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General
- Peaceful and secluded site with spectacular views
- In a wildlife haven: listen for owls at night
- New amenities block including a shower for disabled guests
Your little bears might not want to leave. Big Bear Lodge is a Shrewsbury site with what the owners reckon just might be among the best views in Shropshire – and it's in a spectacularly secluded countryside location where your young can run around and go spotting badgers, foxes, bats, squirrels and even the resident cuckoo that arrives each May.
A flock of feathered visitors also flit around this calmly quiet site, including red kites, woodpeckers, swifts, buzzards and even some tame robins – we spy photo opps. You'll hear the local owls hooting at night, and if it's a cloud-free evening you can settle down under the skies for a spot of peaceful stargazing: no light pollution or traffic noise here.
The Big Bear facilities include fresh water adjacent to pitches, a new amenities block with three showers including one for disabled guests, heated towel rails, rainfall shower heads and washing-up facilities with hot and cold water. Dogs are welcome on site but must be kept on leads.
Big Bear Lodge is also near where the Vyrnwy and Severn rivers meet so has a wealth of walks very close by – and Shropshire has over 3500 miles' worth of hikes if you want to take things a bit further. We reckon we we'd roar with pleasure...
Site type
Tourist board rating
Languages spoken
✓ English
Please note
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Check availability at Big Bear Lodge…
Many sites set a maximum occupancy of 6/8 people per pitch, so try breaking your booking down into smaller groups to generate more results. For example, if you’re a group of 10, enter 5 people in your initial search and then book 2 pitches.
However, where the pitch or accommodation occupancy allows it, you can now make a booking for up to 30 adults and 30 children on one pitch.
To book multiple pitches or accommodation, use the 'Special requests' box on the booking page to ask to be sited together. Complete the booking form for the first booking (you can add a password and save your card so that we remember your details). Then click "Make another booking like this" at the top of the confirmation page to make the next booking.
Large groups: check the listing page for any group restrictions set out in the terms and section titled ‘Please note’.
Large tents/caravans: check the restrictions on unit dimensions to ensure your unit is suitable for the space you will be provided with.
Max. persons: 6 x
Dimensions: unlimited
Ground type: Grass
Max. persons: 6 x
Dimensions: unlimited
Ground type: Hardstanding
Max. persons: 5 x
Bedrooms: 1
Max. persons: 3 x
Bedrooms: 1
Reviews
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From the manager...
Hi, thanks for all the positive feedback. I clean the showers blocks once a day and check them and re fill toilet rolls and empty bins twice and inhigh seasons three times a day. The hand towels get changed twice a week on Friday and Sundays. It just depends who we have on site as to how clean the facilities are kept between my visits. I hadn't noticed they were dirty if I had I can assure you I would have changed them anything like that please inform us at the time and we will obviously do something about it. You only have to ask or bring it to our attention and we will sort it out straight away. Hope to see you back again soon. Cassie |
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Thanks for taking the time to write a review. We look forward to seeing you in August. |
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Thank you. Hope to see you again soon. |
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Hi, thanks for the review. We hire out basic airbeds but we also have pods with actual beds in so maybe you could try out one of those next time. |
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Thank you for taking the time to leave positive feedback. |
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Hi, glad you enjoyed your stay and made use of all the great activities and places to visit locally. |
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Hi, there should be a category for single parents. It's nice to know you felt comftable at our site, it can be very hard travelling on your own with children. I have been there and done that and some places make you feel very isolated so I am really glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you back soon. |
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
Take away
Tennis
TV room
Watersports
Amenities on site
Bath available
Disabled facilities
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Launderette
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Public telephone
Shower available
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Touring and motorhomes
Drainage hook-up points for tourers
Hard standings
Motorhome service point
Water hook-up points for tourers
Rules
Barbecues allowed
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Dogs allowed all year
Themes
Peaceful
Remote location
Spectacular scenery
Walkers' paradise
Wildlife haven
Nearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby
Climbing nearby
Cycle hire nearby
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Indoor pool nearby
Mountain biking nearby
Restaurant nearby
Tennis nearby
Watersports nearby
Groups welcome
D. of E. welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Public transport nearby
Type
Tiny (1-10 pitches)
Camping 2.0
Camping pods
Location
Nearest transport
- Coach stations
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Middletown (Powys): Breidden Hotel Coach Stop — 3.4 miles
Nesscliffe (Shrops): Coach Stop — 3.7 miles
Halfway House (Shrops): Coach Stop — 3.7 miles
- Train stations
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Welshpool Rail Station — 8.7 miles
Gobowen Rail Station — 10.0 miles
Shrewsbury Rail Station — 10.8 miles
- Ferry ports
- Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing — 44.1 miles
- Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport — 41.0 miles
Please note that your satnav will take you to Little Hendre not Hendre Villa. From Little Hendre look further down the lane for a large timber-clad building.
Local attractions
This part of England running into Powys and Wales has been popular for yonks with outdoor and active sorts, who come to canoe or fish its waters, canter around the countryside by horseback or foot, climb or mountain bike its peaks, or tackle less trodden options like clay shooting or paragliding. Golf is available locally too.
If you're more into sightseeing than activity, Powys Castle, Erddig Hall, Chirk Castle and the Hawkstone Follies are all good local options, or you could have a day out in Shrewsbury to stroll through its shuts and over its nine bridges.
And as for those miles and miles of Shropshire – and Powys – walks? Try a wander around Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall just over the Welsh border, among the wildlife and birds of Lake Vyrnwy, up and down the three peaks of the Breidden Hills, and through Nesscliffe Hill Country Park between Oswestry and Shrewsbury – with a pitstop at fifteenth century pub the Old Three Pigeons Inn.
Must see
- Powis Castle & Garden (9.6 miles)
- Much Wenlock Priory (21.3 miles)
- Darby Houses (Ironbridge) (22.4 miles)
National Trust
- Chirk Castle (13.3 miles)
- Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill (14.2 miles)
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Policies
Permitted arrival/departure time
| Camping and touring | ||
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| Arrive: | 3 p.m. – | 7 p.m. |
| Depart: | 11 a.m. | |
| On-site accommodation | ||
| Arrive: | 3 p.m. – | 7 p.m. |
| Depart: | 11 a.m. | |
Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible by using the contact details provided in the booking confirmation email
Big Bear Lodge cancellation policy
No refunds within 3 days of arrival date.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
If you need to cancel or amend your booking, please give as much notice as possible so that someone else has the chance to book. You may wish to buy holiday insurance for cancellations and for your property/injury whilst away.
Please note that your deposit is paid to Pitchup.com and is non-refundable.
Payment
The balance is due 1 week after booking, or if the arrival date is sooner than 1 week after booking the balance should be paid as soon as possible.
You can also opt to pay the full amount at the time of your booking.
Payment methods accepted on the park
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MasterCard
Visa
Firstly I am glad you liked the location and the information we provided.
I would like to point out that you emailed me and your wife phoned me to request a pitch under a tree for your daughter and that was the only pitch that we thought you would like.
We were not having a party we actually had a few friends staying in the pods and they came over to the cottage for a BBQ and we were there for 2 hours you very rudely asked us to be quiet and we moved straight away.
We walked around at 11pm and we didn't hear any noise but at any point you could have come to the cottage or phoned us and we would have walked around again.
We do ask people to keep it quiet after 11pmand the tents you were talking about had small children inside so I doubt they were that noisy.
I wish you had of told us of your issues but it is very hard when you are only staying for one night to fully appreciate camping. I realise it was your first ever trip and hopefully you will give it another go, but it is quite common for groups to sit out with a drink enjoying the weather when camping.