Kings Orchard Marina

Gostou Quiet site, within walking distance to the Plough pub along the canal lovely food.

Não gostou Wrong pitch. Allocated number 7 pitch hard standing but when we got to pitch already occupied.
I’d booked hard standing & ended up on a grass pitch.
Grass very overgrown.

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Gostou Excellent services pitches. Spotless toilets. peace and quite. gentle canal side stroll to the pub.
Convenient for National Memorial Arbotetum and Lichfield once we had found the way from the A38

Não gostou Two showers nearest the pitchess were rather small and got busy between 8-9.30am. Also larger toilets/ showers the other side of the marina had limited access.

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Gostou View from the van. Flat pitch, allows dogs, Elsa’s disposal able to drive up to.
Arrived late but staff member dealt with us with courtesy and was very helpful.

Não gostou Toilets and wash up area too far away. Need another set.
The large refuse bins were overflowing, made the whole site appear grubby and unkempt.
Access road very tight!

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Gostou Well laid out with hedges.for privacy. Had hook up and electric included. Nice walk to local pub took about 15 mins

Não gostou Limited facilities. Had a shop but sold mostly stuff for canal boats. Limited in toilet and shower was told we could pay £20 for a key to give us access

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Gostou Spacious pitches, electric and water on your pitch. Access into and out of the site via a key entry system. Access to the local pub, the plough via the tow path.

Não gostou Limited shower & WC’s, the shop had no basics in stock and not a very safe site for children

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Gostou Pitch was a good size, previous occupant had kindly left their rubbish, presumably because all the bins were overflowing.
Quiet site, tucked away, nice surroundings

Não gostou Having already paid for the pitch, having to pay a deposit for a key to the bathroom which was quite a trek from the pitch and not the best facilities

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Gostou Spacious pitches

Não gostou Limited showers and to far away, bins overflowing and litter around site when I arrived, no controll over people parking in drive throughs making me drive onto grass area to pass parked cars, site poorly maintained.

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Gostou Large pitches, nice and flat full gravel area
Segregation by bushes and a grass boarder. Facilities on pitch perfect.
Pub 15min walk along canal towpath, lovely food booking required for weekends.
Welfare facilities clean, with plentiful hot water.

Não gostou Approach onto site not nice, bins overflowing with rubbish, waste alcoves over flowing with bottles and cans. Maintenance yard littered with rubbish and old wooden storage sheds. Payment of £20 for a key deposit, refundable) to enable use of facilities and to gain access onto towpath.
All grass areas need cutting, grass at least 6’’ long and all bushes require trimming.
No general stores on site or within walking distance. Torch required to walk on site at night.

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Gostou Peaceful makes for a relaxing weekend excellent clean facilities staff extremely friendly ans helpful

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Gostou We had a really lovely stay here. It’s a small, friendly campsite with good-sized, level hardstandings, which made setting up nice and easy. Each pitch has its own hook-up and water, which is always a big plus for us.

The chemical disposal points are well set up and easy to use, and the toilets and showers (shared with the marina) were clean and perfectly decent.

One of our favourite things was having a wander around the boats and along the canal towpath, it’s a really peaceful spot. We also enjoyed a trip to The Plough, which is about a 20-minute walk or a quick drive, and well worth it for a nice local pub meal.

It’s in a great location too, with easy access to Lichfield, Fradley Junction and other nearby places to explore.

All in all, we really enjoyed our stay, it’s a well-run, welcoming site and we’d happily come back.

Não gostou We did see some of the negative comments before arriving, but honestly, none of them really reflected our experience, so we didn’t let them affect our stay.

The only small thing we’d agree with is the bin situation. There don’t seem to be quite enough of them, or they’re not emptied as often as they could be. When they get a bit too full, especially if it’s windy, it can make parts of the site look a little untidy.

That said, it was only a minor issue for us and didn’t take away from what was otherwise a really enjoyable stay.

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