Elm Cottage Touring Park

View prices & book 9.7 149 reviews
2.5-acre touring park
2.5-acre touring park
Hardstanding pitches
On our new 'ehu runways' in the middle of the camping field. easy to drive on & off!
Lovely view of the gravel for wheels pitches
A view of elm cottage on a busy summers day 2018.
Breathtaking views
Grass pitches suitable for all units types, large tents included
Start of the dog walk area
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Hardstanding pitches
On our new 'ehu runways' in the middle of the camping field. easy to drive on & off!
Lovely view of the gravel for wheels pitches

  • Family-run park a mile from Oulton Park Circuit
  • Set in the countryside with views over the Cheshire plains
  • Shop on site selling locally sourced bacon, eggs and sausages
If you're off to Oulton Park Circuit to see the fast cars, you might want a speedy return to base after a long day of envy. And you'll have it at Cheshire's Elm Cottage Touring Park, which is just a mile from the circuit as well as within easy reach of other popular pulls in the area like Chester, Delamere Forest, the north Wales coast, Snowdonia, the Peak District, Liverpool, Manchester… Elm Cottage is family owned and run, set in Cheshire countryside and surrounded by farming fields with a view across the Cheshire plains. It has an eco-friendly toilet block with free showers, constant hot water, underfloor heating, hairdryers and an easy access shower for family users or disabled guests. There's also a big exercise area for dogs and a play area, a large selection of tourist info at reception, and a shop on site selling locally sourced bacon, eggs and sausages plus basic grocery and non-food items as well as soft drinks and locally made ice cream. A popular pub serving good food and ales is a short distance from the site entrance and two pubs are in the local village of Little Budworth. If you fancy pizza, the Elm Cottage owners dish it up every Friday evening during the summer, freshly made in the site's new pizza oven.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 30
Tent pitches 51
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Units longer than 8.5 metres are not allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
Other pitch types

Reviews

9.7

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Peaceful

98% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

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Very clean site and staff very friendly…

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Gary F.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Very clean site and staff very friendly

Disliked No fires allowed

Excellent site clean facilities, level pitches, friendly staff.

Overall 9/10

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Ewen D.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Excellent location for Oulton Park, Delamere forest, Hollies farm shop, Shrewsbury arms and The Fish Pool pub. Uber and local taxis available. Nice welcome on arrival, great Pizzas on the Friday night highly recommended. Shower and toilet blocks all close and small convenience shop available for ice cream and any essentials.

Disliked The rain!

Everywhere was spotlessly clean and showers toilets also spotlessly clean was made…

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Michelle R.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Everywhere was spotlessly clean and showers toilets also spotlessly clean was made very welcome have everything you need laundry facilities motorhome service point brilliant would call again

Lovely well maintained site

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Deborah F.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely well maintained site. The owners were friendly and helpful. Large pitches. Nice loop walk from the site to Little Bodsworth ask at the onsite shop for a map. Great pub just down the road the Shrewsbury Arms they serve food.

Disliked Nothing

Great site.

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Richard L.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Very nicely kept site. Staff lovely and very chatty. Showers very powerful and were clean despite the park being very busy.

Disliked With only 3 toilets and 3 showers in the male bathroom you could have to wait at busy times. Maybe look to expand them a little. The 4G was almost impossible to use on phones. But you can pay for wifi!!……I think this should be free or incorporated into the rate.

Great site, very welcoming and well maintained.

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Danielle J.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely clean site, helpful staff and great facilities. Brilliant location, especially for Oulton Park. We loved our stay and will definitely be back.

Disliked Nothing at all

The site was very clean and the staff were very friendly and…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The site was very clean and the staff were very friendly and helpful.

Disliked No free WiFi.

Fab site with little shop, clean and well looked after. Staff friendly…

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maria s.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Fab site with little shop, clean and well looked after. Staff friendly and welcoming.

The dog walk is fabulous and well kept.

Pub not far away that did amazing food and lovely beer garden.

Disliked Nothing

Spectacular

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Stacey T.

Electric grass pitch

Liked EVERYTHING........It's our 2nd visit here and it was even better than the 1st visit. Staff are just wonderful and so professional, the site and facilities are outstanding to. We indulged in pizza night on Friday and on Saturday we visited the local pub for lunch which is a 6 minute walk from site and the food was amazing. Definitely our favourite site.

Disliked NOTHING

See you again soon

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Carl W.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Everything. Super clean and spacious site. Amenities and facilities spot on. Quiet site. Jackie and partner who own/run the site really helpful and friendly.

Features

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

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 Rallies welcome 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 Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Elm Cottage Touring Park

Chester Lane

Little Budworth

Tarporley

Winsford

Cheshire

England

CW7 2QJ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.19799°N
2.59835°W

Route directions

Google Maps has a better track record for navigating to this site than satnavs. Navigate to Elm Cottage Touring Park, and please note that the site entrance is on Chester Lane, not Park Road.

Nearest transport

Coach
15.2 km Bus Station
15.3 km Bus Station
18.3 km RUNCORN HIGH STREET- STAND B
Rail
4.7 km Cuddington Rail Station
5.7 km Delamere Rail Station
5.7 km Hartford Rail Station
Ferry
35.1 km Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
35.2 km Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal
35.3 km Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal
Airport
23.1 km Liverpool John Lennon Airport
28.3 km Manchester Airport
28.4 km Manchester Airport Terminal 1

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 park is perfectly placed for days out and activities for all ages and tastes, whether you want city days out, tramps through woodland or historic houses. Oulton Park racing circuit is a mile away and has a programme of events throughout the year, while Little Budworth Country Park is walkable from the site. The nearby village of Tarporley has designer shopping, tearooms and swish restaurants. Bolesworth Castle and its many events including CarFest North and international horse shows is 10 miles from Elm Cottage Touring Park, and old and rather fab Chester is 12 miles west with decent park and ride facilities. Famed Chester Zoo is also within easy reach. Stargazers should shoot along to the Jodrell Bank Observatory and Discovery Centre 15 miles away at Macclesfield, an educational establishment with visitor centre, arboretum and the mammoth Lovell Telescope. Other excellent day trips are around in all directions, like active days out in Snowdonia National Park or around the Welsh coast, hiking the Peak District or city shopping and sightseeing in Liverpool and Manchester.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Wallasey 41.2 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Moreton 42.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Meols 43.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
West Kirby 44 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Delamere Forest 6.3 km

Anderton Boat Lift - Lift Trips 8.8 km

Arley Hall & Gardens 15.7 km

Chester Zoo 18.8 km

Chester Cathedral 19.6 km

National Trust

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 24 km

Nether Alderley Mill 25.8 km

Hare Hill 29.3 km

Biddulph Grange Garden 30 km

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 33.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Whitegate Way 1.8 km

Little Budworth - Hunters Lodge - Budworth 1.9 km

Blakemere Craft Centre - The Whitegate Way 3.3 km

Blakemere, Whitegate and Pettypool Wood 3.3 km

TIRLEY GARTH 5.5 km

Local events

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

    Warrington, England 15.2 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Elm Cottage Touring Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Elm Cottage Touring Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Elm Cottage Touring Park? The park is perfectly placed for days out and activities for all ages and tastes, whether you want city days out, tramps through woodland or historic houses. Oulton Park racing circuit is … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Elm Cottage Touring Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Elm Cottage Touring Park? From €34.83 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.