Bwlchgwyn Farm and Pony Trekking

View prices & book 9.3 77 reviews
view from tent pitches
View from tent pitches
Exterior of the pods
Spectacular scenery all round
Large electric pitches
Bryn 2
Grass tent pitch the oaks
The oaks 1
Horseshoe 1
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Exterior of the pods
Spectacular scenery all round
Large electric pitches

  • Gwynedd farm site with spectacular estuary and peninsula views
  • Equestrian centre on site with pony trekking
  • On the Mawddach Trail and close to Coed-y-Brenin bike trails
Don’t fret if you’re not sure how to pronounce the name of Bwlchgwyn Farm and Pony Trekking: you’ll be rendered speechless anyway by the pretty special views… The pitches on this large livestock farm overlook the Mawddach Estuary and Llŷn Peninsula, where the mountains of Snowdonia hit the sea, and the pitches are terraced to make the most of the vista. All the usual amenities are on site: free hot showers, toilets, a washing-up area and a launderette. The on-site pony trekking includes options for both beginners and expert riders for a tourism advert-worthy ride around the estuary or along the beach. The Mawddach Trail goes right through the site grounds for walkers and cyclists to experience truly unmissable views, and a footpath leads from the farm up to Blue Lake.

Campground type

Tent sites 24
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Caravans for hire 1
Open now
Opens 8 March
Please note
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sat, 8 Mar to

Open from Fri, 6 Mar to

Site types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.3

Overall rating based on 77 reviews View breakdown

Spectacular scenery

Voted 94% of visitors View breakdown

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would recommend this campground to a friend

91%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Amazing view & sunset Individual bathrooms Pitch size…

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

Horseshoe 2 power optional grass tent site (XL, eight person)

Liked: Amazing view & sunset
Individual bathrooms
Pitch size

Disliked: Large muddy puddle at bathroom entrance- needs some gravel laying to help keep bathrooms clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site can't say anything negative.

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

Bryn 4 power optional grass tent or campervan site (medium, four person)

Liked: Great views

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing site, great facilities, friendly staff and spectacular views

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 P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bryn 6 power optional grass tent or motorhome site (ten person, XXL)

Liked: We stayed in the Bryn 5/6 pitch area and the views were beautiful! Conveniently positioned close to the shower, toilet and kitchen block which were modern and clean. We will definitely return! We had our campervan on the plot but would also be perfect for a tent. Lovely location for walking also!

Disliked: Nothing, we had a brilliant stay and would love to return!

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The views were gorgeous. Most pitches we could see had the same…

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

Quarry 2 unpowered grass tent site (medium, four person)

Liked: The views were gorgeous. Most pitches we could see had the same chance of a view as you’re on the side of a hill.
Toilets/wetrooms were great and single occupancy allowed for privacy.
Hot water and the pressure was brilliant (no tokens/coins required) after walking the mountains or the walk over the bridge into beautiful Barmouth.
Didn’t try WiFi as 4g and phone reception was better than at home.

Disliked: Having to select ‘middle-aged couple’ for the ‘travelling as’ option

Recommend to friends Visit again

Exceptional views, Quite and remote.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Mellise M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

The Oaks 1 power optional grass tent site (XL, eight person)

Liked: Amazing views....lots to do.... brilliant for walking. Nice and quiet and only a stones throw away from the beach and Barmouth.

Disliked: Coming home......not really an issue but could not connect to the free wi-fi as we would of like to connect to the radio.

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Location, facilities, friendly staff…

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

Horseshoe 1 power optional grass tent site (XL, eight person)

Liked: Location, facilities, friendly staff

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Would recommend

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

Quarry 6 unpowered grass tent site (medium, five person)

Liked: Own plots/space. Loads toilets/showers. We camped with a dog and 16 month old, went better than had imagined despite the thunderstorm on first night.

Disliked: One group let their dog wander around off the lead, ended up using our dogs poop bags when it went toilet (not fault of the campsite though) overall would stay again!

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Absolutely beautiful site with great views. Friendly and accommodating onsite proprietorers. Clean…

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

Bryn 4 power optional grass tent or campervan site (medium, four person)

Liked: Absolutely beautiful site with great views. Friendly and accommodating onsite proprietorers. Clean toilets and hot showers close to pitch. Horse riding booked also on site my daughter and I had a great canter on the beach. Will definitely be staying again.

Disliked: Just be aware of winds/gales take ear plugs.

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Facilities lacking

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 6
Tabitha A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bryn 5 power optional grass tent site (ten person, XXL)

Liked: The views were beautiful absolutely stunning scenery.

Pitch a good size.

Disliked: The bathrooms were not very clean we had to go out and buy flipflops to shower in. Also they did not appear to be cleaned very often.

Washing machine and tumble dryer were not very clean and the washing smelled afterwards. The tumble dryer did not dry the clothes in any way effectively spent £12 trying to dry clothes and they were still very wet we ended up rigging up a washing line in the tent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The facilities were good, staff were friendly and views were stunning.

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

Bryn 2 power optional grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site (ten person, XXL)

Liked: Lovely big pitch, amazing views of the sea, beach and mountain range, friendly staff who were happy to help

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

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 Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

Bwlchgwyn Farm and Pony Trekking

Coast Road

Fairbourne

Gwynedd

Wales

LL39 1BX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.69855°N
-4.03876°W

Route directions

The site is just off the A493 from Dolgellau on the left-hand side, just before Fairbourne. It is a 10-15 minute walk from either Fairbourne or Morfa Mawddach station.

Nearest transport

Coach
26.4 km Sportsman
26.4 km Tesco
27.7 km Market Square
Rail
0.8 km Fairbourne Rail Station
1.1 km Morfa Mawddach Rail Station
3 km Barmouth Rail Station
Ferry
2 km Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
2.4 km Barmouth Ferry Landing
46.9 km Aberdaron 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

The Blue Flag sands at Fairbourne, which can be reached via the estuary path, stretch for more than two miles. There’s safe swimming for families here, plus oodles of rock pools at low tide, and a variety of watersports. Guests can also hop aboard the miniature steam railway here for the short trip to Penrhyn Point, where a dinky passenger ferry runs to the seaside resort of Barmouth. Walkers should be delighted with the range of rambles in reach: perhaps a day clambering up Cadair Idris or exploring the Cregennan Lakes, a bimble to Barmouth featuring a bridge, a bog and a boat, an evening’s meander to the nearby waterfalls at Arthog and Friog, or a wildlife-spotting wander down a former railway line with views of the estuary. Two-wheelers can get going along the Mawddach Trail which runs from the site – where you can cycle for eight miles alongside the edge of the estuary, stopping for a picnic as you go – or the stonking Coed-y-Brenin mountain bike paths. Other nearby tourist attractions include the surreal Italianate village of Portmeirion, underground adventures at King Arthur’s Labyrinth, treetop fun at Go Ape, the Corris Craft Centre, the Talyllyn steam railway and the Centre of Alternative Technology, which has interactive exhibits on renewable energy, organic gardening and the like.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Fairbourne 1.4 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Barmouth 3.1 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Tal-Y-Bont 9.2 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Dyffryn (Llanendwyn) 11 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Tywyn 13.6 km Sea GoodGoodGoodExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway 13.3 km

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 17.2 km

CADW - Harlech Castle 18.4 km

Portmeirion Gardens 24.3 km

Ffestiniog Railway 25.8 km

National Trust

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 41.5 km

Plas yn Rhiw 41.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Fairbourne to Barmouth 0.7 km

Llynau Greggan from Ty Nant 7.8 km

Cadair Idris 7.8 km

Abergynolwyn - Foel Y Geifr - Abergynolwyn 8.2 km

Cadair Idris by the Fox's Path 8.5 km

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 site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Bwlchgwyn Farm and Pony Trekking have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Bwlchgwyn Farm and Pony Trekking dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Bwlchgwyn Farm and Pony Trekking? The Blue Flag sands at Fairbourne, which can be reached via the estuary path, stretch for more than two miles. There’s safe swimming for families here, plus oodles of rock pools at … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Bwlchgwyn Farm and Pony Trekking?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  noon –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Bwlchgwyn Farm and Pony Trekking? From $58.08 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.