Riverside Caravan Park

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Touring pitch
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Touring pitch
Swimming pool
Adventure playground
Adventure playground
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  • Well-located site in the Swansea valley just off the M4 corridor
  • A 15-minute drive to Swansea and 30 minutes to the Gower peninsula
  • Coffee shop, bar, live entertainment and fishing
Centrally located just north of Wales’ second biggest city, Riverside Caravan Park makes a brill base for touring both the country’s south and west. This family-run spot with an indoor swimming pool (open during high season only) and fishing facilities is in between the Swansea valley and the M4 corridor, about half an hour’s drive from the stunning scenery of the Gower peninsula... Before hopping around the beaches though, it’s best to get in a good feed at the chip shop (open during high season only), grab a takeaway or – if it’s Sunday – try one of the traditional dinners at the park. A bar’s on site for drinks post-explores and entertainment ranging from bingo to live music is put on in the nights as well. Fodder figured out, start your adventures in the west after a pick-me-up coffee from the café, beginning with the Mumbles half an hour’s drive away for its pretty pier and fancy houses – the abode of well-known Welshwoman Catherine Zeta-Jones is around here somewhere... Wide and sandy Llangennith (about 40 minutes’ drive) could be next or you might want to amble along the coastal path at Rhosilli (50 minutes) for epic views over the ocean. Surf with the seals at Oxwich Bay (also 50 minutes) or curl up on a blanket at a smaller cove, Broughton Bay, about 40 minutes away. Closer beaches that have a bit more of a built-up setting include Swansea’s very own bay (20 minutes) and Aberavon (the same distance) with its Aquasplash pool. Kids not tired out yet after full-on days? The play area back on base should get them feeling sleep enough for a good night’s rest, ready to do it all over again the next morning...

Site type

Tent pitches 20
Touring caravan pitches 20
Motorhome pitches 20
Open now
Opens 21 January
Please note
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The grocery shop is open between 01/03 and 06/11.
  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 18/04 and 06/11.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 21 Jan to

Reviews

6.1

Overall rating based on 97 reviews View breakdown

Budget/backpacker

Voted 54% of visitors View breakdown

49%

would recommend this site to a friend

48%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Awful

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Abosoulty nothing worse experience.

Disliked: Abosoulty everything campsite is nothing what is on pitch up nothing at all! Looks like a gypsie campsites police everywhere. Completely false advertisement. Completely ruined our easter hoildays should never be on this site. People were comeing and leaveing immediately

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff were friendly.

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: The shower, toilet and dish washing facility was clean and tidy.
It’s probably a good site for families as ther ex was an in door pool and entertainment in the evening. There was an onsite fish & chips and the lady was very helpful .

Disliked: Very big site. Lots of static vans in need of cleaning and tidying up. Many caravans in storage on site which didn’t look appealing.
People in vans nearby were smoking weed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly polite staff

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Dennise J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Fab site with good amenities. Club house, swimming pool. Cafe. Shop.

Disliked: Loud noise at night music ect from other caravans

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Very clean facilities Friendly staff Good variety of facilities, waste disposal, bar, pool,…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Very clean facilities
Friendly staff
Good variety of facilities, waste disposal, bar, pool, laundrette toilets showers.
Not far from Swansea centre, ideal location to use a base

Disliked: A bit scruffy in areas - some caravans looked residential and had scrap metal and sofa outside them

Cost quite high, 30 per night not incl electric hook up. WiFi not included either as you had to buy it when connecting.

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My sister and I love this place. We have visited a number…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: My sister and I love this place. We have visited a number of times alone and with family.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly atmosphere, staff very lovely and welcoming loads of facilities showeres…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Very friendly atmosphere, staff very lovely and welcoming loads of facilities showeres nice and warm with good water pressure cheap laundry facilities over all lovely stay cheers guys

Recommend to friends Visit again

Probably will mot return or recommend sadly

Overall 2/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Nothing really

Disliked: Very outdated caravans everywhere, clubhouse needs an overhaul.
Grass pitch was awful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The staff were friendly and helpful.toilets and showers were clean…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
ceri w. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: The staff were friendly and helpful.toilets and showers were clean

Disliked: Looks a bit run down and could do with drainage in the tourer field

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly people and staff.…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Friendly people and staff.

Disliked: A bit run down, lots of old caravans in disrepair.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site overall.

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Good clean facilities

Disliked: Very waterlogged pitch, it is Wales in winter though so to be expected

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

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

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

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

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Riverside Caravan Park

Ynsforgan Farm

Morriston

Swansea

Glamorgan

Wales

SA6 6QL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.67495°N
-3.91229°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4.3 mi Bus Station
4.3 mi Bus Station
4.3 mi Bus Station
Rail
1.5 mi Llansamlet Rail Station
3 mi Skewen Rail Station
3.7 mi Swansea Rail Station
Ferry
4.3 mi Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal
Airport
8.4 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

It’s not just beaches that lure people to this lovely area: the country parks are also swish, including Gnoll in Neath (15 minutes) with its 100-acre early-18th-century landscaped garden. Visit for Aberdulais Falls and the sizable waterwheel or to have a knockabout at the golf course. The Neath and Tennant Canal’s around here too for woodland walks beside water… Go south to Swansea for more nature at Plantasia (15 minutes), a big public hothouse with all sorts of plants to see; the city’s main museum will also keep you occupied for a fair few hours with its film showings and photography exhibitions. Weather looking a bit iffy? Get on over to the National Showcaves Centre for Wales (30 minutes’ drive) for underground antics in the Brecon Beacons’ 17-kilometre-long cave system.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Swansea Bay 4.8 mi Estuary GoodGoodN/AGood
Aberafan 6.9 mi Estuary N/AGoodGoodGood
Bracelet Bay 8 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Limeslade Bay 8.1 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Langland Bay 8.5 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Waterfront Museum 4.2 mi

Aberdulais Falls 5.7 mi

National Wetland Centre Wales 9.1 mi

Carreg Cennen Castle 11.8 mi

National Showcaves of Wales 14.5 mi

National Trust

Aberdulais Falls 5.7 mi

Aberdeunant 14.8 mi

Rhossili Visitor Centre and Shop 17.8 mi

Dolaucothi Gold Mines 25.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

CWM CLYDACH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 29/09/1995) 3.9 mi

The Secret Valley of Bishopston 8.7 mi

Abercregan - Glyncorrwg - Abercregan 10.7 mi

Abercregan - Coed Morgannwg Way - Pontrhydyfen 10.7 mi

Penmaen - Parkmill - Three Cliffs Bay 11.3 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 Riverside Caravan Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Riverside Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Riverside Caravan Park? It’s not just beaches that lure people to this lovely area: the country parks are also swish, including Gnoll in Neath (15 minutes) with its 100-acre early-18th-century landscaped garden. Visit for Aberdulais … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Riverside Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Riverside Caravan Park? From £27.50 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.