Avona Escapes

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Bikers' paradise
Bikers' paradise
Groups of Bikers are always welcome
Biker groups setting up camp
The beautiful sunset over the site
Countryside views
Firepit area
Firepit on site
Secure parking
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Groups of Bikers are always welcome
Biker groups setting up camp
The beautiful sunset over the site

  • Biker-friendly site on a hill overlooking the Cheshire countryside
  • A 10-minute drive from Congleton; five miles from the Peak District
  • Sociable firepit area on site; meet free-roaming peacocks and alpacas
High time for a ride to the Cheshire countryside? Then make your way to Avona Escapes, a scenic adults-only site near Congleton that’s been set up primarily with bikers in mind. Owners Shez and Graham have been riding their motorbikes for over 20 years, so they've learned a few things about how to create a biker-friendly place to stay. Security is a top priority, so they’ve installed full CCTV here to make sure your wheels are safe and sound. Modern shower and toilet facilities are provided to help you freshen up, and there’s a lovely 10-foot firepit where guests can gather to share tips and tales. This is a lovely place to soak up a bit of rural peace – there are stunning views from the hilltop location and there are almost no neighbours so it's likely to be pretty quiet. Alpacas, peacocks, ducks and chickens roam free though, so don’t be surprised if they pay you a visit sometimes. Barbecues are permitted but you'll be asked to place them on the paving slabs provided for safety. Logs, charcoal and firelighters are sold on site, and there are supermarkets on the edge of Congleton (about 10 minutes’ ride/drive away) for other supplies. Groups are welcome at Avona Escapes, and those with over 10 people can ask the site (before their arrival) for an evening meal, with food such as barbecued goods, homemade pizzas, curry, chilli con carne or toasties for a set price per person.

Campground type

RV sites 35
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Tent sites 35
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.

Reception

  • There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Safety

  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.

Vehicles

  • Units longer than 5 metres metres are not allowed.
  • There is a big black bin next to the shower and toilet block. Please only put bin bags in there and no loose items.

Languages spoken

English

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Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.7

Overall rating from 125 Pitchup.com customers

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PeacefulSpectacular scenery

99% would recommend this campground to a friend

98% would stay here again

What customers say

Great views & peace. Hosts are friendly. Alpacas & peacocks a hit! Clean facilities with hot showers. Spacious sites & local walks. Steep access & occasional peacock noise are minor drawbacks.

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Arrival date (latest first)

I want to keep this place a secret, it’s a fantastic campsite

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Yen W. 11 reviews

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Lovely open field with great views. Sharing the space with alpacas and peacocks, with one in particular that like to have a nosey what you’re up to. Pete the resident camper, showed me around and I got to meet the resident meerkats and wallabies too.
Clean compost toilets and shower facilities, and hot water for washing up.

Absolutely loved this place and will be returning

Recommend to friends Visit again

Chilled escape

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colette h. 1 review

Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked where it is views good east access to Local towns and attractions if driving. Loved all the animals and the freedom they had. I was only person there so own private farm :). accommodating the guy who works there wasn't in your face but there if needed and chilled. Not even ground and go where you want which I like as much as having dedicated space. Did find a level bit as was in campervan, next to the pods field and saw wallabies one morning just hoping around in the field next to the pods, it just kept giving the site. Fires allowed and wood for £10 a bag. Can hire pits kindling etc.

Disliked nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Was good would recommend and would stay again

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Location was good quite

Disliked I accidentally payed for two people the first 2 nights would've thought the proprietor would've picked up on it an allowed me to stay for an extra 2 nights

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful, good showers!

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Tina B. 2 reviews

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Nice and peaceful when I visited, great showers. Loved sharing the pitch with peacocks and alpacas too! Friendly guy who owns it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 Barry C. 12 reviews

Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked Views

Disliked Not liked compost loos

Recommend to friends Visit again

Warm and friendly welcome. Pete is…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Warm and friendly welcome. Pete is attentive, making sure all is ok and asking if we need anything.

Facilities are always clean and smell fresh.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site, plenty of room, pitch…

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Julie 5 reviews

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Fantastic site, plenty of room, pitch wherever you want. Amazing view especially if you follow the footpath where you can see 3 different counties and the campsite. 5 star.

Disliked The lane has a couple of tight bends going up to the site take care .

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 Jip D. 7 reviews

Primitive grass tent campsite

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Definitely recommend

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Lynn E. 3 reviews

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Friendly site, loved the peacocks, great views, nice to have a picnic table and very good quality fire pit

Disliked No real issues, mirror on sharp turns coming up drive would be useful, nearly got creamed by car coming down as I was riding up!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant

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Steve E. 9 reviews

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked 2nd time here now, fantastic location and clean

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

No dogs allowed

Adults only

Campfires allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed No pets allowed

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Avona Escapes

Cloudside

Red Lane

Congleton

Cheshire

England

CW12 3QG

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.16719°N
2.14107°W

Route directions

If you follow Satnav direction, it will bring you to a small layby with three large rocks and a sign for Avona. This is the bottom of the drive. Continue to the top of the drive and then around the back of the house. Continue through the large gate in front of you to the camping field, find a space and pitch up. Keep an eye out for wet ground near the pond if it has been raining. The owners will greet you when you arrive, or if they aren’t there, they’ll visit at some point. What3words: Zipped.regarding.punch.

Nearest transport

Bus
10.1 mi Bus Station
10.1 mi Bus Station
10.1 mi Bus Station
Rail
2.2 mi Congleton Rail Station
6.4 mi Macclesfield Rail Station
7 mi Kidsgrove Rail Station
Airport
14.4 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 3
14.5 mi Manchester Airport
14.6 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 1

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

Itching to get out and ride through some of that fabulous rural scenery? You won’t have far to go – the edge of the Peak District National Park is just five miles away from the site, with some top spots to aim for including The Roaches (25 minutes' drive/ride), Thor’s Cave (35 minutes) and Arbor Low Stone Circle and Gib Hill Barrow (45 minutes). Buxton (35 minutes), Bakewell (50 minutes) and Matlock Bath (an hour) are all good shouts for town destinations with good food. Meanwhile, the Cat and Fiddle Inn, a Peak District distillery in a 17th-century building running tours and tastings, is 25 minutes’ drive away. If you fancy a break from the bikes, you can follow walking trails or ride a steam train at Rudyard Lake (15 minutes), try various watersports at Tittesworth Reservoir (20 minutes) or go for all the big rollercoasters at Alton Towers (35 minutes).
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo, & Cashpoint (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • Coach & Horses Inn Pub 1.4 mi
  • Harrington Arms Pub 1.6 mi
  • The Knot Inn Pub 1.9 mi
  • Castle Inn Pub 1.9 mi
  • Church House Inn Pub 2.2 mi
  • Royal Oak Pub 2.2 mi
  • Go East Restaurant 2.2 mi
  • The Wonky Pear Pub 2.2 mi
  • The Railway Inn Pub 2.3 mi
  • The Queens Head Pub 2.3 mi

Groceries

  • Bargain Booze Off-licence 2.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Supermarket 3 mi
  • Morrisons Supermarket 3 mi
  • M&S Foodhall Supermarket 3.2 mi
  • Tesco Supermarket 3.2 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 3.5 mi
  • Sainsbury's Supermarket 3.8 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 3.9 mi
  • Bargain Booze Off-licence 4 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 4.3 mi

Parks and play

  • Biddulph Grange Country Park 2.6 mi
  • Biddulph Grange Country Park 2.7 mi
  • Congleton Park 2.7 mi
  • Biddulph Grange Gardens 2.8 mi
  • Biddulph Moor Village Park 3 mi

Family days out

  • Biddulph Grange Visitor attraction 2.7 mi
  • Biddulph Grange Gardens Visitor attraction 2.8 mi
  • Rudyard Lake Sailing Club Visitor attraction 3.4 mi
  • Rudyard Lake Sailing Club Visitor attraction 3.4 mi
  • The Old Man of Mow Visitor attraction 4.7 mi
  • Mow Cop Castle Visitor attraction 4.8 mi
  • Lud's Church Visitor attraction 5.2 mi
  • Little Moreton Hall Castle 5.4 mi
  • Rode Hall Castle 6.6 mi

Public transport

  • Timbersbrook, Weathercock Lane / Cloudend Cottage 0.8 mi
  • Key Green, Crouch Lane / Middle Lane 1.1 mi
  • Bosley, Leek Road / Smithy Lane 1.3 mi
  • Bosley, Leek Road / Minn End Lane 1.4 mi
  • Timbersbrook, Under Rainow Road / Coach & Horses PH 1.4 mi
  • Patchetts Corner 1.6 mi
  • Buglawton, Buxton Road / Birch Moss Cottage 1.7 mi
  • Bosley, Leek Road / Village Store 1.7 mi
  • Biddulph Park Road 1.8 mi
  • Bosley, Buxton Road / Bosley Locks 1.8 mi

Other nearby

  • Congleton Golf Club Golf course 1.9 mi
  • Treble Nightclub 3 mi
  • Astbury Golf Course 3 mi
  • Rumba Nightclub 3.1 mi
  • V Bar Nightclub 3.1 mi
  • Marton Meadows Golf Course 4.4 mi
  • Goodwin's Pool Fishing 4.8 mi
  • Heritage Marina 5.4 mi
  • Macclesfield Golf Club Golf course 5.7 mi

Local services

  • Co-operative Cashpoint 2.5 mi
  • NatWest Cashpoint 3 mi
  • NoteMachine Cashpoint 3 mi
  • Mossley Pharmacy 2.2 mi
  • Brook Street Garage Fuel station 2.6 mi
  • Congleton War Memorial Hospital 2.6 mi
  • Lawton House Surgery Doctors 2.7 mi
  • Well Pharmacy 2.7 mi
  • Meadowside Medical Centre Clinic 2.9 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy 3 mi
  • Readesmoor Medical Centre Clinic 3.2 mi
  • West Street Pharmacy 3.2 mi
  • Tesco Pharmacy 3.2 mi

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Must see

Little Moreton Hall & Gardens (NT) 5.4 mi

Capesthorne Hall & Gardens 7.1 mi

Hare Hill Gardens (NT) 8.4 mi

Royal Stafford 8.6 mi

Royal Doulton Factory Shop, Trentham 11.1 mi

National Trust

Biddulph Grange Garden 2.7 mi

Hare Hill 8.4 mi

Nether Alderley Mill 8.8 mi

Lyme Park 13.4 mi

The Old Manor 18.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Timbersbrook - The Cloud - Bridestones - Timbersbrook 0.8 mi

Timbersbrook - Macclesfield Canal - Bosley - The Cloud - Timbersbrook 0.8 mi

Timbersbrook - Biddulph Way - Mow Cop - Kidsgrove 0.9 mi

Rushton Spencer - Danebridge - Rushton Spencer 1.9 mi

Congleton - Poole Bank - The Cloud - Mossley Hall - Congleton 2.2 mi

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 Avona Escapes have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Avona Escapes dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Avona Escapes? Itching to get out and ride through some of that fabulous rural scenery? You won’t have far to go – the edge of the Peak District National Park is just five miles … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Avona Escapes?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Avona Escapes? From $26.42 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.