Bowses Hill Farm

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Bell tent surrounded by trees
Grass pitches
Camping in the woodland
Grass pitches

  • Family-run 10-acre farm site with woodlands just outside Blackpool
  • A 25-minute drive to Blackpool Wake Park and Blackpool Zoo
  • Logs available to buy; firepits and barbecues permitted; shop nearby
Everything outdoorsy runs strong at Bowses Hill Farm, a family-run dog-friendly site with the tender touch of owners George and Charlotte, two big nature and outdoors lovers. It’s certainly nature-packed here, as the 10-acre farm is in a rural patch outside of Blackpool, and it has opened up its land for like-minded, keen explorers to get back to nature within the woodlands. You’ll be going down a privately-owned lane, tucked away… and once you're on site, there’s a nice mix of the homely and the wild. The owners want you to really appreciate nature, so an afternoon may look like wildlife spotting, den-building or searching for hidden tree drawings in the woodlands – or perhaps getting your hands dirty with some bushcraft activities or picking up wood and logs for a firepit. The site still has cosy creature comforts though, including a smart toilet/shower block opened for the summer 2021 season. There are logs available to buy from the site so that you may get a fire or barbecue going for some wild cooking, being sure to be mindful of their location, away from other guests and disposed of correctly. This is a wildlife haven with a peaceful stay in mind, so guests are asked to be respectful of the woodlands, leaving them unruffled, and noise levels must be kept down after 10.30pm to ensure little visitors and tired guests can get a good snooze. Conveniently, the local shop is just five minutes’ drive away from this site, so it’s easy to get your hands on more logs or other essentials ready to get exploring.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Tent sites 70
Rent a tent 25
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • A £20 deposit is required for the firepit hire.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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91% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Enjoyed our stay, my son wants to come back soon!

Overall 9/10

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Stephen C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site (woodland, wild)

Liked *Woodland camping setting
*Animals
*Play Area
*Clean toilets and washing facilities
*Quiet at night

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site and we're already planning our return!

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Decent sized enclosed site with play park, farm animals, open field and woodland to play and explore.
No allocated pitches so pick a spot and pitch up!
Showers & toilets kept immaculate. Firewood a good price for a large crate full, lasts ages too!

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

Overall 9/10

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8
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8
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7
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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site (woodland, wild)

Liked Camping in the woodland

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

clean site shower /toilet block has socket to charge a power …

Overall 9/10

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Thomas C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked clean site shower /toilet block has socket to charge a power pack . Plenty of hot water.
The farm and kids play area is a nice touch to keep young ones happy.
Pitching in the woods is a nice touch over all happy with my stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything about it, very happy glampers!...and the site manager was very helpful…

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

The Laurels camping pod (hot tub)

Liked Everything about it, very happy glampers!...and the site manager was very helpful 😀

Disliked NA

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic little site. A real Gem. Well done everyone involved

Overall 10/10

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Daniel G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked We loved our little stay here, only stayed one night but we would of loved to stay longer. My daughter said we definitely have to come back here Daddy. She loved the pigs the most. We enjoyed the lovely walk around the site, felt safe and comfortable and I very much enjoyed the showers. Fantastic facilities, very clean and well maintained. We will definitely come back again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Highly recommended. Too clean and the gentle man who is owning the place…

Overall 10/10

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SAMANEH KHEIBARI N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

The Laurels camping pod (hot tub)

Liked Highly recommended.
Too clean and the gentle man who is owning the place is really friendly and positive character.
Just bear in mind that the fuel should be provided by your own for hot tub (wood logs)and barbecue (charcoal) either buying from the site or out from any shops .

Recommend to friends Visit again

I’ve just left this site and already looking to come back again!…

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site (woodland, wild)

Liked I’ve just left this site and already looking to come back again!
We spent one night at Bowses hill farm and this is how it went;
Bowses hill farm was an impromptu booking as our original campsite had unfortunately cancelled on us but how glad are we that the original plans didn’t work out otherwise we wouldn’t have found this gem!
On arrival we phoned the number on the sign to ‘check in’ and we were greeted by a friendly face who was more than happy to tell us the camp rules and simply said pitch up anywhere. We also purchased a “magic fire” bag which definitely was the cherry on the cake for the kids come dark.
We had a “woodland” pitch but truth be told my husband wanted to go deeper in the woods much to his frustration with me wanting to stay on the outskirts.
The pitch was big enough where you felt exclusion to your own private corner and didn’t feel like you were squished or sat on top of one another.
On site there is some little farm animals which looked very well looked after which kept the little one amused simply by watching and feeding our vegetable scraps.
There is a built in wooden park within the woods which doesn’t get the recognition it deserves, the reviews should be hyping it up as the kids was playing for hours on ends at it.
Around the site there is nature walks which feels like you’re in a bit of a maze with the large hedges and winding paths much to our dogs delight sniffing all the interesting wildlife and vegetation.
The toilet/shower block are a welcomed sight with how clean and maintained they are, the shower is definitely a lovely treat with hot hot hot water (which the hotter the better for me) was definitely well received and warmed any campers up from the nights chill.
The mundane jobs like washing pots were made that bit easier with the deep sinks and ideal benches so my little ones could take a pew whilst watching.
The location of this site was easy to get to and felt like you was miles away from the every day bustle of life but conveniently located at the same time for a day trip out to the seaside which is definitely planned for next time.
I felt safe at the site especially for my kids which certainly helped me relax and have a better time all around!
All in all I would definitely recommend this site to anyone to get away even for one night.
Also extra points the fact it’s a child and pet friendly camping site so I didn’t feel a nuisance bringing my tribe!
We can’t wait to come again.

Disliked This is not a reflection on the camp site as it’s supposed to be quiet hours from 10.30pm however this site does offer glamping and there was a party in one of the cabin/tubs and the shrieking until early hours of drunken antics which luckily my kids are heavy sleepers but it did wear thin when we was trying to get to sleep come midnight.

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Very child friendly. Loved the farm animals, woodland park, hidden trails and…

Overall 10/10

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Joshua B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Very child friendly. Loved the farm animals, woodland park, hidden trails and bike track. My son spent all day on them. He even had his breakfast watching the goats. It's rare to get any time to yourself with a 2 year old so it gave me time to pack up the tent!

Nice quiet site, felt very safe.

Disliked Not much really. We had a great time. It was a little confusing when we arrived to the site. There was no answer on the phone and couldn't find anyone to ask questions on where to go and where to pitch up. Just muddled along and it was fine.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fabulous place, the ideal setting for young kids and big kids!

Overall 10/10

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Matthew J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Absolutely everything was perfect. The kids can run around completely unaccompanied without fear of them falling into a pig pen. The farm was fantastic, the goats went down especially well. And the forest play area doesn't get nearly enough exposure on the website. It's great, and the kids played there for hours.

It's our second time there, will definitely be coming back!

Disliked Nothing, everything was ideal.

Recommend to friends Visit again


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 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

Bush Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Bowses Hill Farm

Ned's Lane

Stalmine

Poulton-le-Fylde

Lancashire

England

FY6 0LW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.8925°N
-2.9474°W

Nearest transport

Coach
11.2 km National Express Coach Facility
14.9 km Clifton Drive North
15 km Clifton Drive North
Rail
5.7 km Poulton-le-Fylde Rail Station
8.4 km Layton (Lancs) Rail Station
10.3 km Blackpool North Rail Station
Ferry
5.2 km Knott End-On-Sea Ferry Landing
5.5 km Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing
15.9 km Heysham Ferry Terminal

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

You may know Blackpool for its seafront and 19th-century Central Pier (half an hour’s drive) complete with a funfair, but the attractions certainly don’t end there. You might have a hard time deciding between catapulting down waterslides in Sandcastle Waterpark (35 minutes), dropping from heights at Blackpool Pleasure Beach (35 minutes) or playing like a prisoner on the theatrical rides in the The Blackpool Tower Dungeon (half an hour). Water ready too? Blackpool Wake Park (25 minutes) has an aqua park where you'll be able to get your bounce on. Watersports are on full throttle here too, with everything from wakeboarding to kayaking. St Annes beach (40 minutes) will keep up this spirit too, as the sandy stretch is a hotspot for windsurfing and kitesurfing (and donkey rides, in typical seaside style too). To wind things back down, the town has a few spots for a more leisurely pace. Perhaps a tour of the enclosures in Blackpool Zoo (25 minutes), getting up and close with the wax figures at Madame Tussauds (half an hour) or seeing what life looks like underwater at SEA LIFE Blackpool (half an hour)?

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Fleetwood 6.1 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Cleveleys 6.7 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Bispham 8.6 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Blackpool North 11.1 km Sea PoorPoorN/AGood
Blackpool Central 12.3 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

The Blackpool Tower 11.1 km

Blackpool Illuminations 11.4 km

Central Pier 11.5 km

Sandcastle Waterpark 13.1 km

Pleasure Beach Resort 13.2 km

National Trust

Rufford Old Hall 29.7 km

Dalton Castle 33.1 km

Cartmel Priory Gatehouse 34.2 km

Formby 37.6 km

Fell Foot Park 42.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Little Eccleston - St Michael's - Little Eccleston 5.6 km

Fluke Hall - Pilling - Presall - Knott End - Fluke Hall 5.7 km

Fleetwood and Blackpool 5.7 km

The Shore from Little Bispham to Fleetwood 7.2 km

STANLEY PARK, BLACKPOOL 9.9 km

Local events

  • Lytham Festival (Wednesday, 2 July 2025 – Wednesday, 2 July 2025)

    Lytham St Annes, England 17.5 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.

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 Bowses Hill Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Bowses Hill Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Bowses Hill Farm? You may know Blackpool for its seafront and 19th-century Central Pier (half an hour’s drive) complete with a funfair, but the attractions certainly don’t end there. You might have a hard time … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Bowses Hill Farm?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2:30 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Bowses Hill Farm? From $67.94 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.