Lower Lacon Caravan Park

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Great Family Holidays Since 1974: the Shingler family welcomes you to Lower Lacon Caravan Park
Great family holidays since 1974: the shingler family welcomes you to lower lacon caravan park
Play area by orange area and top field
Children can play for hours and make lots of new friends
Play park by one of the camping fields
Swimming pool, open for booked sessions. from the end of may until the start of september.
Green 4, electric grass pitch
Tent field 27, non-electric grass pitch
Orange 9, electric grass pitch
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Play area by orange area and top field
Children can play for hours and make lots of new friends
Play park by one of the camping fields

  • Family site one mile from the market town of Wem
  • Within 25 minutes' drive of Shrewsbury, Ellesmere and Whitchurch
  • Two play areas, crazy golf and a supermarket with off-licence on site
Opened by the Shingler family in 1974, Lower Lacon Caravan Park is just a mile from the stunning market town of Wem in north Shropshire. With train and bus services in Wem being within walking distance, the site has easy access to plenty of local attractions, including Shrewsbury, Ellesmere and Whitchurch (which are all within 25 minutes' drive of the site if you'd rather take your own transport). The site has a very convenient and secure set-up, with a barrier system, 24-hour emergency cover and a warden and owners living on site. There are two play areas on site, as well as crazy golf and a heated outdoor swimming pool with a toddler's paddling pool (please take note that the pools are only open during high season for pre-booked sessions only, and weather dependent). For extra entertainment, the J.A.K.K.S. Barn (open on weekends during low season and closed during winter) has a bar and occasional family discos. When you're hungry, pick up snacks at the on-site supermarket, which also has an off-licence. The J.A.K.K.S. café and takeaway (open on weekends during low season and closed during winter) are on hand for further refreshments. By the pool, there's the choice of CJ's Snack Bar (weather dependent) and the adults-only Windmill Lounge Bar (only open during high season or on weekends during low season and winter), which has a marquee. Lower Lacon Caravan Park has a pretty cool backstory, having started as the back entrance for the Aston Park American Army Camp, a munitions and distribution depot built in World War II (on land purchased from owner Clive's paternal grandfather). During its development, a D8 bulldozer sank in the soil, so the land was covered with three feet of solid materials from local foundries; this can make placing pegs difficult but it also means that the team have never had to turn away any customers due to bad weather as the pitches stay firm.

Site type

Tent sites 80
Caravan sites 160
Motorhome sites 30
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Caravans for hire 5
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • 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).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 25/05 and 08/09 (subject to weather conditions).
  • The grocery shop is open between 02/01 and 23/12.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 20 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • The lead name on the booking must check in with the payment card used. Swimming pool sessions must be booked on site at the pool.

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Reviews

8.4

Overall rating from 124 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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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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Peaceful

82% would recommend this site to a friend

77% would stay here again

What customers say

A top family campsite with heaps of activities & a pool. Spacious, tidy sites & friendly staff. Some found facilities a bit old or it got noisy during busy spells. Dog policy got mixed feedback.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Overall , level pitches made it easy to set up ,spotlessly clean

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8 out of 10
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Saverio C.

Powered grass site (large)

Liked The pitch was ample big enough for caravan awning and 2 cars with space to spare for chairs and tables plenty to keep the kids entertained . Friendly campers and staff, on site shop reasonably priced selling a wide range of items swimming pool, bar and club . And much more .

Disliked Only down side for us was the closest shower block had a problem with the hot water so the showers were only serviced with cold water

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff, facilities cleaned regularly, good sized pitches.

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8 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass site (large, no pets)

Liked Facilities, pitch size and pool.

Disliked Noisey neighbours playing loud music and just being loud into the wee hours for two nights, yet on our third and last night we were asked to turn our music down (that was not that loud tbf) at around 10pm! Wasps nest in park area that we were pitched close to, so inundated with the little blighters.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, clean facilities. Staff and wardens were friendly

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced grass and gravel site (super)

Liked This site had everything someone needs! Site staff/wardens were never too far away and always willing to help. Always had a smile on their face, and very professional and polite. Our fully serviced hard standing pitch was level, had to little bit of levelling of the caravan but no trouble! Well kept site, clean and tidy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

lots of things for kids to…

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3 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass site (large)

Liked lots of things for kids to do

Disliked was barely grass, there was rock under ground so pegs were bending and was just dust and dead grass on top. pitches very close together. our pitch was incredibly uneven with lots of large holes in. lots of unsupervised children all over the site so lots of problems with bullying/poor behaviour and fires in bins.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent stay and will definitely return

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Chris H.

Powered grass site (large, no pets)

Liked Facilities and family entertainment

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall excellent campsite

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9 out of 10
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Sarah C.

Powered grass site (large, no pets)

Liked Size of the pitch, space between. There's plenty for the children on site like the pool (although this is freezing and there's no place to change there and not much toilet facilities at the pool) 2 parks, golfing, animals, kids disco. Staff really helpful and polite.

Disliked The toilets and showers could of done with being cleaned more often. The first time they were good but not so much this time. This may of been due to the campsite being really full due to school holidays
Could do with somewhere to change at pool and a small clean toilet as the swimming pool. As currently you have to leave and go round the corner to one thats not very nice.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A large family friendly site with entertainment but needs investment.

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7 out of 10
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Anonymous

Unpowered grass site (no pets, small)

Liked Great to come back with grandchildren after 30 years! Staff were very friendly and helpful especially the manager of JAKKS and the swimming pool. Good communication and organisation and very family friendly. We enjoyed being on the TOP field out of the way and using our bikes to get around. Kids loved the facilities

Disliked It was very very busy and the fields were all occupied as it was good weather in August! The toilets and showers at the top field were just like festival toilets and struggled to cope with the amount of campers. Some people were up until early hours making noise. Perhaps more showers and toilets needed and investments in the cleanliness. Lots of litter - I picked from our field. The 4pm pool slot was too busy but we had it to ourselves at 10am! Could be cleaner but heavily populated.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ok site with good facilities, but the ground was extremely hard

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3 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass site (large)

Liked The pool, park and roilet facilities on site, the wardens were always polite and helpful, and it was lovely to have the few animals on site also.

Disliked The ground under the grass was extremely hard, was told to use rock pegs, which we did and they bent, and we struggled to pitch up when we arrived. We had a rain storm which caused the rain to pool in our tent porch because the ground was uneven and it couldn't soak into the ground, we have medical equipment with us so we cannot have water in the tent, other unused pitches didnt have the pools of water resting on the ground. The showers have no where to put dry clothes, everything gets soaked, and the male showers were often cold. The tumble dryer is a pound for 10 minutes which I think is a little expensive, was told to leave closed until clothes were dry, but after 10 mins there was no heat although it continued to tumble at a very slow rate.

Recommend to friends Visit again

nice place worth recommending

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Duncan S.

Powered grass site (large, no pets)

Liked Fantastic campsite👍🏻Thank you for your warm care. Friendly staff and the directions were very clear.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Above average but chavs amongst you

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6 out of 10
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Matthew S.

Powered grass site (large, no pets)

Liked Level pitch
Freindly staff

Disliked Chavy campers. 2am partying and spewing uo. Come on....

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Local produce Off licence 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Level campground, no steep slopes Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Step-free or level access

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Drainage hook-up points for caravans Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Lower Lacon Caravan Park

Lower Lacon Caravan Park

Soulton Road

Wem

Shropshire

England

SY4 5RP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.86399°N
2.70115°W

Route directions

If you are using GPS, Lower Lacon Caravan Park post code will take you to the farm next door. Head south west on B5065 for 350 yards and you will find the park.

Nearest transport

Coach
17.4 km Bus Station
18 km The Crescent
18 km The Crescent
Rail
1.4 km Wem Rail Station
4 km Prees Rail Station
6.6 km Yorton 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

Shropshire is a pretty peaceful place without too many crowds most of the time, so grab your chance to get stuck into a few gentle activities like floating on the Shropshire Union Canal, river Severn or Llangollen canal (50 minutes' drive). The site is also within striking distance of Ironbridge Gorge (45 minutes), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Adore exploring the history of a place? Take yourself to spots like the British Ironwork Centre (35 minutes), Blists Hill Victorian Town (40 minutes) and Royal Air Force Museum Midlands (40 minutes), or pretend like you've gone back in time at Attingham Park (25 minutes), a National Trust site. The Quarry (half an hour) is a gorgeous spot for a little stroll in Shrewsbury, and if you fancy something a bit more challenging, Hawkstone Park Follies (five minutes) has sandstone hills and caves. If you're looking for activities that'll entertain the kids, however, make a beeline for Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World (35 minutes). The site is near plenty of historic Shropshire towns and villages, from Hodnet (10 minutes) and Ellesmere (20 minutes) to Market Drayton (20 minutes) and Oswestry (40 minutes).

Must see

Darby Houses (Ironbridge) 28.4 km

Blists Hill Victorian Town 28.8 km

Iron Bridge and Toll House 29.6 km

Ironbridge Gorge Museums 29.6 km

Enginuity 29.9 km

National Trust

Attingham Park 20.1 km

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill 21.7 km

Sunnycroft 22.5 km

Chirk Castle 27.3 km

Carding Mill Valley and the Shropshire Hills 36.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

HAWKSTONE 5.3 km

HODNET HALL 8 km

Colemere - Wem Moss - Shropshire Union Canal 9.7 km

The Sandstone Trail S to N (Part 1): Whitchurch - Bickerton 11.8 km

Battle of Shrewsbury, 1403 12.8 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 Lower Lacon Caravan Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Lower Lacon Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Lower Lacon Caravan Park? Shropshire is a pretty peaceful place without too many crowds most of the time, so grab your chance to get stuck into a few gentle activities like floating on the Shropshire Union … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Lower Lacon Caravan Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Lower Lacon Caravan Park? From $40.21 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.