Riverside Caravan & Camping Park

Four acres on the River Irfon

Riverside Caravan & Camping Park is a family-run park at Llangammarch Wells, in rural Mid Wales. The River Irfon runs along the edge of the four-acre site, and people paddle, swim, kayak and fish in it. The park is laid out for families, with a large play area in the middle and room between the pitches.

Pitches and pods

There are grass and hardstanding pitches, with and without electric hook-up, and the main field is wide and flat. New pitches were laid for the 2026 season, some of them let by the season to caravan owners rather than by the night. If you would rather not bring a tent, there are two camping pods — Poppy and Bluebell — which are the most-booked things on the park. The pods are £45 a night with a two-night minimum. The site takes caravans, motorhomes and tents. Pitches are level, with hardstanding available for campervans and motorhomes, and there is room between them.

The washblock

The toilet block is modern, with hot showers, a laundry room and under-cover washing-up areas. Reviewers keep mentioning how often it is cleaned, which on a small park usually means the owners are doing it themselves.

The village and the town

The Lake Country House Hotel is a mile away and does dinner and afternoon teas, and Llanwrtyd Wells, four miles on, has the Neuadd Arms and the Drovers Rest. Builth Wells is eight miles off, with independent shops, pubs, cafés, takeaways, an indoor swimming pool and a supermarket.

The only barium well in Britain

The Wells on the end of the village name is not decoration. In the nineteenth century Llangammarch Wells was a spa town, and what brought people here was a spring unlike any other in the country. Most Welsh spa waters are saline or sulphur. Llangammarch’s is charged with barium chloride, and it was believed to be the only spring of its kind in Britain. Doctors of the day sent patients with heart and kidney complaints to drink it, and the village filled up with visitors doing exactly that. The well itself is closed now, but the house whose grounds held the spring is still open as the Lake Country House Hotel, a mile from the site, and the village kept its name, its station and the trout in the Irfon.

Getting here

Llangammarch Wells has its own railway station, five minutes from the site, on the Heart of Wales line between Swansea and Shrewsbury. That is rare for a campsite. Builth Wells is eight miles for a supermarket, an indoor swimming pool and the shops, and Llandovery is seventeen miles west. The Irfon is a good trout river, and the site is used by anglers as well as families.

Good to know

What does a pitch cost? Non-electric pitches from £23 a night, grass only from £24.50, electric hardstanding or grass from £28.50, and electric grass and gravel from £30.50.

Can we swim in the river? The Irfon runs alongside the site and is used for paddling, swimming, kayaking and fishing.

Are dogs allowed? Yes, the site is dog friendly.

Is there anywhere to eat nearby? The Lake Country House Hotel is a mile away for dinner. There is no shop in the village now, so bring what you need or drive to Builth Wells.

What do the pods cost? £45 a night, with a two-night minimum.

Is there a railway station? Yes, in the village, on the Heart of Wales line.

Is there a play area? Yes, a large one in the middle of the site, which is why a lot of families choose it.

Can I bring a motorhome? Yes, there are hardstanding pitches laid for campervans and motorhomes.

How far is Builth Wells? Eight miles, for a supermarket, an indoor pool and the shops.

What are the office hours? 9am to 5pm daily from April to October, and 10am to 3pm Monday to Friday from November to March.