James Caravan Park

View prices & book 9.4 239 reviews
Hard standing
Hard standing
Very spacious
Top camping field
Suitable for caravans, motorhomes, campervans or tents.
Entrance
Under the trees
Outdoor breaks in north wales
Plenty of space around pitches
1/53
Very spacious
Top camping field
Suitable for caravans, motorhomes, campervans or tents.

  • Well-maintained rural site with pitches surrounded by trees
  • On the edge of Ruabon; Llangollen 15 minutes' drive
  • Easy access from A539; half a mile to pubs and a railway station
Set yourself up for leisurely North Wales breaks at James Caravan Park, a well-maintained site on the edge of the small town of Ruabon. There's a range of styles of pitches here, from grass-based basic options to hard-standing fully-serviced plots, plus a host of handy amenities like a centrally heated toilet and shower block. With easy access off the A539 dual carriageway, the park grounds are spacious and dotted with trees, but please be aware there may be some traffic noise. With so much room on site, your nearest neighbours are likely to be the various forms of local wildlife that flit among the trees (although when you're feeling more sociable, it's an easy half-mile walk to the nearest pub). The park is a 15-minute drive from the gorgeous town of Llangollen, the base of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Guests with an adventurous side have all sorts of activities to try out here, from river rafting to boating, trail riding and more. Larger towns and cities like Wrexham (10 minutes' drive), Chester (30 minutes) and Liverpool (50 minutes) are also well within reach for urban day trips. The nearest station is under 15 minutes' away on foot, making it easy to catch the train to Chester (journey time 20 minutes) or Shrewsbury (30 minutes) too.

Campground type

Tent sites 46
Camper sites 52
RV sites 52
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating based on 239 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 65% of visitors View breakdown

95%

would recommend this campground to a friend

92%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Highly recommend

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 1
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt campsite

Liked: Great staff, very welcoming and very clean, staff always on site and always busy keeping site facilities very clean. Most helpful.

Disliked: Nothing

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Great place, 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 4
Josh N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Lovely place and easy to get to Llangollen

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Convenient site for visiting local attractions

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt campsite

Liked: Friendly with good clean facilities. Only stated one night in a campervan

Disliked: Noisy due to nearby road and lorries sounding horns at six in the morning!

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Friendly hosts, clean facilities, close to a supermarket, walking distance from the…

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Friendly hosts, clean facilities, close to a supermarket, walking distance from the train station.

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Location is great as within walking distance to shops or bus stop…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt campsite

Liked: Location is great as within walking distance to shops or bus stop to local town or further out towards the coast however it is close to road so there can be noise depending on where you are situated. Lovely trees and wildlife.

Good size pitches with 10amp electricity and water on them.

Hosts there to help with anything you need.

Loved the Saturday night chippy van (cash only) followed by ice cream van. Great for treats.

Facilities you cannot fault. Very clean hot showers, toilet area. Washing up, chemical waste all good.

There is no WIFI but for us that is not an issue. Use your phone hot spot or we have WiFi already set up on the van with unlimited data sim card.

Disliked: Nothing

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A fantastic campsite that we'd definitely go back to.

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Very friendly reception.
Clean toilets and showers (and warm!!!). My partner was happy a hairdryer was included.
Good location. Close to Llangollen, Poncysyllte Aquaduct and shops/Costa/petrol station etc.

Disliked: Not a dislike - but sole pitches were close to a dual carriageway and could possibly be noisy, but we were further away, so it was an issue for us.

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Clean facilities, tidy site, good set up and friendly.

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Trudy Y. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Plenty of space in the pitch. Well signed site. Toilet/showers clean and warm, underfloor heating. Outdoor, undercover washing up area. Water, toilet waste disposal, recycling bins, dog waste bins around the site, good one way system. Alison was lovely. Firepits for hire and wood available.

Disliked: Main roads around the site but not too close, which could be noisy and boy racers driving up and down the road, possibly racing, at 5am wasn't appreciated.

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Enjoyed my stay and would love to visit again

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Well located with good transport links to local towns by bus and far beyond from Train station shortly walk away. Good Shower/ Toilet facilities and overall a friendly welcoming place to use as a base for exploring North Wales.

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Good size pitch. Great location. Clean!

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

FHU cement/asphalt campsite

Liked: Easy checking in. Clean and warm shower facilities. Excellent location. Very quiet considering the position of the roads!

Disliked: Minor but it was stressed that that we had to be careful with the electricity. We struggled with this while cooking a meal. But other than that no issues.

Recommend to friends Visit again

clean and quiet staff lovely…

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

FHU cement/asphalt campsite

Liked: clean and quiet
staff lovely

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 Rallies welcome 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 Spectacular scenery Wild camping 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 Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Gray water hook-up for caravans Seasonal sites

Location

James Caravan Park

Llangollen Road

Ruabon

Wrexham

Wrexham

Wales

LL14 6DW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.9825°N
-3.0411°W

Nearest transport

Bus
0.4 mi Wynnstay Arms Hotel
0.4 mi Kandy Lodge
0.9 mi Clinic
Rail
0.3 mi Ruabon Rail Station
3.6 mi Chirk Rail Station
4.7 mi Wrexham Central Rail Station
Ferry
28.5 mi Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
29 mi Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
29.3 mi Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal
Airport
25.7 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

Hoping for history? You've come to the right place. Take a trip to Chirk Castle (10 minutes' drive) and discover one of the most impressive Marcher fortresses on the border between England and Wales. Afterwards, similarly scenic and historic times are to be had at the National Trust-run Erddig Estate (15 minutes), a spectacular Grade I-listed property with fab formal grounds. Water has done such a lot to shape the Welsh landscape, and the area surrounding James Caravan Park has a fair bit of the wet stuff to admire. Check out the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (10 minutes) on the Shropshire Union Canal to see an exceptional feat of Victorian engineering, and stick around to take a boat ride by its arches along the river Dee. For a break with one foot in Wales and the other in England, trundle along by train to Chester Zoo (or drive there in 30 minutes), take yourself off to Tate Liverpool (50 minutes) for art and culture, or – if you really want to make the kids' day – organise a jaunt to the high-adrenaline rides at Gulliver's World Theme Park (50 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
West Kirby 27.5 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Prestatyn 29.5 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Meols 29.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Marine Lake, Rhyl 29.7 mi Sea N/AN/AGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Chester Castle 15.4 mi

Cheshire Military Museum 15.4 mi

Chester Cathedral 15.8 mi

Chester Zoo 18.1 mi

Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet 20.5 mi

National Trust

Chirk Castle 3.9 mi

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 25.4 mi

Attingham Park 25.9 mi

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill 26.2 mi

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 28.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Pontcysyllte Viaduct and the River Dee 1.6 mi

Erddig Hall - Wrexham Steeple 3.4 mi

Erddig Hall and Wat's Dyke 3.4 mi

Chirk - The Aqueduct - Shropshire Union Canal - Chirk 3.5 mi

Chirk Castle and the Afon Ceiriog 3.8 mi

Local events

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

    Warrington, England 29.3 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does James Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is James Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near James Caravan Park? Hoping for history? You've come to the right place. Take a trip to Chirk Castle (10 minutes' drive) and discover one of the most impressive Marcher fortresses on the border between England … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of James Caravan Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at James Caravan Park? From $26.57 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.