The Old School Campsite

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  • Well-maintained and family-run site in the Shropshire Hills
  • Close to the Welsh border and 35 minutes' drive from Shrewsbury
  • Outdoor activity and crafts centre on site
It might be old-school, but there's nothing too basic about The Old School Campsite in Shropshire, a family-friendly site 40 minutes’ drive from Shrewsbury where hiking the hills, strolling the scenic countryside and canoeing the Severn are all a cinch. The site’s close to the Welsh border and on the edge of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, so expect lengthy walks through pretty hills and dales as well as splendid views all around.... and plenty of peace and quiet next to firepits in green fields, setting the barbecue smouldering for dinner and taking in the starry night sky. By day, stroll over to the site’s activity centre for a host of arts and crafts workshops: guests can embrace their artistic sides with silver jewellery, felt, knitting, enamelling or batik workshops on site, to wrap up stays with handmade souvenirs to boast about back home. If that sounds too laidback, spend time at the activity centre chatting to owners Rachel and Stuart instead. They’ll help guests to organise rock climbing days, paddleboard lessons, canoeing trips on the Severn and the Montgomery Canal, and mountain biking excursions on the trails nearby – or venture out solo on wanders along the long-distance Shropshire Way, which passes within minutes of the site.

Site type

Tent pitches 5
Touring caravan pitches 6
Motorhome pitches 6
Rent a tent 5
Caravans for hire 1
Opens

Languages spoken

English

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Features

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

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce 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

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Mountain biking nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

The Old School Campsite

Shelve

Shrewsbury

Shropshire

England

SY5 0JQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.57191°N
3.00261°W

Route directions

The Old School Campsite is immediately off the A488, despite what your satnav might say. Look out for the signs along the road.

Nearest transport

Coach
12.8 km Nag`s Head Hotel
12.8 km Nag`s Head Hotel
13.4 km Welshpool NX
Rail
13.3 km Welshpool Rail Station
14 km Church Stretton Rail Station
18.2 km Craven Arms Rail Station

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

There’s plenty hereabouts to keep even the most avid explorer busy for lengthy hols. As well as the long-distance Shropshire Way, the site is within half an hour of trails at Manstone Rock, the other Stiperstones (and the rest of Stiperstones National Nature Reserve), the Shropshire Hills and Long Mynd. Looking for a getaway for the history books? Dive right in at the House on Crutches Museum 15 minutes away in Bishop’s Castle for an overview of the area, then get a bit more specific at Snailbeach Lead Mine (check ahead for opening times) and further afield at Wroxeter Roman City and Vineyard. If that’s still not enough time in the past, glide to stately piles and old castles at Powis, Stokesay, Ludlow and Wilderhope within 40 minutes, or jump in the time machine for a day at the birthplace of the industrial revolution – the open-air Ironbridge Gorge museums. When travelling with impressionable minds, give kids (and grownups) a secretly educational outing among the beasties at Hoo Farm Animal Kingdom within an hour, hear about near Earth objects at the Spaceguard Centre and observatory 40 minutes away, or (and?) swim with the fishes (not literally) an hour and a half from base at Blue Planet Aquarium in Ellesmere Port.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • Miners Arms 2.8 km
  • The Stables Inn 4.8 km
  • Stiperstones Inn 5.1 km
  • The Sun 5.9 km
  • Horse and Jockey 6 km
  • The Herbert Arms 6.1 km
  • The Court House Hotel 6.2 km
  • Lowfield Inn 6.4 km
  • The Cock Inn 6.9 km
  • The Bridges 7.3 km

Groceries

  • Co-op Food 5.6 km
  • Churchstoke Shopping Centre (Harry Tuffins) 5.6 km
  • The Co-operative Food 8.8 km

Parks and play

  • Minsterley Play Ground park 9 km
  • Minsterley Play Area Playground 9 km

Family days out

  • Ritton Castle 2.3 km
  • The Bog Mine Visitor attraction 3.5 km
  • The Bog Visitor Centre Visitor attraction 3.5 km
  • Cranberry Rock Visitor attraction 4.4 km
  • Manstone Rock Visitor attraction 4.7 km
  • Devil's Chair Visitor attraction 4.9 km
  • Shepherd's Rock Visitor attraction 5.8 km
  • Bishop's Castle (remains) 8.5 km
  • Montgomery Castle 10 km
  • Powis Castle 13.8 km
  • Wattlesborough Castle 15.4 km

Public transport

  • Junction 3.4 km
  • Field Centre 3.5 km
  • Stiperstones Inn 5 km
  • Crossroads 5.3 km
  • Wayeside Houses 5.4 km
  • The Folley 5.7 km
  • Sun Inn 6 km
  • Car Park 6 km
  • Church 6 km
  • Post Office 6.1 km

Local services

  • HSBC UK Cashpoint 8.7 km
  • Tesco Bank Cashpoint 13.5 km
  • RBS Cashpoint 13.7 km
  • Churchstoke Shopping Centre Fuel station 5.6 km
  • Bishops Castle Medical Practice Doctors 8.5 km
  • Bishops Community Hospital 8.7 km
  • Union Street Garage Fuel station 8.8 km
  • Bishops Castle Pharmacy 8.8 km
  • BP Fuel station 9 km
  • Texaco Fuel station 9.5 km
  • Montgomery Medical Practice Doctors 10 km
  • Bunners Fuel station 10 km

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Must see

Powis Castle & Garden 13.7 km

Stokesay Castle 19.5 km

Ludlow Castle 29.7 km

Much Wenlock Priory 30 km

Enginuity 35 km

National Trust

Carding Mill Valley and the Shropshire Hills 12.4 km

Wilderhope Manor 22.8 km

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill 23.8 km

Attingham Park 25.8 km

Croft Castle and Parkland 34.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Corndon Hill and Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle 1.9 km

Corndon Hill and Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle (Shorter Version) 1.9 km

Corndon Hill - Priest Weston - Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle 1.9 km

The Stiperstones 3.6 km

Nipstone Rock (The Stiperstones) 3.6 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.

Reviews

7.5

Overall rating from 4 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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75% would recommend this site to a friend

50% would stay here again

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Camping not glamping- no frills

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
 6
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

Long Mynd bell tent (large)

Liked Spacious belle tent with bedding included.
Comfy bed and duvet kept us warm enough at night.
Pots, pans, cutlery all provided.
Outdoor eco showers free and clean.
Parking next to tent convenient.

Disliked Camp shop was tiny, not much in it
Indoor showers were 50p- only two toilets and one was in the shower room meaning it didn’t always smell too fresh. Not even a toilet roll holder
Noisy neighbours-belle tents very close together and can hear everything.
Feels like you’re in someone’s backyard. No check-in/out service and felt very impersonal.
No signal, or WiFi that works so had to drive out to find where we’re going
Paid £5 for a s’mores kit that had a pack of marshmallows and chocolate Leibniz-this is not what s’mores is!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities and good customer service

Overall

10 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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 Hayley B. 1 review

Stiperstones bell tent

Liked Peaceful location. Hospitality and accommodation perfect

Disliked On site activities quite expensive

Recommend to friends Visit again

Felt more like Camping than Glamping.

Overall

6 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

Long Mynd bell tent (large)

Liked Close to nice walks. The WiFi wasn't too bad.

Disliked The tent wasn't as comfortable as we'd hope due to beds being hard, especially single beds. Also there were no chairs to relax on and didn't see any heaters, which were needed due to the cold at night.
The campsite was quite small so we were near to other campers which didn't help when a noisy group arrived. However, the owner spoke to them and they were a lot quieter after that.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site

Overall

8 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

7 electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Check in was easy
Clean and tidy

Disliked Waiting for toilets only 2 on site
Road noise

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Old School Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Old School Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Old School Campsite? There’s plenty hereabouts to keep even the most avid explorer busy for lengthy hols. As well as the long-distance Shropshire Way, the site is within half an hour of trails at Manstone … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Old School Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  14:00 –  21:00
    Depart by:  11:00
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  14:00 –  21:00
    Depart by:  11:00
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