Campsites in Welshpool

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Camping in Welshpool

Welshpool is a town in Powys, Wales, 4 miles from the Wales-England border. The town is low-lying on the River Severn; the Welsh language name Y Trallwng literally meaning 'the marshy or sinking land'.

Apart from its setting in rolling borderland, Welshpool’s principal attraction to the visitor is the 13th Century Powis Castle - a sandstone castle overlooking the Severn Valley. The castle is an impressive sight with its red walls and beautiful terraced gardens. The museum contains treasures that Clive of India brought back from India - his family married into the Herberts of Powis.

You can also visit the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway - a narrow gauge steam train operating throughout the summer months. It runs on an 8 mile journey from Raven Square and operates between Easter and early October - but not every day (phone for timetables).

The restored octagonal cockpit is in the centre of the town and is unusual in being the only one in Wales on its original site.