Church Stretton Camp and Fish (Oaklands)

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View across the carp lake to the lake pitches
View across the carp lake to the lake pitches
Peaceful field by the lake
Spectacular location
June 2021
Lakeside cabin
Lakeside cabin
Lake in front of the cabin
Lakeside cabin
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Peaceful field by the lake
Spectacular location
June 2021

  • Small family-run site and fishery near Church Stretton in Shropshire
  • Ironbridge Valley of Invention half an hour’s drive; Ludlow 25 minutes
  • Three fishing ponds, an air-rifle range and playground on site
Retreat to Church Stretton Camp and Fish – an independently run campsite and fishery set in the Shropshire Hills National Landscape – for quiet escapes on long woodland walks or countryside bike rides. Set on 40 acres of meadows, woodland, brooks and lakes, it’s 10 minutes’ drive from pubs, restaurants and shops in Church Stretton, and heather-covered hills in the Carding Mill Valley. And don’t forget the fishing. The site has three fishing lakes suitable for any level of skill, well-stocked with multiple varieties of carp of 20lbs and above, as well as sturgeon, bream, perch, roach, trout and gudgeon. The on-site shop sells camping and fishing essentials (including bait); you can also hire rods and tuition is subject to availability. Even if you’re not a mad-keen angler, there’s plenty to do on site. Other sporty amenities include a wild-swimming lake, where you can also kayak or paddleboard, as well as a rifle range (with rifle hire). And kids can whizz around on electric quad bikes (hire charges apply), or run off energy on the trampoline, swings and slides in the play area. Modern amenities include several shower and toilet blocks (please note there is no hot water on site, apart from in the showers), water points and washing facilities. There is also a communal area for charging your devices. The friendly site owners actively encourage open fires. Free firepits are provided and you can buy firewood at competitive prices (please do not bring your own wood onto the site).

Site type

Tent sites 140
Motorhome sites 3
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Extras

  • Facilities/activities including fishing and air rifle range are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 20 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).

Safety

  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Vehicles

  • Units longer than 6 metres are not allowed.
  • No toilet paper or hand wash provided. The activities need to be booked in advance, they are subject to availability and to extra charges payable on arrival.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9.3

Overall rating from 158 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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BushPeaceful

93% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

Rustic charm with spacious pitches. Friendly staff get big ticks, but some facilities are basic. Great for fishing & quad biking. Expect mud after rain & parking can be tight in busy periods.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great place. Great fishing, great fun.…

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10 out of 10
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Thomas F. 1 review

Meadow unpowered grass tent site

Liked Great place.
Great fishing, great fun.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything…

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10 out of 10
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Ivan H. 2 reviews

Meadow unpowered grass tent site

Liked Everything

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nearly wild camping

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 5
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 3
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Lakeside unpowered grass tent site (large)

Liked Good nearly wild campsite.Plenty of woodland, swimming lake, and two fishing ponds. Toilets were clean

Disliked The site looks like it needs a bit of love, keep eye on kids if they go in the woodland bit old bridges are falling apart and have nails sticking out

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing locations and people that run this

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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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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 Damian 1 review

Unpowered forest floor tent site (large)

Liked Amazing location, great and polite hosts too! Will be coming back

Disliked Drinking water smells, needs filtering! Little upgrade to kitchen facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely consider going back.

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 9
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

Meadow unpowered grass tent site

Liked Lots to do: woods to walk in, open field to play games in, pond to swim in and play park for children.

Disliked Having to camp all in a row instead of in a circle. And the smell outside the toilet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The distance from home…

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2 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Anonymous

Lakeside unpowered grass tent site (large)

Liked The distance from home

Disliked Wasn't quiet and tranquil, screaming kids and adults till late and music blasting till early hours

Says no fires, yet drunk people were having bbqs...what is the difference!? Embers come off bbqs too

Rubbish all along woodland paths and around lakes

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: No-one is blasting music till the early hours. (I check noise levels at 10pm/11pm and normally 12pm to ensure this doesn’t happen. Over the 4 nights you were here, neither you or anyone else raised this with me (otherwise I could have spoke to the people responsible)

BBQ’s are allowed still, everyone is informed to keep them off the ground, have water on stand by, and to not empty the ashes out (there’s a big difference between a bbq and a roaring camp fire) - and I’m not really sure why you needed to point out the people having a bbq had had an alcoholic drink. Lots of people drink on holiday, it’s quite normal.

I litter pick ALL the time, so there may have been some around but I doubt it was as bad as you make it sound.

I have loads of customers (families, couples, singles, groups) that come here multiple times a year. I doubt they would do so if the place was as bad as you seem to have made it out to be.

Forest section was lovely and private…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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 Melissa L. 1 review

Unpowered forest floor tent site (large)

Liked Forest section was lovely and private very peaceful site

Recommend to friends Visit again

I will be coming again, such a beautiful peaceful place to relax

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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Sonya J. 1 review

Lakeside unpowered grass tent site (medium)

Liked The staff were supportive and friendly, the place was clean, the area was beautiful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice chilled stay

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8 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 8
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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 Tony B. 1 review

Unpowered forest floor tent site (wild, woodland, small)

Liked Loved the wild water swim and camping in the woods

Disliked Lack of a toilet near the woods

Recommend to friends Visit again

We loved it…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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

Lakeside unpowered grass tent site (large)

Liked We loved it

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you. we are more than happy putting in the long hours and hard work to share the site with folk like you who love it as much as we do. Thank you x

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

Bush Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available No hot water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Location

Church Stretton Camp and Fish (Oaklands)

Harton

Church Stretton

Shropshire

England

SY6 7DL

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.50021°N
2.76031°W

Route directions

Don't rely on satnav.

Nearest transport

Coach
23.4 km Bus Station
24.7 km Rural Cottages
24.8 km Rural Cottages
Rail
5.1 km Church Stretton Rail Station
8.3 km Craven Arms Rail Station
12.1 km Broome 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

This is spectacular countryside with easy access to peaceful ambles, quiet cycles and mountain-biking routes. The heather-covered hills of wildlife haven Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd (15 minutes’ drive) are close by for meanderings among views of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape. County town Shrewsbury (40 minutes) is the birthplace of famed local hero Charles Darwin: take the Darwin Town Trail to investigate his backstory further. The Ironbridge Valley of Invention (half an hour) incorporates museums such as Blists Hill, commemorating the Industrial Revolution, and the pretty market town of Ludlow (25 minutes) has an 11th-century castle to tour as well as a mash-up of Tudor half-timbered houses and elegant Georgian architecture. Geologists can rock out in Wenlock Edge (20 minutes), ancient woodland covering a limestone escarpment and Site of Special Scientific Interest, while anyone who fancies balloon rides over the Shropshire Hills or learning about their history should have at least a few hours at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre (15 minutes).

Must see

Stokesay Castle 9.1 km

Ludlow Castle 15 km

Much Wenlock Priory 17.2 km

Enginuity 22.9 km

Ironbridge Gorge Museums 23.1 km

National Trust

Carding Mill Valley and the Shropshire Hills 6.6 km

Wilderhope Manor 6.9 km

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill 19.4 km

Attingham Park 21.4 km

Croft Castle and Parkland 24.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

MILLICHOPE PARK 4.2 km

Church Stretton and Acton Scott 5 km

Caer Caradoc from Church Stretton, via Three Fingers Rock 5.1 km

Church Stretton - Pole Bank - Carding Mill Valley 5.1 km

Church Stretton - Caer Caradoc - Hope Bowdler Hill 5.1 km

Local events

  • Shrewsbury Folk Festival (Friday, 28 August 2026 – Friday, 28 August 2026)

    Shrewsbury, England 24 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Church Stretton Camp and Fish (Oaklands) have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Church Stretton Camp and Fish (Oaklands) dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Church Stretton Camp and Fish (Oaklands)? This is spectacular countryside with easy access to peaceful ambles, quiet cycles and mountain-biking routes. The heather-covered hills of wildlife haven Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd (15 minutes’ drive) are … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Church Stretton Camp and Fish (Oaklands)?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Church Stretton Camp and Fish (Oaklands)? From $45.89 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.