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From £28 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Dare Valley Country Park

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The big lake at dare valley country park

One of the lakes in dare valley country park

A scenic 500-acre site on an old colliery at the Brecon Beacons’ edge
A five-minute drive to Aberdare and 15 minutes to Penderyn Distillery
Playgrounds and cafeteria on site; walk to a family bike park

If you’re wanting a countryside Welsh holiday close to southern Wales’ mightiest mountain range, settle in for a few days or more at Dare Valley Country Park: this site in Mid Glamorgan sits on top of an old colliery a five-minute drive from the old mining town of Aberdare on the outskirts of the Brecon Beacons. The whopping 500 acres of space at the park means wanders (among lush valley views) are par for the course, with trails leading off into the countryside straight from the site too. Within the country park, make your way to the Dare Valley Gravity Family Bike Park, which has uplift services. You might also be hard-pressed luring kids away from the two playgrounds (the biggest has a sandpit, slides and swings) or partners from a cafeteria that opens daily for freshly prepped breakfast, lunch and snacks... If they’re really not keen to come away from this scenic place, bribe them with the mountain biking trails at BikePark Wales, about 20 minutes away. For grownups, golf at a parkland course with manicured meadow lawns and mature oaks is less than a 10-minute drive from the site. And if you really need to bring out the big guns (for the big folk, that is)? There’s always the lure of a tour and tasting session at Penderyn Distillery Visitor Centre (within 15 minutes)… This whisky making centre’s in the southern part of the Brecon Beacons; travelling a touch further (half an hour in all from the site) leads right into the middle of the national park for ambles around green hills.

Site type

Open all year

Tourist board rating

Please note

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
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 18 or over.
Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Very quiet and basic site.

Overall	6/10
Location	6
Value for money	4
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	6

Julie G. Apr 2025

Electric hardstanding and grass touring caravan pitch

Liked: Quiet

Disliked: The guy on reception was a bit un helpful didnt explain anything about how to get into the field which it was the entrance just said go puck a pitch and get wet with the rest of them uo there!!!!??
Not very welcoming.
Basic field drive in up hill very busy so not good with the caravan on.
Short drive into Aberdare itself which was nice but alot of barber shops in town and eateries mostly.
Would not return.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Highly recommend

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Peter C. Apr 2025

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Can't fault a single thing! Will stay again for sure. There was a nice little mountain bike park behind the caravan site up the hill as well as (next to a handy local gym) a really good pump track across the road that was being used by kids, teens and adults alike, and for those who have nippers, there's an equestrian centre a minutes' walk down the drive that does horse rides for kids. The staff were fantastic, friendly and super helpful, plus there was a new washer & tumble dryer that only cost a fiver to use and the dryer was one of the best I've used, perfect for doing a weeks' worth of clothes in one go. Good price also.

It was at the top of the town up the hill and down a very long driveway, kind of out on a bit of a limb, so it was nice & peaceful in the sticks slightly, but still within a few minutes' drive of the shops.

I stayed because I wanted to use Bike Park Wales and rarely look at caravan sites from a family-oriented, "stay at the campsite and do family stuff" POV, so I don't really know how to rate the activities and / or facilities and I didn't check to see if there was WiFi. Although there were plenty of families there and all of them seemed pretty happy. I guess you'd take your own toys to a caravan site rather than expect there to be a badminton court in place!?

Disliked: I had to leave.

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Ease of booking. Lovely location. Helpfull Park warden. Beautiful scenery. All year…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Michael T. Apr 2025

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Ease of booking. Lovely location. Helpfull Park warden. Beautiful scenery. All year round site. Good location for Brecon Beacons

Disliked: Not sure who to blame but tried booking through weekend but was told by you no room. Asked when we arrived and was told yes we could stay. Great. Due to longer stay we were surprised there was over 10 pitches not occupied at the weekend. This was annoying as we were travelling over 200 miles and would have liked to have been there longer from the start. Please sort this out for possible future trips.

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Great, will stay again. Doggy Heaven

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Lins M. Mar 2025

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Beautiful park, great facilities, very relaxed atmosphere. Will stay again.

Disliked: N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff nice sized level pitches.

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	2

Anonymous Apr 2025

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: The staff were great, loved all the walks and proximity to Aberdare.

Disliked: Toilet and shower block bit neglected.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great value and convenience for S Wales access.

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Paul B. Apr 2025

Electric hardstanding and grass touring caravan pitch

Liked: Very friendly and helpful staff. Couldn't do enough for us.
Good clean facilities within easy access.

Disliked: Approach roads from the town up to the park very restricted for caravans.
I found an easier was out by not following the brown tourist signs.
It might be an idea to mention this on the pre arrival instructions for people with less caravan experience.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Super friendly staff. Clean facilities. Level pitches. Electric hookup

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	No rating
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Anonymous Apr 2025

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Gorgeous woodland park. Very quiet and peaceful.
Great clean facilities.
Would highly recommend for R&R ❤️

Disliked: Having to leave!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site for everyone

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Anonymous Mar 2025

Electric hardstanding and grass touring caravan pitch

Liked: Wonderful views quite site amazing dog walks on site and off.
Site was clean, toilets/ showers excellent. Good amenities, park for kids, etc

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good but could be better.

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	8

mark d. Mar 2025

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Ease of access,peacefu,nice walks,handy cafe on site.

Disliked: Take cash as card payment didn’t work.Facilities not clean when we arrived better next day.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great facilities and location and a very nice area.…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Mike D. Mar 2025

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Great facilities and location and a very nice area.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs 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

Baby-changing facilities 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 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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

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 Level site, no steep slopes Pitch close to accessible bathrooms

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Dare Valley Country Park

Aberdare

Glamorgan

Wales

CF44 7RG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.71267°N
-3.46943°W

Route directions

If you are using a satnav, please use the postcode CF44 7PS.

Nearest transport

Coach

1.2 mi Bus Station

4.5 mi Bus Station

10.5 mi Lidl

Rail

1.1 mi Aberdare Rail Station

2.5 mi Cwmbach Rail Station

3.6 mi Fernhill Rail Station

Ferry

20.1 mi Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop

20.6 mi Taffs Mead Waterbus Stop

20.8 mi Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal

Airport

22.4 mi Cardiff International Airport

26.8 mi Swansea 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

Head about half an hour west of the site into the Brecon Beacons and get to the national park’s waterfall country, home to falls with nicely tongue-tripping names like Sgwd Gwladys (30 minutes’ drive) and Sgwd Yr Eira (35 minutes). The former’s just the place for wild swimming in a deep plunge pool surrounded by woodland... Drier times are to be had at stately piles about 35 minutes south of the park, including Caerphilly Castle with its massive moat and towers or smaller Castell Coch reconstructed in a fairytale style in the Victorian era by well-known architect William Burgess. Cardiff (40 minutes away) also has its own castle with renovations by Burgess – head to this swish city for cool concerts and sports events at the Principality Stadium or just check out the boutiques in the Victorian shopping arcades. For another architecturally intriguing manor home from a different era, the Tudor-style Tredegar House is 45 minutes away from the park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Aberafan	17.1 mi	Estuary	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Trecco Bay Porthcawl	18.7 mi	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Sandy Bay Porthcawl	18.8 mi	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Rest Bay Porthcawl	18.9 mi	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Southerndown	19.3 mi	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Penderyn Distillery Visitor Centre 4.2 mi

Brecon Mountain Railway 7.4 mi

National Showcaves of Wales 12.2 mi

Aberdulais Falls 13.4 mi

Caerphilly Castle 14.2 mi

National Trust

Aberdulais Falls 13.5 mi

Aberdeunant 25.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Treherbert to Aberdare 4 mi

Pontneddfechan - Hepste Waterfalls - Pontneddfechan 5.7 mi

Pontneddfechan - Scwd Einion Gam Waterfall 6.2 mi

Porth-yr-ogof, Nedd and Mellte Waterfalls 7.1 mi

Waterfall Circuit 7.1 mi

Local events

Green Man Festival (Thursday 14 August 2025 – Thursday 14 August 2025)
Crickhowell, Powys 16.5 mi
The Hay Festival (Thursday 22 May 2025 – Thursday 22 May 2025)
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire 29 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
There is no reception at this site. Please check in at the Gravity Bike Park instead.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.

General

Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Quiet hours must be respected between 11 p.m. and 7:30 a.m..
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Reception

If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
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.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Open fires are prohibited.
Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Additional terms

Cycling is not allowed within the caravan site area.

No washing line other than those suspended from a caravan window for drying clothes are allowed.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Dare Valley Country Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Dare Valley Country Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Dare Valley Country Park? Head about half an hour west of the site into the Brecon Beacons and get to the national park’s waterfall country, home to falls with nicely tongue-tripping names like Sgwd Gwladys (30 … Read more

When can I check in and check out of Dare Valley Country Park?

Camping and touring
Arrive:	1 p.m. –	6:30 p.m.
Depart by:	12 p.m.
On-site accommodation
Arrive:	3 p.m. –	6:30 p.m.
Depart by:	12 p.m.

How much does it cost to stay at Dare Valley Country Park? From £28 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.