Cae Du

My boyfriend and I have visited this camsite numerous times, and it is our favourite place to camp. The views are what draw us there, with a 180 degree sea view in one direction, and the beautiful hillsides in the other. We could spend all weekend staring in awe at the sea alone. The campsite has a very rustic feeling to it. No ’pitches’ as such...you just pick a discarded campfire to pitch behind. The ground is uneven in parts, but we always manage to find a flat bit! The showers cost £1 a go, and the toilets are always clean with plenty of loo roll, and soap by the sinks. There is also a hair dryer if that is important to you. If it rains, there is an undercover sofa area, and next door a utility room with a freezer for your ice packs, and a washing machine. The owners have always come accross as very nice. You can buy wood for a camp fire, lamb burgers (which I totally recommend!) and eggs from them. They ask that you book for the busier weekends (bank holidays, and school Summer holidays), but other than those times, we just turn up. Contrary to the information on here, it costs £6 pppn. So once we have found our spot, pitched our tent, and let the dog have a swim off the pebble beach, we can make a camp fire, open a bottle (or two), and sit back to drink in the awe inspiring views. The sun sets directly infront of you, and I defy anyone not to be mesmerised by it. If you are looking for something else to do, Morfa Mawddach is a short drive down the coast where you can walk over Barmouth bridge into Barmouth, or you could walk up the estury to Penmaenpool (about a 10 mile round walk - but there is a lovely pub at the village which also serves good pub grub). That’s all if you can drag yourself away from the view...

I've been going to this campsite for over ten years now and have had some amazing times there! Location is amazing and sunsets to die for and of course the camp fires that are allowed make this site something rather special! But in the last two years my thoughts have changed somewhat. Whenever we go even within the same year the prices are always different!!!!!! I'm sure they just make them up of the top of their head. The owner can be rather abrupt at times. Last year we checked in and paid up front in cash. We then went to pitch our tent and halfway through the farmer came bowling over his first words being "have you paid" not "hello guys, good journey down?". We we told him we had, he simply jumped in his landy, slammed the door and sped off! Nice welcome! The toilets and showers need refurbishing and the owner now insists you pitch on top of each other – all this is down to greed, greed, greed! 

The campsite has enjoyed a rise in popularity recently due to an excellent reveiw in a camping magazine, Given the obscene amounts of cash this guy must have going through his fingers every season (and trust me I've counted well over 120 tents sometimes) at an average of £30 a night! Well over £3500 a night, the least he could do is put a smile on his face and even just pretend to like us campers for the weekend, not to mention ploughing some money back into the tired overpriced showerblocks. It's such a shame to see things have changed so much recently.

Been going here for years and made some really good friends from fellow campers who also appreciate what Cae Du gives you. Yes, it`s not cheap and facilities are basic.......and I hope that more people stay away because of it, because I can then get back to enjoying the most idyllic back to nature camp site with fewer people coming!! This is my favourite campsite in the world and I would pay double for the joy it gives me every year.

Just got back from bank holiday weekend at this campsite. The weather wasn't great but we had a great time. The view from the campsite is fantastic. On Sunday night we watched the sun set on the horizon, it looked like the sky was on fire. It was nice to see all of the camp fires light up the night. We got the train into wales, Tonfanau station is approx 20min walk from campsite. You can walk across the top of the costal path direct into the camp. We would deffinaltely go back to this site.

This is a great campsite. No needless rules and regulations and the price is extremely reasonable. The shower block is ok, no complaints. The showers are not free so you’re going to need a few coppers. £1 a go. We found the showers to be unpredicable, so wash the essentials first. I can’t praise this campsite enough. My favourite by far. This is proper camping.

I agree with earlier post, this site is going downhill. We have been several time's in the past, but the 3 times we have been this year have been poor. The 1st time the site had only been open 3 day's & the 2 shower's in the gents had broken shower heads (which were the same as when we last visited the site in Oct), the road down was a spring breaker, and the field was covered in sheep poo. The cost of £7.50 per person plus £1 for a luke warm shower is not very good.

We have just returned from our last 2 nights and again faulty shower heads & lukewarm water, tents so close it is a fire hazard & when you complain all you get is take it or leave it.

The site is in a great spot & will always be busy but if the owners (they are farmers who are always busy) do not have the time to run the site properly then they should employ someone or stop taking money off people for what is starting to be substandard.

This used to be a fantastic campsite, until it began to great reviews on sites like this. Now it's cramped, crowded and the owners are often grumpy and unfriendly as they are harrassed by people who don't treat them or the site with respect.

Our last 2 visits were awful, first we had to camp so close to neighbouring tents that ours was scorched by sparks from their fire. (We moved the tent further away but were told by the owner to move back in the morning). On our last visit we vowed never to return (after nearly 20 years) as loud music until 3am kept us awake and the number of generators running all night (so campers could watch tv and run their fridges) spoilt what used to be a quiet, peaceful, friendly place to spend the weekend.

Even the stunning views, spectacular sunsets, proximity to beach and regular visits from dolphins and seals swimming by can't compensate for the noise, dirt and crush.

Fantastic site and location. We went on a windless sunny weekend and enjoyed bbq, beers and campfire. Would imagine that if it was windy may not be great as very exposed right next to coastline. There is a nice bit of beach that is only visable at low tide and you have a 5 minute walk over the rocks to get to it & loads of weed so can be a bit slippy so I’d guess if you had very young kids might be a bit of a pain. So if it’s scenery and simple pleasures you’re after you can’t go far wrong at Cae Du. One last thing - we took our 2 WELL BEHAVED dogs - but the owner was a bit annoying as he seemed to go out of his way to point out that they MUST be on leads every second of the day. I’m more than capable of taking responsibility of my dogs. Think the owner should just cheer up a bit and enjoy the stunning views on his doorstep.

Location, location, location! Beautiful spot and stunning views, the spot cannot be faulted. We went from breezy near arctic to mediterranean heat over a four day stay and loved it all. We were treated to dolphins swimming by while we supped morning coffee! Facilities spotless and despite half term crowds we never really had to queue. The only reason we’re not giving this site five stars is a bit of a hesitation about pitch proximity; we were told to pitch up as close to another tent as possible "as close as we could without guys crossing". It would be best not to hear your neighbours turning over in bed, but then we did go at half term so I guess we should have been prepared for crowds. A little more space it would have been truly perfect. We paid £15 per night for two people in one tent.

Best. Campsite. Ever. It’s in a lovely spot in North Wales with the sea tumbling up to the bottom of the cliffs that you sleep a-top of. Beautiful views in every direction and everything you need from a campsite. Namely, camp fires. They are few and far between these days and it is lovely to find a site where you can light a little fire and cook your supper over it. Plus, campfires always make the beer taste better! As far as the practicalities go; decent, reasonably priced and clean showers. Good indoor room for washing up etc. Ground a bit uneven but there’s usually enough space to find a spot where you won’t end up at the foot of the tent in the morning. Even if this place didn’t have running water and the other little ’luxuries’, I would come back time and again. It’s idyllic. The constant sound of the sea and the slight ’edge of the world’ feeling that you get on top of a cliff probably contribute to the relaxed and invigorating feeling I always have when I come away from Cae Du. Try it and you’ll see! PS - try the lamb burgers, you can’t fault them either...!

myself and a friend (both female) read about this campsite on this website. the information stated that it opened in March. we arrived early April, on foot, with our backpacks, but discovered they only open on Easter weekend. we had no transport and it was late in the afternoon. The owner was extremely surly and unhelpful, and refused for us to pitch our small 2-person tent anywhere on their property including on an out-of-the-way path. it would have been a small favor to do for two weary travellers - what happened to welsh hospitality?