Post by Sorento 08 on Sept 26, 2021 18:45:58 GMT
Stoney Leach Nurseries CC CL (Adults Only)
40 Toogood Lane
Wrightington
Chorley
WN6 9PL
Date visited – September 2021
Unit - Car/Caravan/Awning/EHU
Price per night - £14.00 incl
Earliest arrival - after 12.00 (Members Only)
Open: All Year
This site is quite, not far from the M6 (about 10 mins, a hum can be heard at night but certainly not intrusive). It has 5 hard standing pitches each with a generous amount of grass to sit out the pitches are also segregated by well established hedging, pitches 3, 4 and 5 have a very nice outlook to the grassed area planted with bushes and trees which adds to an open feeling, farm land backs onto the site, this site does not have a toilet block, grey water can be piped into the side hedging or into the hedging behind if you have sufficient length of piping, otherwise there is a grey water empty point at the side of the re-cycling bins. There is 1 drinking water tap the other side of the bins. The chemical toilet empty point is next to the entrance gate opposite pitch No1. There is a small car park outside the site that can be used by visitors as the site is too small to take more than one car per pitch. When arriving you will need to call the owner using the telephone number on a sign at the gate, he will then come to you and let you onto site and give you a key to enable you to enter and exit the site, the gate must be locked at all times and campers are asked not to let new arrivals in by unlocking the gate, when leaving just call the owner again and he will pop over and take the key off you. There are plenty of walks directly from the site; maps are available from the owner if requested.
Hand sanitiser was available at the entrance gate and the drinking water tap, but I noticed not many campers used it. I need to be very careful due to health issues, so I and my wife always wipe down taps and pipes, gate handles etc, even before Covid, I am so surprised at the lack of consideration for others, especially as we are not yet clear or indeed the rate of infections have not subsided yet. That people are so blasé.
There is a farm shop just down the road a little expensive but had quality food. The steak pies (frozen) were very nice, coming in small, medium and large sizes.
The site as it suggests is on a nursery which specialises in Alpine, heather, cottage garden plants along with summer bedding plants and lavender.
Southport is not far away as is NT at Formby, place to see red squirrels (we never saw any during our visit) nice walk along the sandy beach back to the car park.
Marshside RSPB is not far from Southport, parking near to the estuary with 2 walks one taking about 1.5hrs the other 2hrs at an amble, no toilets available.
Parbold is not too far away where you can walk along the canal, there is a cafe in Parbold that does a really nice “All day” breakfast reasonably priced.
Another place to visit is Rufford Old Hall NT with a circular walk from the hall along the road passing the marina and then back along the canal to the hall the leaflet says 1 hr but it can be done in 30mins without breaking a sweat. Golden Days garden centre is close by (just off the M6 island) it is quite a large place, has a nice cafe too.
We would certainly be returning to this site.
Site entrance
Chemical Toilet Empty Point near to site entrance gate
Recycle Point and Water Point
40 Toogood Lane
Wrightington
Chorley
WN6 9PL
Date visited – September 2021
Unit - Car/Caravan/Awning/EHU
Price per night - £14.00 incl
Earliest arrival - after 12.00 (Members Only)
Open: All Year
This site is quite, not far from the M6 (about 10 mins, a hum can be heard at night but certainly not intrusive). It has 5 hard standing pitches each with a generous amount of grass to sit out the pitches are also segregated by well established hedging, pitches 3, 4 and 5 have a very nice outlook to the grassed area planted with bushes and trees which adds to an open feeling, farm land backs onto the site, this site does not have a toilet block, grey water can be piped into the side hedging or into the hedging behind if you have sufficient length of piping, otherwise there is a grey water empty point at the side of the re-cycling bins. There is 1 drinking water tap the other side of the bins. The chemical toilet empty point is next to the entrance gate opposite pitch No1. There is a small car park outside the site that can be used by visitors as the site is too small to take more than one car per pitch. When arriving you will need to call the owner using the telephone number on a sign at the gate, he will then come to you and let you onto site and give you a key to enable you to enter and exit the site, the gate must be locked at all times and campers are asked not to let new arrivals in by unlocking the gate, when leaving just call the owner again and he will pop over and take the key off you. There are plenty of walks directly from the site; maps are available from the owner if requested.
Hand sanitiser was available at the entrance gate and the drinking water tap, but I noticed not many campers used it. I need to be very careful due to health issues, so I and my wife always wipe down taps and pipes, gate handles etc, even before Covid, I am so surprised at the lack of consideration for others, especially as we are not yet clear or indeed the rate of infections have not subsided yet. That people are so blasé.
There is a farm shop just down the road a little expensive but had quality food. The steak pies (frozen) were very nice, coming in small, medium and large sizes.
The site as it suggests is on a nursery which specialises in Alpine, heather, cottage garden plants along with summer bedding plants and lavender.
Southport is not far away as is NT at Formby, place to see red squirrels (we never saw any during our visit) nice walk along the sandy beach back to the car park.
Marshside RSPB is not far from Southport, parking near to the estuary with 2 walks one taking about 1.5hrs the other 2hrs at an amble, no toilets available.
Parbold is not too far away where you can walk along the canal, there is a cafe in Parbold that does a really nice “All day” breakfast reasonably priced.
Another place to visit is Rufford Old Hall NT with a circular walk from the hall along the road passing the marina and then back along the canal to the hall the leaflet says 1 hr but it can be done in 30mins without breaking a sweat. Golden Days garden centre is close by (just off the M6 island) it is quite a large place, has a nice cafe too.
We would certainly be returning to this site.
Site entrance
Chemical Toilet Empty Point near to site entrance gate
Recycle Point and Water Point
