Beddgelert Camping In The Forest Site 
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Heart Of Snowdonia
Beddgelert
Gwynedd (Browse area)
LL55 4UU See Map
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Tel: 0845 137 633
Pitches: 240
Open: Open All Year
Rating: 
8/10 from 142 Reviews
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: SWCowan |
1 review from this member |
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Arrived late at campsite but owner was friendly & helpful in locating a pitch for the tourer.
The hard pitches have electricity and there are well placed shower and toilet blocks.
Our car was playing up and we could not get the caravan off the site but Rob & Jeanette were very helpful and understanding and stored it for a few days till we got the car repaired.
We would highly recommend this friendly and picturesque site to anyone
We will definitely be going again
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: Karenlouwood |
1 review from this member |
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We arrived(2 adults, 1 dog) and the staff were very helpful and friendly. Some of the pitches were very wet but you could take your pick and so we chose one of the dryer ones. Nice and picturesque campsite, woken to bird song every morning, quiet otherwise.
Bathrooms and showers were clean enough but strangely there was a keypad lock on the ladies bathroom but not on the shower?! The one thing that annoyed us greatly was the fact that we had paid for electric hook up and so taken all of our electric camping appliances. We had our fridge plugged in but every time we tried to use the kettle both ours and our neighbours electric turned off and had to be switched on again by someone from reception or (as we were told) we could do it ourselves if we had a screwdriver (which we didn't). Apparently this site has both 10amp and 16amp hook ups, unfortunately not informed of this and not labelled which is a bit rubbish so our electric appliances other than the fridge were useless. The chap who came to switch the electric back on for the second time didn't seem particularly bothered and simply informed us that some of them had been updated and some hadnt (nice to know) and in his opinion 16amp was too much! Luckily our friends were camping in a tent and lent us a kettle!
Nice site and some friendly staff but paid for something we couldn't really use. Bit disappointed really. But we requested to have a late leave as we had climbed mount snowden in challenging weather and were knackered. They were very good about it and didn't charge us extra. Lovely site, shame about electric though.
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| Date of Visit: January 2013 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: RJEPhoto |
1 review from this member |
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We visited (x2 adults and a dog) at the end of January for a few days despite their being weather warnings from the MET Office. When I called in advance the owners advised that the site was well sheltered and well drained, and when we arrived we found it to be exactly as such.
We opted for a hard standing pitch with EHU and the owner had advised us to bring rock pegs and believe me, you will need them to pitch up a tent on the hard standing-they sell them in the shop for £1 each if you are short. The owner borrowed us a steel hammer to get them in too, as we had a rubber mallet-good advice to heed!
Despite that there was only 1 other tent on the entire site, we had a lovely three night stay, the weather was unusually warm and dry and the site was sheltered by the wind to a certain extent by the trees. The showers/toilets were well looked after and clean with plenty of warm water; the washing facilities were brilliant too. The site was clean & tidy and the owners were really welcoming and helpful, even letting us use their gas bottle to cook breakfast one morning as ours ran out! Watch out for the potholes on the bridge over the river when entering the site. There is also a communal room where you can chill out of you don't fancy the pub or your tent. There is a shop on site although we didn't need it.
It is only a ten minute walk into Beddgelert so which has some nice pubs (only 2 are dog friendly, the Saracen & the Prince). The shop carries enough of what you would need and takes card over £10 purchase price (small charge otherwise) but Portmaddog is only ten mins down the road in car where there is a Lidl and other larger stores. The Gelert shop in the village has some nice stuff if you need an emergency waterproof as we did (some good offers on too). The post office is open until 12 midday and you can use your debit card to make cash withdrawals over the counter(not Santander though, unfortunately, something to do with the bank?). There is a wealth of walks from the village just waiting to be explored, including Snowdon on the Watkins path.
Watch out for rogue Squirrels however, if you have an opening, they will sneak into your tent & steal food-even in packaging as we found out!
Otherwise a really nice site and one which I would love to visit again.
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| Date of Visit: October 2012 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Andrew1963 |
2 reviews from this member |
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We stayed during a very wet October half term and feared the worst - a boggy pitch, getting stuck in the mud as we had read that the pitches were spread amongst the trees in this forest site.
Thankfully all the pitches were hard standing so we had no problems at all apart from the incessant rain which we could hardly blame on the site!
The site is situated in a great location with access to a the wonderful scenery in this part of North Wales and even has its own stop on the Welsh Highland Railway. There are walks leading directly off the site into the local forest and hillsides. At the time of our stay the site was very busy and we did feel quite hemmed in at times as the spaces between pitches wasn't that great, although the informal layout helped with this and it did look like other pitches on site were more generous, luck of the draw really. Facilities were plentiful, clean and well maintained but during our stay I had a daily battle trying to get hot water out of the showers, but my wife experienced no problem at all - perhaps it was just me?
The site wardens were very helpful and full of local knowledge and there is a shop selling all the usual necessities.
Overall we were very happy with our visit but feel that we would have enjoyed the site more had thee weather been better - it was truly awful. We can imagine a warm spring day in the forest with the birds singing and sunshine filtering through the trees would be wonderful!
Overall a very pleasing stay and when we return the weather will, hopefully be kinder!
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| Date of Visit: October 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Bigm2 |
2 reviews from this member |
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Absolutely love this site. I've been coming here since I was a kid. It's nice to come back here with my own children. The site is nicely laid out with gravel pitches set out within the trees. The wildlife is fantastic. We hung a bird feeder in the tree next to our van and enjoyed watching all the different bird species feeding. There are lovely forest walks from the site and Snowdon mountain paths are not far away. There is loads to do for people of all ages in the local area. The staff are lovely. Really helpful and chatty. The shower block is clean with plenty of showers and wash cubicles.
The steam railway runs along the back of the site, which was a worry to me, as it wasn't there when I last visited. However it was quite magical especially so for my 3 year old train obsessed son. It certainly wasn't a nuisance, but added a certain timeless charm to the surroundings. Beddgelert itself is well worth a visit. There's a lovely ice cream shop selling a wide variety of local ice creams. A visit to Gelerts grave is a must.
Some people on here have commented that the site was dark and gloomy, it is a forest site and the description's in the name. If you want bright unbroken sunshine then this isn't the site ( or indeed the country) for you. If you like somewhere that feels a bit special, but isn't all Tarmacked perfectly lined up rows, then you'll probably love it. Either way, we'll be going back later this year. Well worth the long drive for me,
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| Date of Visit: October 2012 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: WestMidsCouple |
1 review from this member |
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We have just returned from a couple of days away at this delightful site. It really is camping in the forest, so beautiful and the river Colwyn really does run through the site. Surrounded by mountains in the heart of Snowdonia and the lush forest, there are lots of walks with rivers and streams abound. The other campers were also very friendly with one camper telling us that he had been visiting for 17 years.
The toilets and showers are exceptionally clean and there are many walks especially if you have a dog as there is so much to do, it is great for children too with so many activities as well as a children's play park. You can also catch the steam train to Caernarvon on the site as the track runs round one side of the park, fenced off of course.
If you want some time away just to get back to nature I would recommend this site, the pitches are not all in a line either like some sites, rather they are dotted under the trees, like literally you have just driven into a forest and taken up camp for the night, the staff are very friendly with just a 10 minute walk up the road to the nearest pub and the village is quite near although the shop on site does sell a lot of things. I will definitely be going back again in the near future.
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