The Marlbank Inn

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Camping field
The marlbank
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  • Traditional and welcoming pub site at the foot of the Malvern Hills
  • Three miles from the Three Counties Showground
  • Dogs welcome on site and in the pub; menu of Indian street food
It's just as well for one's waistline that the Malverns have some of the best hiking and ramble routes in the land – for there's a tasty menu of North Indian cuisine to get through at The Marlbank Inn. And it's just as well that said walks are simple to access too, as you might be a tad full after sampling said menu: the inn and its campsite are at the foot of the Malvern Hills within easy reach of scenic and slimming walks. The Marlbank Inn is in rural Worcestershire, close to geocaching and treasure trails, fishing and bike rides, and Worcestershire Golf Club for gentle teeing off. Events and shows are easily sorted from here too, as the Three Counties Showground is within three miles. The Marlbank is a traditional and welcoming country pub, with a sheltered camping field well placed for handsome views over the hills. Family attractions like Ice Quest Malvern and a leisure centre with pool are within 15 minutes' drive. Facilities include toilets and showers, drinking water, an undercover washing-up area and disabled facilities, along with chemical disposal and ice pack freezing. Dogs are welcome on site and in the pub.

Site type

Tent pitches 12
Motorhome pitches 8
Touring caravan pitches 8
Open now
Opens 20 March
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.
  • The bar and/or restaurant is open between 01/01 et 31/12.
  • Children under the age of 10 are not allowed in the bar area unless dining with an adult. The pub is open Tuesday to Thursday between 12pm - 10.45pm and Friday to Sunday between 12pm and 12am. Food is served Tuesday to Sunday between 12pm - 8.45pm. The pub is closed on Mondays. It is highly recommended that you book a table in advance due to limited availability.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 20 Mar to

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Reviews

6.8

Overall rating from 393 Pitchup.com customers

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PeacefulGastronomic delight

61% would recommend this site to a friend

61% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spot near Malvern Hills, with a tops Indian pub and friendly staff. Just be aware the facilities are a bit dated and could do with a spruce-up – showers sometimes kaput and pitches can be a bit wonky. Still, folks reckon it's worth it for the food and views.

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Lee T.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked not alot

Disliked Stated check in between 3-4 but doesn't open until 5, we did go into the pub before then and was left feeling we had intruded, guess he didn't get notification of our arrival?, the campsite was awful, littered with rubbish, not mowed and for the £32 no facilities was ridiculous, the outside seating area overlooked a dumping ground for old furniture and gas bottles. but was looking forward to the rave reviews of the food again disappointed, although the food was restricted as chef away for a week and what we originally asked for wasn't ready so had to change to the one other option and was not great, so spicy i could feel my lips and taste any flavour after first mouthful and yes i love spice! over all a terrible experience never to be repeated. they really need to get there act together or state unable be at standard at present

Recommend to friends Visit again

the site ain't worth £5 a night as it is total neglect.

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Information about the tight turn at the entrance to the car park. I have a 8 foot wide caravan.

Disliked We arrived and found no one during our stay. The pub didn't open until Wednesday, we arrived on Monday and left on the Wednesday. We found the only pitch not under trees. The EHU was laid on the ground without a fuse cover. To empty the loo, I had to remover the ivy from the toilet pan before I could use it. The grass had't been cut in an age. TO get into the parking area, My wife had to cut the brambles that were growing straight in the centre of the gate and the caravan brushed the trees growing over the entrance. All in all we felt if we had not paid, we would have gone elsewhere.

Recommend to friends Visit again

-very quiet -great location -reasonable and fairy price…

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Joseph O.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked -very quiet
-great location
-reasonable and fairy price

Disliked - grass was long could of done with some TLC

Recommend to friends Visit again

Level site, general appearance was fine.

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked General layout suited us.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Over priced for the minimal facilities on site and no care shown

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Hannah R.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Location close to great walks in the Malvern hills and the three counties show ground

Disliked Poor level of site maintenance and cleanliness. One toilet and shower out order and toilets not cleaned all weekend. No toilet roll. Electric hook ups buried in the undergrowth and hard to access - grass over grown .

Recommend to friends Visit again

A great spot for visiting the Malvern showground,

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Location

Disliked When we arrived there was no one to greet us so I rang up and was told to pitch anywhere . No one ever came to see us to say where the facilities were or if WiFi was available
Others asked us what the procedure was to book in . Hadn’t been mown in a while and there were bags of rubbish and an old chair and parking cone by one of the pitches.
If the bags and rubbish were removed and it was mown it would be a great spot

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely location, food is worth the drive out and staff polite.

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Food was amazing! Staff really friendly, nice quiet environment.

Disliked Toilets weren’t the cleanest and only 1 for campsite and pub as other was out of order. Only 1 shower too as other out of order and not the cleanest. Ok for a quick one night stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

This could be a fantastic site, with an updating and regular cleaning.

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Helen B.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Quiet site. Good curry, from the pub.

Disliked Toilets desperately needed cleaning, and only one working, only one shower working. We stayed two nights.

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Won’t be back

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Food in pub was good

Disliked Site ,rundown and grubby. Toilets and showers inadequate
Pitches overgrown, and poorly lit at night

Recommend to friends Visit again

A great little pub serving authentic…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked A great little pub serving authentic Indian cuisine. The bar staff were extra friendly and even gave us free drinks at the end of the night. A quiet little site with toilets and showers open all night. My second time to stay here and will come back again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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/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 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 Gastronomic delight Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping 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

Pub campsite Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

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Location

The Marlbank Inn

Marlbank Road

Welland

Malvern

Worcestershire

England

WR13 6NA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.0615°N
2.3121°W

Route directions

Access to the campsite is through the pub car park. Please be careful not to drive past the pub into the farm lane. For longer vehicles it may be easier to approach the pub from the west as it can be a tight turn in from the east.

Nearest transport

Coach
5.6 km Rosebank Gardens
5.6 km Belle Vue Terrace
7.4 km Co-Op
Rail
3.7 km Colwall Rail Station
5.3 km Great Malvern Rail Station
7.1 km Malvern Link Rail Station
Ferry
39.2 km Sharpness Old Docks
41.3 km Lydney Harbour
Airport
21.5 km 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

After all those Malvern Hills hikes (for that really is a mighty fine menu in The Marlbank Inn), set off for indoor and outdoor days around the Malverns and its countryside. Days out for families include laser questing and ice skating at Ice Quest Malvern; taking the self-guided Spy Mission treasure trail around the hills, and pummelling clay into submission at Green Frog Pottery, 15 minutes' drive away. Kids – and grownups – of a certain sort might also like the Malvern Museum of Local History; if not, Ledbury's 19th-century Eastnor Castle has regular events including family days and sword fighting sessions (foam swords, you may be somewhat relieved to hear). Both museum and castle are 10 minutes' drive away. For a peaceful day out, drive 25 minutes to the meadow valleys, orchards and woodland of The Knapp and Papermill Nature Reserve, to look out for woodpeckers and nuthatches, dormice and bats (the reserve has 11 of the UK's 15 breeding species). Pick up a free trail leaflet or buy a family trail guide and information booklet at the visitor centre, to head out after another bite to eat in the picnic area.

Must see

Malvern Hills 5.6 km

Eastnor Castle 6.4 km

Croome Park (National Trust) 9.9 km

Tewkesbury Abbey 13 km

Royal Worcester Visitor Centre 15.3 km

National Trust

Croome Park 11.1 km

Bredon Barn 13.7 km

Ashleworth Tithe Barn 15.5 km

The Greyfriars 15.7 km

Brockhampton Estate 17.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

A449 - Hangman's Hill - Midsummer Hill - Obelisk - Hereford Beacon 2.4 km

Upper Wyche - Worcester Beacon - Upper Wyche 3.9 km

Hanley Swan - Gilbert's End - Blackmore End 3.9 km

Upper Wyche - Worcestershire Beacon - North Hill - Upper Wyche 4.1 km

Hanley Swan - Malvern Wells 4.1 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 The Marlbank Inn have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Marlbank Inn dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Marlbank Inn? After all those Malvern Hills hikes (for that really is a mighty fine menu in The Marlbank Inn), set off for indoor and outdoor days around the Malverns and its countryside. Days … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Marlbank Inn?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    Please note that from around 5pm, check-in might take a bit longer as the pub is busier from this time.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Marlbank Inn? From R440,45 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.