When can I check in and check out of Swallow Farm Campsite?

Camping and touring Arrive: 1:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Swallow Farm Campsite?

From £30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Swallow Farm Campsite

From £30 For 1 night, 2 adults Last booked 4 days ago 9.7 84 reviews

Visitor image of the view from their tent (added by manager 15 Sep 2022)

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Visitor image of the view of the site (added by manager 15 sep 2022)

Lovely view from our pitch! (added by visitor 30 aug 2020)

Who wouldn't want to wake up to this view? two castles in the distance! (added by visitor 20 aug 2020)

Peaceful site on a south-facing farm with scenic views of Cheshire
A 10-minute drive to Tattenhall village and 20 minutes to Chester
Home-laid eggs available from a small on-site essentials shop

Up for a serene stay in north-west England? Swoop down to Swallow Farm Campsite and check out the Cheshire countryside from this small and peaceful dog-friendly park in the tiny hamlet of Hargrave. A stay here is certainly a scenic option – parts of the grounds have views out across to Beeston and Peckforton castles (both under a 15-minute drive away), and a little further on is Chester, which you can reach on an hourly public bus from near the park (20 minutes’ ride). The famed Chester Zoo is just north of the city (25 minutes’ drive) and the Chester Racecourse takes about the same time to reach. For food after a flutter on the horses, Tattenhall village’s restaurants and pubs – some serving tapas, Indian and Chinese cuisine – are a 10-minute drive away; a small convenience shop is here as well. Logs are sold on site and you can pick up home-laid free-range eggs from the small on-site shops which has essentials. Hungry for more? A pub serving meals is less than a five-minute drive away. The Ice Cream Farm is about the same distance if you’re craving dessert (surely always); when stopping here, burn off any calories consumed on walks alongside the nearby canal. Swallow Farm Campsite is also close to hiking and cycling routes for exploring more of the local lands and has essential facilities such as two toilets and a shower as well as a dishwashing area.

Site type

Open now

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 26 Apr to Sun, 1 Sept 2024

Pitch types & availability

Electric grass pitch

6 people maximum

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Max 9.1m width x 9.1m depth (30.0ft width x 30.0ft depth) Calculated area: 83.6m² (900.0ft²)

6 people maximum

One Trailer tent or Tent or Campervan or Motorhome or Touring caravan allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 9.1m width x 9.1m depth (30.0ft width x 30.0ft depth) Calculated area: 83.6m² (900.0ft²)

Ground type

Grass

Twin-axle vehicles not accepted

Suitable for

Trailer tent, Tent, Campervan, Motorhome, Touring caravan

Features

Electric: 16 amp included

Bring a gazebo 1 included, 1 max.
Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.
Bring a pup tent 1 included, 1 max.
Car 2 included, 2 max.
Dog(s) allowed 2 included, 2 max.

Chemical disposal point
Firepit
Picnic table

Arrival days

From £30 (£30) 1 night, 2 adults

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Amazing site, hosts were great and attentive to our needs. Added…

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Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
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Anonymous Sept 2023

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Amazing site, hosts were great and attentive to our needs. Added bonus was the farm yard animal and how the kids were able to interact with them. Fully recommend the site to anyone looking to come to the area

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent Site with Friendly Hosts

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Anonymous Sept 2023

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Loved this campsite. Colin and Tracy are the best hosts! Lots of animals to see and feed, crunchie the horse, pip the dog, sheep, alpacas, goats, hens and a rabbit. Plenty of toys to keep young ones busy. We forgot my boys wellies but it wasn't a problem they had some spare ones we could borrow so he could go in the field. The weather hadn't been good the few days before we got there and the field was wet we were allowed to park up in the car park rather than the soft field so we didn't get stuck we were still supplied with electric hook up which was brilliant. We will definitely be back again. A lovely small and personal campsite with clean facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great small site. Highly recommended.

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

steve r. Sept 2023

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Friendly, small site. Great hosts, lots of animals even free icecreams for the kids. Very clean toilet and shower facilities. My kids favourite aspect was by far Pip the dog!

Disliked: No WiFi, but that also meant that I wasn't looking at work emails much whilst away.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, facilities good and friendly owners

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2023

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Small site. Owners very helpful and friendly

Disliked: Noise from other campers

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ace!

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

Anonymous Aug 2023

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Absolutely awesome! Colin & Tracy were wonderful hosts. My 11 year old daughter loved it. Interaction with animals Pip, Crunchie & Barbara to name a few… We’ll be back.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities, friendly owners, lovely campsite atmosphere

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

Natalie M. Aug 2023

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Small site, very welcoming, friendly owners, great location

Recommend to friends Visit again

100% recommend. Clean facilities, lovely owners and level pitches.

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

Katie G. Aug 2023

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Everything, children were able to feed the animals, campsite was very clean, the pitches are level, there is a little area with a football goal. I felt like I could relax and my children could have fun! The owners are lovely, very helpful people. We didn’t have a camping cable and they let us borrow one, they helped us with our fire. Really made us feel welcome. We wish we stayed longer! It’s also close to Chester zoo and Crocky trail which we thoroughly enjoyed.

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Everything: levelled pitch, very clean, relaxing, lovely owners...…

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AITOR A. Aug 2023

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Everything: levelled pitch, very clean, relaxing, lovely owners...

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Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing camp, the couple that own it are amazing. Letting the children…

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

Stephanie M. Aug 2023

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Amazing camp, the couple that own it are amazing. Letting the children feed the animals couldn't of gone better would definitely recommend the place . Hope to visit again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent 10/10

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

Susan H. Aug 2023

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Absolutely everything, great camp site, loved the animals but most of all the hosts Tracy and Colin went above and beyond to make our stay one of the best ever. Highly recommend this great site.

Disliked: Nothing, even storm Betty did not deter us 😂

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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

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

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Picnic table

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

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

Nearby farmers' market

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Location

Swallow Farm Campsite

Mill Lane

Hargrave

Chester

Cheshire

England

CH3 7RH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.15412°N
-2.76074°W

Nearest transport

Coach

6.1 mi Bus Exchange

7.3 mi Zoo Park & Ride

10.3 mi Bus Station

Rail

5.5 mi Mouldsworth Rail Station

5.7 mi Chester Rail Station

6.5 mi Delamere Rail Station

Ferry

19.6 mi Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal

19.9 mi Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal

20 mi Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal

Airport

13.3 mi Liverpool John Lennon Airport

24.8 mi Manchester Airport

24.8 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 2

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

Kid-friendly activities out in nature aren’t far from this site: the Crocky Trail, a mile-long adventure path including slides and rope swings, is five minutes’ drive away, and the nearby former royal Beeston Castle (10 minutes' drive) transports small visitors (and larger ones) back to the 1220s with its turreted architecture. Set on a sandstone crag 350 feet higher than the Cheshire Plain, this spot also has plenty of winsome views for the grownups to sigh over; other scenic places in the area include Chester’s amphitheatre and Roman walls left over from the settlement's beginnings as a first-century fortress (20 minutes). The city also houses the Rows, a shopping street covered in handsome half-timbered buildings and partly covered arcades. Just north (25 minutes) is the unmissable Chester Zoo, one of the best and biggest in Britain with animal enclosures covering an area of 125 acres. This centre is the home of all sorts of creatures, ranging from the aardvark to the zebra, with some of the most popular being the tigers, lions and jaguars.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
West Kirby	23.3 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Wallasey	23.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Moreton	23.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Meols	24 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Cheshire Military Museum 5.9 mi

Chester Castle 5.9 mi

Chester Cathedral 6.1 mi

Delamere Forest 6.2 mi

Chester Zoo 6.9 mi

National Trust

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 13.4 mi

Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio 19.1 mi

Chirk Castle 20.4 mi

Nether Alderley Mill 23.4 mi

Biddulph Grange Garden 24.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Duddon Heath - Hargrave - Duddon Heath 2.1 mi

Battle of Rowton Heath(s), 1645 2.2 mi

The Baker Way (E-W) Part 2: Tarvin - Chester 3 mi

Beeston, Peckforton and Cheshire 3.5 mi

Beeston Castle and the Shropshire Union Canal 3.5 mi

Local events

Creamfields (Thursday 22 August 2024 – Thursday 22 August 2024)
Warrington, Cheshire 13.3 mi
RHS Flower Show Tatton Park (Wednesday 17 July 2024 – Wednesday 17 July 2024)
Knutsford, Cheshire 20.3 mi
Rewind North (Friday 2 August 2024 – Friday 2 August 2024)
Macclesfield, Cheshire 22.6 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

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

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.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
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.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Public areas are non-smoking.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10:30 p.m. and 8:30 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles

No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
No vehicle movement between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m..
The car is only included in the rate if you are travelling with a touring caravan or a tent. Cars are not permitted when travelling with a motorhome/campervan.
Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.

Visitors

Visitors’ cars are not permitted on site.

Payment terms

Does Swallow Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Swallow Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Swallow Farm Campsite? Kid-friendly activities out in nature aren’t far from this site: the Crocky Trail, a mile-long adventure path including slides and rope swings, is five minutes’ drive away, and the nearby former royal … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Swallow Farm Campsite?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 1:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

Read more
How much does it cost to stay at Swallow Farm Campsite? From £30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.