Stanley Villa Farm Fishing and Camping

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  • Cute camping pods 15 minutes' drive from Blackpool town centre
  • Carp fishery/lake on site surrounded by wildlife and trees
  • Lodge with wetrooms, kitchen, showers and toilets
Decisions can be tricky sometimes. Do you go for a holiday near the bright lights of the city… or choose to get away from it all and chill in the countryside? Do both, sensible sorts will say – you’re on holiday, after all. So amble your way over to Stanley Villa Farm Fishing and Camping, to loll in a cosy camping pod and yet be only 15 minutes’ drive from the busy centre of Blackpool; it’ll be an illuminating decision. The pods at this glamping site are in Lancashire’s rural Fylde area. You can overlook the lake with a glass of wine and a barbecue while the sun goes down, or sit dreamily all day with rod in hand: the lake has carp to land, and is surrounded by wildlife and native trees. All very serene and peaceful, but still a quick hop from Blackpool’s beaches and attractions. Stanley Villa pods are fully insulated, come with two beds and mattresses and have a battery-powered lantern. Power sockets to keep everything charged are in the Lakeside Lodge, where there’s also a kitchen and common room, plus plenty of up-to-date sparkling clean showers and toilets and three wetrooms. A café is nearby, and a traditional pub with large beer garden is within walking distance.

Campground type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 24
Rent a tent 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • The hot tubs are designed for two people maximum. The minimum age is 14, and under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Two bags of wood and kindling are provided and the hot tubs are available to use until 10.30pm. They take up to 2 hours to get to temperature and are wood-fired tubs so there are no bubbles or jets.

Languages spoken

English

Campsite types & availability

Other campsite types

Reviews

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10
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
5

87% would recommend this campground to a friend

87% would stay here again

What customers say

Great views, friendly staff, and cozy pods! Enjoy animal feeding & fishing. Affordable amenities like pizza and a shop available. Some guests noted toilet cleanliness issues, wasps, poor WiFi/phone signal, and unexpected charges.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Liked view pods and lake side views Great place for bbq and…

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Anonymous

Camping pod

Liked Liked view pods and lake side views
Great place for bbq and affordable prices to stay also staff at reception were polite and helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, perfect for a weekend away with the family

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Gavin C.

Heated camping pod

Liked The site was beautiful. The pods were so cute. My son and niece loved feeding the animals and playing in the open space.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic few nights stay excellent site very clean and friendly staff

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Nathan B.

Heated camping pod

Liked Heated pod on-site shop plenty of washing facilities kitchen and communal room great walk around the fishing lakes very very clean site brilliant onsite pizza made fresh good little shop get essentials firepit chairs ect

Disliked Non of it having to go home

Recommend to friends Visit again

Safe clean and friendly site great for families

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9 out of 10
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Michelle B.

Bell tent

Liked Friendly staff
Beautiful lake
Very safe and secure
Bell tents great luxury
Toilets and facilities very clean
Little farm animals on site that staff let children hand feed which was lovely
farm shop that did tasty pizzas

Disliked Would have liked stronger lantern for tent as didn’t work but we took 2 of our own and managed fine

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would recommend to anyone!

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Anonymous

Heated camping pod (family)

Liked Really well looked after by really friendly and accommodating staff. Kids loved it. Nicely looked after site, pods nice and clean (and warm) and kids loved the fishing!!

Disliked Nothing. We had a great time!

Recommend to friends Visit again

The location is ideal, peaceful and well kept. Staff are friendly and…

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Anonymous

Camping pod

Liked The location is ideal, peaceful and well kept. Staff are friendly and helpful.

The hot food on offer is an absolute winner! Camp fires and pizza 😍

It's our second stay here, I'd say of many more! Definitely recommend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Horrible place I hated it there even when we was in never stay again

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Lance f.

Camping pod

Liked The area was easy to find

Disliked The toilets was disgusting the shawers had spiders in them the cabin had mould on one side also the noise from drunken famirly was horrible till late at night and the staff who did the shop inside the place tried to scam my misses out of more money for hot drinks by saying the price on the board was wrong and charged her more it was not till I went back there saying they had no right to do that that they gave me some money back for over charging her and scamming her out of more money

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hello,

Thank you for your review. We did had several issues during your stay that are worth pointing out.

Firstly, one of our members of staff, a young girl, felt very threatened by you and another camper felt she had to stay with her to keep her safe. The issue you had was that you didn't get any free firewood. Our staff member had to point out that the free firewood was just for the Pods with Hot Tubs (which you weren't staying in).

Secondly, you threatened another one of our female staff members because cans of pop had gone up by 25p.

Thirdly, you complained about several other places (not here), and seemed to enjoy complaining in gereral.

There were other issues but I don't feel the need to go on anymore.

Hopefully people will have made their own minds up by this point.

For the first two points, you are blacklisted from our site. The first for several years.

In terms of the specific points you raised in your "review";

The showers are cleaned very regularly, and we have a replacement scheme underway for brand new facilities coming very soon.

There were no other guests that mentioned 'noise from a drunken family'. Staff who do several walks around the site didn't notice anything, and security who do final checks didn't mention anything, but regardless, apologies if this disturbed you.

I hope you can find other more suitable sites in the future.

Lovely peaceful site, everything you need for a good price!…

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Anonymous

Heated camping pod

Liked Lovely peaceful site, everything you need for a good price!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much - very kind of you. Hope to see you again soon, Alex & the team :)

Great place to stay !!

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Louise c.

Heated camping pod

Liked We visit with two younger boys. Was an absolute lovely place to be and really relaxing. The boys loved playing meeting friends and feeding animals. We will def come back with the boys and alone as we both fish. Caught two lovely carp each whilst there. Thankyou to the owner, very welcoming place to stay. Cute pods. Nice little shop and clean amenities. See you again soon def. I have pictures to upload but it’s telling me they are not the correct size. Some nice fish and pics from our stay. Here’s one attached of the boys it’s letting in me add. Thankyou

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much - very kind of you. Glad you enjoyed all the different aspects of the site.
Hope to see you again soon, Alex & the team :)

Perfect for families, Amazing staff and atmosphere.

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10 out of 10
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Samantha N.

Heated camping pod

Liked Amazing staff, welcoming atmosphere, amazing views, so peaceful, we wish we booked longer, we will definitely be going back.

Disliked Nothing really, when you camp and glamp for as long as we have you learn that its not a 5* hotel, although to be fair most sites we use are better than hotels, including stanley villa farm.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much - very kind of you. Great photos as well!
Glad you enjoyed all the different aspects of the site.
Hope to see you again soon, Alex & the team :)


Features

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 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 Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

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 Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Stanley Villa Farm Fishing and Camping

Back Lane

Greenhalgh

Preston

Lancashire

England

PR4 3HN

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.81646°N
2.91661°W

Nearest transport

Bus
4.7 mi Church Road
4.7 mi Church Road
4.7 mi War Memorial
Rail
2.5 mi Kirkham & Wesham Rail Station
3.7 mi Moss Side Rail Station
3.7 mi Poulton-le-Fylde Rail Station
Ferry
8.4 mi Knott End-On-Sea Ferry Landing
8.5 mi Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing
15 mi Heysham Ferry Terminal

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 area around Stanley Villa Farm has plenty to do for those who like the contemplative life, with heritage walks and bike rides around the coast, horse riding and kayaking, traditional country pubs to sample and several top golf clubs in Preston and the surrounding area. For a less contemplative day or three out, Blackpool is bursting with things to do for podders of all ages: the most well-known attractions here are probably the beach and the Pleasure Beach theme park, with the Blackpool Illuminations lighting up the sky each year from late August/early September. Once you’ve got the kids off the rides, take them along to gawk at the sharks and seahorses at the Sea Life Centre, splash down the slides at the Sandcastle Waterpark and take a wallaby walkabout at Blackpool Zoo; the famous Madame Tussauds on the Promenade should also be a hit. Preston is also well worth a visit for a day trip for five museums, the Beacon Fell Country Park and go-karting at the docks; cruise along on a canal trip or go to the Cheeky Monkeys or Rascals play centres for a family day out. A bit further afield, the county of Lancashire has the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, historic houses, theme parks and adventure parks all to explore, as well as the university city of Lancaster and the seafront at Morecambe Bay.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Blackpool North 5.7 mi Sea PoorPoorN/AGood
Blackpool Central 5.8 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Bispham 6.1 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Blackpool South 6.1 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
St Annes North 6.7 mi Sea N/AN/AGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Blackpool Illuminations 5.6 mi

The Blackpool Tower 5.7 mi

Central Pier 5.7 mi

Pleasure Beach Resort 5.9 mi

Sandcastle Waterpark 6 mi

National Trust

Rufford Old Hall 13 mi

Formby 18.7 mi

Gawthorpe Hall 25.3 mi

Dalton Castle 25.8 mi

Cartmel Priory Gatehouse 26.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Little Eccleston - St Michael's - Little Eccleston 3.4 mi

STANLEY PARK, BLACKPOOL 4.3 mi

LYTHAM HALL 5.2 mi

Lytham Station - Fairhaven Lake - Lytham Windmill 5.7 mi

The Shore from Little Bispham to Fleetwood 6.4 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Stanley Villa Farm Fishing and Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Stanley Villa Farm Fishing and Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Stanley Villa Farm Fishing and Camping? The area around Stanley Villa Farm has plenty to do for those who like the contemplative life, with heritage walks and bike rides around the coast, horse riding and kayaking, traditional country … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Stanley Villa Farm Fishing and Camping?
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Stanley Villa Farm Fishing and Camping? From $73.80 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.