Abbey Grange Campsite

View prices & book 5.9 96 reviews
Main camping field
Main camping field
View from pub
View of the site
Greenery all around
The pitching field
Play area
View of the surrounding area
Horse-drawn barge
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View from pub
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Greenery all around

  • Five-acre site overlooking the Vale of Llangollen
  • Only half a mile from the beautiful Horseshoe Pass
  • An ideal location from which to visit Snowdonia National Park
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.

Campground type

Tent sites 80
Caravan sites 80
RV & Motorhome sites 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, 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 campground/park are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Fri, 18 Apr to

Site types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

5.9

Overall rating from 96 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 7
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Budget/backpackerSpectacular scenery

40% would recommend this campground to a friend

39% would stay here again

What customers say

Great location with beautiful views, featuring a good pub and play area. However, facilities are often described as basic, dirty, and in need of updating. Noise from the road and other campers is a recurring issue, and some guests found it overpriced.

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Anonymous

Powered grass tent site

Liked Soap and toilet roll was provided in toilets

Disliked Rough, uneven, stoney ground to pitch on in field 2
Lack of shade/shady pitches in field 2
Rubbish bins in open view in car park
Dilapidated toilet and shower block
No paper towels to dry hands after toilet
Lack of signs to indicate where water tap is
Rude/aggressive male member of staff in white van demanding fire pit is put out (fully contained) when others have been cooking, sitting around fires all evening.
Working farm behind our pitch, loud machinery heard late at night, early mornings.
Expensive. (£46 for 1 night with electric hook up)
Poor quality.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The campsite was basic but everything we needed for a weekend.…

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7 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 7
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 6
Wifi
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Anonymous

Unpowered grass site

Liked The campsite was basic but everything we needed for a weekend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wonderful stay, was only one night but we’d do it again

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8 out of 10
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Facilities / Activities
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Tanya R.

Unpowered grass site

Liked Beautiful scenery, easy to find, good amenities

Disliked Nothing to be fair

Recommend to friends Visit again

pleasant enough

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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joanne e.

Unpowered grass site

Liked spacious field for camping in, excellent location for our need and easy to find. shower and toilets on site. nice pint at the pub food looked good too

Disliked shower / toilets not fully clean . bugs and flies and cobwebs in there.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A good site!

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 7
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Unpowered grass site

Liked The pub next to the field is excellent, very good facilities

Disliked the small field at the back is nice and secluded, the big field has great views but is right by an A road.

Recommend to friends Visit again

I booked it when I was intoxicated!!!!

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6 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 3
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 5
Cleanliness
 4
Wifi
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Andrew J.

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Close to town

Disliked Toilets were appalling, general appearance of site for caravans behind the pub were also unappealing.. pub looked clean but needs updating alot....in a nutshell, Llangollen is a lovely town but we shall be revisiting this site....sorry

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff were very friendly and helpful. The site was clean and…

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3 out of 10
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Colin W.

Unpowered grass site

Liked Staff were very friendly and helpful. The site was clean and tidy. I do however feel it was quite expensive for a grass field. £28 I'd say a realistic price would be around £15. It's £5 per night for WiFi and a whopping £18 for a 6 amp ehu.

Disliked 4 toilet/shower cubicles for the whole site. If 4 people are showering there no toilets unless the pub is open. I wouldn't stay again or recommend solely on the cost..

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place and lovely staff!…

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9 out of 10
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered grass tent site

Liked Lovely place and lovely staff!

Disliked Showers / toilets were a little bit dated but nothing out of the ordinary

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great pitch Beautiful views…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Amy M.

Powered grass tent site

Liked Great pitch
Beautiful views

Disliked Toilet and shower block was not the best
Really run down and dirty

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely stay

Overall

10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Alison M.

Powered grass tent site

Liked The campsite was lovely and quiet. The pub was great on site, food excellent.

Disliked Could do with a few more bins

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Pop-up campground

Dogs allowed

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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites) Pop-up campground

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 +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.99212°N
3.19108°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.8 km Parade Street 2
7.7 km Alma Road
7.8 km Crossroads Stores
Rail
9.9 km Ruabon Rail Station
10.7 km Chirk Rail Station
14.2 km Wrexham General Rail Station
Ferry
46.4 km Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
47.1 km Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
47.8 km Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal
Airport
44.5 km 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 41.2 km Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Rhyl East 42 km Sea GoodGoodGoodGood
West Kirby 42.1 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Prestatyn 42.1 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove) 42.4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Chester Castle 29.4 km

Cheshire Military Museum 29.4 km

Chester Cathedral 29.9 km

Chester Zoo 33.3 km

Bodelwyddan Castle 36.4 km

National Trust

Chirk Castle 9.2 km

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 43.7 km

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 44.1 km

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 47.5 km

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 1.2 km

The Clwydian Way (5): Llangollen - Corwen 2.8 km

Llangollen, Canal and Castle 2.9 km

The Clwydian Way (4): Llandegla - Llangollen 7.9 km

Pontcysyllte Viaduct and the River Dee 8.7 km

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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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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 caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Abbey Grange Campsite? From $57.47 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.