Barnutopia

Guest entrance to the main farmhouse (added by manager 26 May 2015)

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Luxury glamping on a dog-friendly site
Well-equipped shared kitchen, breakfast room, lounge and full bathroom
Rural setting with horses, pigs, dog, cats and stunning views

Katrina and Steve fell a bit in love with Tan y Coed farm when they first saw it in the green surrounds of Shropshire countryside.... And this is where they've set up their glamping site Barnutopia: you might find yourself a little bit in love with these surrounds too. Barnutopia has luxury glamping for guests and well-behaved dogs, set in a small grassy field next to the main farmhouse and stable block, and surrounded by fields and grazing sheep. Dogs are welcome but please remember this is a working rural area with roaming sheep. Facilities are in a guest kitchen shack equipped with hot and cold water, a food prep area, kettle, toaster, microwave, gas boiling rings, pots and pans, crockery, cutlery, kitchen utensils and a small seating area. The site also has a community room in the 19th-century stable block with sofas, a table and chairs. The Barnutopia amenities of large bathroom with toilet basin, power shower and towel rack are in the main house, which guests access through their own door and via a quarry-tiled boot room with coat rack and boot shelf. Barnutopia is geared towards self-catering glampers, but you can pay for breakfasts, packed lunches and evening meals after you arrive, or arrange for online delivery to the farm from Tesco, Asda, Iceland et al. Two pubs are in the local village of Llansilin in the Welsh county of Powys, including one said to dish up the best Sunday lunch for miles. And finally, Katrina and Steve have made it their mission to set Barnutopia up to provide everything you might need to stay in comfort; if any bits or bobs aren't there, just ask and they'll provide it wherever possible.

Site type

Open all year

Languages spoken

English

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

Pétanque

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

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

D. of E. 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

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Lake and/or mountain

Leave the car at home

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

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

Type

Farm

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Barnutopia

Tanycoed Farm

Cadogan Lane

Llansilin

Oswestry

Shropshire

England

SY10 9BS

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.8465°N
-3.15802°W

Route directions

Driving from Birmingham: take the M6, then M54/A5 west to Oswestry until you reach the roundabout with B4579 to Oswestry. Take the second exit (B4579) to Oswestry, heading through Oswestry centre, and turn left on Castle Street (B4580), which turns into Mount Road. Continue through Rhydycroesau to Llansilin. From there turn left in the village on School Lane and follow the road until you see the farm on your left-hand side. Driving from Chester: take the A483 then A5 south to Oswestry until you reach the roundabout with the B5069 to Oswestry. Head into Oswestry and turn right on King Street, continue straight ahead over the crossing road onto Castle Street and then follow directions above. We are happy to meet people coming to Barnutopia by public coach or bus services. Coach: National Express runs services to Oswestry. Train: the nearest train station is Gobowen, with services from all over the country.

Nearest transport

Coach

4.6 mi Bus Station

6 mi Bus Stop No 1

6 mi Bus Stop No 3

Rail

6 mi Gobowen Rail Station

7.1 mi Chirk Rail Station

10.8 mi Ruabon Rail Station

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

Barnutopia is on the Shropshire side of the Wales/England border and five miles from the busy market town of Oswestry, which has supermarkets, many boutiques and small shops, antique shops, restaurants, pubs and a weekly open air market. Getting active, walking, mountain biking, rock climbing, whitewater canoeing, bridleways and horse-drawn boat trips are all in the local area, and Snowdonia National Park is about an hour away. The Seven Wonders of Wales are all within driving distance: Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall near Llanrhaeadr (10 miles), Overton yew trees (17 miles), Llangollen Bridge (18 miles), Wrexham Steeple (20 miles), Gresford Bells (23 miles), St Winefride's Well (46 miles) and Snowdon (60 miles). Other local attractions include Offa's Dyke, Llangollen, the Horsehoe Pass, Castell Dinas Bran, Chirk Castle, Whittington Castle and the Pontcycyllte Aqueduct.

Must see

Powis Castle & Garden 13.5 mi

Chester Castle 25.9 mi

Cheshire Military Museum 26 mi

Chester Cathedral 26.4 mi

Chester Zoo 28.7 mi

National Trust

Chirk Castle 6.7 mi

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill 23.2 mi

Attingham Park 23.4 mi

Carding Mill Valley and the Shropshire Hills 25.1 mi

Sunnycroft 28.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Moelfre Wood 2.7 mi

Oswestry Old Racecourse 2.7 mi

BROGYNTYN 4.1 mi

Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog - Ceiriog Trail - Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog 4.9 mi

Tyn-y-ffridd - Mynydd Tarw - Cadair Berwyn 6.5 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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What attractions are near Barnutopia? Barnutopia is on the Shropshire side of the Wales/England border and five miles from the busy market town of Oswestry, which has supermarkets, many boutiques and small shops, antique shops, restaurants, pubs … Read more