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Our first camping trip after several years break. We all liked the site, facilities and surrounding area and definitely plan to go back again. We booked 4 nights, and although pitches are quite close together, everything quietened down around 11pm when the owners did their tour of the site.
The shower/toilet block was kept very clean and warm. The site owners are polite and friendly.
After discovering we could walk to the rocky beach, our 12 and 14 year olds were happy to go to the beach every day, so the only time we used our car was when it rained and we decided to visit the Dr Who exhibition in Cardiff.
The supermarkets in Llantwit were great for stocking up on groceries - as the camp shop is very basic, sells milk and butter and a few canned goods but no bread, and closes at 5pm.
We had a lovely pub lunch at the White Hart (Swan?) in the town -generous portions. The old Norman church in Llantwit is also worth a visit if you enjoy history.
The only minor problem we had is that one night the noise of the wind in the trees kept our son awake, and the tractor in the neighbouring field was still going up and down the other side of the hedge until around 10pm. Overall, we would highly recommend this site, with its lovely clean facilities.
Have just returned from a few nights stay here and will definitely be staying again! We were there with our 10 year old son so were after a site that was clean and safe yet gave him a chance to roam and make friends. This did it all. There is an excellent games room with air hockey, pool, table tennis etc and a trampoline and playpark as well. The wash rooms were spotless and the shop well stocked especially with emergency camping/caravanning supplies.
Local beach was great, pebbles at high tide but great rock pools and area of sand at low tide, we caught crabs and and lots of shrimps. You can also do various beach/cliff walks from free car park. Cafe is great too. Ogmore beach is beautiful and perfect for swimming/body boarding and building sand castles, parking on dunes. All in all a lovely quiet site perfect for chilled out time.
The owners of this site are indeed welcoming and helpful. The showers and washing facilities are excellent and the shop is quite well stocked.
We had two gripes though:
1)There is a small play area on a hard surface, but we didn't use it much as there were usually a large number of unsupervised children. There were also a number of children being allowed to ride their bikes very fast around the site without any care for other campers.
2) Despite ringing in advance and requesting a large pitch our pitch was too small, we felt quite cramped (we do have a rather large 8 man tent). The owners have assured us that if we go again they will try to arrange a larger pitch.
Lovely beaches nearby - especially Ogmore. Good grocery shops in Llantwit too. Despite our grumbles we would use the site again if guaranteed a big enough pitch.
I went here after reading the other reviews and because it is really the only site in this particular area.
The facilities, as others have mentioned, are good. They are spacious and were always clean.
The owner lady was very friendly and polite and also helpful which was also good.
However the allocated pitches I found to be small and as such we were very close to the 'neighbours' so there was very little of your own space. We certainly felt cramped. I also felt that it was quite expensive (£4.50 for my two year old to stay).
The noise was also a problem with several fairly loud groups and music being played. Although I realise that the owners can't choose who stays the promised circuit-of-the-park-at-night to control these things either didn't happen or was ineffective. Perhaps we just chose a bad weekend.
Perhaps a weekend off-season here would be a bit more palatable.
However the site was reasonably situated for exploring the area.
Do not be put off by the rough farm track leading to the site. Once you arrive you will be in for a treat. Very clean site, very hot water, spotless shower and changing rooms. Pitches are large and some surrounded by hedges giving extra privacy. Shop on site sells most of your needs at reasonable prices. Great if you have kids with good playing area. I would fully recommend this site.
The site is tucked away behind a farm and is peaceful, relaxing and well sheltered, the facilities are probably the best we have experienced and that includes the very helpful staff.
The site itself is well situated for exploring the region with good road and train links, local shops are well stocked and very cheap, we tried one of the village pubs The White Lion and was given a warm welcome, great food and even a lift back to the site by one of the locals.
If this is an area of Wales you want to visit we would definitely recommend the site to both couples and families
Quick weekend get away with really good weather. Myself, hubbie, daughter 6 and Niece 7.
Campsite is tucked away through the lanes.
Arrival and booking in was pleasant and quick.
Facilities were clean and never full even with a full campsite. Showers are roomy.
Although the campsite is aimed at families one group kept us up until 3am. However a quick word with the owners and they were asked to leave - couldn't ask for more really.
Girls loved the playpark and a few small ponds around the grounds had tadpoles - so that kept them amused for hours!
Local area has some lovely beaches and we tried a few.
We stayed there for 10 days in August 2008 and it was the wettest 10 days I have ever experienced.
Luckily we have a good quality canvas frame tent which held up to the wind and rain well.
Access to our tent was very muddy and squelchy but considering how much rain there had been was to be expected.
Shower block was very large and clean, the onsite shop was well stocked and reasonably priced.
We paid about £160 - £170 to camp for the ten days and that included electric hook up.
Our 7yr old daughter thought that it was the best ever holiday (lots of children playing and making friends in the play area like the good old fashioned holidays. The town was 20 mins walk with everything that you need and about 5 pubs.
I stayed here for five days, camping with my sister, her hubby and five of their children. A lovely site, relaxed, good facilities, reasonably priced.
They have a 'quiet time' in the evening to discourage people from noisy parties that disturb others, so good and restful (apart from one of my nieces that decided to exercise her little lungs on the first night!)
Stayed here for the week, read all the reviews on here first.
What a gem of a site, dont be fooled on the aproach as you go through a farm yard, roads a bit rough but worth the drive.
There are two tent fields on the right as you drive towards reception, both are on a bit of a slope but nothing major. First field is more wooded than the second, so I would suggest the second field is a better choice, ie gets more sun less midges. We stayed in the second field, it was more or less full all week, nice and clean field, ehu were no problems nice and close. The pitches are large and how they should be, we had no problem pitching a large 6 man tent, utility tent and had room for the table chairs and the car on the pitch. You also have a field designated for mainly tourers or statics, so cant comment much on that.
Toilet block is also great. Its a big building close to the caravans, the showers are some of the best I've used on my many sites I've visited.
You've got 4 shower cubicles, also about 5 wash basins. What I liked was that in the shower cubicle you've also got wash basin in, so handy for shaving. Shaver points, you've also got a hairdryer for you who like to groom lol. They were always clean to a high standard. In the toilet block you've got the washing machines dryers, never used them myself, also the dishwashing area is inside the block.
The games room is basic, but was always full of kids, pool table. Also you've got a full size snooker table in a seperate room. Price was £3 a hour.
Shop sold basic stuff, also sold camping stuff, reasonably priced to. Also take away was available. Owners were very nice always said good morning that a rare event on some sites we've been to. Overall would recommend this site.
Our first camping trip ever, and it was fab! we chose a site close to home, just in case we hated it! luckily we loved it. The site was extremly well run. We were warmly greeted when we arrived and shown promptly to our pitch. Our pitch was pitch N and my sister and her family were on pitch M, both were great, really private with bushes to the side and back. The Shower Blocks and Dish Washing facilities were spotless. The childrens play area was a godsend as the weather was not great the weekend we visited! We are familiar with Llantwit Major as my Mother in Law lives there, so we were familiar with the walk to the beach (go the field route rather than the road), we also knew that the May Far chinese in the town was fab, so that was Saturday's supper sorted! Although the site was fully booked when we went, it was still very tranquill. Would highly recommend this site.
Came here in the May half term for 5 nights with 3 children.
The owners were extremely helpful and professional upon arrival. You’re given a key for the toilets and showers at a £10 deposit.
We were pitched a little too close to the entrance and play area so there was quite a lot of noise up until 10:00pm but it does tend to go quiet after this. The site is also next to a working farm which starts around 7:30 am in the morning. I personally also thought that the tents were too close together. But, I guess that’s what camping all about! I wasn’t keen on the site’s location either (behind a housing estate and school), - sorry - again, personal choice.
The onsite shop, open from 9-6 sold the basics, sweets, caravan and camping goods including gas bottles. They also sold hot food such as sausage baps etc.
The play area could be improved, it currently has a trampoline, a few swings and other items to climb on and became very slippy when went.
Bricks were available for use with BBQs and there was a hot drinks vending machine alongside plenty of leaflets on things to do. There is also a games room with snooker table.
Showers and toilets in one huge block along with washing up facilities, including bowl and drainer. Washing machine and tumble dryer (small charge). Iron and ironing board (small charge). Electrical socket point (small charge). Free hairdryer use in shower block. Chemical disposal point around the side.
Llantwit beach is nice albeit rocky with small pools. There is a nice café/shop on here.
Ogmore-by-sea has a lovely coastal walk and although it was quite misty when we went there it was very busy. Sat here to have a picnic.
Obviously visited Cardiff as we are Doctor Who and Torchwood fans. Also visited Barry Island (good beach and views), Coed Hills Rural Artspace (difficult to find and very overgrown now).
Llantwit’s vicinity also has a Somerfield, chemist, two fish & chip shops, post office, petrol station, train station, pubs, chinese take-away and a huge general supermarket (Filco foods), inside they do the lottery. Next to it is also a large hidden toyshop.
We have just returned after a fantastic stay at this brilliant site. Myself, my husband and our three children aged 1,4 & 6 were given a warm welcome by the owners, where nothing was to much trouble. The shower / washing up facilities were very well equipped and water was always hot from morning to night,you are also supplied with a washing up bowl and drainer. There was a mother and baby room equipped with shower cubicle,changing station,toilet,sink. This was only accessible via a key given to you on arrival,if you have an infant. This was invaluable as it meant my husband could help me shower the baby as this can be very tricky alone. The children's play area kept the older two amused for hours as did they sweets in the on site shop which is open from 9am until 6pm.
We visited Southern down beach while we were there (as recommended by the owners), this was a beautiful beach, but be warned the tide comes in early (around 3pm).
We can't wait to return to this campsite next year.
We stayed here for 8 nights during the May half term and had a great time. The owners are very friendly and helpful. The on-site shop stocks all basic goods and there is also a section for caravaning / camping goods. Facilities were ok, shower and dressing area was huge and the showers were always piping hot, the only negative point I have with the showers is that they were not very powerful. The facilities were closed for two hours each afternoon for cleaning, I found on occasion that by the time you went into the facilities the next morning they were not always that clean. This is not ment as critism but I feel that they would be far better to clean for 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour later in the day as apposed to just once a day. Our 9 year old son enjoyed the kids play area and games room and had great fun. Having said that I think there is room for improvement in the play area as there seemed alot of unused space. We had a fully serviced pitch which the site charges an extra 1.00 per night - we thought this was excellent as alot of sites charge alot more for fully serviced pitches. All in all, would recommend this site to others - its a great site, having said that if they made a few changes / additions / updating this site could be FANTASTIC!
Great little site, nice surrounding farm area, great walk direct from site down to the coast, which was an amazing stone beach with plenty of rock pools to keep the kids amused. Plenty to keep the kids amused in the games room and out door trampoline. Nice clean showers with plenty of hot water. The owners where new to the site but they were very friendly and helpful. Great location for visiting the south of wales Cardiff etc. Would return.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes for Hire 
Holiday Homes for Sale 
No 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 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No 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 <1 mile 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool <1 mile 
Outdoor Pool <5 miles 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
No Cycle Hire 
No Golf 
Tennis <1 mile 
Beach <1 mile 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
No Dog Walk 
Our first camping trip after several years break. We all liked the site, facilities and surrounding area and definitely plan to go back again. We booked 4 nights, and although pitches are quite close together, everything quietened down around 11pm when the owners did their tour of the site.
