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What a gem of a site. Quiet peaceful clean tidy organised absolutely brill. We came across this site by accident but realy glad we did. Denise went out of her way to accommodate us being as we didn't pre book. Once getting through the gates its a little oasis with tranquil walks along the canal excellent cafe 5 mins down canal path lovely jubley cakes fully recommend you to try them. Showers and toilet facilities were fine maybe room for improvement but fine. We would most definitely use this site again and have told many people about it. Bus route right outside the gates good value if you get day rambler tickets. Even bus staff friendly. Garage shop, cafe pub and bus stop what else do you need! This is also an adult only site. Look forward to next visit. Jan n Alan.
We had been recommended this site so decided to visit for a few days. The location looked good but the gate was opened by a man who didn't bother to say hallo or welcome. Denise herself was welcoming but this has been the only site where they insisted we parked head on as our door is on the other side(being a german van)-no problem though as we had a large pitch near to the canal gate.
Once through the gate it was a different world with lots of lovely walks.
Would we come again-no. It is not our sort of site-we felt very watched, lots of rules and very expensive showers, 30p for a plug for a hairdryer and £1 for four eggs. And it was an adult only site!Lovely setting but not for us-and the view from our van was either nettles or a storage yard.
We fully recommend this lovely site, having just spent a Sat. & Sun night there. The site is clean & tidy, very well looked after as our the guests. Our van was pitched for us! Right next to the canal there were lots to see and plenty of good walks to be had. We had a 'chilled' weekend and the car never moved. The minimal road noise was not a problem but it possibly depends on which part of the site you are on. Only negative would be an oily smell at dusk from the tanker depot which is out of site down the road. We aim to return next year, if not sooner.
Canal side site in a good location with access to, the canal path. Good sized grass and hard standing pitches well laid out with electricity, TV, water and grey waste to most pitches. We had a warm welcome form Denise, who gave us an information leaflet and encouraged us to read the site regulatIons posted at two places on site. TV hook up cables, toilet fluid, miLk, eggs, and bread all available from reception.
Two small clean amenity blocks with toilet, washing up, and showers (shower 50p hair dryer 30p) good road ways and access to pitches. The area we were pitched in was flat some seasonal pitches were up a slope.
The path from the site follows the canal and has locks and several long boats a pleasant hour + walk to Whitchurch small market town with many shops, tea rooms pubs and a tesco?
The site pricing is itemised and detailed. Motorhomes are more expensive than caravans ? Why. Twin axle caravans, dogs, awnings, porch awnings, roll out canopies, gazebos, extra persons, extra cars, and bank holidays all incur extra coat. At £17 per night We thought showers should be included. Road noise from the nearby Busy A41 is not particularly noticeable in the daytime but is very intrusive at night.
This is a fantastic camp site if your looking for an adults only, quiet and relaxing time away. Brilliant facilities! The camping field had 4 picnic benches with one under a shelter. A brilliant toilet block with separate showers (50p), and washing facilities for both pots and clothes. There was a fridge and freezer for campers to also use.
We were the only campers for the weekend because it was mixed weather (a lot of rain included) but they said they didn't get too many as they want a relaxing quiet site! which was absolutely perfect for us and will also be great for those in caravans and motorhomes etc as they wont have their peace disrupted either. In all I will most definitely be going back.
Its right next to a canal. If you turn right by the canal it take you to a lovely café (5 min walk) and just outside the campsite there is a great pub that serves great ale and food and a petrol station with little shop.
Wow, what a lovely site. It is beautifully maintained to a very high standard and is in a superb location.
Leave through the gate in the bottom left of the site and you are right on the Llangollen Canal. If you turn right you are within minutes of the Grindley Brook Staircase lock where you can watch the world go by whilst others open and close the locks.
If you turn left, after half-an-hours walk along the towpath, you arrive at the Willey Moor public house. However, should that be too far, across the road there is the welcoming Jockey and Horses pub. Both pubs do lovely and reasonably priced food.
Back to the site; the toilets and all the facilities were very clean (I cannot talk about the showers as we used our own).
What was really lovely was the peace and tranquillity of the site; waking to the sound of bird song every morning and being alongside the canal.
Site was nicely laid out, bit of noise from the road if you are pitched closer to the front of the site.
Toilets were clean but dated, the lights are on a timer and if you are in there for a little while you can find yourself in the dark!
The Pub across the road is very nice and great for food or just a drink, staff were very friendly and efficient.
I recommend a walk along the canal (just out the back gate of the site) if you fancy a longer walk you could walk into Whitchurch, about 2 miles along the canal path
Met at the very secure gate by the nice lady, checked in and escorted to our pitch in less than 15 minutes. Nice flat pitch with hook up. The pitch was next to a fence that separate the tents from the caravans. When the caravans parked on the other side of the fence I thought us all a bit to close.
As other reviews have mentioned there are a few rules.
The showers near the entrance are very good, clean and spacious and are the better of the two shower blocks.
The washing up areas at the second block could have done with a good brush down - lots of cobwebs and spiders.
There are numerous bins for recycling, which is good, but on our last morning I did see that someone had left a collapsible plastic box on top of the bins full of rubbish - teabags, takeaway containers, half eaten food etc.
Overall we enjoyed our stay at Canal Side, it is in a nice area next to the canal and a pub across the road. There is some road noise.
Been 3 years since our return to Canalside and the standards have not dropped.
Had a great welcome on arrival and chaperoned to our pitch and shown where all the facilities are etc.
The site is kept lovely and the shower facilities are great (the shower block near the entrance is best). The shower room is just like a bathroom, with toilet, sink, mirror, shelves and hangers and even a chair, oh and the walk in shower. The showers are 50p and the water was nice and hot and lasted a long time (not sure why people moan about paying really). The other half used power in the ladies for hairdryer and straighteners so she was happy too! There are separate toilets also and again always seemed clean and tidy.
The site has a lodge type building with a microwave, fridge, freezer and a washing machine installed for those that may need it. We found this handy as we do not use hook up.
The site staff are always on hand and also tending the site to keep thing lovely. It has a family run feeling and when we left early due to circumstances at home they genuinely had concern that we were leaving due to a problem with the site which was nice.
The site is great for those that like to walk, with the canal right next door and lovely walks, on way to the WilleyMoor Pub (about 30 mins) and the other way an hour walk via canal to Whitchurch. A garage is next door and handy for bits and bobs. The Horse and Jockey pub is across the road, we did not eat there but had a drink. Food seemed bit pricey and other campers said it wasn't great but cant comment ourselves.
The Canal side cafe which is only a few minutes walk away does a great breakfast if you fancy a change from cooking and is a great place to watch the barges in the stair case locks.
In all a great stay, and we will not leave it so long to return this time.
Read the reviews before we went so were aware there may be a lot of rules however, once we got there, we did not think there were any more rules than the usual campsite do and don'ts. Liked the private gate out to the canal- very handy for walking the two dogs. Didn't use the showers as the money slots were outside the cubicles and there was a limited time to turn the water on. The only problem we had was the pitch we were on (number 1). The pitch was only just wide enough for the motorhome and sat right next to the main road through the site. Everybody that walked to the toilets or walked to the canal gate had to pass the van and were only a foot or so away from the side and the front of the van which gave us very little privacy. The road noise was a bit louder than expected. All in all would go back to the site but only if guaranteed another pitch!
Excellent site with very friendly and helpful owners, especially when we had a flat battery!
(Garage next door very helpful too. )
Made our first ever camping experience an exceptional one. Toilets and showers immaculately clean and great pub across the road. Beautiful scenic setting recommend this site to anyone. No problems with having two dogs there as there are lovely canal walks and fields everywhere. Thank you Canal side see you again!
Got to canal side site 07 july 2013 very hot and sunny. Nice field for tents trees on two sides, showers & toilets nof far from where you camp. And were clean and with toilet paper. Showers 50p but hot. And I paid £10 a night to camp there, just me, car and my cycle. If the showers were free then site fees cost would cost more. Flat field for tents, duck pond with a few ducks. Pub over the road was ok food alright. Willy more pub on the canal was good nice. Pint of Perroni lager, and the food look good as well. Camp site easy to find on A41. Going back with my wife soon. 10 out of 10 very good
Easy to get to – just off the A41 Whitchurch by-pass, this is a small, quiet site, owned and run by a friendly family. Kept neat and tidy, with coded locks on entrance and towpath gates keeping it secure.
As befits the notice at the entrance “Strictly no children beyond this point”, it was occupied by a few pre-children couples, but mostly by post-children couples. If you have visitors (up to two), they are charged £2 each, and £2 to bring their car inside the gate (but not up to the caravan).
The site has a smaller, lower field of about ten pitches, and a larger sloping field with about forty further pitches. About half a dozen are seasonal pitches, the rest for usual use by visitors. Alternatively, caravan storage is available in an adjacent locked compound (from a conversation with someone who used this facility, this seemed to be relatively inexpensive, but you would need to check this out), and the owners will move the stored caravans onto a pitch (at normal rates) when required.
Pitches are crushed stone to the width of a caravan and awning, so no dead grass/mud-under-groundsheets problems. Water, electricity, tv and waste water drain are to all pitches.
The main toilet/shower (50p for 5 or 6 minutes, and 30p to use a hairdryer) and bin area is between the two fields, and, whilst not new, is perfectly satisfactory. There is a collection of eight different recycling bins (including dog bin), to suit the requirements of the local authority. A newer toilet block is at the entrance to the site but, because of its position, seems little used.
Grindley Brook is two things – above canal level the busy A41 is fortunately not intrusive thanks to a speed restriction and double bend, plus buildings between the site and the road. Adjacent the site entrance is a petrol station with a useful shop, and opposite is a pub (food available). Otherwise not much else.
However, going through the gate from the lower field direct onto the Llangollen Canal towpath, the immediate view is a different, picture postcard world of gardens and cottages. Three fairly close canal locks lead to a staircase of three linked locks – a gongoozler’s paradise. Alongside the staircase is a good café/tea shop selling ice cream and some groceries, where you can sit and watch the boats struggle up and down the staircase.
For the energetic, a further 30-40 minutes walk along the towpath takes you to the Whitchurch canal arm and a pleasant walk into Whitchurch itself.
Further afield, a short drive takes you to the delightful town of Nantwich, with Whitchurch and Ellesmere (with another canal arm) also close; the old town of Chester (straight up the A41) is a bit further, but well worth a visit. Motor home users should note, however, that buses from Grindley Brook site are two-hourly.
Mobile phone connection is a bit iffy; internet connection almost impossible, and there is no Wi-Fi available.
Firstly it is very easy to find, we came in from the Chester side and about 30M before you get to the filling station there is a sign for motorhome hire, this is where you enter the site. You are met with a high gate and a sign saying no children.
Once inside you drive past the motorhomes to the reception where you are booked in and given a list of rules. We knew there were a number of rules, but there were far more than first thought.
Being alongside the canal is great with good walks in both directions, sitting outside the cafe by the locks watching people struggling is great fun.
Pitches are a decent size and the field well tended with EHU and water. The facilities on the lower field are adequate, the gents having a couple of urinals, one toilet and three sinks. The two showers are separate and are unisex. Annoyingly you have to pay for the showers, 50p for about 4 or 5 minutes and you can not adjust the temperature although they were warm enough, the wife dared not wash her hair for fear of running out of time. The slots for paying for the showers are also outside of them, so if you want a longer shower, make sure you cover yourself up. One other thing, the showers are turned of at 2130hrs until the next morning. (WHY?) So if you are out for a cycle or any other activity including fishing on the canal, don't be late.
There are other facilities here, laundry etc but we did not use them.
Overall a good site but there are far to many rules from don't feed the ducks to no ball games.
We will not be returning to this site specifically because of the number of rules.
Met at the gate by the friendly owners and shown to the pitch which was an all weather pitch and was nice and level. You do however need rock or strong pegs for the awning. During our stay we had some torrential rain but the site was well drained and never waterlogged.
Facilities clean. Nice site, well maintained with the added bonus of being Adults only. Site ideally located next to the canal with a private gate to the towpath which made it ideal for walking the dogs and there is a field at top of site for letting dogs off for a run.
Good location for exploring the area.
Pub across the road and garage next door which sells milk etc. Sainsburys and Tesco in Whitchurch for a bigger shop.
The only dislikes we had about the site were the cost of the showers which were 50p and only lasted 3 minutes, timed from when the coin goes into the meter (which was outside the shower rooms), struggled to get hair washed even when not putting coin in the slot until undressed and going to the meter in the nude! Also the lights were on a timer which lasted about 3 minutes and if you went for a shower or to the toilet when it was dark then you kept getting plunged into darkness.
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No Tents 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Adults Only 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
No Laundry 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop <1 mile 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <1 mile 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool <1 mile 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <1 mile 
Tennis <1 mile 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
Canalside Pitches 
Public Transport On Site
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
What a gem of a site. Quiet peaceful clean tidy organised absolutely brill. We came across this site by accident but realy glad we did. Denise went out of her way to accommodate us being as we didn't pre book. Once getting through the gates its a little oasis with tranquil walks along the canal excellent cafe 5 mins down canal path lovely jubley cakes fully recommend you to try them. Showers and toilet facilities were fine maybe room for improvement but fine. We would most definitely use this site again and have told many people about it. Bus route right outside the gates good value if you get day rambler tickets. Even bus staff friendly. Garage shop, cafe pub and bus stop what else do you need! This is also an adult only site. Look forward to next visit. Jan n Alan. 
