In a uncommon show of organisation, many months in the past I booked Snowdon Base Camp for a 3 night time break over the late Might financial institution vacation weekend. Seduced by the mountain and lakeside location, I packed my tenting and swimwear and headed for a weekend in Snowdonia. Learn on for my full overview.
The place did we keep?
Snowdon Base Camp – Cwellyn Arms, Rhyd Ddu, Gwynedd, LL54 6TL
Snowdon Base Camp on-line reserving
The lowdown
- Gorgeous lakeside location
- Kiln-dried logs are solely allowed to be burned on website (bought from them)
- Campfires are allowed within the provided fireplace pits
- No music
- No noise after 12 midnight
Our keep
Friday twenty fourth Might 2024 – Sunday twenty sixth Might 2024
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Campsite location
For me, direct and quick access to Cwellyn Lake was the true draw of this campsite, and for open water swimmers, kayakers and paddle boarders, this campsite actually is a dream come true.
Llyn Gwynant campsite, the place we’ve stayed at earlier than and loved, is simply 10 minutes away, however I believe it’s honest to say it’s so standard now that not solely can or not it’s tough to get a pitch booked, however it may be very busy, notably over peak vacation weekends.
Regardless of us spending 4 days at Snowdon Base Camp over a financial institution vacation and it being busy, there was nonetheless loads of area and we didn’t really feel like different campers had been too shut, nor did we battle to discover a pitch.
The world itself is, after all, gorgeous, however if you wish to discover additional, there are many incredible locations to go to inside a 30-minute drive. Caernarfon isn’t far-off and the luxurious fortress is properly price a go to, you’re additionally near Llanberis and our favorite city within the space, Betws-y-coed, which has some nice locations to eat in addition to loads of out of doors retailers and extra.
One of the best bits had been all because of the placement and vibe of this fabulous campsite. We love a back-to-basics really feel after we go tenting, and with our personal camp bathroom and bathe, shared amenities don’t actually influence us
For these wanting a base from which to discover Yr Wyddfa and the bigger Snowdon Massif, this campsite is ideal. Each the Rhyd Ddu path and Ranger path are accessible on foot from right here and given the recognition of this stroll and elevated crowds, tenting so near facilitate a brilliant early morning hike earlier than the crowds arrive is an actual bonus.
Campsite amenities
There are two foremost parking areas to select from and it’s necessary to notice that this isn’t a campsite that enables vehicles to park subsequent to pitches. This implies you’ll want to hold your tenting gear to your chosen pitch.
Pitches right here aren’t mounted; you simply select the placement you need. We took our personal tenting trolley with us, however needn’t have bothered as there are many heavy-duty trolleys provided for campers to make use of on website. Even with our large tent and huge tenting set-up, it solely took us 4 journeys to and from the automobile in complete to get all the pieces to our pitch.
On website, there are 2 completely different bathroom blocks, one within the river subject, that are fairly respectable and an older block of, not fairly pretty much as good, shared amenities within the bigger lake tenting subject.
There’s a chemical disposal level, an out of doors washing-up space and loads of bins and recycling factors. There are additionally a handful of pitches with an EHU, however these aren’t positioned within the prettiest space, with views that may’t actually compete with the remainder of the campsite.
The vibe
There have been a number of large teams, which after all, given the financial institution vacation, meant a variety of kids. The massive group in entrance of the place we camped left their youngsters alone, a number of occasions all through the weekend for a number of hours on finish, which did result in a rise within the already excessive noise volumes.
Should you discover the sound of balls relentlessly being kicked and children enjoying restful, then you definitely’ll love this campsite. For us, we had hoped that the no music rule would maintain anti-social behaviour down, however we had been dissatisfied to search out one couple in a chief location in entrance of the lake ignored the rule. Each time we walked previous their pitch, they had been enjoying loud music – no surprise there have been a number of metres of area on both facet of them as others clearly clocked their show of poor tenting etiquette and stayed away.
The pleasant proprietor patrols on his bike a few occasions a day, ensuring everyone seems to be OK and making certain campers are adhering to guidelines – however after all, as quickly as he left the positioning once more, folks would revert to banned behaviours.
Remaining say
Regardless of the negatives associated to noise, the campsite itself is simply too fantastic for us to not wish to return. The spectacular location means we’ll completely be again, however subsequent time, we’ll make a degree of avoiding financial institution holidays or faculty holidays.
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DISCLOSURE | This tenting journey was booked and paid for independently. We weren’t paid to jot down this overview.
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