Glan Ceirw Caravan Park

From £20 For 1 night, 2 adults 8.8 82 reviews
Riverside camping (added by manager 05 Sep 2022)
Visitor image of the pitch (added by manager 05 sep 2022)
Children playing in the river (added by manager 26 dec 2016)
Pitch by the river (added by manager 26 dec 2016)

  • Nearly-wild camping... but with extras
  • Summer bar with games room (at weekends)
  • Free brown trout fishing in the site river
Non-campers who smugly say to you that camping is about roughing it should be pointed towards this site (forcibly, if need be). Glan Ceirw in Denbighshire is ‘nearly wild’ Welsh camping at its very peak (Wales has a lot of peaks) – riverside camping on the edge of Snowdonia National Park, but with some excellent mod cons for all guests. You’ll even be able to cast off for brown trout – free and with no licence required – in Glan Ceirw’s own river; just bring along your fishing equipment. Owners Pauline and Martin see no reason why tent campers shouldn't be treated to some homely treats, so Glan Ceirw counts among its facilities a snug summer bar (open on weekends; drinks only) adjoining a games room with pool table and football table. Glan Ceirw is in a valley location between the towns of Corwen and Betws-y-Coed, with mountain bike trails, cycle routes, peak scaling, forest walking and Bala Lake all nearby. Amenities including toilets, showers and a launderette are maintained to spotless standards, and the grounds are kept immaculate to encourage local wildlife (and small human guests). Glan Ceirw has no food shop on site, but a tasty farmers’ market is nearby where you can pick homemade and organic produce. You could even bring a jar of jam back for the non-camping cynic…

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 25
Tent pitches 8
Opens 29 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 5 consecutive nights.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • The bar is only open on Fridays and Saturdays and unfortunately does not do food.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 29 Mar to

Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award AA Holiday Centre

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

88%

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87%

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Lovely location right next to the river, good clean facilities, Pauline…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Liam R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (four person)

Liked: Lovely location right next to the river, good clean facilities, Pauline was a lovely host and made us feel very welcome

Disliked: Nothing

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Quiet, calm site with lovely surroundings and staff…

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Daniel G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Quiet, calm site with lovely surroundings and staff

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Nice, quiet site with friendly staff…

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Daniel G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (four person)

Liked: Nice, quiet site with friendly staff

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Lovely location with nice staff…

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Daniel G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Lovely location with nice staff

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Lovely site, Pauline is lovely.…

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Daniel G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (four person)

Liked: Lovely site, Pauline is lovely.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff, lovely site

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: We had a lovely spot just by the river. Basic amenities but just all you need. Perfect little site. We drove 20 mins to bala lake managed to park on the lake side for a fiver. Will definitely be staying again

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It was right in the river which was beautiful.…

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: It was right in the river which was beautiful.

Disliked: The toilet blocks weren’t very nice.

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Really nice peaceful site right next to the stream. Nice clean facilities…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Really nice peaceful site right next to the stream. Nice clean facilities will definitely be back. Owner really helpful too.

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Had a great weekend with my 2 Children, Site owner Pauline was…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch (four person)

Liked: Had a great weekend with my 2 Children, Site owner Pauline was very welcoming when we arrived, Site was very clean and tidy. Pauline made my daughter a hot chocolate while we where playing pool and bought them some cake, Overall a great site and weekend we would defiantly visit again.

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Nice location but not for us.

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
kelly h. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Friendly owner and nice location.

Disliked: I should have fled the moment we arrived when a fellow camper told us to pitch anywhere as no one cared here. I wasn’t comfortable doing that so waited for owner. Very friendly lady but… we were given the smallest, tightest, un level pitch. Had to virtually park in the hedge, stingers around the electric box and pitch very slanted. Couldn’t level it enough at all. Toilets weren’t very clean, hand dryer broken and replaced with a hand towel which smelled quite damp. All other pitches were booked up and we were too tired to just leave so did stay but not worth £33 pn

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Features

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 pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

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

Forest

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Location

Glan Ceirw Caravan Park

Ty Nant

Corwen

Denbighshire

Wales

LL21 0RF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.00302°N
-3.54747°W

Nearest transport

Coach
15.9 mi Parade Street 2
19.4 mi Alma Road
19.5 mi Crossroads Stores
Rail
12.2 mi Betws-y-Coed Rail Station
13.8 mi Pont-y-Pant Rail Station
13.9 mi Llanrwst Rail Station
Ferry
28.8 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing
28.9 mi Porth Penrhyn 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

Bala Lake, Betws-y-Coed, Coed Llandegla Forest and Snowdonia National Park are all nearby, for enough activities of all sorts to keep you busy for weeks. Start off among at the Conwy Valley Railway Museum’s miniature railway at Betws-y-Coed, then take a riverside walk along the Llugwy and on to the spectacular Swallow Falls via the River Conwy; if you don’t fancy the walk, settle down at the picnic areas overlooking the Pont-y-Pair Falls in the centre of the village. Activity centres are within easy driving distance, like the one at Wales’s biggest body of water, Bala Lake, which has a huge range of outdoor options including whitewater rafting, zorbing and canoeing. On land, horse riding, quad biking and dry slope skiing are all available, or you could follow in the footsteps of thousands (millions?) and scale some of the peaks of Snowdonia (promise yourself a picnic and a Glan Ceirw ale at the top). If it’s heritage (and a rest) you’re after, two vintage steam railways are nearby – one at Bala and one at Llangollen – while in the national park the kids can dig into Welsh mining history with trips to Blaenau Ffestiniog’s Llechwedd Slate Cavern and the National Slate Museum.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Abergele (Pensarn) 20.4 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove) 21.4 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Marine Lake, Rhyl 21.5 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias 21.6 mi Sea Excellent Excellent N/A N/A
Colwyn Bay 22.3 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Bodelwyddan Castle 17.9 mi

Bodnant Garden 19.1 mi

Rhuddlan Castle 20.1 mi

Conwy Castle 22.4 mi

National Trust - Aberconwy House 22.4 mi

National Trust

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 12.7 mi

Bodnant Garden 19.1 mi

Chirk Castle 19.6 mi

Aberconwy House 22.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

The Clwydian Way (7): Pentre - Cyffylliog 4.2 mi

The Llyn Brenig Circuit 5.3 mi

Llyn Brenig and the Clywedog Reservoir 7.1 mi

Carnedd y Filiast 7.1 mi

Llandrillo and the Berwyns from the West 7.2 mi

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.

Want to know more about camping in Denbighshire?

  • Does Glan Ceirw Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Glan Ceirw Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Glan Ceirw Caravan Park? Bala Lake, Betws-y-Coed, Coed Llandegla Forest and Snowdonia National Park are all nearby, for enough activities of all sorts to keep you busy for weeks. Start off among at the Conwy Valley … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Glan Ceirw Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Glan Ceirw Caravan Park? From £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.