Shaw Hall

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Visitor image of the lovely flat large field (added by manager 18 Jan 2023)
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 sites 50
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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).
  • 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 campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • 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

Reviews

93%

would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

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

Unpowered grass tent site

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

Unpowered grass tent site

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

Unpowered grass tent site

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

Unpowered grass tent site

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

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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

Unpowered grass tent site

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

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Good site, clean showers, friendly staff 😊

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Boss park for kids, on-site shop. Karaoke on Friday. Artist on Saturday. Can have a nice stroll down the canal. 👍

Disliked: Pitches are a bit close together.

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Great site, good field right next to olay area and a great pub

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Play area is brill for the kids Really good pub

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great little getaway

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Great camping field and loads of room for car and pitch. Great little shop with some superb bacon! The pub was a lovely little extra with nice food and beautiful beer garden. The play park was perfect for the kids and even the adults!

Disliked: Not much to dislike. If the shop sold alcohol, that would have saved the trip out of camp, but even so, there's a spare literally 5 mins drive away so no bother. One only other thing is the place had zero signal but having a break from our phones does us good once in while!

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This place is brilliant for kids. Playing area 10/10. I would recommend…

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: This place is brilliant for kids. Playing area 10/10. I would recommend this place for family with kids otherwise you may not be used to loud environment

Disliked: Small pitches few inches away from others

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

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
Jessica B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: The park was lovely for my little boy to play on and lots of space for ball games. He has the best time camping. The pub onsite was lovely and the food was delicious. Would definitely go back.

Disliked: The toilets were abit far from the tent pitch but wasn’t too bad.

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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 site/unit 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

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites) Pop-up campground

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking 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 2020 2019 2018 2017
Southport 9.9 km Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Ainsdale 10.2 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Formby 14 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
St Annes 19 km Sea Good Good Good Good
St Annes North 20.3 km Sea N/A N/A Good Good

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

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.

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 caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  12:30 p.m.
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