Pandy Club Campsite

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Handy Pandy

A lovely, spotlessly clean and friendly site. Very peaceful, but trains run nearby and often, which didn't bother us. Plenty of nice walks along footpaths by the river, which my dog loved. Centrally situated for many places to visit including, Hereford, Abergavenny, Raglan Castle, Brecon Beacons, Symonds Yat. Easy to find and get to, we will definitely visit again.

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fuff1949

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Reviewed on 14/06/2016 08:44

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Dandy Pandy

This is a beautifully located site, easy to find especially if you are coming from the M4. The hills around the site make it a very pleasant place to stay. Very good walk through the woods down to the river. Railway is quite busy but we didn't find it any problem. Facilities on site to the usual club standards and stewards friendly and helpful. Locally there is a pub just outside the camp entrance that serves good food and excellent beer. Further afield the Brecon Beacons Mountain Railway is well worth a visit as is Hereford and Hay on Wye. Be carefull leaving the site, the main road is a long straight which speed limits don't seem to count. Some very fast traffic. Would recommend and would certainly use this site again.

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perrysinwb

Caravanner from Wiltshire

Reviewed on 12/06/2016 17:59

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Surly, unfriendly warden

We arrived at this site at the stroke of 8pm on Friday 10 June to stay until Sunday morning, having had a really fraught drive in heavy traffic; we were quite prepared to find the barriers locked against us, but discovered there was another 'van in front of us, so we were allowed in. However, the male warden was surly, sullen and taciturn - we were not made to feel at all welcome. He told us that we would have to go to reception at 9:30 on Saturday morning to pay for our pitch. My partner duly paid up & the lady there was really friendly & very helpful. Later that morning, the male warden came by our 'van & began to pull bits of greenery off the hedgerow for no apparent reason - I looked at him & smiled, but he just scowled & turned away, ignoring us completely. It is a lovely little site, but one I think we won't visit again in a hurry until the male warden has a charisma makeover.

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cmfarrell

Reviewed on 12/06/2016 16:15

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Nice, Small site - but be aware of the impact of the trains

The first thing you notice on arrival is how small the site is. It is very compact and that also applies to the hard standing pitches which are generally no more than 5m wide. They are too small to allow car, caravan, awning side-by-side, and as a consequence people park their cars at the front of their pitch which adds to the complexity of navigating the site. If you have a wider awning then maybe one of the grass pitches would suit and there are a few (~5) that would allow you to pitch in that way. The site is kept immaculately clean and tidy as are the facilities. The biggest issue with the site are the trains. The site is approx 50m from a very busy railway line which seems to start around 6am with both passenger and freight train traffic. For those who have stayed at Betwys-y-Coed, the noise experience and proximity is similar but much more frequent. You'll probably experience a train every 5 mins during the day at Pandy. Overall a very nice site in a lovely location.

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Huw Edwards

Reviewed on 09/06/2016 08:14

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Lovely small site for access to Offa's Dyke Path.

I stayed here for two nights at the beginning of June and the wardens could not have been more welcoming and helpful. The site itself is small and well spaced out with lots of greenery and a mixture of pitch types. The dog walk is fabulous, with a long fenced area of short cut grass leading into the woods and down to the river, which was a wonderful place for dogs to cool off after a long walk up one of the many hills close to the site. As others have said, you can't ignore the trains which do run right beside the pitches along one side of the site and are very loud, if only for a few seconds each time. I was awoken a couple of times during my first night but less so on the second and I suspect it would become less intrusive the longer one stayed. However, if you can live with the trains, the site is otherwise perfectly peaceful and in a brilliant location for walking and exploring the surrounding countryside.

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Blytheberry

Motorhomer from Suffolk

Reviewed on 06/06/2016 15:58

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Fabulous Location !

Stayed at this site in May. Fabulous and well looked after, wardens doing a great job. Dog walk very good. There is a lovely river flowing passed the site added to this there is a busy railway line on the oposite side. I would say the tranquility of the river outways the noisiness of the trains or to put it better "What Trains". We will return to this site.

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Finglenook

Caravanner from Avon

Reviewed on 06/06/2016 13:44

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You cannot ignore the trains

Access to this site is very easy, the wide entrance is just 50m off the A465. Current wardens are very pleasant and helpful. Booking in was stress free, hampered only by a few inconsiderate members who thought that the off site by 12 noon request didn't apply to them. The site is a mix of hard standing and grass pitches. At the time of our visit the ground was dry and firm. The toilet block is a little dated, but is not tired and was kept spotlessly clean for the duration of our stay. The site is immaculate and very scenic, with the tranquillity being broken only by passing trains. This is a busy line, and if this is going to bother you, you'd be better off staying away. It didn't bother us much as we pitched riverside, but you cannot ignore it. The site has no shop to speak of and the play area is a fenced off area of grass. The dog walk is great and offers a pleasant stroll for morning and evening necessities. TV reception was good through our directional status ariel and we had reasonable 4G on EE, Tesco was ok for calls and texts only.

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scarletsfan

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Reviewed on 04/06/2016 09:28

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Very nice staff

Lovely site. Welcoming staff. Need better signage at the turning to the site. Had to ask at the pub just next to the site as we couldn't see the sign from the road. Would benefit from a few more shower cubicles but overall excellent and we would visit again!

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Gwensi

Reviewed on 02/06/2016 20:48

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Enjoyable stay

Had a lovely 3 night break at Pandy toilet block clean and tidy a nice clean site. Trains do go past very fast but the noise isn't too intrusive. Lovely inn a two minute walk away with great meals, plenty of places nearby to visit we would return. The Skirrid Inn up the road is well worth a visit!

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sandra greedy

Reviewed on 02/06/2016 19:12

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Perfect site for exploring Mid Wales

A small site with a good mixture of hardstanding and grass pitches. As usual the staff were friendly and helpful until I allowed my dogs to run on what was labelled as a play area. Just an open patch of well-mown grass which would have been ideal for a family game of cricket or something similar. A very pleasant dog walk led you alongside a fast-flowing mountain stream where I was lucky enough to spot a dipper on my first evening, which sadly did not return to pose for photos for the rest of my stay. The dawn chorus was melodic but the Arriva trains passing close to the site may have irritated some, as they sat out with their barbecues or reading books. With a public house situated within 50 metres of the site entrance ideal for a bite or a pint in the evening some may say, "What more could you ask for?" The showers were the hottest I have known on any site but were very easy to use and not at all crowded at the usual rush hour times. On the whole a very pleasant site suited to the fitter, older types rather than those with a young family.

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Grillee

Caravanner from Northamptonshire

Reviewed on 31/05/2016 17:30

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