Smithson Farm Camping and Caravan Park

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  • Family-run site in the grounds of an 18th-century farm
  • Easily accessible from central Burnley and the M65
  • On-site café selling breakfasts, light lunches and sweet treats
Come and meet rescue animals and have a ride on a Shetland pony at Smithson Farm Camping and Caravan Park – and there aren't many sites that have an on-site museum too… Boxes of all sorts are ticked at this family-owned Lancashire longhouse farm in the hamlet of Reedley Hallows: it's in a peaceful wildlife haven where regular visitors include bats, rabbits, buzzards and kestrels; you can buy farm eggs and homemade jams and chutneys in the site shop, and you'll get a top welcome from amiable owners Carol and Harry. No need to spend hours getting out and about either, as the M65 passes close to the farm and central Burnley is a couple of miles away (reached in a mighty scenic way indeed along the nearby towpath of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal). Eats of all sorts are sorted on site as well: Smithson's Farm sells a range of light lunches, homemade cakes and cream teas, and guests can order full English breakfasts to be served in the farmhouse the next morning. Once you've arrived and been fed and watered, wander over to the aforementioned museum, the Woodend Mining Museum, or take a bike ride of five and a half miles to reach the National Trust's Gawthorpe Hall. Thompson Park, with boating lake and Italian gardens, is an easy two miles away.

Site type

Tent pitches 8
Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4

Languages spoken

English

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Features

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

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

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

Themes

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

Type

Farm

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Smithson Farm Camping and Caravan Park

Woodend Road

Reedley Hallows

Burnley

Lancashire

England

BB12 9DR

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.81284°N
-2.25479°W

Route directions

Once on Woodend Road, you'll go under a motorway bridge after about a quarter of a mile. Carry on and take the 3RD turning on the right which is well signposted for 'Smithson Farm Camping and Caravan Site, on a with large sign on legs at the bottom of the lane. Do NOT turn up the first or second right under the bridge as you will not be able to turn your vehicle around and you will also upset the site's neighbours.

Nearest transport

Coach
1.2 mi Town Hall
1.2 mi Town Hall
1.8 mi Bus Station
Rail
1.1 mi Brierfield Rail Station
1.4 mi Burnley Central Rail Station
1.5 mi Burnley Barracks Rail Station
Airport
24.6 mi Leeds Bradford International 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

Ditch the car if you so desire while here and set off out by foot or bike; a good clutch of attractions and activities are within a few miles. If the Smithson Farm museum has whetted your appetite for local history, take the three-mile journey to the Weavers' Triangle, an industrial part of Burnley with 19th-century buildings and mills around the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Set off on hikes along the Burnley Way from the Weavers' Triangle Visitor Centre, a 40-mile circular path around the canal towpaths and the surrounding moorland. Access another top local hike at Pendle, four and a half miles away: the Pendle Witch Trail to Lancaster Castle where the Pendle witches were imprisoned before the famed trials. The 45 miles of the Pendle Way are within easy reach too: start off from Reedley, under a mile away, to take Section 6 of the trail through ancient hunting forest around Reedley, Higham and Newchurch, then follow Section 7 from Newchurch for the spectacular views of Pendle Hill. The stately home and 400-acre parkland of 14th-century Towneley Hall, four miles away, make another splendid option for a local day out: if the kids are underwhelmed by the paintings and sculptures, they'll surely like the hall's Egyptian mummy and the wildlife-themed interactive play.

Must see

Gawthorpe Hall 1.8 mi

Oswaldtwistle Mills 7.2 mi

Bronte Parsonage Museum 12.2 mi

East Riddlesden Hall (NT) 15.8 mi

Halifax Ski & Snowboard Centre 16.9 mi

National Trust

Gawthorpe Hall 1.9 mi

Hardcastle Crags 9.9 mi

East Riddlesden Hall 15.8 mi

Marsden Moor Estate 19.7 mi

Malham Tarn Estate 20.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

THOMPSON PARK 1.5 mi

QUEEN'S PARK, BURNLEY 1.6 mi

GAWTHORPE HALL 1.8 mi

SCOTT PARK 2.2 mi

TOWNELEY HALL 3 mi

Local events

  • Parklife Festival (Saturday 8 June 2024 – Saturday 8 June 2024)

    Manchester, Lancashire 25.1 mi

  • Lytham Festival (Wednesday 3 July 2024 – Wednesday 3 July 2024)

    Lytham St Annes, Lancashire 29.4 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.

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Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
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  • Does Smithson Farm Camping and Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
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  • What attractions are near Smithson Farm Camping and Caravan Park? Ditch the car if you so desire while here and set off out by foot or bike; a good clutch of attractions and activities are within a few miles. If the Smithson … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Smithson Farm Camping and Caravan Park?
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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