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Charity Farm Caravan And Camping Park
Smithy Brow
Wrightington
Wigan
Lancashire (Browse area)
WN6 9PP
Tel: 01257 451326
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Pitches: 80
Open: 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025
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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 |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar On Site |
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| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing On Site |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <1 mile |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <10 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Kn1te |
7 reviews from this member |
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 Stayed here for a weekend to test out our new van. The site is a working farm with horses and a fishing complex. Hard standing pitches are level and relatively easy to put pegs in. Although you will need rock pegs.
Once you pull into the site the dirt track is a little narrow and full of pot holes. When driving out, the exit is on a hill and a corner, so take care when coming out.
The chap that checked us in at the farm house was friendly and welcoming and explained everything thoroughly. Everyone who seemed to work there always said hello and were pleasant when walking round.
Toilets and shows are basic but clean. 50p for shower is too steep though, and only last around 10 minutes. There is a small café and shop, but these are only open during the day at weekends I think.
Waste water an toilet waste all go into the same hole in the ground. Motorhome users be aware, there is no water disposal point for you. Reasonable site, could do with a few minor improvements but much. 
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Fudgetastic |
10 reviews from this member |
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I found the site easily, with a satnav. The site is part of a large livery stables and fishery, this posed no problem at all. Farmyard clearly sign-posted for loos, cafe, reception which was in the farmhouse.
I was met by a very friendly owner who gave me map and clear instruction of where I could set up, also told that there was no strict time to leave on the Sunday and could stay till 4pm. I found this really helpful as it gives you another day on site.
Found my pitch easily, (D35) was pleasantly surprised at the size of the pitch, largest Ive been on. Areas were separated by fences, only two tents and two caravens in my little area. Very clean, flat, arrived in a thunderstorm but ground remained fairly dry.
Spent the day walking around the site and surrounding area, lovely quiet and relaxing, had decided that I would definitely return until about 5pm on the Saturday when what sounded like 100 teenagers having an 'rave' in the next field.
Loud music, screaming girls and swearing men, continued. As there were rules clearly displayed around the site, quiet by 11pm, I waited for the noise to abate, it didn't and continued until 4.30am. What made it worse for me was the portable loo supplied in the camping field, was adjacent to my tent albeit in the next field, the door being slammed continuously and conversations clearly heard throughout the night. Very disappointed this was not curbed by the owner.
To sum up, very nice site, would definitely go again, but would speak to owner first to ensure no 'raves' were taking place, and would ask for pitch away from D field.
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Xmazx2000x |
2 reviews from this member |
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We had a really nice stay at charity farm, we pitched a tent with hook up. No problems with electric, no problems with it tripping out. Very clean and well maintained. Showers, toilets clean.
The fishing is spot on, me son caught biggest fish of his life, common carp, 10lb! the owners are really welcoming. Plenty of space between pitches.
We stayed on small field so can't really say what it would be like to stay on the big field. The only downside would be that there is no on site shop, although I have been told they are hoping to open one.
They hire out fire pits if you don't have a free standing barbecue with coal and logs, very reasonably priced.
Overall a really nice place to stay, will be going back soon!
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| Date of Visit: May 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Indyblade |
2 reviews from this member |
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Found this site purely by accident on my way home from a day's scuba diving at Eccleston Delph Dive Centre, decided to give it a try next time I was doing a couple of days diving at the Delph.
Very glad I did, nice flat pitches ideal for the trailer tent. Reasonably quiet site but excellent value for the money, the showers were amazing just like being in a washing machine ( the water comes on in timed cycles )
highly recommend this site to any divers wishing to do a weekends diving just up the road
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Bury40 |
4 reviews from this member |
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We went for the fishing. We left 2 days early, we'd seen enough. Yes we caught mediocre fish, injured and deformed and certainly nothing to get excited over. Local anglers leaving behind rubbish, leaving their leftover bait around the peg they left. No wonder the place was unindated with greedy ducks and swooping seagulls. Piles of duck poo (and there was loads of it) made the pegs slippery and dangerous, Rats visible.
This is not a true fishery. There are no regular angling rules so we were not surprised when we found, discarded 'barbed' hooks, fishing line, plus the rubbish and waste others had thrown down. Any kind of bait was being used regardless, and was being used at the detriment of the fish and other anglers. There was a terrible rancid smell from one of the big bins near the ponds.
This is not child friendly site, the fishing ponds don't have locked gates to keep wandering children out. No matter how great parents can be they don't have eyes in the back of their heads to keep their children safe.
The language coming from the mouths of some young lads was undesirable considering small children were wandering around the site.
Overall, this is a place for horses and horsy people. There are 40 stables total.
The cost of a stay here needs to reflect the amenities. Rules need to be used for guidelines for the more considerate angler. And health and safety issues need to be considered before a serious accident occurs.
No we will not be returning, ever.
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| Date of Visit: May 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Sandram9898 |
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Just returned from a four day holiday. What a nice site, although sat nav did not seem to want to take us to this site, we did eventually find it ourselves. Reception is in the farmhouse and we were welcomed quickly and efficiently.
We were on field D which was really quite central for all amenities.There are 132 pitches, which seemed evenly spaced. If there is one negative point it was one toilet block with 4 male and 4 female toilets and 4 showers for the whole site, although we did not have to wait often. Owner's response: All camping fields in fact have portable toilets in the field for convenience. They were extremely clean and tidy and I never saw them messy. Showers cost 50pence for about 10minutes.
There is a small cafe which in my opinion was not up to much. Owner's response: All food served in the café is finest quality fresh local produce, sourced from an award winning local butcher. It was also only open saturday and Sunday 9 - 2.30. There are 4 fishing lakes which OH and son really enjoyed fishing and caught some very large fish.
Please be aware that this is a fishery and the general public do come onto the site and there was quite a few people who also use the same toilet block as the campers.
We had a lovely few days and if we were in the area again we would definitely return.
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Lisajan84 |
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We visited for the first time, bank holiday weekend with our son, nephew and dog. The owners were very polite, helpful and went out of their way to ensure we had a lovely break.
We took our small bbq to cook on and to have a fire at night. Large fire pits were on offer to hire for your stay and are superb for keeping everyone warm on those cold nights. Prices were very reasonable, and came with a bag of fire logs, kindle and a pack of fire lighters. They also deliver them to your pitch. I've never seen these at a campsite before and heard they are new to this year. Ingenious idea and I will not be taking the small bbq next time.
The site was very clean and tidy and toilet / shower facilities were spotless for a campsite! The cafe served breakfasts / dinners and the vending machines served drinks and snacks the children spent a fortune on hot chocolates at night, even though the drinks were only 40p each.
Please be aware that there is no shop on site but the owners did say they are looking into expanding. Remember to take essentials like headache tablet's!
We were allocated a pitch number and were surprised with the space offered for our personal pitch. We were also very lucky to have been given an en suite near to two portaloos, which we were very grateful for considering we had two children.
We used these at night and it was about a two minute walk to the main facilities. (Only wish that people went to the main loo for a number two, portable loos should have a sign saying pee only).
There was enough to do on the very spacious field's and the children loved the horses, sheep, ducks and very big fish. Fantastic for fishing. Overall a brilliant, relaxing weekend and are planning our next visit very soon. We will definitely be returning.
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Dawnella |
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Stayed here in a tent, 2 adults and 3 children. We were put on a very large field, where tents are located all around the edges on set numbered pitches, lots of space in the middle of the field for the children to play, and plenty of room between tents to have some privacy, which did help with the noise levels, was fairly quiet and peaceful.
We had a water point in the corner of our field so was easy to use. Because we had a few min walk to the main toilet block we were given 2 portaloos (which I'm told are new this year) just at the entrance of our field, we mainly used these at night and walked up to the main ones during the days but were open all the time.
The main toilet/shower block was always clean and tidy, even a plug for hairdriers etc in the toilet block (which Ive not found on any other site yet),there were 3 showers, separate small rooms with space to get changed and a small seat, these cost a 50 pence piece to use, but I did manage to get me and my 2 girls showered on one 50p (quickly!). I did like these separate rooms for showering, although would have preferred separate male / female shower rooms, but that's just me being fussy.
There was a good disabled toilet with baby changing unit inside, although I did not see a disabled shower which was a shame after going to the effort of adding a disabled toilet which was great.
The washing up area was very good, all inside so ideal if it rains, proper sinks with plenty of hot water and draining boards. Also in this rooms is vending machines that sell cold drinks (great on a hot day) and snacks, including pot noodles and there is a hot water tank for filling pot noodles / flasks etc which was a nice idea.
Although there is no children's park, there is loads for them to see so they were never bored, there's a few large fishing lakes, you can also get one day fishing passes here, the kids loved looking at the big fish. There are loads of horses so the kids loved that too.
We didn't go off site but live fairly local and there are lots to do nearby, as well as supermarkets etc, the owners are very friendly and helpful so they would be happy to advise on days out etc.
My only small gripes with this site is that for a family of 5 its the most expensive ive found, especially when you have to pay more for showers on top of that too, but for a smaller family is quite cheap, the tent price should be for 4 people not start at 2 then pay more per person after that.
Also there is 3 huge steps into the food/washing facilities, where they could easily put a ramp in here for wheelchairs and prams, and a disabled shower would make a big difference, I saw quite a few disabled people here so its a shame they haven't got that.
Overall we loved our time here and will definitely go again.
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Vonfluff |
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We found the owners to be incredibly friendly - as were the other campers. We were on one of the large tent fields and found it gave a great feeling of privacy and community with a large space in the middle for the kids to run around in.
The pitches were a reasonable size and on the whole in good condition (There were a few dry/brown pitches.But we have seen them at most campsites.)
We were initially worried that a lack of children's playground would have been an issue as kids seem to use it as a meeting place - but the open fields meant that our kids were able to play and roam as they wished so this wasn't an issue. If you have children that need occupying or need other children, then this may prove to be an issue (Hence the 6 in the review).
The toilets were really clean and I was massively impressed by the portable toilets at the edge of the field which meant that we didn't have to take the (short) walk to the main toilet / shower block.
We did have a (very) short walk to the Washing up facilities but they were awesome. Under-cover, lots of hot water (including a boiler for making Pot Noodles.Or filling your flask depending on your needs) and really well thought out. Most impressed.
The location is quite lovely - really rural and open. Sat on our chairs having lunch, we could have been in Northern France. Not something you expect being so close to Wigan.
We had initially been put off going to Charity farm by some verbal feedback that there were large groups of young people getting drunk and being noisy. Ironically, the only drunk / noisy people we noticed were a small group and they weren't teenagers. To be honest - they weren't that bad either.
All in all, it was a great weekend and we would highly recommend the campsite. The welcome was lovely as was the setting - and all at an incredibly reasonable price. I don't think we've had better value out of a campsite.
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| Date of Visit: March 2010 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: Vickynewby |
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Had a lovely, quiet weekend at this site. This was our first outing with our newly acquired Crusader, so we only went to the nearest available decent looking site we could find. Weather was chilly but mostly dry luckily! Owner very friendly and we paid upfront on arrival, no deposit was needed when booking over the phone. He said we could go on the hardstanding they'd allocated us or on the tent field, but we opted for the hardstanding. It was a newly laid out pitch and was level with a nice grassed area next to it. All the hardstanding pitches have EHU and there are water pipes located regularly around the site.
The site is fairly small, but does have large tent fields. There is a new looking toilet/shower block, it is heated, but the heater only kicks in when you open the door, so most of the time it was very chilly in there, but clean and well kept. The showers were 50p but lasted ages and were very hot. There is also a building that houses washing up sinks, hot/cold drink machines and a snack dispenser. It also has a Burco for making your own hot drinks.
The farm has fisheries and so on the Sunday morning there were plenty of fishermen around, so it does get busy in that respect. There is no play area on site, but there are places for the children to play and it's nice for them to walk around the lakes and see the ducks and geese.
There is a farm shop down the road and it is only a short drive to the nearest village. There is also a pub within walking distance, but we didn't try that out. It's easy to get to, our satnav did try and send us down an unsuitable road, but quickly recalculated a more suitable route! All in all, a very nice site for relaxation and we would go again if we just wanted somewhere local.
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