Charity Farm Caravan and Camping Park

Hardstanding sand grass electric pitches (added by manager 16 Jan 2019)

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  • A scenic site on a working farm with a well-stocked coarse fishery
  • A 10-minute drive to Eccleston; four miles from Junction 27 on the M6
  • Café, licensed bar, horse-riding courses and self-catering canteen
Into your angling? Charity Farm Caravan and Camping Park has not one but four coarse-fishing ponds to cast out at, stocked with carp, bream, gudgeon and more. A haven for horse owners too, it also has a handful of cross-country courses and farm rides to trot around. Those not heading here to reel in some dinner or canter through the grounds can still appreciate the scenery: the site’s on a 115-acre working farm in west Lancashire, sandwiched between open fields, winding country lanes and old woodlands. Heading off on a weekend away? It's a cinch to get here too, as the site's under four miles from the M6’s Junction 27. Eccleston’s a 10-minute drive away if you need the nearest supermarket, while historical villages like Croston, as well as the pretty Mawdesley, Heskin and Appley Bridge, are all under 15 minutes (or about an hour’s walk). Wigan’s the largest town in the area, about 25 minutes away. Food and drink facilities are excellent on site, with a café dishing up English breakfast as well as sarnies or simple meals for lunch. Fred’s Pub opens in the evenings during the summer months and vending machines are to hand for quick snacks. Prefer to crack open a couple of cans in the open air once night falls? Hire a firepit to stay warm after cooking dinner in the self-catering canteen.

Site type

Tent pitches 80
Touring caravan pitches 20
Motorhome pitches 20
Open all year

Languages spoken

English

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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

Disabled facilities

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

D. of E. 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

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Horse riding nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Charity Farm Caravan and Camping Park

Charity Farm

Smithy Brow

Wrightington

Wigan

Lancashire

England

WN6 9PP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.6176°N
-2.7271°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4.7 mi Bus Station
6.2 mi Wigan Bus Station STAND A
7.3 mi Bus Station
Rail
2.6 mi Parbold Rail Station
2.7 mi Appley Bridge Rail Station
3.5 mi Hoscar Rail Station
Ferry
16.6 mi Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle
18.4 mi Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal
18.4 mi Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal
Airport
20.1 mi Liverpool John Lennon Airport
25.3 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 2
25.7 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

Charity Farm Caravan and Camping Park has a dog exercise area if you’re bringing four-legged friends along on your hol, but for wanders in the wilderness, get along to the heaths and wet meadows of Mere Sands Woods. Red squirrels, stoats and roe deer, along with woodpeckers, sparrowhawks and kingfishers, have been sighted in this nature reserve a 20-minute drive from the park. All in all, 170 bird species tend to flit through the area; twitchers can also stop off at Martin Mere Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Rufford (20 minutes) to see wintering birds like whooper swans and big migration flocks of wigeon. To get your fill of history, drive the 15 minutes to Rufford Old Hall, known as one of the top 16th-century buildings in Lancashire. This timber-framed Tudor manor has Victorian gardens to wend your way round and woodland walks beside a canal leading towards St Mary's Marina, half a mile away. More into browsing boutiques? The farmers’ market, classic tea room and independent stores of Heskin Hall Shopping Village are a 10-minute drive from the park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Southport 12.5 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Ainsdale 13.8 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
St Annes 15.7 mi Sea Good Good Good Good
Formby 16.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
St Annes North 16.5 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Camelot Theme Park 1.6 mi

Beacon Country Park 4.4 mi

WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre 5.7 mi

Forest of Bowland 9.4 mi

Croxteth Hall & Country Park 13.7 mi

National Trust

Rufford Old Hall 3.8 mi

Formby 15.1 mi

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 18.2 mi

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 20.4 mi

Gawthorpe Hall 21.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Mawdesley and Harrock Hill Windmill 1.8 mi

Mawdesley - The Jubilee Trail 2 mi

Parbold - Hilldale - Fairy Glen 2.6 mi

Appley Bridge and Ashurst Beacon 2.6 mi

Appley Bridge and Parbold Hill 2.6 mi

Local events

  • Lytham Festival (Wednesday 3 July 2024 – Wednesday 3 July 2024)

    Lytham St Annes, Lancashire 12.6 mi

  • Creamfields (Thursday 22 August 2024 – Thursday 22 August 2024)

    Warrington, Cheshire 20 mi

  • Parklife Festival (Saturday 8 June 2024 – Saturday 8 June 2024)

    Manchester, Lancashire 23.8 mi

  • RHS Flower Show Tatton Park (Wednesday 17 July 2024 – Wednesday 17 July 2024)

    Knutsford, Cheshire 23.9 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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  • Does Charity Farm Caravan and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Charity Farm Caravan and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Charity Farm Caravan and Camping Park? Charity Farm Caravan and Camping Park has a dog exercise area if you’re bringing four-legged friends along on your hol, but for wanders in the wilderness, get along to the heaths and … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Charity Farm Caravan and Camping Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  1 p.m.
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