Halton Farm

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Lovely site. Just the ticket.

We stayed here at Easter 2015 in our Basic VW Campervan. It is a lovely little site with practically 360 degree views of the countryside. There's a portaloo which is encased in an open wooden structure which blends in with the environment and gives extra privacy - very clean and prefectly adequate ( we don't have our own loo and it served us very well). The site is very well situated and there is so much to do in the area. Mr Evans was very knowledgeable about the local area and offered help and advice should we need it. We had a lovely few days and hope to return later this year. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend this site.

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littlepoppins

Reviewed on 03/05/2015 18:56

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Disgusting facilities

First time at this site, no one to welcome us, just a notice telling up what time someone would be in the house.2 dogs running unsupervised on site, not good for me as am not a dog lover. Shower and W C just Portaloos. My husband went in loo and said he had never smelt anything so bad. Perhaps people not sure how to 'flush', handle mechanism. When he emptied our cassette, he was very nearly sick with the dreadful smell which came up when the cap was opened, and he is not a squeamish person. I had to postpone dinner, as he couldn't face eating for a while.The steps up to it aren't too clever either, accident waiting to happen. He didn't use it again, we took it home with us!! We are disappointed that the Caravan Club could pass this as good enough to warrant CL status. The site is in a very good location,close to main road so that we could easily access the places we wanted to visit. However, the grass good do with mowing, quite wet on damp Autumn mornings. This could be a very pleasant site, if not for the facilities, which are not up to 21st century standards. We nearly always stay on CL's and have never come across this sort of thing before.We intend to come to this part of the country again, but will choose another CL

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AprilH

Reviewed on 13/10/2014 15:56

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Retreat

We arrived and were told that we could choose where to park our van. The water and electric were very handy. It is only half a mile from the A5. The entrance has been improved since we last came. No animals on field except the occasional dog which is friendly. Peace and quiet is what we wanted and we had plenty. The only down side is the new emptying unit which is not as good as the other. We will be visiting the site again

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Margaret47golf

Reviewed on 22/08/2014 19:50

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Nice site pity about the facilities

The site is a large field with a slope where you pitch set between the farm access track and a very quiet road amid lovely views of the surrounding countryside. All the site facilities are close by just across the track. There are cattle grids beween the road and the site and the farm and the site so anyone unsteady on their feet who could not balance on the metal rungs would have to drive across these barriers. There is a great deal to do in the area. Each evening about 100+ cows appeared in the field across the road but they had gone when we awoke in the morning. Although we have stayed on many dairy farms before we have never encountered so many flies so we could not sit outside. The toilet and shower are housed in the type of buildings you see on building sites for the workmen and the shower wasn't very clean. The elsan disposal point was a large metal container which rose about three feet off the ground and you stand on a brick to reach up to empty your cassette into where everyone else has emptied theirs. When we were there it was very full and my husband, who worked on a farm for some years, so certainly isn't finicky described it as disgusting. On arrival a man came out of a building and told us to park where we liked and 'is there anything else' before disappearing back to the cowshed. We decided to leave after two nights although we had booked for a week but there was no interest expressed in why we were leaving and just a thank you for the money I handed over.

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Longtimecaravanner

Caravanner from Cambridgeshire

Reviewed on 25/09/2013 16:58

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Back to nature

We have just had a week at Halton Farm and have enjoyed our stay very much. It is set in peaceful country side with lovely open vews along the valley but yet only a short distance from the main A 483 for good access to the surrounding area. This is a working farm with lots of cows and sheep adjacent but none on the pitching field. We saw three calves born during our stay, magic! The field is sloping so you will need to level a bit, all the caravaners we saw had no problem, the site was full all week. There are plenty of electric points on one edge of the field and about 3 acres of space. There is a clean but basic shower and toilet, but we used our own facilities as did others but they are there if needed. The owners are busy farmers and don't get much time to talk but they are friendly and welcoming. There are lots to see around the area, places such as Chirk Castle(NT), Powis Castle(NT), Edrig Hall(NT), Pontilithe Aquaduct (special), Ellesmere, Oswestry, Llangolan and my favourite place Ruthin, pronounced Rithin. (very special). This a working farm so don't expect anything else, but you are away from the farm buildings and the access is the farmers private drive and not for farm traffic. But you will experience true nature in a lovely valley setting.

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steve3974

Caravanner from West Yorkshire

Reviewed on 07/08/2012 09:53

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