Wharf Caravan Park

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Touring site by the pub
Touring site by the pub
Touring site entrance
Touring pitches
Pub garden
Wharf tavern on site
Wharf tavern
View down the canal
Canal boats
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Touring site entrance
Touring pitches
Pub garden

  • Well-kept caravan pitches next to the Shropshire Union Canal
  • Ironbridge, Attingham Park and the Wrekin within 40 minutes' drive
  • In the grounds of a pub with home-cooked meals and a canalside garden
Parking your motorhome in a peaceful canalside location is a lovely thing. Then again, picking a pitch next to a pub is fantastic for convenient evening meals and drinks. It therefore possibly goes without saying that Wharf Caravan Park – which manages to roll both of those features into one truly splendid Shropshire location – is a real winner of a site. About 10 minutes’ drive from Market Drayton, this park sits right next to the Shropshire Union Canal, giving you easy access to the towpath for walks, fishing or just relaxing and watching the canal boats. It’s also very handily situated in the grounds of a friendly family-run pub that serves home-cooked meals daily as well as keeping a great selection of cask ales, beers, wines and other drinks. Settle down in a cosy corner by the fire in winter, or take your drinks out into the garden in summer – the grounds run down to the canal’s edge so it’s a wonderful spot for a scenic alfresco pint. And of course the major bonus is that you’ll be staying just a couple of minutes’ walk away – so there are no discussions to be had about whose turn it is to drive… The park itself has been nicely set up too, with well-spaced pitches (six metres between each one) that all have electric hookups and access to a chemical disposal point. There’s also drinking water, a washing-up area and 24-hour access to toilets and showers. Families and dogs are welcome at the caravan park, but please note that dogs can't be taken into the pub.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 25
Motorhome pitches 25
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 106 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

84% would recommend this site to a friend

83% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a clean, well-maintained, and peaceful campsite with spacious, level pitches, conveniently located by a canal offering lovely walks. The adjacent pub is highly praised for its excellent food and friendly staff. Guests appreciate the secure entry and overall tranquility. Some facilities, particularly the showers and toilets, are noted as dated and could benefit from modernisation, with showers requiring a short walk across the road. Dogs are not permitted inside the pub.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 21/07/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Good value for money. Beautiful location great pub and facilities

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 Karen H. 2 reviews

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Small quiet site near market Drayton. Lovely countryside. Excellent pub with gorgeous food and good customer service. Overlooking the canal watching the boats go by. Nice walks along the canal to market Drayton if you are feeling energetic. Toilet and washing up facilities near the pitches. Only 3 available but more in the pub . Shower block behind the pub over the road. Clean and functional but basic. Good pitch size

Disliked Didn't actually dislike anything however the actual site itself could do with it's own shower block without having to walk across the road and only 3 basic toilets which could get very busy in the holidays. Noise Saturday night from the private mooring on the canal near by until the early hrs however this did not stop us from enjoying our stay here.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good sized pitches. Well kept site. Dog friendly. Facilities…

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8 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Good sized pitches.
Well kept site.
Dog friendly.
Facilities clean.
Nice and quiet.
Good walks along the canal.
Good food at the pub, not dog friendly inside, but has lovely seating area outside.
Gets very busy.
Lovely staff

Disliked The walk to the showers, across the road and around the back of the pub.
The lack of a phone signal and WiFi.
Poor WiFi at the pub.
The smell of sewerage on the breeze.

Recommend to friends Visit again

the staff at pub were very…

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 Deborah W. 1 review

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked the staff at pub were very friendly especially the young lads serving the food, very polite

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good location though not dog friendly

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6 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Pleasant site with all the pitches hard standing, secure entry and location by the canal was lovely. Staff friendly and helpful.

Disliked Although the site is dog friendly and is managed through the adjacent pub, the Wharf Inn, the pub itself does not allow dogs inside, they are confined to the garden. This felt quite unwelcoming. Unlike many pubs there was not even an area where dogs could go.
The Wi-Fi in the pub was of such poor quality a connection was no possible. This combined with no phone signal was a difficult, even when trying to find lovely walks.
There are no local shops and no place to buy basics.
There is just one dedicated female shower and expanding camp site, you need to cross the road for the shower.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Hopefully the toilet problem is temporary as it's a good location

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5 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Clean site, nice pub and staff

Disliked Smell of sewage when people flushed toilets stunk.in the block and surrounding pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

A great weekend. Have been before and will use this site again.

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8 out of 10
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Annette J. 1 review

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Warm welcome. Canal side location. Great food at pub. Clean facilities.. Pitches well spaced out.

Disliked I would have given 9 or 10 stars for shower facilities on the same side of the road as our tourer.

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Easy to get to, well kept…

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Matt C. 1 review

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Easy to get to, well kept site and facilities clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great setting and very peact…

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9 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Great setting and very peact

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet site. Handy pub over…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely quiet site. Handy pub over the road. Nice clean toilets. I would happily stay there again!

Recommend to friends Visit again

We have returned to this site for a second visit

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Beautiful site, lovely food in the Wharf Tavern and lovely staff.

Disliked WiFi impossible to log on to . No signal for roaming data either.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Remote location

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pub campsite Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Level site, no steep slopes

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Wharf Caravan Park

Goldstone

Market Drayton

Shropshire

England

TF9 2LP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.86192°N
2.43805°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.9 mi Bus Station
13.6 mi Bus Station
13.8 mi Railway Station
Rail
10.4 mi Norton Bridge Rail Station
10.8 mi Prees Rail Station
11.6 mi Wellington (Shropshire) Rail Station

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

There are fishing spots along the banks of the canal, and several fishing lakes nearby – Tern Fisheries (10 minutes’ drive) is probably the closest. Meanwhile, Market Drayton Golf Club (10 minutes) and Hawkstone Park Golf Club (20 minutes) cater for the golfers among you. For family-friendly rural outings, meet the animals at Fordhall Organic Farm (10 minutes), Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World (25 minutes) or Trentham Monkey Forest (35 minutes). You’ll also want to spend at least a full day at Ironbridge (40 minutes) – there’s a fine collection of museums here, including Blists Hill Victorian Town and Enginuity as well as the Museum of the Gorge. Not got kids in tow? Try outings to Hodnet Hall Gardens (15 minutes), the Hawkstone Park Follies (20 minutes), the Capability Brown-designed gardens at Weston Park (half an hour) or the grand National Trust - Attingham Park (40 minutes). There are lots of great walks around too – try the Wrekin (35 minutes) for a popular and scenic hill walk.

Must see

The Trentham Estate 12.1 mi

Trentham Monkey Forest 12.3 mi

Wedgwood Visitor Centre 13 mi

Royal Doulton Factory Shop, Trentham 15.2 mi

Boscobel House & the Royal Oak 15.3 mi

National Trust

Sunnycroft 12 mi

Attingham Park 15.6 mi

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill 16.9 mi

Shugborough Estate 18.3 mi

Moseley Old Hall 20.9 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

PELL WALL 2.9 mi

Battle of Blore Heath, 1459 3.6 mi

CHETWYND PARK 5.8 mi

HODNET HALL 6.2 mi

MAER HALL 7.6 mi

Local events

  • Shrewsbury Folk Festival (Friday, 28 August 2026 – Friday, 28 August 2026)

    Shrewsbury, Shropshire 16.9 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Wharf Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Wharf Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Wharf Caravan Park? There are fishing spots along the banks of the canal, and several fishing lakes nearby – Tern Fisheries (10 minutes’ drive) is probably the closest. Meanwhile, Market Drayton Golf Club (10 minutes) … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Wharf Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Wharf Caravan Park? From £30 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.