Kings Orchard Marina

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Visitor image of the marina at sunset
Pitches
Road into the site

  • Peaceful 20-acre marina location in the Staffordshire countryside
  • A 10-minute drive to Lichfield; 20 minutes to Drayton Manor Theme Park
  • Barbecues and picnic tables provided; short walk to a dog-friendly pub
Whether it’s picnics looking out over the marina or lazy mornings walking along the Coventry Canal, there’s plenty of scope for peaceful activities at Kings Orchard Marina in the middle of the Staffordshire countryside. This is a pretty marina location with 20 acres of space, all landscaped and maintained to a high standard, with a marina basin for views and a canal, narrowboat hire and local pub 10 minutes’ walk away. For any keen explorers, the icing on the cake might be that historic Lichfield is 10 minutes’ drive to the west. That means you can explore the medieval city’s 12th-century cathedral, market square and the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum by day before heading back in the evening to use the site’s food prep area to build a barbecue spread on the grills provided. Handily, there's a food shop under five minutes' drive away. The free-to-use barbecues and picnic tables dotted around the site are useful facilities for those quality times. As for features of convenience, Kings Orchard Marina also has toilets, showers, waste disposal and an Elsan unit. With the Staffordshire countryside on all sides, walk to your heart’s content, but don’t forget that real ales, traditional pub fare and a beer garden await at the local dog-friendly country pub alongside the Coventry Canal. This place, 10 minutes’ walk away, is a good spot for those of you who have brought dogs on your holiday.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 15
Touring caravan pitches 15
Tent pitches 3
Open all year
Opens
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.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

85%

would recommend this site to a friend

81%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

If you like peace and quiet this is the place. Toilets were clean.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Dave S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Peaceful, plenty of fields for the dogs to run.

Disliked: Nothing

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Great place to visit Lichfield or hop on a bus to burton

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Kevin R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Location friendly staff clean site

Disliked: Going home

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Brilliant level pitch with electric hook up and water for each pitch.…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Amy C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Brilliant level pitch with electric hook up and water for each pitch. Clean and warm toilet block. The shower was excellent! Would love to return.

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Good Size pitches. Very friendly and helpful staff. Lovely site on the…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Good Size pitches. Very friendly and helpful staff. Lovely site on the canal. Good walk on the towpath to the local pub. Would recommend and stay again.

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Site was amazing beautiful and quiet and marina was lovely,the canal walk…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
adele b. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Site was amazing beautiful and quiet and marina was lovely,the canal walk is lovely and a nice walk to the local pubs which served amazing food even took the dog in great servicexxxx

Disliked: Nothink to dislike at allx

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First time we have visited here.....stayed for 3 nights......very quiet friendly place…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Tracey C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: First time we have visited here.....stayed for 3 nights......very quiet friendly place to stay.

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The people were very friendly on site…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Mark c. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: The people were very friendly on site

Disliked: Very few toilets available within walking distance. Early morning you do get some vehicle noise but on the whole not too bad.
I do think that £32 a night is a little steep for what you actually get on the site.

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We had a lovely stay

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Sarah P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: - lovely and quiet
- good sized pitch
- very safe with secure entry gates
- good location

Disliked: - only two shower cubicles
- not very safe for children due to the water edge (something we didn’t think about)

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Great setting near the canal - good services…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Peter W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Great setting near the canal - good services

Disliked: Luke warm shower one evening. Couldn't access the wifi

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Site was next to the marina which was above us. Very easy…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Site was next to the marina which was above us. Very easy to get to and from the M6. Had the hottest showers we’ve ever experienced on a campsite which were also very clean.

Disliked: Thorns from hedges cuttings lie on the ground and went through our shoes (mentioned in other reviews) luckily they didn’t cause a puncture.

Also the site could do with a couple more toilets on their own for motorhomes and caravaners. The 2 existing ones are in with the showers so you have to wait until they are free which in the summer could get very busy. There were 4 more on the other side of the marina which were quite a long walk away

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Features

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 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

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise 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

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Kings Orchard Marina

Broad Lane

Huddlesford

Lichfield

Staffordshire

England

WS13 8SP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.68832°N
-1.771°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.3 mi Bus Station
4.8 mi Bus Interchange
9.9 mi Spot on Snooker
Rail
1.2 mi Lichfield Trent Valley Rail Station
1.2 mi Lichfield Trent Valley High Level Rail Station
2.4 mi Lichfield City Rail Station
Airport
16.3 mi Birmingham International Airport
16.3 mi Birmingham International Airport Terminal 1
16.5 mi Birmingham International Airport Terminal 2

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

Strap yourself in for a ride and put your bravery to the test at Drayton Manor Theme Park (20 minutes’ drive) or take things at a slower pace around Beacon Park (10 minutes), where there are 70 acres of wildlife and gardens. As you might already be able to tell, there’s a wide choice of things to entertain yourselves with in these parts… The Foxfield Light Railway (45 minutes) is one way to discover the Staffordshire countryside, on a steam train trip that has experiences like cream tea journeys or driver experiences. Other historical detours could include a visit to The Staffordshire Regiment Museum (10 minutes), a military museum, or the 150-acre National Memorial Arboretum (10 minutes). Outdoor activities on the mind? There’s a brief stroll around The Green Fairy Woods (10 minutes), great for kids, or miniature golf, sports courts, nature trails and play areas around Beacon Park (10 minutes). SnowDome (15 minutes) runs skiing, snowboarding and ice skating sessions or lessons. Meanwhile, Go Ape courses, bike rides and walks are a staple in the Cannock Chase District (20 minutes).

Must see

Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum & Bookshop 2.4 mi

National Memorial Arboretum 3.3 mi

Tamworth Castle 4.9 mi

Drayton Manor Theme Park 5.8 mi

Conkers Discovery Centre 10 mi

National Trust

Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum 4.3 mi

Shugborough Estate 12.5 mi

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 13.8 mi

Moseley Old Hall 14.4 mi

Calke Abbey 14.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

CATHEDRAL CLOSE AND LINEAR PARK, LICHFIELD 2.6 mi

Coton in the Elms and Beehive Lakes 7.3 mi

MIDDLETON LAKES (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 28/02/2007) 7.4 mi

SUTTON PARK 8.9 mi

Overseal - Linton - Botany Bay 9.2 mi

Local events

  • Download Festival (Friday 13 June 2025 – Friday 13 June 2025)

    Derby, Derbyshire 19.2 mi

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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Kings Orchard Marina have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Kings Orchard Marina dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Kings Orchard Marina? Strap yourself in for a ride and put your bravery to the test at Drayton Manor Theme Park (20 minutes’ drive) or take things at a slower pace around Beacon Park (10 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Kings Orchard Marina?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.

    Please press the intercom on arrival and someone will come direct you to your pitch.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Kings Orchard Marina? From £32 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.