Millers Rest Campsite

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Grassy pitches
Grassy pitches
Well-maintained site
Level grass pitches
A quiet corner for a little tent
Beautiful chilled site!
Fenced at the rear of the pitch
Our set up next to our friends set up electric hook up
The lake nearby
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Well-maintained site
Level grass pitches
A quiet corner for a little tent

  • Peaceful family-run Mid Wales site in the grounds of a watermill
  • A 10-minute walk to a vineyard; a 25-minute drive to the Stiperstones
  • Accessible family shower room; farm-run ice cream station next door
From acting like a wine aficionado on the local vineyard to hiking around the historic sites on the Stiperstones… Millers Rest Campsite will get you recharging your batteries in no time. This place is a family-run site in Powys, on the grounds of the 17th-century Bacheldre Watermill and 10 minutes’ drive away from the Shropshire Hills. That means that sublime scenery’s a given, including mature trees, farmlands and streams surrounding the site. It’s really quite remote… all the more privacy and peace for your lot. Despite all this, there’s no need to give up your creature comforts. The site has free showers including an accessible shower room (suited to larger families) and a heated toilet block. There’s also a dishwashing area and waste disposal area to ensure that you keep your grassy pitches nice and tidy, primed for more relaxation. As for tracking down some tasty eats, well, there’s a homemade ice cream station next door to the site, where the flavours are made from dairy fresh from their farm. Thankfully, there's no shortages of pubs in the surrounding area either, with popular spots in Bishop’s Castle (15 minutes’ drive, and a good place for indie shops and cafés too) and several more pubs within 10 minutes’ drive of the site. Closer by, there’s a hotel bar serving food (five minutes’ drive) and Churchstoke (under five minutes’ drive) has a food shop, petrol station, launderette and café for more snacks, afternoon teas and the like.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 20
Tent pitches 24
Motorhome pitches 20
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 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.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • A cable measuring at least 6 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

9.1

Overall rating from 70 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Accommodation
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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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Peaceful

91% would recommend this site to a friend

90% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a peaceful, clean, and well-maintained campsite with spacious pitches and excellent toilet and shower facilities. Visitors particularly enjoyed the delicious Friday night pizzas. The rural location offers tranquility and easy access to local attractions like vineyards and ice cream farms. While most reviews are highly positive, a few mentioned issues with flies and overgrown grass. Some also noted noise from birds or distant traffic. Overall, it's recommended for a relaxing countryside break.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

Reviews page 1 of 7
Arrival date (latest first)

Plenty of space between vehicles. Toilets are good and seem to be…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Plenty of space between vehicles. Toilets are good and seem to be cleaned daily. Friday is pizza night baked to order and delicious.

Disliked Would have liked the grass slightly shorter. Washing up space was leaking making the floor wet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet rural location. Toilet and shower facilities very well kept and…

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8 out of 10
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Quiet rural location. Toilet and shower facilities very well kept and spotlessly clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good , ideally situated for a break of journey into Wales

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7 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 6
Accommodation
 6
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

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Shower/ toilet / washing up - Block

Alarm clock Cockrell

Great for the dog

Disliked Infestation of flies ( Not the owners fault )
It did hamper our late afternoons early evenings .

Pitch full of rocks , Walked by the pool - needs a tidy up

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff and lovely location

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Pizza 🍕 Friday night

Disliked Toilets were not cleaned all weekend
Flys

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hello, many thanks for your review. I just wanted to respond and say that we clean the toilets every day. We cleaned on Saturday and Sunday at 3-4 pm - a bit later than usual and apologies if you missed us. We also check them frequently. If we are ever out of toilet rolls or there are any issues, please let us know.
Happy you like the pizzas and site in general.

Been here before and going to be coming back again. Love it

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10 out of 10
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Accommodation
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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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Nick B.

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Very peaceful, toilet block very clean, staff very pleasant, on site pizza is very nice too

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lots of space for the kids to run around, host very pleasant…

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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francesco M.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Lots of space for the kids to run around, host very pleasant and the site is out of the way of main roads.
Facilities are modern and very clean and not too far away from the pitches.

Disliked Lots of flies due to the pond behind the pitches however that can't be helped.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A fantastic, clean and great placed site for a good price!

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8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
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Accommodation
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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

Electric grass pitch

Liked We loved our stay in mid-June, the campsite was peaceful and quiet with some nights with us being on our own. The facilities were very tidy and clean. Cleaning of the facilities was done every day.
We were allowed to select our own plot (though I can only assume this was due to it being very quiet) and we got a very nice plot.
Plenty to do in the area!
Right over the road is a lovely vineyard and next door an ice cream shop - both of which we highly recommend!
There are plenty of historic sites and monuments to visit not too far of a drive away.
Getting camp supplies is super easy as the co-op supermarket is a mere 10 minute drive away.
The local Chinese takeaway (Golden Fish) was a fantastic, very reasonably priced dinner and was very for collection very quickly!!
We really enjoyed our 7 night stay and would happily go again!

Disliked There was a lot of bugs and flies! Though I'm really not sure we can blame the campsite for nature taking its course! My advice would be to take plenty of citronella candles, bug spray and fly traps!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet campsite with clean facilities.

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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Julie K.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Showers and toilets were very clean and shower water pressure good.
The location is nice and quiet.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place, quiet and tidy…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely place, quiet and tidy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet pitch, super clean facilities with a place to wash up and…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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Matt B.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Quiet pitch, super clean facilities with a place to wash up and a chemical disposal. Bonus Friday night pizza made on the site. Absolutely delicious!

Disliked Nothing

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 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Luxury 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 Nearby farmers' market Shop nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Millers Rest Campsite

Bacheldre Watermill

Churchstoke

Montgomery

Powys

Wales

SY15 6TE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.5284°N
3.11762°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4.9 mi Nag`s Head Hotel
4.9 mi Nag`s Head Hotel
8.5 mi Bus Station
Rail
8.2 mi Newtown (Powys) Rail Station
9 mi Welshpool Rail Station
11.7 mi Knucklas 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

While pubs are certainly one place to put back a few local ales, those of you who are a bigger fan of a glass of red or white will want to pay a visit to Kerry Vale Vineyard (10 minutes’ walk) to sample their flavours. There’s a brewery in Montgomery (10 minutes’ drive) for another drinks-themed outing or perhaps a tour of the town's castle, independent shops, cafés or visitor centre. What’s the cocktail in Welshpool (20 minutes)? Well, it might be the heritage railway, modern art or the canal works. Meanwhile, at Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd (35 minutes), you’ll stumble upon a tasty mix of moorland walks, mountain biking trails and a stream through the valley, all owned by the National Trust. Like to hone in on some historic sites while you’re on your holidays too? Well, there’s Clun Castle (25 minutes) not too far away and a Bronze Age stone circle at Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle (15 minutes). More historic sites litter the way around the five and a half-mile hilly hike around the Stiperstones (25 minutes).

Must see

Powis Castle & Garden 8.6 mi

Stokesay Castle 13.8 mi

Ludlow Castle 20 mi

Much Wenlock Priory 23.9 mi

Enginuity 27.1 mi

National Trust

Carding Mill Valley and the Shropshire Hills 12.4 mi

Wilderhope Manor 18.7 mi

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill 20.5 mi

Croft Castle and Parkland 21.3 mi

Attingham Park 21.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Corndon Hill and Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle (Shorter Version) 5 mi

Corndon Hill - Priest Weston - Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle 5 mi

Corndon Hill and Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle 5 mi

LINLEY HALL 6.3 mi

Llyn Coed y Dinas - River Severn - Montgomery Canal 7.3 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Millers Rest Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Millers Rest Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Millers Rest Campsite? While pubs are certainly one place to put back a few local ales, those of you who are a bigger fan of a glass of red or white will want to pay … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Millers Rest Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Millers Rest Campsite? From £25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.