When can I check in and check out of Swallow Farm Campsite?

Camping and touring Arrive: 1:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Swallow Farm Campsite?

From £30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Swallow Farm Campsite

View prices & book Last booked 4 minutes ago 9.7 92 reviews

Visitor image of the view from their tent

Peaceful site on a south-facing farm with scenic views of Cheshire
A 10-minute drive to Tattenhall village and 20 minutes to Chester
Home-laid eggs available from a small on-site essentials shop

Up for a serene stay in north-west England? Swoop down to Swallow Farm Campsite and check out the Cheshire countryside from this small and peaceful dog-friendly park in the tiny hamlet of Hargrave. A stay here is certainly a scenic option – parts of the grounds have views out across to Beeston and Peckforton castles (both under a 15-minute drive away), and a little further on is Chester, which you can reach on an hourly public bus from near the park (20 minutes’ ride). The famed Chester Zoo is just north of the city (25 minutes’ drive) and the Chester Racecourse takes about the same time to reach. For food after a flutter on the horses, Tattenhall village’s restaurants and pubs – some serving tapas, Indian and Chinese cuisine – are a 10-minute drive away; a small convenience shop is here as well. Logs are sold on site and you can pick up home-laid free-range eggs from the small on-site shops which has essentials. Hungry for more? A pub serving meals is less than a five-minute drive away. The Ice Cream Farm is about the same distance if you’re craving dessert (surely always); when stopping here, burn off any calories consumed on walks alongside the nearby canal. Swallow Farm Campsite is also close to hiking and cycling routes for exploring more of the local lands and has essential facilities such as two toilets and a shower as well as a dishwashing area.

Site type

Open now

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 2 May to Sun, 7 Sept 2025

Pitch types & availability

Electric grass pitch

6 people maximum

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Max 9.1m width × 9.1m depth

Calculated area: 83.6m²

6 people maximum

One Touring caravan or Campervan or Motorhome or Tent or Trailer tent allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 9.1m width × 9.1m depth

Calculated area: 83.6m²

Ground type

Grass

0 rooms

Twin-axle vehicles not accepted

Suitable for

Touring caravan, Campervan, Motorhome, Tent, Trailer tent

Features

Electric: 16 amp included

Bring a gazebo 1 included, 1 max.
Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.
Bring a pup tent 1 included, 1 max.
Car 2 included, 2 max.
Dog(s) allowed 2 included, 2 max.

Chemical disposal point

Other restrictions

Car parking by pitch not allowed

Arrival days

From £30 (£30) 1 night, 2 adults

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Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Don’t miss a trick these nosey alpacas !!!

Friendly as you like. no biting or spitting going on here

View from the campsite to beeston castle

Swallow farm was amazing. Great size pitches. Good facilities. Our girls really…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Sarah H. Jun 2025

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Swallow farm was amazing. Great size pitches. Good facilities. Our girls really enjoyed the animals. Colin and Tracey were lovely hosts.

Disliked: Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

An absolute gem. Great hosts. Massive, 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	5

Andrew K. May 2025

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Fantastic welcome. Great location. Massive pitch size. Very friendly hosts.Hot showers. Clean facilities.Relaxed atmosphere. Animals.

Disliked: N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

The fact that it is a small, family run campsite with plenty…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	7
Customer service	7
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	3

Hannah S. May 2025

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The fact that it is a small, family run campsite with plenty of farm animals to see. The owners were lovely and made the children feel special and welcome.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic we really enjoyed it

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Michaela N. Sept 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Absolutley fabulous campsite. We have just got back from a lovely 3 night stay, plenty of space to pitch up very clean pitches. Tracey and Colin lovely with children allowing them to feed and pet animals and collect eggs,lovely dog also there my children loved the animals and pip. Could use their fire pits if you purchased logs from them £6 a night which we thought was brilliant. Facilities are spotless however only 2 toilets and 1 shower which is not a problem as site only has a maximum of 8-10 pitches. Also field for kids to play with football goals. I can't recommend this site enough we enjoyed it from start to finish, will definitley be going back. Great value for money

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful site, well kept and a lovely welcome

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Katie F. Aug 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely, clean site. Owners very welcoming and couldn’t do enough for us. We really enjoyed our stay.

Disliked: Only 1 shower- it wasn’t actually a problem as we never needed to wait to use it but felt like we had to rush incase anyone else was waiting.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous Sept 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely site, friendly owners and clean facilities.

Facilities sufficient for size of campsite, we did not queue once to use them across our 3-night trip.

Staff are helpful and very friendly, lovely atmosphere at the site.

Disliked: Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice friendly owners that go above and beyond to make your stay…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Johnathan S. Sept 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice friendly owners that go above and beyond to make your stay enjoyable letting the kids feed the animals nice small site which we prefer this was our second time at swallow farm and will be back again soon thanks for having us

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely stay, will be back.

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Small site with a personal touch. Very friendly and attentive hosts. Really enjoyed our stay.

Disliked: Could do with an extra shower, toilet, sink and washing up facilities as there was a queue at peak times. Though I just tried to avoid when it was busy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The best campsite by far, so very clean & the most amazing owners!!

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

Aimee M. Aug 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: We absolutely loved our weeks stay here, Colin & Tracy are absolutely lovely people, always making sure everybody was okay, recommending great places to go, one of them being the Crocky trial which was the best day out!
They even made us a cup of tea whilst packing up our tent which I thought was so so kind 🥹
Colin was always allowing the children to feed the animals and their dog pip what a lovely dog she is, my girls loved her.
Seen a few people complaining about the one shower, but we stayed for 6 nights and managed to get a shower every single day/night whenever we went it was always free, so no problems for us there.
Besides the weather we had the most amazing time, and it doesn’t even compare to the other camp sites we have stayed on, we are definitely coming back here, I cannot recommend it enough, thank you Colin & Tracy for an unforgettable experience 😊

Disliked: Absolutely nothing to dislike.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Charming site with lovely hosts in a beautiful setting.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Terri F. Aug 2024

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Swallow farm is a lovely, charming place. Tracy and Colin are so welcoming, you can feel how much they love hosting. They are attentive, chatty and happy to recommend places to visit.
The site is set in beautiful countryside and has sheep, llamas, goats and pigs which you can feed.
It’s a wonderful site which we would love to come back to.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery 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 Shop nearby

Type

Farm Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Location

Swallow Farm Campsite

Mill Lane

Hargrave

Chester

Cheshire

England

CH3 7RH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.15439°N
-2.75976°W

Nearest transport

Coach

6.2 mi Bus Exchange

7.3 mi Zoo Park & Ride

10.3 mi Bus Station

Rail

5.5 mi Mouldsworth Rail Station

5.8 mi Chester Rail Station

6.4 mi Delamere Rail Station

Ferry

19.6 mi Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal

19.9 mi Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal

20 mi Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal

Airport

13.3 mi Liverpool John Lennon Airport

24.7 mi Manchester Airport

24.7 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 2

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

Kid-friendly activities out in nature aren’t far from this site: the Crocky Trail, a mile-long adventure path including slides and rope swings, is five minutes’ drive away, and the nearby former royal Beeston Castle (10 minutes' drive) transports small visitors (and larger ones) back to the 1220s with its turreted architecture. Set on a sandstone crag 350 feet higher than the Cheshire Plain, this spot also has plenty of winsome views for the grownups to sigh over; other scenic places in the area include Chester’s amphitheatre and Roman walls left over from the settlement's beginnings as a first-century fortress (20 minutes). The city also houses the Rows, a shopping street covered in handsome half-timbered buildings and partly covered arcades. Just north (25 minutes) is the unmissable Chester Zoo, one of the best and biggest in Britain with animal enclosures covering an area of 125 acres. This centre is the home of all sorts of creatures, ranging from the aardvark to the zebra, with some of the most popular being the tigers, lions and jaguars.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
West Kirby	23.3 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Wallasey	23.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Moreton	23.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Meols	24 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Cheshire Military Museum 5.9 mi

Chester Castle 6 mi

Chester Cathedral 6.1 mi

Delamere Forest 6.1 mi

Chester Zoo 6.9 mi

National Trust

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 13.4 mi

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 19.1 mi

Chirk Castle 20.4 mi

Nether Alderley Mill 23.3 mi

Biddulph Grange Garden 24.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Duddon Heath - Hargrave - Duddon Heath 2 mi

Battle of Rowton Heath(s), 1645 2.3 mi

The Baker Way (E-W) Part 2: Tarvin - Chester 3 mi

Beeston, Peckforton and Cheshire 3.5 mi

Beeston Castle and the Shropshire Union Canal 3.5 mi

Local events

Creamfields (Thursday 21 August 2025 – Thursday 21 August 2025)
Warrington, Cheshire 13.3 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Public areas are non-smoking.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10:30 p.m. and 8:30 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles

No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
No vehicle movement between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m..
Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.

Visitors

Visitors’ cars are not permitted on site.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Swallow Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Swallow Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Swallow Farm Campsite? Kid-friendly activities out in nature aren’t far from this site: the Crocky Trail, a mile-long adventure path including slides and rope swings, is five minutes’ drive away, and the nearby former royal … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Swallow Farm Campsite?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 1:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

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How much does it cost to stay at Swallow Farm Campsite? From £30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.