Glanllyn Lakeside Caravan & Camping Park

Our large shingle private beach offers easy access to launch boats, canoes and sailboards. Boat storage available. Sailing permits available on site. 

Bala lake ('Llyn Tegid’ in Welsh) is 4 miles long and 0.75 mile wide. Permits from the Snowdonia National Park are required for any water activity on Bala lake.  These can be purchased from the Lake Warden who visits twice daily, £3.50per day or £10 per week for a canoe/kayak including inflatables, and £4 per day or £15 per week for sailing boats.  Participants have to wear a lifejacket or buoyancy aid at all times.  Power boats are not allowed but small battery/electric engines are allowed.

Glanllyn Park is ideally situated for hill walkers being close to the foot of Aran Benllyn mountain, also Cader Idris mountain, the Arenigs and Berwyn mountain ranges are nearby. 

Our local market town of Bala is on the borderline between North and Mid Wales therefore, very central for sightseeing numerous attractions of both areas.

The Tryweryn National Whitewater centre, (phone: 01678 521083 Website: www.ukrafting.co.uk  (famous for its rafting and canoeing), is 5 miles away and there is tuition available for all types of water-borne activity.

Bala Sailing Club is nearby, www.balasc.org.uk

Bala Adventure and Watersports Centre is 3 miles away offering tuition and equipment hire for sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, white rafting, climbing, abseiling, raft building, canoeing and mountain biking. Check out their website for more information  http://www.balawatersports.com

Cycling is an exhilarating and healthy way of enjoying the countryside and there are a variety of routes and trails, many of which will be fully way marked and will have accompanying leaflets. Details of these are available from the Tourist Information Centre.

You can hire a bike or if you have your own mountain bike you can follow the first class trails in the Coed y Brenin, being only 20 minutes away - www.mbwales.com   and Gwydir forests or the Lôn Las Cymru, the cross Wales cycle route. No 8. There are also a number of local routes in the area - Lôn Las Menai, Lôn Eifion and Lôn Ardudwy www.cyclingnorthwales.co.uk

Useful Links.......

www.adventuremap.co.uk

Pony trekking is available at a riding centre in Penmachno, near Betws y Coed www.horse-riding-wales.co.uk  

 Cycling Wales: www.CTC-wales.org.uk  (cycling organisation) 
www.activitywales.com
www.bestwalks.com
www.visitbala.org
www.GoBala.org
www.get-wet.co.uk
Get Wet offers High Ropes in the highest continuous course in the UK along with Paintballing and White water rafting (in Bala and in Llangollen).
www.activitynorthwales.co.uk