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On-site accommodation Arrive: 4 p.m. – 11 p.m. Depart by: 11:30 a.m. Read more

Emlyn's Coppice

10 7 reviews

Orme in the june sun boasting its 4 person wood fired hot tub/soaking tub

Ayr with new sundeck and hot tub for 2022

Quiet privacy, a woodland setting and your own firepit and grill

A pondside view of ayr, the flagship pod

Woodland micro glampsite five minutes’ drive from the coast
Within 5 miles of Wales Coast Path and Offa's Dyke Path
Luxury pods with ensuite facilities, kitchen, heating and woodburner

If only there was a place where you could curl up, cocooned in home comforts, yet surrounded by trees and lulled by the sounds of a hillside stream… Well, at Emlyn’s Coppice that’s exactly what’s been created in a small slice of ancient woodland five minutes’ drive from the North Wales coast in rural Flintshire. Arriving at your self-contained glamping pod, you’ll find everything at hand for a relaxing break away from reality. Each pod has an ensuite shower and toilet, kitchen facilities, underfloor heating and a woodburning stove. From the site entrance there’s a glimpse of the coast and two miles away the golden expanse of Talacre Dunes and beach are yours to explore. 10 minutes’ drive away is the seaside town of Prestatyn where you can stock up on all the essentials, treat yourself to fish and chips and blow away the cobwebs on the wide sandy beaches. For those keen to hit the shops in earnest, the historic city of Chester is 40 minutes’ drive away. This is well-known walking country and you can hit the Wales Coast Path a few minutes’ walk from site or connect up with the Offa’s Dyke Path within five miles. Cyclists can start on the Sustrans North Wales Coastal Route right from the driveway, and while away many days exploring the country roads and coastal routes all around. The glorious open-air playground that is Snowdonia National Park – home to Wales’ highest peak – is about an hour’s drive away. Then, when you’re ready to come back to base, light up the firepit (with the first bag of wood on the house) and raise a toast to another day well spent.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

No dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub 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

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 No dogs allowed No pets allowed

Themes

Bush Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise 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

Type

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Emlyn's Coppice

School House

Llanasa Road

Gwespyr

Flintshire

Wales

CH8 9LU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.33154°N
-3.34149°W

Nearest transport

Coach

1.1 km Station Road Turn

2 km Crossroads

Rail

4.4 km Prestatyn Rail Station

9.9 km Rhyl Rail Station

11.5 km West Kirby Rail Station

Ferry

22.9 km Birkenhead Ferry Terminal

23.2 km Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal

23.3 km Seacombe Ferry Terminal

Airport

32.4 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

The daytrip possibilities accessible from this stretch of the North Wales coast tick all the boxes. Explore the 13th-century castle at Rhuddlan (15 minutes’ drive) and the grand Georgian recreation of a medieval castle at Gwrych (35 minutes) which British TV fans might recognise as the UK home of I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here. Commune with the animals at SeaQuarium in Rhyl (20 minutes) and the Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay (35 minutes). Or sit back and take in the spectacular views from the Llandudno Great Orme Tramway (45 minutes) as it climbs 1500m through the Great Orme Country Park and Nature Reserve. If you want to take the adventure up a notch, it’s worth the drive – about an hour – to Zip World Fforest at the edge of Snowdonia or Zip World Penrhyn Quarry. And don’t miss the chance to catch a wave at Surf Snowdonia (50 minutes’ drive), the world’s first inland surf lagoon.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Prestatyn	5.2 km	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Rhyl East	9.7 km	Sea	Good	Good	Good	Good
Rhyl	10.5 km	Sea	Good	N/A	N/A	N/A
West Kirby	10.8 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Marine Lake, Rhyl	10.8 km	Sea	N/A	N/A	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Rhuddlan Castle 9.5 km

Bodelwyddan Castle 13.3 km

Williamson Art Gallery & Museum 20.9 km

Lady Lever Art Gallery 22.9 km

Mersey Ferries 23.2 km

National Trust

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 25.5 km

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 30.9 km

Formby 31 km

Bodnant Garden 32.3 km

Aberconwy House 32.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Trelawnyd - Marian Ffrith 3.2 km

Prestatyn and Trelawnyd 3.9 km

Prestatyn and Gwaenysgor 4.1 km

The Clwydian Way (1): Prestatyn to Tremeirchion 4.9 km

Clwydian Hill-Forts (1): Moel Hiraddug 5.1 km

Local events

Creamfields (Thursday, 21 August 2025 – Thursday, 21 August 2025)
Warrington, England 46.5 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.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Perfect place for a couples getaway, thr wood fired hot tub was…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Daniel W. Oct 2023

Offa camping pod (two person, hot tub)

Liked: Perfect place for a couples getaway, thr wood fired hot tub was amazing. Will definitely be going again

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou! Great to hear we'll see you again. Glad you had a lovely break.

Excellent site, Highly recommended!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Charlotte E. Oct 2023

Orme camping pod (hot tub)

Liked: Absolutely beautiful location, We arrived on Friday, Hot tub was heated up for us before our arrival, Pod was clean and had everything we needed.
Highly recommended to anyone who wants a peaceful break.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou so much. Here's hoping we can tempt you back someday.

Quiet location very clean with attractions nearby…

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 Aug 2023

Orme camping pod (hot tub)

Liked: Quiet location very clean with attractions nearby

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou so much. Glad you had a great time with us. Hope to see you again sometime

Very clean, and well maintained

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

Noel T. Jun 2023

Ayr camping pod (two person, hot tub)

Liked: Everything about it, location was perfect, quiet, but not far from local amenities, clean pod with all the kitchen items and toilet item needs, tray you would need, really nice owner who kept in touch to see if there was anything need, which is really nice, very good pricing, all round really good 2 nights away, in an idyllic location, brill

Disliked: Nothin

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou so much for such a great review. So glad you had a great time with us. I do note you marked down the WiFi. I wish you'd said something at the time, as after your stay we did have someone mention it, and a simple reset cleared the line. Back up to its usual 50-80mbps depending where in the site you are. So our apologies for that. Woodlands and WiFi don't always mix lol.

Secluded site, Clean, friendly staff , excellent facilities

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

janie p. Jun 2023

Orme camping pod (hot tub)

Liked: The location was perfect, peaceful and tranquil, a couple of miles from Prestatyn where there is a good range of shops and beach.
Cooking facilities great and loved the fire pit/ bbq.
Liked how we just had to bring food and clothes everything else catered for.
En-suite great with lots of hot water.
Stayed in the Orme pod. Secluded and private garden area, plenty of sunlight to say it was in a woody area. Will definitely be returning

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for such a lovely review. Glad you had a great time, we look forward to seeing you again. Orme has now had a hot tub added as well!

We stayed in the pod called the Orme it didn’t have the…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	10

neil h. May 2023

Orme camping pod (hot tub)

Liked: We stayed in the pod called the Orme it didn’t have the hot tub but this didn’t bother us due to health reasons. it was lovely and clean had everything we needed the bed was comfy and shower was hot. It was relaxing listening to the owls round the camp fire was a nice touch. We enjoyed it so much we booked an extra night which was no trouble. Prestatyn is 10 minutes drive. We had Sunday lunch at the crown in which is a 5 minute drive. We will definitely be booking a second visit.

Disliked: Nothing but maybe camping chairs to sit round the fire was be nice and a hook to hang up coats.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for such a wonderful review. It is much appreciated. Totally take on board your point about hooks in Orme. I have missed that!! Both Ayr and Offa have and that is an oversight for Orme which I will get onto asap!
As for Camp chairs, well it's something we've considered, but storage is an issue. We do obviously have the outdoor picnic table and the cushions on the sofa are bean bags designed to be used indoors or indeed outdoors around the fire.
We obviously booked the owls specially for you... In fact they've been rehearsing for weeks 😄. We are very lucky here, most guests do get treated to plenty of Tawny Owl calls, alongside all the other wildlife. But if you're very very lucky we do have a rogue Barn Owl who shows him/herself on rare occasions.
We look forward to seeing you again.

Great location and excellent 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

Joanna g. Mar 2023

Orme camping pod (hot tub)

Liked: Location, surroundings. We walked to Prestatyn via the coastal route, it was ace. Looking forward to walking the route again

Disliked: Walked to the pub which said it was open Friday and Saturday night from 7pm but it was closed. Saved a headache for the morning though 😂

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for such a great review. So glad you had a great time. Apologies for the most local pub. It can be a bit hit and miss sometimes. We're hoping the pub in Llanasa will open again this year.
Hope to see you again.

Frequently asked questions

Does Emlyn's Coppice have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Emlyn's Coppice dog friendly? No View all features
What attractions are near Emlyn's Coppice? The daytrip possibilities accessible from this stretch of the North Wales coast tick all the boxes. Explore the 13th-century castle at Rhuddlan (15 minutes’ drive) and the grand Georgian recreation of a … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Emlyn's Coppice?

On-site accommodation

Arrive: 4 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Depart by: 11:30 a.m.

Read more