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Snowdonia Parc Brewpub & Campsite
Waunfawr
Caernarfon
Gwynedd (Browse area)
LL55 4AQ
Tel: 01286 650218
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Pitches: 25
Open: 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar On Site |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 Wild Swimming On Site |
 No Indoor Pool |
 Outdoor Pool <5 miles |
 Horse Riding <1 mile |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 Beach <5 miles |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 Riverside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: August 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Kaye444 |
3 reviews from this member |
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 We read a review of this site advertising it as 'probably the best pub camp site in the world'.
The staff were friendly and the location is great for exploring the snowdonia national park.
The facilities were disappointing. As a previous reviewer has written there were a large amount of spiders and flies in the shower block. The block was also small but was cleaned daily.
The pub was basic but relaxed. The food was good pub food nothing special but decent. The portions were huge!
The site over the railway lines gets very waterlogged in wet weather.
The site has its own train station with a steam train which is good fun. You can travel to Caernarfon or to Rhyd ddu were you can take one of the easier routes up snowdon.
All in all probably not the best pub campsite in the world but not too bad. 
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| Date of Visit: August 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: HomernMarj |
3 reviews from this member |
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This is a lovely campsite in terms of views and location for visiting the Snowdonia National Park area. It has a pub on site that serves good food at reasonable prices, and a train that passes through the site.
With these positives, it is such a shame that the owner has not invested in suitable facilities for the number of people that stay on the site. The showers and the two shared toilets are very basic, with toilets no cleaner or better (no seats) than your average town centre arrangement.
I would go back to the site, as long as I was staying one night only, the views are beautiful and the location is, as said, great for touring. The hens, cockerels etc are not all bad, if you are by the road you can hardly hear them!
If you go into Beddgelert, you can get a reasonably priced, good meal at the Sarecens.
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| Date of Visit: July 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Ablack |
3 reviews from this member |
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The ground was fairly bumpy and yes we had the unfortunate please of the geese, cockerels, ducks and what ever else was in the farmyard next door. No wonder our neighbours were getting an early night, they know what was coming, alarm call at 4am.
Shower block basic
We did enjoy the copper mine trip and Beddgelert is a very traditional village, some 8 miles away with beautiful craft shops, pubs and the nearest camping shop that we could find.
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| Date of Visit: July 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Cheshire Al |
2 reviews from this member |
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Well this is my kind of camp-site. Surrounded by lovely scenery, hills all around and a great pub just the other side of the car park. The pub had a good variety of real ales which just begged to be sampled and the food was spot on, good sized portions and a nice choice.
Site was easy to find, just take the Beddgelert road out of Caernarfon and it was about 5 mins. I didn't find the owners particularly friendly and the bar staff were hardly jolly, but they were all polite and efficient.
The main toilet/shower/wash up facilities were over the railway which meant a bit of a walk, but there was a small unisex 2 loo block in the corner of the camping field which was much more convenient. The shower rooms were rather small and you had to do a bit of shuffling around to get dry, but for a weekend break its not so bad.
We had rain but the field never got boggy.
The site is not too big, so felt quite cosy, plenty of room on the pitch.
Yes, the cockeral did crow around 5am and kept it up at intervals after that. The road is also pretty close so there is some noise from that.
We paid £12 per night for the 2 of us, a family tent would have been £16, so I felt a little pricey for somewhere with basic facilities.
Overall a great little site in a good location.
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| Date of Visit: June 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: JFK001 |
8 reviews from this member |
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We spent one night there recently and didn't manage to get any sleep. The fun started about 12.30am when the pub closed, I guess, as there was lots of screaming and shouting. There is no security so the party continued until the group of about 20 youngsters decided they had enough. The facilities were acceptable and the pub seemed okay.
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| Date of Visit: April 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Cooperkat |
4 reviews from this member |
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We stayed at this campsite for 2 nights on our first trip this year we only used a 2 man tent as the kids stayed at home. The staff were friendly enough (but didn't smile much) and we were given a pitch quite quickly, we were also told as we were pitching the tent that we couldn't park the car by the tent- it had to be left on the car park (shame this rule didn't apply to all campers that weekend, many still had cars by tents).
The toilets on the field are shared by both men and women and there's only 2 they where clean enough but there was no toilet roll one night so be prepared, there was no hot water and the hand dryer didn't work. The shower block over the bridge was a bit basic only 1 sink in the ladys for a wash and no plug and no hot water.We had dinner in the pub and the food was really nice and the prices weren't to bad for food or drink.
Children are very welcome and there was a large family room although there was nothing in there for the kids to do. We won't be going back to this site as we feel the web site was a bit miss leading. Oh and the cockerel wasn't as bad as I thought it would be he was quiet entertaining really.
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| Date of Visit: April 2008 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Welshgypsy |
1 review from this member |
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You know, camping is all about compromise regardless of what type of unit you have i.E. Tent, motorhome or whatever.
My wife and myself stayed 3 nights from 19/21 April. Although we have all facilities in our motorhome i.E. Hot and cold water, shower, toilet etc. We decided to use the site facilities, basic as they might be, which to be honest we found o.K. The showers were hot and were clean enough, and there is nothing wrong with walking to a shower block in the morning with a bar of soap and a bottle of shampoo wrapped in a towel, even if it is the other side of the tracks. I think it all adds to the fun.
The adjacent pub which is part of the site is first class, what with it's variety of real ales and excellent food, and plenty of it.
What a bonus having the Welsh Highland Railway stopping right on your doorstep. A bit expensive though at £17.50 each.
We paid £16 + £2 for hook up which in general terms is about right. Value for money? I would say so and would visit again. If you want the Ritz you won't get it for that money, if you want better then go elsewhere and pay more.You get what you pay for.
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| Date of Visit: August 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Penslyn |
1 review from this member |
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Stayed here in August this year for a hiking holiday. Centrally sited, close to town of Carnafern where they have a fair sized Tescos and large Somerfield, as close to the rural areas of north Snowdonia,Angelsey not far and worth a visit great beaches. The campsite had a great facility of a communual freezer, so it is easy to stock up on burgers etc. For the week,you had to be trusting but you leave your tent and all it's contents unguarded all day, not saying that we came across any crime whilst there. Site secure in the fact you have to go through a gate but didn't see anyone patroling. Site very basic, you have to cross the mountain railway line to reach the toilets/showers, there are gates and the trains hoot when they are coming. Theres a river down the path, great for washing muddy dogs. Showers etc. Adequate only three in the ladies but I didn't have to wait for one to be free all week, don't know what everyone else did in the mornings! The mens reportedly were dirtier. I believe they are all being revamped for next season. Yes the cockeral crowed very early every morning, didn't bother us most days as the noise was drowned by the rain. It rained every night but was nice in the day. Pub on site very friendly, reasonably priced food, staff all very helpful.The reception is in the pub and it's hard to get assistance if the pub is shut unless you catch their attention through the window. You need to get tokens to use the electric in the washing/drying room, which again a nusience if the pub is shut. All in all a basic small,friendly site centrally located, we had a great week
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| Date of Visit: September 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Jan and Marc |
1 review from this member |
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First impressions. It was a lovely site - beautiful mountain views and a cosy corner in which to pitch our tent. Owners very friendly. We went with friends and were allocated pitches 30, 31 and 32. These happened to be backing onto the farm with the infamous cockerel(s)! We didn't expect them to start before daylight, but just after 5am, there was an almighty din from the cockerels, geese and ducks which continued through the morning. This was resolved for our second night. A trip to the chemist to buy some earplugs we had a wonderful night's sleep. The shower blocks were fairly clean but tiny, with nowhere to put anything and only one washbasin in the ladies! Shame, as it was otherwise a great site, with the Welsh Highland Railway running alongside and a pub serving copious portions of good pub grub.
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| Date of Visit: August 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: HR3n |
2 reviews from this member |
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My boyfriend and I stayed here from sunday 29th July to Sat 4th August
I booked this campsite a good month before my boyfriend and me were due to camp there. The lady on the phone was friendly and booked us on no problems and sent the receipt in the post as payment upfront is required. After booking and paying for the campsite I read the reviews on here, and after reading some of the earlier reviews I was wondering whether or not the campsite would be a bit disappointing, but as I had paid I decided it would just have to do!
First impressions on arrival - it was easy enough to find, as the car park for the campsite is the same as for the pub and Waunfawr highland railway station. We parked up and went in the pub to book in. Within ten minutes we were at our pitch. The view was gorgeous, countryside all around you. We didn't ask for hookups but other people around us were using them and they were well placed.
We were pitched two pitches away from the toilet block in the main field. The grass was well looked after, and didn't seem soggy which was a surprise due to the recent amount of rain! So it was a well-drained campsite. The pitches weren't too close either so you had plenty of your own space. I don’t know what it was like round the rest of the campsite but it was a slight bit hard to get some of our pegs in towards the farmhouse thing near the toilet block. I don’t know whether there was just stones under there or not. We managed to get them in though you just had to try a few angles!
We walked over the railway to have nosey at the shower block. The toilets and showers themselves were clean, but there were a few spiders and webs round the top edges inside, which you may expect whilst camping depending on what previous camping experiences you have had before! (The end shower however I noticed didn’t have any spiders round it so it was not a problem!)
The block had an indoor washing up area for both dishes and clothes, with hot water and big sinks. They also had a washer, freezer, dryer and a plug that you could pay to use using tokens purchased from the bar. The freezer was free (there’s just a little trust involved leaving your things in there – it was mainly used for freezing ice packs)
As we walked back over the bridge two steam trains pulled up into the station, which I really liked, the steam trains run past the campsite roughly each hour and stop at the station at the campsite. They don’t start running until about 9 and stop at 6ish so they cause no problems and aren’t really noisy apart from when they beep to let you know they are coming into the station!
During the week I used the showers (Well the end one with no spiders!) and it was lovely and hot. It was slightly difficult afterwards to put on your trousers without the bottoms getting wet, as the whole floor seemed to get soaked even though there was a shower curtain. My boyfriend used the showers in the men’s toilets and they flooded the whole room due to there being no shower base to catch the water!
The fact we were camped near the toilet block in the main field worried me slightly at first in case it smelt, but it didn’t smell at all and was kept really clean, these toilets were fairly modern compared to the ones in the other field.
The campsite itself was lovely, friendly families and couples mainly, and not too crammed like some campsites. We ate in the pub one night and the food was absolutely gorgeous. We would have eaten there again but we only tried it on the last night there! The portions were huge; food was great quality and the service very good. The pub also had a playground which the kids from the campsite would go an play on - although from the campsite they would have to walk through the carpark on their own.
People in previous reviews have mentioned the cockerel. I heard it during the day, but it wasn’t as near as I expected it to be, it didn’t wake me up, lets put it that way, it was more the kids playing early morning that woke me! J I didn’t see the cockerel as a problem at all.
In previous reviews someone also mentioned the road. We were pitched next to the road and yes you did hear traffic, but I live near a main road anyway so wouldn’t have noticed it. It isn’t a busy road like in a city let’s put it that way. It’s quiet at night anyway, so it didn’t bother us. The only thing that woke me up first morning was the bin truck pulling on to clear the bins – as they are next to the toilet block.
The campsite in relation to doing things and nearby attractions was in a perfect place. We had the car so we could go wherever we wanted but we easily travelled to Caernarfon, Porthmadog, Cricieth, and a few other places all within a half an hours drive. We also had a drive to Harlech, which took about 40 minutes.
Some attractions I would recommend are Cricieth castle, Caernarfon castle, Harlech castle and the walkers café in Harlech if you want to travel down that way, Sygun copper mine, Slate mines, Glasfryn Park (Quad Biking, Mini Quad Biking, Go Karting),Snowdon Mountain Railway and black rock sands at Porthmadog where you can drive your car on the beach! Beddgelery which is down the road in the opposite direction of Caernarfon is very pretty and has a lovely little bridge and river. We ate outside next to the river one night at a pub there which was very good.
There is a Tesco and a Morrisons in Caernarfon, which are a ten-minute drive from the campsite, and there is a petrol station in the direction of Caernarfon about 5 minutes from the campsite.
If you don’t have a car to travel to places or don’t want to, there are buses you can get and obviously the Welsh Highland railway can take you to Caernarfon and a couple of other places. (We didn’t use either of these simply as we had the car)
Overall I thought the campsite was brilliant and my boyfriend and me would definitely stay there again.
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