Shaw Hall

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Visitor image of the lovely flat large field
Adventure park
Visitor image of the camping field
Bowls anyone?

  • Peaceful and remote park 15 minutes' drive from the coast at Southport
  • Under 10 minutes' drive from the market town of Ormskirk
  • Adventure play park, pitch and putt, bar and bowling green
Secluded, well set up for kids and only a 15-minute drive from the fine sands and seaside town of Southport – all sounds like a sure thing for a tiptop family holiday in England's north west. Under 10 minutes' drive from the market town of Ormskirk, Shaw Hall is a family-oriented site among acres of countryside near the small Lancashire village of Scarisbrick. It's within easy driving distance of the Martin Mere wetland centre for nature spotting, birdwatching, and canal boat tours, and a few miles from more of the same via canal rides (and cream teas) on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. As a family site, Shaw Hall is well set up for kids, with an adventure playground, bowling green, pitch and putt, plenty of room to play, and air hockey and pool tables in the bar. A bar with beer garden and takeaway is to hand for food and drink, along with evening entertainment a couple of times a week for grownups. (Please note that some entertainment may incur a charge.) A fully-stocked on-site shop is available daily, too. Among the amenities at the main site (a few minutes' walk from the camping field) are an accessible bathroom block with toilets, hot showers and a parent and baby bathroom; a washing-up area, and a launderette with washing machines and tumble dryers.

Site type

Tent pitches 50
Open now
Opens 2 May

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • Pennants will be issued as confirmation of payment. A £20 cash deposit will be required on checking in which will be refunded on leaving when the pennant is returned.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 2 May to

Reviews

92%

would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great place for a short stay Level pitches

Overall 7/10
Location 7
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 1
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The lay out of the field and the amenities the R Bar was very good and the entertainment was brilliant.
Straight on the canal for long walks.

Close to Southport and shops

Disliked: Disliked the rules not being enforced music and loud talking was on going on well past 3am!

Also you should give campers tags to tie to guide ropes so you know they have paid.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Carnt wait to retuen

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 7
Facilities / Activities 5
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 1
Danielle M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely site lovely locals who go the pub.lobed the karaoke and kiss loved the entertainment

Disliked: Showers cold

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location. Site was too noisy and crowded and facilities poor

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Good price, children's playground on site, good location to local activities

Disliked: Very noisy and not policed, asked to sign to comply by the rules to turn music off and be quiet by 11.30 but this was not followed. On one night a group were blasting music and chatting until 5am.

Facilities are a good walk away and there was no hot water for showers or to wash dishes.

On a small field and perhaps too many tent pitches, it felt crowded.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We did have a great time, but there are better campsites out there

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Playgroup
Onsite shop and clubhouse
Kids disco
Close to shops outside the campsite, aldi was only 5 mins away

Disliked: You were packed onto a field and each tent was only a metre or two away from the next.
Toilets were miles away and dirty
Hardly any hot water
Rowdy parties going on til 4am and no warden
Staff at reception were unfriendly

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Great park for children. Facilities were ample close to local shops and…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great park for children. Facilities were ample close to local shops and southport for a day at the seaside

Disliked: The walk to the toilets was to far also felt like they cram to many tents into the field

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Great experience.

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Really good site with great facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location and plenty of space- easy check in. Especially liked the…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great location and plenty of space- easy check in. Especially liked the little shop (very helpful when the weather's windy and we needed extra tent pegs!)

Disliked: A few troubles with other campers, and a couple of out of use toilets.

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Great amenities. We'll stocked shop. Good pub with nice food & not…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great amenities. We'll stocked shop. Good pub with nice food & not overly priced food. Great kids play area.

Disliked: Difficult to sleep with young children & all the other campers played music outside their tents until the early hours of the morning. Unfortunately there were also police helicopters directly over the field on a number of occasions which woke us up also. Would recommend having a coded lock on the entrance to prevent just anyone from getting onto the complex after a certain point at night.

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Excellent site, would recommend, dislikes are nits really

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Friendly staff
Children well catered for
Plenty of families
Nice camping field - no rocks, easy to pitch, well marked pitches
Nice bar/beer garden

Disliked: Long walk to toilets/showers
Would have liked to stay longer but only 2 nights allowed
Would have liked people to be quieter after 10 given it is a family site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, great company

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
Nicola F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The site was great, everyone was welcoming. Had a great weekend and already want to go back!

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

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 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 Remote location

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches) Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Shaw Hall

155 Smithy Lane

Ormskirk

Lancashire

England

L40 8HJ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.59668°N
-2.91073°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.8 km Bus Station
8.5 km Eastbank Street
8.5 km Eastbank Street
Rail
3 km Bescar Lane Rail Station
3.3 km New Lane Rail Station
3.6 km Ormskirk Rail Station
Ferry
18.2 km Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle
21.9 km Seacombe Ferry Terminal
22 km Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal
Airport
29.1 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

You might want to get straight to the sands first from Shaw Hall, so pile the kids into the car and drive along to the seaside town of Southport, 10 to 15 minutes away, for its beach, botanic gardens and the famed (in some circles) lawnmower museum, the only such establishment in the country. You can also whirl around the fairground rides and attractions of Southport's amusement park, or have a promenade along the town's pier, where views stretch along the coast to Blackpool and north Wales. Elsewhere around the region, have afternoon tea on a scenic 90-minute canal boat tour along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, departing three miles from the site in Halsall, or drift around Marine Lake via pedalo or motorboat rides, seven miles away next to the coast in Southport. Four miles away is the Wetland and Wildlife Trust's Martin Mere reserve for birdwatching, wildlife spotting, boat rides and regular events including toddler days and nature ranger experiences. At nearby Ruff Wood, take the circular walk through 19 acres of mixed woodland filled with oak and silver birch trees. A little further afield are the salt marshes and sandflats of the Ribble Estuary National Nature Reserve, home to more than 250,000 ducks, geese, swans and wading birds; redshanks, skylarks, meadow pipits and linnets during summer; and 16 species of wintering birds.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Southport 9.9 km Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Ainsdale 10.2 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Formby 14 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
St Annes 19 km Sea GoodGoodGoodGood
St Annes North 20.3 km Sea N/AN/AGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre 4.1 km

Beacon Country Park 11.7 km

Camelot Theme Park 14.7 km

Croxteth Hall & Country Park 16.4 km

Liverpool Football Club 18.8 km

National Trust

Rufford Old Hall 7.9 km

Formby 12 km

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 22.4 km

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 29.1 km

Gawthorpe Hall 46.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

SCARISBRICK HALL 1.2 km

Martin Mere - Liverpool / Leeds Canal - Burscough Bridge 4.2 km

Haskayne, Clieves Hill (Ormskirk) and the Canal 4.8 km

Ormskirk - Ruff Wood 5.1 km

Mere Sands Wood - Rufford Old Hall 6.6 km

Local events

  • Lytham Festival (Wednesday 2 July 2025 – Wednesday 2 July 2025)

    Lytham St Annes, England 15.8 km

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

    Warrington, England 34.4 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 Shaw Hall have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Shaw Hall dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Shaw Hall? You might want to get straight to the sands first from Shaw Hall, so pile the kids into the car and drive along to the seaside town of Southport, 10 to 15 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Shaw Hall?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  12:30 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Shaw Hall? From €59.58 (for 2 nights, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.