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Non-electric grass tent pitch

From £14 (£14) 1 night, 2 adults

6 people maximum
One Tent allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

unlimited

Ground type

Grass

Suitable for

Tent, (Trailer tent not allowed)

Features

Car 2 included, 2 max.
Picnic table

Other restrictions

Awnings not allowed

Extras

Bring a gazebo (1 max) £5 (£5) per night
Bring a pup tent (1 max) £5 (£5) per night
Dog (2 max) £5 (£5) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Availability

Your booking From £14 (£14)
Based on 1 night, 2 adults

Choose your dates and party size to see pricing and availability.

Bowland Escapes

View prices & book 9.8 91 reviews
Visitor image of the camping pod (added by manager 21 Sep 2022)
Visitor image of the lovely site (added by manager 21 sep 2022)
Iron age roundhouse (added by manager 08 aug 2023)
Safari tent (added by manager 08 aug 2023)

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great site good shower and toilet facilities.…

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

2 bedroom safari tent (pet friendly)

Liked: Great site good shower and toilet facilities.

Disliked: Grass and weeds a little over grown stayed in the safari tent highly recommend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site for families! Friendly staff and excellent facilities.

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The site was excellent! We came as 2 families with young children camping. The field to camp in was an amazing size for the amount of pitches they allow…. plenty of space for the children to play without getting in other people’s way. The toilet and shower block was modern and cleaned regularly, and there was a picnic bench per pitch which was very useful! The staff were helpful, quick to respond to emails and very understanding when one of the children accidentally broke a section of the fence! The walking trails and den building areas were fantastic, and the overall setting itself is beautiful. The children (and adults) thoroughly enjoyed the wild boar park, especially seeing the baby meerkats, and the barrel ride!

Disliked: The little play park on site is great, although a little rickety. Could perhaps do with tightening up slightly.

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Very clean excellent facility’s. Camping field was a little small I would…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Very clean excellent facility’s. Camping field was a little small I would of liked a bit more space

Disliked: Small field

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Good clean facilities, appreciated after long rainy day.…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Good clean facilities, appreciated after long rainy day.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great little site very clean and was given a bell tent sleep in , very freindly

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Fantastic campsite, loads to do for young kids at the animal park…

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

Camping pod (pet friendly)

Liked: Fantastic campsite, loads to do for young kids at the animal park on site. Really clean facilities and friendly staff. Will definitely visit again.

Disliked: Only watch out is the pods are smaller than expected. There were 3 of us and we fit ok but I can’t see how 4 people could sleep in them.

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Great stay

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Absolutely loved staying here. Site was spotless and such a lovely atmosphere. Fabulous facilities & staff were super friendly and helpful and being part of the Wild Boar Park we visited both days and loved it there amazing place! Would recommend especially for families with young children

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Unique & fun, with top level, clean facilities & fabulous staff

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

Iron Age Roundhouse cabin (pet friendly)

Liked: Loved how unique the roundhouse is, as well as the privacy (you're not overlooked at all, in fact you have your own garden area, so feel safe to let the kids play). Great facilities were just opposite (toilets, showers, washing up areas), too. The accommodation is walking distance from the Wild Boar Park - we didn't have to drive down once, which was great. Most importantly, though, the staff are exceptional. Whether it's a warm welcome from the accommodation team, or knowing the park staff on a first name basis by day two, they really went out of their way to make our visit special and we are forever grateful. They really do go the extra mile and are the difference between "that was fun" and "when can we book to come back?!". I can not recommend them highly enough.

Disliked: This is less of a dislike and more of a prior warning for other people - the door is Iron Age sized, so if you're taller than about 4 foot, be prepared to bend or get scratched by the thatched roof!

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Remote and a small campsite.…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Remote and a small campsite.

Disliked: Children were up until 11 pm shouting and screaming in the agacent glamping pod section even though it was supposed to be quiet hours after 10 pm and silence after 11 pm. Toilets were quite dirty and didn't look like they were cleaned at all in the 24 hours we were there. With only 3 toilets for the whole campsite, they need be cleaned at least twice a day. One toilet/shower didn't have a handle on the back of the door (just a lock) and I almost got trapped in there. Staff said they were planning to get one installed but it should really not have been in use without a handle. No washing up liquid at the washing up station.

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Great surroundings and facilities…

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

Iron Age Roundhouse cabin (pet friendly)

Liked: Great surroundings and facilities

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 cafe 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

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

Forest Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Location

Bowland Escapes

Chipping

Preston

Lancashire

England

PR3 2HB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.90099°N
-2.53372°W

Nearest transport

Coach
17.2 km Coach Stop C3
18.9 km Bus Station
19.6 km Crossroads
Rail
9.7 km Clitheroe Rail Station
11.7 km Whalley Rail Station
12.1 km Langho Rail Station
Ferry
28.9 km Heysham Ferry Terminal
30.6 km Knott End-On-Sea Ferry Landing
31.2 km Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing

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 may be much to keep you at this wildlife park but family-friendly activities are all around the region too, with the rare breeds of cattle at Cobble Hey Farm & Gardens 25 minutes’ drive away and the rainy-day workshops and events at Barton Grange Garden Centre within half an hour. If it’s sunny, Brock Bottoms Picnic Site (25 minutes) is an excellent spot for an outdoor meal – followed up with an ice cream made courtesy of the milk from the dairy cows at Mrs Dowsons Farm half an hour away. Famous places for the kids are also within an hour’s drive, like the rides at the Blackpool seaside; for grownups, the fell walks of the Lake District are the same distance away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Morecambe North 29 km Estuary Good N/A Good Good
Morecambe South 29.4 km Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Fleetwood 32 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Cleveleys 33.8 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Bispham 34.7 km Sea N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Beacon Fell Country Park 8.5 km

Gawthorpe Hall 19.1 km

Oswaldtwistle Mills 19.4 km

Forest of Bowland 20.1 km

Lancaster Castle 24.2 km

National Trust

Gawthorpe Hall 19 km

Malham Tarn Estate 32.4 km

Rufford Old Hall 34.6 km

Hardcastle Crags 36.7 km

East Riddlesden Hall 42.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Journey through the Centre of the Kingdom, Section 6: Whitewell - Chipping 1.9 km

Chipping - the Southern Pastures 3.3 km

Chipping and Burnslack 3.3 km

Journey through the Centre of the Kingdom, Section 7: Chipping - Bashall 3.3 km

Chipping and Dinkling Green 3.3 km

Local events

  • Lytham Festival (Wednesday 3 July 2024 – Wednesday 3 July 2024)

    Lytham St Annes, England 33.6 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.

Want to know more about camping in Lancashire?

  • Does Bowland Escapes have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Bowland Escapes dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Bowland Escapes? There may be much to keep you at this wildlife park but family-friendly activities are all around the region too, with the rare breeds of cattle at Cobble Hey Farm & Gardens … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Bowland Escapes?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Bowland Escapes? From €16.56 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.