About Aberafon campsite.
Blink and you will miss the entrance to this campsite. It’s a nice secluded site and you will approach it coming along the A499, as there is no other way to it. We used our TomTom satnav and it got us there without any hickups at all.
The Murco fuel station is along the A499, less than a mile away and has a Londis shop, and just over a mile in the other direction is a very little village called Trefor with a Premier store. We popped in here to get some beers when we first arrived.
The first thing you will pass when you drive onto the site is the shower and toilet block. It’s the only shower block on the site and it takes 20p pieces for 3 minutes. There are other toilet blocks around but these are the only showers, a bit of a walk but for the location and the beach it’s worth it.
Next stop along the road is the main building and reception with a small shop for essentials. We booked in, got our pitch number, map and were pointed in the general direction. The reception also have 20 pence pieces to give out for the showers, so we grabbed a few and were on our way. Opposite the reception house, was a barn type building that housed a games room complete with lots of kids activities as we all a pool table. Right next door was a laundry room with coin operated washer and also a chest freezer for refreezing your ice packs.
There was a convenient toilet block not too far from our pitch, with washing up facilities for your plates and dishes right next to it with lovely hot water.
We located our pitch and proceeded to set up the Vango Rosewood tent. The weather was nice, the pitch was a good size and we only had one neighbour in a small Trespass tent.
For our evening meal we had curry for tea which had made at home and brought along with us. This meant that we could just set up the tent, and heat up the curry with very little effort. Oh, and we sprinkled some water on naan breads and warmed them on the CampingGaz party grill to accompany the curry.
We then went and had a cosy fire on beach, and with our full stomachs we sat listening to the sea lapping on the shore and looking up at the stars – and of course we drank some beers.
FRIDAY
The weather was dull with a little bit of rain but was still warm. The dogs really enjoyed their early morning run along the beach, they are allowed to be off their leads whilst on the sand and they couldn’t get enough of it.
We had a bacon and egg sandwich for breakfast with a filter coffee.
Because the weather wasn’t the best, we decided to go for a drive, We drove to Caernarfon to the Morrison’s for a few bits and bobs. It’s a straight road, taking about 20 minutes.
We also stopped in at McDonalds for a cheeky Toffee Sundae.
Today was our wedding anniversary so we were having a lazy day (unlike us), and when we returned to the campsite, we set up the fairy lights inside and outside the tent for our romantic evening meal.
Needless to say, the rib-eye steaks, potatoes, mushrooms and salad were thoroughly enjoyed and all washed down with a nice bottle of red wine – Thank you Mrs TentLife.
