Tyn Yr Onnen Farm

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Aerial view of the site
Aerial view of the site
Peaceful setting
Grass pitches with electric hook-up
Pod exterior
Cute neighbors
Electric hardstanding touring pitches
Large hardstanding touring pitch
Family friendly farm activities
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Peaceful setting
Grass pitches with electric hook-up
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  • Family-run farm on the edge of Snowdonia National Park
  • Donkeys, llamas, chickens and more to see on site
  • Well-known walking country with hundreds of acres direct from the farm
Off to Wales to wander? Pitch up at superbly scenic Tyn Yr Onnen Farm, on the edge of Snowdonia National Park between the Moel Eilio and the Elephant Mountains (Mynydd Mawr), for a hiking holiday you won't forget. Keen-footed wayfarers of all abilities can wander hundreds of acres of heathland direct from the farm including a route right up to Snowdon's peak – although if that thought makes you pale, the Snowdon Mountain Railway with its more relaxed summit accessing is only a few miles away. Guests also travel to Tyn Yr Onnen Farm and this part of north Wales for the coastline and beaches of the Llŷn Peninsula and the Isle of Anglesey within easy driving distance, and to get down with Wales's mighty heritage at the likes of the National Slate Centre and the castles of Harlech, Caernarfon, Bangor, Beaumaris, all nearby. On site, llamas, donkeys, pigs, chickens, ducks, turkeys and newborn lambs in spring inhabit the farm for the kids to coo at: Tyn Yr Onnen is a working 180-acre sheep farm managed by the Griffiths family for over 300 years. Pitches are sheltered, with loads of room for barbecues, and campfires are allowed in one of the camping fields. The children can entertain themselves at the play area with swings, roundabouts and sandpit (parental supervision required at all times, of course), while the grownups should be chuffed at the clean and modern amenities in the refurbished toilet and shower block, with free hot showers, baby changing, disabled facilities and a utility room with washing-up area, campers' fridge and freezer, washing machines and tumble drier. There are also 22-amp electric vehicle charging points. The local village, Waunfawr, is within walking distance and has a village shop open daily, as well as a pub serving the type of good food you want after a hike. There is also a local bus service which runs between Caernarfon and Beddgelert. Please check online for time tables and fares.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 11
Tent pitches 41
Touring caravan pitches 41
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).
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The site does not allow gas barbecues with gas cylinders of more than 1kg.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Fri, 21 Mar to

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

9.6

Overall rating based on 386 reviews View breakdown

Spectacular scenery

Voted 82% of visitors View breakdown

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would recommend this site to a friend

94%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Fabulous hosts, great views and excellent facilities

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

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Very friendly welcome, plenty of space between pitches. Handy little shop with a much needed coffee machine after a long drive in the rain! Very clean facilities and lots of useful information on site for local area. Easy to find the site.

Disliked: Nothing

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The campsite is in a great location and very well maintained clean…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 7
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 7
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 5
Mahdi S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod

Liked: The campsite is in a great location and very well maintained clean facilities and tidy grounds.

Disliked: our stay was let down by a nearby family whose children were shouting and screaming until late (around 11 pm). We were hoping for a quiet, relaxing weekend, but the noise made that difficult. Possibly just bad luck with timing

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Lovely site in beautiful countryside. Nice pub 15 minutes walk away. We…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely site in beautiful countryside. Nice pub 15 minutes walk away.
We were in the bottom field which is a little walk to the toilets etc, may bother some people but fine for us. Not that many toilets and showers for the size of the site however we never had to queue for one and they were regularly maintained and always clean.
All the staff we met were lovely, friendly and polite, they did a walk round at 10.30 to remind people to put out campfires. Everyone seemed to respect the no noise after 10.30 rule.
Would definitely return, lovely site.

Disliked: Nothing to complain about apart from the British weather one of the nights 😂⛈️ However our tent did survive a very big thunderstorm!

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Location, views & pitch…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 9
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Ronald Q. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Location, views & pitch

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We had such a lovely stay, we can’t come back quick enough!

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

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Campsite was immaculate!
Friendly staff - helped us out when our kettle broke and sorted us water for bottles all weekend saving a trip to a camping shop.
Good walks for the children with animals and streams.

Disliked: We couldn’t stay longer!

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Perfect place for a weekend camping trip with family

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely clean facilities and helpful friendly staff. A nice play area with farm animals and plenty of open space for the children to run around. A short walk up from the play area is a little river for them to also have a paddle. We were 1 of 3 family groups (large family) and they even managed to put our pitches together which gave the children lots of extra space to play by our pitches. This was our second visit, and definitely not our last! Thankyou for a lovely stay! Family from Penmaenmawr who were cooking the pizzas 😉

Disliked: Nothing.

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Great Views, facilities and friendliness of the owners/staff.…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great Views, facilities and friendliness of the owners/staff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent would stay again

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Really clean toilets and washing facilities, great park for children. Great location.

Disliked: Nothing, everything was great

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Fantastic family site, in a brilliant area.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Everything. Fantastic site with great facilities. Lots of open space either for games, or just so you're not squeezed on top of your neighbours. Very clean bathrooms, great washing up/utility area. Lovely park area and the donkeys are great. Walking distance to a half decent pub too. Really well placed for getting to lots of attractions and stunning views of mountains right from your tent.

Disliked: Could do with a few more sinks/showers for when it's busy.

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Would definitely return

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

Camping pod

Liked: Perfect location for exploring Snowdonia and coastal areas. The local pub was great portions which was needed after making it to the top of Snowdon in the wind. Campsite was clean, good facilities and friendly. Useful little shop.

Disliked: As I mentioned on departure. We stayed in a pod (brilliant in the wind and rain!) and found we needed more hooks for wet coats then wet towels as a family of 4…

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Communal fridge 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

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Disabled facilities Pitch close to accessible bathrooms

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 Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Tyn Yr Onnen Farm

Waunfawr

Caernarfon

Gwynedd

Wales

LL55 4AX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.10633°N
-4.19236°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4.1 mi Bus Station
5.3 mi Povey's Garage
5.3 mi Povey`s Garage
Rail
8 mi Llanfairpwll Rail Station
8.4 mi Bangor (Gwynedd) Rail Station
11.6 mi Bodorgan Rail Station
Ferry
22.9 mi Holyhead Ferry Terminal
27.4 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing
27.7 mi Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
Airport
17.5 mi 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

The surrounding area has heaps to see and do alongside the rambles, coastlines and castles: if you get a bit stuck for choice, ask the family for their top picks. Within a short drive are Surf Snowdonia in Conway, Zip World in Bethesda (home to Velocity, the fastest zipline in the world and the longest in Europe), the treetop nets of Bounce Below, Zip World Caverns in Blaenau Ffestiniog and GreenWood Forest Park a family adventure park in Y Felinheli. Rather conveniently, one of Wales's top attractions is less than five miles from Tyn Yr Onnen Farm, the National Slate Museum in Llanberis, where kids can get stuck into the story of the country's mining heritage amid talks and demos, quarrymen's houses and interactive play activities. Llanberis village is where many set out to climb Snowdon as the Llanberis Path begins here, winding up the least taxing route (we'll point out again that the Snowdon Mountain Railway goes to the top too). The village is also a popular place for adventurous activities like kayaking, coasteering, scuba diving, mountain biking, pony trekking and high ropes courses. Another popular pull of these parts is the Dinorwig Power Station or Electric Mountain: take an underground tour, set the kids free to play in the den, or test your wits in the Genius Corner puzzle room.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Morfa Dinlle 6.2 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Llanddwyn 8.5 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Aberffraw 12.5 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Criccieth 13 mi Sea GoodGoodExcellentExcellent
Craig Du Beach Central 13.9 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Snowdon Mountain Railway 3.3 mi

National Slate Museum 3.3 mi

Caernarfon Castle 4.2 mi

Penrhyn Castle 7.3 mi

Beaumaris Castle 11.6 mi

National Trust

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 6.8 mi

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 15 mi

Bodnant Garden 18.5 mi

Aberconwy House 19.3 mi

Plas yn Rhiw 26.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ceunant Bach - Moel Eilio - Foel Goch 2.5 mi

Gwastadnant - Elidir Fach - Elidir Fawr - Gwastadnant 4.8 mi

Beddgelert Forest 5.9 mi

Ogwen Cottage - Llyn Bochlwyd - Glyder Fach - Glyder Fawr - Devil's Kitchen 7.2 mi

Pen-y-benglog - Llyn Idwal - Devil's Kitchen - Pen-y-benglog 7.2 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 Yr Onnen Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Tyn Yr Onnen Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Tyn Yr Onnen Farm? The surrounding area has heaps to see and do alongside the rambles, coastlines and castles: if you get a bit stuck for choice, ask the family for their top picks. Within a … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Tyn Yr Onnen Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Tyn Yr Onnen Farm? From £26 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.