Nantcellan Barns sits on the West Wales coastline, close to Aberystywyth (5 minute drive) and a short walk to Clarach Bay beach (15 minutes). With spacious back-to-basics grass pitches located in a meadow, you're surrounded by lovely views of the Ceredigion countryside, a small stream and local wildlife. It's home to working draft horses and offers a camping experience where nature is at the forefront.
Why you'll love it at Nantcellan Barns
Simple back-to-nature camping, welcoming all from families and dogs to solo travellers
Located on the Ceredigion coastline - just a 15 minute walk to Clarach Bay
Within a 10 minute drive of seaside towns Aberystwyth and Borth
About the site
Looking to get back to nature? Then look no further. With views down to Clarach Bay, this peaceful back to basics site offers a relaxing retreat away from everyday life.
Spacious, unallocated, grass pitches make for the perfect place to pitch your tent. With no electric and spread around a 20 acre meadow, there are no distractions from the surrounding countryside. Good facilities are nearby including hot open roofed showers and an open fronted barn for communal use.
Why not take in the luxury of not having to pitch your tent and opt for one of the onsite unfurnished bell tents, bring everything but your tent!
Dogs are welcome at no extra charge. They must be kept on a lead and cleaned up after, there are some lovely walks right from the site.
Fires and BBQs are allowed in fire bowls, please bring your own. No disposable BBQs are allowed.
Nantcellan Barns is open from 01/04 to 01/10.
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
Site facilities include well maintained portaloos, hot open-roofed showers and a basic outdoor kitchen.
A five minute drive takes you into the centre of Aberystwyth, with a wide selection of restaurants, cafes and shops including a large Tesco supermarket. You can also find great pubs including the The Coopers Arms.
A note from the site themselves...
Nantcellan is the story of three generations of the Williams family re-joining to live and work together - utilising combined unique skills. Improving the ex-dairy pastureland and managing our local woodlands, we're hoping to create a better habitat for the native wildlife and plants. While of course providing grazing for our fantastic traditional working draft horses.
Our aim amongst all of this is to create a nature focused environment in which people can relax and learn.
VW-Type Campervan - Meadow Camping - Non Electric Grass PitchesAug 2024
We understood no bins were on the location, but ourselves and many others did comment that a bin of some description should be provided whether wheelie or commercial, as it dosent take long for seagulls and magpies to patrol the field.
It's ok taking rubbish to place in outer bins when going off for the day, but when you're on holiday and hitting the beach, it's not ideal to carry bags each day and locating a bin on your travels. Taking home rubbish as suggested isn't ideal when you're on holiday.
When we enquired to the owner just to make sure there wasn't a bin, we got a reply to take it home, is that a problem?
Maybe not a big thing to some but on a holiday for a few days, cooking etc, it dosent take long to build up waste, but specially with children.
Other than that the provision of heavy duty stoves in the kitchen area was a godsend at times.
Toilets generally clean, was expecting portaloos, to find they were static was even better.
We do many campsites, so have been to less provisions and better.
Overall good campsite, quiet! Generous sized pitches, ideally waste provisions would be more hygienic.
Would consider again.
Convenient to Aberystwyth
Recommends site
Anita C
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VW-Type Campervan - Meadow Camping - Non Electric Grass PitchesMay 2024
Convenient to Aberystwyth about 1.5 miles. Quiet grass pitch, firm after rain. Showers and loos clean.
Can get to Aberystwyth by going down Clarach Bay and walking over hill. Signage to site could be larger, but we found it!
Pure nature
Recommends site
Christian S
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VW-Type Campervan - Meadow Camping - Non Electric Grass PitchesSep 2023
Pure nature campsite on green meadows, ideal location for exploring and hiking tours.
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What time is check-in and check out at Nantcellan Barns?
Check-in is available from 3pm until 10pm. On arrival, please pick any available pitch. Departure is due before 11am on your last day.
Is Nantcellan Barns dog-friendly?
Yes, Nantcellan Barns is dog-friendly! Dogs must be kept on a lead and be well behaved.
Does Nantcellan Barns allow BBQs and campfires?
Yes, the site allows fires and BBQs that are in a fire bowl or similar. Open fires are only permitted in raised fire pits. Barbecues must also be raised off the ground. Wood can be purchased from the site, please request when booking.
Does Nantcellan Barns allow awnings, gazebos or pup tents?
Nantcellan Barns allows up to one awning or pup tent per pitch, free of charge.
Things to do on site and in the Aberystwyth area
A tranquil location for exploring the scenic West Wales coastline. Take the coastal path from Aberystwyth or Borth and head to Clarach, taking in the views as you go, head down at dusk for stunning sunsets. There are also great cycle links from the site with the Nant yr Arian biking trail nearby.
Ideally located for relaxing days at the beach, just a 15 minute walk from Clarach Bay and within a ten minute drive of both Aberystwyth and Borth beaches. Slightly further afield (just a 15 minute drive) is Ynyslas National Nature Reserve with it wild sand dunes and wind swept estuary beach.
There are some great attractions nearby too. Particularly great for those rainy day are the Aberystwyth Art Centre and Ceredigion Museum.
Other nearby attractions include:
Aberystwyth Cliff Railway (10 minutes)
Vale of Rheidol Railway (10 minutes)
Aberystwyth Castle Grounds (10 minutes)
The Magic of Life Butterfly House (20 minutes)
Devil's Bridge Falls (25 minutes)
The listing for Nantcellan Barns was last updated on April 24th, 2025 at 10:19 AM