Clean, spacious site, well located for the Brecon Beacons
Large, recently modernised site on the outskirts of Brecon town. An easy walk along the towpath takes you into the town, and a very good local pub serving excellent food is only 10 minutes away in the village of Groesffordd (booking essential). A good breakfast can be had at the Brecon Beacons visitor centre outside Libanus.
We had a caravan service pitch which was very spacious and easily allowed for car, caravan and awning. Facilities were spotless and there is a well-stocked shop by reception. There are many great walks to be had in the heart of the Beacons which are just a short drive away and the drying room comes in handy for the typical Welsh weather!
The downside. This site is open to tents and the tent area looked scruffy and crowded and they were certainly way closer than the 6m distance generally specified to reduce the risk of fire. Tent camping is open to non members with no non-member supplement and the same "kids for £0.01" deal. Without wishing to sound snobby (we tent camp as well as using the caravan), this tended to attract large groups with many children and bikes (who ignored the one way arrows). As a result, over the course of our stay we had a gazebo with a group drinking late into the night, kids playing around the site rather than in the huge field or excellent adventure playground and even on one occasion a fire pit with stinking wood smoke! Obviously as non members, should there be any behavioural issues, no sanctions can be applied. We felt sorry for the caravans near to the tent field...If you have a choice when pitching, stay well away.
In summary, great site but the Caravan Club should think about allowing tents on site, and if they do so then non member supplements should apply and kids should pay full price, otherwise one would question what benefit the membership fee brings.
