Valais Caravan Park

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A lovely site

We spent 10 nights here in September (during the heatwave!) and thoroughly enjoyed the site, and the area too. It is everything you would expect from a rural CL. It is an ideal base to explore the Shropshire Hills, and there are easy walks from the site into Bishops Castle, as well as quiet lanes for cycling. Bruce and Anne were really welcoming and helpful, and happy to chat if you wanted to whilst they got on with looking after their horses, sheep, ducks, etc etc! The large flat grass pitches are separated by longer grass which was cut for hay for the horses whilst we were there, but that was good to see as nothing is being wasted, and Bruce spent ages raking the turned grass back off the pitches to keep everything tidy. The facilties are perfect and I won't re-iterate all that has been said before, suffice to say when we next visit the area we will definitely stay here again. Thank you Bruce and Anne, you have a lovely place.

Mark Joslin

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Reviewed on 21/09/2023 10:49

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Great CL site

Stayed for two nights, really liked the long meadow grass between pitches ( the pitch itself nicely mown). A choice of fresh eggs every morning, we went for the lovely duck eggs. Great walks very close by for the dog. A really nice welcome together with an information pack on the local area. Exactly what a great CL should be. Highly recommended.

Peter williams

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Reviewed on 16/08/2023 20:46

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Great CL, a little gem

After a wee break of 3 weeks while the weather has been doing a practice run for autumn, we’ve come to Bishops Castle in Shropshire. We stayed at this lovely CL, approximately a mile from the town. All grass (mown) pitches, spaciously separated by long meadow grass which makes for such a nice relaxing environment, with the owners goats and horses in the paddocks next to the CL. The very welcoming owner Bruce came out to greet us, and supplied us with a superb pack of information about the local walks, pubs etc and more. Such a peaceful and well managed CL, it’s a credit to the owners Bruce and Anne. As it was a hot day, we chose to do a short walk with our dog Oscar to and from Bishops Castle, but there are so many walks in this area you are spoilt for choice. You can also download both walking and cycling routes from the website www.bishopscastle.co.uk. We walked into the town via the Shropshire way trail, circa 1.5 miles there, and we ended up doing a 4.5 miles round trip. The landscape is very picturesque and peaceful, being mostly a farming area, with both animals and arable. Bishops castle is such a quaint and old small town, with brightly coloured building and small individual shops - several places to eat, with the castle hotel (dog friendly inside and out) at the top of the hill being in such a prominent and picturesque position, built on the site of the original castle. Even the church is an interesting place to visit, having its own history trail leaflet to follow. Definitely a place and CL worth visiting if in the area, you won’t be disappointed

Tybidwal

Caravanner from Clwyd

Reviewed on 12/08/2023 18:35

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Lovely peaceful CL site

We have visited this area a number of times over the years and were delighted to find such a beautifully laid out, quiet site near to Bishops Castle. The views of the surrounding hills were lovely. The pitches are large and well laid out, with long grass in between each pitch but well cut short grass on the pitches. Power and water to each pitch was very welcome. Bruce and Anne were very helpful and provided us with an local information pack when we arrived. We would love to come for another stay if we’re in Shropshire in the future!

Jan Henley

Reviewed on 04/08/2023 14:06

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A Superb Site

We stayed here for 5 nights in July 2023. Bruce couldn't have been more welcoming. He's made an excellent job of setting out the very large grassy field. We liked the way each of the pitches were subtly divided by leaving long uncut grass in between each one. The actual pitches were neatly mown and collected. Attractive views up to the nearby hills too. The facilities, EHU and water at each pitch are firmly fitted to strong posts and the emptying point for the toilet is very well positioned and arranged. We visited the many castles in the area and took the 552/3 bus from Bishops Castle to Shrewsbury, one hour's fast ride leaving at 12.20 and returning at 16.22. The last bus back is at 17.40. In Shrewsbury castle gardens there is currently an amazing Salvador Dali installation. Congratulations Bruce on running an excellent site.

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Reviewed on 04/08/2023 13:33

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Wonderful little cl

What an amazing site! Incredibly quiet and peaceful. Huge pitches with beautiful views of the Shropshire hills and countryside. A lovely welcome from Anne who told us about the local area and gave us a pack of local walks which we made full use of, including a walk up to Blakeridge Woods. We also walked into Bishop's Castle the next day - a lovely little town with lots of old buildings (they’d celebrated their 450th anniversary the day we arrived), and some lovely little shops. Nice lunch in the gardens of the Castle Hotel. Already planning when to return. Many thanks, Anne and Bruce. Sue and Gary Pilkington

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Reviewed on 19/07/2023 18:18

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Fabulous little CL site

We visited here for 2 nights in June and cannot rate it highly enough for a CL site. Fabulous views, peaceful location with enormous pitches with individual water and electric hook up. Bruce and Anne were extremely welcoming and helpful. Do not hesitate to book here if you are looking for a special place for your motorhome/caravan. We loved it !

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Motorhomer

Reviewed on 22/06/2023 16:43

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Excellent CL

Another fantastic stay here - arrived and welcomed to choice of one of the large flat pitches. Great views, horses and sheep as neighbours and a nice walk into the wonderful Bishop’s Castle with its lovely selection of pubs/breweries and small shops/ coffee shops. We have stayed before and enjoyed our stay every time - so will be back! Could not ask for anything else.

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Reviewed on 02/06/2023 06:13

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Superb C.L

Just finished 12 days staying here. The site is everything that has been said before and more. It is ideally placed to see Shropshire in all its glory, Walk the hills such as the long mynd, stay local and walk from site or visit Shrewsbury and a must Montgomery. There is lots to see and do. Bruce and Anne are friendly and sell goats cheese which my wife likes and duck eggs much tastier than hens eggs and twice the size. The pitches are large, much bigger than normal sites and quiet. The icing on the cake is the very reasonable daily charge. One of the best sites we have stayed on in recent years.

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Caravanner from Devon

Reviewed on 29/05/2023 20:39

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What more could you want

It's all been said already - welcoming, easy access, peaceful, plenty of space, good TV and phone reception, the hay meadows between each spacious pitch served as a helpful boundary. This is a lovely area with lots of places to walk and explore. As well as Bishops Castle, we enjoyed the nearby village of Clun - just don't think of driving through with your caravan - always approach from the North, and go round Bishops Castle, not through the town. We will certainly be back - if there's a space for us.

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Reviewed on 14/07/2022 14:03

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