Moss Lane Cottage

View prices & book 9.7 59 reviews
Visitor image of the pitches (added by manager 14 Oct 2022)
Visitor image of the pitches
Marked-out pitches
Flat grass pitches
Site entrance
Entrance to site
Chill-out area with fridge, shower and bathroom
Communal barn with food prep and washing-up area, with bathroom in internal room
Additional eating area with extra communal-use fridges
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  • Pop-up North Wales meadow site near rural Whitchurch
  • A 15-minute walk to Hanmer Mere; half an hour to Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
  • Large undercover communal area with tables and chairs
Always fancied the idea of wild swimming? Book a stay at pet-friendly Moss Lane Cottage near Whitchurch and don’t forget to pack your swimmers. You’ll be needing them, as this peaceful pop-up site is in the quiet North Wales village of Hanmer, which edges a large lake known as Hanmer Mere – a mighty popular spot with open-water swimmers. Covering 2.5 acres across two fields – one for tents and tourers and one for off-grid tents – the site is sheltered by trees on two sides and accessed down a farm track. If you’re looking for an alfresco family adventure, groups are welcome to pitch up together on the camping field, which is perfectly level. It’s a cinch to access safe and quiet lanes from the site for cycling or hiking down to the mere (five minutes by bike or 15 minutes on foot). After taking a refreshing dip, you might like to head to the local village pub (five minutes’ drive, dogs welcome) for a rejuvenating pint. Simple facilities back on site include a washing-up area and a shared fridge. There's an ensuite facility housed in a horse trailer, which has a compost toilet, a hand-washing basin with hot and cold running water and a gas shower (just one of the three showers across the site). A covered and communal eating area is also provided for you to catch up with family and new-found friends at the end of a day’s adventuring.

Campground type

Tent sites 16
RV & Motorhome sites 3
Opens 23 May 2025
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • 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 bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 5 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 23 May to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.7

Overall rating based on 59 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 89% of visitors View breakdown

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would recommend this campground to a friend

98%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Feeling off-grid with comfortable facilities

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

Powered grass and earth campervan site

Liked: Very spacious pitches Lovely facilities Very relaxed environment Great undercover communal space Friendly accommodating hosts

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very peaceful

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

Unpowered grass and earth tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Quiet location, very friendly hosts

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly quiet place

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

Unpowered grass and earth tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Everything

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing place to stay

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and earth campervan site

Liked: Lovely place to stay Hosts were really helpful and friendly Great location Nice and basic but had everything we needed

Disliked: Didn’t bother me but other members of the party complained about howling dogs somewhere nearby but offsite

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Lovely stay

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

Powered grass and earth campervan site

Liked: It was clean and tidy. We made good use of the games area and enjoyed meeting new people.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful

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

Powered grass and earth campervan site

Liked: Beautiful camp site, super cute and rustic. We loved the games area. Very peaceful we will definitely be booking again and bringing our wet suits and boards to go for a swim locally. Really friendly owners x

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Great campsite and the couple who run it are super friendly. They…

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

Powered grass and earth campervan site

Liked: Great campsite and the couple who run it are super friendly. They were always around and cleaning the facilities. The toilets were always spotless and the communal area was great with everything you would need. Great location and we even came home with some of their home made jams.

Disliked: Only small downside is the indoor toilet and shower seemed to always be in use and I hardly got to use it. I had to keep using the outside toilet.

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This was a great little site with lots of space, you had…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Kirstin R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass and earth tent or trailer tent site

Liked: This was a great little site with lots of space, you had the feel of a rural off grid site but with some fab little amenities like a warm shower room with lots of space, electric showers and really clean toilet areas. There was a great games area that families were enjoying and and overall it was a very chilled, unobtrusive site.

Disliked: Nothing

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Enjoyable stay

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Neil R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass and earth tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Nice to have use of a fridge and a covered area. Enjoyed watching the chickens and turkeys on site. Also enjoyed a swim in the near by lake.

Disliked: Quite a bit of sheep poop on the campsite 💩

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent campsite. Very clean with spot on facilities. Thank you!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Nick G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass and earth tent or trailer tent site

Liked: location,facilities,cleanliness

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Pop-up campground

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 Wild swimming

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet 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

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

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Pop-up campground Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Moss Lane Cottage

Hanmer

Bangor-on-Dee

Wrexham

Wales

SY13 3EH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.94577°N
-2.80369°W

Route directions

What 3 Words location: albums.crispier.keyboard

Nearest transport

Coach
16.5 km Wynnstay Arms Hotel
16.5 km Kandy Lodge
16.7 km Bus Stop No 3
Rail
9.2 km Whitchurch (Shrops) Rail Station
9.2 km Prees Rail Station
11.5 km Wem Rail Station
Airport
43.7 km 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

The water's not too cold apparently, but it's still best if you can pick a warm summer’s day for a swim in Hanmer Mere (15 minutes’ walk) so that you can have a bit of a laze on the small sandy beach after all your exertions. Other local wild-swimming spots include Whitemere (10 minutes’ drive) and Ellesmere (15 minutes). No need to swim if it’s just not your thing; both these lakes also have scenic walks bordering the water, and at Ellesmere you can keep a look out for sculpture hidden in the trees. Alderford Lake (15 minutes) is another lush spot with a water park, a safe alternative to wild swimming for kids, and a shop and café. Water features large hereabouts. There’s more hiking at Whixall Moss (20 minutes), with many paths through peaty marshland. The Llangollen Canal is carried across the River Dee at the majestic Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (half an hour), a lovely spot for canal-side walks and awesome views. You can also potter down the canal by horse-drawn barge, or hire day boats from Whittington Wharf (20 minutes). For more adventurous days out, the River Dee provides challenging canoeing at Llangollen (35 minutes), and if that’s still too tame for you, try white-water rafting at the National White Water Centre near Bala (an hour).

Must see

Chester Castle 27.4 km

Cheshire Military Museum 27.4 km

Chester Cathedral 28.1 km

Chester Zoo 31.5 km

Delamere Forest 32.6 km

National Trust

Chirk Castle 19.3 km

Attingham Park 30.5 km

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill 31.8 km

Sunnycroft 33.9 km

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 43.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Colemere - Wem Moss - Shropshire Union Canal 6.7 km

The Sandstone Trail S to N (Part 1): Whitchurch - Bickerton 8.1 km

Malpas and Tushingham 8.7 km

Overton / Owrtyn - Erbistock - Overton / Owrtyn 9.1 km

COMBERMERE ABBEY 13.8 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Moss Lane Cottage have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Moss Lane Cottage dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Moss Lane Cottage? The water's not too cold apparently, but it's still best if you can pick a warm summer’s day for a swim in Hanmer Mere (15 minutes’ walk) so that you can have … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Moss Lane Cottage?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2:30 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  2 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Moss Lane Cottage? From $48.62 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.