Dare Valley Country Park
From £28 For 1 night, 2 adults- A scenic 500-acre site on an old colliery at the Brecon Beacons’ edge
- A five-minute drive to Aberdare and 15 minutes to Penderyn Distillery
- Playgrounds and cafeteria on site; walk to a family bike park
Site type
Tourist board rating
- Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
- No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
- Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
- Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
- Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
- At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
- Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
- If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
Languages spoken
English
Pitch types & availability
Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch
8 people maximum Ground type: Hardstanding and grass
Pitch size: Max 6.0m width x 8.0m depth (19.7ft width x 26.2ft depth) Calculated area: 48.0m² (516.7ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £28 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookElectric hardstanding and grass touring caravan pitch
6 people maximum Ground type: Hardstanding and grass
Pitch size: Max 6.0m width x 8.0m depth (19.7ft width x 26.2ft depth) Calculated area: 48.0m² (516.7ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £28 1 night, 2 adults
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Reviews
Voted 72% of visitors View breakdown
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Liked: Nice clean quiet campsite, clean & warm shower & toilet block. Lovely cafe with very reasonable prices super dog friendly with dog meals & treats
Disliked: Lack of information on check in. Don’t allow fire pits
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Liked: Stunning location, really nice and secure camp site. Amazing facilities and a really friendly welcome on arrival. Will Definitely return.
Disliked: Nothing to dislike
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Liked: No hassle, excellent facilities well maintained secure site.
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Very good site with great facilities in wildlife setting
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Liked: Lovely site an adventure playground
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good location for exploring. Lacking attention to basic details
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Liked: location is good for exploring Brecon Beacons. The 500 acre park is good for walking, cycling and exploring the countryside. was allowed to pick which pitch I wanted.
Disliked: on arrival just given a scrap of paper with codes for toilet block and gate. They had no map of the parks trails etc. . some of the pitched where flooded due to heavy rain, luckily I chose a dry one. Out of order was the washing machine, the tumble dryer and the hand dryer. The floors in the toilet block could do with a good scrub clean especially the corners, behind the loos, and shower floors I stayed for a week and no one came around the site to check if things where ok, not even a security drive by of an evening. 2 nights no one else was on site if I fallen by my van or fainted I'm not sure how many days it would be before any one found me .The site is good but lack of attention to details on what customers expect let it down badly
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Lovely site/location,Clean facilities. H/s pitches need maintenance.
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Liked: Choice of pitches Easy check-in Lovely location Free and hot showers Very Clean facilities
Disliked: Not a full length hard standing if you have a longer van, our van is 7.5m, we couldn’t use the awning as the ground was too boggy. Yes, it was raining 😂. The actual hardstanding was over1m short, and that 1m would have made our stay so much better. We did have a choice, but the few longer ones were occupied. Access for a caravan on Monk Street and onto Highland Place can be a bit hairy.
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Brilliant place to stay with the bike hire and balance bike track.…
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Liked: Brilliant place to stay with the bike hire and balance bike track. We'll definitely be back.
Disliked: Nothing
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Liked the dog walks and really helpful staff as they let us…
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Liked: Liked the dog walks and really helpful staff as they let us arrive early as we had to leave previous campsite for fears of getting snowed in.
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Hardly anyone was there staff where friendly and helpful…
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Liked: Hardly anyone was there staff where friendly and helpful
Disliked: Pitches are small and road drains flooded when it rained with water running into my awning Access from the town to the site is very tight and an accident on the hill delayed us leaving the site
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A gem of a site
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Liked: Everything. Support staff so friendly and helpful. Site is clean.
Disliked: Nothing to dislike. Ignore low wifi score, had to give it a star to move on.
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Features
Dogs 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 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
Rallies welcome
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
Spectacular scenery
Walkers' paradise
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Electric car charging point(s)
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Dog walk nearby
Type
Medium (26-50 pitches)
Nearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby
Climbing nearby
Cycling nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Mountain biking nearby
Restaurant nearby
Touring and motorhomes
Water hook-up points for tourers
Location
Dare Valley Country Park
Aberdare
Glamorgan
Wales
CF44 7RG
Timezone
Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)
GPS
51.71267°N
-3.46943°W
Route directions
Nearest transport
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
Water quality at nearby bathing waters
Name | Distance | Type | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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Aberafan | 17.1 mi | Estuary | N/A | Good | Good | Good |
Trecco Bay Porthcawl | 18.7 mi | Sea | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Sandy Bay Porthcawl | 18.8 mi | Sea | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Rest Bay Porthcawl | 18.9 mi | Sea | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Southerndown | 19.3 mi | Sea | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Data source: European Environment Agency
Must see
Penderyn Distillery Visitor Centre 4.2 mi
Brecon Mountain Railway 7.4 mi
National Showcaves of Wales 12.2 mi
Aberdulais Falls 13.4 mi
Caerphilly Castle 14.2 mi
National Trust
Aberdulais Falls 13.5 mi
Aberdeunant 25.5 mi
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
Treherbert to Aberdare 4 mi
Pontneddfechan - Hepste Waterfalls - Pontneddfechan 5.7 mi
Pontneddfechan - Scwd Einion Gam Waterfall 6.2 mi
Porth-yr-ogof, Nedd and Mellte Waterfalls 7.1 mi
Waterfall Circuit 7.1 mi
Local events
- Green Man Festival (Thursday 15 August 2024 – Thursday 15 August 2024)
Crickhowell, Powys 16.5 mi
- The Hay Festival (Thursday 23 May 2024 – Thursday 23 May 2024)
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire 29 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 Glamorgan?
- Does Dare Valley Country Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is Dare Valley Country Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Dare Valley Country Park? Head about half an hour west of the site into the Brecon Beacons and get to the national park’s waterfall country, home to falls with nicely tongue-tripping names like Sgwd Gwladys (30 … Read more
- When can I check in and check out of Dare Valley Country Park?
Camping and touring Arrive: 1 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Depart by: 12 p.m. On-site accommodation Arrive: 3 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Depart by: 12 p.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Dare Valley Country Park? From £28 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.