Lower Vessons View

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Visitor image of the pitch looking towards Pontesford Hill and Oaks Wood
Visitor image of the pitch looking towards pontesford hill and oaks wood
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  • Rural site with well-spaced pitches and pretty countryside views
  • In a rural location in the Shropshire Hills National Landscape
  • Pick-your-own spot stays on a nearly-wild park run by helpful owners
Venture to Lower Vessons Farm for a nearly-wild experience – free from the risk of an angry farmer telling you to move on halfway through the night – at a site in the Shropshire Hills National Landscape, 40 minutes' drive from the West Mid Showground in Shrewsbury. The scenery at this park is stunning: see pics, then choose your spot in the 16 acres of dense woodland or on one of the vast fields. According to the owners, the main attraction here is having a back-to-nature break without any noisy neighbours to worry about (and they've spaced the pitches a whopping 50 metres apart to make sure that's the case…). Given the level of seclusion, there are no roads on site; access is over grass, and campervans are welcome. If the weather causes problems, the owners and their vehicles are on hand to help get you on and off the grounds. While the idea of being stuck at this site is actually rather a smashing one, you won’t really want to be restricted from roaming around top Shropshire destinations like Shrewsbury (half an hour’s drive away) and Ludlow (an hour). For explores without a car, Eastridge Woods (15 minutes’ walk) is well known for hosting mountain bike competitions and has trails that are free to use, whether you’re a beginner or an expert cyclist. If Lower Vessons’ rural location has you questioning where on earth you’ll find food, the answer is that it won’t be much bother – the nearest pub is a mile away and takeaways and restaurants are within a couple of miles. As part of the wild experience, this site welcomes campfires, barbecues and dogs, and has cold-water showers. Guests are also welcome to bring their horse to the site for an additional fee (simply add it as an extra when you book – hay and straw are included); there are some stunning trail rides in the area.

Site type

Tent sites 6
RV sites 4
Open now
Opens June 26
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Please note that the toilets are portable/chemical toilets.

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English

Open from Thu, Jun 26 to

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96% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Highly recommended, peaceful, spacious site with stunning, remote views. Nigel the owner is friendly & helpful. Generous pitches offer seclusion. Enjoy campfires & local walks. Facilities are basic, but sufficient for most. Track & portaloos could be better. Perfect for a back-to-basics, natural escape.

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Primitive grass and earth tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Stunning location and fantastic views of the hills. We had the entire field to ourselves, so was brilliant for the kids to run free. Very much a "wild camping" feel. If you like a pristine site with flat ground, mown lawns and hot showers this site is not for you. But for us it was perfect.

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Liked Beautiful place. The view's are breath taking. Lovely helpful host. Nothing is too much trouble. So quiet and peaceful. Our favourite camping spot. Clean and pleasant smelling toilet's. Shower's available too. Fabulous place.

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Anonymous

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Liked Fabulous campsite in a great location for walks. The owners were lovely and very helpful with finding the perfect spot. This is the perfect campsite for a very chilled break I'll definitely be back.

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Ellie D.

Primitive grass and earth tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Really enjoyed our stay at Lower Vessons. It is very basic with just a portaloo and cold porta-showers, but it has all you need. You are far away from the other campers so aren't disturbed overnight, and the owners were very attentive and friendly. Loved it!

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The woodland pitch was great and the staff couldn't have done more!

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Chloe P.

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Liked Upon arrival we were greeted by Seb and Imogen. They directed us to our woodland pitch, provided our basket of firewood, water and firepit. Imogen advised we could text her if we needed anything, but we were then left to enjoy the evening.

We were a short walk from the field with a portaloo, the walk was fine for us, but this may be an issue for people with mobility issues.

Although we'd requested a woodland pitch, we didn't expect to get one due to it being the Bank Holiday weekend. Couldnt have asked for more! The pitch was great, we had plenty of room for our tent and equipment and had a great evening!

Disliked The only slight issue was that the woodland pitch we had, was on a slight slope. This wasn't a major issue for us, we were able to level out the area where our tent and chairs were and had no further issues.

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Favourite campsite! Excellent all round.

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Holly C.

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Liked Location: views are amazing as is the location for great walks. You can walk to Stiperstones from the site, visit the pub there and walk back. Also a lovely half hour woodland walk to the local in Habberley. The Mytton arms which was good value, friendly with nice food and cocktails!
Site: very spacious pitches so it really felt like you were camping on your own. Our dogs loved the freedom and it was very relaxing due to the privacy and quietness (but if you want to be louder they can put you in an even more secluded spot). The toilets were spotless.
Communication/ services: very prompt communication with directions etc. Imogen welcomed us and she and her family were all very friendly and couldn’t do enough - but not in your face - just there if needed. They supplied us with clean water each day - twice at times due to the weather. This was a great service.

Disliked Nothing!

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From the manager: This is lovely thank you for staying with us.

Idyllic away-from-it all escape. Look forward to visiting again.

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Linda F.

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Liked Peaceful - only sounds were birds, sheep, foxes etc
Visibility of stars - amazing!
Lots of space & wonderful view ( choice of pitches offered) and water container refill run by Imogen
Kind and friendly staff (thank you Imogen & family)
Clean toilet - yes a portaloo, but always had toilet paper and sanitiser.

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you very much

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Elizabeth D.

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Liked Liked the space and views

Disliked A large party in corner of field, playing loud music from cars, whistling, clapping until 2am. I noticed on your website you don't allow large parties.

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Anonymous

Primitive grass and earth campervan campsite

Liked Secluded, widely spaced pitches with wonderful views.

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If fairly wild camping is your thing, this place is a gem

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Primitive grass and earth campervan campsite

Liked Beautiful tucked away location, masses of space, wild camping vibe, friendly owner, pub half hour walk

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Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campground

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) No hot water Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Pop-up campground Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Lower Vessons View

Lower Vessons

Habberly

Shropshire

England

SY5 0SQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.61237°N
2.89973°W

Route directions

Follow the track half a mile up to the house while ignoring any turnings off and sound your horn on arrival.

Nearest transport

Coach
10.9 km Marche Lane Jct
10.9 km Marche Lane Jct
11.4 km Rural Cottages
Rail
10.6 km Church Stretton Rail Station
15 km Shrewsbury Rail Station
17 km Welshpool Rail Station

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

It’s the walking trails that will lure you to this part of the world – the moorlands of Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd (40 minutes) are particularly popular for pottering around, while the Offa’s Dyke Path (55 minutes) is prime for long-distance roams. The site’s surrounding area is also coveted by walkers, with a wide network of footpaths to follow including one leading to the rocky Devil's Chair outcrop at Stiperstones National Nature Reserve. After access to attractions? Navigate your way to the National Trust’s Attingham Park for explores of an 18th-century estate home to deer or swing by Stokesay Castle (45 minutes) enroute to the lovely Ludlow (an hour), a town with Tudor-style buildings to gaze at while meandering around the market-filled streets.

Must see

Powis Castle & Garden 18 km

Stokesay Castle 20.8 km

Much Wenlock Priory 23 km

Enginuity 27.5 km

Darby Houses (Ironbridge) 27.5 km

National Trust

Carding Mill Valley and the Shropshire Hills 9 km

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill 15.6 km

Attingham Park 17.6 km

Wilderhope Manor 17.8 km

Sunnycroft 27.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Nipstone Rock (The Stiperstones) 5.3 km

The Stiperstones 5.3 km

Church Stretton - Carding Mill Valley - Long Mynd 9.1 km

LINLEY HALL 9.3 km

Corndon Hill and Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle (Shorter Version) 9.6 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Lower Vessons View have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Lower Vessons View dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Lower Vessons View? It’s the walking trails that will lure you to this part of the world – the moorlands of Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd (40 minutes) are particularly popular for pottering … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Lower Vessons View?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  Anytime –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  Anytime –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Lower Vessons View? From $46.10 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.