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Daisy Bank Touring Caravan Park

Daisy Bank Touring Caravan Park, situated in 'The Marches', is beautifully landscaped in a valley surrounded by the Welsh and Shropshire hills. It is close to the historic market town of Bishop's Castle, famous for its real ales.

Montgomery, Welshpool and Ludlow are close by. Further afield: Shrewsbury, Wroxeter Roman City; Ironbridge and Telford.

Our Pitches
All fifty-five of our pitches are fully serviced (some sites call them 'super pitches'). Each pitch has an electric hook-up, water tap, grey waste drain and in the Roundton and Camlad areas are provided with a TV aerial hook-up with lead (this plugs you into a booster system). The Meadow is better situated for natural tv reception.

Our prices are fully inclusive for caravan, two people, car, all services, awning, hot water and showers. There are no hidden extras.

Pet owners - we do have a small charge for dogs. Grey waste drain hose is sold at Reception. If you wish to connect directly to your tap, please remember that the kits sold at caravan accessory outlets are sometimes a little stingey with the length of hose provided.

For Disabled Customers
We are committed to providing disability-friendly facilites here at Daisy Bank and are working towards that aim. Our new toilet, washrooms are completely disability friendly. One of the units has a wider door to accommodate wheelchair users. We welcome constructive criticism from our disabled guests. The park itself, however, has gravel roads. This is not so friendly for basic wheelchairs, which often have thin rimmed wheels. Motorised chairs, however, seem to cope better. Our reception building and information hut do need some adaptation for wheelchair access. We are constantly upgrading and improving access, so please talk to us about your needs and we promise to be honest about what we can and cannot provide. Please remember that improvements cost money, some take longer to accomplish than others.

Pets
Well-behaved pets are welcome. We have a good sized, fenced in dog walk with bins and shovels provided. Other pets visit here too. If you have any special requests regarding pitches in relation to your pets, please let us know at time of booking. No more than two dogs per caravan please.

Storage
We can provide short or long term storage for our customers. You are welcome to ask for details.

Our Award winning toilet block is sited between Roundton and Camlad. We were awarded five stars and declared National Winner (Wales) in the Holiday and Caravan Park category in the 2004 'Loo of the Year Awards 2004'.

They consist of centrally heated wet rooms. Each room has a self draining shower area, toilet and washbasin/vanity unit. All units are suitable for disabled persons - there being no steps, cubicles or curtains. Couples can use these together as they would a personal bathroom. We also provide a laundry area and drying room.

Putting green
We have a our nine-hole putting green - free to all our customers. Balls and putters available in the Information Hut.

Information hut
The Information hut itself has a payphone (available 24hrs) and is supplied and updated regularly by all the major tourist bodies, with leaflets showing details of local attractions.

Shopping
For your day to day needs, Harry Tuffins supermarket is situated in Churchstoke, one and a half miles from the site. It is a large complex offering most food items at reasonable prices, a post office, pound store, hairdresser, cafe, launderette and separate butcher.

There is a market and car boot sale behind the store every Sunday.

For more specialist shopping we would suggest Ludlow or Shrewsbury (home of brother Cadfael). Incidentally, the new Bullring in Birmingham is only just over an hour's drive from here

We have 3 distinct touring areas

Roundton
Ringed by mature trees and hedgerow, a birdwatchers paradise. Roundton consists of most level hardstandings, some concrete, some gravel - ideal for motorhomes and large caravans.

With mature shrub borders and some south facing pitches; it also offers complete shelter in stormy and windy weather, so is perfect for winter caravanning.

Camlad
By comparison, our Camlad area has a completely open aspect with superb south facing views over the Camlad Valley - more of an open parkland setting.

Pitches here are mostly gravel hardstanding. Some pitches gently sloping, some with wheel pits for horizontal levelling. There is a level gravel hardstanding area for motorhomes.

The Meadow
Our newest area, opened in late summer 2003 and proving very popular. All pitches are gravel hardstandings and offer full services, except for tv aerial hook-ups. Normal tv reception is available, using a vertically polarised antenna. Please note, old type status aerials (horizontally polarised) will not be effective.

This is an extremely open aspect with those Camlad valley views, as the screening hedgerows and shrubs are yet young!

Attractions

The Welsh Marches
Daisy Bank is in Wales, just half a mile from the Shropshire border. Both areas are very different and have plenty to offer in terms of beautiful landscapes, history, walking trails, culture and good food. Wales is well publicised as a land of mountains, sea and celtic heritage.

The welsh coast at Aberystwyth can be reached in just over an hour from the site, over beautiful mountain roads. The red kite feeding centre at Rhyader is very popular with our customers. Montgomery, overlooked by it's ruined castle, the old Montgomeryshire county town; is absolutely tiny, but, like a lot of small towns in this area, gives you a feel of stepping back in time.

Bunners the old-fashioned hardware store is certainly worth a visit. Welsh walking trails near the park include the Kerry Ridgeway and the Severn Way.

There is, of course the famous Offa's Dyke which passes a few miles to the north and west of the park. Powys Castle (National Trust) is an extremely popular tourist attraction in the area. The gardens alone are well worth a visit

The Shropshire Hills provide plenty of scope for walking and exploring. The Stiperstones, a rocky outcrop mined since Roman times, include such historic names as The Devil's Chair, Nipstone Rock and Mytton Dingle; is ten minutes drive from Daisy Bank. The more famous Long Myndd, often accessed by the visitor at Cardingmill Valley, which is owned by the National Trust, is a large upland area with spectacular views on all sides. Simple line drawing walking guides are sold in Reception.

The small market town of Bishop's Castle, three miles from the site sports two real ale breweries and a pleasant victorian hotel at the top of the town with a pretty water garden 'out back' where a well behaved dog is welcome. Telford, famous for its Ironbridge Gorge and Museums is a good day out. The restaurants of Ludlow are gaining a reputation throughout the country. This is a beauiful town to visit, with its castle and specialist food shops. There is even a food festival in Septembe