Abbey Grange Campsite

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Main camping field
View from pub
Non-electric grass touring pitch
Greenery all around

  • Five-acre family-friendly site overlooking the vale of Llangollen
  • Five-minute drive to Llangollen town and 40 to Snowdonia National Park
  • Restaurant, bar and playground on site
Seeking a scenic setting close to the countryside for dawdles around Denbighshire…? Then set your sights on a stay at Abbey Grange Campsite, on a five-acre site in front of The Abbey Grange Hotel and overlooking the pretty Vale of Llangollen. Surrounded by fields and mountains, this park is half a mile from the well-known Horseshoe Pass and is a convenient base for exploring the immediate hilly surrounds or taking on treks in Snowdonia National Park (a 40-minute drive). Chances to climb, cycle, mountain bike, fish and golf are also around the local area – just ask on site for the lowdown. At the park, charging facilities are on hand for ensuring your GPS has enough batteries for when you’re out and about exploring the region, whether shopping in Llangollen, five minutes’ drive away, for food to bring back and grill up on the barbecue or ambling to the Cistercian Valley Crucis Abbey (less than a 10-minute walk). On your homecoming from hikes or other similarly energetic activities, hotel facilities such as the restaurant and bar are accessible for cosying up with a pint or a meal, and there's an outdoor play area to keep the kids busy. The site has male and female shower and toilet amenities, plus chemical disposal facilities.

Site type

Tent pitches 80
Touring caravan pitches 80
Motorhome pitches 80
Open now
Opens 3 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The restaurant is open between 01/05 and 06/09.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Fri 3 Apr to

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Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Location
8
Value for money
7
Accommodation
7
Facilities / Activities
5
Customer service
6
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
5
Wifi
4

49% would recommend this site to a friend

46% would stay here again

What customers say

This site offers a good location with beautiful views and a short walk to Llangollen. Guests appreciated the spacious pitches, on-site pub, and children's play area. However, numerous reviews highlight significant concerns regarding the cleanliness and outdated state of toilet and shower facilities, with some experiencing issues with water supply. Several guests found the site to be expensive for the quality of amenities provided and noted noise from a nearby road and occasional un-enforced site rules.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Somewhere to sleep for the night…

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John N. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Somewhere to sleep for the night

Disliked Absolutely terrible place I wouldn't recommend it in the slightest.

Two fields consisting of probably 50+ people and there's 4 toilets with showers inside go round for everyone and they were disgusting.

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The field…

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6 out of 10
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Electric grass tent pitch

Liked The field

Disliked 4 toilets and showers for a whole site is not good and they were always dirty

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Beautiful scenery, bar staff lovely and…

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3 out of 10
Location
6
Value for money
4
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4
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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Beautiful scenery, bar staff lovely and very hard working, kids loved the huge play area, very close to the gorgeous town of Llangollen

Disliked Advertised as family-friendly but a very large group thought it was their own private festival and made as much noise as they could day and night and were very rude when asked to keep it down. Kids tearing about on a loud quad bike which meant it was unsafe for our kids to play on the field and they left rubbish everywhere when they left.

No staff about other than the bar staff who were too stressed to actually be able to help in any way. After speaking to other the site has a reputation for loud groups who think camping is just a big pi#% up and nothing else.

Toilets desperately needed an upgrade though we used the pub ones where possible.

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Field 2 with electric nice and…

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7 out of 10
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10
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Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Field 2 with electric nice and quiet
Close to llangollen
Showers nice and hot (if you timed it right when you went, either early morning or, afternoon or late at night)
Pub was a nice change to have on site too

Disliked 4 cubicles each with toilet, shower and sink
For a bank holiday weekend and the amount of people there, toilet roll
Soon ran out.
If they added a block just for another 6-10 toilets be perfect place 👍

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Family friendly , spectacular views…

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10 out of 10
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Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Family friendly , spectacular views

Recommend to friends Visit again

Probably the worst campsite I've stayed at.

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2 out of 10
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4
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1
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5
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Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Friendly staff

Disliked Toilets, showers, lack of rules, loud music and shouting until 2am and generally very poor value

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Would not stay again

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1 out of 10
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Everyone staying there was friendly.
Staff rude and unhelpful

Disliked Rude staff
Toilets very very very unclean, not cleaned regularly

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff nice but toilets not good enough for thre volume of people

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5 out of 10
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Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Location

Disliked Toilet block
Only 4 toilets complete with shower so takes longer if you need to go. Dated and not pleasant

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There is a large amount of…

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5 out of 10
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4
Value for money
5
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Non-electric grass pitch

Liked There is a large amount of facilities for children. Great park, play field.

Disliked There are no noise rules. It was very loud even after 11. We got lost on arrival due to many camp sites with simular name. Facilitities were clean and well stocked.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Atmosphere great. Easy check in, views good. Bar good. Toilets bad.

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6 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
8
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Customer service
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Non-electric grass pitch

Liked The atmosphere and views from campsite were great! Good sized room

Disliked Could do with more toilets and showers. There are only 4 toilets on the whole site, which includes the showers too as there combined within the toilets, considering this campsite is busy they need more toilets the que was full of 20 people waiting at one point! So if 4 people are getting a shower you have to wait a solid 10min before anyone comes out! Bar was great apart from 1 specific staff member extremely rude and my father in law asked were the toilets were and she replied ‘ugh what now, can’t you see the sign’ (bare in mind my father in law never spoke to the women before this encounter…) also other people on the campsite complained about her too, no name badge which isn’t suprising.

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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 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

Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches) Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Abbey Grange Campsite

Horseshoe Pass Road

Llangollen

Denbighshire

Wales

LL20 8DD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.99212°N
3.19108°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.7 mi Parade Street 2
4.8 mi Alma Road
4.9 mi Crossroads Stores
Rail
6.2 mi Ruabon Rail Station
6.6 mi Chirk Rail Station
8.8 mi Wrexham General Rail Station
Ferry
28.8 mi Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
29.3 mi Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
29.7 mi Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal
Airport
27.7 mi Liverpool John Lennon Airport

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

A trio of attractions within strolling distance of the site includes the Middle Age ruins of the Eliseg’s Pillar cross (five minutes on foot), the Llangollen Motor Museums’ collection of classic cars (20 minutes) and The Horseshoe Falls weir on the River Dee (25 minutes); you could also walk to the hilltop ruins of Dinas Bran castle in an hour – or just drive there in 10. Llangollen is under 10 minutes’ away by car as well to see the horse-drawn canal barges and classic steam railway or sign up for canoeing, rafting and climbing tours. While you’re in the area, peer at the 14th-century Plas Newydd House Museum & Gardens rebuilt in Victorian times and redone yet again in the 1930s. Another couple of structures to stop by include Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (15 minutes), a 19-arch feat of engineering by famed designer Thomas Telford dating back to 1805, and the National Trust’s Chirk Castle for wanders around a 13th-century fortress in the Welsh Marches. Seeking yet more stunning views? Then climb to the Adam Tower for a splendid outlook from the upper floor windows down onto the Ceiriog valley...

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Marine Lake, Rhyl 25.6 mi Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Rhyl East 26.1 mi Sea GoodGoodGoodGood
West Kirby 26.1 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Prestatyn 26.2 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove) 26.3 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Chester Castle 18.2 mi

Cheshire Military Museum 18.3 mi

Chester Cathedral 18.6 mi

Chester Zoo 20.7 mi

Bodelwyddan Castle 22.6 mi

National Trust

Chirk Castle 5.7 mi

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 27.1 mi

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 27.4 mi

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 29.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Llantilio Picnic Site - Horseshoe Falls - Llangollen Canal - Valle Crucis Abbey - Velvet Hill - Llantilio Picnic Site 0.7 mi

The Clwydian Way (5): Llangollen - Corwen 1.7 mi

Llangollen, Canal and Castle 1.8 mi

The Clwydian Way (4): Llandegla - Llangollen 4.9 mi

Pontcysyllte Viaduct and the River Dee 5.4 mi

Local events

  • Shrewsbury Folk Festival (Friday, 28 August 2026 – Friday, 28 August 2026)

    Shrewsbury, Shropshire 26.2 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 Abbey Grange Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Abbey Grange Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Abbey Grange Campsite? A trio of attractions within strolling distance of the site includes the Middle Age ruins of the Eliseg’s Pillar cross (five minutes on foot), the Llangollen Motor Museums’ collection of classic cars … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Abbey Grange Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Abbey Grange Campsite? From £30 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.