Camping in North West England
42 campsites in England, North West
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Chester Fairoaks Caravan and Motorhome Club site is a pleasant, open and level site in Cheshire bordered by oak trees. It is conveniently placed just off the M53 gateway to North Wales and close to the delightful walled city of Chester. The site is also close to a lovely canal walkway, a local swimming pool, and has two pubs and shops just a short walk away. The site has 96 pitches of which 89 are hardstanding and 7 grass all with electricity 16amp.
Royal Vale Caravan Park is a family run site for adults only located in countryside close to Knutsford, with Tatton Park and other attractions nearby. Expect a relaxed stay all year round on 52 all-weather pitches (some seasonal), each with water, electricity and drainage, attractively arranged around a fully appointed, heated, modern central toilet block. There are a further 10 grass pitches for tents. Access to the level, gravel and solid hardstandings is via compacted gravel roadways, landscaped on grass with mature and developing hedges and trees. The River Peover borders the park and a pleasant walk takes you along the valley to Lower Peover. The site also has 8 lodges available to rent. Minimum stay on Bank Holidays is 3 nights.
Wirral is a peninsula of great natural beauty, and the Wirral Country Park Caravan and Motorhome Club site is set right in the midst of some of its loveliest landscapes with wonderful sea views. Located in a country park of 2,000 acres of unspoilt nature, the site is made up of several pitching areas attractively separated by trees and shrubs. Some pitches overlook the Dee Estuary, which is one of many ideal places for scenic walks. There are lots of lovely wooded areas on site and plenty of bird life to observe. The site has 74 hardstanding and 16 grass pitches all with electricity 16amp.
Just a short walk from Southport Caravan and Motorhome Club site, you will find yourself in the heart of the elegant Victorian seaside town of Southport. Strolling past the exclusive shops in historic Lord Street with their vaulted canopies and Victorian glass is like stepping into another era. Opposite the site, there is a nature reserve, Victoria Park with its croquet, bowling greens, and flower show in late August, as well as plenty of family fun on the nearby beach. The Merseyside site is ideal for dog owners, with plenty of lovely walks in the local area, such as Formby beach.
Burrs Country Park Caravan and Motorhome Club site is surrounded by a country park, and on an historic cotton mill site, this site is perfectly located for a relaxing holiday. The site has 103 hardstanding pitches of which 34 are serviced. There are no on-site facilities but there is a pub and an activity centre just yards from the entrance. There are 103 touring pitches available, all of which are on gravel hardstanding. Electricity (16 amp) is available to all and 34 pitches are fully serviced. The grounds and buildings are immaculately kept, demonstrating the attention to detail at this neat and attractive park. A preserved steam railway runs alongside its boundary. The River Irwell runs through the Burr Country Park where you can enjoy plenty of pleasant walks.
Blackpool South Caravan and Motorhome Club site is ideally located for visiting the attractions of Blackpool, Lytham St. Annes and beyond. Located just off the M55, the site is some distance from the main attractions, so use of a car or public transport is required. Nearby attractions include the Pleasure Beach, the Zoo, Blackpool Tower and the world famous illuminations which run from late August to early November. As expected from a Club site the shower and toilet blocks are kept to a very high standard. A number of shops and supermarkets are available within a couple of minutes drive. There is some road noise, but if you have the option to choose a pitch away from the road this is minimised. The site has 92 hardstanding pitches all with 16 amp electricity. 13 are serviced pitches.
Glenlough is a family site situated on the TT course only three miles from Douglas. The site is spacious and flat with sheltered paddock. There is a regular bus service which stops at the site entrance. The site offers pitches for Tents, Motorhomes, Caravans and Camping Pods. No Group bookings will be accepted without being pre-arranged. Please contact site to make arrangements. The site has grass & hardstanding pitches most with electric hook-up. There are also Glamping pods available to hire.
Marbury Camp and Lodge is a site that overlooks the breath-taking Cheshire Plains and is a small, open all year rural site close to the England Wales border. Guests can choose from 12 grass pitches with optional electric hook-up point 6amp and a picnic table. Or 12 fully serviced grass pitches with optional electric hook-up point 6amp and a picnic table. The site also has two fully furnished, uniquely designed glamping pod cabins available to hire. Head to Whitchurch nearby (15 minutes’ drive) or explore the many walking and biking routes, including the National Cycle Network Route 47 and the Sandstone Trail (bike hire is available). Local market towns of Whitchurch and Nantwich are only a 15-minute drive away. Guests are presented with a range of welcome packs, fire pits and cycle hire (subject to availability).
Crowden Camping & Caravanning Club site enjoys a remote location at the Northern end of the Peak District National Park. The area is a Mecca for walker’s and the site reflects this. From the site, walkers can take a gentle stroll along footpaths or stride out on a stretch of the long-distance Pennine Way. The stunning Chatsworth House and Chatsworth Farmyard and Adventure Playground near Bakewell are a great family day out. Just north of here is the famous plague village of Eyam. Eyam Moor above the village is great for walking. There are more wide-open space and romantic landscapes to enjoy at the National Trust’s Marsden Moor Estate north of Crowden site. The site has 45 grass or hardstanding pitches (some seasonal), most with an electric hook-up point.
Bay View has been developed by the Holgate family into an excellent addition to their group. Situated on the north Lancashire coast, the park is an ideal base for exploring the Lake District, North Yorkshire and the Forest of Bowland. The park is divided into several grassy fields and many of the long term pitches have stunning views over Morecambe Bay, while others look towards the Lakeland Fells. It is a very open park with little shade. There are 25 fully serviced touring pitches with 6-15A electricity and water, a field accommodating 30 tents, and a choice of rental accommodation. From the park there is direct access to the salt marshes, and eventually the sea. There are organised walked across the bay during summer, led by the Queen's Guide, Michael Wilson, who took over the position from Cedric Robinson. A list of crossing dates can be found in reception.
Little Orchard Caravan Park was given its name as it is located opposite the Johnsons’ prize-winning apple orchard. The park has been designed to provide all the facilities required in open and tranquil surroundings whilst not disturbing the adjoining countryside. The 4-acre site is set in open fields with trees all around it. There are 57 pitches, each with an electric hook-up point.
A well established park with modern facilities, Kneps Farm is still operated by the family who opened it in 1967. Next to Wyre Country Park, it makes an excellent base from which to explore the area. A VNPR-operated barrier system flanks the reception building which also houses a well stocked shop. The 40 marked and numbered touring pitches are on hardstanding, all with 16A electricity and accessed from tarmac roads. They include eight pitches with full services. A separate area accommodates 50 caravan holiday homes (most privately owned) and six camping pods to rent. Recent additions to the park include a new playground for children and an outdoor fitness centre for adults.
Peel FC TT Campsite offers great value tent camping with well-equipped facilities, close to the quaint town of Peel. It is a great base for all your adventures on the Isle of Man, with access to an A-road that will take you to all the best spots.
Cheshire’s largest area of woodland surrounds Delamere Forest Camping & Caravanning Club site. Located in the west of the county near Chester, Delamere Forest covers some 950 hectares providing outdoor lovers with many walking and cycling opportunities on its network of paths and trails direct from the site. The green surroundings of this site complement its many environmentally friendly features. Nearby, Abbeywood Gardens incorporates a two-kilometre wildlife walk, while Stonyford Cottage Gardens at Northwich has a woodland walk. Enjoy a boat trip along the River Weaver at the Anderton Boat Lift, also near Northwich. The site has 80 grass or hardstanding pitches, most with an electric hook-up point.
This quiet, well equipped, family park beside the Abbey ruins has views over open farmland. It is an ideal base for a longer stay with plenty of interest in the local area, including Ormskirk parish church, unusual for having both a tower and a spire. The park is divided into small paddocks, one of which is for privately owned seasonal units, one for tents, the other for touring units. The 60 touring pitches, all with 16A electricity, 12 of which have water and waste water, are on hardstanding, separated by small shrubs and colourful flower borders. Mature trees provide shade in parts. Its proximity to the M6 makes this an ideal stopover site when travelling north.
New House Caravan Park is a quiet family run caravan and motor home park at the gateway to the Lakes and on the edge of the North Yorkshire Dales. Kirkby Lonsdale is a mile or so away, with its pretty market square, historic buildings, shops, cafes, Ruskin's View 'finest view in all England' and riverside walk to the famous Devil's Bridge. Surrounded by lovely panoramic views yet peaceful and quiet, New House Caravan Park is popular with regular season pitches and touring caravans and motor homes. The site has 25 hardstanding pitches with electric hook-up.
Wilcocks Farm Site is a spacious, landscaped site near the pretty village of Rivington on the edge of the West Pennine Moors. Situated between Rivington Country Park and a trio of beautiful reservoirs, the secluded farm keeps sheep, cattle, Welsumer hens and pigmy goats. There are also stables for local horse owners. With views up onto Winter Hill and down over the West Lancashire Coastal Plains you can enjoy the tranquil location in the heart of Lancashire. Wilcocks Farm Site has proudly been nominated for 'The Chorley Smile Green Award' in recognition of their approach to sustainable power and low usage equipment - their wind turbine provides power for the whole site and farm. Just 10 minutes from the M61 or the M65 this fabulous family run site provides the perfect base for exploring the whole of the North West. 22 hard standing pitches with electricity supply to all.
There are no formal touring facilities here, but overnight stays are available in the parking area are possible. Electric hook up is not available. Check in 12.00PM, check out 10.00AM.
Wilson House Holiday Park is an Adult only site delivering the very best holiday experience in a remote countryside location away from any towns or villages, just outside Garstang close to the Lancashire coast, Blackpool and the Lake District. The site is dog friendly with lots of space for walking your four-legged friends. It has 40 large hard standing super touring pitches all around 9m x 9m as well as 6 luxury lodges, each lodge having its own private hot tub. The onsite, coarse fishing lake has 20 platforms and is a great place to while away many a peaceful hour as well as a takeaway cafe at weekends. The fully heated, modern shower and toilet facilities are just a short walk from the pitches.
You will not find loud night clubs here – just wide-open fields in which you can walk, enjoy picnics and spend time with the ones that you love. Kids will appreciate the opportunity to run around. They can see what is happening on the farm and can make their own fun as they explore the surrounding area. Meanwhile, if you are travelling as a couple, there can be nothing better than a quiet romantic walk along the Lancaster Canal. Not far from the site you will find a newsagent, a small supermarket and a post office, as well as a selection of restaurants and pubs serving excellent food and drink. There is so much to see and do, and the site is the perfect base from which to explore Lancashire and its many attractions. The site has 25 hard standing pitches with electric hook-up.
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North West England
The northwest region boasts a wealth of industrial heritage with undiscovered countryside, the vibrant cities of Manchester and Liverpool, the seaside resorts of Blackpool and Morecambe Bay, plus miles of glorious coastline, home to a wide variety of bird species.
What to see in North West England
The miles of beautiful North West countryside offer endless opportunities for recreation. For the more active, the peaceful plains of Cheshire are a walker’s haven with endless trails to choose from. Lancashire is also good walking country, with way-marked paths passing through the outstanding Forest of Bowland, which affords marvellous views over the Lake District in Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales.
Birdwatchers are catered for, too, with the coast offering some of the best bird spotting activity in the country, most notably along the Sefton coast and around the Wirral Peninsula. The region’s cities have their own charm. Manchester, with its fabulous shopping centres and vibrant nightlife, boasts a rich Victorian heritage; the maritime city of Liverpool has more museums and galleries than any other UK city outside London;
Lancaster features fine Georgian buildings and an imposing Norman castle, while Chester is renowned for its medieval architecture and shopping galleries. And offering good, old-fashioned seaside fun is Blackpool. England’s most popular seaside resort is packed full of lively entertainment and attractions, such as the white knuckle rides at the pleasure beach, amusement games on the pier and the observation decks in the famous Tower.
Places of interest
Places of interest
- Cheshire: Tatton Park in Knutsford; Chester Cathedral and Zoo; Cheshire Military Museum; Lyme Park stately home in Macclesfield; Beeston Castle; Blue Planet Aquarium at Ellesmere Port.
- Lancashire: Williamson Park, castle and leisure park in Lancaster; Blackpool tower and illuminations; Morecambe Bay; Hoghton Tower and National Museum of Football in Preston.
- Merseyside: Liverpool Football Club Museum and Tour Centre; The Beatles Story Museum; Speke Hall garden and estate; The Wirral Country Park; Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre.
- Greater Manchester: Imperial War Museum North; Manchester United Football Club Museum; The Lowry; The Trafford Centre.
Did you know?
Did you know?
- The first public gallery to open in England was in Liverpool in 1877.
- Lancaster Castle is infamous as host to the Pendle witch trials of 1612.
- The first passenger railway station was built in Manchester.
- Carnforth station was the location for David Lean’s 1945 film Brief Encounter.
- Ramsbottom holds an annual two-day chocolate festival in spring.
- Morecambe Bay is notorious for its shifting sands and treacherous currents but can be crossed on foot with a guide.
- Opened in 1894, the Blackpool Tower was copied from the Eiffel Tower; the height to the top of the flagpole is 518 feet 9 inches.