Glen Trothy Caravan Park

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  • Riverside location in a secluded countryside setting
  • Close to the Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean
  • Family run with modern amenities and play area
Pitch up by a Welsh river in Monmouthshire's clean, friendly and well-maintained Glen Trothy Caravan Park, in a secluded countryside setting near the village of Mitchel Troy about a mile and a half from Monmouth. You'll be nicely placed here for traipses around the Wye Valley and the lush Forest of Dean – and as it's Wales, the area as a whole is full of ancient castles and abbeys, spectacular scenery and miles of walking trails. Kids will be kept occupied on site at the well-equipped and centrally set play area, with swings, climbing frame, play deck and cabin, ladders, a climbing wall and a sand pit, and grownups are well sorted with the site amenities: Glen Trothy has a launderette, a washing-up room and a toilet and shower block with showers, hand dryers and hairdryers. The facilities are suitable for guests with disabilities. Propane and butane gas are also available, as well as a chemical disposal point.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 75
Motorhome pitches 24

Languages spoken

English

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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

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

Luxury

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Seasonal pitches

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Glen Trothy Caravan Park

Mitchel Troy

Monmouth

Monmouthshire

Wales

NP25 4BD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.79114°N
-2.73377°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.4 mi Bus Station
10.7 mi Bus Station
10.7 mi Cantilupe Road
Rail
10.2 mi Lydney Rail Station
10.8 mi Chepstow Rail Station
12 mi Abergavenny Rail Station
Ferry
11.2 mi Lydney Harbour
11.7 mi Sharpness Old Docks
18.8 mi Newport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal
Airport
25.6 mi Gloucestershire Airport
28 mi Bristol International Airport

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

This is walking land… Monmouthshire has over 1,000 miles of public footpaths to investigate, and walks all over the county including a couple around Glen Trothy's local village of Mitchel Troy, through woods and farmland and with views right across Wales and across the border to Herefordshire. County town Monmouth, the birthplace of Henry V, is these days a Fair Trade town with many independent shops, regular markets, cafés and restaurants alongside chain shops, the Monmouth Museum and the Savoy Theatre, believed to be the oldest working theatre in Wales. If you'd rather get a bit more active, the River Wye is around for kayaking and paddleboarding (and fishing for more contemplative times), and golf is available nearby. Too tame? Take a tandem paraglide flight off the Blorenge hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park. If the weather is a bit drizzly, piles of indoor attractions are around too, like the museums of Abergavenny, Monmouth or Chepstow or a castle visit to Caldicot and its country park, Tretower Court, Goodrich or Raglan.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Clevedon Beach 25.1 mi Estuary N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Caldicot Castle & Country Park 1.6 mi

Raglan Castle 5.1 mi

Goodrich Castle 7.3 mi

Chepstow Castle 10.5 mi

Berkeley Castle 13.8 mi

National Trust

The Kymin 2.3 mi

Skenfrith Castle 6.6 mi

Westbury Court Garden 13.9 mi

The Weir 19.9 mi

Blaise Hamlet 20 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Mitchel Troy - Craig y dorth - Cwmcarvon - Lydart - Mitchel Troy 0.1 mi

B4293 - Troy Orles - Lydart Orles Wood - Lydart Farm - B4293 0.8 mi

Monmouth - Offa's Dyke Path - Wysis Way - River Wye - Monmouth 1.3 mi

Monmouth - Monnow Valley Walk - Offa's Dyke Path - Monmouth 1.4 mi

Monmouth Town - Drybridge Nature Park - Monmouth 1.4 mi

Local events

  • Green Man Festival (Thursday 15 August 2024 – Thursday 15 August 2024)

    Crickhowell, Powys 19.6 mi

  • Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Thursday 8 August 2024 – Thursday 8 August 2024)

    Bristol, Greater Bristol 24.2 mi

  • The Hay Festival (Thursday 23 May 2024 – Thursday 23 May 2024)

    Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire 25.6 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.

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent site, very friendly staff, good pitches

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Very tranquil we will return

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site, close to Monmouth. Bus services available

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Nigel D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: After reading many negative views I was very pleased that: On arrival I was met and warmly greeted by reception with a map of the site. It contained all I needed to know. I was pointed in the right direction and clearly explained where my pitch was The bathrooms were very clean and showers were hot and spacious. OK I had to pay 20p for a shower but it kept the overall booking cost Dow The grassed pitch was level and the showers / toilets were close Late checkout at 1200

Disliked: Guests who couldn’t be bothered to clean toilets after using them

Recommend to friends Visit again

Spotless all pitched tidy and well marked out. The showers were fab.

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: easy access to Monmouth.

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Overall a nice stay just the toi let block was a let down due to c

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: The caravan park it was quiet and spacious pitch

Disliked: The toilet block as it was always dirty and didn’t have toilet roll the men’s always had mess left in the toilet and the lady’s didn’t have sanitary bins in all of the toilets so was caught stuck a few times.

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Had a pleasant stay. Nice area

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Spacious pitches. Location so near the town

Disliked: The fact that we have to pay for a shower. Its just by the fast road, so jts pretty noisy at times.

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Didn’t stay left within 10 minutes

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: No likes

Disliked: Very congested not particularly welcoming no access to walking pathways description of park not true to expectation cramped between two busy roads

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Not on our returns list!

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Waffle cone ice-cream from van that came on site Saturday evening. I think this is a base if you are sightseeing in the area, and not for a holiday.

Disliked: Different people have different opinions. We are not posh. We have stayed on various styles of sites. On arrival we were just given a map to our pitch, with no other information. Our 'serviced pitch' was among the touring caravans that were permanent residents. It was patio, so we were unable to peg anything down. Residents staring at us, made us feel that we had been put in 'their street'. No scenic views, other than back end of toilet block, with building materials and vans and inside next caravan. Non-serviced piches were put far too close to each other (not sure fire safety distancing was met). There was a reoccurring smell from either the toilet block or unused caravan next to us. Broken showers and toilets in men's and womens. Signs around site saying 'no scooters, bikes, skateboards etc allowed anywhere on site', but resident children were doing it. Dogs not kept on leads around park and the supposed dog field was carpark and overflow camping. Went to reception to ask where bins were and told the one outside the office was the only one for the whole site and no recycling. Asked where there was any access to the river and just told no. We paid for Saturday to Monday but wanted to leave within a few hours of arrival, but stayed 1 night and left early Sunday morning. Overpriced for low quality, compared to other sites.

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Nice site with level pitches and good base to explore

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Good base for the local area near to local town and supermarket 10 minute drive to raglan castle which is a definitely worth a visit Flat pitches Friendly receptionist Despite the only toilet block on site it was tidy Nice park on site 5 minute walk we discovered a brilliant play park all fenced in , brand new and very quiet !

Disliked: Given a map on arrival and told pitch but no one to show u so had to guess what part to pitch on? Lettered Slab was centre of pitch or end of pitch? 20p for a shower for 4 minutes and sometimes the shower cut off before timer had stopped and at times very hot too hot for kids Only 4 showers in the block and one was permanently out of order mens and ladies , one morning only two showers working in both ladies and mens so lots of waiting around No mop/brush to clean up after your shower so floor often wet and dirty One shower/toilet block for whole campsite Noisy “neighbours” woke us at 730am arguing ! One water point /Waste water at the other end of the park We were lucky with our pitches but lots of caravans all cramped together ?? Fire safety distance ?? No bikes or scooters to be used (due to an incident last year ) which was a shame however a large group of families /kids in the park ignored the rules and kids let loose and a few near misses with cars and caravans using the road No TV signal at all Free Wi-Fi but kept disconnecting

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lovely spacious pitch, corner plot, very private, lovely 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
David C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: lovely spacious pitch, corner plot, very private, lovely clean facilities

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Food…

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 grass touring pitch

Liked: Food

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  • Does Glen Trothy Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Glen Trothy Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Glen Trothy Caravan Park? This is walking land… Monmouthshire has over 1,000 miles of public footpaths to investigate, and walks all over the county including a couple around Glen Trothy's local village of Mitchel Troy, through … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Glen Trothy Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.

    The latest check-in time on Sundays is 3pm.

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