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Lower Lacon Caravan Park
Soulton Road
Wem
Shropshire (Browse area)
SY4 5RP
Tel: 01939 232376
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Pitches: 270
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 Glamping Units |
 Holiday Homes for Hire |
 Holiday Homes for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar On Site |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 TV Room |
 Games Room |
 Evening Entertainment |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool <1 mile |
 Outdoor Pool On Site |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <1 mile |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport On Site |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Tomo50 |
27 reviews from this member |
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 Booked 4 nights here and only stayed 1! The childrens entertainment and adult bar are miles apart! The adult bar wasn't open during the week (AUGUST!) The childrens 'barn' was a BARN. Cold, Damp, Dark and Dirty. The cafe only opened for breakfast 9.30am - 11.30am and the take away closed at 1.45pm! To get to the loo you had to walk through woods - children were petrified! Ouside (heated?) pool - it was warmer out than in! The only good point was the staff - they did refund our money when we explained we wanted to leave - after offering a credit note 1st! 
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Kayleighc123 |
5 reviews from this member |
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First impressions of the site were not great as there were many caravans and statics there that looked very untidy and various animals enclosures dotted about. But overall a very nice site.
The field that we stayed in was quite a trek to a toilet / shower block but there were always facilities available and they were cleaned regularly.
The disco seemed very popular with kids, teenagers and adults and there was food available outside. The music did stop at a reasonable time - around 11pm. Staff were extremely helpful and friendly and the shop was well equipped with food, cool drinks and camping items.
We were also given a swipe card to enter the site which made you feel that bit safer! I agree that the ground there is very hard, but some spots are ideal. I must admit that there is room for improvement. More toilet facilities, washing up facilities etc, but other than that a good site!
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| Date of Visit: June 2006 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: B.Reid |
2 reviews from this member |
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Having read the previous reviews we were a little bit apprehensive when we arrived at the campsite. As this was our first camping trip alone, we had decided on a fairly local site and this one seemed to have it all. Taking our 14 year old son and his friend, we were praying that they wouldn't get bored and that we could get a nice peaceful couple of days.
On arrival we were greeted by the friendly staff in the shop and were told that a steward would be waiting at our pitch to help us get sorted. The site security was very good with a "swipe" system for the barrier. We were also given an information pack with the cafe, take away, bar and club opening and closing times. We were a far way from the man entrance but were very close to the nearest toilets, waste bins ad clean water points. The steward was very good in that when we got to the pitch, it was still a little muddy from all of the recent heavy rain. The pitch next door was a lot better and he said that we could use that one instead. While setting up,we got the boys to check out the facilities which they approved of ( thank goodness!).
The cafe/takeaway was very reasonably priced as was the shop. Although we were quite close to "The Barn" and we could hear the music, it wasn't too intrusive and was promptly shut at 11PM. A bit of a moan now as we were woken quite early the following morning by a fleet of concrete lorries arrived. I suppose if they are improving the site, this sort of thing must be tolerated. Apparently they are building a new bigger barn.
We didn't fancy the disco that was being held that night so after a quite enjoyable meal from the take away we settled down for a quiet night with a couple of beers while the boys went out for a couple of hours. It got a little rowdy around 11 PM, again the disco finished promptly. But within 20 minutes or so all was quiet. All in all a nice pleasant site.
The toilets were cleaned on a regular basis the facilities in general were good and the shop wasn't over priced. We bought 4 cans of Stella for £4.36 which is only marginally more than we'd pay at home. The reviews which said about poor hygeine must have been really unlucky. Yes, the ground is hard, but we only had plastic pegs and as long as you have a bit of patience and are prepared to try different spots to hammer your pegs in then you'll be ok. There did seem to be a lot of vans that appeared to have been there a long time which had moss,/ mould growing on them but if you are only there for a few days this shouldn't deter you from going. As I mentioned earlier, this was our very first camping trip and we had a good time. Hope you do too.
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| Date of Visit: May 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Powly6742 |
3 reviews from this member |
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High expectations from a £17/night fee. how wrong were we. My wife and I and my two cousins stopped for three nights over the bank holiday weekend and was disappointed from the get go. As with many other reviews the ground in places was rock hard forcing my cousin to take a trip out and buy new pegs. The site was very poorly maintained with some sections looking like a builders yard. With the strange menagerie of animals on site it sounded like a farmyard first thing in the morning. The swimming pool was advertised as a heated pool but was opened only when the weather was good. On a positive note the shop was very well stocked and the staff in there were very nice but this site was let down by lack of care and attention and a very strange layout
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| Date of Visit: April 2006 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: S.Ball |
15 reviews from this member |
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Just to inform everyone beware of the ground here, it is solid rock! We needed rock pegs. Great site for families though, play area brilliant and the children loved the out door swimming pool! There are lots of long term residents with trailer tents which seem to have been pitched for years!
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| Date of Visit: April 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Andrea Fensome |
6 reviews from this member |
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On arrival the site looked promising, however once through the barrier all change! It was tatty and quite run down. The toilets were quite clean but the showers were fairly dated with mouldy curtains. We couldn't help feeling we had been put in an "overspill" field, although we had the most expensive pitches! The field was extremely boggy and muddy, obviously we could not help the rain! The park for the children was quite good but was right next to us and there was a number of 'savoury mouthed' teenagers there most of the time. Lots of resident caravanners but old equipment.
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| Date of Visit: September 2005 |
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| Reviewer: Elaine |
14 reviews from this member |
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Drove up to this site and saw caravans with awnings with green moss on them. Before booking in I went and looked around and have to agree with the previous report. The toilets were not very clean and it may be because it is a disused air field that makes it look like a disused airfiled. The staff were very friendly but we decided not to stay so we left.
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| Date of Visit: August 2005 |
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| Reviewer: Wendy Woo |
1 review from this member |
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This is the first camping site I've ever been to, being as its my first time camping. Totally enjoyed our stay. Felt safe enough for the kids to just go visit the animals etc. pitched near the toilets and shower block which was convienient. A friendly place and might I add security concious. Did however find the ground was very hard which had hubby swearing just a little bit bending umpteen tent pegs. I loved it and will be going back next week.
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| Date of Visit: July 2005 |
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| Reviewer: Fudge11 |
14 reviews from this member |
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There is something about this site that we just really dont like at all.
When we first pulled in, it looked more of a gypsy site. Hard standing pitches were on what looked like a car park. Our kids had great trouble meeting friends (we were told that this was our 'strange northern accent'. There was a kids disco in a barn.Dont wear white cos it is absolutely filthy. (i suppose to be expected in a barn) and drunken teenagers getting it on with each other on the dance floor.
It wasn't warm enough to try the outdoor pool.
on a plus, we found the staff really friendly and helpful.
Shrewsbury is nice to visit.
We also went to Town Park at Telford. Our girls loved this - best of all its all free. You can pay to visit Wonderland but we couldn't them off the park to go and visit
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| Reviewer: Fishccer |
2 reviews from this member |
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July 2005
Large site with everything you need. Good shop and well priced bar. The staff were nice. When we were there the weather was great and we thought the pool was overcrowded, for the size of the site it needs to be bigger. As others have stated the ground is very hard and you will go through a few pegs.
There are 2 shower blocks and we found the ones at the top end near the barn to be the cleanest, but in both of them we found no where to hang clothes as the hooks were all snapped off. Overall both shower blocks and toilets could do with a good clean. We thought that it would of been a good idea to have some soap by the wash basins for you to use after the toilet.
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| Reviewer: Merlin72 |
1 review from this member |
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May 2005
We only stayed a couple of nights but apart from the freak storm the site was ok.
I recommend the use of good quality rock pegs and a proper claw hammer as normal pegs and mallets are no match for the ground underneath and the heavy duty pegs sold in the site shop are of inferior quality.
Once errected you may be lucky to catch the bar or take away open but only if your lucky as I think the opening times stated are mearly for display purposes.
The site shop is stocked with all the essentials but take your own beer and wine as the prices are quite high. The cafe was the best part, a fantastic breakfast at value prices.
The pool was nothing like the picture, it was a breeding point for local ducks with water like a stagnent pond and insects, obviously not maintained although shower blocks were spotless.
Evenings the disco is just a converted barn with arrogent securiy out to impress the many teenagers who congregate there, which is annoying if your pitched right opposite it like we were.Later at night if you fancy that Indian or Chinese you will have to get a taxi into nearby wem as the site take away is closed.
All in all it was the fun we had with the company we were with that made the weekend not the site, I don't think we will be returning in the near future.
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| Reviewer: Leehum |
1 review from this member |
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May 2005
Generally, this is decent site with the main plus points being a good onsite shop, cafe and pub, however, the ground is terrible to pitch on which cost us at least 12 tent pegs! Toilets were clean and not as bad as earlier reviews. One other drawback is the somewhat scattered opening times of the take away which forced us to get a taxi into nearby wem which cost over £30 in takeaway food! Would go again but would need to be later in season.
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| Reviewer: Sara_Surrey |
13 reviews from this member |
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October 2004
We stayed at Lower Lacon Caravan Park in our Suncamp Vario 5 tent in what was less than ideal weather for our first ever camping trip as a family. Hubby has camped before, but myself and my two youngest daughters hadn't. We had an electric pitch but were so far away from the electric hook up point that one of the park keepers had to lend us an extension cable.
The ground was an old army base, so we bent at least half of our tent pegs trying to get them into the rock hard ground. Was glad to get the shell of the tent up and get out of sight of those in nearby caravans who were watching as if we were putting on some kind of entertainment for them. Personally, if the roles had been reversed, I'd have offered to help, but I guess not everyone is that way inclined.
I'd explained that I have mobility problems and needed to be near the disabled facilities (shower/toilet etc), and we were literally just across the road from it. On the whole, the disabled facilities, which were opened by radar key, were in tip top condition, although at some point, I think someone must have left the door open as one time I went in, it looked like someone had had a mud bath in there, although this was cleaned by the next time I used it.
The shop was good and carried a varied range of goods. There were lots of animals on the park, a pool and lots of things to amuse the children. Even some second hand motorcaravan sales. On the whole, pretty good facilities, just a shame the ground was so hard, but wouldn't mind going back again now we have a motorhome rather than a tent.
Overall rating 7/10.
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| Reviewer: GandA |
1 review from this member |
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October 2004
THE GOOD: The reception/shop staff were friendly and helpful. There was quite a good range of food/drink items at the shop including a freezer and camping bits and bobs. There is an area near the shop/cafe/reception that sells motor homes and caravans. The Cafe has a take-away (not tried). There are plenty of drinking water, waste water and CDP's around the site. There is an bird aviary, a sheep petting area and crazy mini-golf. The laundry looked cleaned and tidy. The welcome booklet was very good.
THE BAD: Toilets/Showers if cleaned would be acceptable but when we stayed, there was no sign of cleaning: cigarette butts, newspapers on floor, cob-webs, spiders, no hand-wash or soap and the hand-drier didn't work. Hardstanding pitches are big concrete pads holding 8 caravans with a car each in slots right next to each other. This means that any noise from either neighbour sounds as if you are living in a flat with your neighbour above running around on your ceiling. The middle of our "car park" style pitch area gave access to the static homes area with children roller skating, riding bikes and shouting as they went through to the statics. There is an area set aside for ball games away from all pitches but both children and adults kept playing next to pitches. When the on-site bar closed around 11pm, lots of drunk, singing, shouting and swearing groups would be roaming through the park on their way back to their vans etc. In the pitch area next to us, there were caravans that looked as if they had been there since the 1970's with mildew and mold all over their caravans and awnings. Some of them even ran their electric cables from their non-electric piches to ours! To top it all off it cost us £18.50 for one night with a late departure on the Sunday. This is the most expensive site we've been to up to this point.
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| Reviewer: stevewallett |
5 reviews from this member |
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Many times last visit July 2004
I think that the site is very good for a number of reasons. It has an outdoor pool and club. There is an on site shop which is well stocked. You can nearly always get on there, only phoned up once and couldn't get a pitch. The site is nice overall.
On the negative side, the toilets could to with a refurb and a good clean! If we have trouble getting in anywhere we normally resort to Lower Lacon.
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