Riverside camping is one of the finest campsites in Snowdonia. It's situated in the U-bend of the…read moreriver and this is a real bonus for children and adults alike - take a rubber inflatable along and drift downstream from one end of the campsite to the other - it's very shallow so perfectly safe (although the water is cold having comes straight off the mountains!). You can fish in the river too - although I didn't catch anything. It's a great child-friendly campsite with a large play area and the facilities are excellent with washing machines, fridge, excellent showers and a great cafe/small restaurant on site too. There's also a small shop and the site backs onto a garden centre so you can browse for plants too. It's very well located for Snowdon and Caernarfon.

This is probably one of my favourite campsites of all time. Beautiful setting. If you go midweek…read moreand before school is let out on holiday, it's peaceful, lots of space and you can build campfires. They have a small shop and new facilities. There is a lot of walking around to do and beautiful waterfall area for hiking about (but you must be careful). The owners are terrific and deliver firewood to your tent. The beginning of our camping here was terrific, again before school holidays started. On our last night it was the beginnin go school summer holidays and it got quite busy so if you want peace, go midweek. Will definitely return.

This is the most beautiful and peaceful campsite I have ever visited and I've been to a few!!!…read moreIts facilitys are nearly none existant and I recommend you stock up on value bottled water but its a small price to pay for the unbelievable peace and natural beauty of the site. Its a small family run site you drive in pitch your tents and the farmer will visit you to take payment (£6 pppn and £2.50 for kids) you can camp right on the river and wake to find dozens of small wild birds cheekily after your toast. Its close to some fantastic clean welsh beaches. Take a walk in the awesome mountains, sail lake bala then come back to your tent to a good oldfashioned campfire. I'm converted Iwill be taking my kids here every year from here on in!!

This is a great campsite. It has all the essential ingredients. A stunning location that has been…read moreused in films Like Tomb Raider 2 and Merlin (http://www.gwynant.com/pages/links/film%20locations.html ). There is plenty of space, you can have a campfire, it has a lake, and the toilets are decent. The shower block can be a little chilly but this site feels a bit wilder so this is to be expected. There is boat hire and barns can also be hired for stays and events.The staff are friendly and the vibe onsite is good. I've been coming here for 12 years and hope to do so again, many times into the future.

Mega place for hillwalking good amenities friendly staffread more

Shell Island is a huge campsite that my husband and I have visted a lot. The campsite extends…read moreacross a huge area from sand dunes to a causeway there is lots to see and many different camping expreinces to be had. You can have a wild time or a sedate and quite time. We prefer a calmer time whilst camping so stay well away from the sand dunes which tends to be over run with teenagers making noise. We're happy for them do it and don't want to complain so choose the other side of the island where we're unlikely to be disturbed. Plus the views are better on the other side of the island. As you enter the campsite we turn left towards the harbour and camp on that end of the Island. There is a great little beach there that hardly anyone else visits, you can mooch around the harbour and get great views of Harlech castle without being disturbed. I wouldn't visit during any of the school holidays or bank holiday as the whole place is packed out and at times you have to queue up the causeway just to get on and off the island. There are a few shops on the island (an ice cream shop, a beachwear/surf shop/camping shop and a mini supermarket) which can be handy but we tend to arrive fully stocked. The pub is okay, we tend to drink off the island or the beach with out BBQ. We ate at the cafe once and I'd say avoid at all costs. Shower are free as are the toilets. They are largely kept clean and tidy. Also on dotted across the site are portaloos which are great when a bit drunk and not in the mood for the long walk up to the toilets. The portaloos are kept clean and emptied often. I've never had a problem with one and I'm quite prissy. Shell Island is perfect for a weekday camping getaway outside of the summer holidays.

Boring, outdated and dull holiday resort. Unless you're over 60 and have a caravan, I wouldn't…read morerecommend it.

This is a place that I would definitely recommend going to. It's a small place but it's truly a…read moregreat experience. It's like a little farm with animals that you can really get up close to and pet. I went here last week on the 15th and came here the year before when I went on holiday. Both times, there were really cute piglets and the workers brought the rabbits out of their hutches for little kids to pet. You can buy food for the animals at the counter when buying your tickets on the way in and can feed so many of the animals. Additionally, there was a sheep race for a few sheep with celebrity/ sheep related names ( Lady Baba, Edd Sheeran, Ewesane bolt). They ran around a course and the children were given a sticker for the sheep they thought was going to win. This isn't an all day activity but it is definitely worth a visit.

From the owner: Located in the charming town of Abergele, North Wales, Manorafon Farm Park is the ideal destination…read morefor a fun-filled family day out. From cuddling cute baby animals to exploring lively play areas and even encountering life-sized dinosaurs, every corner of the park is packed with excitement, laughter, and lasting memories for all ages.

Last year when myself and my merry band of Metallers went to Hammerfest we stayed in the centre of…read morePwllheli,this year however we added another 2 reprobates to our group so we decided to spend it on the camp itself,and we're really glad we did. The last time I stayed on a holiday camp was Pontins Prestatyn (Where Hammerfest used to be held) in 1987,and my have they changed! Our accommodation was a decent sized 3 bedroom static caravan that was fully kitted out for a self catering holiday,but seeing as how this was a metal fest,the kitchen was only used for bacon butties on the first morning and keeping the booze cold in the fridge. The camp is massive! With 2 bar/stage areas,an indoor pool with big slide,go-cart track,boating lake,paint ball and laser quest,a big pub that does a good brekkie and at least 4 Spar shops. It also has a Papa Johns,A Burger King,A Starbucks and a fish and chip shop. All of which did a roaring trade with several hundred hungry Metal folk drinking all weekend. If I was the British holiday maker type of person that i'm obviously not,then I could easily spend a week here (Probably not in cold March though!),it is a really nice place,in a really nice part of these isles of ours.....

About twice a year we take the offers in various newspapers for a short break around the UK. This…read moreyear it was the turn of North Wales. We decided on the Haven Hafen y Môr Holiday Park. Arriving in the pouring rain, thank goodness that changed, reception went through very swiftly. Our accommodation was a ground floor apartment with patio area. Two bedrooms, sitting area/kitchen and a nice bathroom with shower cubicle. Very, very clean throughout. As we are an 'older' couple we didn't use any of the parks facilities so cannot comment, or it would be unfair to do so. But seeing the enjoyment the 'ankle biters' were having, it was obvious that there was plenty for them to do. The bonus of this was that, at night, the park was extremely quiet taking into account the number of families around. A very large holiday park to what we were used to but very pleasant. A park that I would certainly recommend to any families with any size children. One bugbear, and not the parks fault. The roadways are very good but are crammed with people and children making it difficult and dangerous to drive around. Why is this? Holiday makers, lazy ones, park along the roadways on the double yellow lines while there are sufficient parking areas throughout the park.