Willowbank Holiday Park

From £29 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.2 33 reviews
Hardstanding and grass pitch (added by manager 05 Mar 2024)
New
Gravel hardstanding pitches (added by manager 26 mar 2024)
View over the grass pitches (added by manager 26 mar 2024)
Family-friendly park (added by manager 05 mar 2024)

  • Relaxed family-run touring park close to the Sefton coast
  • A five-minute drive to Formby beach; half an hour to Liverpool
  • Play area and dog walk area on site; great food pub 10 minutes' walk
A break five minutes' drive away from the beach? And one that’s likely to suit all family members – kids and dogs included? Make your way to Merseyside for a stay at Willowbank Holiday Park, a wonderfully welcoming and relaxed spot close to the Sefton coastline. This is a particularly splendid stretch of coast, as it’s home to England’s largest sand dune system, stretching for around 20 miles from Liverpool to Southport. Walking, cycling and birdwatching are popular pastimes around here – along with time spent on the beaches, paddling, building sandcastles and simply soaking up the sweeping views over the Irish Sea. The closest sands to the park are Ainsdale and Formby beaches (both about five minutes' drive), but you’ll also be in a great position for trips to Southport, Crosby beach or the buzzy city of Liverpool. You’ll have options for getting around too: there’s a bus stop at the end of the road and a railway just over a mile away, as well as local paths for walking or bike outings. The location of this family-run park is an attractive one, for sure, but that’s not all this place has to offer. The facilities are equally excellent too, with a play area and football pitch for the kids and a dedicated dog-walk area for canine customers and their companions. A launderette, wifi service and picnic tables are handy extra touches – and the bathroom blocks (with showers, toilets and accessible facilities) are kept immaculately clean. Final cherry on top? You’ll be able to walk to a much-loved local pub in about 10 minutes, for a tasty meal or a drink in the (hopefully) sunny garden.

Site type

Caravan sites 38
Motorhome sites 38
Open now

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 Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Tents are not accepted at this park.
  • Units longer than 7.9 metres are not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 15 Feb 2024 to

Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award AA Holiday Centre

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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would recommend this site to a friend

88%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Brilliant and peaceful

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

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Everything about the service and site bc

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Site was very clean and tidy, shower and toilets very clean. Good…

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

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Site was very clean and tidy, shower and toilets very clean. Good location

Disliked: Bit noisy, close to main road

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really clean , exceptionally maintained. Lovely staff.

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

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Quiet, spacious, dog friendly, really close to Ainsdale village And coast

Disliked: Only comment I would say is there's no little shop for basics of you forget and the walk to closest shop is over a busy costal road about 20 minutes walk away.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent facilities and staff was really friendly and welcoming…

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

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Excellent facilities and staff was really friendly and welcoming

Disliked: Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well worth a visit and will not disappoint

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked: Nice and quiet site with very pleasant staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

• Cleanliness • Dog Walk • peaceful atmosphere • well kept pitches • friendly staff…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass caravan site

Liked: • Cleanliness • Dog Walk • peaceful atmosphere • well kept pitches • friendly staff

Disliked: Nothing :)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities around a lovely forest.

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

Powered gravel and concrete caravan site

Liked: Absolutely beautiful place. Highly recommended. We are going to visit again.

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
Phil T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: The warm welcome! Super helpful staff.. we were visiting an event in Liverpool - the team were great in giving us travel options and food reccomendations. The pitches were flat and a great size. The facilities were great. Really clean and the water was hot and plentiful. We were pitched quite close to the road.. (pitch 71) and didn't notice any massive road noise. Don't let that put you off! A great site for families and in a great location if you want to explore other things in the nearby area

Disliked: Nothing really

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wonderful site, clean facilities and very friendly staff

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

Powered grass caravan site

Liked: The site was lovely and quiet despite having plenty of families with younger children. The facilities were lovely and clean, and our children loved the little play park and watching the gliders come into/near the RAF base next door. The site staff were really friendly and helpful. Accessibility to Southport and Formby was brilliant too. We will definitely be returning!

Recommend to friends Visit again

I would recommend this site to everyone. Best site we have stayed on.

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

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked: Everything, clean site, quiet, dog walk, great likes to Southport, Liverpool, nice walk in to ainsdale, great walking in the reserve and sand dunes, helpful staff

Disliked: Nothing

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 site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundry

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Picnic table

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups 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

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

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Seasonal sites

Location

Willowbank Holiday Park

Coastal Road

Ainsdale

Southport

Merseyside

England

PR8 3ST

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.58866°N
-3.04412°W

Nearest transport

Coach
6.9 km Eastbank Street
6.9 km Eastbank Street
10.5 km Eastway
Rail
1.5 km Ainsdale Rail Station
3.1 km Freshfield Rail Station
3.9 km Hillside Rail Station
Ferry
16.3 km Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle
20 km Seacombe Ferry Terminal
20.5 km Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal
Airport
30.6 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

It's the natural attractions that bring many people to this area – and you can sample several of them easily enough from here, perhaps looking out for red squirrels in Formby Beach Woods (10 minutes' drive) or birdwatching at WWT Martin Mere (25 minutes). You could also take a walk on the 21-mile Sefton Coastal Path, get out for a game of golf at one of several local courses, stroll through the Botanic Gardens in Southport (10 minutes) or come face to face with the iron men of Antony Gormley’s 'Another Place' art installation on Crosby beach (20 minutes). A day out in Liverpool (half an hour) is a great idea – the city is packed with shops, attractions and museums (many of them free to visit, including the Museum of Liverpool and Tate Liverpool). If you’ve got kids with you on holiday, it's also handy to have places like Southport Pleasureland (10 minutes), Farmer Teds Adventure Farm (10 minutes) and Knowsley Safari (25 minutes) on your radar.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Ainsdale 2.5 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Formby 6.1 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Southport 7.3 km Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Wallasey 17.4 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
St Annes 17.8 km Sea Good Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre 12.3 km

Croxteth Hall & Country Park 18.1 km

Liverpool Football Club 19.5 km

Customs and Excise National Museum 19.5 km

Beacon Country Park 19.9 km

National Trust

Formby 3.8 km

Rufford Old Hall 16.1 km

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 21.6 km

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 30.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ainsdale and the West End Path 1.5 km

Freshfield and Dobson's Ride 3 km

Freshfield - Old Formby 3 km

Freshfield Dune Heath and Old Fisherman’s Path 3.1 km

Freshfield and Fisherman's Path 3.1 km

Local events

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

    Lytham St Annes, England 17.2 km

  • Creamfields (Thursday, 22 August 2024 – Thursday, 22 August 2024)

    Warrington, England 39 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.

Want to know more about camping in Merseyside?

  • Does Willowbank Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Willowbank Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Willowbank Holiday Park? It's the natural attractions that bring many people to this area – and you can sample several of them easily enough from here, perhaps looking out for red squirrels in Formby Beach … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Willowbank Holiday Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Willowbank Holiday Park? From $60.47 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.