Grove Lock Caravan Park

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Well spaced pitches
Pitches
Pub seating by the canal
Pub seating by the canal

  • Secure, quiet and well-maintained site two miles from Leighton Buzzard
  • Whipsnade Zoo and Bletchley Park within a 15-minute drive
  • On the banks of Grand Union Canal a short walk from the local pub
Fancy settling your caravan in a strategic location that will give you easy access to all sorts of attractions and activities? Take a pitch at Grove Lock Caravan Park, a spacious and well-maintained Bedfordshire site two miles outside of Leighton Buzzard. There’s a lengthy list of things to see and do in this area, so it’s certainly a place where you could easily spend several days without any danger of running out of entertainment. For starters, you might like to try Whipsnade Zoo, Bletchley Park, Woburn Safari Park and Milton Keynes’ Snozone skiing facility – or perhaps head out for walks in the likes of Rushmere Country Park or on the Dunstable Downs? And of course there’s also the option of boarding a train for a day touring the sights of London (an hour away by train). The immediate surroundings are rather lovely here too – the site is right on the banks of the Grand Union Canal for easy waterside wanders, and a very short stroll from the local pub too (how handy). Everything on site has been well thought out to provide the best experience for guests – pitches are large and well spaced, with access to electricity and water plus a well-kept toilet and shower block. Kids and dogs are welcome on site, so feel free to bring along the whole family.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 28
Touring caravan pitches 28
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Pitches

  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Safety

  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Reception

  • 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.

Dogs

  • 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).
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Languages spoken

English

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Location
9
Value for money
8
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
6

81% would recommend this site to a friend

78% would stay here again

What customers say

Spacious, neat site with great facilities, clean showers. Lovely canal walks from a welcoming pub. Some road/rail noise but not too bad. Friendly staff. Canal access via lock gates may be tricky.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 2026/09/01

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Arrival date (latest first)

Will be returning to the motorhome pitches. Site is in a lovely spot.

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8 out of 10
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10
Value for money
9
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
7
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
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Julia W. 1 review

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Facilities clean and tidy. Quiet pitch. Staff moved us from grass pitch to a hard standing due to a large group of people.

Disliked Some other campers were not taking control of their dogs who were messing on other pitches. The staff were helpful and did clean up the mess we saw, however both of our children stood in mess that we hadn't seen. All other campers had dogs on leads.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great communication and instructions for arrival,…

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Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Great communication and instructions for arrival, secure. Spacious and great amenities. Local pub next door for a meal. Has an elan chemical disposal which wasn’t on the description as it is in the Marina section.

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Grote plaats.…

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6 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
7
Facilities / Activities
7
Customer service
6
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No rating
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10
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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Grote plaats.

Disliked Niet echt vriendelijke ontvangst; afstandelijk, kortaf.
De vele giga caravans als groep, de honden en rondhangende kinderen in washok.
Erg lawaaiig, door auto's en treinen.
Toch hebben wij ook andere, positievere ervaringen in voorgaande jaren...dus misschien een slecht moment?

Recommend to friends Visit again

Terrible

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1 out of 10
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10
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No rating
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Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Just terrible

Disliked Terrible

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location, very friendly and helpful staff…

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2 out of 10
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8
Value for money
5
Facilities / Activities
3
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9
Child friendliness
No rating
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3
Wifi
4
Phil S. 1 review

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Location, very friendly and helpful staff when on duty.

Disliked Bins overflowing, extremely noisy. Trains plane and automobiles from all directions.
On my most recent stay ( 1st week in September) they allowed on a load of the traveling community, they were nice enough to me, in fact I’d say they were very friendly. However I stay in my caravan whilst I’m away from home working ( 3 nights a week ) I was very uncomfortable leaving my caravan in the day whilst I was out working. On the last day upon returning to my van the police stopped me and asked about criminal damage to a car… my caravan was undamaged but the kids had damaged a car that was onsite.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Cut our weekend stay to just one night

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3 out of 10
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8
Value for money
3
Facilities / Activities
3
Customer service
3
Child friendliness
No rating
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1
Wifi
1

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Pitch was clean and tidy with plenty of space.

Disliked The toilet/shower blocks . In need of some major care and update. Not very clean and the walls do not meet the ceiling, you can hear everything going on in the whole block .
We had to hunt around to find a water tap that wasnt on someone else's pitch and when we finally found one it didn't work . A kind lady let me use hers in the end .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really easy site for us to get to . Great location with pub next door

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Great location and great welcome

Disliked Nothing

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Great pub next door and you…

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7 out of 10
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Sarah E. 2 reviews

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Great pub next door and you can walk in to town. Facilities were clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Space on site. Cleanliness. Friendliness. Ease…

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9 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
8
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
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Wifi
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Sue L. 6 reviews

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Space on site. Cleanliness. Friendliness. Ease of access. Road and train noise is minimal. Nice pub next door. Great walks along canal. M&S food hall 15 min walk away. 40 min drive to Silverstone.

Disliked Shame to have to pay for WiFi.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice site bit of road…

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10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
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Neil G. 2 reviews

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Very nice site bit of road noise and the trains but didnt distract our evenings toilets were clean tidy nice hot showers lovley food in the pub next door lady on reception very friendly deff be back again

Disliked Nothing

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Features

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

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly 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 Spectacular scenery

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

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Location

Grove Lock Caravan Park

Grove

Leighton Buzzard

Bedfordshire

England

LU7 0QU

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51,89669°N
0,67138°W

Route directions

Please note there is no access to Grove Lock Caravan Park down the narrow lane signposted 'Grove Church and Farm Only'. It is a dead-end road, and being extremely narrow, it has no turning points.

Nearest transport

Coach
14,1 km Halfway Avenue
14,2 km Simpson Close
17,7 km Luton Station Interchange
Rail
2,2 km Leighton Buzzard Rail Station
4,4 km Cheddington Rail Station
11,2 km Tring Rail Station
Airport
20,3 km London Luton Airport
44,7 km London Oxford 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

Getting out for a walk is certainly a good idea around here, whether you choose to set off along the canal towpath, wander among the woods at Rushmere Country Park (10 minutes’ drive) or see what sort of trails you can find at the National Trust-maintained landscapes at Dunstable Downs (15 minutes) and Ashridge Estate (20 minutes). There are all sorts of historic attractions to explore nearby too, including art-filled Ascott House (five minutes) and heritage rides on Leighton Buzzard Railway (five minutes) as well as the famed Bletchley Park (15 minutes), where you can find out all about the fascinating role the Enigma machine played in World War II and hear the stories of those that worked there. Animal attractions are in good supply here too, so you may like to take the kids to meet big beasts at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (15 minutes) or Woburn Safari Park, or make friends with cuddlier creatures at Abbotts View Alpacas (15 minutes, advance bookings only) or The Bucks Goat Centre (25 minutes).
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 16,1 km)

Food and drink

  • The Grove Lock Pub 0,2 km
  • Cod & Waffle Restaurant 1,6 km
  • The Ship Pub 2 km
  • The Hare Inn Pub 2,1 km
  • Indian Ocean Restaurant 2,1 km
  • The Golden Bell Pub 2,1 km
  • The White Horse Pub 2,2 km
  • Shan Shui Cottage Restaurant 2,2 km
  • The Sun Pub 2,2 km
  • Methi Restaurant 2,2 km

Groceries

  • M&S Simply Food Supermarket 0,8 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 0,9 km
  • Lidl Supermarket 1,7 km
  • Majestic Off-licence 2,1 km
  • The Bottle House Off-licence 2,2 km
  • Waitrose Supermarket 2,3 km
  • Morrisons Supermarket 2,3 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 2,4 km
  • Tesco Supermarket 2,4 km
  • Leighton Wine Store Off-licence 2,4 km

Parks and play

  • Grovebury Farm Park 0,9 km
  • Arcadius Lane Play Area Playground 1,2 km
  • Hadrian Crescent Play Area Playground 1,3 km
  • Johnson Drive Park 1,8 km
  • Page's Park Play Area Playground 1,9 km
  • Parsons Close Recreation Ground park 1,9 km
  • Children's Play Area Playground 2 km
  • Pages Park 2 km
  • Reeve Close Park 2 km
  • Reeve Close Junior Play Area Playground 2 km

Family days out

  • Grand Union Canal Visitor attraction 1,6 km
  • Splash 'n' Play Visitor attraction 1,9 km
  • Mead Open Farm Visitor attraction 3,7 km
  • Stockgrove Sundial Visitor attraction 6,5 km
  • Dunstable Downs Beacon Visitor attraction 9,8 km
  • Penguin Enclosure Zoo 9,8 km
  • Reticulated Giraffe Zoo 10,2 km
  • Whipsnade Zoo 10,3 km
  • Common Hippo Zoo 10,4 km
  • Aquarium 10,4 km
  • Hullabazoo Farm 10,5 km
  • Siberian Tiger Zoo 10,6 km
  • Oak Farm Animal Park Zoo 11,2 km
  • Woburn Safari Park Zoo 12,9 km
  • Kidsplay Activity Land Theme park 15,5 km

Public transport

  • Grovebury Road Retail Park 0,8 km
  • Grovebury Road Bus Link 1,1 km
  • Vesta Grove 1,2 km
  • Leighton Buzzard, Chartmoor Road opposite Eden Way 1,4 km
  • Chartmoor Road adjacent to Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard 1,5 km
  • Roman Gate 1,5 km
  • Central Bedfordshire College 1,6 km
  • Grovebury Road adjacent to Enterprise Way, Leighton Buzzard 1,6 km
  • Linslade Railway Bridge (West Bound) 1,7 km
  • Linslade Railway Bridge (East Bound) 1,7 km

What’s nearby

  • Grove Lock Marina 0,09 km
  • Leighton Buzzard Angling Club Fishing 1,3 km
  • Mentmore Golf and Country Club Golf course 3,9 km
  • Leighton Buzzard Golf Club Golf course 4,8 km
  • Aylesbury Vale Golf Club Golf course 5,3 km
  • Royal British Legion Nightclub 5,6 km
  • Three Locks Golf Club Golf course 6,3 km
  • Lakeside Trout and Coarse Fishery Fishing 6,8 km
  • Ivinghoe Golf Club Golf course 6,9 km
  • Tilsworth Golf Course 7 km

Local services

  • Grovebury Service Station Fuel station 1,6 km
  • Leighton Road Surgery Doctors 1,6 km
  • Leighton Road Surgery Doctors 2,1 km
  • St Christophers Service Station Fuel station 2,1 km
  • Morrisons Fuel station 2,2 km
  • BP Fuel station 2,3 km
  • Tesco Fuel station 2,3 km
  • Rosehill Pharmacy 2,3 km
  • Salisbury House Surgery Doctors 2,3 km
  • Cox and Robinson Pharmacy 2,3 km

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Must see

ZSL Whipsnade Zoo 10,4 km

Woburn Abbey 10,9 km

Bletchley Park 12,3 km

Woburn Enterprises Limited 13,1 km

Woburn Safari Park 13,2 km

National Trust

Ascott 2,6 km

Dunstable Downs, Chilterns Gateway Centre and Whipsnade Estate 9,8 km

Whipsnade Tree Cathedral 10,8 km

Ashridge Estate 12,1 km

King's Head 13,3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

ASCOTT HOUSE 1,9 km

The Greensands Ridge Section 1: Leighton Buzzard - Woburn 2,2 km

MENTMORE TOWERS 3,8 km

Stockgrove Park and the Three Locks Circular Route 5,6 km

Three Locks Inn - Grand Union Canal - Great Brickhill - Three Locks Inn 5,9 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Grove Lock Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Grove Lock Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Grove Lock Caravan Park? Getting out for a walk is certainly a good idea around here, whether you choose to set off along the canal towpath, wander among the woods at Rushmere Country Park (10 minutes’ … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Grove Lock Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Grove Lock Caravan Park? From R723,20 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.