East Lancashire Railway
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Previously an historic mill, Burrs Country Park Club Campsite has much to offer the whole family - from relaxing river and countryside walks to contemporary art, and with the nostalgic East Lancashire Steam Railway passing by. The caravan site also gives you easy access to the beautiful country park situated just north of Bury town centre, and is handy for trips into Manchester using the direct tramlink. The city of Manchester, just half an hour away by Tramlink, is a perfect base for big football matches, concerts and events, not to mention the extensive retail therapy options that Manchester has to offer - making caravanning in Lancashire a great choice for the discerning holidaymaker. The Bury Tramlink station is just a 25 minute walk or short bus journey away.
Burrs Country Park Club Campsite is based around the River Irwell and the remains of two cotton mills - Higher Woodhill Mill and Burrs Mill. Extensive development of the mill has left interesting archaeological remains and water courses in the area. Travelling north and east of Bury, you will find picturesque countryside with numerous small towns and villages, with industrial heritage to explore.
Burrs Country Park Railway Station has now opened and is the East Lancashire Railway's newest station, just a 5 minute stroll from our site. Find out more about the exclusive member offer. To take advantage of any special member benefits on offer, your signed membership card must be presented.
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Directions
Leave M66 at junction 2 onto A58 (signposted Bury) then follow brown signs to East Lancs Railway. Continue on A58 (signposted Bury). Pass Bury Market on right and at traffic lights (with Bury Town Hall and Registry Office on left) continue downhill on A58 and follow signposts to Bolton, Ramsbottom. At traffic lights (Toyota garage on left) keep in right hand lane and follow signposts to Tottington, Ramsbottom and brown signposts to Burrs Country Park. Keep in the same lane through next 2 sets of traffic lights; 300 yards past office building turn right into Woodhill Road (brown signpost to Burrs Country Park Club Site). Follow the road to end, onto cobbles and over bridge into site. A double barrier system is manned until 20:00. Please arrive beforehand and if delayed, phone the site before 20:00.
Please Note: To avoid delays and congestion, do not stop on the bridge when arriving at this site. The single track bridge must be kept clear to allow oncoming traffic through.
Sites key:
- Postcode:
- BL8 1DA
- GPS:
- Lat 53.61054 / Lon -2.30484
- Plan a route to this site
- OS field ref:
- SD797129
- OS map ref:
- 109
- Handbook map ref:
- G9
Transport links
- Bus stop within 1 mile
- Buses go to: Bury and Ramsbottom
- Car hire on site
- Daily public Transport within 1 mile
- Nearest port: Liverpool (40 miles)
- Nearest train station: Bury Metrolink
- Train station within 5 miles
Activities
Two for the price of one with a 'Freedom of the Line' ticket
Board one of the East Lancashire Railway's heritage steam and diesel trains and begin your journey back to yesteryear soaking up the beautiful Irwell Valley with its rolling green hills and charming villages as you go. The East Lancashire Railway provides a truly unique journey along a twelve mile route through the beautiful Lancashire landscape.
Special offers just for Members
One person travels free when accompanied by a 'Freedom of the Line' ticket holder. Not valid on event days. Tickets must be used at the same time, lowest priced ticket is free. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
Telephone: 0161 764 7790
Website: www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
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Visit Jubilee weekend
Burrs Country Park Club Campsite
All I can say is what an excellent team of wardens at Burrswood, they made the jubilee weekend one to remember running the site and providing a great party atmosphere with prizes , games and entertainment.
Brilliant Site
Burrs Country Park Club Campsite
We were there for a week at the end of May 2022 and it is a lovely site. The pitches are large, there are friendly staff, very clean facilities and loads of things to do. Would certainly go back to this site.
Were we unlucky?
Burrs Country Park Club Campsite
The site itself is nice and the staff very helpful, however, our first night was very disturbed by a helicopter going round and round overhead for over an hour from 11.30. Next night there were long protracted fireworks, again for an hour between 11 and midnight. I think we were possibly unlucky, but on our final morning I walked into the shower block to be met by a woman and an Alsatian type dog, couldn't quite believe it- what she do with it when she was using the facilities? I know dogs are welcome, but this seemed one step too far.
SquireofDanby
Reviewed on 01/06/2022 17:08
Good for Overnight Stop
Burrs Country Park Club Campsite
We stayed at Burrs Country Park for 1 night, mainly to visit our son who lives in Manchester. Access to the site was easy, apart from the cobbled area. We had booked a serviced pitch and were told which were available, which was very useful. We chose a corner pitch, 76, with a good view of the steam trains. The pitches and facilities were as good as always and the site felt very open We had a lovely walk around the country park. 2 pubs are very close but we never got the chance to try them. The next morning we met our son in Manchester for breakfast. We had planned to walk into Bury and take the tram in but we didn’t have time so we drove in. This isn’t somewhere we would choose to holiday but would certainly stop over again and there were more things we would want to do next time.
Good Facilities and service
Burrs Country Park Club Campsite
Stayed on a serviced pitch with a 2nd row view of the ELR railway, site is well laid out and feels spacious and open. Do not set up camp on pitches the other side of the hedge from the pub beer garden if you want a less raucous evening at weekends.
I could not fault the facilities block and service from the staff.
As this site is accessed through Bury town and onto Burrs Country Park you need your wits about you to navigate the junctions but the club directions work well and inform you the best way in, the cobbled access road through the country park ensures that all items not bolted down in your van get a good shuffle!
Burrs Country Park itself is a bit of an enigma being good for walking / cycling etc but let down by the state of what could be an excellent Industrial Heritage location, poorly maintained waterways and overgrown structures give it a very neglected feel, no doubt the money ran out but not after some really random structures, sorry, works of art were installed.
The sites platform to the steam railway is a great addition (although the access is via a path outside the site) and worth a nostalgic trip up and down the line with the Club discount when booking tickets.
Site contact details
- Telephone:
- 0161 761 0489
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