Abbey Grange Campsite

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Main camping field
View from pub
View of the site
Greenery all around

  • Five-acre family-friendly site overlooking the vale of Llangollen
  • Five-minute drive to Llangollen town and 40 to Snowdonia National Park
  • Restaurant, bar and playground on site
Seeking a scenic setting close to the countryside for dawdles around Denbighshire…? Then set your sights on a stay at Abbey Grange Campsite, on a five-acre site in front of The Abbey Grange Hotel and overlooking the pretty Vale of Llangollen. Surrounded by fields and mountains, this park is half a mile from the well-known Horseshoe Pass and is a convenient base for exploring the immediate hilly surrounds or taking on treks in Snowdonia National Park (a 40-minute drive). Chances to climb, cycle, mountain bike, fish and golf are also around the local area – just ask on site for the lowdown. At the park, charging facilities are on hand for ensuring your GPS has enough batteries for when you’re out and about exploring the region, whether shopping in Llangollen, five minutes’ drive away, for food to bring back and grill up on the barbecue or ambling to the Cistercian Valley Crucis Abbey (less than a 10-minute walk). On your homecoming from hikes or other similarly energetic activities, hotel facilities such as the restaurant and bar are accessible for cosying up with a pint or a meal, and there's an outdoor play area to keep the kids busy. The site has male and female shower and toilet amenities, plus chemical disposal facilities.

Site type

Tent pitches 80
Touring caravan pitches 80
Motorhome pitches 80
Open now
Opens 18 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The restaurant is open between 18/04 and 25/08.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Fri, 18 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

39%

would recommend this site to a friend

37%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Mixed bag, would not recommend for families with children under 10

Overall 2/10
Location 4
Value for money 6
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Luca F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Town close by
Nice enough location

Disliked: Curfew unenforced (We had a family pitched next to us playing music until 1 am.)
Facilities need updating ( The toilets are a bit grim even when freshly cleaned)
Pub overpriced
just off a main road so can be abit loud

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Won’t be going again dirty and un welcoming

Overall 2/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Peaceful

Disliked: Every loo was blocked
Staff at pub seemed to not want us there and not helpful at all

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You get what you pay for

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Jennifer B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Good location, beautiful scenery, cheap.
Some flat pitches.
A park for younger children.
Relaxed

Disliked: Only 4 toilets, unclean and unloved. Feels like the owners have given up. A good tidy up of the grounds, clear up broken glass and litter, empty the bins and a bit of maintenance/refurb of the toilets would make a huge difference.

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Could be perfect with rule enforcement.

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 10
Sarah M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Excellent Location.

Disliked: No enforcement of rules. Loud music played till 2am both nights. Cars coming and going till early hours. Dogs off leads interrupting young children trying to eat food.

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Location - good, facilities - poor, pub staff - friendly and helpful.

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: The location was great, scenic walk into Llangollen.

Disliked: The facilities were not good. It was a big campsite, with electrical points and non electrical. They had 4 shower cubicles with a toilet and another cabin with a few toilets in. There were always queues outside the toilets.

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Good site with basic facilities close to lots of good walks

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Site is close to lots of walks, ample space, pub, toilets and showers on site

Disliked: Having to pay for things like awning as extras (why do tents get a vehicle plus 1 tent but I'm in a vehicle yet have to pay for awning?? Never got that, taking up the same if not less space but costs me more!)
Pub had signs for carvery Sunday lunch but when we went in at 3.30pm were told it was bookings only, no signs to advise in advance so we could have booked.
Was told where to park which was on a steep slope, rather than choose a spot on a flatter area that others set up in later.

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Disappointed we wouldn't return

Overall 2/10
Location 8
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass touring pitch

Liked: The staff seemed friendly enough and helpful.

Disliked: The site was in a poor state of repair. The showers and toilets need a complete refurbishment and a good clean they where filthy.
Disused office equipment lay strewn around a disused static caravan.
It was expensive considering the facilities.
We left a day early

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pub on site, Tasty food Nice views Field…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Pub on site,
Tasty food
Nice views
Field

Disliked: Facilities ( toilet) etc

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite. Lovely bar.…

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 The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Great campsite. Lovely bar.

Disliked: Shower doesn’t work very well.

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Not worth it, stay at home

Overall 2/10
Location 8
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Neil A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The location

Disliked: Poor administration of the site, glass on the roadway by the toilet block. 4 toilets and integrated showers for the whole site, not enough by far. Would be far better with pitched marked out and a plan of the site. Needs much better toilet/shower block and cleaner better washing up facilities. Could then justify the cost.

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room 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 Rallies welcome 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 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

Type

Large (51-200 pitches) Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Abbey Grange Campsite

Horseshoe Pass Road

Llangollen

Denbighshire

Wales

LL20 8DD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.99212°N
-3.19108°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.7 mi Parade Street 2
4.8 mi Alma Road
4.9 mi Crossroads Stores
Rail
6.2 mi Ruabon Rail Station
6.6 mi Chirk Rail Station
8.8 mi Wrexham General Rail Station
Ferry
28.8 mi Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
29.3 mi Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
29.7 mi Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal
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 trio of attractions within strolling distance of the site includes the Middle Age ruins of the Eliseg’s Pillar cross (five minutes on foot), the Llangollen Motor Museums’ collection of classic cars (20 minutes) and The Horseshoe Falls weir on the River Dee (25 minutes); you could also walk to the hilltop ruins of Dinas Bran castle in an hour – or just drive there in 10. Llangollen is under 10 minutes’ away by car as well to see the horse-drawn canal barges and classic steam railway or sign up for canoeing, rafting and climbing tours. While you’re in the area, peer at the 14th-century Plas Newydd House Museum & Gardens rebuilt in Victorian times and redone yet again in the 1930s. Another couple of structures to stop by include Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (15 minutes), a 19-arch feat of engineering by famed designer Thomas Telford dating back to 1805, and the National Trust’s Chirk Castle for wanders around a 13th-century fortress in the Welsh Marches. Seeking yet more stunning views? Then climb to the Adam Tower for a splendid outlook from the upper floor windows down onto the Ceiriog valley...

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Marine Lake, Rhyl 25.6 mi Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Rhyl East 26.1 mi Sea GoodGoodGoodGood
West Kirby 26.1 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Prestatyn 26.2 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove) 26.3 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Chester Castle 18.2 mi

Cheshire Military Museum 18.3 mi

Chester Cathedral 18.6 mi

Chester Zoo 20.7 mi

Bodelwyddan Castle 22.6 mi

National Trust

Chirk Castle 5.7 mi

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 27.1 mi

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 27.4 mi

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 29.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Llantilio Picnic Site - Horseshoe Falls - Llangollen Canal - Valle Crucis Abbey - Velvet Hill - Llantilio Picnic Site 0.7 mi

The Clwydian Way (5): Llangollen - Corwen 1.7 mi

Llangollen, Canal and Castle 1.8 mi

The Clwydian Way (4): Llandegla - Llangollen 4.9 mi

Pontcysyllte Viaduct and the River Dee 5.4 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Abbey Grange Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Abbey Grange Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Abbey Grange Campsite? A trio of attractions within strolling distance of the site includes the Middle Age ruins of the Eliseg’s Pillar cross (five minutes on foot), the Llangollen Motor Museums’ collection of classic cars … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Abbey Grange Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Abbey Grange Campsite? From £28 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.