Set on 57 acres of North Shropshire countryside, Lower Lacon Caravan Park in Wem is a large family run park with plenty to do onsite. There is a wide range of grass and hardstanding pitches for tents and tourers, as well as two camping pods for those who prefer glamping. Facilities include a licensed shop, outdoor pool, crazy golf, laundry and onsite animals! The historic towns of Shrewsbury, Ellesmere and Whitchurch, are all a short drive away.

Family friendly holiday park with an outdoor heated pool, two play parks and crazy golf!

There is no need to leave the site with a licensed shop, takeaways and a bar all onsite

Dog friendly site, 25 minutes from Shrewsbury conveniently located by a B road and train station

About Lower Lacon Caravan Park

Set on a B road just outside of the market town of Wem this family friendly park has plenty onsite to keep the whole family entertained. You'll be within a five minute drive of a train station and 25 minutes to Shrewsbury. This park welcomes all types of units with a range of options to suit all! From non electric grass pitches to fully serviced hardstanding pitches, there really is something for everyone! Please note that your unit must fit in the marked area of your pitch, this includes gazebo, cars and guy ropes. If you prefer to pack light, there are two camping pods onsite. These are fully insulated and have heating to ensure you are cosy, inside is a small fridge/freezer, electric sockets and lighting. You will need to bring all of the other camping gear with you, minus the tent! These can sleep up to five with two adults and three small children. There are a whole host of activities and things to do whilst onsite, the little ones certainly won't be bored. There is live entertainment in the evenings including karaoke and family discos as well as a range of cafes, takeaways and bars, a crazy golf course and two play parks. Dogs are welcome to join you, there is even a field to exercise them in! Gas and charcoal BBQs are allowed and fires as long as they are raised at least six inches off the ground.

This site is open all year round, but the small pitches, large and larger electric pitches are available until mid November.

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Facilities and amenities

Site facilities include two toilet blocks, free hot showers and two laundry rooms. There is also site wide WiFi and a dog exercise field.

There is a licensed shop onsite selling all of the essentials including calor gas and caravan accessories. In terms of entertainment, there are two play areas on site, a crazy golf course and an outdoor heated swimming pool with a toddler's paddling pool.

Please note that the pool is open from the end of May until mid September (weather permitting). Entertainment and activities are available between March and 15th November.

For meals onsite, there is the J.A.K.K.S barn which offers a bar in summer as well as live entertainment, including family discos, here there is also a cafe and takeaway. Or, the Windmill Lounge Bar is for adults only in summer with an adjoining children's marquee that extends to the swimming pool. Note, that during Winter and low season it is only open for weekends.

By the pool is CJ's snack bar which is open for the summer holidays, October half term and over Christmas, but is closed from September to December.

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Adult only

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Allow commercial vans

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Allow pets

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Bike hire

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Café / restaurant

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Communal BBQ

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Disabled facilities

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Drinking water

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Electric hookups

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Entertainment

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Family friendly

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Fires allowed

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Fishing

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Games room

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Glamping

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Golf

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Horse riding

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Hot tub

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Internet access

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Kids club

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Kids playground

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Laundry

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Near beach

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Near pub

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Open year round

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Peaceful

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RV pitches

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Shop

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Showers

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Swimming pool

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TV room

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Vineyard

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Water hookups

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Watersports

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W.C. disposal


A note from the site themselves...

What does Lower Lacon Caravan Park mean to me? I have lived on the caravan park for most of my life, it was wonderful to be brought up with nature and the peace that brings.

I'd like to share a bit of our history with you. Our park originally served as the back entrance to the Aston Park American Army Camp, a munitions and distribution depot built during World War II. The land was originally owned by my paternal grandfather before being taken for the war effort.

During the development, a D8 Bulldozer was lost when it sank into the soil. To address this, the Americans covered much of the park with up to three feet of hard-core material from local foundries. This makes pegging a bit tricky, but it ensures our pitches remain firm in any weather.

Our hardstanding pitches were once large Nissen huts from the Army Camp, retaining their original concrete floor bases, with some now topped with tarmac. These pitches are perfect for motorhomes, American RVs, or those who prefer not to park on grass.

In 1971, my parents bought the land back and decided to develop it into a caravan site here in Shropshire. We opened in 1974 with 60 pitches for touring caravans, motorhomes, and tents. Back then, the site spanned 30 acres, had no electricity, and featured only a small shop and a single toilet block, smaller than our current facilities.

We charged just 66p per night. To support the park's development, my family continued market gardening on nearby land.

Nowadays I enjoy the challenges of running the business and giving people the best holidays we can, while still trying to look after nature.

We try to be as environmentally friendly as possible.

We have been running on green electric for many years now and have a little solar. We recycle as much as possible and have recycling facilities for customers also.

I believe it's the little things that add up to make a big difference to the environment, like when we need to have any trees cut, we leave most of the trunks in the woods to rot providing food for the insects. In turn this provides food for the small birds and other wildlife and also leaves some areas of grassland mainly untouched. But there is definitely more to do.

Although like any business, we're not perfect. We are trying to provide a good family holidays with a minimal impact to the environment as possible. To give the best holidays we can with minimal impact the wildlife.

We hope to welcome you soon,

The team at Lower Lacon Caravan Park.


Map and address

Park address

Lower Lacon Caravan Park,

Soulton Road, B5065, Wem, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 5RP

Coordinates

52.8640, -2.7013 | SJ 52 29

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Lower Lacon Caravan Park is ideal for...

Couples

Older children (13+)

Rallies

Young children


There are 103 accommodation options on-site

Bookable pitches and accommodation options

8 x Small Non Electric Grass Pitches (Top Field, Unit A) Pet Free

Max 5 people

Grass pitches without electric measuring 10m x 8m. Suitable for tents, trailer tents, campervans, caravans and motorhomes, up to 8m x 4m. Sorry no pets on these pitches.

12 x Large Non Electric Grass Pitches (Tent Field, Unit A plus)

Max 7 people

Grass pitches without electric measuring 10m x 12m. Suitable for tents, trailer tents, campervans, caravans and motorhomes up to 8m x 8m. Pets welcome.

3 x XL Non Electric Grass Pitches (Tent Field, Unit A plus*)

Max 10 people

Grass pitches without electric measuring 12m x 12m. Suitable for tents, trailer tents, campervans, caravans and motorhomes, up to 10m x 8m. Pets welcome.

3 x Small Electric Grass Pitches (Purple Field, Unit E Long)

Max 5 people

Grass pitches with 16 amp electric measuring 12m x 8m. Suitable for tents, trailer tents, campervans, caravans and motorhomes, up to 10m x 4m. Pets welcome

16 x Large Electric Grass Pitches (Orange Field, Unit G wide) Pet Free

Max 7 people

Grass pitches with 16 amp electric measuring 1m x 12m. Suitable for tents, trailer tents, campervans, caravans and motorhomes, up to 8m x 8m. Sorry no pets on these pitches.

6 x Large Electric Grass Pitches (Purple Field, Unit G long)

Max 7 people

Grass pitches with 16 amp electric measuring 12m x 10m. Suitable for tents, trailer tents, campervans, caravans and motorhomes, up to 10m x 6m. Pets welcome.

3 x XL Electric Grass Pitches (Orange Field, Unit G*) Pet Free

Max 10 people

Grass pitches with 16 amp electric measuring 12m x 12m. Suitable for tents, trailer tents, campervans, caravans and motorhomes, up to 10m x 8m. Sorry no pets on these pitches.

3 x Fully Serviced Gravel and Grass Super Pitches (Red Area, Unit C)

Max 7 people

Super pitches with 16 amp electric, waste and water hookup with a gravel area of 12m x 8 and 3m grass area. Suitable for RVs, motorhomes, campervans, caravans & trailer tents, up to 10m x 7m. Pets welcome.


Large non electric grass pitches tent field - Unit A plus

12 x Medium Non Electric Grass Pitches

Max 7 people

Grass pitches without suitable for tents, trailer tents, campervans, caravans and motorhomes up to 8m x 6m. Pets welcome.

Aerial of the grass pitches

12 x Medium Electric Grass Pitches

Max 7 people

Grass pitches with 16 amp electric suitable for tents, trailer tents, campervans, caravans and motorhomes up to 8m x 6m. Pets welcome.

Aerial of the green area large and extra large electric grass pitches

10 x XXL Electric Grass Pitches (Family area, Unit H)

Max 10 people

Grass pitches with 16 amp electric measuring 12m x 14m. Suitable for tents, motorhomes, campervans and caravans, up to 10m x 10m. Pets welcome.

Fully serviced gravel and grass pitches - Red area

10 x Fully Serviced All Weather Gravel Pitches

Max 7 people

All weather pitches with 16 amp electric, water hook up and waste drainage.

Fully serviced gravel and grass pitches - Red 20

3 x Fully Serviced RV's Pitches (Unit C: RV)

Max 3 people

Tarmac super pitches with 16 amp electric, waste & water hookup measuring 12m x 10m. Suitable for large RVs, motorhome or caravan with no awning, up to 11m x 6m. Pets welcome.

Camping pods

2 x Camping Pods

Max 5 people

Double glazed and insulated pods which offer electric, lighting, heating and a small fridge freezer. Please bring your own air beds. These sleep up to five with two adults and three young children.


Lower Lacon Caravan Park reviews

4.32 /5

10 reviews

90%

would recommend

Overall
4.32
Location
4.5
Value for money
4.6
Service
4.5
Facilities
4.2
Cleanliness
3.8

"A fantastic experience for the whole family"

Mike D - Sep 2024


Our stay

Susan W

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Motorhome - Fully Serviced Gravel and Grass Super Pitches (Red Area, Unit C)Oct 2024

On closer inspection, we think it could do with a bit of TLC.

Awesome site, great fun, peaceful, entertainment and friendly!

Mike D

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Large Tent - Large Electric Grass Pitches (Orange Field, Unit G wide) Pet FreeSep 2024

Our recent stay at Lower Lacon was a fantastic experience for the whole family. The pitch sizes were great, providing ample space to set up comfortably, and we were fortunate to have an orange pitch located close to the kids' park, which was super convenient. The park itself was well-maintained, offering plenty of entertainment for the children, and they especially loved visiting the animals on-site. The entertainment and club facilities were also impressive, offering a good range of activities to keep both kids and adults entertained during the stay. We appreciated the family-friendly atmosphere, and while we enjoyed the no-dogs policy in our section, we noticed that there's plenty of space for those who want to bring along their furry companions. The staff were another highlight of our stay. The friendly team at reception made us feel welcome from the moment we arrived, and they were quick to help us navigate to our pitch. We were especially grateful when they helped us out after we realised we'd forgotten our mallet! There's also a handy on-site shop stocked with essentials, which made our stay even more convenient. All in all, Lower Lacon was a great camping site for families, and we'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a friendly, well-equipped site with good entertainment options.

Superb site

Lynne E

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VW-Type Campervan - Large Electric Grass Pitches (Purple Field, Unit G long)Sep 2024

Huge site with ehu, 2 pubs, cafe, toilet blocks, swimming pool, 2 kids playgrounds and a great shop that sells everything, including gas. Very friendly staff, great for kids and dogs. There is a dog walk and small enclosure for off lead play, very overgrown that bit, so ball playing was out the question. Despite the amount of campers, it was quiet of an evening after 10pm. Dogs not allowed in pubs, but can sit outside. Will book again for sure, there is a private dog park 13 min drive away, which can be booked online which we found on last day. My only gripe was lights in shower are on a timer and go off too soon.

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Offers and discounts

Valid From

02/08/2024

Until

31/12/2024

Details

Save 15% on the nightly price for midweek stays of 3+ nights during mid season. Excludes August bank holiday and 9th November.

Terms

New bookings only. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers or discounts.

Valid From

02/08/2024

Until

31/12/2024

Details

Save 15% on the nightly price for midweek stays of 3+ nights during winter and low season. Excludes August bank holiday and 9th November.

Terms

New bookings only. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers or discounts.

FAQ

Check-in is available from 12 noon until 8pm for the purple and tent field, 1pm until 8pm for the top and the orange field and 2pm until 8pm for the red field. Please let the site know if you are delayed. Check out is before 11am on your final day for all fields.

Dogs are more than welcome here with the site even having a designated dog exercise area! Please note, breeds and crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act are not permitted as well as any of the following: Staffordshire bull terriers, American Staffordshire terriers, Rottweilers, Mastiffs and Tosas.

Yes, open fires in raised fire pits as well as raised BBQs are allowed.

Yes, awnings and gazebos are allowed, please just make sure to select this as an option when booking.


There is no need to venture off site if you do not wish to with two play parks, an outdoor heated pool and a crazy golf course there is plenty to keep you busy! There are even onsite animals to meet and a cafe, bar as well as live entertainment in the evenings including family discos!

Shropshire's a pretty peaceful and uncrowded place, so take full advantage of a holiday here with a few things to do like the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ironbridge Gorge, celebrating the Industrial Revolution and the work of Mr Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

The market towns of Shrewsbury, Whitchurch and Ellesmere are all within a 25 minute drive and offer a nice day out mooching around the various shops, restaurants and cafes. The Shropshire Hills AONB is a must for any keen walkers too!

Other nearby attractions include:

  • Hawkstone Park Golf Club (5 minutes)
  • Corbet Wood Countryside Heritage Club (10 minutes)
  • National Trust - Attingham Park (30 minutes)
  • The British Ironwork Centre (35 minutes)
  • Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World (40 minutes)
The listing for Lower Lacon Caravan Park was last updated on November 1st, 2024 at 3:17 AM

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