The Paddocks Caravan and Camping

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  • Small adults-only campsite in the village of Llanystumdwy, North Wales
  • A 15-minute drive to Snowdonia National Park; 25 minutes to Caernarfon
  • Well-maintained grass pitches and shower block; communal dining area
Family-run The Paddocks Caravan and Camping is a small and ultra-organised site with well-maintained, flat and spacious pitches in north Wales. It’s less than five minutes’ drive to the beach at Criccieth, and around half an hour to the imposing castles at Harlech and Caernarfon, making this a cracking adults-only base from which to explore the Llŷn Peninsula. It's a 10-minute trip by car to the wide, south-facing sands at Pwllheli, a former haunt of smugglers and pirates. You'll find it quite a bit calmer these days, especially if you follow the fab Llŷn Peninsula Coastal Path round the peninsula for views and wildlife and splendid sea air. Sandcastles, paddling and rockpool exploration are all there for the taking. If you’d rather ditch the car, a bus stop is five minutes’ walk away, or you can explore on two legs – perhaps a good place to start is the local village of Llanystumdwy (five minutes’ walk), as it’s the burial place of former Prime Minister David Lloyd George. You can see his grave and visit a small museum, and afterwards stroll down the banks of the scenic River Dwyfor or pop into the pub for a pint. Gleaming facilities on site include a well-lit shower block with two private bathrooms (each containing a large shower, wash-hand basin and toilet), plus a separate adjacent shower with a dressing room and a hair dryer. Nearby is a covered communal area with a table and seating, plus two washing-up sinks, a fridge-freezer, a separate drinks fridge, a microwave, toaster and a kettle. There's also a phone-charging point. Firepits and barbecues are allowed, but they must be raised off the ground and set up on one of the concrete slabs provided. Small chimineas and barbecues are available for nightly hire on site, and you can buy logs and charcoal here too. Please note that parties are not permitted – this is a quiet site.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 5
Tent pitches 10
Open now
Opens 26 April
Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 5 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 5 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 8 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.
  • Units longer than 9.1 metres are not allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • The maximum gazebo size allowed is 3m x 3m. If you are bringing a roof tent, please let the site know.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 26 Apr to

Open from Fri, 25 Apr 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

Reviews

9.9

Overall rating based on 486 reviews View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent welcome, great facilities and in a great locstion

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely location with many amenities for a small site

Disliked: None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will be booking again

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
Sharon H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Lovely clean site, excellent facilities with a lovely little village 5 mins walk or the town a 5 min drive with lovely shops and beach. Also a lovely pebbled beach and if you catch the tide out a lovely circular walk. Great hosts. They provide fidges and freezer, kettle, toaster and benches under shelter.

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As above

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Lisa D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Clean, quiet, friendly small site. Perfect for walking to criccieth beach and relaxing break. Juliette & Leigh have worked hard to make the site welcoming, clean and personalised with great facilities. Excellent site 🚐

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The immaculately kept grounds and ablution. Excellently spaced sites. The…

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: The immaculately kept grounds and ablution. Excellently spaced sites. The proprietors are a lovely couple.

Disliked: Absolutely nothing,

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Excellent site, level pitches with clean amenities and services.

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Well organised and friendly campsite. Excellent site and lovely owners close to local amenities, towns and the sea. Definitely will visit again

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Lovely camp site with great facilities and spotlessly clean.

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
Megan R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Wow, what a lovely camp site. The grass was soft and flat and very well kept, the facilities were amazing. Showers and toilets were absolutely spotless all the time and the water was nice and hot. Really nice communal kitchen area with everything you would need. The option to buy tea/coffee/eggs was nice too. There was also wifi that worked really well all over the site. We would definitely stay again.

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Brilliant campsite

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The campsite is very well kept, spacious with great facilities.

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Stayed in our pod on this lovely campsite. Clean bathrooms and well-organised…

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
Caroline R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Stayed in our pod on this lovely campsite. Clean bathrooms and well-organised amenities. Generally in a quiet location and very convenient to get everywhere. Many other campers also had dogs, but the campsite was set up that everyone had enough space between pitches. Lovely campsite owners, very welcoming and approachable. Highly recommend this site!

Disliked: This is a tiny thing and personal to me, but the multiple air fresheners in each bathrooms set off my asthma a little.

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Small and beautiful site

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
Gillian T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Everything This is a beautiful well maintained site. The facilities are exceptionally clean and some lovely finishing touches add to an enjoyable stay.

Disliked: Absolutely nothing

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The lady owner was very friendly and would go above and beyond…

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
Peter F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: The lady owner was very friendly and would go above and beyond if she could help. We forgot onions and that was mentioned in passing she came and asked as she had to go out would you like me to pick some up. The site was very well maintained and the space between pitches was very large. The have also given a small but ample dog walking area The facilities were of a high standard (see pictures) and kept extremely clean. We have already booked for next year.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

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 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

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

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

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

The Paddocks Caravan and Camping

Dwyfor Ranch

Llanystumdwy

Criccieth

Gwynedd

Wales

LL52 0SU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.92532°N
-4.27408°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.8 mi High Street
1.8 mi High Street
3 mi Brynbachau
Rail
1.6 mi Criccieth Rail Station
3.1 mi Penychain Rail Station
4.6 mi Abererch Rail Station
Ferry
17 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing
17.3 mi Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
20.2 mi Aberdaron Ferry Landing
Airport
25.2 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Llanystumdwy (birthplace of David Lloyd George): five minutes’ walk - Criccieth (castle and beach): five minutes’ drive - Porthmadog: 10 minutes - Morfa Bychan: 10 minutes - Pwllheli (sailing): 15 minutes - Snowdonia National Park: 15 minutes - Portmeirion (Italianate architecture): 20 minutes - Caernarfon Castle: 25 minutes - Harlech (castle and beach): half an hour - Zip World Llechwedd: 40 minutes - Isle of Anglesey: 40 minutes - Snowdon View Point: 40 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Criccieth 2 mi Sea Good Good Excellent Excellent
Craig Du Beach Central 4.2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Glan Don Beach 6 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Pwllheli 6.9 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Harlech 7.5 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Criccieth Castle 1.8 mi

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 5.9 mi

Ffestiniog Railway 6.1 mi

Portmeirion Gardens 7.4 mi

CADW - Harlech Castle 8.3 mi

National Trust

Plas yn Rhiw 16.1 mi

Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens 19.3 mi

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 20 mi

Bodnant Garden 29 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Morfa Bychan 4.6 mi

Cwmystradllyn Reservoir - Ty Mawr Slate Mill 6.2 mi

B4417 - Tre'r Ceiri - B4417 6.7 mi

Portmeirion - Minffordd - Boston Lodge Halt - Portmeirio 7.4 mi

Gyrn Goch - Afon Hen - Gyrn Goch 7.4 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Paddocks Caravan and Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Paddocks Caravan and Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Paddocks Caravan and Camping? Local attractions and activities include: - Llanystumdwy (birthplace of David Lloyd George): five minutes’ walk - Criccieth (castle and beach): five minutes’ drive - Porthmadog: 10 minutes - Morfa Bychan: 10 minutes … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Paddocks Caravan and Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Paddocks Caravan and Camping? From £28 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.