James Caravan Park

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Top camping field
Suitable for caravans, motorhomes, campervans or tents

  • Well-maintained rural site with pitches surrounded by trees
  • On the edge of Ruabon; Llangollen 15 minutes' drive
  • Easy access from A539; half a mile to pubs and a railway station
Set yourself up for leisurely North Wales breaks at James Caravan Park, a well-maintained site on the edge of the small town of Ruabon. There's a range of styles of pitches here, from grass-based basic options to hard-standing fully-serviced plots, plus a host of handy amenities like a centrally heated toilet and shower block. With easy access off the A539 dual carriageway, the park grounds are spacious and dotted with trees, but please be aware there may be some traffic noise. With so much room on site, your nearest neighbours are likely to be the various forms of local wildlife that flit among the trees (although when you're feeling more sociable, it's an easy half-mile walk to the nearest pub). The park is a 15-minute drive from the gorgeous town of Llangollen, the base of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Guests with an adventurous side have all sorts of activities to try out here, from river rafting to boating, trail riding and more. Larger towns and cities like Wrexham (10 minutes' drive), Chester (30 minutes) and Liverpool (50 minutes) are also well within reach for urban day trips. The nearest station is under 15 minutes' away on foot, making it easy to catch the train to Chester (journey time 20 minutes) or Shrewsbury (30 minutes) too.

Campground type

Tent sites 46
Camper sites 52
RV sites 52
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.

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Reviews

8.8

Overall rating from 234 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

87% would recommend this campground to a friend

82% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-kept campsite has friendly staff. Guests love the clean facilities, spacious spots, and great location near shops and attractions. Some note road noise, and a few say some spots are sloped. It's a good base for exploring.

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 LORRAINE M. 1 review

Powered grass campsite

Liked Such a lovely peaceful site very helpful staff and the toilets and showers were spotless
We would definitely return

Disliked Nothing to dislike

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay here at James Estate. We hope to welcome you back soon.

A great choice

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Terry S. 2 reviews

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Clean toilets, hot clean showers, good sized non-electric pitches, friendly campsite staff.

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay here at James Estate. We hope to welcome you back soon.

Lovely Campsite

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Terry S. 2 reviews

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Friendly and helpful staff. Very good showers and toilets. Good large size pitches for the non-electrified pitches. Parking with the pitch was convenient.

Disliked Nothing to dislike here.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay here at James Estate. We hope to welcome you back soon, together with your friends.

Fantastic little stay

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Fantastic little stay
Showers /toilets always clean
Pitch with a tent was great flat and electric
Aldi in the next field
Close to next towns
Owners were loverly nothing too much trouble

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay here at James Estate. We hope to welcome you back soon.

Facilities were good Location was great for…

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 Zoe G. 1 review

Powered grass campsite

Liked Facilities were good
Location was great for reaching Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (and Horseshoe Falls, although we didn’t have time to do both).
Pretty grass pitches, with electrical hookup, and conveniently-sited water points.
Aldi supermarket very close by.

Disliked Some traffic noise, from the nearby A483, was to be expected, but we were really unfortunate to have booked the one night that a section of that road was being RE-SURFACED, which was extremely loud until just after 11pm!
Also, this was the most expensive site that we stayed at on this trip: probably due to its location, as there were several that were more expensive, in the Llangollen area, and that included an extra £7 charge for our 3rd adult person.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay here at James Estate. We hope to welcome you back soon

A great nights stay.

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Gemma R. 1 review

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Very pleasant welcome. A shady spot to pitch up. Location was great as we were there to watch a game at Wrexham.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay here at James Estate. We hope to welcome you back soon and hope you and your son enjoyed the football.

Great place to stay

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 Lynn N. 3 reviews

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Quiet everything we needed lovely pubs just up the road. Costa coffee outside the door!

Disliked Distance to toilets

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay here at James Estate. We hope to welcome you back soon.

Thoroughly enjoyed it and will return.

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Adam P. 1 review

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Me and my partner only camped for one night but the site was lovely and quiet as described, which was in the reviews I read prior to booking. The shower and toilet facilities were kept nice and clean. The pitch was really good, not perfectly level but pretty damn good. Beautiful surroundings, the staff are super helpful and friendly, all in all awesome and will be staying again in the future without a doubt. Loved the sounds of the birds in the morning, beautiful!

Disliked Just to reiterate a previous review really, there is a main road very close but this for us as well turned to white noise and didn't bother us personally.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay here at James Estate. We hope to welcome you back soon.

Will be visiting again xx

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Stephanie B. 1 review

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Everything, amazing owners super friendly, close to shops and bars and restaurants
Clean site,

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay here at James Estate. We hope to welcome you back soon.

Lovely site, would return but to a hard standing pitch due to electric

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Lovely site with plenty of space for the kids to play games on the grass in front of the caravan. Extremely helpful staff. The guy who showed us in and brought the fire pit to us was really friendly and deserves a shout out.

Disliked Just missing a park and the electric point was far away from the pitch we were allocated. We have a very long cable but still wouldn't reach so had to ask if we could swap pitches to be closer to it. Had the site been full, this would have caused us big issues

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay here at James Estate. We hope to welcome you back soon.

Features

Dogs 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 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 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

Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wild camping 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 Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Gray water hook-up for caravans Seasonal sites

Location

James Caravan Park

Llangollen Road

Ruabon

Wrexham

Wrexham

Wales

LL14 6DW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.9825°N
3.0411°W

Nearest transport

Bus
0.4 mi Wynnstay Arms Hotel
0.4 mi Kandy Lodge
0.9 mi Clinic
Rail
0.3 mi Ruabon Rail Station
3.6 mi Chirk Rail Station
4.7 mi Wrexham Central Rail Station
Ferry
28.5 mi Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
29 mi Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
29.3 mi Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal
Airport
25.7 mi 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

Hoping for history? You've come to the right place. Take a trip to Chirk Castle (10 minutes' drive) and discover one of the most impressive Marcher fortresses on the border between England and Wales. Afterwards, similarly scenic and historic times are to be had at the National Trust-run Erddig Estate (15 minutes), a spectacular Grade I-listed property with fab formal grounds. Water has done such a lot to shape the Welsh landscape, and the area surrounding James Caravan Park has a fair bit of the wet stuff to admire. Check out the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (10 minutes) on the Shropshire Union Canal to see an exceptional feat of Victorian engineering, and stick around to take a boat ride by its arches along the river Dee. For a break with one foot in Wales and the other in England, trundle along by train to Chester Zoo (or drive there in 30 minutes), take yourself off to Tate Liverpool (50 minutes) for art and culture, or – if you really want to make the kids' day – organise a jaunt to the high-adrenaline rides at Gulliver's World Theme Park (50 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
West Kirby 27.5 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Prestatyn 29.5 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Meols 29.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Marine Lake, Rhyl 29.7 mi Sea N/AN/AGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Chester Castle 15.4 mi

Cheshire Military Museum 15.4 mi

Chester Cathedral 15.8 mi

Chester Zoo 18.1 mi

Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet 20.5 mi

National Trust

Chirk Castle 3.9 mi

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 25.4 mi

Attingham Park 25.9 mi

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill 26.2 mi

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 28.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Pontcysyllte Viaduct and the River Dee 1.6 mi

Erddig Hall - Wrexham Steeple 3.4 mi

Erddig Hall and Wat's Dyke 3.4 mi

Chirk - The Aqueduct - Shropshire Union Canal - Chirk 3.5 mi

Chirk Castle and the Afon Ceiriog 3.8 mi

Local events

  • Shrewsbury Folk Festival (Friday, August 28, 2026 – Friday, August 28, 2026)

    Shrewsbury, England 21.8 mi

  • Creamfields (Thursday, August 27, 2026 – Thursday, August 27, 2026)

    Warrington, England 29.3 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 James Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is James Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near James Caravan Park? Hoping for history? You've come to the right place. Take a trip to Chirk Castle (10 minutes' drive) and discover one of the most impressive Marcher fortresses on the border between England … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of James Caravan Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at James Caravan Park? From $26.70 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.