The Ridings Caravan and Camping Park

9.6 36 reviews
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Rural views
Hardstanding pitches
Ruby the guard dog?
Meet pepper, cherry, ivy and lissy
Entrance to the site
Shower room
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  • Small friendly site in Babell hamlet, a short drive from pubs/food
  • Beaches, Chester Zoo and Snowdonia within 45 minutes' drive
  • A few minutes from the A55 for easy cross-country journeys
Fishing, golf, horse riding, walks and beaches by day, trotting to the local pub of an evening – sound like the kind of holiday agenda you could possibly consider? If so, you’ll be settled among similar souls at The Ridings Caravan and Camping Park, a friendly little place in the teeny hamlet of Babell. Outdoorsy antics galore can be had just a few minutes away, and this is also a rather fine spot for those seeking to venture a little further, perhaps to the beaches of the north coast, the mountains and lakes of Snowdonia National Park or the excellent Chester Zoo. (It’s worth noting that though the views may be decidedly rural, the A55 is handily just a few minutes’ drive away.) However you choose to fill your hours, cap off a fine day by taking the short drive to the local pub for dinner, or by stoking up a barbecue. Being a relaxed kind of place, amenities have been kept on the simple side: showers, toilets, a washing-up area and a chemical disposal point are all provided.

Campground type

Tent sites 6
Camper sites 4
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Opens

Languages spoken

English

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Features

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

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

The Ridings Caravan and Camping Park

Babell

Holywell

Flintshire

Wales

CH8 8PZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.25374°N
-3.26542°W

Nearest transport

Bus
3.4 mi Packet House
3.5 mi Packet House
5.4 mi McDonalds
Rail
5.5 mi Flint Rail Station
8.2 mi Prestatyn Rail Station
8.8 mi Neston Rail Station
Ferry
14.4 mi Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
14.5 mi Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
14.9 mi Seacombe Ferry Terminal
Airport
18 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

Want to go for a walk? Take your pick from the coast path, the mountain and lake trails of the Snowdonia National Park and hikes along the northern part of the Offa’s Dyke Path. Gentler souls may like to stroll around Basingwerk Abbey and the Greenfield Valley Heritage Park 10 minutes away in Holywell, while more intrepid types make an assault on Moel Famau, the highest hill in the Clwydian Range. The area around the park has plenty of other fresh-air activity, too: horse riding, golf and fishing are within a 10-minute drive, and it’s a 45-minute journey to Surf Snowdonia. For a dose of sea air, Talacre and Prestatyn beaches around about 20 minutes away, or you can reach the elegant resort of Llandudno in 40 minutes. Chester Zoo and the Welsh Mountain Zoo, half an hour away, are both popular picks for family days out, or you may like to meet the sea creatures at Rhyl’s SeaQuarium. And (this being Wales) there’s always a castle to visit: Gwrych, Conwy and Rhuddlan are all within half an hour’s drive to inspire your budding knights.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
West Kirby 8.6 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Prestatyn 8.9 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Rhyl East 10.4 mi Sea GoodGoodGoodGood
Marine Lake, Rhyl 10.6 mi Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Rhyl 11.1 mi Sea GoodN/AN/AN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Rhuddlan Castle 8.6 mi

Bodelwyddan Castle 9.8 mi

Williamson Art Gallery & Museum 13 mi

Lady Lever Art Gallery 13.1 mi

Mersey Ferries 14.9 mi

National Trust

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 15.7 mi

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 17.1 mi

Bodnant Garden 22.1 mi

Formby 22.7 mi

Chirk Castle 23.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Afonwen and Caerwys 2.1 mi

Nannerch and Moel Arthur 3 mi

Holywell - Basingwerk Abbey - St Winefride's Well 3.3 mi

Clwydian Hill-Forts (2): Moel y Gaer, Bodfari 4.6 mi

The Clwydian Way (2): Tremeirchion - Cilcain 4.6 mi

Local events

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

    Warrington, England 26.4 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Reviews

9.6

Overall rating based on 36 reviews View breakdown

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would recommend this campground to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Happy holiday

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
stephanie A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: campsite peaceful and spotless. great location. lovely contact with owners from booking to arrival.
will book again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

As always The Ridings Caravan and Camping site scores top marks from…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Sebastian S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and earth tent or travel trailer campsite

Liked: As always The Ridings Caravan and Camping site scores top marks from us. It's our third time visiting and our stay was exceptional. Not only the site is quiet,peaceful and extremely clean. The facilities provided are top of the range and extremely looked after. The reason why we are keeping and will keep coming back is that the owners created a very family friendly atmosphere and all on site are very welcoming and friendly. It's like a second home for us. Our 10 year old boy loves staying at this site. To us it's perfect.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great little site, with very friendly people.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Annette C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and earth tent or travel trailer campsite

Liked: This was an amazing little site with electric, water and bins on every pitch. The person that runs it was very friendly and couldn't do enough for us. Everyone on site were really friendly and even offered to help pitch my tent. It was very clean and tidy, and the site was quite at a reasonable time. Would definitely recommend this site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A great little quiet campsite.

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Mark F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and earth tent or travel trailer campsite

Liked: Cleanliness, friendliness of the people there. Great facilities. Quiet.

Disliked: Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic quiet little site. Ideal for kids. Owner is really friendly and…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Mark B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and earth tent or travel trailer campsite

Liked: Fantastic quiet little site. Ideal for kids. Owner is really friendly and helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Site was very clean and tidy. My 2 young girls loved it…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Sammi R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and earth tent or travel trailer campsite

Liked: Site was very clean and tidy.
My 2 young girls loved it as there was a little play area and lots of space for them to run around. Bryan the owner was on hand for anything we needed. Will definitely visit again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place, really clean and modern toilet facilities. Second time we have…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and earth tent or travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely place, really clean and modern toilet facilities. Second time we have been, definitely be going again. Great location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Eccellent site

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Aaron H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and earth tent or travel trailer campsite

Liked: Friendly, clean facilities, well kept grounds.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Poor campsite with unclear rules. Won’t use again.

Overall 2/10
Location 4
Value for money 2
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Mark B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and earth tent or travel trailer campsite

Liked: It was clean.

Disliked: Very clicky, rules not abided by. ie dogs off leads. Not friendly towards children, especially those with additional needs. Bullying from children who are regulars there. We booked for 4 nights but stayed for 3 as we felt unwelcome and singled out. There was an odd stench of trout in the air! 🤷🏻
The manager/owner who patrolled the site often had a pint of beer in his hand. The entrance was just a farm gate and was easy to miss on arrival as signs were small and bushes grown over them. Don’t get much in the way of 4g or 5G for your phone. Pot washing area was not lit and wasn’t easy to see if your pots were clean. Showers were turned off at night, so no night time showers. There was only family shower rooms with no baby changing units and the lack of a shower block was frustrating during busy periods.
This campsite is aimed more at caravan owners than tent owners.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with well kept facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Diane L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and earth tent or travel trailer campsite

Liked: Everything! Bri was the most amazing host and made us feel completely welcome and at home upon arrival and throughout our stay. The seasonal caravan owners were all also welcoming and very friendly. The shower and toilet block was immaculate and toilet paper very well stocked. The whole site was well laid out and very well kept. We will definitely be booking again and recommending to our camping friends.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Ridings Caravan and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Ridings Caravan and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Ridings Caravan and Camping Park? Want to go for a walk? Take your pick from the coast path, the mountain and lake trails of the Snowdonia National Park and hikes along the northern part of the Offa’s … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Ridings Caravan and Camping Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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