The Brownlow Arms

Liked Leaving and breathing fresh oxygen again

Disliked Where do I start

Nestled between an animal fat rendering plant on one side, a knocked down power station and the most boring riverside known to man, this pub and campsite are the epitome of mis-representation.

Our pitch looked out onto a dirty drainage ditch - not the picturesque Rivera views promulgated on pitch up, these are in fact of the river further down (and that doesn't look like that either)

The pub opens at 3 and shuts at ten, during that time you can't have food as they don't serve any, but you can choose between a pint of 3.2 percent ale that looks like fish tank water, or Hawkstone cider that looks like cider flavoured fish tank water. Add that to the atmosphere akin to an off season mortuary.

Decided not to worry we will make our own entertainment, and take a nice stroll down to the river and see the watersports place. This is a pontoon from the second world war by the looks of it and an old floating cabin. The only water sports done here are probably people ending their misery by jumping off the pontoon holding a kettlebell.

Decided to have a shower - there's a choice of freezing cold or Chernobyl boiled skin flaying dribbles - both with a backdrop of mouldy curtains and tiles, seen better facilities in Afghanistan.

Then after returning to our site somewhat disappointed the smell started.

Yes that's right that animal fat rendering place apparently compacts fish guts and chicken carcasses into dog food. And the stench is beyond belief, we started to gag and all of us have spent time in war zones lots of them in fact - this was next level, the smell coming from JP PEARS is absolutely disgusting.

We stomached it one more day then decided enough was enough. Place is an utter dump and stinks.

Left with a day to go

Not sure what the good reviews are about or the pictures, certainly weren't the same place we stayed.

Only took two photos as I was too busy gagging with the stench

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Liked Lovely view and access to countryside. Great price

Disliked We stayed Sunday evening to Thursday morning. They serve food Thursday evening to Sunday lunch time

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Liked Pub, food, beer prices, value, location, beautiful walks, friendly staff on site

Disliked Shower facilities are really poor & need upgrading,

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Liked Absolutely brilliant camp site, even better when I got there, there was a little festival on that I didn't know about haha
Toilets, showers, wash station, drinking water tap, waste disposal, got really everything you need

Disliked Nothing couldn't fault it

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Liked If you’re looking for a pitch next to a pub that is excellent value this is it!

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Liked Everything

Disliked Nothing

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Liked The pitch, the site and location

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Liked Very peaceful, beautiful country side easy accessible toilet and showers which was nice and clean , pub on site, and every one friendly which made it comfortable

Disliked The smell every now
And then

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Liked Lovely area, great fields accessible for dog walks. Lovely little play area for kids.

Disliked The only downside to this site is that landlady is really rather unwelcoming.
My friend ordered food that never came, so she chased it up, landlady seemed insistent it had been brought out, but it hadn’t as that was our food, maybe too busy and not enough staff? Rude to my brother in law also when he went inside to get vinegar for his food, asked where he was taking it? I’d have thought that was quite obvious.

Really let the weekend down, a smile goes a really long way.

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Liked Nothing not to like for a nice simple holiday with the benefits of the pub being there and the food truck that comes in the morning and evening.

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