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Shardlow Marina and Caravan Park
London Road
Shardlow
Derbyshire (Browse area)
DE72 2GL
Tel: 01332 792832
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Pitches: 60
Open: 01/03/2026 to 30/01/2027
01/03/2027 to 30/01/2028
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar On Site |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing On Site |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 Boat Launch / Mooring On Site |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: June 2016 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: KeithChesterfield |
12 reviews from this member |
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 The good points – lovely position at the side of the Marina and River Trent. All grass pitches seemed reasonable size and flat. Dog walking fields stretch for about half a mile of flat grassland – best we've ever seen on a campsite. Plenty of restaurants and takeaways within a couple of minutes drive. Reception gave us two bags for dog waste removal and map of where to take the dog walking. Chinese takeaway on main road had excellent food.
Not so good – Reception hidden away behind business units.
Do not drive towards Reception with a large unit as turning around is extremely difficult in working boatyard.
Barrier card awkward to use unless you get out of vehicle.
Only a small toilet and shower block on site – larger block about 200 yards but not very accessible unless desperate.
Bad points – Smithy's Bar live entertainment stops at midnight but the clientele remained noisily outside until at least one am – okay if you want to stay up all night but not if you don't.
Group of up to 30 people sat around a burning fire chatting and singing along to music until well after midnight – see above.
Most dogs under control but some off lead and many barking dogs.
No Motorhome waste water (grey water) facility – Reception Staff suggested I find a lay-by and put waste water down drain (Hmmm!)
We stayed for two booked nights and that was enough. 
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| Date of Visit: May 2016 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Magsem |
5 reviews from this member |
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First the good points. Flat grass pitches, some with good view over marina. Toilets immaculate, cleaned twice a day - hence 8/10 for facilities. Did not use shower (they were situated in another building, in static caravan area) so cannot comment. Easy to get to, but be aware, do not follow sign to office - it will be very tight to turn round, we 'parked' along the pub parking bays towards the touring field. Departure time on Sundays is 3pm - a nice touch for weekenders.
Now the not so good. The pub/restaurant is situated at one end of the touring field, so if you are allocated a pitch at that end of the field be prepared for the weekend 'live entertainment' to destroy any sense of peace and quiet. There were also a number of dogs being allowed to run loose on the site, despite notices around saying dogs should be kept on leads, no-one from the marina seemed to bother. Pitches felt a little tight, fortunately we and no-one around us had a awning so room for vehicles, but I think it would have been difficult if awnings were being used. Reception could have been friendlier, no conversation apart from information required, even when returning gate card and toilet keys (you have to pay a deposit for these).
Initial impression was of tidy clean pleasant location but I left feeling the staff did the bare minimum and nothing else.
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| Date of Visit: May 2016 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: JillandPaulE |
3 reviews from this member |
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Stayed at Shardlow Marina for first time. Pitch was good location good and on site bar handy. Plenty of bars nearby with short walk. Showers however, need major refurb.
Men's had only 1 of the 2 showers working and same for ladies after day 1. Water pressure is poor and they ware cold and not heated.
It was £86 for 3 nights so would expect better facilities.
Would put me off returning. Shame as location good.
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| Date of Visit: April 2016 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Sluggyavondale |
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We have been here several times before. The location is beautiful with stunning canal walks, lots of friendly pubs and places of interest nearby. I would class the facilities as basic. The toilets are a portocabin with 3 toilets for each sex for the whole site. I have always found them to be clean and well stocked but I think the showers are another matter. You have to walk up the road to the static site for access. They are token operated, only available from the site office which has limited opening times. They are in need of some decoration, the water pressure is nil and the water is nearly cold. As the site fees per night were so low, the facilities didn't bother us but the price is quickly rising and soon will be the same as other sites that for the same money provide power showers and underfloor heating. If this does not bother you, you will love it here. Pubs are cheap, friendly and very quaint. I recommend the New Inn here on a summers day you can sit outside and gaze across the road as the boats, ducks and swans sail by. Bliss, children are limited to 2 per site as there is a high risk with all the water around. I have 4 so I would have to have sold 2 :)
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Paulwarning |
5 reviews from this member |
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Just had our second visit to the site, the booking in procedure is very poor, don't follow the signs for reception with your caravan on, as the site is in the opposite direction, turning round is very difficult as I found out on my first visit, you have to park up, where you can near the bar, usually be blocking other vehicles in, then walk 200 yards to the site office/shop, and because they charge a £20 deposit for the barrier swipe card and keys to the toilets you have to do exactly the same thing when you leave.
The site was full on our second visit and the portacabin type toilets were out of use for 2 of the 3 days so it was a bit of a walk to the only brick built block, which was clean enough but a little bit basic.
Our pitch was near a corner which was ok, we were only commenting that we were glad nobody was in the corner next to us as there wasn't an awful lot of room when a party containing 2 caravans and a campervan turned up and crammed onto the corner pitch designed for one unit, apparently the mangement had messed up the advanced booking and it was the only space left on the site!
On the plus side of things, there are some nice pubs close by as well as the site bar which had live music on Friday and Saturday which carried on till midnight, we didn't mind, in fact we enjoyed it, but be warned if you like an early peaceful night.
I would go again as it is close to where I live but I wouldn't go at busy times, they cram to many units on the site for the space and facilities available.
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| Date of Visit: July 2015 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Tomtom1958 |
3 reviews from this member |
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Stayed at this site for 2 nights as part of a 10 day touring holiday.
The site it's self is grass pitchs on the main site with a few hard standing, the pitch I was on was a grass pitch that was level and of a decent size.
The amenities them self need a lot of updating it seems all the time and money is spent on the mobile site. A bit of advice update the amenities.
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| Date of Visit: June 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Firehunter |
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Nice flat site, two toilet blocks, one being quite far away from the touring site. Facilities are ok, nothing special. There are numerous walks in the area which is very flat. The site is surrounded by canals and river, a very special place. There is an on-site pub/restaurant and 5 or 6 more within easy walking distance. The on-site pub is good for food - if you can get served! The bar staff don't seem to be able to make a mental note of who needs serving next and tend to serve whoever is in front of them when they've finished serving the last customer. We walked out without spending any money on numerous occasions. You'll find The Navigation pub at the entrance to the site a lot better. We ordered our food and it came to us in less time than I'd been standing at the bar in the on-site pub (Smithys) and it was delicious! All in all a nice break once I'd got over being ignored in Smithys bar :-)
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| Date of Visit: June 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Das545701 |
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We love this place, this is our third visit with 5 units, its not sparkling but does the job.
Pub good and so is the food, love to walk around the marina and talk to the long stayers in there narrow boats,
Bit awkward to find reception but always feel welcome,
The owners would love to upgrade the facilities but problem with council so cant, pity.
Will we be back, Yes,
Some nice good food pubs not far away.
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| Date of Visit: June 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Dazzle58 |
5 reviews from this member |
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Both the Caravan Club and the Caravan and Camping club recommend a minimum space of 6m between outfits for safety and fire prevention. There are Standards within the Caravan Sites and Development of Control Act 1960. These Standards aren't statutory but they mirror the CC and the C&CC's recommendations in relation to fire safety.
This site clearly takes no notice of any recommended fire or safety standards whatsoever. We have just stayed here for 3 nights in our touring caravan and awning. We were with a party of 3 caravans. This site's 'rules' say you must be 'parked beside your unit, not in front, this is a safety requirement in case of emergency. ' This is truly laughable. It's impossible to park between some of the pitches - they're far too tightly wedged in! The site 'rules' say no open fires are permitted but the caravan behind us had an awning and a wind-break which was 2 metres from our caravan, behind which they had a fire. Nobody was around to speak to them about the breach of their rules. One of our friends asked, then demanded to be moved because their awning would have been pitched over the tarmac road on the pitch they'd been allocated. The staff in the office just shrugged and said they were fully booked! The Office Manager was called and an alternative pitch was juggled for our friends. They were moved across the road where they could park next to their caravan/awning, but the poor people who arrived later were allocated the smaller pitch and had their chairs and table right next to the tarmac and had to park their car at the front of their caravan.
The portakabin toilet facilities are clean, but they don't smell too good. There are 3 - and according to UKCampsites there are 60 pitches. The ratios aren't quite what you'd like them to be!
The site's location on the marina is so pretty, and there are some great pubs/restaurants locally. It could therefore be a gem of a place to stay - but I would not return to this site until they change their attitude to safety.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Dorne |
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We visited here twice in the last week as it was half way to our holiday destination and sadly we will find an alternative park next time. On arrival it took a long time to find the reception(I use the term loosely) as it is not sign posted. Once sited we went off to explore the toilet blocks which were a porta-cabin type thing with only 2 toilets for a large site you also needed a key to use them. The shower block was some distance from our site and again wasn't signposted, when we did find them we needed tokens which we didn't know how to get or from where as the 'reception' closed at 5 as did the launderette an absolute joke consider the size of the place. Luckily we have a shower in our van so didn't need to use the grim looking shower block. The pub on site was very dark and had an unfriendly feeling to it so we walked into Shardlow village for a drink which has some lovely pubs and places to eat. The Marina itself was interesting to look at so we did enjoy walking around there.
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