Visitor Reviews - Cae Du Campsite
Cae Du Campsite 
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Beddgelert
Beddgelert
Gwynedd (Browse area)
LL55 4NE See Map
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Tel: 01766 890345
Pitches: 110
Open: March To October
Rating: 
9/10 from 147 Reviews
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Geraldinerocks |
2 reviews from this member |
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Have stopped here 3 times now and love this site. Surrounded by the beautiful Welsh hills there's so much to see and do. Positioned perfectly for hiking the area, climbing Snowdon, visiting the coast or just relaxing.
New wash block opened in 2013 so plenty of well kept facilities. Showers are free and warm. Site is run very well. They can be a little strict regarding some rules but the rules are there to make sure everyone has a good time.
Only 2 small criticisms - no campfires are allowed, only bbq's, not even if they're raised. And showers work on a push button system that last about 5 seconds so your finger's a bit sore after your shower!
Highly recommended.
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Bernie B |
1 review from this member |
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Just stayed here for a week, this is the second time I have visited. The camp site itself is very big, and you can find some nice areas away from all the hussle and bussle of it all! the security of the site is excellent, with a barrier system for vehicles, you can rest assured nobody can just walk into the site.
The shower blocks were warm and very clean, however, opening at 7. 00am is a little late, especially when you want to get going fairly early in the morning, also, locking the showers at 10. 00 meant I had to brush my teeth elsewhere, which was a shame.
Their rules stated no noise, which is fine, as camping is all about the peace and quiet, however, they did not seem to mind, when Cae Du had plant machinery going fairly early in the morning (I believe they are making the site even bigger) Saturday evening the digger was going until 7:30pm, which made a mockery of their no noise rule. Apart from this hick up, I would recommend Cae Du for all, it is close to Beddgelert, which means you can walk easily into the village.
Staff are very friendly indeed, and can give you directions for local walks etc, and the Tourist info is based in Beddgelert.
Overall I would definitely stay here again, but will next time look for a quieter area of the campsite!
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Campanula |
5 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from a lovely week at this campsite.
When you first enter the campsite and go to reception, it looks a bit over-regulated, with barriers and lots of metal fencing round the entrance, but once inside it is much more laid back.
If you don't have electric hook-up you can choose to pitch anywhere in the non-electric parts of the site, and these gave a variety of different types of pitch (open or wooded, next to the river, near to or far from the facilities).
Cars are kept on the access roads to each section, with low wooden barriers to separate them from the tent areas: a nice change from being forced to park your car in a set position right next to or in front of your tent. Electric hookups also seemed to have some choice of pitching space, with grass or hard-standing areas.
The site has a no music or radio policy, no groups, and quiet time from 10pm, so is a very quiet site. Indoor facilities are locked at 10pm so this may help to reinforce this, although it does mean that you have to race to make sure you're through the showers or inside wash-basins in time.
There are two toilet blocks - one next to the reception, and one which is partly built which is nearer to most of the non-electric pitches.
The reception toilet block has an inside laundry with washing machine (£2), tumble dryer (£1. 50), and large freezer for ice blocks. There are 6 outside washing up sinks and 3 outside toilets (ie cubicles open directly to outside with no inside sinks). The ladies (and presumably the mens) has 2 showers, 3 toilets and 5 hand-basins.
The partly built block currently has a laundry room with washing machine and tumble dryer, 4 outside washing up sinks, and 4 outside toilets, and 2 outside hand-basins (cold water only). The ladies (and mens) has 3 showers and 4 hand-basins.
The outside loos and washing up sinks are available at all times, other facilities are locked between 10pm and 7am.
All the toilets were well-equipped with toilet roll, the hand-basins in the reception toilet block have soap and paper towels but those in the part-built block does not.
The only improvement I would have liked is for the outside toilets to be cleaned more often - they seemed to get a bit smelly at times. This may be just because of the use they are getting, and may improve once the toilet blocks are finished. The outside toilets also have plenty of spiders, if that worries you.
Both blocks have drinking water taps, the partly-built one has a chemical disposal point, and there is a motorhome service point. There is one further drinking water tap in the area furthest from the toilet blocks.
Showers are the push button type with no temperature adjustment, but were about the correct temperature every time I used them. There is no separator between the changing area and shower area, but the shower-head is angled such that I didn't splash anything I put on the shelves or hooks provided, and there is a long-handled squeegy in each cubicle.
There was no official children's playground, but there was plenty of space, and there were a few rope swings and climbable trees which the older children seemed to be enjoying. Parents of young children with exploratory tendencies need to be aware that there is a river running through the whole site and a large pond at the edge of the site which are not fenced off in any way.
There are cycle racks by the reception, and the wooden barriers between areas are also suitable for locking bikes to. The reception has a small shop, and there is a grill each Thursday (which we didn't sample, so don't know what it's like).
Open fires are not allowed, barbecues on stands are and they have put the UKCampsite.co.uk warning posters everywhere to remind people not to take barbecues inside tents or awnings.
The campsite is in easy walking distance of Beddgelert via footpaths and a single track road so you don't have to walk along the main road.
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| Date of Visit: July 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: 5787robinb |
6 reviews from this member |
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What a location! Beautiful campsite in a mountainous landscape. Facilities are the best, £20 a night with electric for 2 people and a tent but its worth it.
It is a large campsite so probably always have space for you. Beddgelert is a short walk down the river or road, handful of pubs, cafe's and a little convenience shop.
Climb a mountain and have a drink. Don't go in to Porthmadog its a dump!Many thanks to the owners of Cae Du.
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Pamlee |
2 reviews from this member |
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Stayed here for a long weekend during one of summers many wet/stormy periods,
However, having said that; we enjoyed the time spent there in what is a very friendly, spacious, clean well run site.
The village of beddgelert only a 10 minute walk along the river, plenty of eat places, few pubs, the lovely railway & walks to last a lifetime.
We were not able to fit in all we wanted to do and will therefore return next year for a longer stay
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Jrayner |
11 reviews from this member |
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First, the pluses.
Nice location, lovely mountain views all around. Beddgelert is tiny but lovely. Brilliant easy walks alongside the river, with large open areas for flying kites or throwing balls for the dog etc. Short walk from campsite (less than 15 mins), along a quiet lane and a riverside path gets you to the village.
Shower facilities, when available, were good and kept clean.
Nice little shop in reception sells basic essentials, and ladies on reception very pleasant. The warden named Alex was also a lovely man very helpful and friendly, asked how our days out had been etc etc, gave us tips for places to go etc.
However, there were a few negatives that I feel I must mention.
This site felt a little run-down to us in places. First part of site, near reception is ok (perhaps this is where other reviewers were staying), but 'back' part facilities we felt were very much lacking for the price they charge. There are only 4 toilets, all unisex, and these are outside rather than in the main shower block. We had a lot of rain while we were there (it is Snowdonia, after all), so apart from the fact that you had to queue for the loos in the rain, the toilet floors were perpetually wet, (hence the hems of your trousers or pyjamas got wet unless you were careful!) slippery and covered in grass. They also smelled very bad at times. The ladies in our party did not enjoy sharing toilet facilities with male strangers, many of whom were not 'well trained' in the art of aiming carefully and putting the seat down afterwards!
There was also no soap provided for hand washing, either in the tiny outside (and rather grubby) handbasins, or in the main shower block.
Shower blocks were locked at 10pm. This was very inconvenient if you wanted to brush your teeth before bed. Hence, lots of people brushing their teeth (and washing hands with no soap) in the sinks used for washing up. This is extremely unhygienic, we felt.
The grass was very long (4 or 5 inches), and the gravel 'driveways' overgrown with weeds, and not maintained. Site was poorly drained, and after a lot of rain the ground was completely waterlogged, soft and muddy, in fact our campervan ended up sitting in about 2 inches of water (even on hardstanding) every time it rained.
If you have a caravan or motorhome with full facilities, this site is probably great. But if you want to use the on-site facilities, particularly after 10pm, I'd go elsewhere.
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