Shawsmead Club Campsite

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Good for families

Great place for peace and quiet

We spent two weeks last year at this site and returned again for 1 week at the end of March 2019. One of the main reasons for returning was the warm and friendly welcome from the wardens and the peace and quiet from this small and friendly site. The onsite facilities are good and are kept very clean and tidy. Campsite is easy to get to and most of the hardstanding pitches are very level. There are hardstandings reserved for disabled guests which are close to the toilet and washing facilities block. Wifi seemed to work really well and we were also able to get 4g on our mobile phones (both vodafone and o2) We do not have children, but I would say that visitors with young children would need to find ways to keep the children occupied if staying on site during the day as the site is too small to accomodate a childrens' play area. We love this site and will return for many years to come

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Starlightone

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Reviewed on 03/04/2019 21:37

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Seventh stop of the Wales road trip

Different holiday for us this year after over 20 years of caravanning we have now bought a camper (trigano tribute) so thought we would do a memory lane trip also taking in some new places. We hadnt been along the west coast of wales so this was a new place! What a lovely site not very big but still with toilet block. The wardens were absolutely brilliant been there a number of years and the site is a credit to them. Aberdaeron is a beautiful seaside town a must to visit. We went up to Aberystwyth to the red kite feeding really enjoyed it! Our only regret is we missed this when we caravanned and picked a site for the two weeks would have loved to stay a lot longer!!

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rodencooke

Motorhomer from Clwyd

Reviewed on 02/10/2018 20:35

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Peaceful and quiet ????

Chose this site for a week in September as it was described as peaceful. When we arrived, all the grass pitches were closed and there was little choice of pitches to be made. If you are unfortunate enough to have to use one of the lower pitches (nos 1-14), be aware that immediately behind the hedge at the end on the pitch is a country road that is used as a rat run by people in the local villages to get to the A487. The noise of cars, vans, buses, LGVs, tractors during the day and boy racers at 2.00 am was very intrusive and spoilt the stay. We knew that there was no dog walk on site and assumed that there wouldn't be a problem walking our elderly dog along the 'quiet' lanes but it was hair-raising at times (we ended up taking him the car to somewhere to walk him). The site itself was well kept and the facilities up to the usual standard but we left a day early because of the noise . (The later option of moving to another pitch away from the road was not practical - unpitching and setting up again in the rain and wind!). Also the lighting on the roadway especially at the far end of the site could be improved - going to the wash block was perilous at night, even with a torch! Otherwise, the area was lovely and worth a visit, especially sitting on the promenade at Aberystwyth in the sunshine, eating ice cream.

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Hobsonandco

Reviewed on 27/09/2018 11:22

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Remote Friendly Site

A small friendly site with good facilities. There are a couple of walks locally but nowhere to walk the dog on site. You have to cross a busy country road. As usual, the Wardens were excellent and standards very high.

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Glenn and liz

Caravanner

Reviewed on 29/08/2018 07:56

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lovely site

We booked a 1 night stop over at this site on our 2 week tour of Wales as somewhere to stop on our way from south to north in the "big blue bus" as our blue transit camper van has become affectionately known. What a lovely little site - made by the friendly and welcoming couple running the site. They were incredibly helpful in their knowledge of the surrounding area and the best places for us to visit in the van for a couple of hours - they were able to tell us where we would be able to park - sometimes a bit of a headache for us when we are visiting somewhere new. The site itself is small and well run with good clean basic facilities. You do need transport or to be a keen walker to get anywhere - which is why the local knowledge about parking was a bonus. Would highly recommend this site - one of the most welcoming and friendly we have visited.

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jillf

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Reviewed on 24/07/2018 18:51

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Small & quiet

A lovely site, compact and peaceful. Wardens are particularly helpful and friendly. Nothing within walking distance, so you'll need some means of getting around. Lots of beautiful coastal locations in this part of Wales.

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MarshallC

Reviewed on 23/07/2018 17:59

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Peaceful and relaxed

A brilliant site , ideal location for Cardigan Bay exploring look out for Dolphins , Seals and Red Kites .We recommend a trip to Bwlch Nant y Arian to see 200-300 Red Kites at feeding times , highly recommend New Quay for chips on the Harbour and watching Dolphins , take a trip to Aberystwyth ( Camera Obscura ) and Aberaeron for fresh fish and Lobster .

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Dave Latham

Reviewed on 20/06/2018 16:58

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Perfect quiet haven

Beautiful, secluded and quiet site, spotlessly clean facilities, good sized pitches and the site is not too big. Great location for visiting Cardiganshire coast and countryside. Wardens very friendly and helpful and they run the site extremely well. They even have a herb garden from where you can smell and pick herbs for free to flavour up your cooking! Lack of dog walk may deter some, but we had no problem walking ours on the local lanes. Perhaps not the best site for children - hurtling round the site on bikes and skateboards is not encouraged.

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Luddite

Reviewed on 12/06/2018 10:46

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Great site

Our second visit to this small wonderful site. Possibly the most pleasant helpful wardens on any caravanclub site we have stayed on. Spotless facilities, quiet location, stunning surrounding coast walks. If the sun shone like this week more frequently would never go abroad again. The information supplied by the wardens is brilliant. The site does need a dog walking area (near the gas bottles) as it is very dangerous walking your dog outside the gate with the road hog’s that zoom round these country lanes. We’ll be back - sorry we could not stay longer.

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keithjacques

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Reviewed on 20/04/2018 16:58

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Beware of the description regarding dogs

This site is well run with good friendly wardens. The facilities are clean and in good condition The site is quiet and close to the lovely seaside town of Aberaeron with its many painted houses My main issue with this site explains my overall mark of 3 stars. The site description says it is good for dogs, well there is no dog walk and if you have a dog which needs plenty of walks don't go to this site. The only place that you can walk is the narrow country roads and they are narrow and not really safe.

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CMDC

Caravanner from West Glamorgan

Reviewed on 13/10/2017 19:52

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