The Sitting Duck
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Add your business details- Static narrowboat on its own mill pond, five miles from Ludlow
- Fully-equipped kitchen, wetroom and private decking and picnic areas
- Exclusive use of outdoor spa with hot tub, sauna and fluffy towels
All – delightedly – aboard. Drift along to The Sitting Duck on a small Shropshire farm for a narrowboat glamping trip suitable for sailors and wannabes of all levels: the Duck is a static – and highly handsome – boat permanently moored on its own mill pond five miles from Ludlow.
The narrowboat sleeps two adults and two kids (no toddlers, please) and is fully kitted out to swishly nautical standards, to include a fully-equipped kitchen with crockery, utensils, an oven and a fridge; electric power and plenty of sockets; a wetroom with lushly hot shower and toiletries and towels included, and a cosy lounge area with a table, chairs, sofa bed, books and games.
Bed down in the double berth in the narrowboat bow, which has a TV, a double bed with hand-carved headboard made from the neighbouring farm; just outside is a small terrace to sit out on under the stars. Or you could have a lengthy supper out on deck or in the private picnic area: fresh eggs as well as a luxury hamper with drinks and local produce are all included in the price. (More fresh produce can be sourced from the farm.)
And the jewel in this narrowboat crown? The boat comes with its own waterside spa, which has a modern sauna and an alfresco hot tub illuminated at night for wallows in all hours. Both are handcrafted in cedar by the resident farmer and include a pile of fluffy soft towels.
Site type
1Open all year
Languages spoken
English
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Features
No dogs allowed
Campfires allowed
Leisure on site
Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis WatersportsAmenities on site
Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area WifiGroups welcome
Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcomeRules
Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowedUtilities
Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energyNearby amenities
Bar nearby Dog walk nearbyType
FarmNearby leisure
Cycling nearby Restaurant nearbyLocation
The Sitting Duck
1 Boat
Rock Hill Mill
Greet
Greet
Shropshire
England
SY8 3BT
Directions Timezone
Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)
GPS
52.86471°N
2.21924°W
Route directions
Please call site manager upon arrival.
Nearest transport
Coach5.8 mi Railway Station
5.9 mi Railway Station
10.1 mi Bus Station
Rail1.2 mi Norton Bridge Rail Station
4 mi Stone Rail Station
5.8 mi Barlaston Rail Station
Ferry
AirportPlease 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
The Sitting Duck is just outside the village of Greete, five miles from the famed Shropshire market town and September food and drink festival of Ludlow.
A market is still held in the main square several times a week; plenty of shops and boutiques are around for other bits and pieces, and this foodie town has cafés and restaurants aplenty to suit all tastes (the Sitting Duck team particularly recommends the Millennium Green café by the Teme with its spectacular views of Wycliff and its castle). The Ludlow Food Centre is stuffed with fresh local produce to bag supplies for your evenings back at the boat.
Around town, take time for Ludlow Castle, on a promontory overlooking the river; Ludlow Museum, at the Buttercross, and the Ludlow Brewing Company, for ale and food. Outside town, Ludlow Racecourse is 15 minutes' drive from your narrowboat base, and the fab Acton Scott Historic Working Farm half an hour away at Church Stretton.
Food and drink
- The Railway Inn Pub 1.1 mi
- Little George café & bar Pub 1.4 mi
- Balti Palace Restaurant 1.4 mi
- Daru Chini Restaurant 1.4 mi
- Eccleshall Fish Bar Restaurant 1.4 mi
- King's Arms Pub 1.4 mi
- The Old Smithy Pub 1.4 mi
- The Old Smithy Pub 1.4 mi
- Kings Arms Hotel Pub 1.4 mi
- The Bell Inn Pub 1.4 mi
Groceries
- The Co-operative Food Supermarket 1.4 mi
- Co-op Food Supermarket 3.5 mi
- Aldi Supermarket 3.6 mi
- M&S Foodhall Supermarket 3.9 mi
- Bargain Booze Off-licence 4 mi
- Morrisons Supermarket 4.1 mi
- The Co-operative Food Supermarket 4.7 mi
- The Co-operative Food Supermarket 4.9 mi
- Lidl Supermarket 5.5 mi
- Sainsbury's Supermarket 5.6 mi
Parks and play
- Norton Bridge Playground 1.1 mi
- Jubilee Playing Field park 1.3 mi
- Beech Road Play Area Playground 1.4 mi
- The Washpits park 1.7 mi
- Overton Manor Playpark Playground 1.7 mi
- Walton Common park 2.9 mi
- Copmere Picnic Site park 3.4 mi
- Walton Playground 3.4 mi
- Crown Meadow park 3.8 mi
- Marston Grange Play Area park 4.3 mi
Family days out
- Izaak Walton's Cottage Visitor attraction 1.5 mi
- Eccleshall Castle 1.6 mi
- Eccleshall Castle 1.6 mi
- Mill Meece Pumping Station Visitor attraction 3 mi
- Copmere Pump Site Visitor attraction 3.2 mi
- Sugnall Walled Garden Visitor attraction 3.5 mi
- Hatton Pumping Station Visitor attraction 4.8 mi
- Greengate Amusements Amusement arcade 5.9 mi
Public transport
- Hilcote Hall 0.5 mi
- Mill Farm Court 0.8 mi
- Walton Hall School 1 mi
- Walton Hall Special School East Entrance 1 mi
- Walton Hall School West Entrance 1 mi
- New Street 1.1 mi
- Green Lane 1.2 mi
- Industrial Estate 1.3 mi
- Drake Hall Prison 1.3 mi
- Shallowford Cottages 1.3 mi
What’s nearby
- Isaak Walton Fishery Fishing 1 mi
- Stone Golf Centre Golf course 1.6 mi
- Heronbrook Fisheries Fishing 2.8 mi
- Stone Golf Course 3.5 mi
- The Boat Yard Marina 3.9 mi
- Canal Cruising Company Marina 3.9 mi
- Lime Kiln Basin Marina 3.9 mi
- Seighford Lakes Fishing 4 mi
- Aston Marina 4.3 mi
- Barlaston Golf Club Golf course 5 mi
Local services
- The Crown Surgery Doctors 1.5 mi
- Esso Fuel station 2.4 mi
- BP Fuel station 2.4 mi
- Gridserve Charging station 2.5 mi
- Walton Pharmacy 3.5 mi
- Shell Stone Fuel station 3.7 mi
- Trentside Clinic Doctors 3.9 mi
- Filleybrook Service Station Fuel station 3.9 mi
- Cumberland House Surgery Doctors 4 mi
- Mansion House Surgery Doctors 4 mi
Must see
Wedgwood Visitor Centre 6.6 mi
The Trentham Estate 6.9 mi
Trentham Monkey Forest 7.2 mi
Royal Doulton Factory Shop, Trentham 10.1 mi
Royal Stafford 12.6 mi
National Trust
Shugborough Estate 9.9 mi
Moseley Old Hall 16.4 mi
Sunnycroft 17.1 mi
The Old Manor 18.4 mi
Biddulph Grange Garden 18.5 mi
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
TRENTHAM GARDENS 6.5 mi
SANDON PARK 6.6 mi
Battle of Hopton Heath, 1643 6.7 mi
MAER HALL 6.8 mi
Trentham Gardens and the Hanchurch Hills 6.9 mi
Local events
- Shrewsbury Folk Festival (Friday, 28 August 2026 – Friday, 28 August 2026)
Shrewsbury, Shropshire 24.9 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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