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Llechrwd Riverside Campsite
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Maentwrog, Gwynedd LL41 4HF A shallow, fast-flowing river that flows through Snowdonia into the Irish Sea. The beautiful Vale of Ffestiniog sweeps down from the Crimea Pass, with the Manod and Moelwyn mountains on either side. Tributaries feed into the river Dwyryd as the valley flattens and widens at Llechrwd Farm, before it eventually reaches the harbour at Porthmadog, and estuary of Tremadog Bay. All three fields have access to the river. The furthest has a deep waterhole for swimming. Swing tyres hang from trees. For those who bring a canoe, it’s possible to navigate the river along the campsite. The adjoining landowner doesn’t allow you to pass outside the farm towards the sea and estuary. The river becomes tidal less than one mile from the campsite at the bridge, in Maentwrog, which means no access permission is needed from this point onwards, to the coast. The site owners are lovely and the wife and her daughter are keen canoeists. When I last visited they were setting off on a canoeing trip to the River Wye. Fishing isn’t allowed from the campsite, as a neighbouring landowner owns the rights. Tourers and tents get access to electrical hook-ups. Toilets and showers are excellent and clean. There are riverside and meadow walks, and also a walk to the Rhaedr Cynfal waterfall nearby. The RSPB Glaslyn Osprey viewing site is a 15-minute drive away. The famous Ffestiniog Railway runs from the old slate town at Blaenau Ffestinog, just below the Crimea Pass, down to the harbour at Porthmadog, passing through much of the amazing scenery that surrounds the campsite.
site info OPEN March to October DIRECTIONS Llechrwd is off the A496, about 1 mile from Maentwrog on the left-hand side of the road, travelling towards Blaenau Ffestiniog. YEP Dogs, showers, toilets, tents, caravans, motorhomes, electric NO Shop, bar, restaurant, play area, equipment hire ACTIVITIES Canoe, kayak, fish (permission needed), swim RATING Facilities MMMMM Location MMMMM Water activities MMMMM 01766 590240 www.llechrwd.co.uk
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