Tyn Cornel Camping Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "The site is located well to get about the Snowdonia National Park."
• "Absolutely loved the location, 5 mins drive from Bala Lake where we paddle-boarded and canoed."
• "Will certainly be back next time I'm in the Snowdonia area."
• "This is a beautiful site next to the river. Ideal for walking and great for dogs."
• "Very close to bala and bala lake which is lovely."
• "Great location and a very well kept site located just next to the river."
• "Location was perfect, pitch was spacious."

Cons:

• "The hardstanding field felt a little claustrophobic and unfortunately no river view despite being so close."
• "4 miles to walk to Bala town centre, which we didn’t attempt as was along a main road."
• "Also the location as there’s not much around."
• "Probably a little too far out for us as was over an hours walk to the nearest town (Bala)."
• "There is absolutely nothing to do here unless you kayak or drive out every day."

Facilities

Pros:

• "The wash facilities were very clean and easily accessible."
• "All facilities were fantastic and the added extra of a fridge and freezer in the outdoor kitchen area was a nice touch."
• "Facilities provide more than you need."
• "Well maintained pitches, shelter over a picnic bench, fire pits and very clean well maintained showers and toilets."
• "Facility’s are good and clean and have free showers."
• "The facilities are great, I mean I thought I’d have to pay deposit on a fire pit, nope just buy the wood £5.50 a bag!"
• "Facilities were really nice, hot shower and very clean."

Cons:

• "Only 3 showers in the women’s block which meant queuing."
• "Only 3 showers for the whole site."
• "Female showers were cold on the 3 occasions visited."
• "Gents toilets were very tired looking and gave a 70’s 'brown' feel."
• "Washing up unit had no hot water."
• "The fact that there was only 1 male and 1 female toilet between 18 pitches."
• "The showers felt a little behind the times when many other places now have private shower cubicles or rooms."

Staff & Management

Pros:

• "The managers were lovely and the site was kept clean and tidy."
• "The owner is very pleasant and extremely helpful."
• "Very friendly staff with great hints and tips for things to do in the local area."
• "Katie was very welcoming and accommodating in giving us free reign to choose a pitch for our motorhome."
• "Our pitch was ample in size and the staff we spoke with were very friendly and knowledgeable."
• "Ben and Katie were brilliant and so helpful nothing was too much trouble."
• "The hosts are welcoming and accommodating, nothing too much trouble."

Cons:

• "Staff was rude, I went to reception to ask a question and before I could finish I was told they need to go and clean now and had the window closed on me."
• "The owners blamed the amount of people using them for the cold showers."
• "Staff were moody and very unaccommodating with us."
• "A very rude female member of staff."
• "The staff were absolutely brilliant."
• "Staff friendly and helpful."
• "The staff were very friendly and welcoming from the moment we arrived."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The facilities are great, I mean I thought I’d have to pay deposit on a fire pit, nope just buy the wood £5.50 a bag!"
• "Free fire pits to use and £5 for a bag of wood."
• "Great value for money."

Cons:

• "For £30 per night we expect WiFi that is reliable given the lack of phone signal for example."
• "VERY poor value for money."
• "Booking was easy but the pricing wasn't consistent."

General Experience

Pros:

• "I'd recommend this site and will come again."
• "Highly recommended!"
• "We loved our weekend break in Tyn Cornel and wished we’d booked for longer."
• "I can't wait to return!"
• "The views are beautiful. No matter which way you ventured out to, it was heaven on earth to see in every direction!"
• "So if you're looking for a nice sized family run awesome campsite in Wales, go book Tyn Cornel now :)"
• "We had a great stay, thank-you!"

Cons:

• "Everything was muddy, and we left the site early and came home."
• "Neighbours dog barked constantly and early in the morning which myself and others found very annoying."
• "Horrendously relentless midgies 😱."
• "Got too busy at the weekend probably due to it being a great place to stay but in my defense for this comment I am a miserable old bugger."
• "Midge haven bites all over us."
• "Loud campers late at night."
• "We went out on a day trip and came back to find a loud group had pitched tents very near to ours, leaving us no space to park the car or sit out of an evening."