CAMPING IN LLANBERIS CAMPSITE AND GLAMPING YURTS
Location: Llwyn Celyn Bach, Ceunant St, Llanberis, Caernarfon LL55 4SR
We visited 14th March 2022 and stayed for one night
PRICE AND BOOKING
We booked through the website and it was £11 per person, per night.
DIRECTIONS
The sat nav took us straight there, however the drive was single track with tight corners past a school so try to avoid 3pm ish (unlike us).
THE SITE
This site is not suitable for large motorhomes, or caravans, campervans are allowed but it would be pot luck if you get somewhere half decent/slightly level.
It was very boggy when wet. There is a reasonably sized gravel car park which you can park and stay in if in a van. We have a VW T6 SWB and opted to 'camp' in the car park. We were also the only ones there.
The field not level at all, but would be great for small tents in the summer months - with sheep were wandering free and hardly any light pollution - it's true 'back to basics camping'.
Showers cost 1 for 8mins, and the shower block not heated. The hot water took a while to get hot for hand washing so we opted not to shower as were only there for one night and off to a 'fancy' place next.
Possibly because it was out of season, but there was a lot of rubbish dotted about, like old broken machinery, and an upside down caravan.
We didn't see an elsan or waste water disposal.
SURROUNDING AREA
Most people visit Llanberis to see Mount Snowdon which is the highest mountain in Wales, at an elevation of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level. It is the busiest mountain in the United Kingdom and the third most visited attraction in Wales; in 2019 it was visited by 590,984 walkers, with an additional 140,000 people taking the train.
The Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR) is a narrow gauge rack and pinion mountain railway that travels for 4 3⁄4 miles (7.6 km) from Llanberis to the Summit station of Snowdon. It is the only public rack and pinion railway in the United Kingdom, and after more than 100 years of operation it remains a popular tourist attraction, carrying more than 130,000 passengers annually. Single carriage trains are pushed up the mountain by either steam locomotives or diesel locomotives. It has also previously used diesel railcars as multiple units. The railway was constructed between December 1894, when the first sod was cut by Enid Assheton-Smith (after whom locomotive No.2 was named), and February 1896, at a total cost of £63,800 (equivalent to £7,854,000 as of 2021). More information can be found here.
However, if you're in the area, don't miss
- a short walk to see walk to see Ceunant Mawr waterfall
- Llanberis Lake Railway
- Dolbadarn Castle
- Llafn y Cewri - Blade of the Giants
- Llyn Padarn & Padarn country park
- National Slate Museum
- Dinorwig Quarry and Quarry mans hospital
OVERALL
This site would be ideal for small tents, and we would go back due to location. But if you're new to camping and don't like the cold I suggest paying more for a glamping or hostel option that they also have on offer.
