Pen-Y-Fan Caravan & Leisure Park Ltd.
Manmoel Road, Blackwood NP12 0HY Wales
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Manmoel Road, Blackwood NP12 0HY Wales
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The staff here are friendly and helpful and the toilet/shower block is very clean. I did not favour the camera inside the toilet block. This, in my view is not a leisure site for holidays. It is mainly used as a residential site with big storage areas for caravans and motorhomes. I would not use it again as it is careworn has no real holiday facilities. It's a stopover point if you have no better alternatives.
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Date of stay: February 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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I could write an essay but best to keep things short like my stay was thankfully! Very rude and unhelpful man I’m Assuming is the owner and overheard him making lewd comments to a young lady Who was also waiting at front desk, basic facilities and charged £1 for a dribble of hot water that lasted about 2 minutes, no facilities or activities on site other than a pub the food and drink was nice mind, at dark it’s a free for all regarding drink and rowdy behaviour from the tourers and guests towards the childrens park with grown men staggering about drunk and the women not much better behaved either. Would definitely not return or consider paying the extortionate annual site fees!
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Date of stay: July 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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I recently viewed this site with hopes of siting my caravan after walking around i was amazed at what i seen, nothing other than a money grabbing place, very poor facilities, stored vans everywhere, contractors all by the park area and heard some frightening things that go on there after dark, DBS checks should be had by all staying there especially the ones by the childrens play area. DO NOT GO HERE.
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Date of stay: August 2022
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Very basic site and certainly not a leisure park. Too many residential plots. Great views over the valley and cheap enough, though as the title says theres a reason its so cheap. Camping field is a very small plot of grass over hard-core. However £1 for a shower is excessive and not a fan of cctv in the toilets, even after having to swipe in (only 1 card given per family which became arkward at times as you need the card to get on site too) the question i always ask myself is would I return? No for this site not a chance
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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Booked in here for end of may bank holiday weekend. Worst decision ever, only booked it as a last minute thing and only place we could find with an electric hook up. Booking in was fine we were running a little bit late and the lady there called me to see if we were still coming and I explained were running late and she said she'd leave a key fob for us to use to access to the main gate. When we got there, there was an envelope with my name, key fob, map and a letter with site rules and instructions. We followed the map to the tent pitches and it was all down hill firm there. Theres probably about 10 pitches for tents in the whole park and there's no room between them, you get a pitch no bigger than 7m x 7m we have a large family tent and with that and a vehicle the pitch is full and the next pitch is within fingers touch. Putting the tent up a a massive struggle there, the tent pitches are just ontop of rubble, you can't push a peg in the ground without hitting a rock I bent loads of pegs trying to secure the tent down in the end I gave up, ( thank goodness it wasn't a windy weekend forecast). With the pitches so close together you can hear every word of the other people camping there. I know you can't do anything with the kind of people that go camping next to you but you'd think they'd have a bit of respect for other people staying there. The language, context of stuff they were talking about and constant belching every 20 minutes was disgusting. I went and spoke numerous times to say that we had young children with us, the tent the other side of us had young children too so could you please keep the language,music etc down in the the end it got way too much and had to go and have words again which nearly started in a fight. We left the next day for the safety of our kids as they didn't feel safe, but like I said you can't do anything about who your neighbors are whilst camping but we'll be avoiding that place like the plague from now on and be sure to book well in advance of a better site that caters for tents as this place seems to only cater for statics and tourers. They do have a few glamping pods there, but if your thinking of a nice peaceful romantic glamping pod weekend away together again avoid this place at all costs, the pods are smack bang in the middle of the touring caravans, so you walk out of the pod and see joe bloggs scratching his arse and belching the alphabetical.…
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Date of stay: May 2021Trip type: Travelled with family
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Arrived on a soggy Saturday to a lovely smiley welcome from the managers. The pitches are level with good amps on ehu. Shower blocks ( there are 2) are clean and well maintained. We didn't try the pub but a few other campers said the food was really nice. Great valley views. Very well run. No idea how the other reviewers gave such poor reviews, we have very high expectations on campsites and pen y fan met them.
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Date of stay: October 2020
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Looks really nice site on entry don't be fooled. Camping area is a disgrace hard stones with grass over top really hard for pegs. Tent area is on top of open space no cover really exposed to elements. Building site you look down on and old storage sites for clapped out vans and motor homes. No lighting near tent area bins far away over all not good for tents. Will not return
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Date of stay: August 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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The place was packed out with people ,but only one very small toliet and shower block, Only 3 showers, not very clean either. You are given a fob to use but not told that tokens are needed to shower, which can only be picked up from reception. The shower needs at least 2 tokens at a £1 each for a shower. The electric hook up was very temperamental and kept tripping. The weather was very wet so the ground was very muddy,total lack of drainage on the pitches made it very dirty and miserable. Our awnings were covered in mud. The pods had several guests that were roudy and loud, dogs and children allowed to run free and pester other guests. On site is the Traveller rest for food and drink, although for what you get is expensive, and although we booked in advance we had a long wait in an over crowded room... social distancing was not observed, although a nod to it was evident by the hand wash station and sign, non of the staff wore masks or gloves. On a positive note the site has spectacular views over the valley. The lanes around the site are lovely to walk, there is a working stable with horses,and further along there are Lamas. The little village about 3 miles away Oakdale has some nice independent shops, a butcher, bakery and small supermarket. About 5 miles away is the town of Blackwood there are a good array of shops cafes and a cinema.…
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Date of stay: August 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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We tried to book a camping pitch with hookup via Pitchup.com but only non hookups are listed If you go to the website directly you can book a pitch with hookup. The camping area was empty mid week and only a few at the weekend so plenty of room. We stayed for 5 days and found this site fairly central to the places we wanted to visit. A lot of the site is caravan storage areas which makes it feel less pleasant I think. It’s fairly boring and mostly concrete but the views are lovely. The toilets and showers are clean and entry is via a key fob. you are only given one key fob per booking though which was very inconvenient for a family of four and that’s probably the worst thing about this site. The staff were lovely though and that made our trip pleasant overall.
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Date of stay: August 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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We had a great weekend camping over the bank holiday weekend and would like to thank the friendly staff for their help and the staff in the travellers rest who were really nice and even brought us drinks to our seats where we are camping. If you are looking for a nice relaxing quiet place to camp then this is the place, We didn't try out the food in the travellers rest but it smelt delicious and the grolsch lager was a very good pint. There were 6 of us in our party 4 adults and 2 children and we all had a fantastic weekend. Thank you Pen Y Fan Caravan Park we will be back in the future
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Date of stay: August 2019
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Frequently Asked Questions about Pen-Y-Fan Caravan & Leisure Park Ltd.
Which popular attractions are close to Pen-Y-Fan Caravan & Leisure Park Ltd.?
Nearby attractions include Big Pit National Coal Museum (4.5 miles), Festival Park Owl Sanctuary (1.8 miles), and Market Hall Cinema (4.3 miles).
What are some restaurants close to Pen-Y-Fan Caravan & Leisure Park Ltd.?
Conveniently located restaurants include Farmers Arms, The Castle Inn, and The Railway Tavern Tredegar.
Are pets allowed at Pen-Y-Fan Caravan & Leisure Park Ltd.?
Yes, pets are typically allowed, but it's always best to call ahead to confirm.
Are there any historical sites close to Pen-Y-Fan Caravan & Leisure Park Ltd.?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Big Pit National Coal Museum (4.5 miles), Roundhouse Towers (3.6 miles), and Trefil Quarry (4.5 miles).