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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  • 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 water and 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
  • 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.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • 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.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

8.6

Overall rating from 55 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

85% would recommend this site to a friend

84% would stay here again

What customers say

A chilled canalside spot with great pitches & facilities. Friendly welcome, and a cracking pub across the road with lekker food. Showers a short walk, but clean & hot. Highly recommended for peace & scenery; many keen to come back.

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Brilliant for a weekend break

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely flat pitches. Quiet and relaxing.
Pub food is fantastic. Easy access to canal for walks and fishing.

Disliked Ladies only have 1 very small shower in the block to cover the whole touring site.
No WiFi in the pub and no phone signal at all.
Long power lead needed for caravan, we had 25m and only just reached.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loads of space. Staff really friendly.…

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Amy P.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Loads of space. Staff really friendly. Great food at the pub. Toilets clean

Disliked Shower block is across the road and the shower in the woman's was awful. Went super hot then super cold constantly

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great Night

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Sam W.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Good size pitch and electrics worked, very quite and peaceful, we went into the pub for diner which we have visited loads of times, the food never lets us down, will definitely be staying again.

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent

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Amy M.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovey site. Great size pitches
Canal walks and pub available for food

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet site with excellent pub…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely quiet site with excellent pub

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very peaceful site with lovely walks along the canal.

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely quiet site. In a dip with no signal (which can be good sometimes)
Pub was nice, lovely food and very attentive staff.

Disliked Shower block was very average. Small, no seat and Shower was warm.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The pub it self was lovely fantastic food and lovely staff.

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5 out of 10
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Sharon J.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Nice site well kepted.

Disliked The showers are yo far away, only 1 shower for women. Not much space inside quite small. The main toilets had an awful sewage small.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall a pleasant quiet 2 night stay.

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David F.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Spacious pitches, toilets on site. Lovely pub serving excellent food, booking I'd Sat us essential as it gets very busy.

Disliked Showers were away from the main site over the road behind the pub.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent well kept site

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Scott B.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Large pitches, well kept site. Peaceful and excellent food and a warm welcome at the ward tavern. Would definitely recommend a visit

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice Small site with adequate facilities

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Jason L.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked This is my ideal size of campsite for our quiet getaways. We had a wander down the canal to the next bridge then came up onto the road to complete a triangle of around 2miles on the sunday. Pub was busy but friendly however we didn't eat there as we'd got everything we needed onboard. Coded barrier entry which is given to you when you arrive (check in at the pub). Toilets were basic but sufficient and pleasantly clean. shower block is behind the pub rather than on the same site. it looks like the owners are planning on getting a number of static caravans setup with the bases looking almost complete. you'll need a 15-20m power lead, and either a long watering hose or come containers if you're filling up a motorhome. pitch 3 was a little node down even when on my levelling blocks but side to side was level enough.
For a short peaceful break I'd recommend going here, expecially if you like to sit in a country pub beer garden on a warm summers evening.

Disliked You do get a bit of road noise from pitch 1,2,3 (we were in pitch 3) as the road is right behind the van, but i guess the further down the field you are the less you'd notice. it is only occasional though once the pub shuts. wife wasn't keen on making her way over the road to use the showers, but that's only minor.

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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 +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52,86192°N
2,43805°W

Nearest transport

Coach
20,7 km Bus Station
21,9 km Bus Station
22,2 km Railway Station
Rail
16,7 km Norton Bridge Rail Station
17,4 km Prees Rail Station
18,6 km 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 19,4 km

Trentham Monkey Forest 19,8 km

Wedgwood Visitor Centre 20,9 km

Royal Doulton Factory Shop, Trentham 24,4 km

Boscobel House & the Royal Oak 24,6 km

National Trust

Sunnycroft 19,4 km

Attingham Park 25,1 km

Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill 27,3 km

Shugborough Estate 29,4 km

Moseley Old Hall 33,6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

PELL WALL 4,7 km

Battle of Blore Heath, 1459 5,8 km

CHETWYND PARK 9,3 km

HODNET HALL 10 km

MAER HALL 12,2 km

Local events

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

    Shrewsbury, England 27,2 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 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:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Wharf Caravan Park? From R677,29 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.