Shaw Hall

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Visitor image of the lovely flat large field
Visitor image of the lovely flat large field
Adventure park
Visitor image of the camping field
Bowls anyone?
Leeds liverpool canal
View of the surroundings
Main bar
Stunning views at every angle
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Adventure park
Visitor image of the camping field
Bowls anyone?

  • Peaceful and remote park 15 minutes' drive from the coast at Southport
  • Under 10 minutes' drive from the market town of Ormskirk
  • Adventure play park, pitch and putt, bar and bowling green
Secluded, well set up for kids and only a 15-minute drive from the fine sands and seaside town of Southport – all sounds like a sure thing for a tiptop family holiday in England's north west. Under 10 minutes' drive from the market town of Ormskirk, Shaw Hall is a family-oriented site among acres of countryside near the small Lancashire village of Scarisbrick. It's within easy driving distance of the Martin Mere wetland centre for nature spotting, birdwatching, and canal boat tours, and a few miles from more of the same via canal rides (and cream teas) on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. As a family site, Shaw Hall is well set up for kids, with an adventure playground, bowling green, pitch and putt, plenty of room to play, and air hockey and pool tables in the bar. A bar with beer garden and takeaway is to hand for food and drink, along with evening entertainment a couple of times a week for grownups. (Please note that some entertainment may incur a charge.) A fully-stocked on-site shop is available daily, too. Among the amenities at the main site (a few minutes' walk from the camping field) are an accessible bathroom block with toilets, hot showers and a parent and baby bathroom; a washing-up area, and a launderette with washing machines and tumble dryers.

Campground type

Tent sites 50
Open now
Opens May 2

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • Pennants will be issued as confirmation of payment. A £20 cash deposit will be required on checking in which will be refunded on leaving when the pennant is returned.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, May 2 to

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Reviews

8.6

Overall rating from 104 Pitchup.com customers

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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
 9
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

90% would recommend this campground to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

A popular, family-friendly spot with a great playground, welcoming staff, and a solid on-site pub and shop. Guests love the spacious sites and canal location. Downsides: some found restrooms dated/unclean, experienced noise, and noted a lack of supervision. Mobile signal is weak.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great site, level pitch, ok facilities, very friendly staff.

Overall

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Water on the field, clean kept area, play area for kids was awesome. Facilities on site were good and just what you need for a Weekend away with the kids.

Disliked Site says no campfires, which we was gutted about so didn’t bring one. But other people had fires and no one said anything to them. Can’t be one rule for one and not for others. Half the bathroom stalls didn’t have locks on. Showers area could be cleaner. No signal in the area, only WiFi connection was in the pub.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Respectful campers good site. Clean facilities.

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8 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
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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Michelle A.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Clean field
Good sized pitches
Quiet
Good park for the kids
Shop handy
Clean facilities

Disliked Toilets quite far from tent pitches worth bringing your own
Slightly downhill pitches depending on where you were.
No wifi
No EHU

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely, relaxed site with welcoming staff. Great pitches & facilities

Overall

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Lovely, relaxed and welcoming site. Great facilities (including a fab park for the kids, delicious food in the on site pub and very reasonably priced drinks), ideal location and really friendly staff.

Disliked No wifi/signal on the campsite

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really good thats why we’re going again in 2 weeks time. Kids choice

Overall

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Park on site is enough to entertain the kids , little disco entertainment for them on the Saturday all staff were very friendly shower and toilets always clean.
Had a Bar boot on the Saturday morning im the main Bar , which the food and drinks are well priced and NOT over priced same goes for the little shop.

Disliked Only downside for us was lack of internet signal, and if you don’t arrive early enough your having squeeze onto the field.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very kid friendly, good location, clean…

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 5
Accommodation
 5
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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Jennifer G.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Very kid friendly, good location, clean toilets & shower blocks

Disliked Food only served till 3-630pm, very over crowded. Quite expensive for such small spaces on campsite.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really enjoyed myself and my sobs first night camping !

Overall

10 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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Claire-Odette S.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Cleanliness, Location, Food, Shop, Play area, canal everything!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities - toilets, showers, washing…

Overall

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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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Clean facilities - toilets, showers, washing up area.
Children's disco on the Saturday night was great fun for our children.
Really good park thats right next to the camping field. The field was well looked after and just what we needed.

Disliked No signal at all on the field but isnt an issue as it was good to switch off for the weekend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall it’s one of my fav campsites

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 10
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
 5
Wifi
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Katie R.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked The staff are so friendly here, laid back. There good facility’s for everyone, it’s very family oriented. We have been here 4 times this year already, food lovely what they serve in the bar, kids disco & kareoke to

Disliked Only dislike I’ve had is can be very noisy until early hours in the morning with people drinking and listening to music loud. Other then that nothing :)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Avoid

Overall

3 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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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked All staff members were lovely and very helpful

Disliked The clientele, no enforcement of the rules.
Over booked
No space
In need of modernisation.
Toilets are a fair distance away and were not very clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

we will be staying here very frequent due to such an amazing weekend

Overall

10 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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Julie V.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked this is an amazing site with everything you need, very clean and amazing staff and caravan owners included

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

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 Car parking by site/unit 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 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

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 Public transportation nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites) Pop-up campground

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Shaw Hall

155 Smithy Lane

Ormskirk

Lancashire

England

L40 8HJ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.59668°N
2.91073°W

Nearest transport

Bus
2.3 mi Bus Station
5.3 mi Eastbank Street
5.3 mi Eastbank Street
Rail
1.9 mi Bescar Lane Rail Station
2 mi New Lane Rail Station
2.2 mi Ormskirk Rail Station
Ferry
11.3 mi Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle
13.6 mi Seacombe Ferry Terminal
13.7 mi Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal
Airport
18.1 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

You might want to get straight to the sands first from Shaw Hall, so pile the kids into the car and drive along to the seaside town of Southport, 10 to 15 minutes away, for its beach, botanic gardens and the famed (in some circles) lawnmower museum, the only such establishment in the country. You can also whirl around the fairground rides and attractions of Southport's amusement park, or have a promenade along the town's pier, where views stretch along the coast to Blackpool and north Wales. Elsewhere around the region, have afternoon tea on a scenic 90-minute canal boat tour along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, departing three miles from the site in Halsall, or drift around Marine Lake via pedalo or motorboat rides, seven miles away next to the coast in Southport. Four miles away is the Wetland and Wildlife Trust's Martin Mere reserve for birdwatching, wildlife spotting, boat rides and regular events including toddler days and nature ranger experiences. At nearby Ruff Wood, take the circular walk through 19 acres of mixed woodland filled with oak and silver birch trees. A little further afield are the salt marshes and sandflats of the Ribble Estuary National Nature Reserve, home to more than 250,000 ducks, geese, swans and wading birds; redshanks, skylarks, meadow pipits and linnets during summer; and 16 species of wintering birds.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Southport 6.2 mi Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Ainsdale 6.3 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Formby 8.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
St Annes 11.8 mi Sea GoodGoodGoodGood
St Annes North 12.6 mi Sea N/AN/AGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre 2.5 mi

Beacon Country Park 7.3 mi

Camelot Theme Park 9.1 mi

Croxteth Hall & Country Park 10.2 mi

Liverpool Football Club 11.7 mi

National Trust

Rufford Old Hall 4.9 mi

Formby 7.4 mi

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 13.9 mi

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 18.1 mi

Gawthorpe Hall 28.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

SCARISBRICK HALL 0.8 mi

Martin Mere - Liverpool / Leeds Canal - Burscough Bridge 2.6 mi

Haskayne, Clieves Hill (Ormskirk) and the Canal 3 mi

Ormskirk - Ruff Wood 3.2 mi

Mere Sands Wood - Rufford Old Hall 4.1 mi

Local events

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

    Warrington, England 21.4 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Shaw Hall have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Shaw Hall dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Shaw Hall? You might want to get straight to the sands first from Shaw Hall, so pile the kids into the car and drive along to the seaside town of Southport, 10 to 15 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Shaw Hall?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  12:30 p.m.
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