Swallow Farm Campsite

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Rosie
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Triplets
Coco

  • Peaceful site on a south-facing farm with scenic views of Cheshire
  • A 10-minute drive to Tattenhall village and 20 minutes to Chester
  • Home-laid eggs available from a small on-site essentials shop
Up for a serene stay in north-west England? Swoop down to Swallow Farm Campsite and check out the Cheshire countryside from this small and peaceful dog-friendly park in the tiny hamlet of Hargrave. A stay here is certainly a scenic option – parts of the grounds have views out across to Beeston and Peckforton castles (both under a 15-minute drive away), and a little further on is Chester, which you can reach on an hourly public bus from near the park (20 minutes’ ride). The famed Chester Zoo is just north of the city (25 minutes’ drive) and the Chester Racecourse takes about the same time to reach. For food after a flutter on the horses, Tattenhall village’s restaurants and pubs – some serving tapas, Indian and Chinese cuisine – are a 10-minute drive away; a small convenience shop is here as well. Logs are sold on site and you can pick up home-laid free-range eggs from the small on-site shops which has essentials. Hungry for more? A pub serving meals is less than a five-minute drive away. The Ice Cream Farm is about the same distance if you’re craving dessert (surely always); when stopping here, burn off any calories consumed on walks alongside the nearby canal. Swallow Farm Campsite is also close to hiking and cycling routes for exploring more of the local lands and has essential facilities such as two toilets and a shower as well as a dishwashing area.

Campground type

Tent sites 6
Camper sites 6
RV sites 6
Open now
Opens May 2
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, May 2 to

Reviews

9.8

Overall rating from 109 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

98% would recommend this campground to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

Swallow Farm: owners Tracy & Colin are super friendly & helpful. Guests love the clean facilities, peaceful vibe, and farm animals (kids especially). It's safe, well-kept, with spacious, level spots. A minor wait for the single shower/toilets at peak times is noted, but most found it manageable. Great location for attractions.

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Very child friendly Lovely hosts Quiet and peaceful Lovely views Great location Lots of…

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Vicki H.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Very child friendly
Lovely hosts
Quiet and peaceful
Lovely views
Great location
Lots of animals for the children to feed
The best doggie lives there named Pip, who was so patient and kind with the kids
Lots of toys for the children to play with
Safe and enclosed so the children were free to run around and play safely

Disliked Nothing!

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100% recommend this camp site! We booked with 2 other families and…

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Claire C.

Powered grass campsite

Liked 100% recommend this camp site! We booked with 2 other families and our children ranged from 2-16 and they all loved it! The whole area is secure, so they ran around and played none stop. The animals are all around the perimeter and the very kind owners brought out food for the children to regularly feed the alpacas and goats and there were also chickens, sheep and ponies. There was lots of play equipment available for the children and a fenced off football area too. The facilities were clean. The owners were so lovely especially with the children. Highly recommend. Thank you for a great stay!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, very clean facilities. Owners very friendly.

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Rachel H.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Small enclosed site
Owners very friendly
Freezer to store food/ice packs
Very quiet and relaxed

Disliked Nothing!

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Super small site with very friendly owners and good facilities.

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked So friendly and relaxed. Our 5 year old grandson loved feeding the animals and despite normally being very reticent around dogs loved playing with Pip. Clean facilities and everything we needed for an overnight stop close to Chester.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We will undoubtedly return next season

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Ricky T.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Once again, Tracy and Colin have been the perfect hosts. Warm welcome and extremely helpful and friendly. The site is perfect for families and in a truly fantastic location.

Disliked The rain 🤣

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff

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Wayne A.

Powered grass campsite

Liked liked the owners and the animals. the owner even helped me set up my tent. the facilities were very clean and well kept will visit this campsite again great views of the countryside this site really helped me with my mental heath great site would recomend to anyone wanting to get away from it all.

Disliked nothing

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Absolutely perfect little campsite! Warm and friendly welcome, great well kept site…

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Emma B.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Absolutely perfect little campsite! Warm and friendly welcome, great well kept site with clean facilities. Lovely and peaceful with beautiful views and alpacas, goats and chickens you can feed! We had a lovely time and will be back!

Disliked Nothing

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Lovely site a d a warm welcome, we had the place to…

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Yvonne H.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Lovely site a d a warm welcome, we had the place to ourselves for our stay. My grandaughter loved the animals and playing I the paddling pool. Toilets and showers very clean.

Disliked Nothing

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Welcoming, very family friendly, would definitely go back.

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Laura H.

Powered grass campsite

Liked We loved this site, pitch was large and good space between other guests plus space for the kids to run around. Location was fab (peaceful and green with beautiful sunsets and moonrises) Colin and Tracey were so friendly, just had a really warm, welcoming feel to the whole site. Our little girl had the best time meeting and feeding the animals, throwing the ball for Pip and playing with the other children and the toys that were there. We didn’t want to leave and would definitely go back. Wasn’t far to Chester Zoo and Chester and a lovely playground in Tattenhall nearby. People commenting on toilets/shower but wasn’t a bother for us and facilities were all super clean. Thanks for having us, we loved it.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent safe site with large pitches, super clean facilities.

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Jo S.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Warm friendly welcome, large pitches, reasonable pricing, meeting the animals, loved our stay and will return soon!

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Local produce Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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

Themes

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

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

Type

Farm Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Location

Swallow Farm Campsite

Mill Lane

Hargrave

Chester

Cheshire

England

CH3 7RH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.15439°N
2.75976°W

Nearest transport

Bus
6.2 mi Bus Exchange
7.3 mi Zoo Park & Ride
10.3 mi Bus Station
Rail
5.5 mi Mouldsworth Rail Station
5.8 mi Chester Rail Station
6.4 mi Delamere Rail Station
Ferry
19.6 mi Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
19.9 mi Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal
20 mi Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal
Airport
13.3 mi Liverpool John Lennon Airport
24.7 mi Manchester Airport
24.7 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 2

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

Kid-friendly activities out in nature aren’t far from this site: the Crocky Trail, a mile-long adventure path including slides and rope swings, is five minutes’ drive away, and the nearby former royal Beeston Castle (10 minutes' drive) transports small visitors (and larger ones) back to the 1220s with its turreted architecture. Set on a sandstone crag 350 feet higher than the Cheshire Plain, this spot also has plenty of winsome views for the grownups to sigh over; other scenic places in the area include Chester’s amphitheatre and Roman walls left over from the settlement's beginnings as a first-century fortress (20 minutes). The city also houses the Rows, a shopping street covered in handsome half-timbered buildings and partly covered arcades. Just north (25 minutes) is the unmissable Chester Zoo, one of the best and biggest in Britain with animal enclosures covering an area of 125 acres. This centre is the home of all sorts of creatures, ranging from the aardvark to the zebra, with some of the most popular being the tigers, lions and jaguars.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
West Kirby 23.3 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Wallasey 23.3 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Moreton 23.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Meols 24 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Cheshire Military Museum 5.9 mi

Chester Castle 6 mi

Chester Cathedral 6.1 mi

Delamere Forest 6.1 mi

Chester Zoo 6.9 mi

National Trust

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 13.4 mi

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 19.1 mi

Chirk Castle 20.4 mi

Nether Alderley Mill 23.3 mi

Biddulph Grange Garden 24.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Duddon Heath - Hargrave - Duddon Heath 2 mi

Battle of Rowton Heath(s), 1645 2.3 mi

The Baker Way (E-W) Part 2: Tarvin - Chester 3 mi

Beeston, Peckforton and Cheshire 3.5 mi

Beeston Castle and the Shropshire Union Canal 3.5 mi

Local events

  • Creamfields (Thursday, August 21, 2025 – Thursday, August 21, 2025)

    Warrington, England 13.3 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Swallow Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Swallow Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Swallow Farm Campsite? Kid-friendly activities out in nature aren’t far from this site: the Crocky Trail, a mile-long adventure path including slides and rope swings, is five minutes’ drive away, and the nearby former royal … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Swallow Farm Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Swallow Farm Campsite? From $39.84 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.