Manorafon campsite is situated just below the ruined and supposedly haunted Grwch Castle near Abergele in North Wales. You can walk up to the castle through the woods from the site I believe.
Not been yet but meaning to call in and have a look round this year as it's not too far from us.
Hi 89angela.You can walk up to it but cannot walk round in it as there are gates and such stopping you now, big hole in one of the floors apparently.This doesnt stop the locals though.
The gamekeeper has lots to tell you though as he walks his dog there still.
Beautiful spot and a nice site.
Don't forget to leave a review of the campsites you have visited this year or last!
We are very lucky to have quite a few abbeys very close to us in North Yorkshire. I have many fond childhood memories of my Dad driving us to one of the Abbeys and having a walk and a picnic or visiting a tea room.
Here's a link to a google search for abbeys in north yorkshire hope it works!
Fountains Abbey is the closest to us, and probably my favourite. A quick search on this forum brought up The Yorkshire Hussar Inn
I have not stayed on that site, but the reviews are not too bad and it's only 2 miles from the Abbey.
There seems to be a lot of campsites around the Skipton area that get mentioned on here quite a lot, so one of them must be close to Bolton Abbey. Ah ha, just found Strid Wood Caravan Club site which is part of the Bolton Abbey estate.
Quote: Originally posted by Hacksaw Bob on 23/1/2012
Quote: Originally posted by Whatamess on 20/1/2012The C&CC site at Culzean is in the castle grounds - not a ruin though.
Nora
Only just noticed this site is featured in (and pictured on the cover of) the current (February) Camping & Caravanning magazine.
And a lovely site it is to. It's our "local" C&CC site only an hour away from home and as we're NTS members with 3 kids the castle and grounds keep us amused for days.
Dunstan Hill site near Craster in Northumberland is a short but lovely walk to the atmospheric ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle, also within easy driving distance are Alnwick Castle & Bamburgh Castle. Bamburgh is in an awesome location right on a massive expanse of empty beach.