The Old Bush

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Traditional village pub (added by manager 01 Jul 2019)

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Traditional village pub (added by manager 01 jul 2019)
1/8
1/407
Favourite
Pitches up high so great views (added by spencer_r295485 02 feb 2020)
No exit from site (added by visitor 04 aug 2019)
Spacious serviced pitches (added by manager 01 jul 2019)

  • Small site in the grounds of a Callow End traditional village pub
  • A 15-minute drive from the Malvern Hills and Worcester
  • Large beer garden with outdoor tables, play area and chickens
For those couples/travelling parties that frequently face disagreement over whose turn it is to be designated driver, there’s really only one sensible solution: bed down right there at the pub. Dozing off at the bar might be considered a little unseemly, so The Old Bush’s owners Matt and Karen have come up with a better solution and set up pitches in the garden area behind their rural Worcestershire pub. Thus guests can partake of dinners accompanied by a few local ales/ciders before strolling home (to a peaceful corner with drinking water, showers and 24-hour toilets) in just a couple of minutes – how civilised. In fact, the whole setup here is rather civilised: The Old Bush is a traditional country pub in the little village of Callow End, with food available at lunch and dinner times, plus a menu of mini meals for smaller guests. On warmer days the merriment spills out into the garden, where there’s a play area, an aviary and a little flock of chickens along with plenty of tables for open-air drinking, dining and admiring the views over the Malvern hills. Of course, one can’t sit around in the pub all day (well, maybe not every day, anyway…), so it’s worth noting that this is also a handy location for walks, horse riding, games of golf, fishing and days out in Worcester and Malvern (both 15 minutes away by car). Handily, if you do ‘accidentally’ sup one too many at lunchtime there’s a bus stop in the village so you can still get out and about.

Campground type

RV sites 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • The bar is open between 01/01 and 12/31.
  • If you intend to eat at the pub, please let the site know and book a table in advance.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

9.8

Overall rating based on 412 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 81% of visitors View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Friendly, chilled, great scenery, lovely pub, great showers…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Elaine D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: Friendly, chilled, great scenery, lovely pub, great showers

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will be back later in the year

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Gary B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: Lovely quiet site with good clean facilities and warm and welcoming staff in both the cafe/shop and the pub

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We really enjoyed our stay here. Small site with good facilities and…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Gareth L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: We really enjoyed our stay here. Small site with good facilities and friendly staff. Small shop/cafe on site and the pub did great food and a good selection of drinks. We would definitely return.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice setting. Lovely farm shop…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: Nice setting. Lovely farm shop

Disliked: quite a steep climb to the pitches . No dog walk

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: I really do not understand your comment "no dog Walk" what are you trying to say? There is a footpath on site that you could walk footpaths to Malvern and back, how far did you want to walk? because you could probably walk foot paths to Ledbury too (30 mile round trip)? Sorry we did not offer a good site for you and so sorry you would not visit again.

Excellent site, clean facilities very friendly staff. Pitches level

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Janice O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: The site and pub are fantastic. We had breakfast at the shop which was amazing. We will definitely be staying there again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely friendly site with good facilities and great pub and shop/cafe.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: A wonderful spot! The pub is a lovely, interesting place. Great beer garden and excellent, level pitches. All the facilities you need. Good little shop and cafe - had breakfast and it was delicious. Really good produce. On top of all that, the staff are friendly and welcoming. Will definitely return.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site - excellent facilities - lovely staff

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: Everything

Disliked: Nothing

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Excellent welcome by staff at pub, loved the position of our pitch…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
jack c. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: Excellent welcome by staff at pub, loved the position of our pitch , lovely walks around the site. We are in the pub and had some of the best food ever at a good price , looking forward to going back for their music festival's.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, clean and well maintained.

Overall 10/10
Location No rating
Value for money No rating
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Rachel S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: Great little pub and site. We are local and hired a camper van for a few nights to test it out. We only stayed 1 night here, but it is lovely. We had a tasty Sunday lunch in the pub after a walk in the area with our dog and a snack in the evening in the beer garden. The site has a brilliant shop / deli and cafe and we bought some cake there to take home. I would recommend this site.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

pitch,pub and farm shop are just perfect definitely our favourite site…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
craig j. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional gravel RV campsite

Liked: pitch,pub and farm shop are just perfect definitely our favourite site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Local produce Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Leave the car at home Peaceful Remote location

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Pub campground Tiny (1-10 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

The Old Bush

Upton Rd

Callow End

Worcester

Worcestershire

England

WR2 4TE

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.14285°N
-2.24534°W

Nearest transport

Bus
3 mi Lower Howsell Road
3.1 mi Co-Op
3.6 mi Crowngate Bus Station
Rail
3.4 mi Malvern Link Rail Station
3.7 mi Worcestershire Parkway Rail Station
3.8 mi Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station
Airport
17.7 mi Gloucestershire Airport

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

Work up an appetite for that pub dinner and drinks with walks through grassland, heath and woods in the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Beauty (15 minutes’ drive). You can also wander with woolly company from Simply Alpaca (25 minutes), play games of golf (10 minutes) or saddle up for horseback hacks (10 minutes’ walk). Guests with an eye for greenery may like to schedule outings to some of the area’s fine gardens: Spetchley Park Gardens (15 minutes) and Showborough House sculpture garden (20 minutes) are both worth a stop, as are the walled gardens at the National Trust’s Croome Court (20 minutes). It’s also worth taking a wander around Worcester (15 minutes) to visit the cathedral and Elgar Birthplace Museum, or to settle down for lengthy day watching the wickets at Worcestershire County Cricket Ground. Upton upon Severn (10 minutes) and Malvern (15 minutes) are other local options for town days.

Must see

Royal Worcester Visitor Centre 3.2 mi

Worcester Cathedral 3.3 mi

Croome Park (National Trust) 3.7 mi

Malvern Hills 4.1 mi

Eastnor Castle 9.9 mi

National Trust

The Greyfriars 3.5 mi

Croome Park 4.3 mi

Bredon Barn 9.5 mi

Brockhampton Estate 9.8 mi

Hanbury Hall 11.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

MADRESFIELD COURT 1.5 mi

Battle of Worcester 1651, with Powick Bridge, 1642 2.2 mi

PIRTON PARK 2.9 mi

Blackmore - Rhydd - Clevelode - Guarlford 3.5 mi

Hanley Swan - Malvern Wells 3.8 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Want to know more about camping in Worcestershire?

  • Does The Old Bush have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Old Bush dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Old Bush? Work up an appetite for that pub dinner and drinks with walks through grassland, heath and woods in the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Beauty (15 minutes’ drive). You can also wander … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Old Bush?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  10:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    The site allows guests to arrive and leave at any time, so you may have to wait to get your pitch if you arrive early. On arrival you can book in at the pub or at the Shop at the Top (at the end of the car park).

    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at The Old Bush? From $32.32 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.