place by road can hear traffic boy it’s to be expected in such a fabulous place spent time on vampires and off to Bala lake which is amazing

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again


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

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

Lake and/or mountain 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 Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

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

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Tyn Cornel Camping

Frongoch

Bala

Gwynedd

Wales

LL23 7NU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.94541°N
-3.64476°W

Nearest transport

Coach
19.9 mi Parade Street 2
20.5 mi Sportsman
20.5 mi Tesco
Rail
12 mi Betws-y-Coed Rail Station
12.3 mi Pont-y-Pant Rail Station
12.4 mi Dolwyddelan Rail Station
Ferry
23.1 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing
23.2 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

Tyn Cornel Camping is in prime position for exploring Snowdonia National Park, whether you're after an active holiday in north Wales or want to chill in spectacular surroundings with occasional trips out to local attractions. For active types, the National White Water Centre is metres away; the river rapids run past the site and a river access ramp is on site. If you've never tried whitewater rafting before this is the place to do it, as well as to tackle kayaking or canoeing year-round. For more action, Surf Snowdonia, Zip World and Bounce Below are all a short trip away. Walks? Pick from an easy riverside walk straight from the site, the craggy local peak of Arenig Fawr, or ascents like Snowdon or Cadair Idris within easy driving distance. For biking, some of the UK's best-rated mountain biking trails including Coed y Brenin and Penmachno are within a 30-minute drive, while for road cycling the area is filled with quiet, winding country roads, some stiff climbs and consistently fab views. Family cycling trips can be had at the Mawddach Trail, Llandegla or Llyn Brenig. The Tyn Cornel team also highly recommends castles including Harlech Castle and Criccieth Castle on the coast; the local narrow-gauge railways with spectacular views including the famed Snowdon Mountain Railway and the local Bala Lake Railway; the Italianate setting and buildings of Portmeirion village; the local ales, pub food, takeaways or fine restaurant meals in Bala; Michelin-starred fine dining at Tyddyn Llan or Llandrillo…

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Harlech 21 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Llandanwg 21.6 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Craig Du Beach Central 22.4 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Tal-Y-Bont 22.9 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Dyffryn (Llanendwyn) 23 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Portmeirion Gardens 19 mi

Ffestiniog Railway 20.1 mi

CADW - Harlech Castle 20.3 mi

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 20.4 mi

Bodnant Garden 21 mi

National Trust

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 11.1 mi

Bodnant Garden 21 mi

Chirk Castle 23.1 mi

Aberconwy House 24.4 mi

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 29.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Carnedd y Filiast 2.3 mi

Arenig Fawr Circular 4 mi

Llandrillo and the Berwyns from the West 8.8 mi

The Clwydian Way (7): Pentre - Cyffylliog 9.4 mi

The Llyn Brenig Circuit 10.2 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 Tyn Cornel Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Tyn Cornel Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Tyn Cornel Camping? Tyn Cornel Camping is in prime position for exploring Snowdonia National Park, whether you're after an active holiday in north Wales or want to chill in spectacular surroundings with occasional trips out … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Tyn Cornel Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    Check-in can be until 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Tyn Cornel Camping? From £32 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.