Thornleigh Park Farm

Ferry Lane, Higher Ferry, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 6QF

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Ideal for ...

  • Dogs
  • Peaceful stays
  • Working farm

Why stay here ...

Our CL is a quiet site on a small working farm on the outskirts of Chester. The 1 acre site is dry, flat and well drained. Pitches are lawned with hard standings also available adjacent to the entrance to the site. We are 0.5 mile away from a cycle track network and 0.75 mile away from a park and ride bus to Chester. However, this is currently shut, but there is an alternative service bus which operates every 20 mins along the same route into Chester (No.10 or 10A).

No groundsheets

Dog walk adjacent.

 

Facilities on site ...

  • Battery charging
  • Dog walk from site
  • Drive over waste disposal for motorhomes
  • Information room
  • Recycling facilities
  • Shower (shared use)
  • TV reception: fair
  • WC (non-exclusive use)
  • Working farm

Prices

Useful Info

1 acres

Electric amperage: 10

Lawned site

Recycling Facilities

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Postcode:
CH1 6QF
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GPS:
Lat 53.192738 / Lon -2.937505
OS field ref:
SJ370667
OS map ref:
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Transport links

  • Bus stop within 1 mile
  • Buses go to: Chester, N E Wales
  • Daily public transport within 1 mile
  • Nearest port: Liverpool (25 miles)
  • Nearest train station: Chester Central
  • Train station within 5 miles

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Great friendly CL

Thornleigh Park Farm
Stayed at this site for 3 nights in May 23 and had a lovely stay. The site is well maintained and has a relaxed atmosphere. The shower block is a little dated but spotless. It has all the facilities needed for a good stay and well placed for bike rides and walks along the River Dee and into Chester. The owner provided useful maps for walking and cycling. We enjoyed our stay and would use this site again.

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Motorhomer

Reviewed on 18/06/2023 20:17

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peaceful and laid back

Thornleigh Park Farm
communication on booking via email with Pete was fine, Easy access from a main road into Chester via Ferry Lane then the long farm driveway. A large grassed paddock is the main area for pitches, just EHU and no pegs to line up to just loads of space, just pitch whichever way suits you. There is a paved area just outside that serves as a hardstanding but the ground was very firm, and the weather kind on our 3 day stay so we opted for sunny pitch 4. The site facilities are clean but dated, I used our own but husband said the toilets were clean. Shower tokens are available from the farmhouse, and 20p required to access the warm water for washing dishes. Lovely farm with stables, a few cows & many horses. You can access the River Dee from the farm, where you can walk into Chester, or cross over the river to walk into Saltney, also a walk back down to the main road gives you the bus stop into Chester, we chose to walk it as it was flat, took about 50 mins. The closest shops for supplies would be the Tesco along the main road or Morrisons across the river in Saltney, both a good 30 min walk, or 5 mins in a car. Just a heads up, if you dont like dogs, or your dogs dont like horses, then maybe give this one a miss as the friendly farm dogs roam free as do the visitors dogs, our old girls never move far from the van, and loved not being tethered. Llots of movement of horses, back & fore to the training paddock and surrounding fields, I loved listening to them neighing in the morning. A truly lovely, basic, laid back site which we would use again, great value for money.

lms0110

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 06/05/2023 07:24

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Thornleigh Park Farm
We've had the pleasure of staying at Thornleigh Park Farm on a few occasions. It is a beautifully kept, peaceful, relaxing site with a nice toilet and shower block and organised recycling facilities. Close to Chester and not far from the Wirral which we also like to visit when we're in the area It is definitely one of our favourite places to stay with our dogs. Peter and Rowena are lovely hosts, there if you need anything but guests are left alone to enjoy their break. Highly recommended site.

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Reviewed on 31/05/2022 08:55

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Excellent site for exploring Chester

Thornleigh Park Farm
Very easy to find after precise directions sent in advance. Warm welcome and a further map of the area supplied on arrival. Site all grass, fairly flat all over, didn't need to do any levelling. Surrounded by trees, interesting to watch the horses coming and going on the farm. Toilet block ok, token needed for shower I think, but we didn't use them as we had our own. Very easy access into Chester city centre. Would recommend a walk around the City Walls, very interesting. A great little site for exploring the area. Would stay again.

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Reviewed on 07/09/2021 13:08

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Thornleigh Park Farm
Warm welcome. Almost level site. Excellent facilities. Easy access down a straight, level drive. The site is a spacious area, surrounded by trees, which affords some sunshine. Ideally sited for Chester. Approx 20 minutes walk to bus stop. Interesting architecture and historical buildings. Good shopping. Good opportunities for cycling on flat roads and lanes.

admiral halsey

Reviewed on 30/08/2021 14:05

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