Kings Orchard Marina

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  • Peaceful 20-acre marina location in the Staffordshire countryside
  • A 10-minute drive to Lichfield; 20 minutes to Drayton Manor Theme Park
  • Barbecues and picnic tables provided; short walk to a dog-friendly pub
Whether it’s picnics looking out over the marina or lazy mornings walking along the Coventry Canal, there’s plenty of scope for peaceful activities at Kings Orchard Marina in the middle of the Staffordshire countryside. This is a pretty marina location with 20 acres of space, all landscaped and maintained to a high standard, with a marina basin for views and a canal, narrowboat hire and local pub 10 minutes’ walk away. For any keen explorers, the icing on the cake might be that historic Lichfield is 10 minutes’ drive to the west. That means you can explore the medieval city’s 12th-century cathedral, market square and the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum by day before heading back in the evening to use the site’s food prep area to build a barbecue spread on the grills provided. Handily, there's a food shop under five minutes' drive away. The free-to-use barbecues and picnic tables dotted around the site are useful facilities for those quality times. As for features of convenience, Kings Orchard Marina also has toilets, showers, waste disposal and an Elsan unit. With the Staffordshire countryside on all sides, walk to your heart’s content, but don’t forget that real ales, traditional pub fare and a beer garden await at the local dog-friendly country pub alongside the Coventry Canal. This place, 10 minutes’ walk away, is a good spot for those of you who have brought dogs on your holiday.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 15
Touring caravan pitches 15
Tent pitches 3
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • 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).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.

Languages spoken

English

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.6

Overall rating from 319 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 7
Peaceful

85% would recommend this site to a friend

80% would stay here again

What customers say

Quiet, well-kept marina site. Staff are sound. Pitches spacious, serviced, with canal walks nearby & a good local. Facilities clean but a bit dated/scarce for some. Road access bumpy. Good for a chilled break.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

We will book again when we are back in September

Overall

10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Julie M.

Non-electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Setting and ease of getting taxi into town

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely and peaceful…

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 5
Accommodation
 5
Facilities / Activities
 4
Customer service
 5
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 5
Wifi
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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Lovely and peaceful

Disliked Toilets and showers together. Only two toilets and shower rooms so if both rooms used for showering a long wait for the toilet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site. Very friendly and helpful staff.…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 7
Wifi
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Anonymous

Non-electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Lovely site. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Disliked We decided to stay here due to the canal walk down to the local pub.
This didn't happen as there were no spare gate keys, which was very disappointing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site,, nicely kept grounds, nice staff, helpful,

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
 5
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 7
Wifi
 No rating
Maggie B.

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked The staff on the site are lovely, the grounds are kept nice, nice walks and boats

Disliked could do with toilets upgrading, although the sink and toilet was clean, radiator rusty, dirty skirting, plaster off wall, tired shower room

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice quiet site…

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6 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 5
Accommodation
 4
Facilities / Activities
 2
Customer service
 1
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Nice quiet site

Disliked Attitude of staff.
Had to call out of hours due to non communication.
Attitude of male was aggressive.
Unable to access any gates/wifi as no information received.
Never got chance to assess showers etc as no info again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would use again.

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 10
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked I like the peace and quiet and that the water was at the pitch. I didn't use the facilities so I can't comment on those, but what I saw looked very clean. The staff were helpful and polite.

Recommend to friends Visit again

lovely site in a good location with friendly staff

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 9
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Non-electric gravel touring pitch

Liked location
spacious pitch
good value for money
friendly reception staff
clean facilities

Disliked more toilets and washing up needed near to new gravel pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site, just needs a few changes to make it better for us camping!

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Very clean site, full service pitch was a good size.
Nice pub down the road 10 min walk but the road it not lit so it’s a big hard walking back in the dark!

Disliked Could have done with a new shower block near the pitches .. There is literally one on our side of the marina a shower and toilet together so always busy!
The others were on the other side and you needed a key to get into them.
Also you needed a key to get out of the site via the canal which were weren't told about when we checked in!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful site…

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 4
Value for money
 4
Accommodation
 1
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Non-electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Peaceful site

Disliked Facilities too far away from pitches without EUH. Road to Marina very bad lots of potholes

Recommend to friends Visit again

It's the first time we had tried our campervan with no hook…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Ryan F.

Non-electric gravel touring pitch

Liked It's the first time we had tried our campervan with no hook up, so possibly the fact it performed well added to our trip, however, we stayed at the very end of the non serviced pitches and had a beautifull view over the fields. It was a very peaceful site amd the kids were able to kick and throw their balls in the farmers field, luckily it had just been cut and the weather was great so again this all added to the weekend. The toilets were clean and had proper showers, my 10yo lad said it was the best camping shower he had ever had so they must be doing something right. Seing the marina gave the site another plus as it is intriguing to see the boating world and a different option to camping, we chatted to a few of the boaters amd they were all lovely. I could not fault the site for the money and recommend anyone using Staffordshire as a layover or as we did to see friends use this as a base.

Disliked There are only 2 toilets, so there was often a short wait but the site isn't massive so you were in within 5 mins usually if you did have to wait.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities 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 Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Kings Orchard Marina

Broad Lane

Huddlesford

Lichfield

Staffordshire

England

WS13 8SP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.68832°N
1.771°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.7 km Bus Station
7.8 km Bus Interchange
15.9 km Spot on Snooker
Rail
2 km Lichfield Trent Valley Rail Station
2 km Lichfield Trent Valley High Level Rail Station
3.8 km Lichfield City Rail Station
Airport
26.3 km Birmingham International Airport
26.3 km Birmingham International Airport Terminal 1
26.5 km Birmingham International Airport Terminal 2

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

Strap yourself in for a ride and put your bravery to the test at Drayton Manor Theme Park (20 minutes’ drive) or take things at a slower pace around Beacon Park (10 minutes), where there are 70 acres of wildlife and gardens. As you might already be able to tell, there’s a wide choice of things to entertain yourselves with in these parts… The Foxfield Light Railway (45 minutes) is one way to discover the Staffordshire countryside, on a steam train trip that has experiences like cream tea journeys or driver experiences. Other historical detours could include a visit to The Staffordshire Regiment Museum (10 minutes), a military museum, or the 150-acre National Memorial Arboretum (10 minutes). Outdoor activities on the mind? There’s a brief stroll around The Green Fairy Woods (10 minutes), great for kids, or miniature golf, sports courts, nature trails and play areas around Beacon Park (10 minutes). SnowDome (15 minutes) runs skiing, snowboarding and ice skating sessions or lessons. Meanwhile, Go Ape courses, bike rides and walks are a staple in the Cannock Chase District (20 minutes).

Must see

Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum & Bookshop 3.9 km

National Memorial Arboretum 5.3 km

Tamworth Castle 8 km

Drayton Manor Theme Park 9.3 km

Conkers Discovery Centre 16 km

National Trust

Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum 6.9 km

Shugborough Estate 20.1 km

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 22.2 km

Moseley Old Hall 23.1 km

Calke Abbey 23.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

CATHEDRAL CLOSE AND LINEAR PARK, LICHFIELD 4.2 km

Coton in the Elms and Beehive Lakes 11.8 km

MIDDLETON LAKES (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 28/02/2007) 12 km

SUTTON PARK 14.3 km

Overseal - Linton - Botany Bay 14.9 km

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.

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Kings Orchard Marina have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Kings Orchard Marina dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Kings Orchard Marina? Strap yourself in for a ride and put your bravery to the test at Drayton Manor Theme Park (20 minutes’ drive) or take things at a slower pace around Beacon Park (10 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Kings Orchard Marina?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.

    Please press the intercom on arrival and someone will come direct you to your pitch.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Kings Orchard Marina? From €23.05 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.