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This was our first outing with our new caravan, so we didn't want to go far and Elm Cottage is just 12 miles away from us!
On arrival the staff we so helpful when we mentioned this was our first outing. We purchased a gas bottle from them, which a member of staff fitted for us.
They even came over to make sure we were ok. Nothing was too much trouble and they made our first outing a lot less stressful and trouble free! The site is great and really well kept. The toilet block was very clean. Our 3 year old loved visiting the owls.
There was a well signposted do walk and dog bins. Yes, there is traffic noise, but we were right by the road and it didn't really bother us.
Visited Elm Cottage during an August weekend so the site was fairly busy, even so there was no problem reserving a pitch the day before. The site was very easy to find and is next to the main road. Because of this it is there is road noise until very late.
The rally field, used for tents was large although the grass was long in most places which was very wet in the morning and walking to the toilet block wasn't pleasant. The facilities were very good.
The toilet block was small and the showers compacted, which made showering a challenge and getting dressed more of a challenge. The shower floor was also grassy as previous users didn't clean after themselves. The other facilities were excellent and the staff very friendly and helpful. There is a small shop on site and there is a supermarket in Winsford 3 miles away.
One point to note is that the site is on the flight path for Manchester Airport so there are low flying planes throughout the day and evening.
Our first experience at camping, and a very enjoyable one too!
Very welcoming on arrival, ask if you'd like to order a newspaper for the following day. Explained clearly where we needed to go, along with a list of 'conditions' and an information leaflet and then you're guided to the camping field and advised which areas you can pitch in. An excellent sized camping field, with a well thought out, clearly signposted 'dog walk' within the perimeter.
The small shop within reception offers a small amount of goods you may need, and they even sell ice! They offer an 'icepack' loan facility whilst yours are freezing overnight, 50p for two.
Lovely clean dishwashing facilities, toilet block and showers, all well lit by the eco-friendly lighting. A recycling point, and plenty of water taps on site. For those who wish to use disposable Barbeques, they even have a plentiful supply of bricks to borrow, no nasty scorch marks in the grass!
The 'Shrewsbury Arms' Pub just down the road, offers great food, 2 for 1 on the main meals, and not too far to walk home, although don't forget your torch as no street lights!
The road can be a little noisy at night if you're a light sleeper, but nothing a pair of earplugs can't block out! If you do stay here with small children bring them a football, a frisbee, a skipping rope, etc to keep them amused as no playground on site, but plenty of room for them to run round and enjoy themselves in the fresh air! The way we used to!
We will definitely stay here again, an exceptionally clean site
Our first visit to this campsite, failed in comparison to the many other sites we have visited throughout the UK over the past few years! Knowing we had young children, they placed us in one of the closest pitches to the main road, the noise was relentless, 24/7 lorries
Especially. A gap in the hedge allowed access to the reception area from the camping field, but was about 10 yards from the main road, with children's safety in mind perhaps a gate would be wise! Most staff were accommodating and friendly! Reception was generally unmanned and locked, but there was a bell to ring for service. Facilities were very good and clean, the owl garden was also good. I felt we were constantly under scrutiny as some of the staff were also camping in the field, didn't feel the children had any freedom. The grounds were constantly being groomed, grass cutting etc, which kept the site neat and tidy, pleasing to the eye, but if as much time was spent on customer service, this may have been a more pleasant experience!
Don't think I will be back! I suggest if you are booking this site with children, ask to be placed far away from the road!
Just returned from another weekend at elm cottage. Everytime ive tried to book the site, even on a friday morning for that weekend they have so far always found me a pitch.
The site comprises of a small reception / shop, a field for caravans with EHU and a much larger field for tents, more caravans and rallies. You can also hire out the farmhouse if you fancy B & B. There are two rooms you can also hire out for functions. The site is child friendly however they will have to make there own fun as there are no swings or slides.
There is an owl sanctuary which you can go and have a look at. Just at the side of the field is a dog walking area which seems pretty big.
The toilet block is very eco friendly with the usual push button showers and toilets. The elsan point and dish washing sinks are located in the block as well. The staff are very helpful and friendly. The site encourages re cycling. There is an air line if you need to pump up your tyres.
Locally there are a number of farm shops and larger shops ie asda morrisons. The shewsbury arms pub is a short walk away ( 10 mins ) with very good and reasonably prices food ( 2 for 1 offers ) Oulton park race course, delamere forest and blakemere centre are within a couple of miles with Chester about 13 miles away. Wi fi is also available on site and TV reception is very good.
The only down side is that it is close to the main road and can be a bit noisy at night. Some noise can be heard from Oulton park but if you like motorsport it should be no problem. I've got very fond of this site and will be returning soon
We selected this site for our first weekend in our folding camper as it is so close to home we were able to go back for the dogs after we had pitched!
Others have mentioned the road noise,it is noisy and it barely stops throughout the night. We were pitched right next to the road, but I was told that this would be the case when I rang to book, so I am not complaining at all. If you were pitched further away from the road, or took ear plugs I don't think it would be any kind of problem. In my opinion everything else about the campsite more than makes up for it.
The whole site is immaculate, grass kept at just the right length, clear pathways, very nice toilets and showers with plenty of space in the shower cubicles. There is a reasonable dog walk (wouldn't exactly tire out a gundog, but more than enough for our greyhounds!) and bins for doggy do bags! Everything is easy to find and clearly labelled, without that horrid 'rule everywhere you look' feel that some sites have.
The staff are friendly and helpful, they made sure we were okay to pitch without any further help then left us to it. The little shop sells bread and lovely home made lemon curd!
The tent field is huge, with loads of room for everyone, my daughter enjoyed meeting up with other children and playing a variety of games there, there was a very laid back atmosphere and some very nice views from the tent field. We didn't go into Winsford town centre, but I know there is a decent range of shops there and a big morrisons on the edge of winsford.
We did use a good take away (from campsite turn left towards winsford, first exit off first roundabout and it's a few minutes down there on the left, next to a chinese that we didn't try!) we had some guests and between us sampled a variety of pizzas and kebabs. I thought they were very good indeed and so did everyone else judging by the lack of left-overs!
There is lots to see and do in the area - tourist info brochures in the porch by the shop.
Finally, the owls! They are amazing! They just add that little something, it's very quiet in the little garden where they are and somehow you stop noticing the road in there!
All in all a good site - fair prices £31 for 2 of us and 3 dogs for 2 nights inc EHU - I will take my ear plugs next time, but I am pretty sure there will be a next time!
We have been to several very clean sites all over the UK since we started camping 6 years ago but none cleaner than this one. Top marks. We were there for 11 nights and the very high standards never dropped. Toilets, wash basins and showers were all excellent (ample hot water, bright and warm) but are limited in number.
The site was strangely quiet for all bar one night (when the camping field population increased maybe 7-8 fold!) and needless to say, the limited wash facilities were somewhat busy the next morning!
This site is easy to get to (being located on the side of an A road - some pitches will certainly hear the traffic) but is not particularly handy for anywhere except perhaps Chester - approx 10 miles away. It was an hour or so to Manchester, Liverpool, West Kirby (best beach?) etc.
Perhaps this explained why the site was so quiet? A nice selection of Owls on the site but we think their cages could (and should) be much bigger. Excellent thoughtful hosts and very reasonable prices. All in all 8/10. More loos etc and it might have got a 9. Handy pub (5 mins walk on proper footpath) - very good.
We spent our first weekend camping at Elm Cottage and have to say we had a fantastic time. The owners were helpful throughout, the pitch was huge and we opted to go to the end of the field meaning we had a lovely view of the surrounding countryside. Ball games are no problem and my two boys enjoyed getting back to basics just playing football, rounders and cards with their mum and dad. The toilet and shower block was immaculate.
We went into Chester which was about 25 mins drive but soon returned to the peace of the campsite. I would highly recommend it to families and we will return.
This was our 3rd visit to site, in two years. We returned back and everything was how we left the site, still clean and still tidy. Showers and toilets are spotless, pitch size is more than enough car awning and car etc.
There is a big rally field and a couple of snugs (function rooms). We stayed on the main pitch site with ehu, managed to get most of the Tv channels so all in all a great weekend.
There is a small shop on site, small !, for bread and milk etc and asda / morrison is only 10mins drive away.
Think we will be back when we want a cheeky weekend away.
First outing in our trailer tent was to Elm Cottage - we are only down the M6 in Stoke and chose this site to trial run the trailer. It's a great site - ideally sited in Cheshire to visit pretty much everywhere.
We visited Chester for the shops and Cathedral and also the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port, with Cheshire Oaks on the way home.
The site - it's a 99.99% out of 100% site.
The staff are remarkable and ever helpful, keep the place totally spotless, the shop is great and good prices (ice-creams aplenty!).
Layout of the place - you have the hookup area for those that require it or a massive rally field next door and it was busy there on our visit. We chose hookup so were away from the hustle and bustle.
The toilet/facility block is amazing - an 'eco-building' with underfloor heating, water saving, etc, and is a pleasure to use, especially as camping is a good eco-holiday anyway.
What else - make sure you visit the owls, enjoy the washing up facilities and don't be afraid to ask for help and make sure you order your morning paper in the evening and watch for the flag next morning to tell you they've arrived.
Only downside, as everyone else says, which is the 0.01% for us - the road noise - but you get used to it I guess, seeing the site is on a main road.
Enjoy Elm Cottage - we will be back there sometime.
We have just returned from a most memorable visit to Elm Cottage over the May Bank Holiday. There were five families, all on the rally field, with a variety of units, all of us were accommodated with no problems.
Three of the five have visited before and we were still thoroughly impressed with the facilities and friendly approach the staff at Elm Cottage provide. We had a great time playing rounders, barbecuing, and socialising on the site, and visited the nearby Manley Mere for some 'family bonding' on the Sunday.
Spent five glorious days here in wall to wall sunshine. The site is well maintained, clean and tidy. The toilet block is very modern with geo thermal under floor heating, automatic lights, decent showers, lots of hot water.
The staff were very helpful. The main site is quite tight for space and there isn't much for children to do although there is loads of space in the rally field for them to run around. We ate at the pub a few minutes walk up the road.
Booked last minute. We are novice caravanners (ex-campers) and this was our 1st trip out with our caravan. The site was spotlessly clean and the toilet block was one of the nicest we've come across - I can't tell you how wonderful the heated floors were (geo-thermal heating). Our dogs were not with us for our 1st outing in the 'van but the site seems very dog friendly. The road noise wasn't noticable in the caravan, although in a tent it may be more of a problem.
We had a lovely walk in Delamere Forest on the Saturday. Our butane froze so we had a quick trip to Discover Leisure down the road and bought some propane - problem solved. There is a pub within walking distance but we didn't manage to visit it. Sunday we awoke to thick snow. The owner of the site was on standby to tow us (and others)to the road with his tractor. Although this site is not very far from where we live we would definitely return.
I have just returned from two enjoyable nights at Elm Cottage.
It is a very well managed site, the owner was very helpful and available from 9am to 7pm.
There is a small shop on site that stocks essentials. The facilities are very clean and well looked after.
All the pitches are well marked and spread out. Although no play area for children, there is a huge rally field to play ball games on and an owl garden.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
Rallies Welcome 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <5 miles 
Wild Swimming <5 miles 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
Cycle Hire <5 miles 
Golf <5 miles 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
Watersports <10 miles 
Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
Open All Year 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <5 miles
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
This was our first outing with our new caravan, so we didn't want to go far and Elm Cottage is just 12 miles away from us! 
