Camping Fees
£10 - per person per night
£5 - under 12’s
Free - under 3’s
TEL: 07738859585
Welcome to The Snowdon Inn Campsite. Unless your name is Boris Johnson.
The campfields are situated along the bank of the river Seiont, which flows from the large lake (Llyn Padarn - just a hundred metres upstream) down to the sea at Caernarfon castle. As you can see from the picture above, there are fantastic views up the valley to Snowdon itself.
Most of our 11 acres are managed for natural biodiversity, and, as such, the camping pitches are well-trimmed areas surrounded by uncut grassland. The cut pitches vary in size - from single tent pitches through to large pitches that can accommodate many tents.
A fence seperates a portion of the field from the river - suitable for those, say, worried about small children and deep water.
The campfields are serviced by a small (but lovely!) shower and toilet room - two of each - which is situated about a hundred metres away at the base of the main building. Here you will also find a washing-up area. There is no extra charge for these facilities.
There is a very large and very deep pool in the river which is fantastic for WILD-SWIMMING. You can swim down river for a good half-mile, through our own natural lake surrounded by nesting herons!
We have a great knowledge of the area, and are always happy to give advice and suggestions, and pore over maps, in order that you get the most out of your stay.
The on-site BAKEHOUSE is open every Friday and Saturday evening, throughout the year, for amazing take-away, or eat-in, Napolitana pizza, and a range of bottled beers, soft drinks and ice-cream.
We also benefit from Bill, who runs a great takeaway food trailer from our land by the road entrance. Open every evening (except Monday) 4pm - 9pm.
Walking up Yr Wyddfa / Mount Snowdon. Hourly buses (S1 Snowdon Sherpa) stop right outside the campsite every morning that will take you straight to Llanberis (for the Llanberis Track), and then on up the Llanberis Pass to Pen y Pass, where the Pyg Track and Miners Track begin. Parking around Yr Wydffa is a nightmare - much better to use the bus!
Showers
We don’t have enough electricity for pizza ovens and electric showers to run together, so Friday and Saturday pizza time is not shower time. The showers are off from 4.15pm to 8.30pm on Friday and Suturday evenings. They are on 24/7 for the rest of the week. We are planning to install a solar water-heating system this year, which will hopefully provide all our shower needs off-grid.
Reducing Plastic Waste / Re-cycling
All our cold-water taps provide soft, potable drinking-water. There is no need to buy multiple plastic bottles of drinking water for your camping trip - please just bring a single re-fillable bottle and use our taps!
There are ‘general waste’ bins, and there are re-cycling bins. North Wales has an amazing re-cycling record, so please join in. Many people still don’t recycle on the site, despite signs at the bins. Sometimes I despair!!
Protecting Bialowieza Forest
We sell bags of kiln-dried logs for your campfire. £2.50 of the £7 price will be sent to Obóz dla Puszczy, an amazing group of people based in the Bialowieza forest in Eastern Poland, who continue to protect what is probably the most important area of ancient lowland forest in Western Europe from illegal logging sanctioned by the current Polish government. Oboz dla Puszczy (camp for the forest) have achieved great success, using non-violent direct action, and tireless data-collection to present to the European Court, who in turn have ruled against the Polish government. They work entirely on donations and voluntary help to carry out their work, and to fight the many court cases that come their way. £500 has been sent over. Thankyou!
The protests are now concentrating further south in the Carpathian hills of Poland. A further £2,500 was sent last season (2021), to the group Inicjatywa Dzikie Karpaty, who are putting their bodies on the line to slow down the destruction of this precious forest for us all. You can follow their progress on f’book.
Chemical Toilets
While we welcome motorhomes, we do not allow chemical waste to be emptied on-site - unless you can show us that you are using a totally natural system. We have a product you can use, and can purchase at cost (£1.50). Or simply use our toilet facilities!!
Dogs
Dogs are most welcome, and we we do not charge for them, BUT they must be on a lead or leash at all times on the site. Please, please, please do not abuse this rule, otherwise we will be forced to ban dogs altogether like many other sites.
ONE OF THE BEST….
“I have stayed here a few times now. Firstly the owner Ted is a brilliant and amiable chap who used the run the famous Pete's Eats and then this uber cool pub which gives him a great reputation. The sites in Snowdonia are often plagued by poor facilities and people behaving badly. This place is different. Very very different. It has an amazing natural, almost Pre-Raphaelite, feel to it and the most beautiful stream and fields to camp in. You cannot see this from the road and the approach hides the beauty of this amazing site. The facilities are excellent and having a communal BBQ is a God-send in summer. It is really close to Llanberis if you need anything such as Pete's Eats. I would heartily recommend this site to those of us who want the slightly off the beaten tourist track but very close to it all sort of site. The best site that I have stayed on in the UK and I am going back in 2 weeks.”
- Ian M
Perfect Location
“Me and my 12year old son had a great couple of nights camping at Y Fricsan, which is in great location for Llanberis and of course Snowdon. Pitches are well maintained and the shower/toilet block very clean.
Ted was very hospitable too, and his weather forecast on the morning of our walk up Snowdon was spot on! So glad I took his advice to set off a couple of hours later than originally planned. Will definately be back, once my legs have stopped aching.”
- Chris S
Camping Idyllic
“Perfect campsite. Right by the river. Swam every day. Only 2 toilets and showers but seemed plenty and kept spotlessly clean by the wonderful ted. you can buy bags of wood for fires in the old wheels.
Beautiful views of mountains. Paddled down the river to the secret lake. Kingfisher and lots of blue dragonflies. We'll be back!”
- Sarah A
