Llyn Gwynant Campsite

Nant Gwynant, Gwynedd, Wales

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Glorious natural camping in Wales' most beautiful valley. A spectacular site in the mountains on the shores of a beautiful lake, it's a perfect Yr Wyddfa base camp in the Eryri National Park. There are 400 grass and hardstanding pitches for tents and vans in green fields and woodlands between a lake and river. Comfortable facilities include free wifi, shop, laundry, boat hire, food outlet, and our own craft brewery with tap room in the woods!

Why choose Llyn Gwynant Campsite

A natural camping site beside a lake in the mountains in one of Wales' most beautiful valleys

A great base for climbing Yr Wyddfa in the heart of Eryri National Park with excellent facilities

Enjoy seasonal watersports, including swimming, paddleboarding, kayaking, and more!

About the site

Enjoy natural camping in a beautiful valley nestled below mountains beside Llyn Gwynant, with the river Afon Glaslyn running by. Choose from a range of electric and non electric hardstanding or grass pitches, suitable for backpacker tents, tents with cars, roof tents, and small to medium campervans. Pitches are available for vans along hedgerows and for tents; there are spaces near the lake or in green camping fields with parking nearby. Iconic walking routes are accessible directly from the site, with the Watkin Path, PyG, and Miners Track up Yr Wyddfa just a walk or short drive away. The lake is ideal for swimming or boating and is free for campers to use. Boat hire at the riverside offers canoes, kayaks, Canadian canoes and paddleboards to rent by the hour. Or bring your own at no charge. Enjoy the environment without damaging it, as state-of-the-art off-grid systems here make sure it is properly looked after. Advanced waste processing, solar arrays, and water treatment are used, and the site also engages in conservation farming, tree planting, and conservation grazing. Dogs are welcome, with a maximum of two per pitch. There is a woodland dog-walking area for them to explore off-lead. BBQs are permitted, provided they are raised. Please note that disposable BBQs are not allowed. Campfires are also allowed, provided they are on raised fire pits, which the site can provide for free, or you can bring your own. Wood must be bought onsite.

Llyn Gwynant Campsite's season normally runs from March until October. Sign up to alerts and we'll let you know when bookings re-open.

Map of the site

What facilities are at Llyn Gwynant Campsite?

Accessible facilities

Allow commercial vans

Allow pets on site

Café / restaurant / takeaway

Drinking water

Family friendly

Shop

Showers

Toilets

W.C. disposal

WiFi

Baby changing facilities

Dog exercise area

Electric hookups

Fires allowed

Freezer

Laundry

Wash up area

Watersports

Onsite is a main facility block (beside reception) with separate six men's and seven women's toilets with wash basins, benches, mirrors, soap dispensers, power sockets and hot water. There are also two smaller toilet blocks in the camping fields, each with four multisex toilets, plus three additional multisex toilets near the washing up area and two in the brewery.

You will find 12 showers, three outdoor showers for washing after the lake (clothing must be on), an accessible/family toilet and shower, and baby changing. There's a launderette with two washing machines/dryers (chargeable), and limited WiFi in most areas. Seasonal watersports (swimming, paddleboarding, kayaking, canoeing, and rafting) are available too, or bring your own boat for free.

A freezer is available for ice packs, and there is an enclosed kitchen area with sinks, microwaves and an instant water boiler, plus a dog walk area. Metal fire pits are also provided for campfires. The shop (Siop Gwynant) provides a variety of grocery items, including tea, coffee, sugar, milk, cheese, alcohol, and a range of other basic camping essentials.

The Campsite Cegin kitchen (open daily when there's camping) serves breakfast with vegetarian and vegan options. In the evenings, there are Neapolitan pizzas, alongside additional food options. There is also an evening bar open from 5pm to 9pm, serving onsite brewed beers, wines and spirits, while the onsite brewery (Y Bragdy) is open on weekends from 2pm to 10pm.

There are 415 accommodation options on-site

25 x Small Non Electric Grass Pitches (No Vehicle)

Max 4 people

Unallocated non electric grass pitches for backpackers arriving by bicycle or on foot only. Vehicles are not permitted.

328 x Non Electric Grass Pitches

Max 8 people

Non electric grass tent pitches that you select yourself on arrival, there are no reserved spaces.

3 x Lakeside Non Electric Grass Pitches

Max 6 people

Lakeside grass 7m x 8m pitches (including any guylines) for tents and campervans. Cars are not permitted on these pitches and must be parked in the designated car park.

9 x Electric Grass Pitches

Max 6 people

Grass pitches for tents up to 7m x 8m with electric hook up. Cars are not permitted on these pitches and must be parked in designated car park.

Aerial of Llyn Gwynant Campsite overlooking Llyn Gwynant lake and Snowdonia

8 x Large Electric Grass Pitches

Max 6 people

Grass pitches for tents up to 9m x 10m with electric hook up. Cars are not permitted on these pitches and must be parked in designated car park.

Aerial of Llyn the grass pitches at Gwynant Campsite

17 x Non Electric Hardstanding Pitches

Max 6 people

Non electric gravel hardstanding pitches for campervans up to 6m in length or cars with roof tents.

19 x Electric Hardstanding Pitches

Max 6 people

Hardstanding gravel pitches with an electric hook up for campervans up to 6m in length or cars with roof tents.

Lakeside electric hardstanding pitches at Llyn Gwynant Campsite

6 x Lakeside Electric Hardstanding Pitches

Max 8 people

Hardstanding gravel pitches with an electric amp hook up for campervans and roof tents up to 7m long on the lakeside area.

Site rules and policies

Ours is a quiet family campsite and it is a condition of staying that you abide by these rules:

Noise: Quiet talking only after 11 pm and silence after midnight: noisy guests must leave or pay a behaviour bond of £50 per person.

No sound systems or noisy devices at any time and acoustic instruments only up to 10 pm.

No fires after midnight: all fires must be out by then.

No generators and no drones are to be used here at all.

Dogs: a maximum of 2 per booking and must always be on lead except in dog-walking area. We have zero tolerance for dogs off leads

Groups: no more than 15 people pitched together

At least 6m between tents of different groups, 3m between tents of same group.

No so-called "disposable" barbecues: you may bring your own raised one.

Security: we cannot accept responsibility for the security of vehicles or belongings: please ensure all valuables, mountain bikes, canoes etc are properly secured.

Please do not come if you feel these rules are unreasonable as we enforce them. If they are ignored you will be warned and charged a behaviour bond. If poor behaviour persists the bond is forfeited and any payments made are not refunded and you must leave.

We reserve the right to refuse to accept a booking.

A note from the site themselves...

This beautiful site is on a working mountain farm bought by Clough Williams-Ellis, the architect of Portmeirion, nearly 100 years ago. He was a great conservationist and the site still belongs to his family, who manage it on ecological principles in association with wonderful like-minded staff.

We want campers to enjoy this stunning place with green fields and woodlands and the lake shore for all to enjoy. We also want to protect it so the site is not overdeveloped. This is a place for the quiet enjoyment of nature.

We love it here and want you to love it too!

Llyn Gwynant Campsite is ideal for...

Couples

Duke of Edinburgh Award

Large same-sex groups

Older children (13+)

Young children

Things to do on site and in the Nant Gwynant area

For keen swimmers, the lake and river are perfect places for a dip and are popular wild swimming locations, although please make sure children are supervised at all times.

Kayaks, paddleboards and canoes are available for hire from April to September on fine weekends, and every day during the main school holidays in July and August. You do not pre-book - just walk down to boat hire area on the river near the lake. You can also bring your own kayaks, canoes and sailing boats to use on the lake and river (in which case you need to bring your own lifejackets), and there is no charge if you are camping at the site.

Hiking up the breath taking hills of Eryri/Snowdonia is one of the main pulls for this campsite! You can walk up Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon, a 45 minute walk away, either via the Watkin Path that starts to the south of the campsite or via the Miners or PYG tracks, which start to the north of the campsite.

There are many other shorter and easier walks from the campsite as well, including a gentle 90 minute ramble around the shores of beautiful Llyn Gwynant via the village of Nantgwynant or a lovely one hour walk along to waterfalls on the Watkin Path.

For climbers, there are also four crags nearby. One of the most popular is Clogwyn y Bustach, a 20 minute stroll from the site, home to classic routes including Lockwood's Chimney and Gallop Step. A ten minute walk away is Clogwyn y Wenallt, which offers 20 different climbs and is best suited to experienced climbers.

Other local attractions include: