Campsites with swimming in Wales

In Wales, over 500 campsites cater to swimmers, from wild riverbanks to lakes with clear, cold water. Prices start at £9 a night, with the average hovering near £75. You’ll find spots where pets are welcome, campfires are allowed, and hot showers actually work. If you want the inside scoop, Cwmffrwd Farm Campsite (185 reviews) sits close to fishing streams and swimming holes, while Pytingwyn Woods (70 reviews) offers secluded pools under thick tree cover. Out near the Pembrokeshire coast, Rhosson Ganol (57 reviews) puts you right by the sea for a saltwater swim and a rinse under the sun. Facilities are straightforward, so pack your kit and leave the fuss at home. Wales is made for a dip—just be ready for a chill in the water.

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Top-rated campgrounds near Wales

In Wales, over 500 campsites cater to swimmers, from wild riverbanks to lakes with clear, cold water. Prices start at £9 a night, with the average hovering near £75. You’ll find spots where pets are welcome, campfires are allowed, and hot showers actually work. If you want the inside scoop, Cwmffrwd Farm Campsite (185 reviews) sits close to fishing streams and swimming holes, while Pytingwyn Woods (70 reviews) offers secluded pools under thick tree cover. Out near the Pembrokeshire coast, Rhosson Ganol (57 reviews) puts you right by the sea for a saltwater swim and a rinse under the sun. Facilities are straightforward, so pack your kit and leave the fuss at home. Wales is made for a dip—just be ready for a chill in the water.

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Top-rated campgrounds near Wales

1. Graig Wen - Wild Snowdonia Escapes

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33 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Gwynedd, North Wales

Succumb to the tranquil hills of Graig Wen. Smart, sustainable and quite simply, lush.

2. Pytingwyn Woods

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8 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Brecon, Powys, Mid Wales

Almost-wild camping on the banks of the River Honddu, edging the Brecon Beacons

3. Brynhaul Clover Field Camping and Shepherds Huts

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15 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Pembrokeshire, South Wales

A rural idyll in the Preseli Hills with shepherd’s huts and spacious camping pitches, each with a private toilet

4. Mehefin Coed

1 unit · Glamping · Crymych, Wales

Hello and welcome to Llwyn Celyn’s “Mehefin Coed” and a little bit of paradise, we really don’t want to share. June and I (Laurence) Tree hope you enjoy your stay in our vintage motor home, parked up in a setting that invokes (we hope) the off road country lane hide away meets beach and secluded back garden feel. Llwyn Celyn – Like hundreds like it, is a small holding, a farm of some 12 acres, these days it is still farmed, though very quiet with only the sound of sheep from our family folk, and is set midst a small hamlet of ten other holdings. Llwyn Celyn’s “Mehefin Coed” is situated in the heart of Pembrokeshire’s National Park – The Preseli Mountain Range and birth place of Wiltshire’s “Stonehenge” and their blue stones, to which the quarries can be seen and walked to a few minutes away from Mehefin Coed. From our pictures, we hope, they give you a sense of relaxation and to forget the World outside away from our part of the UKs wonderful Pembrokeshire.

5. Over-the-Moon Luxury Shepherds Hut

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1 unit · Glamping · Ruthin, Wales

A shepherd’s hut on a smallholding in rural north Wales

6. Felin Uchaf Meadow Camping

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14 units · Tents · Pwllheli, Wales

Peaceful meadow camping on an eco-friendly site on the Llŷn Peninsula

7. Pentwyn Dingle and Lodge Field Camp

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30 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Hay On Wye, Wales

Almost wild camping with good views, near the River Wye and Brecon Beacons

8. Smugglers Cove Boatyard

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7 units · Tents, Glamping · Gwynedd, North Wales

Camping and rustic glamping in a working boatyard with an exceptional waterside location on the Dyfi estuary

9. Glan Y Mor Camping

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15 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · St Petrox, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

A super-friendly, family-run campsite on the edge of Pembroke

10. Cuddfan - The Hiding Place

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2 units · Glamping · Crickhowell, Wales

A secluded, riverside bell tent in the heart of The Black Mountains

11. Cwmffrwd Farm Campsite

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30 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Crickhowell, Wales

Simple, eco-friendly camping with epic views at the foot of a famed Welsh mountain range

12. Rhosson Ganol

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46 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Wales' westernmost campsite, boasting stunning views overlooking Ramsey Sound on the Pembrokeshire Coast

13. Red Sky at Night Campsite

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11 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Monmouth, Wales

If you’re lucky, you’ll get to see at least one of the amazing sunsets at Red Sky at Night Campsite near Monmouth – but if you don’t, there’s mighty compensation in the shape of the spectacular views from just about everywhere on the site. And of course, on clear nights, the night skies are diamond-bright with stars - we are under one of Wales' Dark Sky Reserves! This family-run camping field on a livestock farm is managed on very laidback lines. Pitch up wherever you like and feel free to park by your tent (weather permitting). Raised campfires are allowed and you can hire firepits and grills (the owners sell local eggs & sausages) and buy bags of wood & kindling. You can bring your dogs too (take them for walks in the adjoining woods) but just be sure to keep them on a lead. Kids are certainly carefully looked after here. Get a fact sheet on arrival and join mini-campers in wildlife hunts through the trees, looking out all the while for buzzards and red kites. Round and about the site, your offspring can entertain themselves on rope swings, making dens and following a mini-tractor course across the camping field. There’s also a football pitch. Wild camping this may be (there’s no electricity on site, please note) but there are two nicely designed compost loos and a covered sink areas with fresh water tap. So bring your guitar, light that fire, break out the barbecue and enjoy the chilled vibe.

14. Nantcellan Barns

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19 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales

Simple farm camping near Clarach Beach on the beautiful Ceredigion coast

15. Cae Nant Glamping

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3 units · Glamping · Powys, Mid Wales

Glamping domes on a small-holding, with breath-taking views of the Welsh countryside

16. Tyn Y Ffridd Farm

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10 units · Tents · Bangor, Wales

Dog-friendly camping with mountain views between Anglesey and Snowdonia

17. Top Of The Woods Camping & Glamping

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25 units · Tents, Glamping · Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Care-free Welsh camping with acres of space, excellent walks and a beautiful woodland on the doorstep

18. Pentre Du Camping Club

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43 units · Tents · Colwyn Bay, Conwy, North Wales

Simply good camping with campfires allowed near Colwyn Bay

19. Preseli Glamping woodland camping

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29 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Camping and glamping in a quiet corner of a Pembrokeshire adventure centre, with a bar on the doorstep and a beach down the road

20. Camp at Nantgwynfaen Organic Farm

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5 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Llandysul, Wales

Five private camping pitches on an organic farm in the Teifi Valley

Camper favorites in Wales

Top-rated campgrounds reviewed by the Hipcamp community.

Red Sky at Night Campsite

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11 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Monmouth, Wales

If you’re lucky, you’ll get to see at least one of the amazing sunsets at Red Sky at Night Campsite near Monmouth – but if you don’t, there’s mighty compensation in the shape of the spectacular views from just about everywhere on the site. And of course, on clear nights, the night skies are diamond-bright with stars - we are under one of Wales' Dark Sky Reserves! This family-run camping field on a livestock farm is managed on very laidback lines. Pitch up wherever you like and feel free to park by your tent (weather permitting). Raised campfires are allowed and you can hire firepits and grills (the owners sell local eggs & sausages) and buy bags of wood & kindling. You can bring your dogs too (take them for walks in the adjoining woods) but just be sure to keep them on a lead. Kids are certainly carefully looked after here. Get a fact sheet on arrival and join mini-campers in wildlife hunts through the trees, looking out all the while for buzzards and red kites. Round and about the site, your offspring can entertain themselves on rope swings, making dens and following a mini-tractor course across the camping field. There’s also a football pitch. Wild camping this may be (there’s no electricity on site, please note) but there are two nicely designed compost loos and a covered sink areas with fresh water tap. So bring your guitar, light that fire, break out the barbecue and enjoy the chilled vibe.

Nantcellan Barns

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19 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales

Simple farm camping near Clarach Beach on the beautiful Ceredigion coast

Cae Nant Glamping

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3 units · Glamping · Powys, Mid Wales

Glamping domes on a small-holding, with breath-taking views of the Welsh countryside

Tyn Y Ffridd Farm

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10 units · Tents · Bangor, Wales

Dog-friendly camping with mountain views between Anglesey and Snowdonia

Top Of The Woods Camping & Glamping

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25 units · Tents, Glamping · Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Care-free Welsh camping with acres of space, excellent walks and a beautiful woodland on the doorstep

Pentre Du Camping Club

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43 units · Tents · Colwyn Bay, Conwy, North Wales

Simply good camping with campfires allowed near Colwyn Bay

Preseli Glamping woodland camping

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29 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Camping and glamping in a quiet corner of a Pembrokeshire adventure centre, with a bar on the doorstep and a beach down the road

Camp at Nantgwynfaen Organic Farm

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5 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Llandysul, Wales

Five private camping pitches on an organic farm in the Teifi Valley

Recent reviews from the Hipcamp community

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Paul

3 weeks ago

Tent

Group trip

Weekend Trip to Pytingwyn Woods

This campsite is fantastic. We attend once a year in November. It has a somewhere to park, compost toilet and the great outdoors. The owner is a perfect gentleman. Always helpful, happy and accommodating. We will be back next year. Thank you!

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Paul

November 2025

4 m Class B

Weekend Trip to Pytingwyn Woods

I only stayed two night on my own but will definitely come back.

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Chris

November 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Pytingwyn Woods

Lovely little basic campsite, nice and close to Brecon town. Will definitely be staying here again in the near future

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James

October 2025

5 m Class B

Weekend Trip to Pytingwyn Woods

A really beautiful little spot for the night. Lots of places to pitch and the river flowing through provides a really nice backdrop.

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Charna

October 2025

Weekend Trip to Over-the-Moon Luxury Shepherds Hut

This is the second time I have been to Over The Moon and it was just as gorgeous as the first. Peaceful escape from the city, and Ruth is a lovely host 🙂 thankyou again for having us, I'm sure we will be back for a third visit ❤️

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ginger

October 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Cwmffrwd Farm Campsite

Lovely and welcoming people and great camping pitches along with stunning views and perfect walks

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Glenn

October 2025

Tent

With pets

3 nights at Felin Uchaf Meadow Camping

Beautiful meadows to camp in. Great amenities for wildish camping.

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Paul

October 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Pytingwyn Woods

We had a great time during our stay at the site. We chose to camp by the small river that runs through the property and it was beautiful, almost like in the wild. Highly recommend!

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Jonpaul

October 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Pytingwyn Woods

I was really impressed with the location and secondly the peace and quiet at the time of my camp. With the lovely sound of the river nearby it was an excellent stay. A great find.

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Beth

October 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Smugglers Cove Boatyard

We loved our stay at smugglers cove! The pitch is very well maintained with stunning views. It’s so peaceful and the fire pit was great in the evening. Facilities are clean and well kept, lovely to have warm water for washing up. We can’t wait to come and stay again in the spring/summer. We loved it!

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Becky

September 2025

Tent

5 nights at Glan Y Mor Camping

We had such a wonderful time at Glan y Mor. The facilities are great, especially the fire pit and kitchen area. The setting is absolutely beautiful and it's easy to walk into town. The hosts are also really lovely. We'll definitely be back!

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Car

September 2025

5 m Class B

With pets

2 nights at Preseli Glamping woodland camping

We had a lovely stay at Preseli’s - it was easy to check-in and everything is communicated clearly and the facilities are super clean! A beautiful bit of land with lovely views!

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Lisa

September 2025

5 m car

With pets

1 night at Glan Y Mor Camping

Dog friendly Great facilities Lovely owners Great designated camping/van spots 100% coming back

The pitches sits on a raised slate plateau, nestled under the treeline...separated from the other pitches by shrubs... (picture taken in early spring before a lot of the green leaves have grown back after winter!)

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Danielle

September 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to Smugglers Cove Boatyard

Loved everything about this campsite, the location, the view, the privacy, the facilities and the hosts were very accommodating and flexible as I needed to make changes to my booking. Thank you for amazing stay and the memories we’ll keep forever.

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Debbie

September 2025

5 nights at Smugglers Cove Boatyard

I loved the Boy John. There was so much attention to detail in everything on board. Very comfortable bed and plenty of lighting. Also clear instructions around the site, regarding water, showers, toilets etc. All facilities very clean. Nothing compares to having your own little bit of coastline !!

Having the place to ourselves we felt like lords of the manor.

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Amber

September 2025

Tent

With pets

6 nights at Felin Uchaf Meadow Camping

We loved the ethical vibe of this campsite. Walks around the woodland and on site organic veg were a huge bonus. Every land owner should have a holiday here to see how things should be done. A perfect place to get away from modern life.

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Ashik

September 2025

2 nights at Cuddfan - The Hiding Place

Thanks Mark for the lovely stay! The area is secluded and picturesque, which really gave us the feeling of living a nomadic life with just the basic amenities. A few tips for future visitors: Bring a hanging light or headlamp, as it gets very dark and there’s no lighting provided. There’s a gas stove and cooking area, but you’ll need to bring your own utensils. Pack warm duvets and thick jackets if you’re visiting in autumn, as nights can get very cold. 🚗 Important: Do not drive your car down to the tent. Park just after entering the gate and walk down instead. I missed the host’s message about this, got stuck trying to drive back up, and had to be rescued by a farmer with his tractor (thankfully the host responded quickly and was super helpful!). Despite that little adventure, I absolutely loved the stay and would highly recommend it if you’re looking for a unique experience without the hassle of putting up a tent yourself.

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Yunus

September 2025

Tent

With kids

Weekend Trip to Nantcellan Barns

Really handy location for Borth snd Aberystwyth. Open air showers are fun! Enjoyed our brief stay over the weekend.

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Patrick

September 2025

Tent

With kids

Weekend Trip to Pentre Du Camping Club

Another wonderful trip to this site. This was our second trip here in a few weeks. It is very handy for Colwyn Bay and Llandudno. The site itself is peaceful, the facilities are well maintained and the hosts are very friendly. We had another couple of fun nights with a campfire roaring and loads of safe space for the kids to run around and play.

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Lee

September 2025

5 m Class B

Weekend Trip to Red Sky at Night Campsite

Brilliant site if you want minimal and peaceful, with great views. Chloe was super helpful and fast to respond, and attention to detail on the site is impressive (I loved the washing up shed!) . Will go back!