Charlie Bassetts

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  • Park in the grounds of a country inn close to walking footpaths
  • A 20-minute drive from Alton Towers and 25 from the Peak District
  • Meals served at the pub; play area and farm animals in grounds
Charlie Bassetts, a family-friendly site in the grounds of a fab pub (closed on Mondays) serving up homemade food and tasty ales, is a place many of the smart folk who’ve visited quite rightly deem a hidden gem. See for yourself by settling down at this destination in Dilhorne, 20 minutes from the rides at one of Britain’s best theme parks, Alton Towers, and the aquatic antics at Waterworld. It's in an easy-access section of Staffordshire, just off the A50 road and 15 minutes' drive from Stoke-on-Trent. Popular Peak District towns like Buxton (25 minutes) and Bakewell (an hour) are easy to get to too. Rather roams over rollercoasters? Potter through the Peak District (25 minutes) – there are plenty of pretty paths over yonder as well as closer to the site if you’d rather not drive. Ambles are to be had in the grounds too, over by the farm animals or to the play area, where mums and dads are regularly seen supervising the kids in front of a scenic background. When the kids start to get peckish, stroll over to the inn for food. The pub is open from lunchtime until late every day (just note that on Mondays, there are no main meals served). Breakfast is also available on Friday and Saturday mornings, from 9am to 11.30am. And what about those essential amenities of life? The site has separate ladies' and gents' toilet blocks with showers, as well as a washing-up area.

Site type

Caravans for hire 1
Touring caravan pitches 7
Motorhome pitches 7
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • The bar is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • The restaurant is open between 01/01 and 31/12.

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Safety

  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Food is served in the onsite pub Tuesday to Sunday. Advance booking is recommended.

Languages spoken

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Reviews

9.6

Overall rating from 948 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

99% would recommend this site to a friend

98% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a highly-rated campsite praised for its friendly and helpful staff, clean facilities, and spacious pitches. Guests appreciate the on-site pub offering excellent food and entertainment. The location is noted for its beautiful countryside views and convenient access to local attractions. While generally positive, some mention limited toilet/shower facilities during peak times, though improvements are noted.

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Would recommend

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked Family friendly
Felt safe
Local things to do for kids - park on site and one a close walk away
Reasonably priced food on site
Great sports area to watch sport
Animals for the children to view
Clean toilets
Great free WiFi

Disliked The check in took some time but this was due to the pub being very busy on a Sunday and I’d also only booked that morning. Staff were friendly and very apologetic.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi
And Wow
Great review for us
We take pride in keeping our Facilities nice and Clean so glad you noticed😊
Thank you we really appreciated your time to complete this .
You have given us a Very in-depth description of what we offer and how you found your stay to be.
Also a Bullet Point List 😁
Thanks for praising our staff it all helps to let us know we are doing things right 😁
BE great to see you again .

Regards Team Charlies.

Brilliant place

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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 Robert W. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked Location the people facilities the site was amazing loved every minute wished I had more time to stay longer

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Rob
Straight to the point
Thank you really appreciated your time to complete this .
Shows we are doing things right 😁
Great you found us Helpful etc.

BE great to see you again .

Regards Team Charlies.

Fabulous! We will.be back and will recommend

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Jane M. 1 review

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Set in beautiful countryside with lovely views.
Spotlessly clean.
Large fully serviced pitch, with parasol, table and benches.
Toilets and showers clean, modern, water hot, loved the pink and blue lighting at night.
Great disabled/family toilet and shower.
Fab park/play areas
Outside food cabin and bar was a great idea.
Lovely pub, with great staff/selection of drinks and food which was delicious and hot.
Great entertainment.

Disliked Nothing to dislike, there is usually something.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Jane
We could not ask for a Better review 😀

We take pride in keeping our Facilities nice and Clean so glad you noticed😊
Thank you we really appreciated your time to complete this .
You have given us a Very in-depth description of what we offer and how you found your stay to be.
Thanks for praising our staff it all helps to let us know we are doing things right 😁
BE great to see you again .
BRILL PICs as well

Regards Team Charlies.

Defo added as one of our favourite sites

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 10
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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 Earl B. 1 review

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked 10 out of 10
Greeted really nicely and communication was brilliant.
WiFi spot on.
Great pitch in bottom corner.
All staff really friendly and a good laugh! Owner is sound.
Clean toilets and showers.
Excellent location for Alton Towers
Pints served with a smile / the BEST pizzas / Sky Sports / Play area - everything covered. Thank you! Wish we had stayed longer.
Will be back

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Earl
And Wow
Great review for us
We take pride in keeping our Facilities nice and Clean so glad you noticed😊
Thank you we really appreciated your time to complete this .
You have given us a Very in-depth description of what we offer and how you found your stay to be.
Thanks for praising our staff it all helps to let us know we are doing things right 😁
BE great to see you again .

Regards Team Charlies.

Lovely countryside location. Very clean showers…

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9 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
 Martha M. 1 review

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely countryside location. Very clean showers and toilets.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi
Thank you really appreciated your time to complete this .
Shows we are doing things right 😁
Great you found us Helpful etc.

BE great to see you again .

Regards Team Charlies.

Great facilities on site, and well…

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 9
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 6
Anonymous

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked Great facilities on site, and well looked after and cleaned.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi
Straight to the point
Thank you really appreciated your time to complete this .
Shows we are doing things right 😁
Great you found us Helpful etc.

BE great to see you again .

Regards Team Charlies.

Beautiful campsite. Really clean facilities and a…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Jatin P. 2 reviews

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Beautiful campsite.
Really clean facilities and a pub with food on site.
What more could you want
Good wifi for streaming as well

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi
Thank you really appreciated your time to complete this .

Shows we are doing things right 😁
Glad you enjoyed your stay,
We have a network of walks straight from the site and a Lovely park in the Village within 5min walking distance .

BE great to see you again .
RGARDS TEAM CHARLIES

Lovely site with beautiful views and…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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 Colette T. 5 reviews

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Lovely site with beautiful views and a very warm welcome. Our pitch had electric and water, hard standing with a grass area and a picnic bench and parasol if required. Sadly we were only there 1 night and didn’t get chance to go into the pub but it did look very nice. We would highly recommend and will definitely book again but this time for a longer stay.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Colette
Thanks for this Great Review , it really gives us a great BOOST to see how people see our Little site :_
Glad you found :_
- Us a Welcoming place to come . 😁
- Pitch was to your satisfaction.😀
- Facilities matched your expectations 😉
- All was clean as you would like. 😊

😁
Be Great to see you again

Best regards Kev
And Team Charlies

Well lit Pitch is sizeable and well…

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Colin P. 1 review

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked Well lit
Pitch is sizeable and well defined
Dogs required to be on lead but there is a free running field
New shower and toilets. Only one in men's but it's a small site (hence 9/10)
Pub is next to site.
Free WiFi
Friendly owner and staff.

Disliked Not much to dislike.. there's the possibility in summer that the garden will be very busy and noisy, maybe into the late evening. It was quiet midweek when we were there, however.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Colin
Thank you really appreciated your time to complete this .
We try to please and entertain 😉
Shows we are doing things right 😁
We actually have x3 Male Showers you must have missed the other shower Block ??

BE great to see you again

Peaceful site ideal for a few days break

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 9
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Philip l. 13 reviews

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Nice site with good facilities. Excellent pub on site and the meals are lovely.

Disliked Pitch 18 was alot smaller than the rest so try and avoid

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi
Glad you like our Campsite / Pub /Facilities
Also great you enjoyed the Food offerings we provided at our lovely Pub .
Your Pitch 18 is in a row of x3 others there’s ample room on 18 but if other Visitors don’t parkup correctly then it can effect the room in general .
So folks don’t worry we have it covered

Regards Team Charlie’s

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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 Rallies welcome 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 Forest Gastronomic delight Leave the car at home Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Pub campsite Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Charlie Bassetts

New Road

Dilhorne

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

England

ST10 2PQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.98716°N
2.04641°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.9 mi Bus Station
5.9 mi Bus Station
5.9 mi Bus Station
Rail
1.6 mi Blythe Bridge Rail Station
3.8 mi Longton Rail Station
5.8 mi Wedgwood Rail Station
Airport
27.4 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 3
27.5 mi Manchester Airport
27.6 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 1

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

This is an ace base for trips to Alton Towers (20 minutes’ drive) for folk who fancy riding rollercoasters like the Nemesis and Oblivion. Spend one day scampering among the top-class attractions here, then slow things down the next with countryside explores. The Peak District National Park (around 25 minutes) is full of walking paths, while other spots like Trentham Gardens (20 minutes) are top for traipsing round too. If checking out cheeky creatures is more your bag, head to Trentham Monkey Forest (20 minutes) and wander among the free-roaming animals. Around 140 Barbary macaques live in the woodlands and meadows here – make sure to look up and spot them swinging through the trees. Once you’ve snapped pics of the primates, set your sights on some of the market towns scattered around the area. Stone, a settlement on the Trent and Mersey Canal (15 minutes), is well-regarded for its food and drink options, while Cheadle (55 minutes), just outside the wood-covered Churnet Valley and the scenic Staffordshire Moorlands, is worth stopping in too.

Food and drink

  • The Royal Oak Pub 0.3 mi
  • The Red Lion Pub 0.8 mi
  • Butcher's Arms Pub 1.1 mi
  • One Legged Shunter Pub 1.1 mi
  • The Roebuck Pub 1.2 mi
  • Roshni Restaurant 1.2 mi
  • Red House Pub 1.2 mi
  • Auctioneers Arms Pub 1.5 mi
  • The Black Cock Pub 1.6 mi
  • Crossways Microbrewery Pub 1.6 mi

Groceries

  • Premier Stores Supermarket 1.5 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 1.7 mi
  • Blythe Off Licence & Convenience Store Off-licence 1.8 mi
  • Tesco Supermarket 2 mi
  • Meir Supermarket (Nisa) 2.1 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 2.1 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 2.2 mi
  • Nisa Metro Supermarket 2.4 mi
  • Bargain Booze Off-licence 2.4 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 2.4 mi

Parks and play

  • Dilhorne Rec park 0.2 mi
  • Forsbrook Play Area park 1.1 mi
  • Blythe Bridge Recreation Ground park 1.5 mi
  • Elmwood Drive Green park 1.6 mi
  • austin close play area Playground 2.1 mi
  • Wedgwood Open Space park 2.2 mi
  • Tean Road Recreation Ground park 2.6 mi
  • Chuchill Play Area Playground 2.6 mi
  • Park Hall Country Park 2.7 mi
  • Thorpe Rise Play area Playground 2.7 mi

Family days out

  • Caverswall Stocks Visitor attraction 1.2 mi
  • Caverswall Castle 1.2 mi
  • Cheadle Discovery and Visitor Centre Visitor attraction 2.4 mi
  • Ornamental Parterre Garden Visitor attraction 4.4 mi
  • The Heath House Visitor attraction 4.4 mi
  • Gentleman's Rock Visitor attraction 5.2 mi
  • Earl's Rock Visitor attraction 5.4 mi
  • Wright's Rock Visitor attraction 5.5 mi
  • Painter's Rock Visitor attraction 5.6 mi
  • Butter Cross Visitor attraction 5.7 mi

Public transport

  • Charlie Bassett PH 0.02 mi
  • Royal Oak PH 0.3 mi
  • Sarver Lane 0.3 mi
  • Callow Hill Lane 0.4 mi
  • Boundary Crossroads 0.8 mi
  • Rose & Crown PH 0.9 mi
  • Portland Drive 1.1 mi
  • Cheadle Road 1.1 mi
  • St Filumena's School 1.2 mi
  • The Hollow 1.2 mi

What’s nearby

  • Blythe Bridge Golf Club Golf course 2.2 mi
  • Penny Lane Shopping Mall Shopping centre 2.5 mi
  • Goin' Golf Golf course 4.4 mi
  • Newstead News & Booze General shop 4.7 mi
  • Whiston Golf Club Golf course 5.1 mi
  • LRV Nightclub 5.6 mi
  • Greenway Hall Golf Club Golf course 5.8 mi
  • London Road Sports & Social Club Nightclub 6 mi
  • Basement Nightclub 6.1 mi
  • Reflex Nightclub 6.1 mi

Local services

  • Blythe Bridge Health Centre Doctors 1.5 mi
  • Blythe Bridge Pharmacy 1.6 mi
  • JRM Motor Services Fuel station 1.6 mi
  • Trinity Medical Centre Doctors 1.6 mi
  • Valero Fuel station 1.7 mi
  • Tesco Pharmacy 2.1 mi
  • Airport Garage Fuel station 2.1 mi
  • Well Pharmacy 2.2 mi
  • Kingsley Moor Filling Station Fuel station 2.3 mi
  • Cheadle Hosptal Hospital 2.3 mi

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Must see

Royal Doulton Factory Shop, Trentham 5.1 mi

Wedgwood Visitor Centre 5.5 mi

Alton Towers Resort 6.5 mi

Trentham Monkey Forest 6.6 mi

The Trentham Estate 6.7 mi

National Trust

The Old Manor 9.5 mi

Biddulph Grange Garden 11 mi

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 13.5 mi

Shugborough Estate 13.6 mi

Winster Market House 19.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

QUEEN'S PARK, LONGTON 3.9 mi

COOMBES & CHURNET VALLEYS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/01/1998) 5.2 mi

Oakamoor - Churnet Valley - Dimmings Dale - Oakamoor 5.2 mi

HANLEY PARK 5.7 mi

Trentham Gardens and the Hanchurch Hills 6.5 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 Charlie Bassetts have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Charlie Bassetts dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Charlie Bassetts? This is an ace base for trips to Alton Towers (20 minutes’ drive) for folk who fancy riding rollercoasters like the Nemesis and Oblivion. Spend one day scampering among the top-class attractions … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Charlie Bassetts?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Charlie Bassetts? From £25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.