The Crown Inn and Campsite

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  • Well-maintained family-run north Wales pub site by the river Alwen
  • In Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr; edge of Snowdonia 15 minutes' drive
  • Alpaca walks and feeding on site; river fishing permitted
Originally a drovers' inn, The Crown Inn is a handsome Grade II-listed pub sitting in a peaceful position by the river Alwen in the pretty North Wales village of Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr. Lying just behind the pub and skirted by ancient woodland, the pub's laidback camping area has easy access to forest trails, fishing on the riverbank and drinks in the bar. Access to The Crown Inn and Campsite is via a ford crossing that crosses the river – an exciting and intrepid journey that's sure to hold particular appeal for younger guests. A short wander away, there's a small waterfall that cascades down from the top of the woods into the river below – keep an eye out for fairies around here, as they're known to hang around in the area by the wooden bridge… Facilities here consist of well-maintained compost toilets and a washing-up area on site. There's access to The Crown Inn's bar and restaurant, which serve up good food and drinks throughout the week. Looking for things to do during your down-time? Relax by the riverbank, try a spot of catch-and-return fishing in the Alwen or fix yourself a firepit. You can also book some time at the site's private alpaca paddock to feed The Crown Inn's friendly boys, or sign up to an alpaca walk through the surrounding countryside with a woolly companion by your side.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 5
Motorhome sites 8
Rent a tent 7
Tent sites 16
Caravans for hire 1
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • This campground/park has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Units longer than 6 metres are not allowed.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • There are no bins onsite: all rubbish will need to be taken home with you.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

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Reviews

9.7

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Peaceful

98% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

Riverside campsite praised for friendly owners, alpacas & river fun. Popular pub a bonus. Generally clean facilities, though showers limited for longer stays. Beautiful and family-friendly.

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Well looked after site very clean. Helpful staff.

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Anonymous

Meadow unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Stunning location. Friendly sheep as neighbours in field we camp in. Pub and toliet just a cross the river. All the staff were friendly & helpful.
Chicken, sheep & Alpha all friendly & used to humans you could buy food in pub to feed them. Great place for kids & teenagers. Had a delicious evening meal in the pub all freshly cooked

Disliked The walk to the toliets in the night wasn't fun & very dark so a good touch needed. If staying in the meadow recommend a potty for smaller children or if you have a weak bladder

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Excellent site with clean toilets and friendly staff.

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laura c.

Poppy's Patch bell tent (six person)

Liked We absolutely loved our break in Popp'ys Patch bell tent. The tent was spacious , the river right outside and the scenery around us was beautiful. My Daughter loved getting up close to the alpacas, sheep and chicken's to feed and pet them.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Highly recommend beautiful place, definitely be back.

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Hayley R.

Alpaca Area - Ash bell tent (four person)

Liked Lovely place, beautiful surroundings well looked after.

Alpacas wandering around (we stayed in the paddock).

Everything we needed for one night.

Disliked Mattress on one of the beds was very thin/ uncomfortable.

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Beautiful location with very friendly staff…

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Ananda S.

Bed-in-a-shed microlodge

Liked Beautiful location with very friendly staff and lots to do for kids.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wonderful stay .…

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Bethan L.

Otter cabin (four person)

Liked Wonderful stay .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing staff and the grounds are…

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Ellie P.

Bed-in-a-shed microlodge

Liked Amazing staff and the grounds are amazing lovely walks and animals beautiful place will defo be back

Recommend to friends Visit again

Just an outstanding place, staff extremely friendly and helpful.

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Ian M.

Kingfisher cabin (seven person)

Liked Absolutely fantastic location. Cabin is small and basic but clean and ideal for 1 night. Had 4 children under 10 and 3 adults, all had a decent bed, the balcony gave extra space in the cabin and there was plenty of outdoor space for bbq and fire pit.

Disliked 1) The onsite pub does serve evening meals but does not serve breakfast

2)There is very limited parking at the site and not really anywhere to offload a vehicle near the cabin. This can't be helped due to the riverside location, but it does mean either a short walk down the road or (for the brave) wading through the river

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Just back from a 3 night…

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Dawn H.

Alpaca Area - Willow bell tent (two person)

Liked Just back from a 3 night stay in a bell tent in the Alpaca field. The Alpacs are very friendly but don't bother you at the tent (unless you feed them there). Also very clean animals so no droppings around the field. Its a stunning location, next to the river. Tent on the cosy side but its all you need for 3 nights. The family that run it are very friendly and helpful, food is available all day with a good choice on the menu. I was concerned about the compost toilets as never used them before but was pleasantly surprised. They are clean and well maintained. Highly recommend for a quiet, stress free camping trip away. Plenty different accommodation to choose from if you don't want to pitch your own tent.

Disliked A bit disappointed dogs are not allowed as we would be back more often with our 2.

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Riverside location Friendly staff Quiet Site Woodland path to…

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Zoey K.

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site (family, maximum 6 metres)

Liked Riverside location
Friendly staff
Quiet Site
Woodland path to explore
Friendly farm animals to interact with
Clean
Pub food was great and having kids toys was lovely

Disliked Toilets running out of loo roll / saw dust

Only 2 toilets so got busy at times

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your feedback. Just to reassure guests, all our toilets are cleaned every hour as we have a rota which deploys staff to do this. There are in fact 5 toilets on site all the time the pub is open (which is until late at night). The weekend you stayed was a bank holiday weekend and we had an unusually large number of children on site who, when using the toilets independently emptied the whole bin of sawdust down the toilet, despite us trying to manage this and speak to parents. I’m sorry you were inconvenienced.

10 out of 10. Everything is great.

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Tom L.

Meadow unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked The location is incredible. The pub and staff are all great. The sheep we shared the field with made the kids weekend. I was a little wary when we booked about the loos being across the river but it didn’t cause us any issues at all, I enjoyed my little paddle before washing up! :)

Disliked Nothing. Can’t fault any of it!

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Features

No dogs allowed

Portable toilet

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 Tents for hire 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 No dogs allowed No pets allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker Bush Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pub campground Small (11-25 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 Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Location

The Crown Inn and Campsite

Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr

Conwy

Wales

LL21 9UL

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.03177°N
3.50484°W

Nearest transport

Coach
23.4 km Parade Street 2
29.1 km Alma Road
29.2 km Crossroads Stores
Rail
20.9 km Betws-y-Coed Rail Station
22.8 km Llanrwst Rail Station
23.5 km North Llanrwst Rail Station

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

There's plenty to do hereabouts, whether you're inclined to go off gallivanting through the hills of Snowdonia National Park (from 15 minutes' drive), boating on Bala lake (20 minutes) or heading out to see cool castles like the one at Conwy (45 minutes). The village of Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr is in a central location in North Wales, so both the north and west coasts of the country are within an hour's drive too. If you've got kids or teens to keep entertained, popular options to keep them busy include Go Below Underground Adventures (20 minutes), a caving outfit based in Betws-y-Coed, the woodland rides and activities at Zip World Fforest (25 minutes) or taking a trip to see the many species of animals and birds at the Welsh Mountain Zoo (50 minutes). For something silent and serene instead, take a soothing stroll around the grounds of Clocaenog Forest (five minutes; free parking available at Bod Petryal car park), keep your eyes and ears peeled for osprey at Llyn Brenig (15 minutes) or appreciate the horticultural offerings on display at Caerau Gardens (25 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Abergele (Pensarn) 30 km Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Marine Lake, Rhyl 31.3 km Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove) 31.3 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Rhyl East 32.7 km Sea GoodGoodGoodGood
Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias 32.9 km Sea ExcellentExcellentN/AN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Bodelwyddan Castle 25.5 km

Rhuddlan Castle 28.8 km

Bodnant Garden 29.9 km

Conwy Castle 35 km

National Trust - Aberconwy House 35.1 km

National Trust

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 22.7 km

Chirk Castle 29.7 km

Bodnant Garden 29.9 km

Aberconwy House 35.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

The Clwydian Way (7): Pentre - Cyffylliog 3.9 km

The Llyn Brenig Circuit 5.9 km

Llyn Brenig and the Clywedog Reservoir 8.1 km

The Clwydian Way (6): Corwen - Pentre 10.5 km

The Clwydian Way (8): Cyffylliog - Trefnant 10.8 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Crown Inn and Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Crown Inn and Campsite dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near The Crown Inn and Campsite? There's plenty to do hereabouts, whether you're inclined to go off gallivanting through the hills of Snowdonia National Park (from 15 minutes' drive), boating on Bala lake (20 minutes) or heading out … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Crown Inn and Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Crown Inn and Campsite? From $28.81 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.