Nantgwyn Camping

Llanarth, Ceredigion, Wales

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Please note that this is a pop-up campsite, open for a limited number of days each year.

Nantgwyn Camping offers 10 tent pitches, set across a 55-acre sheep farm, just 3 miles from the Ceredigion coast and 17 miles from the Cambrian mountains. It is a peaceful place, with 10 acres of wild habitat and woodland to explore, with views of surrounding farmland, the village of Oakford and, in the distance, the sea.

About the site

Nantgwynfynydd Uchaf is a 55 acre sheep farm near Aberaeron on the west coast of Wales. The name Nantgwynfynydd means "pure mountain stream," named after the stream that rises on the farm and runs through Oakford before eventually joining the sea a few miles down the coast. A small number of tent-only pitches are located in fields around the farm. For old and young alike, serviced toilet tents are provided to each pitch. Especially great for extended family groups who can have their own field. Some fields have hammocks hung under the alder trees or swings hung from ancient oaks. It is a back-to-basics site where you can enjoy peace and tranquillity without road noise. At night, sit around your campfire watching bats and stars in the dark night skies. You can collect fallen wood for your campfire from an area of woodland, or buy logs and kindling. Fire bowls are provided. Well-behaved dogs are welcome, but there are sheep on the farm and so close control must be exercised and all mess cleared up. Open to members of the Greener Camping Club (£12 annual membership)

Open from 1 May to 30 September

Map of the site

Facilities and amenities

Accessible facilities

Adult only

Allow commercial vans

Allow pets on site

Café / restaurant / takeaway

Drinking water

Family friendly

Fires allowed

Shop

Showers

Toilets

WiFi

Near beach

Peaceful

Two family shower rooms with WCs are situated in the farm yard for your use during daylight hours, with a toilet tent and portable WC available to each pitch (cleaned daily). A well-water standpipe is connected in each field, with mains drinking water in the farm yard.

The converted dairy has a kitchen with washing-up facilities and fridge space.

The farm is highly eco-conscious, using their own wood for heating in winter, spring water for stock in the fields, eating their own veg, fruit and meat, and generating more electricity than they use from solar panels on the old dairy roof.

A note from the site themselves...

We offer space to enjoy nature - flowers, trees, birds, rabbits, foxes and badgers. We try to tread lightly on the Earth. Photovoltaics on the dairy roof provide hot water in the summer, and we used firewood from our hedgerows and woodland for campfires and to heat the house in the winter. Don't throw away beer and cider bottles, we will reuse these for our elderflower pressée and apple juice.

We also feel that having clean and spacious facilities makes quite a big difference to any camping adventure. That and having use of the large dry barn when the great British weather is not so kind!

Map and address

Park address

Nantgwyn Camping,

Nantgwynfynydd Uchaf, Oakford, Llanarth, Ceredigion, Wales, SA47 0RY

Coordinates

52.2060, -4.2607 | SN 45 58

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Nantgwyn Camping is ideal for...

Couples

Members only

Older children (13+)

Peace and quiet

Unaccompanied under 18's

Young children

There are 10 accommodation options on-site

10 x Grass Tent Pitches

Grass pitches for tents only, spread across the lush fields around the farm.

Site tariff

Interested in staying at Nantgwyn Camping?

Unfortunately Nantgwyn Camping doesn't share their availability calendar with us yet. Availability changes quickly, especially in summer, so we recommend enquiring by phone to avoid missing out.

Site rules and policies

* We offer a natural camping experience as far as we can. Cars remain in the yard and your camping gear is transported to your chosen site.

* Well-behaved dogs are welcomed. There are sheep on the farm and so close control must be exercised and all mess cleared up. Our dogs are vaccinated for Lepto and Parvo, you might want to check your vet's advice before staying on farm land.

* We do not have specific accommodation for disabled campers but contact us and we will help if we can.

Things to do on site and in the Llanarth area

Enjoy camping as it was intended.

Children and adults alike can make dens in the 10 acres of wild habitat and woodland, explore, welly walk in the streams and help collect wood for the campfire. Be on the look out for rabbits, mice, shrews, foxes, badgers or even a polecat. Swing quietly beneath an old Oak tree, fly a kite or relax in a hammock in dappled shade beneath the Alders

Have a go at being a farmer and learn to be a trainee sheepdog, weigh or feed the lambs on this working farm.

Cook over an open fire, toast marshmallows, watch bats in clear, peaceful sunsets. Enjoy dark night skies with millions of stars. Listen to night calls of foxes and owls and wake up to the rhythmic munching of sheep.

Enjoy glorious local beaches of golden sand in Cardigan Bay - New Quay and the dog friendly beach of Traeth Gwyn are 6 miles away from Nantgwyn Camping. Enjoy magnificent walks on the Ceredigion Coastal Path discovering rockpools, hidden away coves and waterfalls.

You can wander round the colourful local seaside town of Aberaeron, explore the independent shops and craft centre, try your hand at crabbing and treat yourself to the famous Honey Ice Cream or fabulous ice-cream sundaes and waffles

Walkers and cyclists should find time to explore the Ceredigion coastal path.

Go inland to Tregaron and beyond to explore the remote Cambrian Mountains or pan for gold at Dolaucothi Gold Mine (National Trust 21 miles inland).

Other attractions nearby include:

National Trust - Llanerchaeron (7 minutes)
Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre (15 minutes)
Vale of Rheidol Railway (35 minutes)

Interested in staying at Nantgwyn Camping?

Unfortunately Nantgwyn Camping doesn't share their availability calendar with us yet. Availability changes quickly, especially in summer, so we recommend enquiring by phone to avoid missing out.

The listing for Nantgwyn Camping was last updated on November 7th, 2024 at 12:27 AM