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I stayed at Nantcol for 3 nights with my boyfriend & our dog. The weather was awful which normally spoils a good holiday but we still had a great time!
The family who own the farm are lovely & they create a laid back atmosphere (& do not go on about the rules).
We set up right next to the river & the view was lovely. You can buy wood for the fire every night for £4 (you get a big bag). The showers where clean & hot (only 3 but it was not busy when we went) & you can buy a shower card for 50p which lasts 5 minutes.
There are sockets in the toilet block for hair dryers etc. It cost us £15 a night (2 adults & our dog) for our tent.
Barmouth is 15 mins drive & shell island is 5 minutes, both a nice day out.
I would recommend this site if you want to relax & enjoy it without having to worry about too many rules.
Love this site camped by the riverside and sat at night with campfire listening to the water very relaxing. Great walks to the waterfalls and through the forests locally. Excellent facilities, plug sockets in ladies loos, only 2 washing up sinks but not a long wait and opportunity to chat to fellow campers.
Owners great very helpful in shop and lovely young man who comes round selling wood. Great site in great location highly recommend. Best to ring first to book as sign on site says full think they prefer pre bookers!
This has got to be one of the best campsites I have ever been to. It was the first time I'd taken my children and my brother camping all aged 8 at the time and they loved it.
We camped right next to the river so it was lovely to sit with the fire going watching the water. The kids loved paddling in it despite the fact that we were unlucky with the weather. The facilities are spot on and very clean, everything is reasonably priced. Very peaceful setting, even saw a few shooting stars! Excellent access to good places to visit such as portmerion, the various mines, gorgeous beaches and such like. Harlech castle is very close by. A great castle and the surrounding town was lovely. Also had a brilliant icecream shop.
The site itself has lovely areas for walking. The only negative with our trip was the weather and even that couldn't stop us from having a good time. The best bit has to be the rare treat of having such fantastic facilities but also being allowed a real campfire. The boys certainly thought this was one of the best bits, that and the rope swings across the river.
The campsite is fairly busy but quiet, I think everyone there was very respectful of the surroundings.
Overall verdict, all the best bits about camping with the added luxury of great facilities. Will definitely be returning.
Brilliant! The kids loved it. Made some lovely friends and we felt happy that they were safe, playing within the site.I would recommend for anyone but especially those with children.
The walks taking in the waterfalls are lovely. Can't wait to go back again. Okay I shall try to be practical. I found the approach to the site a bit tricky but I will admit to being a nervous driver. As long as you are aware that it is a single track and take the necessary precautions there shouldn't be a problem.
The site is well run and the facilities are regularly cleaned. They did get muddy but that is to be expected as it was raining.As with most sites I guess they could benefit from some extra washup sinks as there is only two for the whole site. But this didn't prove a problem to us as we timed it to washup when others were finished.
Really chilled relaxed atmosphere, we had a camp fire each night, bought the logs on site and it can be a tad expensive if you run to more than one bag like we did.
We loved sitting by the campfire with a glass of vino. I can't say enough good things about this site.Fab, Brill Great.
One of the best sites we have ever visited in Wales, kids loved it, very clean. My only downer was how many tent pegs I bent. Will be going back in a few weeks time. I put the postcode in my satnav, found it no problem, just watch the sign when you get to the camp, it looks like you have to go up the hill- don't! make sure you go down the hill to the right, had one hell of a time turning around.
Glanllyn is situated on the shore of Lake Bala in Wales. 16 acres of natural parkland and spectacular views of nearby hills and mountains make it an idyllic spot to pitch a caravan, motorhome, tent or campervan with level grass or hardstanding pitches. For water sports enthusiasts there is a private shingle beach with easy launching area for windsurfing, sailing, kayaking, fishing and paddle boarding. Camp shop, wifi, laundrette, excellent heated toilet & shower facilities. The market town of Bala is 3 miles away with plenty of small shops, pubs & retaurants, cinema and a leisure centre. Find out more here
My boyfriend and I have just come back from nantcol waterfalls, it was easy to find just put the postcode in my tomtom and it took us to llanbedr village then just followed the signs I did think we were going the wrong way but your not.
When we arrived we just pitched up straight away as we e-mailed Aled prior to going. Aled came to the site between 5pm/7.30pm everyday so you could pay for your stay, buy your wood {£4} for a fire also shower cards, which were 50p for 5 mins. Aled does state that you are not meant to go round picking wood up off the floor for fires as it is a nature reserve {kind of}.
There's a toilet block that is really clean, would be cleaner if people flushed the toilet after them! Shower blocks were really clean too, also lovely and warm. There is a shop but it was closed as it wasn't school holidays but we didn't mind going to the 2 shops that are in the village. There's a nice butchers there too, hair dressers and an engine shop.
There are plenty of walks to do. There are 2 pubs in the village which took us 1 hour to walk,nice walk though! Places to drive to, we went to Portmadog twice the toll bridge is 40p, there are shops and on fridays is a market but not much cop.
Also Shell island £5 to get in but if your going to do some crabbing then ask before you pay if the tide is in otherwise you won't be crabbing anything. Barmouth is alright shops and a funfair, cafes etc.
Will be going again it's great to go on a campsite that haven't got loads of rules and surrounded by fantastic views.
Three glorious days spent at Nantcoll Fall, Lanbedr. The location is perfect; level, sheltered pitches in an area of outstanding beauty. Waterfalls, woodland, nature trails, and a river for the kids to play in.
The owners are very helpful and friendly, the facilities are clean and well maintained. One moth phobic in the party liked the contained toilets and sensorlights, particularly.
While washing the dishes, one person commented that a laundry room would be useful for the families with young kids. The campsite was full during our stay, nevertheless, there wasn't too much time spent queueing.
Although good weather makes most campsites look good, this one makes it into my top 10.
Having just returned from Nantcol I wish to say what a wonderful site it is. The owners ( Aled and his family ) are very welcoming and friendly.
Having just read a previous comment I wish to address a few of the 'moans' as we were among the party that camped at the same time.
Firstly the toilets and showers are clean and yes you sometimes have to join a short queue however this has to be accepted on any camp site at busy holiday periods. Secondly, dogs did not roam around. They were not always tethered but all were harmless and are extremely child friendly. Several children frequently came to play with our dog in the stream and three days in he seemed to have his own fan club with them all knowing his name - he still hasn't recovered!
Finally loud music was not a constant problem. On one day our group was joined by four younger members who did play some music - but not over loud. The Warden did ask them to turn it down and they did. Unfortunately being young however they did tweak it up a little later in the evening and were dealt with by our own group - they left next day.
I would not like people to be put off by some comments made as all the people we met were well behaved and good mannered and the site was peaceful and tranquil. Part of camping is to interact with people and maybe for some people their ideal would be to camp in a field all alone, however this is not what camp sites offer.
I completely DISAGREE with former scout! Nantcol falls couldn't have been any more perfect!, we stayed for a week from the 28th may to the 4th june, It was fantastic, toilets and showers were cleaned every morning and night.
The owners were friendly and couldn't do enough for you. There are rules about the dogs and not one dog caused any trouble while we stayed there, they all kept to area around the owners tents and owners kept watch of them at all times, the dogs were also very friendly.
I actually stayed in the same field as Former scout at the same time, and I honestly haven't got a bad word to say about this campsite. I give this campsite 10 out of 10 and I have already started recommending it to family and friends.
What a fantastic site! Absolutely gorgeous part of Wales. The site itself was clean and well kept, despite it being full to capacity on our week (half term!). The river running through the site is a magnet for the kids, with picnic tables, nature walks, and a rope swing over the river. The walk from the site up to Nantcol Waterfalls is beautiful and should not be missed.
There are only 3 shower units (plus 1 disabled unit) for the whole campsite, but despite the site being full we didn't have to queue for long, and if you time your shower right, you don't have to queue at all. As the site isn't on mains water, this is the maximum number of showers permissible - more showers means less water coming out of each shower. The shower and toilet block is very clean and well maintained. Cards have to be purchased for showers; this prevents day trippers to the falls using them, and also prevents people staying in the showers for too long! 50p per card gives you a 5 minute shower. Nice and hot too! We could have done with a washing machine on site, but the lack of mains water seems to prevent this. Launderette in Barmouth, not too far away. The host Aled comes round every evening with logs for camp fires and shower cards. Will certainly be going back soon!
Glanllyn is situated on the shore of Lake Bala in Wales. 16 acres of natural parkland and spectacular views of nearby hills and mountains make it an idyllic spot to pitch a caravan, motorhome, tent or campervan with level grass or hardstanding pitches. For water sports enthusiasts there is a private shingle beach with easy launching area for windsurfing, sailing, kayaking, fishing and paddle boarding. Camp shop, wifi, laundrette, excellent heated toilet & shower facilities. The market town of Bala is 3 miles away with plenty of small shops, pubs & retaurants, cinema and a leisure centre. Find out more here
Perfect! This site is perfect for families with kids of all ages. I stayed here with my wife and three kids, 10yrs, 06yrs, and 02yrs. We stayed over the bank holiday weekend through to the following Friday and did not want to come home.
The road to the site is narrow, but its a country road and country roads aren't wide.It adds to the excitement of getting there!
Once at the site we were shown to our hook up pitch by the owners son who was very polite and friendly. All the hook up pitches were spaced a good distance apart and I didn't feel cramped in at all.
The site was very busy as expected but there was plenty of room for everyone to enjoy their own space. There is no man made children's play area but what you have here is natures own play ground. My kids enjoyed every minute of this site, climbing trees, playing in the stream, jumping off the rocks into the deep pools, nature walks and just enjoying being kids again.
Camp fires are a must a night. Aledd, the owner, sells logs from the back of his pick up at night for you to burn.
I have read other reviews from this weekend and I have seen criticism of the toilet blocks and shower rooms. The toilets and showers were cleaned daily and a good standard of cleanliness was kept throughout my week's stay. If I were to grumble about one thing its that there are no separate basins away from the urinals for you to wash or brush your teeth in. I found it uncomfortable cleaning my teeth whilst at the same time some one else was using the urinals. We found out late that you could use the disabled toilet, which was much larger, to shower young children.
Overall, great site and we will definitely going back!
Nantcol Waterfalls has the potential of being a 10 out of 10 family campsite. No, strike that; Nantcol Waterfalls has the potential of being an 11 out of 10 family campsite.
Getting there on a busy bank holiday weekend can be an experience as the narrow roads around the nearby towns and villages, especially around Llanbedr, can make the M25 appear free-flowing! Even the driveway to the campsite can be a very frustrating affair as it is about 200 metres long, single track with a bend in the middle and trees blocking the view to the end; you can drive nearly 100 metres only to find that you have to reverse all that way and, believe you me, on the afore-mentioned bank holiday weekend this can easily happen two or three times.
The welcome is genuinely warm and there is an easy-going feel to the place; in some respects, as I go on to elaborate, perhaps a little too easy-going. There are three areas in which to camp: a fairly large field to the east for EHU, another large field to the south for non-EHU camper vans and tents, including a number of quickly-grabbed plots overlooking the stream, and a smaller field to the west for tents only.
The first two offer the best views but were too large for my taste; over the busiest times they can look a little like tent-city. However, this could easily be rectified by a little careful landscaping as I’ve seen on some other sites. There was no marking of pitches in the second two fields which does allow you to spread out a little. By the way, bring a good supply of rock pegs.
Several previous reviewers have mentioned how wonderful the toilet block is; however, I must disagree. They are good, at best, but totally inadequate for the size of campsite. As well as facilities for the disabled there are two covered washing up sinks, three unisex shower cubicles (one not really an option as the light wasn’t working) and, in the gents, three urinals, two WCs and just two sinks. So if both sinks were being used by, say, men having a shave you even had to wait to wash your hands after using the toilet; and there was often a queue for the showers.
The showers cost 50p and operate by a card that you purchase from the shop. They have a fixed temperature and varied from slightly too hot to merely warm. But worse was that the area to get changed in does not drain very well and, even with the provision of duckboards, getting dressed without getting clothes wet was a bit of a palaver. But the main thing is that three showers, a few hand basins and two washing up sinks for the entire campsite is totally inadequate; I’ve been on campsites that were half the size, even a third of the size, that had two or three times the facilities.
As I mentioned, things can be a little too easy-going. If there was a rule about keeping dogs tied to a leash (and I didn’t see one) then it certainly wasn’t adhered to; there were several dogs freely roaming around the field. Also there was a sign that had a very few rules including “No loud music”, but loud music was being played quite frequently and, at times, well into the evening. After complaining a few times I gave up – I was too embarrassed. Such rules need to be spelt out very clearly on arrival and the warden should have a walk around the campsite a couple of times each day just to make sure that everything is at it should be.
Finally, be aware that the campsite, the stream and walks are open to the public. At the busiest times the car park was so full because of day-trippers (4-5 dozen cars) that a dozen or so cars were parked on the main non-EHU field!
I’m aware that I’ve done a lot of moaning. So let me cover the good parts – and the good are very good indeed. There is enough room on the fields for the kids to play without getting under the feet of other campers – always important. The stream that flows through the site is a child-magnet and they loved playing there. Part of the stream is partially dammed with rocks creating a pond deep enough for a dinghy but shallow enough (about 18 inches max.) to be safe. Parents need have no fear about letting their children play here.
But best of all are the walks available. For relatively little effort the rewards are immense and it would be a sin to camp here and not take in the Main Falls, the Top Falls and the Woodland Walk. As we sat by the Top Falls being nourished by the beautiful scenery and our children messed about in the water, I found myself no longer being overly concerned about the faults of the campsite, and its rating slowly increased in my head: 6/10.7/10.8/10.
Finally, the campfires. £4 bought you enough wood for a decently-sized campfire that lasted until bed time. From early evening there were plumes of smoke rising into the sky and the whole site was filled with the gentle perfume of wood smoke. There is something very primal and attractive about gathering around a campfire in the evening. I would, however, suggest that the warden either restricts where campers can build a campfire or provides braziers (no sniggering on the back row); you often found that just where you wanted to pitch your tent there was the debris of a recent fire including, where we were, mussel shells (impressive!), bottle tops and other half-burnt rubbish.
Any further points? There are facilities to recycle, which is good. As for shopping, there is a small village shop in Llanbedr, just under two miles from the campsite, but much better is the SPAR about four miles along the road to Barmouth which has a butchers shop attached.
It’s easy to see why Nantcol Waterfalls is so popular and, in many ways, it is an ideal family campsite. Our own children want to return sooner rather than later but even they picked up on the same faults that I have. Would I recommend it? Yes. Would we go again? Yes. But to fulfil the potential that nature has provided and to put this among my very favourite campsites there are several tweaks required. As it is:- 8/10.
We've stayed in this site for 3 nights and 4 days. We were with friends with children. Very lovely site with wonderful scenery, ie. river, waterfalls, mountains and farms. Our children loved the place so much that they asked to stay for few more nights.
There are loads of activities for both children and parents. There is children's trekking path that they enjoyed so much. The river is safe for children, we have a 2 year old son who loved to play in the river stream all day even though it's cold. The whole family went trekking every morning, a good exercise for everyone.
The pitch is flat and massive, campfires permitted, the owner goes around in the afternoon to sell firewood and to make sure everything is ok. Toilet facilities is superb. Modern spotless toilet as it is cleaned I think more than twice a day and just a few steps from the field. There is a washing up area, modern shower facilities and a chemical disposal unit.
The owners are very friendly, including their children. We would definitely go back to this site. I highly recommend this to families with young children.
We visited this site for a quick one night stay on the Saturday having never been here before. I have to say that this place is what camping is all about, and I cannot find fault with it.
The site is secluded and set in a wonderful location, surrounded on all sides by hills meaning you are sheltered from any strong winds (although the weather during our stay was glorious without a cloud in the sky!).
There is a river on the site which is brilliant for the kids to play in because its only knee deep, and the Nantcol waterfalls are only 30 yards upstream, with a deeper pool that you can take a dip in.
The site itself has a shower / toilet / washing up block that is absolutely spotless, cleanest I have ever seen on a campsite. There are no other facilities but as I say its a proper back to basics campsite where you make your own entertainment.
You are allowed to have open log fires which is brilliant and the owners will come round selling huge bags of logs for £4, good value. Dogs are also permitted. The owners are very friendly and I would highly recommend this site to anyone.
Loved this site. Picturesque & unspoilt surrounded by woods & fields with a river & waterfall running through it. Great location in what felt like the middle of nowhere, however you are only a short drive from Harlech (approx 20 mins) & many other places if required.
Although the site has no on site facilities, other than a small new toilet & shower block, there was more than enough natural 'attractions' that kept us busy over 3 days / nights. The site allows camp fires which was an added novelty & much needed in early May. Such a welcome relief to come to a site that is so unspoilt & one that does not give you a long list of rules when you arrive.
My only gripe, if you could call it that, was that some people did have dogs lose on the site. To be fair after a quick word they did keep them tied up thereafter. Would fully recommend & hope to return shortly.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes for Hire 
No Statics 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 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop <1 mile 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing On Site 
Wild Swimming On Site 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
Cycle Hire <1 mile 
Golf <5 miles 
No Tennis 
Beach <5 miles 
Watersports <10 miles 
Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles 
No Sea Views 
Working Farm 
Campfires Allowed 
Riverside Pitches 
Public Transport <5 miles
No Dog Walk 
I stayed at Nantcol for 3 nights with my boyfriend & our dog. The weather was awful which normally spoils a good holiday but we still had a great time! 
