Caravan Camping @ Min-y-Don Harlech
March 2020
Welcome to the Welsh countryside close to the famous Snowdonia National Park. Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales, at an elevation of 1,085 metres above sea level. A great view from the campsite at sun set, with a glass of something alcoholic in your hand, is the snowdonia mountains.
We stayed at the Min-y-Don Caravan Park which is situated below Harlech castle and across the road from the famous Royal St David’s Golf Course. The site can be reached either side of town. Whether you are coming from east or west on the A496, right behind the local high school on Ffordd Glan Mor with a supermarket on the opposite corner. We always use google earth to check out the roads entering a campsite. Some can be tricky.
Camping sites in the UK can be expensive so a good idea to check prices before hand. Min-y-Don is a very large site, owned and managed by Salop Leisure based in Shrewsbury. They have quite a few camp sites scattered around the UK. This site is predominantly privately owned prefab statics but they have a great fully serviced campsite pitches for caravan and motorhomes. The toilets and showers are modern, heated and spotless. The parklands are kept beautifully trimmed and neat.
Beach
As you come out of the campsite turn right and it’s a short walk to the beach.
The location is ideal for the beach and the undulating sand dunes. If you enjoy walking this is the place to be. You can walk for miles on the beach, great way to work up a thirst for a beer, Fosters of course, ah, maybe a Guinness. Can be a great place to swim in the summer months i’m told but March was a bit chilly.
The Castle
Harlech Castle would be a 15 minute walk from Yin-y-Don and for the history buffs here is a little taste. It was built by the English king, Edward the 1st, during his invasion of Wales between 1282 and 1289. How much to you think it cost to build this castle? I’m very surprised it is even recorded, 8,190 English Pounds. Ownership moved several times between the English and Welsh and English before holding out until 1647 when it became the last fortification to surrender to the Parliamentary Amries. The ruin has since been restored some what and is now managed by the Welsh Government as a tourist Attraction.
For more information on harlech and surrounds you can check our blog in Motorhome Caravan Trips and Tips, Harlech Wale
