Elan Valley wales

[retro]

just returned home from a weekend away 8)
my boyfriend has been to Elan valley a few times and said its one of his fave places, as its his birthday this week thought would be a ideal time to go.
went to the camp site he`s always stayed at (fforest fields), really cannot recommend this place enough! (13 miles from Elan Valley)

lovely site, really clean, decent showers, and loos (they are a must if you are to get me camping in a tent :lol: )
pitches were a really good size, electric hook ups if needed.
tents, caravans and campers were there,
family friendly place, well behaved children and dogs allowed :mrgreen:
they even had a fridge in the office with suplies, bacon, milk etc, and just put your money in the honesty box

for anyone interested this is their website

http://www.fforestfields.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

couple of pictures

lake at campsite

sunset making the pine trees look burnt :shock:

beer bottle night light :mrgreen:

some pics of Elan Valley

 

[mattd1984]

Looks beautiful 8)

 

[retro]

it was lovely and peaceful.

 

[Paulwillie1000]

Great area, and the Red Kite feeding station just down the road is awesome

 

[8ballbug]

We're booked in for a week, next Sunday any recommendations for the area like the red kite feeding station wheres that?

cheers
Ben

 

[NickJ]

Have a look here for the Red Kites http://www.gigrin.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This is fairly local for me one of my old training rides used to go around the dams, we've had a bit of rain since June so you may be lucky and see the water coming over the Dams, it's even more impressive then.

 

[retro]

heres a link for visitor centre

http://www.elanvalley.org.uk/visiting-elan/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

yeah the dams were quiet low in june, still very pretty
..we drove to Aberystwyth to watch the sunset on the friday night, was about 50 miles away, felt like it too forever on the mountain roads to get there, but was lovely, and because we`d already driven from east of england what was 50 miles more to go to the other side of the uk lol there were random campers stopped in laybys on way back to camp

 

[8ballbug]

Just got back from a week in Fforest Feilds campsite was really nice place to camp and stunnin area would recomended it to anyone.

Cheers for the headsup

 

[retro]

Just got back from a week in Fforest Feilds campsite was really nice place to camp and stunnin area would recomended it to anyone.

Cheers for the headsup

glad you had fun..but this thread is useless without pics :mrgreen: did you make it to the dams? if so were they full and flowing?

 

[8ballbug]

will put some up when i get chance didn't do the dams stayed local to the site saw some beautiful waterfalls and had a swim in the lake

 

[gibzy76]

I live in Wales but have never been to Elan Valley. Definately going to take a trip after seeing the pics though