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You can sit back relax and watch the red kites soaring above, however this Club site assume to its close proximity to the coast and quaint little bays means swimming and water sports could be filling up much of your holiday time here. A peaceful meadowland site, you'll feel positively tiny amongst the vast open areas and wondrous views towards the coast. The site has 48 pitches, mainly hardstanding pitches (some seasonal) all with 16 amp electricity. no arrivals before 1.00pm.
Freshwater East Caravan and Motorhome Club site is located within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The site is flanked by trees on one side with a mix of grass and hardstanding tiered pitch areas to choose from. There is a total of 142 pitches (some seasonal), 11 are serviced, 48 grass and the rest are hardstanding all with 16 amp electricity hook-ups. The beach and the Pembroke Coastal Path are just a few minutes’ walk. This is an excellent area for walking with magnificent cliff views and birdwatching. You will find Saint David’s, the smallest cathedral city, well worth a visit. No arrivals before 1.00pm.
Its unspoilt landscape but without a sanitary block, Cae Mawr Caravan and Motorhome Club site is a perfect addition to the island's tranquil setting. With its own atmosphere and unique climate, Anglesey will never cease to amaze and inspire you. Near to the caravan site is Traeth Bychan, a small and highly regarded beach that has proved ideal for a picnic or a spot of exploration. Be sure to take advantage of the beach's boat launching facilities. This part of the world also provides a good stopover for travellers going to and from Ireland. The site has 73 (some of which are seasonal) 32 grass pitches and 41 hardstanding pitches, all with electricity 16 amp.
Gowerton Caravan and Motorhome Club site is ideally placed to visit this 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'. With beaches that are clean, sandy and safe for swimming and surfing, to stunning costal and country walks the Gower is a must for all walkers and water sports enthusiast. Family friendly Oxwich, Caswell Bays, and the fabulous Rhossili, (voted one of the best beaches in Europe) are worth particular mention on this beautiful coast. The site has 128 pitches, 58 hardstanding & 70 grass all with 16 amp electricity. No arrivals before 1.00pm.
Barcdy is partly in a sheltered vale, partly on a plateau top and partly in open fields edged by woods. There are fells to the rear and marvellous views across the Lleyn peninsula in one direction and towards the Snowdon range in another. The Roberts family opened to their first visitors over 60 years ago, and still welcome them today. The park provides for all tastes with level or sloping grass pitches, either secluded in the valley or enjoying the view from the plateau or the lower field. There are 110 pitches in total, including 40 serviced for touring caravans with electricity (10/16A) and 55 for tents, eleven with 10A electricity, plus 30 caravan holiday homes.
With sea views from almost every pitch and with a backdrop of the Welsh hills, Trawsdir Touring Caravan & Camping Park has something for everyone, both young and old. Entrance and exit via the site barrier, and access to the facilities are by a key fob. A well-equipped children’s play area with safety surface is close to reception. Of the 142 touring pitches, 70 are for tents (48 with electricity) while the remaining 72 are fully serviced and can take RVs.
Tything Barn Naturist Campsite is set in a 23 acre old quarry on the Milford Haven estuary amongst salt marshes. It is in a most beautiful location, very peaceful, totally unspoilt and has many hidden secluded pitches. The atmosphere is very informal and relaxed, a real place to get away from the modern world with small lakes and stream’s on-site as well as the estuary to explore. Although a ‘Naturist Site’, dress code is optional and there is no obligation to get back to nature - all are very welcome. The site owners and creators June & Joe have semi-retired and the site is managed by Fran & Dan. You will receive a very warm welcome from both owners and managers who are there to help and assist to make your holiday a success. A large open plan field accommodates 40 well-spaced tents/caravans/motorhomes grass pitches, 30 have 6A electricity. Readers who have ventured to enjoy some of the naturist sites featured in our France guide or Southleigh Manor in Cornwall may be intrigued to visit Tything Barn.
This traditional style, family-owned and run park of around seven acres, takes some 115 units arranged over four fields. There are some distant sea views to be had from many pitches. These are carefully allocated to ensure that the largest, central, sloping field is reserved for families. Two small paddocks on the other side are for couples who might prefer a quieter, more level location. There are 85 electricity connections (10A). The pitches nearer the road may experience some noise.
This family run park is located in a village four miles from Monmouth. The Bridge Caravan Park was established in 1979, being a working farm until a few years ago. Over half the park is taken up by seasonal long stay pitches. The touring area is to one side, edged by the river at a lower level. Neat, level grass accessed by a circular tarmac roadway provides 33 pitches for caravans and motorhomes, with 10A electricity and 16 hardstandings. A further 20 places for tents are available, all with 5A electricity. In busy periods the site may be cramped with little room between units, yet a friendly atmosphere prevails. Still in the hands of the Holmes family, it provides a rural site bordered by the River Trothy and woodland on one side, and by the farm buildings and church on the other.
A traditional, seasonal campsite in a peaceful rural location, Fron has panoramic views over the surrounding countryside. From the entrance gate, a tarmac drive passes through a two-acre, level, grassy paddock, which is reserved for 22 seasonal caravans. The drive leads up to the old farmhouse which houses reception, a well-stocked shop, and plenty of tourist information. Behind the farmhouse is another two-acre, sloping paddock with 36 caravan pitches, almost all with hardstandings, and electricity hook-ups (16A). By the farmhouse, a small heated swimming pool is well controlled by the owners and has a retractable roof. Touring caravans and motorhomes not accepted.
Follow the road to Clarach Bay and on the seafront is Aber Bay Holiday Park , a busy, holiday style park with an enviable situation. On a wet day you may not wish to go far with the comprehensive leisure centre on site – it is open eight months of the year with reduced entry fee for campers. Although the balance of pitches is very much in favour of caravan holiday homes (3:1) which dominate the open park and bay, there are 150 touring pitches, 46 with 10A electricity and four new super pitches. They are rather small and are pressed together in two small sections on the lower part of the park.
Hendre Mynach Touring Caravan & Camping Park is a large family park, stretching out along the beach on the outskirts of Barmouth. Colourful flowers brighten the steep entrance to this site (help is available to get out if you are worried). Of the 240 pitches, all for touring, 60 are on hardstanding with 10A electricity, and 39 are fully serviced. The beach is only 200 yards away but is separated from the park by a railway line. It can be crossed by pedestrian operated gates, which could be a worry for those with young children.
Glen Trothy is a pretty park on the banks of the River Trothy and visitors are greeted by an array of colourful flowerbeds and tubs around the entrance and reception area. Three fields provide level touring and tent pitches. The first and largest field has a circular gravel road with seasonal pitches arranged on the outer side and touring pitches on the inner side. These have slabs for vehicle wheels and electricity hook-ups. The second field, just past the toilet block, has pitches for trailer tents and tents only (16 with electricity), whilst the camping field is for tents only (no cars are allowed on this area).
This peacefully located and beautifully manicured, garden-like park is ideal for couples and families, and is a convenient base within easy reach of beaches or for touring the local area. Creampots has 62 spacious, level pitches all with 10A electric hook-ups, including 21 with gravel hardstanding, and ten pitches for tents. There is a separate field and an overflow area taking 32 tents for the August peak holiday time. This is an ideal location for the local attractions.
Cringoed is a pleasant, peaceful, small park with a river to one side, hills on the other and trees at either end. There are 30 spacious pitches available for touring and these are in a level open field, each with hardstanding and 16A electricity. About 36 caravan holiday homes are placed at either end of the site, some amongst trees and some in a newer, more open area. There are also ten tent pitches, some with electricity. This is a relaxing base where you can sit and listen to the river and watch the wildlife, but it is also within easy reach of some of mid-Wales’ best scenery and not far from the coast.
In a beautiful location, this traditional, family run touring site is within the grounds of a house that was built in 1785 in the Georgian style with a colonial style veranda. The 30 touring caravan pitches are set around the perimeter of a slightly sloping grass field, and there are eight hardstandings for motorhomes. There are 36 pitches with 16A electricity hook-ups, of which 17 also provide water and waste water. A separate tent field has ten pitches. Two ‘timber tents’ offer a touch of luxury camping. Please note there is minimal site lighting on the caravan field and none on the tent field, so a torch would be very useful. A further separate field houses five caravan holiday homes available to rent. A member of the Countryside Discovery group.
Tyddyn Llwyn Caravan Park is situated in a large area of partially wooded countryside. Nestled in a secluded location in the lea of Moel-Y-Gest. The privately owned estate extends to some 53 acres in total, 18 acres of which are used as a touring and static caravan park. The site has plenty of space for anyone staying in touring caravans, motor homes, campervans or trailer tents to relax.
This delightful little site is lovingly tended by its owners and has just 18 pitches for touring units, all with gravel hardstanding and 10A electric hook-ups, for caravans and motorhomes only. Tents are not accepted. There are also 22 privately owned holiday homes, and three holiday cottages. However, the location of this site certainly makes up for its diminutive size, nestling under the massive rock topped by Harlech Castle, now a designated World Heritage Site. The narrow lane running alongside the site up to the old town above, is the steepest hill in Britain.
Children should be kept very well occupied at the excellent playground less than five minutes' stroll away, where there's also plenty of space to for ball games and dog walking. Barbecues and campfires are allowed: most handy if you land yourself a fish or two in the Wye or decide to pick up a few sausages in Coleford. Otherwise, there's a good traditional English pub in Newland, a short walk away, and another in Staunton within a 30-minute woodland ramble. Several historic spots are within easy reach of the site too, including Tintern Abbey's ruins and the castles of Raglan, Goodrich and Chepstow. The Dean Heritage Centre is a short drive away in the valley of Soudley and is highly recommended by site staff.
Moreton Farm has been developed in a secluded valley, a 10-20 minute walk from Saundersfoot and four miles from Tenby. It provides 36 caravan pitches (all with 10A electricity, including 22 fully serviced hardstanding pitches) plus 24 tent pitches on two sloping, neatly cut grass fields. There are 12 pine holiday lodges and four cottages to rent occupying another field. The site is approached under a railway bridge (height 10 ft. 9 ins, width across the top 6 ft. 6 ins, but with alternative access over the railway line for slightly larger vehicles just possible). There are a few trains during the day, none at night. This is a quiet family site.
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Wales
Land of ancient myths and Celtic legends, Wales is a small and compact country boasting a diverse landscape, from lakes and mountains, rivers and valleys to beautiful coastlines and rolling wooded countryside. It offers superb opportunities for an active holiday.
What to see in Wales
Wales’ biggest asset is undoubtedly its countryside, home to three National Parks that make up almost a quarter of the country’s total area. Snowdonia National Park in the north combines dramatic mountain scenery with glacial valleys, lakes and streams, while in the south the Brecon Beacons boast mountains, moorlands, forests and wooded gorges with deep caves. The surrounding area of the Wye Valley on the borders with England is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; as are the Gower Peninsula, the Lleyn Peninsula, the Anglesey Coast and the Clwydian Range.
The endless miles of largely unspoilt and beautiful Pembrokeshire coastline in the west have some of the finest long beaches in Europe, with pretty little bays plus the lively traditional seaside resorts of Tenby and Whitesand. Further inland is the secluded and pretty Gwaun Valley.
The capital of Wales, Cardiff, has many attractions, including its newly developed waterfront, the Millennium Stadium. Castles can be seen all over Wales, ranging from tiny stone keeps to huge medieval fortresses; some of the best preserved are Caernarfon, Conwy and Harlech, all built by Edward I.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Places of Interest
- North: Isle of Anglesey; Portmeirion Italianate village; Llandudno; Colwyn Bay; Caernarfon, Conwy and Harlech castles; Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland railways.
- West: Oakwood Park, Wales’ only theme park; the National Botanic Gardens at Aberglasney; Dolaucothi Goldmines; historic, stone-walled Aberaeron.
- Mid: Brecon Beacons National Park; the lakes of the Elan Valley; picturesque seaside town of Barmouth; Machynlleth, ‘ancient capital of Wales’ and the nearby Centre for Alternative Technology.
- South: Caerphilly’s enormous medieval castle; Cardiff, capital of Wales; seaside resorts of Tenby and Saundersfoot; National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthne.
DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know?
- The origins of the Red Dragon flag may date back to the Roman period, when the dragon was used by military cohorts.
- St. David’s in Pembrokeshire is Britain’s smallest city by virtue of its cathedral to the patron saint of Wales.
- There are many sites in Wales linked to the legend of King Arthur: Castell Dinas Brân, near Llangollen, is reputed to be the resting place of the Holy Grail.
- The Welsh name for Snowdon, Yr Wyddfa, means burial place.
- The Welsh ruler, Owen Glendower, was the last native Welshman to be given the title Prince of Wales in 1400.
- The Welsh language is one of Europe’s oldest languages and shares its roots with Breton, Gaelic and Cornish.
WALES FOR WATERSPORTS
Wales for watersports
Whatever is on your watery wishlist, Wales might be a good place to look for it. World class beaches mean water, seaside in most cases, and here you will find a dizzying array of aquatic activities: sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, paddle boarding, surfing, canoeing and kite surfing, just for starters. For many, their motorhome, campervan or motorcaravan is the perfect way to indulge in these activities – the perfect way to travel independently with all necessary kit on board.
Inland there are the tumbling rivers with their own appeal for canoeing and canyoning, or more peaceful waters for messing about in a boat.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN WALES
Outdoor activities in Wales
Wales is a huge outdoor play area. It’s a destination of choice for mountain biking, climbing, abseiling, canyoning and caving. The natural terrain makes riding a popular activity and an invigorating ride along the beach, kicking up the spray, is a real experience. There are plenty of golf courses and some excellent fishing in the placid lakes or cascading rivers and mountain streams.
Worthy of special note is the Wales Coast Path: the first path in the world that traces a country’s entire coastline. It’s 870 miles long and offers walkers incredible scenery with wraparound views, magnificent seascapes and a fascinating insight in to the nature and history of Wales.
GLAMPING IN WALES
Glamping in Wales
Need a roof over your head? Wales has a wealth of campsites offering great glamping options if you’re leaving the tent, caravan or motorhome behind. Aside from the usual grassy pitches, hardstandings, chalet and rental options, you’ll find a range of yurts, tipis and wigwams to choose from, in wonderfully bucolic surroundings beside bubbling streams and on working farms.
Pods are also available and they come in various shapes and sizes, with or without en suite facilities or private washrooms. These are a great and inexpensive way for friends without camping gear like tents or caravans to come along too. In our experience you’ll receive a warm, Welsh welcome at each one.