55 campsites
Every site here is hand-picked for the guide.
Caerfai Farm Campsite
Spacious clifftop camping on an organic farm just outside St Davids, where fields slope down to a stunning view of St Bride's Bay and a near-private beach below
Newgale Camp Site
A booking-free beach camp metres from the surf on Pembrokeshire's Newgale coast, where you camp all but on the sand and fall asleep to the sea crashing
Grawen Farm
A friendly, family-run farm site near Merthyr Tydfil making a perfect base for the Brecon Beacons, with the waterfalls of the Hepste Valley and Pen y Fan a short drive away
Llanthony Priory
Gloriously basic camping in the shadow of an 11th century priory, pitched in a circular clearing under the Black Mountains in the Vale of Ewyas for a few pounds a night
Coastal Meadows Camping
Eight private-pitch meadow fields above a wooded Carmarthenshire valley, each with its own fire pit, hammock, and bathroom, set between Pendine Sands and Amroth Beach.
Cwmffrwd Farm Campsite
A working farm deep in the Bannau Brycheiniog with wildflower meadows, a private sauna, and valley views that earn the drive.
Eden's Nook
A small, owner-run forest retreat near Lake Vyrnwy where Nev and Jayne cook you breakfast and lend you a fire pit for the night.
Greener Glamping
Two off-grid yurts in Cynwyd Forest, high in the Berwyn Mountains, with Dee Valley views and the North Berwyn Way a couple of hundred metres from your door.
Into The Sticks
Five-pitch eco-campsite on a 22-acre nature reserve in Pembrokeshire, where Jo and Kev run the kind of place people return to year after year.
Pentref Luxury Camping
Owner-run glamping in a peaceful Ceredigion valley, where the host Julia makes dogs and returning guests feel equally at home.
Cefn Cae Camping Site
A quietly run 300-acre Welsh-speaking farm in Snowdonia's Conwy Valley, where mountain views, immaculate facilities, and an honesty shop make it hard to leave after one night.
Cowpots Camping
Off-grid West Wales farm with private en-suite pitches, wood-fired pizza, and evening views of the Preseli Hills.
Dyfi Adventure Campsite
A riverside basecamp in the Dyfi Valley built for riders, walkers, and anyone who'd rather fall asleep to the sound of water than electricity.
Embrace The Space Glamping Yurts
Five private yurts with log burners and hippie hot tubs in dark-sky Carmarthenshire, run by a host who actually shows up.
Graig Wen
A family-run Snowdonia site above the Mawddach Estuary, where the panorama pitches look out over saltmarsh, mountain and open water all at once.
Kite View Farm Camping
A working permaculture farm in Pembrokeshire where tree tents hang in private woodland clearings and campfires come as standard on every pitch.
Llandyfan Camping
A small, unhurried valley campsite west of the Brecon Beacons, run by a couple who genuinely like their guests and own a fishing lake.
Medley Meadow
A conservation-minded family glamping site on nine acres of Monmouthshire meadow, halfway between the Wye Valley and the Brecon Beacons.
Nyth Robin Campsite
Owner-built woodland site on the Dyfi Estuary fringe, with named pitches among the trees, wood-fired pizza on Saturdays, and Aberdyfi beach five minutes away.
One Cat Farm
Four hand-built cabins in a re-wilded Ceredigion valley, where wood-fired baths, pond swimming, and Milky Way skies do the talking.
Parke Farm Camping
A family-run Pembrokeshire farm within the National Park, where the Coast Path starts at the gate and the owners bring round marshmallows in the evening.
Bechan Retreats
A working beef and sheep farm in mid-Wales where the lodges are immaculate, the hot tub is under a genuinely dark sky, and red kites nest in the ancient woodland behind.
Brandy House Farm
A working farm sitting right on Glyndwr's Way where walkers arrive hungry and leave very well fed.
Dolau Afon Campsite
A riverside husband-and-wife campsite in the Cambrian Mountains with a fire pit on every pitch, dark skies overhead, and the Ystwyth a few steps from your tent.
Doward Park Campsite
A family-run woodland campsite on top of Great Doward, where the Wye Valley AONB is your back garden and Symonds Yat is a trail-length away.
Hideaway Escapes
A working Pembrokeshire farm with 13 pitches, a cast of alpacas and emus, and glamping that earns its keep through genuine owner care.
Maes Tywyn Campsite
A family-run Anglesey tent field where Snowdonia fills the skyline, the owners text you directions before you arrive, and fire pits come free.
Penhein Glamping
Eight Persian-style canvas tents in Monmouthshire woodland, with views stretching across the valley to the Severn and a lambing season that families will talk about for years.
Penylan Cider Farm
A working cider farm on the Herefordshire-Wales border, where the outdoor bath fills up at dusk and Monnow Valley views do the talking.
Beavers Retreat Glamping
Ten solar-powered geodomes with private hot tubs in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, sitting 1.5 miles from Manorbier Beach.
Beeches Farm Campsite
Fire pit on every pitch, direct Offa's Dyke access, and Wye Valley views for £12 a night, this is what budget camping should look like.
Cwmdu Campsite
A family-run Brecon Beacons valley site that has been quietly getting it right since 1964, with mountain views, a sauna, and a breakfast truck that turns into a bar.
Dolbryn
A Teifi Valley family-run site with woodland, a fishing lake, a vineyard and Preseli Hills sunsets just under two miles from Newcastle Emlyn.
Druidstone Home Farm
Family-run Pembrokeshire farm with panoramic St Brides Bay views, a 15-minute walk from Druidston Haven beach and directly on the Coast Path.
Dwyros
A laid-back coastal field on the Llŷn Peninsula where the view over Aberdaron Bay does the heavy lifting.
Mill Haven Place
Eco-conscious Pembrokeshire farm campsite a mile from the Coastal Path, with fire pits on every pitch and sea glimpses through the trees.
Apple Camping - The Jewel of Tenby
Five acres of Pembrokeshire farmland given over to the genuinely eccentric: converted aircraft, a UFO, an igloo dome, all within ten minutes of Tenby.
Eco Camping Wales
A family-run eco campsite in the heart of the upper Swansea valleys, with valley views, compost loos, and a pub at the gate.
Bwlch Gwyn Farm
A terraced working farm on the Welsh Coast Path where the pitch comes with views across the Mawddach Estuary to Barmouth and the Snowdonia ridge beyond.
Cei Bach Country Club
Eleven hardstanding pitches on the Ceredigion coast, with Cardigan Bay dolphins visible from the sea-view touring area and a private beach five minutes down the path.
Celtic Camping
A working Pembrokeshire farm with Irish Sea views, direct Coastal Path access, and a small pebbly cove a five-minute walk away.
Celtic Camping
Pembrokeshire coast camping at its most honest: Irish Sea views, direct Coastal Path access, and fire pits for hire from £14 a night.
Ffynnonwen Farm Wild Camping
Five-pitch wild meadow camping on a Ceredigion farm where campfires are the rule, light pollution is minimal, and the hosts are genuinely invested in the place.
Gwersyllt Rhos y Gallt Campsite
A quiet valley campsite in Montgomeryshire with a riverside wild field, hilly sunsets, and Glyndŵr's Way a mile from the gate.
Hogshead Camping Site
A working sheep farm in the Monmouthshire hills with hardstanding pitches, a proper country pub on site, and views stretching to the Sugar Loaf and Skirrid.
Gupton Farm
National Trust-run coastal farm on Freshwater West: a 50-pitch site where the surf beach is a 15-minute walk and the Wales Coast Path runs past the gate.
Bennar Beach Campsite
An all-grass coastal site between Barmouth and Harlech with a boardwalk to the beach, mountain views in three directions, and a sauna to end the day.
Cwellyn Arms Campsite
A no-vehicle mountain campsite in Eryri's backyard, with Snowdon looming over one shoulder and Llyn Cwellyn shimmering below the other.
Glan y Mor Camping Park
A sand dune separates you from Black Rock Sands, one of North Wales' great beaches, and the pedestrian gate means you're swimming before breakfast.
Creampots Camping
A well-run family campsite inside Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, positioned as a genuine base for coastal walking, beach-hopping, and the islands beyond.
Hafod Hall
Six hundred and fifty acres of Dark Sky Denbighshire with spread-out pitches, mountain views, and no mobile signal to distract you.
Llechwyd Farm Campsite
A working-farm campsite on the River Dwyryd in Snowdonia, where the car-free lower meadow earns its place as the best pitch on site.
Nantcellan Barns
A hilltop field above Clarach Bay with valley views to the sea, a short walk from the Ceredigion Coast Path and twenty minutes from the beach.
Dôl Einion
A pick-your-own-pitch field at the foot of Cader Idris, with a stile in the corner that leads straight onto the Minffordd Path.
Mynydd Derwydd Wildcamping
Eighty acres of North Wales mountain farm with a fire pit per pitch and views across to the Berwyn Range and Arenig Fawr -- this is wild camping with permission done properly.