Get it while it's hot (quite literally) — Camp Llandudno is open exclusively from August 1st until August 29th, 2023. Typically a working smallholding used for grazing sheep, this spacious 80-pitch site is set across six acres of countryside, conveniently located within two miles of Llandudno along with the towns of Conwy and Deganwy. It's a tents-only pop-up site, with its south-facing fields promising a tan when the sun's out, and conveniently positioned a short drive or brisk walk away from Wales's largest seaside resort.
This is off-grid, back-to-basics camping with an old-school approach, with it reverting back to nature once guests have exited its fields. But in its limited window of availability, there will be spacious pitches for campers on a budget, measuring in at a generous 10-metres square, providing plenty of room for families and even your four-legged friends. There's a lot of space to walk your dogs off the lead here, as long as you're accompanying them given the farm's nearby livestock of sheep and chickens. And while it may be off-grid, there are still portaloos and showers for your amenities, including a couple providing hot water, while guests can also enjoy a drink at the on-site bar or a bite to eat at its cafe, serving up breakfast and barista coffee in the morning and pizza in the evening. And after a long day you can kick back around a camp fire, with firepits and wood available on site.
But it's all about the location of Camp Llandudno. Its namesake, the coastal town of Llandudno, is called "the Queen of the Welsh Watering Places" for a reason, with this regal moniker emblematic of its timelessness. Home to the mini-mountain that is the Great Orme headland — this famous chunk of limestone rising over 200 metres right out of the sea — the resort is accessible in a little over a 30-minute walk from the site. Its Victorian pier stretches out impressively into the Irish sea, while a wide promenade of pastel-coloured hotels, pubs and restaurants serves as its backdrop. It's not difficult to see why this promenade's two-mile stretch is one of TripAdvisor's highest-rated coastal walks in the UK.