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Spent three nights mid week at this site, good base for mountain biking and walking, and a decent enough pub for a pint nearby. Facilities reasonable, owners pleasant and helpful.
The site is pleasant enough, particularly for campers in the lower section of the site.
However, the area for campervans and caravans suffers from a few too many seasonal pitches, crammed into every available space, at all angles. This made the site feel a little tatty and combined with mainly sloping grassy pitches there were few choices left for tourers to pitch.
Overall and compared to many other sites, seemed quite expensive for what was on offer and limited appeal for tourers.
We stayed just one night, en route home, but seeing the scenery and such a wealth of walking paths we'll certainly return. One thing does seem to have changed from the previous reviews here - we didn't have to pay for showers.
Yes, the facilities are dated (recalling the days when WCs really flushed!), but clean and adequate. For vans there's chemical toilet disposal, and a limited number of electric hook-ups.
Also an area of level hard-standing, whereas much of the grassy area is sloping. Although the surroundings are very green and leafy, there is traffic noise from the A479 - it didn't bother us, but might have done in a tent.
We visited this site because we were looking for something reasonably close to home to try out our recently purchased tent and camping equipment for the first time. We weren't disappointed.
Yes, the facilities are somewhat dated and there are some creepy crawlies around but the showers pump out plenty of hot water and are free of charge. There are 3 wash handbasins in the ladies' block, a large mirror and a hairdryer which costs 20p (although as I didn't use this I'm not sure how long you get for your 20p!).
There were plenty of toilet facilities with mirrors and basins, a washing up area with 2 sinks (water not very hot for washing greasy pots)and a chemical toilet waste disposal pit.
The site is on a slope but is very scenic and extremely well kept. You just turn up and pick your spot.The grass is short and the site is extremely clean and tidy. There are trees around the edges and dotted about and hedges that break up the site and give an air of privacy between units.
There are picnic tables, a couple of tyre swings for the kids (and that's the extent of entertainment for the kids but that didn't stop my children being fully occupied for the time we were there ) and easy access to plenty of walking.
The site is peaceful, feels very safe for the children (mine are 3 and 5) and allows dogs as long as they are kept on a lead.
Although we were only there for one night, we will definitely return for longer next time.
Stayed at Cwmdu in July. Nice quiet site with relaxed atmosphere. Most pitches slope a little so you need to pay a little attention to where you set up. Great views of surrounding hills. Toilets are clean but old, and I couldn't get two of them to flush despite repeated attempts.
Shower is free and hot, though more of a wetroom so you'll have to take a bag and hang it on the door. There was only one male shower so around 7am, a queue developed ! Farmers Arms pub is only a short stroll away, and the food is good. Can't take a dog in so we ate outside and the landlord supplied a bucket full of table scraps FOC for my dog; which was nice.
Would recommend this site to anyone. Though if the owners are reading this - can you update your toilet facilities please ?
Just returned from a fantastic weekend at Cwmdu caravan and campsite. It is a lovely little site which has been well maintained and has all the on site facilities that you would expect such as showers (20p for six minutes of piping hot water) toilets,chemical disposal point etc. It even has a little stor
e/reception area selling any last minute essentials you might need.The site is situated perfectly for walks into the Black Mountains and we did two whilst we were there, one up to the highest peak (can't remember the name of the mountain)and another smaller mountain on the Sunday before we left. There are a lot of people who have sited their caravans there permanently and we chatted to many of them during our stay it has a lovely community feel about it.
The pub called the Farmers Arms is a short stroll along a quiet country lane and takes about five minutes to get there. We were made welcome by the landlord and all the staff the moment we entered the door. The food is very good and is reasonably priced with a choice of all your usual traditional pub grub along with a specials selection which includes a choice of Thai curries. The landlords son is Thai and just happens to be the chef so as you can imagine the curry is exactly what you would expect if you were actually in Thailand. We know this to be a true fact as we have been to Thailand and had one. In fact the food and ambience was so good that even though we had gone away stocked up with food we ate at the pub every evening and then returned on the Sunday afternoon for a traditional Sunday roast. We bought all our food back home again.
It is situated in such breathtaking surroundings it makes you gasp just looking around. Arriving quite late we decided to eat at the pub, rather than cook, lovely pub and great food as described above, but to our surprise, Wyn the man had only gone out and bought butter for the couple who had booked in before us and delivered it to the couple in the pub. What a guy he turned out to be, full of local knowledge about the mountains and the walks, he gave us perfect and precise directions on the walks we did, Who needs an ordanance survey map when you got Wyn. This man had me in stitches all weekend, I went to the shop to buy goods and an hour later returned to the van only to be met with a quizical look from the wife, 'where you been'
Sunday morning Shower time, I had been gone for an hour, when the wife came looking for me, again, only to be greeted with a 'how long you going to be' from the wife, I hadn't made it past Wyn
Cwmdu, it is perfect, a place to die for, the campsite also, will we go back, what do you think, for sure, maybe even next week, the campers and local people are just so friendly it's unbelievable, the pub landlady even waved us goodbye as we left, and to sum up, I would go back even if it was to just chew the cud with Wyn.
A small but basic site. Facilities are rather dilapidated but are kept scrupulously clean. Ample shower facilities, though you don't get long for your 20p.
Site is terraced, so most pitches are nice and level.
Owners don't live on-site, so it can be awkward to resolve problems.
Local pub serves good food and has a friendly landlord. Good food from cafe just across the road from the site.
After surfing the net for days & not being able to get into any of the big campsites in the Brecon Beacons we booked into Cwmdu, a low key village camping ground and how glad were we to have done so.
We arrived on the Friday eve of May Bank Hol weekend to be warmly welcomed by Wyn, the guy that looks after the site, in fact we've never been so nicely welcomed to a site before I don't think! Wyn gave us lots of local info and couldn't have been more accommodating, friendly and helpful. We were shown to a fantastic neat grassy pitch with wonderful views over the hills.
Even though it was one of the busiest weekends for camping of the year the site was peaceful and not packed.
The sites facilities are of an older kind but kept immaculate and we didn't have to queue for a nice hot shower (cost 20p for ample time).
There's a little shop too for things you may have forgotten to pack.
We felt very comfortable, relaxed and at home on the site and all our fellow campers were very friendly and chatty too.
There are plenty of walks from the site. It is in easy reach of the Brecons Way path.
There is a good local pub down the road, 5 min walk which serves pub fare and good selection of beers and local cider.
Lovely site .Great location. Facilities old fashioned and traditional, but takes me back to the good old days of camping. Very clean. Nice pub near-by selling good ales.Mountain walk behind site for walking dogs. Only gripe, no hot water for dishwashing. However, you only have to ask for a bucket of hot water if you can't boil your own. Quiet and relaxed atmosphere, even the'bikers' were early to bed. Will definitely return! Noise from road a bit annoying in the lower field if the 'week-end bikers' are out early. Everyone mentions the Rooks but that's why you go to the countryside.
This is a lovely site with great views and very friendly and helpful owners. It is slap bang in the middle of the Western Brecon Beacons / Black Mountains. It is quite sheltered from the wind as it's surrounded by hills. It is a basic and quiet site with rustic but fully functional showers and toilets and a rope-swing for kids. A small shop is open for a couple of hours in the morning and evening. There's a local pub with average food.
It's an atmospheric spot and I enjoyed watching the clouds roll across the surrounding hilltops and back again. Very dramatic scenery and a great spot to walk from. Our two kids (ages 7 & 2) loved the site despite the lack of conventional play area.
Great site if you are looking for life's simple pleasures. It is a good location for exploring the Brecons and Black Mountains and is a quite a pretty, quiet site (other people have mentioned noise from the road but I only noticed one truck pass during our 3 nights there). It is quite sloping but has areas that are level enough to be comfy and seeing as it is not busy and you can just turn up and pick your own spot (plenty of room) it is just fine. The toilets and showers are 'rustic' and won't suit anyone scared of spiders / moths but they all work fine and 4 is sufficient for the number of people there (and we were there Aug Bank Holiday!). 20p gives 6 mins lovely hot water, which was plenty for a good shower (even for me who dawdles and faffs washing my hair!) and likewise 20p in the hair dryer does the job too. I would say this is a great site for folk who want to get out and enjoy the surrounding country side and be in bed by 10pm without needing any frills or extras but probably doesn't offer what you need for a family holiday or for those of a more sensitive constitution! But at £4 each per night I think they have got it spot on!
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
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 
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 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <5 miles
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Spent three nights mid week at this site, good base for mountain biking and walking, and a decent enough pub for a pint nearby. Facilities reasonable, owners pleasant and helpful. 
