Commonwood Leisure

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  • Lakeside site with 60 acres, 10 minutes' drive away from Wrexham
  • Chester, Llangollen and three golf courses within half an hour's drive
  • Fishing lake; café and licensed bar with background music on site
Finding a secluded spot surrounded by mature woodlands in north Wales is a fine idea in itself – but it gets even better here if you’re into your fishing. And that’s because Commonwood Leisure has 10 lakes around its 60-acre site, catering for everyone from kids and beginners to pros (who may like to wrestle with the 60-pound whopper that lives in the catfish lake…) Not fussed by fishing? This lakeside setting should be pretty splendid for you too: there’s plenty of space to relax by the water, taking in the views and lighting up a barbecue or firepit for warm evenings. Getting out and about should be straightforward as well: the site is five minutes’ drive away from the village of Holt (for pubs, cafés and an excellent farm shop) and 10 minutes from the centre of Wrexham. It’s all set up to be as straightforward as possible at this well-maintained park too. During high season only, there is a café serving tasty food and a licensed bar with background music (these two are open at select times on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays). On site, there are also indoor and outdoor seating areas and plenty of areas to walk (a plus for dog owners, as the site's dog-friendly). If walking’s not such a hit with the kids, they can get stuck into rural life by spending some time with the herd of friendly pygmy goats on site.

Campground type

Tent sites 10
Caravan sites 22
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
RV & Motorhome sites 31
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • 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).
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Facilities/activities including fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • The bar is open between 25/02 and 20/12.
  • Guests must bring their own duvets, pillows, sheets and towels when staying in rental accommodation. You will not be allowed to stay if you do not bring these items.
  • 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.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.
  • Visitors cars must be parked in the bottom car park. During the winter, the café and bar is open Friday's 9-1 and 4-8pm Sat 9-2 and 4-8pm Sunday's 9-2pm

Languages spoken

English

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Site types & availability

Accommodation

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Reviews

9.1

Overall rating from 133 Pitchup.com customers

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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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Peaceful

92% would recommend this campground to a friend

91% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite is praised for its stunning lakes, friendly staff, and relaxed atmosphere. Visitors enjoyed the swimming and fishing, spacious sites, and on-site bar with good food. While generally well-maintained, some guests noted toilet/shower facilities need improvement and more to match the site's size. Despite minor drawbacks, many want to return.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Location is good…

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Mathews S.

Arcadia safari tent (lake view)

Liked Location is good

Disliked Toilet is not good

Recommend to friends Visit again

swimming lake, vibe, people…

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9 out of 10
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 10
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 8
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 8
Cleanliness
 7
Wifi
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Anonymous

Madoc Lake fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site (waterside)

Liked swimming lake, vibe, people

Disliked toilets/shower

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice, well looked after site with great fishing available

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10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 7
Wifi
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Andrew H.

Madoc Lake fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site (waterside)

Liked The fully serviced pitches on the madoc lake were stunning! Also nice being a 30 second walk to the nearest fishing pond. A nice - on site bar/cafe and very friendly staff. Will definitely be booking again!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your review, we do appreciate it.

Great site well laid out.

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10 out of 10
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 10
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Alex M.

Fishing Canal powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Great set up, nice bar and friendly helpful staff. Easy check in.

Disliked Nothing. All good.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review, it means a lot.

Everything. It's was amazing.…

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10 out of 10
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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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Leanne W.

Brecon safari tent

Liked Everything. It's was amazing.

Disliked Nothing at all

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Leanne, we are glad you enjoyed our site, we do appreciate the review.

Excellent site. Pitch and areas surrounding were great and well kept!

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9 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 6
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
Rachel H.

Madoc Lake fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site (waterside)

Liked Fishing pond and swimming lake were fab! Food was great too!

Disliked Park could do with some tlc.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind words, we are glad you enjoyed your stay.

Clean facilities. Will definitely return

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10 out of 10
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paula B.

Fishing Canal powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Excellent fishing site. Great hosts. Love the bar and food

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Paul we do appreciate your review.

Great facilities and bar…

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10 out of 10
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Robert S.

Madoc Lake fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site (waterside)

Liked Great facilities and bar

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review, we do appreciate it.

We had a wonderful stay, and will be back in future.

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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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Wifi
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Anonymous

Madoc Lake fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site (waterside)

Liked We had a wonderful stay. Staff were very friendly, helpful and welcoming. We stayed by the lake, which offered a lovely view and we enjoyed being able to use the leisure lake throughout our stay. Our children loved the goats. Bar area looks lovely, we didn't visit due to weather, but would love to make use of this in future. The picnic table and fire pit on our pitch was a lovely bonus and we enjoyed a nice fire. Excellent site for use of the lakes.

Disliked We didn't really dislike anything. There are a few things that could make the site even better though. The little park by the bar is a bit run down and broken, although I imagine this isn't as much of an issue when they have events on for bank holidays with bouncy castles etc.

If there was a decent park near the touring pitches then the site would be absolutely spot on for us. One of our children won't entertain the lake, so a park would be excellent for them. There were some stinging nettles by our pitch, that I stung myself on, but came prepared with aloe vera. I was a little worried about the children stinging themselves after that, but they were careful. Understandably these things do grow, just something to be careful of if visting with little ones. We didn't use the showers, so cannot comment on that part of the facilities, the floor could do with more cleaning but I have seen worse.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review, we are glad that you enjoyed your stay. We are looking to improve the park area, we do not have a park by the touring pitches at the moment so that guests without children are not disturbed. We will get onto the nettles, they grow so fast!

Great if you love fishing or want a nice tranquil evening

Overall

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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Anonymous

Fishing Canal powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked beautiful surroundings, with lovely fishing lake access from your pitch and if you wanted to fish this would be included, however I didnt so did find the site a little expensive for just a solo stay.
Friendly welcome on arrival, there is a cafe but this was closed. It does have one male and female toilet and shower which was clean and the shower nice and hot, so great when no one else is there but would imagine it wouldnt be enough if the site was busy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your nice review, we are pleased that you enjoyed your stay. The cafe is open 9-2 Monday - Wednesday, 9-3 Sunday and open all day the rest of the days, there are more showers and toilets a little bit further up the site making it 6 toilets and 4 showers in total, for 20 pitches this we find is adequate. We do hope to see you again. Thank you

Features

Portable toilet

Dogs 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

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Off licence Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire 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

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Medium (26-50 sites) Pub campground

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Commonwood Leisure

Buck Road

Holt

Wrexham

Wales

LL13 9TF

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.07115°N
2.92739°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.3 km Bus Station
10.4 km New Inn
10.4 km New Inn
Rail
5.5 km Wrexham General Rail Station
5.5 km Wrexham Central Rail Station
6.1 km Gwersyllt Rail Station
Ferry
36.4 km Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
37.4 km Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
37.5 km Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal
Airport
30 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

Fancy a different outdoor activity? Head to Farndon (five minutes’ drive) to launch kayaks, take your clubs along to Wrexham’s golf course (five minutes), or head to the eastern side of Snowdonia National Park for watersports and walks around Lake Bala (55 minutes). If you’re keen to explore historic places on your break, start with a wander around the huge manor and elegant gardens at the National Trust’s Erddig estate (20 minutes), then carry on to Chirk Castle (25 minutes) to see a medieval fort updated with 18th-century features. The area around Llangollen (25 minutes) has plenty to see too, including Castell Dinas Brân and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Kids after something more geared to their tastes? Try an outing to Chester Zoo (25 minutes) or a tasty trip to The Ice Cream Farm (20 minutes). Wrexham also has a swimming pool, bowling and the Xplore science museum for damp days.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
West Kirby 37.7 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Meols 40.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Moreton 40.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Wallasey 41.5 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Prestatyn 44.6 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Chester Castle 13 km

Cheshire Military Museum 13 km

Chester Cathedral 13.7 km

Chester Zoo 17.5 km

Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet 21.6 km

National Trust

Chirk Castle 18.6 km

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 29.7 km

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 36.6 km

Attingham Park 46.5 km

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill 47.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Gresford Bells and Alyn Waters 5 km

Erddig Hall and Wat's Dyke 7.2 km

Erddig Hall - Wrexham Steeple 7.2 km

Aldford, the Dee and Farnbridge 7.5 km

EATON HALL 8.5 km

Local events

  • Creamfields (Thursday 21 August 2025 – Thursday 21 August 2025)

    Warrington, England 34.8 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 campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Commonwood Leisure have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Commonwood Leisure dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Commonwood Leisure? Fancy a different outdoor activity? Head to Farndon (five minutes’ drive) to launch kayaks, take your clubs along to Wrexham’s golf course (five minutes), or head to the eastern side of Snowdonia … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Commonwood Leisure?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Commonwood Leisure? From $62.04 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.