Camping in West Wales

With some of Britain’s most remote and celebrated coastline, West Wales should top campers’ lists.

97% (1061 reviews)
97% (1061 reviews)

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12 top campsites in West Wales

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Henbant Permaculture Farm + Camp

12 units · Motorhomes, Tents80 acres · Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales
A small, sustainable farm site with epic sea views, set in the foothills of Snowdonia.
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Torrent Walk Campsite

28 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents2 acres · Dolgellau, Gwynedd, North Wales
Campfires, mountain views and ample grassy space in the heart of Snowdonia National Park
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£26
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Panpwnton Campsite

10 units · Motorhomes, Tents10 acres · England
Located on the edge of Knighton (right on the England-Wales border) Panpwnton Campsite has been open to visitors since 1963. Providing travellers with a peaceful place to stop on some of England and Wales’ most famous walking and cycling routes. Now managed by Will, Roxy and family, we would love to welcome you to Panpwnton Campsite and show you why we are proud to call this beautiful place our home. The campsite is on our working farm, where we keep a flock of 300 texel cross breeding ewes. We are very passionate about farming. Our aim is to produce lamb in a green and environmentally friendly way, striving to reduce our carbon footprint whilst working alongside nature. A family run farm campsite situated on the Offa’s Dyke footpath. Located in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, we are ideally located for those who like to walk, cycle or just take in the peaceful countryside. With magical nights under the stars listening to the owls hooting in the oak woods. It’s the perfect place for your rural camping holiday! A ten minute walk into the market town of Knighton, with its iconic clock tower, friendly pubs and cafes, and the Offa’s Dyke Centre. The River Teme runs through the farm where you can dip your feet after a long day exploring, or freshen up in our modern facilities. The heart of wales train line also runs through the farm with the Station only half a mile walk away.
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Graig Wen - Wild Snowdonia Escapes

32 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents45 acres · Gwynedd, North Wales
Succumb to the tranquil hills of Graig Wen. Smart, sustainable and quite simply, lush.
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£22
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Smugglers Cove Boatyard

7 units · Glamping, Tents1 acre · Gwynedd, North Wales
Camping and rustic glamping in a working boatyard with an exceptional waterside location on the Dyfi estuary
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£20
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Ffosygrafel Isaf Camping

12 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents8 acres · Borth, Wales
We pride ourselves on being an environmentally friendly site with low impact tourism at it's core. Our facilities are hand built using local and reclaimed materials powered by renewable energy. Find us in beautiful mid Wales, close to the sea and the hills. On site we have two solar powered showers, three compost toilets with handwashing basins, a timber framed roundhouse with washing up facilities and charging points. You are welcome to bring your non disposable barbeques however we ask you to use the communal fire pit for you campfire experience (no fires allowed on the pitches). Our site has eight circular pitches for tents (max 6 people per pitch) and three hard standing pitches for campervans (sorry no large motorhomes or caravans due to access limitations). Also on site is a shepherd's hut handcrafted by the owners for a little more luxury. It has it's own spiral shower and compost loo. Well behaved dogs are allowed on the campsite but not in the shepherd's hut. There is a car parking area next to the campsite with trolleys provided to ferry your camping stuff to your pitch.Borth beach and Ynyslas sand dunes and nature reserve are just 3 miles away and the popular Clarach beach is 2.5 miles. You can reach the Wales coastal path by foot in half an hour. Other local attractions include the Dyfi Osprey Project, the bustling market town of Machynlleth (15 miles), Corris Craft Centre, the Vale of Rheidol Steam Railway, Bwlch Nant yr Arian red kite feeding centre and visitor centre. Aberystwyth town (3 miles) has a castle, thriving arts centre, cliff railway with camera obscura at the top, shops, restaurants etc.
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Gwerniago Camping Site

5 units · Motorhomes, Tents1 acre · Machynlleth, Powys, Mid Wales
Leave it to your kids’ imagination when it comes to this site. Rocky outcrops and magical valleys. It’s a proper fairytale of a site.
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Pentwyn Dingle and Lodge Field Camp

30 units · Motorhomes, Tents10 acres · Hay On Wye, Wales
Almost wild camping with good views, near the River Wye and Brecon Beacons
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Celtic Woodland Holidays

13 units · Glamping, Tents7 acres · Powys, Mid Wales
An idyllic, wooded, Wye Valley escape, offering glamping pods, a treehouse and traditional woodland camping on levelled pitches
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£25
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Top Of The Woods Camping & Glamping

31 units · Glamping, Tents27 acres · Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Care-free Welsh camping with acres of space, excellent walks and a beautiful woodland on the doorstep
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£16
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68 Degrees West

10 units · Glamping, Motorhomes1 acre · Cradoc, Wales
Pod glamping and family camping on the edge of the Brecon Beacons, with a handy location near Brecon town and sunrises you'll never forget.
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£30
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Woodside Country Park

75 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents28 acres · Ledbury, Herefordshire, West Midlands
Glamping pods, Scandinavian lodges and first-class camping and caravanning in 25-acre's of Herefordshire countryside, covered by pockets of woodland
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£27
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Camping in West Wales guide

Overview

West Wales has everything you need for the perfect camping holiday: Inland, green hills and lush valleys provide scenic camping locations while seaside campsites set near surfing, swimming and rock pooling are an obviously popular choice. West Wales spans the three modern-day counties of Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, and Ceredigion, alternating between the dramatic shores of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and the Cambrian Mountains’ remote uplands. Here, outdoor enthusiasts can tramp the Wales Coast Path, or tackle the Cambrian Way across the region’s mountainous spine. Campers can also bike Brechfa Forest’s lonely trails, surf South Pembrokeshire’s waves, explore ancient sites in the Preseli Hills, or go dolphin-watching off Cardigan Bay. Camping in West Wales is a pleasingly varied bag, from small-scale campsites on the coast to little-known hillside gems. Many basic farm stays allow campers to find their own pitches among acres of grass fields or paddocks, while more formal sites offer set pitches with amenities like electric hookups and water taps. With miles of stunning coastal roads and mountain routes to explore, it’s no surprise that many West Wales campsites offer ample provisions for campervans too.

Where to go

Brecha Forest

Wales’ fourth-largest extent of forest, this might well be the biggest expanse of trees in Britain that you have never heard about. Spreading across North Carmarthenshire’s undulating hills, Brecha has several marked walking trails and nationally renowned mountain biking routes from its Abergorlech trailhead. Look for campsites with pitches circling a lake.

South Pembrokeshire Coast & St Brides Bay

This is the most popular part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, running from the resort towns of Saundersfoot and Tenby to Britain’s westernmost city, St Davids, at the north of St Brides Bay. The region attracts crowds keen to see the fabulous beaches, but tranquillity can be found at striking locations like the castle-flanked surf spot Manorbier, the dramatic seabird paradise Elegug Rock Stacks, and Solva, a dreamy fishing village. The best camping is around St Davids.

Preseli Hills

A short distance from the coastal Pembrokeshire most people are acquainted with, the Preseli Hills are very different in feel. This rugged range has scarcely any settlements, and is most notable for its adventurous hiking and for housing one of Europe’s greatest densities of prehistoric monuments. Newport is the northern gateway to these unkempt inland moors, while campsites near Mynachlog-ddu put you near the Golden Road, the hike traversing the Preseli’s ridge via umpteen ancient sites.

Cardigan Bay

Wales’ biggest bay curves north from North Pembrokeshire’s Strumble Head to Southern Gwynedd via Ceredigion. This is Europe’s best spot for bottlenose dolphin-watching, where stunning sections of the Wales Coast Path traverse solitary headlands like Cemmaes Head. Special sandy beaches dot the coastline, and there is a huge choice of camping spots: big affairs along the Ceredigion coast and smaller sites with big character on the North Pembrokeshire stretch.

Cambrian Mountains

These bare, yellow-green hills, scored by wooded valleys, loom across the middle of Wales, with much of the terrain falling into North Carmarthenshire and East Ceredigion. Although never surpassing 2,475 feet, the Cambrian Mountains are mighty wild places with few beaten paths. Britain’s remotest land south of the Scottish Highlands, the mountains are most easily accessed from Machynlleth and Aberystwyth. There are scarcely any campsites in the middle, so towns on the periphery are the best camping bases.

Ceredigion

With the dramatic peaks and seascapes of Cardigan Bay and the Cambrian Mountains, Ceredigion encapsulates the natural beauty West Wales is so famous for. Besides the largest town, Aberystwyth, the largely rural landscape is made up of cute villages and acres of sheep-dotted farmland. The sheer breadth of green, open space makes this an ideal place for camping. Expect to spot a profusion of wildlife including deer, foxes, and red kites circling overhead, especially over the 60-mile-long Ceredigion Coast Path. Camping highlights include a safari tent and hot tub getaway near Aberporth beach and an unspoiled eco retreat on the fringes of Lampeter.

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