How much does it cost to stay at Tarvin Sands?

From R416.51 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Camping pod (five person)

From £95 (£95) 1 night, 2 adults

5 people maximum

No dogs allowed

Bring all camping equipment minus the tent (linen, sleeping bags, pillows, cooking equipment, etc.)

1 room

Open space 1 x Double bed, 1 x Triple sleeper bunk

No toilets in the unit: shared facilities available.

No showers in the unit: shared facilities available.

Features

Car 2 included, 2 max.

Barbecue

Double glazing

Firepit

Gas and electricity included

Kettle

Outdoor furniture

Picnic table

Power socket(s)

Other restrictions

Bed linen not provided

No dogs allowed

Availability

Arrive or depart on this date

Your booking From £95 (£95)
Based on 1 night, 5 people

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Tarvin Sands

View prices & book Last booked 9 hours ago 7.5 84 reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Just a basic quiet place clean and tidy

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Just a real lovely quiet place clean and tidy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Basic campsite - main issue was cleanliness of toilets and showers

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	6
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sept 2024

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Nice fishing lakes (I don’t fish but had a walk around) Actual pitches well maintained Had a warm welcome off the owner who showed me around the campsite and let me choose my pitch

Disliked: Toilet and shower facilities were dirty - dirt and dead flies all over sinks, soiled toilet seats and dirty toilet brushes left on the floor No washing facilities for pots and pans Campsite backs on to noisy road, luckily I had a good sleep but others may not!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice basic camp site for the night, cheap and secure.…

Overall	6/10
Location	6
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	2

Anonymous Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Nice basic camp site for the night, cheap and secure.

Disliked: Noise from busy main road

Recommend to friends Visit again

Price, distance to Chester, very friendly owner / worker Ritchie! Cute lil…

Overall	10/10
Location	6
Value for money	10
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Price, distance to Chester, very friendly owner / worker Ritchie! Cute lil cafe round the corner

Disliked: Noisy road, place need a lil bit of love, ladies toilets had no soap or anything

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really friendly and relaxed. Beautiful surroundings and really pleasant fellow campers. The gent who…

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

Paul F. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Really friendly and relaxed. Beautiful surroundings and really pleasant fellow campers. The gent who met me and gave me the tour was brilliant and super patient despite me battling traffic and turning up with seconds to spare for the cut off time to check in. I’ll be recommending this one personally to my fishing friends too as the on site angling looks awesome Also really handy for Chester. 8 min drive straight into city centre on the main road passing the site.

Disliked: Nothing really. There’s no electric pitches but that’s not a bad thing for me, but may be for some. Some my find the main road disturbing if they are light sleepers but I probably had the best nights camping sleep I’ve had all year. Gets you back to nature perfectly…

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Nice big open space for camping on even ground.

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Jennifer M. Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Big open space with plenty of room for camping in our tent. Clean facilities for showers and toilets. Not very busy. Good walk around the fishing lakes.

Disliked: Couldn't find a good place to wash up after cooking. Lots of traffic from nearby road, was noisy through the night.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lots of open space, very friendly staff and adequate facilities.…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lots of open space, very friendly staff and adequate facilities.

Disliked: The showers weren't very warm.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The site was clean and tidy. Staff very helpful.…

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The site was clean and tidy. Staff very helpful.

Disliked: Traffic noise. There is no pot wash.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice place for the weekend - will be visiting again.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great campsite with fishing lakes. Friendly approachable staff always willing to help. I’ve seen a few reviews dismissing the toilet block and showers - for us it was more than adequate and kept clean. It is camping after all and not a five star hotel. Great fishing - lots of large carp to be caught on simple methods. Note you have to finish fishing and be off the lakes by 18:00.

Disliked: Make sure to pitch away from the road side of the field - the A road can be a little loud with busy traffic until late at night and again early in the morning. Shame the on-site cafe is no longer open

Recommend to friends Visit again

Need to revamp the toilets and showers.

Overall	4/10
Location	6
Value for money	2
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	2
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2024

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: The site is only really suitable for anglers. Nice walk around the ponds. Friendly staff.

Disliked: Facilities are extremely basic and poorly maintained. No privacy in the female showers aside from a flimsy and poorly fitting shower curtain. Nowhere to sit to help get dressed, and not clean. Male showers no curtain at all. Really poor for the price, we’ve been in much better sites charging the same.

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Features

No dogs 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 pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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 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

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Tarvin Sands

Kelsall Road

Tarvin

Chester

Cheshire

England

CH3 8NR

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.20672°N
-2.7498°W

Route directions

Please note that the majority of satnavs will send you to the farm opposite the site. If you're coming from Manchester, the M6, or Junction 10 of the M56, the site is 100 metres past the farm on your right. If you're coming from north Wales, Chester or the M53, the site is 100 metres before the farm on your left (in the opposite end of the layby to Cheshire Brick and Slate).

Nearest transport

Coach

9.6 km Zoo Park & Ride

9.8 km Bus Exchange

12.7 km Bus Station

Rail

3 km Mouldsworth Rail Station

6.1 km Delamere Rail Station

7.8 km Helsby Rail Station

Ferry

27.2 km Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal

27.5 km Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal

27.7 km Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal

Airport

16.2 km Liverpool John Lennon Airport

36.1 km Manchester Airport Terminal 2

36.2 km Manchester 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

Tarvin Sands has heaps of room on site to wander around, picnic in and wildlife watch, but if you're here to also see a bit of Cheshire and the northwest, you'll find it's in handy locale for getting out and about. Liverpool, Manchester and north Wales are all within a short drive. It's a smashing site for kids too, as it's close to famed family attractions like Chester Zoo as well as the kid-friendly fare in nearby Chester: try the Chester ghost hunter trail, the miniature railway at Grosvenor Park and the pools and flumes at Northgate Arena. The Tarvin Sands team also reckons you should take a look at Blakemere Craft village, the farm animals, play areas and tasty treats of Chester's The Ice Cream Farm, and family adventure play park the Crocky Trail.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Wallasey	33.3 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Moreton	34 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
West Kirby	34.6 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Meols	35.2 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Formby	44.7 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Delamere Forest 5.3 km

Chester Zoo 8.8 km

Chester Cathedral 9.6 km

Cheshire Military Museum 9.7 km

Chester Castle 9.8 km

National Trust

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 16.6 km

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 26.1 km

Nether Alderley Mill 35.1 km

Chirk Castle 37.8 km

Hare Hill 38.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

The Baker Way (E-W) Part 2: Tarvin - Chester 1.4 km

Kelsall Circular 2.6 km

Kelsall - Delamere Forest Park - Manley Common - Kelsall 2.6 km

Duddon Heath - Hargrave - Duddon Heath 2.7 km

The Sandstone Trail S to N (Part 3): Willington - Frodsham 4 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.

General

A state-issued fishing license is required (you'll need to apply for this beforehand).

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
Group bookings of 4 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Hired accommodation

Hired accommodation: £100,00 (R2 333,53) damage/cleanliness/bracelet deposit is required on arrival and will be refunded on departure after inspection of your unit should no damage/losses be found.

Safety

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

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.

Occupancy

No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Vehicles

No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Vehicles

No vehicle movement between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m..

Safety

Open fires are prohibited.

General

Quiet hours must be respected between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and trunks must be closed quietly.

Occupancy

Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

General

The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behavior is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Occupancy

The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Units will be allocated on arrival.

Visitors

Visitors are not permitted on site.

Pitches

You must follow management instructions when setting up your tent/rig and related equipment.

Hired accommodation

Your unit must be left clean and tidy, a fine of £25,00 (R583,38) will be charged for unclean units upon departure.

Additional terms

Anybody wishing to fish must purchase a day ticket from the Bailiff at £8 per day. Day tickets run from 8am to 8pm in the summer or 8am til dusk in the winter months and all anglers must be off their peg by this time. Any guests found to be fishing outside the rules and times will be asked to leave the site. There are no keep nets allowed: fish are not to be kept in a bucket and all fish must be returned to the water immediately.

Access on/off site by foot is available 24 hours a day.

Please do not use electric heaters, ovens or water heaters as this will trip the fuses and cause inconvenience to others.

Please use your own cooking/toilet/shower facilities wherever possible so as to help the site manage demand on cleaning and possible queueing.

Payment terms

Frequently asked questions

Does Tarvin Sands have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Tarvin Sands dog friendly? No View all features
What attractions are near Tarvin Sands? Tarvin Sands has heaps of room on site to wander around, picnic in and wildlife watch, but if you're here to also see a bit of Cheshire and the northwest, you'll find … Read more