Wildcamping in Wales are we welcome?

I live in Wales and walk to workin England so right on the border. Last Wednesday and Thursday I wild camped in 2 places both of which I have been to in the past and no problems. While at the Co-op in Llandovery a lady shopper came up and said how nice it wasn to see tourists back in Wales. So I say go for, it there are plenty of vans/motorhomes overnighting in Hay on Wye(y)
 
Thank you, not sure which part of Wales we will go to, although Anglesey is looking favourable 😊
I absolutely love all of Wales,but although it has some lovely spots I think Anglesey is a bit grim in comparison with the rest.
 
I absolutely love all of Wales,but although it has some lovely spots I think Anglesey is a bit grim in comparison with the rest.
We do too that's why we go so often, when we first got bubbles I really had to fight my corner to convince husband that it is lovely and we should go. After a lot of persuasion he relented and has not regretted it 😆 Anglesey in bubbles would take us quite sometime to get too she is definitely not made for speed lol. We tend to only spend a night in one place and move on. Just want a nice quiet holiday with no hassle and possibly one night near a beach. Where would you recommend?
 
I live in Wales and walk to workin England so right on the border. Last Wednesday and Thursday I wild camped in 2 places both of which I have been to in the past and no problems. While at the Co-op in Llandovery a lady shopper came up and said how nice it wasn to see tourists back in Wales. So I say go for, it there are plenty of vans/motorhomes overnighting in Hay on Wye(y)
That's fantastic, the Welsh do tend to be a bit more welcoming and friendly in my opinion. Never had a problem in the past so fingers crossed for our next trip
 
Reading Conrad Jones at the mo. Anglesey should be quiet after all the people that got murdered. 😅
 
I stayed at South Stack last night no problems, am at Llnafairfeccan tonight, plenty vans around., off to llandullas/colwyn bay tomorrow and will visit the Valentine inn at LLandullas, https://www.valentine-inn.co.uk/ cracking little pub, dog friendly, great bar food, sit outside very welcome staff.
Parking is awks, but llandullas beach is 10 mins walk away to park there.

Bron y Wendon camp site is right next door, they have a waste drop and a Elsan point with water if required too.
 
Campsites with shared facilities reopen in wales on 25th July. Car parks and beaches in Wales last weekend were packed and I did spot motorhomes parked on these car parks daytime however it was not clear where they disappeared to at night. But campsites with shared facilities were not open. If you park up in discreet spots then you should be OK. From 25th things should really take off when campsites officially open up and no doubt more motorhomes and campers will be about so you should not stand out as much.
Hi not to put a damper on things but some one just shared on social media that fines have been issued to motor home owners for staying over night in remote places and the national park sherrifs are patroling the areas they know we all love to stay.
I was setting of on Saturday but after reading it I am changing my route to some where we are appreciated.
Wales will suffer not me .
 
Hi not to put a damper on things but some one just shared on social media that fines have been issued to motor home owners for staying over night in remote places and the national park sherrifs are patroling the areas they know we all love to stay.
I was setting of on Saturday but after reading it I am changing my route to some where we are appreciated.
Wales will suffer not me .

I don't understand on what basis fines might be issued for overnight parking in remote places.

There are no travel restrictions in place in Wales at present.

I would take social media reports with a pinch of salt.

I am intending to head to North Wales and Anglesey tomorrow.

I will report back ...
 
The rangers on the Brecon Beacons have always turfed motorhomers off the national park early in the morning...at least they are friendly and give you an hour to get up.
 
I'm just home from my first outing since new year.
Decided on a quiet campsite due to my shielding..
Travelling over the Brecon Beacons just about every lay bye had a motorhome parked up.
Wales definitely isn't closed.
 
I'm just home from my first outing since new year.
Decided on a quiet campsite due to my shielding..
Travelling over the Brecon Beacons just about every lay bye had a motorhome parked up.
Wales definitely isn't closed.
Thank you that is good news and I hope your first trip out since the new year was a good one. If you don't mind me asking which campsite did you go to?
 
Campervans are a drop in the ocean compared to the overall number of vehicles driving around all over and parking up wherever they need for whatever reason. Yours is lovely and should only attract attention for all the right reasons ;)

Go for it. As Moped said, there will be more mohos around anyway come the 25th due to the campsites re-opening. Just head on out there and play it by ear. You'll always get the odd nasty person/nimby wherever you go, ignore and treat with the contempt they deserve, if troubling you just move on to a better spot.

Enjoy!
Thank you, we do get quite a bit attention, or rather 'bubbles' does lol. We never had any problems with people up until last year when we were exploring Dartmoor, which is a shame because Dartmoor is beautiful no matter what the weather IMHO if it wasn't for our friend saying come over and stay in our field we would have gone home after the third night. In hindsight we should have put our point of view across as politely as possible, but we were so gobsmacked at the rudeness and contempt of people words failed us. Will be more prepared next time (hopefully there won't be)

Like you said go for it and enjoy ☺ sound advice ☺
 
I think most of the National Parks in the UK, Wales or elsewhere, always have more restrictions on park-ups and 'camping'.

The article just posted up in another thread earlier was this, and it doesn't come from 'social media' but a local newspaper.

 
I think most of the National Parks in the UK, Wales or elsewhere, always have more restrictions on park-ups and 'camping'.

The article just posted up in another thread earlier was this, and it doesn't come from 'social media' but a local newspaper.

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I agree with what the newspaper article is trying to complain about but why take a photo of a Motorhome parked up on the side of a Public Road perfectly legal providing the vehicle has Mot Tax and Insurance to make their point.It appears the Motorhome is chancing a stopover due to the wheel ramp/chocks.The article starts off by saying 19 penalty charges notices were issued due to a spate of illegal overnight stays in car parks.It doesnt mention the type of vehicle charged!
 
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Hello to you all,

Hope everyone is staying safe and well in these strange times.

We were thinking that we would brave the big wild world at the beginning of August (as it's my husbands and Daughters birthday) and do a spot of wildcamping in our little very old motorhome like we normally do, but I am a little apprehensive about it all due to Covid and the reception we will get. We also had a few bad experiences back last year when we did a tour round Dartmoor. The locals were not very welcoming thankfully we have a friend down there so the last part of the week we parked up in his field. Needless to say we won't be hurrying back.

I realise that due to people's nature there will always be conflict and the fact that they think we are getting something for nothing, and blaming wildcampers for litter etc.etc. It makes me sad to read the posts about the attitudes of people who want to stop wildcamping and I fear that it is getting worse. We have found some absolutely fantastic places to wildcamp over the years and would really like this to continue.

Has anyone been to Wales recently? We have done alot of tours around Wales over the years and have always been welcomed, possibly due to the quirkiness of our old motorhome and no one has ever seen anything like it or I should say very few have, but these are different times and I just wondered if this 'welcome' attitude had changed.

Any thoughts, advice and ideas will be appreciated

Thank you
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Our beloved bubbles the campervan

Love the van
 

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