Cae Du Campsite Reviews Summary

Facilities

Pros:

• "Toilets and showers are spotlessly clean, you have to use a £1 coin for the showers."
• "Lovely helpful owner and pretty good clean facilities with hot water taps."
• "Very clean loos and showers - bring £1 coins for hot shower."
• "The shower and toilet facilities are very good with the showers boasting a power shower feature for £1 per shower."
• "Toilets and showers are clean and functional and there is a pot washing room with freezers to refreeze your cool packs."
• "Facilities were impeccably clean and its very dog friendly."
• "Clean loos & showers, good washing up area with a fridge freezer."

Cons:

• "Showers are on £1 coins, and only 2 and 2 toilets."
• "The actual ground is unkempt so don’t expect manicured camping pitches in the accepted sense."
• "The shower block is small and you have to pay £1 for 5 mins in the shower."
• "Toilet block is dated, but clean. Coin operated showers are hot."
• "The facilities are basic, and could do with updating."
• "Toilets need upgrading and a good clean as there was cobwebs everywhere."
• "Very very basic facilities washroom needs updating and more toilets."

Location & Views

Pros:

• "Another bonus is the train station just a half hour walk away with links up and down the coast to towns such as Barmouth and Harlech."
• "Amazing views, uncomplicated camping in a relaxed and pleasant setting, Dolphins pass daily, good rock pooling and camp fires allowed."
• "Fantastic spot right by the sea & although quite busy it was deliciously quiet."
• "Stunning sea view and a really chilled out feel to the whole place."
• "Best views in the area."
• "Location wise It's utterly stunning."
• "All pitches are right on the coast and there is a beach right by the campsite."

Cons:

• "No playgound."
• "Site has very few flat areas, and they cram you in very tight together."
• "The beach is more of a coastline but you can see this from the photos."
• "Beach was very rocky."
• "The beach at cae du isn't really a beach that you can walk along."
• "Very uneven field (yes it's a field, not campsite) where hard to find flat place."
• "The let down is the small pebble beach which is hopeless for walking."

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "The owners are very friendly and welcoming."
• "Owners are very friendly, helpful and approachable but will leave you alone unless you need them."
• "Friendly welcome, wonderful pitch with a wonderful view."
• "Friendly owners. Provided all that was needed. Polite."
• "Owners are friendly and accommodating."
• "Owners were lovely and very helpful, very knowledgeable about the local area."
• "The owners were extremely nice people who just left you to get on with things."

Cons:

• "I do not recommend going there to anyone. The man just ruins the atmosphere completely."
• "The lady that runs it is friendly but the bloke is miserable and rude."
• "Great views but the owners really have an attitude problem."
• "Owners were not very friendly. Female owner was downright rude..."
• "Fantastic view, plenty space, lovely sunset, at owners really not helpful and ripped people off, very angry and not friendly."
• "If you don't mind a rude, obnoxious host you're OK but we won't be going again."
• "Very rude owners who give off the impression that they don't like you being there."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "For the money they ask its priced right."
• "Our favourite camp site ever with The sea right outside your door !!"
• "Nothing better than arriving at cae du pitch the tent, and just take in the view."
• "One of the best situated campsites in Wales!!"
• "Logs are a bargain I spend more on logs than I pay for camping."
• "The owners sell huge bags of firewood for a reasonable price and tasty Welsh lamb burgers to cook over your hot coals or BBQ."
• "Awesome lamb burgers for £5."

Cons:

• "I do not recommend going there to anyone. The man just ruins the atmosphere completely."
• "Shame, we drove 200 miles to see the sunset with campfire, but the owner didn't allow us in, as its off season."
• "They charge you to use the shower, why not just add it to the price?"
• "No EHU here and Cost me £25 for a night in my camper van with an extra tiny tent."
• "Extra charges basically for everything, not mentioned when booked."
• "Called ahead to ensure there was availability, we were asked how many of us there were and what we were driving. I said there were two of us in a vw transporter - he said that would be £15 for the night. When we got there I was told it was an extra £5 for an awning, an extra £2 for the dog."
• "I was charged £30 per night... Showers are charged extra at £1."