Silver Rake Campsite

Beautiful secluded and secure campsite in the heart of the North Wales countryside surrounded by the Clwyd mountains. Panoramic views. Perfectly placed for exploring North Wales coast and hills. Local country walks. Toilet, shower and washing up facilities. Large campfire pit. Friendly local pubs serving food nearby. Children and pets welcome. Only 15 miles from Chester with nearby market towns of Mold (market Saturday & Wednesday) and Holywell ( Sunday). Large well drained rally field now available. Seasonal pitches available. Horse paddock available Tents, touring caravans and motor homes

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

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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 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 Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed

Themes

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

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

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites

Location

Silver Rake Campsite

Silver Rake

Holywell

Flintshire

Wales

CH8 8LS

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.24607°N
-3.22567°W

Route directions

Take the B5123 off A55 going towards Conway. Pass Springfield hotel on your left as you go up the hill. Turn right at the top of the hill, take the first left. Continue 1.5m, over 2 cattle grids. Turn right into concealed lane. Pass between 2 bungalows. Site is at very end of the lane.

Nearest transport

Coach

5 km Packet House

5.1 km Packet House

6 km McDonalds

Rail

6.2 km Flint Rail Station

12 km Neston Rail Station

13 km Shotton Rail Station

Ferry

21.9 km Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal

22.2 km Birkenhead Ferry Terminal

22.9 km Seacombe Ferry Terminal

Airport

26.7 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

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
West Kirby	14 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Prestatyn	16.8 km	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Meols	18.4 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Rhyl East	19.5 km	Sea	Good	Good	Good	Good
Marine Lake, Rhyl	19.8 km	Sea	N/A	N/A	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Rhuddlan Castle 16.7 km

Bodelwyddan Castle 18.5 km

Lady Lever Art Gallery 19.4 km

Williamson Art Gallery & Museum 19.8 km

National Waterways Museum 22.6 km

National Trust

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 23.8 km

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 25.3 km

Chirk Castle 35.7 km

Formby 36.6 km

Bodnant Garden 38.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Nannerch and Moel Arthur 4.1 km

Holywell - Basingwerk Abbey - St Winefride's Well 4.8 km

Afonwen and Caerwys 5.4 km

DEE ESTUARY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 28/01/2000) 6.7 km

The Clwydian Way (3): Cilcain - LLandegla 7.7 km

Local events

Creamfields (Thursday, 21 August 2025 – Thursday, 21 August 2025)
Warrington, England 40 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.