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Cwmdu Campsite
Cwmdu
Crickhowell
Powys (Browse area)
NP81RU
Tel: 01874730741 or 07545193419
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Pitches: 70
Open: 24/03/2026 to 01/11/2026
23/03/2027 to 31/10/2027
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 Wild Swimming <5 miles |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Purplebean |
19 reviews from this member |
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 We have just spent a week at Cwmdu and had a wonderful time. This was probably helped by the good weather on all but one morning :)
The campsite is on the side of a valley and therefore slopes, there are a couple of flat areas but we opted for slope as it was in the sun and I would rather have the evening sun to sit in than a flatter ptich. The slope wasn't too bad, yes we slipped down our beds a bit but it didn't really affect sleeping (the rooks and owls did that)
The site is fairly quiet although there are a few lorries on the bottom road but the noisiest thing at night is the wildlife and as we go camping for this then it does not bother me, well unless it is in our tent!
The facilities are old but kept spotlessly clean and I did not have to wait for a shower at all. In the gents my son gave up one night and showered the next morning instead. But on the whole the facilities are fine for the size of site.
We stayed Monday - Monday and it was so quiet until Friday then the site busied up for the weekend and was a little noiser but still pretty quiet.
The Wifi was excellent until Friday then could not cope. By Sunday morning it was fine again. We were surprised that in August it was so quiet during the week but it suited us fine.
We had electric which worked well.
We did not manage to do all of the things on our list so will be visiting the area again and we will stay at this site as it provided everything we wanted at a reasonable price. 
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Flamingo |
13 reviews from this member |
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Hated it. Booked two nights but only stayed for one and to their credit, they did not make a fuss when we curtailed our stay. We were sited on an ugly rough patch of hardcore with people in tents immediately to the rear above us looking into our kitchen window; tents and caravans immediately to the front looking into our dinette window; a campervan to the right of us looking into our cab windows and the main site road and site facilities immediately to the left looking into our bedroom windows. People milling everywhere whether that be in their dressing gowns to the shower block; walking their dogs across other people's pitches; playing football on empty pitches or throwing balls for their dog to run and catch. When we arrived, another camper was using our bit of hardcore as additional parking which confused matters. When we parked equidistant between them and the other pitch, the warden arrived to complain we were not central in our pitch (the trespasser having now removed their vehicle) and we had to re-position the motorhome. No mobile connection and the Wifi provided by the campsite was flaky. Shower block was disgraceful quality considering a 'Caravan Club' style price tag of £25 a night - old tiling with a gap over the door to the outside (incredible given the widespread use of mobile phone cameras) and our motorhome shower had more power. Not motorhome-friendly as needed to block main site road to fill up with water; there was no MH waste water point. On a more positive note, the site is surrounded by beautiful scenery; the grass pitches looked well-maintained, and we were treated to a lovely sunset but that could not make up for the failings elsewhere.
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| Date of Visit: July 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Raggleswoodlucy |
10 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from a 4 night stay at this little gem of a site. We pitched on the lower third of the site with EHU. The site has quite a slope but it didn't bother us. The top end of the site was less attractive to us because of a number of unkept seasonal pitches. The site is otherwise generally well tended especially where we were at the bottom on the site, although the very bottom of the site does suffer from slight road noise. The facilities are quite basic but perfectly clean and serviceable. The owners are friendly and relaxed. The free wifi was a real bonus although it was slightly intermittent. Some good walks from the site which give you spectacular views across the Brecon beacons. We enjoyed a couple of visits to the farmers arms, about 1/3 m away, will try out the nearby cafe for a cream tea on our visit. £20 a night (2 adults + dog), you won't go far wrong.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Whale61 |
4 reviews from this member |
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Cwmdu campsite has a comfortable easy feel to it and is in an ideal location to explore the Brecon Beacons. The site has many varied pitches. Most are large and some have EHU. There are plenty of flat pitches but also a fair few on the slope, the wardens are nothing but helpful with any issues although mine was where to find a signal for my mobile ( Wander the bottom field for a bit ) They have a shop that opens twice a day for necessities and all the normal facilities you would expect these days and they are kept very clean and there was always plenty of hot water. Locally the is a great cafe in Cwmdu and the Farmers arms is a great place for great food and beer. I find it difficult to find a negative thing to say about this site or the area as it was everything we wanted.
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| Date of Visit: June 2015 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 7 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Moonstone |
9 reviews from this member |
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Perfectly located for exploring the wonderful Brecon Beacons National Park. Supplies can be bought locally from Crickhowell or slightly further afield in places such as Brecon or Brynmawr if you're wanting the bigger stores such as Morrisons, Aldi, Asda and Tesco etc.
The campsite itself is well looked after. We camped in the upper tent field and pretty much had the field to ourselves for the entire week we were there. The ground in this field is predominantly sloping, but we had everything we needed with us to level up tables etc. The lower of the two tent fields is much more level, however it has a busy road running along one side of it, so would be quite a noisy place to pitch. Having said that, this wouldn't be an issue if you were spending your days exploring as in the evening the traffic noise died right down to the extent that you could almost forget the road was there.
This is the first campsite we've stayed at that has WiFi that actually works. Streaming isn't allowed, for obvious reasons, but the service was fine for browsing the internet, checking the weather, sending emails and researching locations to visit.
The facilities are more than adequate and my partner and I didn't have to wait once to use either the showers or the toilets even when the weekend campers arrived. Handwash and toilet paper was always plentiful. There's a laundry room containing a washer and a dryer, the cycles costing £4 and £1 respectively. This will be unlocked for you on request. There is also a little shop which is open for a couple of hours a day, one hour in the morning and one in the late afternoon. You can hand your ice blocks in here to be frozen, not for free as stated on their website, but at a charge of 20p per block.
Finally I would like to say thank you to the lovely wardens who were very friendly and helpful. We would definitely stay here again.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Julianbb |
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We didn't arrive until late on the Friday evening, but the wardens Eddie and Julie were very helpful. We were very pleased when they placed us next to the shop, shower and toilet facilities.
The site itself would be described as a traditional camping/caravanning site with level terraces for caravans and trailers and gently sloping areas which had a mixture of tents and trailers, there is the option for electric hook-up and these points also have aerial ports (analogue signal only). The mobile phone signal is either weak or none existent (this is not the campsites fault just location) the wifi is hit and miss but the wardens advised that the village has been experiencing problems with the BT line (so once again not the fault of the campsite). The wardens work extremely hard to keep the site facilities clean and running well for its visitors.
The campsite itself is situated in a valley a five minute walk from the village of Cwmdu with the peak of Pen Allt-Mawr to the rear of the campsite and Myndd Llangorse in front both are easily accessible from the campsite Eddie will gladly tell you the routes to both should you wish to go for a walk.
The village has a Church, a pub called the Farmers Arms which cooks good food and serves good beer as well. There is a cafe called Myndd Ddu which serves hearty breakfasts and award winning cakes.
If you fancy something a little spicier then you can go to the Farmers Arms for their Thai curry or travel up the road to Crickhowell and get an Indian curry from Indigo Red, you can either eat in or take away.
There is plenty to see and do in the surrounding areas such as Llangorse Lake where you can go boating or fishing or see the ruins of Llantony priory just outside of Abergavenny.
We liked this campsite for its simplicity, friendliness and value for money, the sky when there are no clouds at night are amazing. We would definitely use this campsite again and would highly recommend it as an ideal base to explore the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Loubybelle |
2 reviews from this member |
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We stayed here over a the May bank holiday. This is a quiet and friendly campsite with beautiful scenery and well located for exploring the Brecons and beyond. This site is a mixture of terraced and sloping pitches and we were lucky enough to have a terraced pitch which was nice and level due to a cancellation - as we were driving to our allocated pitch the owner came and found us to say there had been a cancellation and that we could have the level pitch. We thought this was great having been on many a site where there are empty pitches and still having to stick with the original allocation. The toilets on this site are dated and there aren't many showers but they were free, clean and the shower was lovely and hot with a hair dryer if you needed it. We never had to wait or queue. There isn't a playground or bar/club house here but there is a small shop on site, and the owners were very helpful and knowledgeable about where to go in the local area. There is no phone signal here (Vodafone) but the site has wifi which although slow worked! There was also no rush about packing up which was great and allowed us to do this at our own pace rather than rushing to be out at a certain time. There is a pub down the road from the site and a cafe though we didn't try either of these. A nice stay in a lovely location with plenty of things to do locally.
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| Date of Visit: August 2014 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Jaspydog50 |
1 review from this member |
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This is an out of the way quiet campsite which was perfect for us as we wanted to walk with our two dogs. Showers and toilets need updating but were clean. Helpful owners, would stay here again. Mobile phone signal not available when on site but there is a very old and dirty payphone if you need it. Walks abundant up to the Breacons or the Blackhills. There is a local pub but we did not use so cannot comment on this.
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| Date of Visit: July 2014 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: SusanD123 |
10 reviews from this member |
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Lovely quiet site that doesn't have a long list of rules that some campsites do. Just pull up, find a pitch you like and book into reception at some point in the evening. There is a communal fridge you can use and reception will freeze your ice packs for free; they even have local OS maps for you to borrow. There is plenty of choice for tents if you want full sun, part sun or full shade. Plenty of toilets and I never had to wait to use the shower, there was always hot water and they were clean. Crickhowell is the nearest town for anything you need. I was on my own with the dog and ate at The Bear where dogs are welcomed with a free bowl of chicken bits from the kitchen. Overall a relaxing site and one I will be returning to soon.
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| Date of Visit: July 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Mysteryminx |
8 reviews from this member |
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We spent a week and a half travelling around Wales, staying in a number of campsites, and as far as value for money goes, this was the worst!
Overall the campsite is lovely, but we paid £17 for a night, which was more than double the price of the campsites we stayed at prior to this.
The toilets and showers were clean, but are in much need of renovation. The worst thing was the showers, which honestly sounded like our heads were strapped to hoovers - you couldn't even hear yourself speak over the noise
There is a little shop on-site
There is a coin operated launderette, and a separate place for washing up (which has a rather annoying push down tap)
The position of the campsite is in a okay location for exploring the black mountains, but the campsite itself didn't come with any particularly nice views. In the lower field, we felt there was rather a lot of road noise
We shall say however, that the lawn was in very good condition and the ground was ideal for pushing in pegs, and the people working on the campsite were rather friendly
Overall, had the price been cheaper, it wouldn't have been too bad of a campsite, but it was overpriced and the price came with no benefits
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