When can I check in and check out of Castle Farm Holidays?

On-site accommodation Arrive: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m. In the week prior to your stay please contact the site to confirm your estimated arrival times and key instructions. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Castle Farm Holidays?

From £80 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Castle Farm Holidays

View prices & book Last booked one day ago 9.9 18 reviews

Beech and oak pods looking down to the shower block

Comfy glamping units on a quiet site in rural Shropshire
A half-hour drive from canal rides, steam railway and Horseshoe Pass
Five minutes' drive to pub and 10 minutes to shops

This is border countryside, neither properly English nor Welsh, but very much Shropshire’s own. And Castle Farm Holidays has a lovely patch of it, across green fields just outside the hamlet of Dudleston, gazing onto an old church spire. The glamping units here are little works of wonder that stay cosy whatever the weather brings along. They all come with electric fires, kettles and microwaves, and they're all secluded and quiet, but comfortably close to the shower block which has a wheelchair-friendly wetroom. There’s a splendid pub with food five minutes’ drive away near St Martin's, while shops and big supermarkets are close by in Ellesmere, 10 minutes' drive away. The town’s a handy base for exploring the local area, whose various meres formed a string of lakes and wetlands when the last Ice Age ended. There are lots of walking trails to tramp too: around and beyond the town, along the canal and through to the meres. Birdwatchers flock to Wood Lane Nature Reserve (20 minutes), which draws legions of long-legged water birds like redshanks, whimbrels and green sandpipers. Ellesmere's island (mysteriously called Moscow) is home to a colony of herons, whose soap opera of matching, hatching and chick feeding is beamed live to the big screens at the visitor centre: who needs TV…?

Site type

Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Group bookings of 18 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
Single-sex bookings of 14 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.
No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 4 Apr to Mon, 3 Nov 2025

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Bought logs and firelighter to roast marshmellows by the pod.

View from inside the pod. nice to wake up and see cattle.

Outside cooking, shower blocks and oak pod in the background

Toasting our holiday, you can see the rest of the site in the background

All round excellent

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Julie H. Aug 2024

Willow camping pod (hot tub)

Liked: Willow Pod with hot tub
Everything !!
The owners were friendly and went above and beyond to make arrival easy and perfect. The pods were clean, spacious and like home from
home with special touches , dog biscuits and milk in the fridge on arrival .
Toilet and shower facilities were spotlessly clean along with the dish washer area all very clean and well kept .
Beautiful views in a quiet setting and within driving distance of shops, pubs, walks and plenty of things to do .
Thoroughly enjoyable stay would definitely revisit .

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From the manager: Hi Julie,
It was lovely to meet you all, and we are so pleased that you enjoyed a relaxing break. Thank you for visiting us.

Great site if you want to get away from it all

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	4

Tina M. Sept 2024

Beech camping pod (four person)

Liked: Very quiet site with only 5 pods on site. Key for the pod was left in a security box so didn't have to worry about checking in.
Clean toilet and shower block.
Owners very friendly and popped to the pod to see if we were having a nice time.
Ordered logs, matches, and things to toast marshmallows which were there on arrival.

Disliked: Advertised as wifi at pod but very bad connection. Could only get connection outside the pod not inside probably because it's rural. Those of you with teenagers will understand the pain of not having it :)
Only other thing, we were put in the pod in between 2 families that were together so we had a lot of traffic of people going in between the pods either side of us. They may not have mentioned that they wanted pods next to each other when booking it.

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From the manager: It was lovely to meet you, thank you for your email saying you had a nice stay, we are so pleased you have enjoyed yourselves.
All our pods have names, making it easier for guests to know which pod they have booked, some have hot tubs, some do not etc , and this also allows us to manage them as well across all booking platforms. Therefore when making a booking, guests do actually choose the pod they are staying in, we do not allocate the pods to the guests.
The booking you made came before the other booking. If you had been unhappy with your choice of pod, we would have done our utmost to ask the other family if they would have preferred to swap pods with you( which I am sure they would have done for their own convenience too). At that point it would have been possible to swap the pods, as length of stay and following , incoming bookings for those pods would also need to be considered.
We would have tried to help you, but sadly, we were not made aware that there was an issue, as nothing at all was mentioned to us at the time of the stay.
The wifi is complimentary and was upgraded last Autumn on the whole site and our home. It is Airband wifi which is the very best we can possibly have for rural areas, but speeds may still vary from other different areas and what guests may be used to. We are on it in our home too and have no issues at all since the upgrade. There is another review on here for the same period of stay with 5/5 for wifi, so I am very sorry, but not sure why you weren't getting it inside your pod as all pods have the same wifi system.

Great site, clean tidy, great facilities

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Fiona E. Aug 2024

Oak camping pod (four person)

Liked: Fantastic stay accommodation was clean and facilities also, the huts were well maintained, the site had a calm restful feel and the kids loved seeing the cows in the field opposite. We would visit again, there was great communication with the friendly owner also.

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This is an excellent little place for a getaway. We did a…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Klaudia K. Jul 2024

Willow camping pod (hot tub)

Liked: This is an excellent little place for a getaway. We did a little girls trip and the fact that its so secluded was the highlight of the trip, super clean and the hot tub was amazing in the willow pod, Facilities were amazingly clean and smelled good! Loved seeing the cows across the field every morning just added to our experience. Also amazing they offer a firepit hire that includes logs, marshmellows firestarters and matches for £25 and it was worth it we had an amazing fire night. lovely that its so small theres only 5 pods on site which makes it amazingly good for some privacy and quiet. Overall we had a brilliant time and will be returning when we have a chance!

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amazing stay pods gawjus toilet and shower block very clean…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous May 2024

Willow camping pod (hot tub)

Liked: amazing stay pods gawjus toilet and shower block very clean

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Excellent would recommend for a short break

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous May 2024

Beech camping pod (four person)

Liked: Very welcoming host, Nice clean facilities. Lots of room around glamping pod for children to play.

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Lovely location, clean pod with all that you need.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Jennifer J. Sept 2023

Oak camping pod (four person)

Liked: Lovely location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean, friendly sight

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Joanna C. Aug 2023

Oak camping pod (four person)

Liked: Fab sight, great location. Lovely glamping pods. It was a really relaxing location, I would highly recommend.

Disliked: None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great little site for a long or short stay

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Susan C. Aug 2023

Beech camping pod (four person)

Liked: Comfortable pods, very tidy organised site, lovely setting, friendly owner.
Toilet block very clean and accessible. Little lounge area very nice.

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The pod was great, in a beautiful setting. The rain didn’t dampen…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Aug 2023

Oak camping pod (four person)

Liked: The pod was great, in a beautiful setting. The rain didn’t dampen our night away. We had the fire pit going regardless. The facilities were immaculately clean. The pod had been decorated with birthday banners as it was my husbands birthday surprise - a lovely touch by the owners.

Disliked: We didn’t dislike anything, the only thing we struggled with was the pod was so hot overnight with 4 people and a dog. You may need to open a window if it’s a hot night.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Castle Farm Holidays

The Castle Farm

Dudleston

Ellesmere

Shropshire

England

SY12 9EF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.94271°N
-2.97224°W

Nearest transport

Coach

3.6 mi St Mary`s Church

3.6 mi Hand Hotel

4.2 mi Wynnstay Arms Hotel

Rail

4 mi Chirk Rail Station

4.3 mi Ruabon Rail Station

4.3 mi Gobowen Rail Station

Ferry

Airport

27.7 mi Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

A half-hour drive across the border gets you to Llangollen, a lively spot with a fine backdrop of the Berwyn mountains behind. Sitting on the River Dee, it's a great place for a meander down the canal (you can even hire a horse-drawn boat for an added sense of history). For more vintage experiences, take the steam railway, whose engines puff you 10 miles along the river to Corwen. Heading back further in time, Chirk Castle (20 minutes) sits on a hill surrounded by parkland right by Offa's Dyke; within its grounds is the Great Oak of the Gate of the Dead, a still-thriving tree planted to mark the site of a battle in 1165. Castell Dinas Brân (30 minutes) is another fine fortification, high in the hills and mostly ruined, and with cracking views. These are rivalled only by the ones at Horseshoe Pass (30 minutes), an old mountain route whose vistas are complemented by a café at the top doing bacon sarnies. Also half an hour away, the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a mere 38 metres high but you'll feel suspended in thin air as you walk or boat across this narrow 'stream in the sky' built across the Dee in 1805. For watery thrills of another kind, the Blue Planet Aquarium (an hour) has Europe's largest collection of sharks and perhaps the only bunch you can dive in and say hi to.

Must see

Chester Castle 17.1 mi

Cheshire Military Museum 17.2 mi

Chester Cathedral 17.6 mi

Chester Zoo 19.9 mi

Powis Castle & Garden 21.6 mi

National Trust

Chirk Castle 5 mi

Attingham Park 22 mi

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill 22.4 mi

Sunnycroft 25.6 mi

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 27.5 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Overton / Owrtyn - Erbistock - Overton / Owrtyn 2.5 mi

Chirk - The Aqueduct - Shropshire Union Canal - Chirk 3.6 mi

Pontcysyllte Viaduct and the River Dee 4.3 mi

Chirk Castle and the Afon Ceiriog 5 mi

Erddig Hall and Wat's Dyke 5.9 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Changes to your holiday

Changes cannot be made once you have booked.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
The site is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Hired accommodation

Hired accommodation: a £50.00 damage/cleanliness/bracelet deposit is required within 7 days of arrival and will be refunded within 2 day(s) of departure after inspection of your unit, should no damage/losses be found.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 18 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Single-sex bookings of 14 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles

No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.

Visitors

Visitors are not permitted on site.

Additional terms

Barbecues can only be used on a gravel surface.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Castle Farm Holidays have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Castle Farm Holidays dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Castle Farm Holidays? A half-hour drive across the border gets you to Llangollen, a lively spot with a fine backdrop of the Berwyn mountains behind. Sitting on the River Dee, it's a great place for … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Castle Farm Holidays?

On-site accommodation

Arrive: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Depart by: 10 a.m.

In the week prior to your stay please contact the site to confirm your estimated arrival times and key instructions.
Read more
How much does it cost to stay at Castle Farm Holidays? From £80 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.