Cwrt Hen is no-frills camping at its best; a relaxed,
friendly site with a great atmosphere engendered by
the affable hosts Gill Baldwin and Chris Cordy, who
will be delighted to book you in, show you to your
pitch and then talk the pants off you (in the nicest
of ways) every time you bump into them. The pride
they have in their simple site is obvious – they
describe it quite accurately as a ‘rustic dog-friendly
hideaway’ – yet despite Cwrt Hen being tucked
away in the heart of the Ceredigion countryside,
you’re within easy reach of plenty of the county’s
gems, especially Cardigan Bay.
Nature is allowed to run riot at Cwrt Hen,
except in the onsite market garden, whose produce
you can buy for campfire meals. The various ponds
that fringe the site are left to their own devices, and
are home to frogs, toads and newts, and you can also
fish for trout. The meadows and woodlands that
surround the site are home to badgers, otters, bats
and owls, and there’s a resident population of ducks
and two farm dogs. Indeed, animals are so much a
part of the scene here that while well-behaved dogs
are allowed to roam around off the lead, children
must be booked in in advance.