Tackeroo Caravan Site

From GBP 15 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.4 192 reviews
Plenty of space (added by manager 05 Aug 2022)
Pitches (added by manager 05 aug 2022)
Pitches (added by manager 05 aug 2022)
Pitch (added by manager 14 jan 2022)

  • No-frills bike-friendly site on 10 acres of Forestry Commission land
  • In Cannock Chase, a 10-minute drive from Rugeley and the A51
  • Access to popular mountain bike paths, including Follow the Dog trail
Woods, wild terrain and some of the finest mountain biking trails in the Midlands – access to all of the above is to be had from Tackeroo Caravan Site in the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This Staffordshire park, set on Forestry Commission land, has pitches spread among the tall pine, spruce and evergreen trees. It’s got a wild feel – there are no showers, toilets or facilities in general, save for some rubbish bins and a waste disposal point to empty chemical toilets (which you’re required to bring if you want to stay here). Taps are on hand for filling up your water tank and bottle. It’s definitely worth lugging a mountain bike along on a trip to Tackeroo, which sits alongside the famed Follow The Dog trail, the Midlands’ first – and arguably still the best – dedicated mountain bike path. Outside peak camping season, the site hosts popular cycling-themed events and the area is a general hub for all things riding (head south for the Monkey Trail or north to explore Cannock Chase Country Park). It’s also around a mile or so to Birches Valley Forest Visitor Centre, a prime place to grab some tourist info brochures, get your bearings and make a plan for exploring the area. There’s a GoApe! activity centre, a Gruffalo nature trail for families and a decent little café as well. Oh, and more mountain biking trails of course…

Campground type

RV & Motorhome sites 40
Tent sites 40
Caravan sites 40
Open all year
Please note
  • This campground/park has no on-site toilet and shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Minimum spacing of 10 metres between pitches.
  • From 21st March to 9th April 2024 there will be toilets, showers, and a pop-up shop on site.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

96%

would recommend this campground to a friend

93%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Perfect stop over nice and quiet They have showers and toilets for…

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
Lee H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered concrete and grass site

Liked: Perfect stop over nice and quiet They have showers and toilets for a couple of weeks and a shop for camping accessories and coffee

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The ultimate get away and relax surrounded by nature.

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
Vinny p. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete and grass site

Liked: Clear booking information and updates. Very friendly helpful staff. Perfect showers and toilets if required. Location within the forest is excellent for exploring. Pop up on site shop had everything. Kids played football well away from campers. Feeling of freedom and a friendly atmosphere with dog walkers, mountain bikers and families all happily enjoying the forest atmosphere. Pop up shop and facilities were very much welcomed and a great cafe stop for people passing by.

Disliked: Absolutely nothing to dislike.

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Fabulous place to stay and experience nature.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Bernadette C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered concrete and grass site

Liked: Being in the forest and direct access to Cannock chase and everything it has to offer. Really felt like being away from hustle and bustle of the working week.

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Good value for off grid stay

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Lee J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered concrete and grass site

Liked: Forest location. Able to park anywhere Water available Waste disposal facility Quiet area

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Top 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 The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered concrete and grass site (value)

Liked: Fantastic location quite lots of trees and peaceful

Disliked: N/a

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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 No rating
daniel s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered concrete and grass site

Liked: fantastic site, me and my wife were trying some new camping gear out for our youtube channel and as a site it delivered, we have praised the site on our video footage to be released this week. we will be back again

Disliked: toilet facilities but we wild camp as well so we are used to it

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Excellent site, very responsive staff and clean facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Justin B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered concrete and grass site

Liked: This campsite is situated in the Cannock forest, its peaceful and beautiful camping amongst the trees plus access to the trails is right there. We are avid cyclists and this is by far the best place to stay in the area. We rode our bike to the cafe at birches each day for breakfast.

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Excellent location, friendly warden, 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 10
Michelle W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered concrete and grass site (value)

Liked: Fantastic location, very peaceful and quiet.

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No frills site. Peaceful and beautiful surroundings to take long walks on…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered concrete and grass site (value)

Liked: No frills site. Peaceful and beautiful surroundings to take long walks on the chase.

Disliked: Too many mountain bikers

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Very pleasant and quite stay. The ranger checked we were ok, and…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered concrete and grass site (value)

Liked: Very pleasant and quite stay. The ranger checked we were ok, and gave his number if we had any problems .

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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 site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundry

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

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Bush

Peaceful

Remote location

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump point

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

No hot water

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Horse riding nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Location

Tackeroo Caravan Site

Penkridge Bank Road

Rugeley

Staffordshire

England

WS15 2UA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.74759°N
-1.99973°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8.2 km Crown Bridge
8.2 km Crown Bridge
10.3 km Railway Station
Rail
4.2 km Hednesford Rail Station
4.3 km Rugeley Town Rail Station
5.3 km Rugeley Trent Valley Rail Station
Airport
37.5 km Birmingham International Airport
37.5 km Birmingham International Airport Terminal 1
37.6 km Birmingham International 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

Once you’ve ridden around all the area’s excellent mountain biking trails several times, keep the adrenaline pumping while suspended high above the forest canopy at Go Ape Cannock (five minutes’ drive), an activity centre with almost 1,500 metres of tree-to-tree crossings. Less energetic dawdles in the area include dog-walking and orienteering trails. Other gentle ways to while away a day include wanders by the water at Fairoak Pools (five minutes) or fly fishing on the banks of Blithfield Reservoir (15 minutes). Amateur historians could amble around Castle Ring, an Iron Age site (15 minutes), while shoppers might prefer to dip in and out of the boutiques of Rugeley market town (10 minutes). If stately homes appeal, navigate your way to the National Trust’s Shugborough Estate (15 minutes), a huge Georgian building with a walled garden. Into flexing your creativity? Check out Ingestre Hall, a Grade II-listed 17th-century Jacobean mansion and the UK’s only dedicated Residential Arts Centre (20 minutes).

Must see

Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum & Bookshop 13.6 km

National Memorial Arboretum 17.2 km

Boscobel House & the Royal Oak 18.3 km

Sudbury Hall 22.2 km

Royal Air Force Museum Cosford 23.9 km

National Trust

Shugborough Estate 5 km

Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum 14 km

Moseley Old Hall 14.1 km

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 22 km

Wightwick Manor and Gardens 22.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY 1.7 km

Seven Springs - Shugborough - Cannock Chase - Seven Springs 3.9 km

SHUGBOROUGH 5.1 km

Battle of Hopton Heath, 1643 10.7 km

SANDON PARK 13 km

Local events

  • Camp Bestival Shropshire (Thursday 15 August 2024 – Thursday 15 August 2024)

    Telford, England 20.4 km

  • Bloodstock Open Air (Thursday 8 August 2024 – Thursday 8 August 2024)

    Swadlincote, England 20.5 km

  • Download Festival (Friday 14 June 2024 – Friday 14 June 2024)

    Derby, England 43 km

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.

Want to know more about camping in Staffordshire?

  • Does Tackeroo Caravan Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Tackeroo Caravan Site dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Tackeroo Caravan Site? Once you’ve ridden around all the area’s excellent mountain biking trails several times, keep the adrenaline pumping while suspended high above the forest canopy at Go Ape Cannock (five minutes’ drive), an … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Tackeroo Caravan Site?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Tackeroo Caravan Site? From $29.04 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.