The beautiful beaches, the stunning coastal walks, the pubs, the grub, the quaint picture-perfect seaside towns - the list could go on as to why Wales is a favourite place for camping spots. Staycations have become more and more popular during the past few years (domestic camping and caravanning trips have increased by 71%) mainly due to the pandemic.
But even before travel restrictions became a thing, so many people opted for a holiday here in the UK over a sunny destination abroad and with so many gorgeous locations on our doorstep it's easy to understand why.
With summer just around the corner, it's that time of year when people go camping crazy. UK-based online campsite and holiday park booking website Pitchup.com has now revealed the top 20 customer-rated campsites in Wales that you simply must try. Happy camping!
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Mid Wales
Glangwdi Glamping, Powys
10/10
With magnificent views across the Brecon Beacons, this small family-run campsite is perfect for those who want to go camping without sacrificing a comfortable bed, electricity and toilets - the basic boujee necessities with a beautiful bell tent. Glangwdi Glamping's farm site also has resident pygmy goats, chickens and ducks to get the full experience. After a day-time activities of waterfall walks, alpaca walking, canoeing and more, snuggle up and get cosy to the roaring fire pit.
Prices start at £80 per night for two.
Pwllyn Farm Camping, Powys
9.9/10
Just a 15-minute drive from Brecon and Pen Y Fan, pitch your own tent or motorhome at this peaceful Powys location and marvel at the surrounding 20 acres of hay and wildflower meadows. Paired with the views over the distant fields and hills towards Pen y Fan, it's simply heavenly. Dog friendly, the space is a perfect place for partners and their beloved pooch.
Prices start at £22 per night for two.
Black Mountain View Caravan Park, Powys
9.9/10
"Books + Black Mountains + Welsh walks + Wye fishing = happy sigh". Situated a mile and a half from the delightfully quaint 'town of books', Hay-On-Wye, this campsite, which accepts motorhomes, grass pitch tents and has caravans available for hire, is the perfect place to soak up nature. Try tackling the Offa's Dyke Path - which is 177 miles long and not for the faint-hearted. For a more relaxed 40-minute meander along the riverside, wander into Hay-on-Wye and take in the marvellous mountain views.
Prices start at £18 per night for two.
Wild Meadow Camping, Ceredigion
9.9/10
This wildlife haven does exactly what it says on the tin. At this campsite, you can pitch up your tent and sleep with wild flowers under the stars. A mile away from Plwmp and a 15-minute drive from the seaside town of New Quay, it's a peaceful and quiet retreat in the ceredigion countryside. You can pitch a bring, bring your mobile home or hire out one of their bell tents, sherpherd's hut or fisherman's cabin. A must see when you're here is the National Wool Museum.
Prices start at £27 per night for four people.
Sychpwll Centre, Llandrinio
9.9/10
For eco-conscious travellers, this centre is the perfect base with spectacular surroundings to explore including a wildflower meadow field, 'wildlife corridor' and views of Rodney's Pillar. Backing onto the River Vyrnwy, you can be sung to sleep by the babbling brook as you cosy up in your grass tent or the sites environmentally friendly hobbit house lodge (which you can book) or cabin. It's a true "walker's paradise in the Welsh countryside", and with several country pubs with good food and drink close by, it's a glorious getaway. Plus, guests are within a 30-minute drive to the market towns of Shrewsbury, Welshpool and Oswestry.
Prices start at £25 per night for two people.
North Wales
Moel Famau View, Flintshire
10/10
At Moel Famau View, this is secluded camping at its finest. With a singular glamping pod on offer for two guests, you can enjoy the peace and quiet with not another soul in sight. Take a soak in the hot tub as you're treated to a spectaclar sunset or relax on the decking, taking in the magnificent views of the Clwydian mountain range. And the amenities are just as swish as the views. The pod boasts its own ensuite bathroom, a mini kitchen and table for eating under cover. For alfresco dining, make use of the barbecue area.
Prices start at £280 for two nights, two people.
Clwydian Holidays, Denbighshire
10/10
Experience life on a real working farm as you enjoy a spot of glamping in one of Clwydian Holidays' four wigwams. With views over the Clwydian mountains - and only a 20-minute drive to its highest hill, Moel Famau - this rural spot in the deep countryside is simply devine. Looking for the hustle and bustle? The coast is just under an hour away. Fill your days with long walks, bike rides and watersports and your nights with dark skies stargazing.
Prices start at £24 per night for two adults.
Maes Tywyn Campsite, Isle of Anglesey
9.9/10
With fantastic views of Snowdownia during the day and magical constellations at night, it's no wonder this campsite has an almost perfect score from the people who have stayed there. One reviewer said: "Fantastic location, great facilities and very friendly owners, walking distance to Llanddwyn beach, Newborough forest and the local shop, firepits were free to use and sold at the local shop, facilities were great with nice hot showers, pitch sizes were big and beautiful views of Yr Wyddfa mountain range."
Prices start at £18 per night for four people.
Bryn Ednyfed Caravan Site, Isle of Anglesey
9.9/10
This caravan site has views of the mountains wherever you look. Situated six miles from the sandy beaches and rocky coves of Trearddur Bay, Bryn Ednyfed is the perfect base for your summer staycation. The site's hosts, Ruth and Celfyn, are on hand to help you decide your holiday itinerary. And with choices from castles, prehistoric monuments and mines to walks around its 125 miles of award-winning coastline, it's well and truly a cracking campsite to come to.
Prices start at £21 per night for two adults.
Maes Carafanau Llanbenwch Caravan Park, Denbighshire
9.9/10
This family run business is located in the Vale of Clwyd and boasts beautiful views overlooking the Clwydian Range and Moel Famau. Just a three miles outside of the historic market town of Ruthin, the campsite hosts a variety of tent and caravans pitches. - complete with toilets, showers and an onsite cafe.
Prices start at £14 per night for two people.
South Wales
Wenallt Wild Camp, Glamorgan
10/10
Surrounded by mountains and lush natural woodlands, Wenallt Wild Camp is a peaceful family-run spot in the scenic Neath Valley. Set just a short distance from the river Neath in a convenient location within a mile of convenience stores, a pub and a country park, there's a lot to like about this site, which sits on the edge of the village of Tonna. Facilities include toilets and showers and a covered communal barbecue area, dining table and firepit. Dogs (on leads) are allowed. You can pitch your own tent or stay in the rustic shepherd's hut.
Prices start at £25 per night for five people.
Parc Y Deri Farm, Monmouthshire
9.9/10
This camp - and glamp - site provides incredible views of the Brecon Beacons in the background as well as Sugarloaf Mountain and Skirrid. With only a small number of bell tents, this site offers plenty of peace, with the only real noise in the vicinity being that of your neighbours and the farm animals who inhabit the adjoining family-run sheep and poultry farm.
Prices start at £20 per night for two adults.
Dare Valley Country Park, RCT
9.7/10
This campsite sits on top of an old colliery justfive-minutes' drive from the old mining town of Aberdare. With a whopping 500 acres of space to roam around in, there is plenty of lush valley views to behold and walking trails that lead off into the countryside to discover. For kids, there are two playgrounds - complete with sandpit, slides and swings - and for the adults? Just 15 minutes away is the Penderyn Distillery, where you can have a tour and taste of the wonderful Welsh whiskey.
Prices start at £21.25 per night for two adults.
Brynglas Retreat, Glamorgan
9.7/10
Peek out at the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountain at this glorious adults-only Glamorgan retreat. Consisting of two acres of "rural streamside bliss", the site is just five minutes from South Wales' village Tairgwaith, where you can stock up on some essentials. You can camp with a simple tent, rock up wih your motorhome, or stay in one of their glamping pods.
Prices from £20 per night for two adults.
Cae Glas Camping, Glamorgan
9.4/10
Bell tents lovingly decorated with adorable pastel coloured rainbow bunting in the middle of waterfall walk country, marshmallows being toasted on the firepit as the stars dancing above the mountains on the horizon with farm animals roaming the fields around. Sounds like the perfect getaway, right? Bring your own tent or hire one of their beautiful bluebell or cwtch tents and enjoy to peace and quiet. "Everything was perfect," said one reviewer. "Lovely bell tent, idyllic scenery and lovely stay all round." Worried about showers? Don't worry - all guests will have access to toilets, showers and a washing-up area.
Prices start at £25 per night for two adults.
West Wales
Eco Caerhys Camping, Pembrokeshire
10/10
Wake up to the sound of the waves crashing down on the beach below at this stunning campsite in Pembrokeshire. With incredible sea views from where you can pitch your tent and sensational sunsets, it's no wonder this campsite got 10/10. It's also only a 15-minute drive to St Davids and five minutes more to the ferry at Goodwick to take a day trip to Ireland. Hikers and surfers will delight in the fact that Abereiddy surfing and coasteering beach and the Pembrokeshire Path - complete with clifftop views - is a five-minute drive away.
Prices start at £30 per night for two adults.
Moon Dance Glamping and Camping, Pembrokeshire
10/10
A couple of acres of young woodland, 10 minutes’ drive from the Pembrokeshire coast and the Landsker Trail running right past, this site is a blissful break from the bright lights of the city. With peaceful vibes and a ittle shed on site which has homegrown produce and fresh eggs the bell tents come with outdoor chairs, fire pits, barbecues and twinkly lights - plus, for those colder events woodburning stoves. It's not just a plot for bell tents. Guests can also pitch their own.
Prices start at £20 per night for two adults.
Quarry Park Camping, Pembrokeshire
10/10
"One of the best run and most peaceful sites (peace partly dependent on fellow guests, of course) we've ever camped on, and it's clear that it's a campsite run by fellow campers," as said by one happy camper who left a 10/10 review for Quarry Park Camping. Feast your eyes on the Preseli Hills around the campsite which is a mere 15-minute drive from the small town of Haverfordwest. The pitching field is spacious and each pitch has its own firepit, barbecue grill and outdoor furniture. Wanting a little stroll? Head out to their small woodland or jump in the car and head to the coastal path which is conveniently located nearby. Narbeth is only ten minutes away, but if you need some essential food items, look no further than the reception shop, where you can stock up on things like as free-range eggs and local honey.
Prices start at £25 per night for two adults.
Fron Rafel, Carmarthenshire
9.9/10
Grab your tent, motorhome or stay in one of their caravans or yurts for countryside camping experience to remember. Perfectly placed in West Wales, the campsite is a 10-minute drive to Newcastle Emlyn and 35 minutes from the family-friendly beach of Poppit Sands. And it's not just towns and beaches nearby either. Cenarth Falls is the perfect spot for waterfall hiking and sightseeing, and if you're in need of a bit more adrenaline, Brechfa Forest is great for mountain biking and is accessiblewithin half an hour.
On site, there's a newly restored piggery building with a ladies’ and gents’ shower room and a family wetroom plus washing-up facilities. You can also find a chemical disposal and two washing machines, free for guests to use.
Prices start at £30 per night for four people.
Quarry Lodge Camping, Carmarthenshire
9.8/10
If you're a fan of foraging, then this campsite is for you as it has its very own wild herb boxes and hedgerows to spice up your campsite mealtimes. With the Brecon Beacons National Park 30 minutes away, feed your inner daredevil and partake in some abseiling, biking, riding, rock climbing and more. But for the days when you want to just rest, kick your feet up and listen to the birdsong around you and take in the views over Towy valley. There are showers available, toilet blocks and a washing-up area.
Prices start at £18 per night for four people.
