Irongorge Camping

From £20 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.6 91 reviews
Visitor image showing a tent pitch overlooking the site (added by manager 31 Aug 2022)
Rainbow over the field (added by manager 28 sep 2015)
Views overlooking the wrekin (added by manager 28 sep 2015)
Stay in one of the pods if you want the luxury of a real bed (added by manager 28 sep 2015)

  • Telford site within a mile of Ironbridge
  • Campfires allowed using upcycled washing machine drum pits
  • Modern toilet block; logs and barbecue coals delivered to your pitch
If you've ever had a steely determination to visit UNESCO World Heritage Site Ironbridge, this is the very site for you in Irongorge Camping near Telford. As the name might hint, this site is very close indeed to the world famous birthplace of the Industrial Revolution – the exploits of Mr Brunel et al are only a mile away – so forge your way here forthwith for a heritage hol that should be just tickety boo. Active options are around too if that's also your tickety boo thing: you might quite fancy riverside strolls, riverbank fishing, river surface boating and canoeing (there's a pattern developing here...) and, on land, possibly racing around on mountain bikes or hiking up hills or the Severn Gorge. And visiting the many excellent pubs around; peeps on hol should also/always fancy those. Amenities of shower and toilet block and washing-up area are smartly up to date and kept to good standards by owners Claire and James. Campfires and barbecues are allowed on site: if you need to buy dry logs or barbecue coals they can most conveniently be delivered to your pitch. And, what might possibly become your fave feature of this industrious little site, the ready made 'fire bowls' are actually cleverly upcycled washing machine drums, which you can fill with fire for your evening stews. Mr Brunel would have approved....

Site type

Tent sites 12
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 7
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

98%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Would definitely visit again

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

Power optional grass tent site

Liked: Toilets and shower facilities were clean. Very peaceful and quiet, beautiful scenery. Owner was very helpful and nice.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Coming again

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

Pea camping pod

Liked: The view is amazing, beautiful secluded spot and the hut was beautiful. Unfortunately our original pod was damaged due to rain but the owners were brilliant and we were upgraded to a different hut, will definitely be back again and recommend the local pub coalbrookedale inn with fab owners and a cute dog

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Great site clean facilities friendly helpful staff

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

The Hut 1 bedroom camping pod

Liked: Great location with stunning views Clean facilities Great hut with fire pit Friendly staff Beautiful town

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Loved staying here, location is amazing…

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

The Hut 1 bedroom camping pod

Liked: Loved staying here, location is amazing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Move the toilets up the other end and it would be perfect

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

Shepherd's hut

Liked: The view was incredible. Great location

Disliked: The old caravan and disused hanger along with lack of lighting made night time toilet visits really scary.

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Excellent site, friendly owner, Wi-Fi and level pitches

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

Power optional grass tent site

Liked: Lovely friendly campsite. Loved having a fire in the washing machine drum fire pits in the evening. Really like the way the logs for the fire are handily sorted into bags so you have kindling with a fire lighter and a range of different sized logs so super easy to get the fire going. Electric showers work well too so you always get a hot shower.

Disliked: Sat nav directions to site send you a funny way, you can wiggle through but best to go a different route if possible.

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Lovely site

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

Power optional grass tent site

Liked: Brilliant location, lovely views, quiet area, friendly owner, clean facilities. Will definitely be staying here again!!

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Great location and only a mile from ironbridge.…

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

Power optional grass tent site

Liked: Great location and only a mile from ironbridge.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic little site will definitely be back next year.

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

Power optional grass tent site

Liked: Lovely quiet site, pock your own spot, lovely views, firepit provided and enjoyed and rhe wheelbarrows are best I have seen at a site and the free WiFi was superb.

Disliked: Getting up the gravel track on steep hill to site really tested our clapped out motor but the views were worth it.

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Great location & facilities!!…

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

Power optional grass tent site

Liked: Great location & facilities!!

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

Disabled facilities

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

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Walkers' paradise

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

Public transport nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Irongorge Camping

Coach House

Strethill Road

Ironbridge

Coalbrookdale

Telford

Shropshire

England

TF8 7EY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.63685°N
-2.49971°W

Route directions

Guests should access Strethill Road from Station Road; don't take the turning opposite the Valley Hotel as this is a dead end and very narrow.

Nearest transport

Coach
5.6 km Bus Station
18.9 km Bus Station
26.2 km Wolverhampton Bus Station
Rail
6.3 km Telford Central Rail Station
7.1 km Oakengates Rail Station
7.3 km Wellington (Shropshire) Rail Station

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

It's a slight porkie to state with firm authority that the Industrial Revolution started exactly at Ironbridge Gorge on one particular day, for of course as your teachers will have told you, it was a gradual process happening all over the shop over a longer period of time. That said, the 10 museums of the Ironbridge site are the definitive Industrial Revolution attraction in the land, visited tirelessly by over half a million people every year. Five of the 10 museums are within a mile of Irongorge Camping, including award-winning Enginuity which should spark the kids' interest right up with its interactive exhibits and hands-on activities; get them to try pulling a locomotive by hand or test their speedy reactions against the Enginuity lighting-fast robot. About 10 minutes' drive from Irongorge Camping will see you back in time at Blists Hill Victorian Town, another Ironbridge Gorge museum and an award-winning ingenuity where visitors can experience life as it was in Victorian times including Victorian shops, cottages and schools. If the kids play up, tell them about Victorian child labour and chimney climbing too... Elsewhere in the area, Irongorge Camping has views over Wrekin Hill with easy access to it for those who fancy a walk, climb or a slack sit at the summit with a picnic, a beer and a book.

Must see

Blists Hill Victorian Town 0.5 km

Darby Houses (Ironbridge) 0.6 km

Ironbridge Gorge Museums 1 km

Iron Bridge and Toll House 1 km

Enginuity 1.3 km

National Trust

Sunnycroft 6.5 km

Attingham Park 12.4 km

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill 13.2 km

Wilderhope Manor 16.6 km

Dudmaston Estate 18 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ironbridge - Buildwas Abbey - Benthall Hall - Ironbridge 0.9 km

Ironbridge Gorge 2.5 km

Up and Over the Wrekin 5.3 km

WENLOCK ABBEY 5.8 km

Much Wenlock - Wenlock Edge 6 km

Local events

  • Camp Bestival Shropshire (Thursday, 15 August 2024 – Thursday, 15 August 2024)

    Telford, England 15.4 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.

Want to know more about camping in Shropshire?

  • Does Irongorge Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Irongorge Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Irongorge Camping? It's a slight porkie to state with firm authority that the Industrial Revolution started exactly at Ironbridge Gorge on one particular day, for of course as your teachers will have told you, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Irongorge Camping?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Irongorge Camping? From $42.15 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.