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General
- Site in a wildlife centre in the Forest of Bowland’s Ribble Valley
- Just under 10 minutes’ drive from Chipping and 40 from Preston
- Petting zoo, play area, café and pond; marked walking trails on site
For a family escape with an educational twist consider a stay at Bowland Wild Boar Park, in the middle of a wildlife centre that aims to get kids up to speed on conservation and animal welfare. This place is topnotch for groups with younger members keen on cuddling creatures like lambs and baby chicks, or seeing more exotic breeds such as white wallabies, emus and water buffaloes.
Other activities with a farmyard focus available at this spot in the Forest of Bowland Area of Natural Beauty include tractor and trailer rides (in the school holidays and on weekends) as well as wildlife walks inside the lush green Ribble Valley with fells and woodland all around. Named paths aimed at kids and adults alike range from the Cartoon and Totem Pole trails to the Bluebell Walk. A play area is also on site.
If you’d rather sit and watch the wildlife, a café is opposite the pond at the park where birds fly in to take titbits from the feeder; for other ways to spy winged critters in their natural habitat, you could also wander beside the nearby Hodder river.
After lunch at the café, spark up the barbecue for dinner – local produce is plentiful at the nearby farm shop. Another café plus a couple of pubs are in Chipping just over five minutes’ drive away if you’d prefer to spend less time cooking and more time spreading out next to the firepit back on base after a meal made by someone else.
Bowland Wild Boar Park has shower and toilet blocks and washing-up stations with hot water.
Open from 10/02/2023 to 29/10/2023
Site type
Languages spoken
✓ English
Please note
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Please note that the animal park within Bowland Wild Boar Park is only open at the weekends and during school holidays from February half term through to October half term. Stays can be booked outside of these times but please be aware that the animal park will not be open. Please also note that tickets for the animal park must be booked separately.
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Max. persons: 6 x
One Tent allowed per site
Site size : unlimited
Ground type: Grass
Car
Max. persons: 4 x
Dimensions: 2.3m width x 2.7m length (7.5ft width x 8.8ft length) Calculated area: 6.1m² (66.0ft²)
Reviews
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Excellent with friendly, helpful staff
From the manager...
Excellent - thankyou for your kind review - glad you enjoyed the peacefulness :) |
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Excellent site, staff and beautiful location!
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Fantastic thankyou Olivia - so pleased you and your family had a great stat at our park. Hope to see you again next year :) |
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Lovely spacious glamping area around the pods, great facilities and …
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Thanks Ashley for your 10/10 review :) |
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Lovely camping experience for us all
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Lovely review - thank you very much Tracey. See you again next year :) |
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Perfect break to just chill
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Wonderful review - thankyou Sarah :) |
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10 / 10 brilliant thankyou. |
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Very clean, great for kids, animal park and activities were great
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Thank you Gemma |
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Amazing stay for families. We definitely want to return.
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thank you Andrea - the toilet & shower block for showers is being updated for the 2023 season |
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Will return 100%
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Thank you Joedy, it sounds like you had a fun stay in our pods and enjoyed the animal park too. |
Features
Leisure on park
Bar or club house
Cycle hire
Evening entertainment
Fishing
Fitness centre
Indoor swimming pool
Kids' club
On-site restaurant/cafe
Outdoor swimming pool
Playground
Recreation room/arcade
TV room
Takeout
Tennis
Watersports
Amenities on park
Bath available
Car parking by site/unit
Composting toilet
Disabled facilities
Dog park
Drying room
Free wifi
Grocery store
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Laundry
Parent & baby washroom
Payphone
Pick-up from public transport
Portable toilet
Pub toilets
Restrooms
Shower available
Washing-up area
Wifi
Groups welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Scouts welcome
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Rules
Barbecue grills allowed
Barbecue provided
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Dogs allowed all year
Camping 2.0
Camping pods
Themes
Bush
Hikers’ paradise
Peaceful
Remote location
Wild camping
Wildlife haven
Utilities
Charging facilities
Dump point
Electric car charging point(s)
Propane/gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Convenience store nearby
Dog walk nearby
Type
Farm
Small (11-25 sites)
Nearby leisure
Cycling nearby
Location
Nearest transport
- Coach stations
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Coach Stop C3
— 17.5 kilometres
Bus Station — 19.0 kilometres
Crossroads — 19.3 kilometres
- Train stations
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Clitheroe Rail Station
— 9.9 kilometres
Whalley Rail Station — 12.0 kilometres
Langho Rail Station — 12.4 kilometres
- Ferry ports
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Heysham Ferry Terminal
— 28.6 kilometres
Knott End-On-Sea Ferry Landing — 30.3 kilometres
Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing — 30.9 kilometres
- Airports
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Leeds Bradford International Airport
— 57.8 kilometres
Local attractions
There may be much to keep you at this wildlife park but family-friendly activities are all around the region too, with the rare breeds of cattle at Cobble Hey Farm & Gardens 25 minutes’ drive away and the rainy-day workshops and events at Barton Grange Garden Centre within half an hour.
If it’s sunny, Brock Bottoms Picnic Site (25 minutes) is an excellent spot for an outdoor meal – followed up with an ice cream made courtesy of the milk from the dairy cows at Mrs Dowsons Farm half an hour away.
Famous places for the kids are also within an hour’s drive, like the rides at the Blackpool seaside; for grownups, the fell walks of the Lake District are the same distance away.
Must see
- Beacon Fell Country Park (8.4 kilometres)
- Gawthorpe Hall (19.4 kilometres)
- Oswaldtwistle Mills (19.7 kilometres)
National Trust
- Gawthorpe Hall (19.3 kilometres)
- Malham Tarn Estate (32.4 kilometres)
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Policies
Permitted arrival/departure time
| Camping and caravan | ||
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| Arrive: | 4 p.m. – | 6 p.m. |
| Depart by: | 10 a.m. | |
| On-site accommodation | ||
| Arrive: | 4 p.m. – | 6 p.m. |
| Depart by: | 10 a.m. | |
Bowland Wild Boar Park cancellation policy
No refunds within 2 weeks of arrival date.
Bookings cannot be amended within 14 day(s) of arrival.
If you need to cancel or amend your booking, please give as much notice as possible so that someone else has the chance to book. You may wish to buy holiday insurance for cancellations and for your property/injury whilst away.
Please note that your deposit is paid to Pitchup.com and is non-refundable.
Payment
A 15% non-refundable deposit is payable now. Bowland Wild Boar Park will debit the balance from your card 2 weeks before arrival, or if the arrival date is sooner than 2 weeks then the balance will be taken immediately.
You can also opt to pay the full amount at the time of your booking, or at any point before the due date.
Payment methods accepted on the park
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Cash
Terms and conditions
Site booking terms and conditions- Does Bowland Wild Boar Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is Bowland Wild Boar Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Bowland Wild Boar Park? There may be much to keep you at this wildlife park but family-friendly activities are all around the region too, with the rare breeds of cattle at Cobble Hey Farm & Gardens … Read more
- When can I check in and check out of Bowland Wild Boar Park?
Read moreCamping and caravan Arrive: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m. On-site accommodation Arrive: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Bowland Wild Boar Park? From $24.44 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party. Check prices and availability
Fabulous review - thank you
All our staff work really hard to ensure all guests have the best stay possible. Hope to see you again next year :)