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Welcome to Glyn-Coch campsite. In rolling
Carmarthenshire countryside our sheltered site offers peace, history, wildlife,
and traditional crafts. Easy access to and from the M4 corridor (A40), National
Parks and Irish Ferry Ports.
Glyn-Coch's Camping and Caravan Club certificated site is located just to the west of St. Clears, Carmarthenshire. The campsite at Glyn-Coch slopes gently to the South East and is sheltered from the North West by mature hedges. The grass is cut once a week (depending on weather.) The view is of rolling grassland and mature hedges and woodland. Facilities include a standpipe, chemical disposal point, toilets, and a shower. (The shower is available between 6.00pm and 10.00am and is less then 150yds from your pitch. During the day the toilet block is also used by visitors to the craft centre. ) Four electric hook ups are available. Access to the craft centre facilities (including the Craft Shop, Pottery, Tearoom Collection of 20th century technology and Woodland Walk) is free.
This quiet site attracts mainly older campers and young families, but all are welcome. For those interested in wildlife there is plenty to see from our woodland walk, which hosts rare plants, over 60 species of birds, most mammals you would expect in this area. For the serious ecologists Glyn-Coch is one of the top 20 sites in the UK for moth diversity. For crafty Campers our craft shop offers items made by people from all over Wales, and the pottery offers the chance to make or decorate a range of china and ceramic products. Almost all our guests extend or repeat their stay.
I first went camping with my parents in 1953, and since we got married Thelma and I have camped all over the UK and northern France. During this time we have benefited from the help and advice of other campers when dealing with new, borrowed, and 'end of life' equipment. We know what it is like trying to perform a camping first. So if you are a new camper, or trying out new equipment, why not come here first. If you need it we are here to help, but if you learn best by trial and error, and wish to be left alone to experiment, then that's alright too. (Don't worry, we won't laugh, unless your antics remind us of one of our own disasters!)
A list of local suppliers of camping essentials and emergency information is displayed in the shop. St Clears even has its own camping shop as well as, gas batteries etc. The friendly White Lion Inn, 1/2 a mile away, provides bar meals and has a small restaurant. St. Clears has a good range of food and general hardware shops. We have TWO prize winning butcher's shops! (Butchers: Eynons. and Phillip Hughes) Over 100 tourist attractions are open all year within 1 hours drive.
The AA estimate that we can be reached in about 4 1/2 hours from London, 3 1/2 hours from north Wales and 4 hours from Liverpool. Irish Ferries at Swansea, Pembroke and Fishguard are less than an hour away, Brecon is just over. For more information please click here for Directions, approximate times and distances.
The camping season is from March to October. We accept Camping and Caravan Club members only, but you may join here (subscription approximately £30 or as specified by the club). (We can accommodate one or two units over winter, please ring 01994 231 867 for details.)
Prices
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£8.00 per night |
Electric Hook-up |
£6.50 per night |
No Hook-up |
All pitch prices include a car, caravan (or Tent), awning and a pup tent. Although advance booking is not required giving us a ring before leaving home could help avoid disappointment if the site is full. If you do wish to book a pitch we usually take a small deposit to cover the work of reserving and preparing your pitch in case you do not arrive. Contact Us for booking details).
We observe club rules, but the main rule, here, is that all campers must enjoy themselves, but to please remember that other people are trying to enjoy themselves too, and may not take kindly to being woken up at three in the morning with joyful singing when you are coming back from a night on the town.
Pets are allowed, but must be kept under control at all times. Pet owners. Please do not allow your pet to foul heavily used areas on the campsite, woodland walk, or round the buildings. If you have to clear up an 'accident', please remove it to rough grass areas (road verge, or woodland away from the path) where nature will deal with the problem within a few days. Only use polythene bags when absolutely necessary, as the council only collects once a fortnight, by which time (in warm weather) a very smelly bag needs to be carried in the back of our car to the collection point. Please do not exercise your dogs (or leave dog mess) in the fields as parasites that are normal to dogs can kill sheep.
Offsite attractions include (5 miles south ) the village of Laugharne, famous as the setting for Dylan Thomas's 'Under Milk Wood', about 3 miles further on is Pendine, famous for its 7 mile long sandy beach which once hosted World Land Speed Record Attempts. Beyond Pendine quiet country lanes take you Amroth which is the start of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. A few miles West of Glyn-Coch is Whitland where Hywel Dda (the only Welsh King know as 'Dda' or 'the Good') who unified Welsh law before the Normans arrived in England. Hywel's laws gave equal rights to women, and divided inherited property equally between all the children. To the West of Whitland is the pretty village of Narbeth, with its wonderful little shops. North from Narbeth roads lead into the beautiful Preseli Mountains packed with prehistoric monuments and fascinating folklore. And don't forget the castles of the Landsker line, or the resort towns of Saundersfoot and Tenby. The National Sailing Centre at Dale on Milford Haven is only just over an hour away. We are also lucky to be surrounded by golf courses and nationally famous fishing lakes. To the SE of us are the pretty estuary villages of Llansteffan and Ferryside. I could go on, but better to leave you something to find for yourself, there is plenty here!
Wales takes culture very seriously with the emphasis being on enthusiasm, quality of performance and fun If you feel the same, why not come here to enjoy one of the local festivals.
An early summer event is the St Clears Young Farmer's Club (YFC) Agricultural Show, traditionally held next to the road between St Clears and Pwll Trap it has recently been held on the Carmarthen Showground where it has proved to be one of the most successful shows of the year. A great day out for all the family! 22nd May (Click here to learn more about one of the best youth organisations I have come across YFCs)
Details of other events on the Carmarthenshire County Showground can be found on their website
12th June to the 24th July 2010 Trinity University Arts Festival. The Trinity Arts Festival is a feast of music, art and literary events including the Stuart Burrows International Voice Award
One of the biggest events in the area is the Pembrokeshire Fish week June 26th to July 4th 2010, which though centered on one of that county's major historic industries celebrates much more then just food. They usually manage to include a Tall ship visit into the main celebrations in Milford Haven, but events take place throughout the county so some are quite close to us, and the most distant are not much more then an hours drive away. The quality of these events is indicated by the fact that last years opening in Milford Haven Marina was attended by 14,000 people - the equivalent of 8 million people descending on an event in Hyde Park! You really ought to be there!
Later the Laugharne Festival takes place between 30th July and the 8th August (2009, but I expect the dates will be similar next year.) The Laugharne Festival is centered on performances of Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas's wonderful play which was written in Laugharne. In the play the people of the small fishing village of Llareggub, muse about their lives, their relationships and their dreams -some of which were MOST unexpected, and caused great offence to the people of Laugharne who thought they recognised themselves! Needless to say the quality of writing, the humour, and the playwright's obvious affection for his neighbours soon won them over
The Blaenau Gwent and Heads of the Valleys National Eisteddfod is held at The Works, Ebbw Vale from 31 July to 7 August 2010. (Ebbw Vale is 1 hour and 36 minutes drive from here according to the AA route planner, I think that the site is that where the Garden Festival of Wales was held about 20 years ago - so it should be a really beautiful show!)
Pembrokeshire County Show will be held on 17th-19th August 2010 on The Showground at Withybush, Haverfordwest.
Tenby Arts Festival September 18th to 25th 2010 Last year this included performances by Catrin Finch, Jacqui Dankworth, Massed Male Voice choirs, Hatstand Opera, the Allegri Quartet, the Symposia String Quartet, Allison Neil as 'The Just William Lady', The Doctor and the Devils (by Dylan Thomas) presented by the Fluellen Theater Company, and the very successful Pint Sized Plays.
The famous Whitland Choir is holding its first public performance of 2010 on April 9th, and is producing a new CD in May. See their website for further details. They are very busy, touring Cornwall and Waterford last year, and perform in many paces around the county and in Eisteddfods.
Tenby Choir is a newer outfit (only 35 years old), but no less enthusiastic and with a respectable number of awards to their name. I last saw them on a cold evening on the slipway at Tenby Harbour, and guess what, their website has some video clips of a similar event! Needless to say this was a very enjoyable event in spite of the weather!
Other local choirs include Llanelli, Haverfordwest, Haverfordwest Ladies, Côr Merched Côrisma, Pembroke
Other Welsh Choirs
The very busy Whitland Cricket club is just over 5 miles west of us.
Taf Running and Orienteering Club (TROTS) based in St Clears holds several open runs during the summer.
St Clears is visited by people following the Cistercian Way which links all the Cistercian Abbeys in Wales. We are on the Neath to Tenby Section.
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