Oakwood Marina

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  • Relaxed 30-acre campsite bordering the Trent and Mersey Canal
  • A 10-minute drive from Northwich; Chester 40 minutes
  • On-site tea rooms serving breakfasts, coffees, scones and cakes
Whether you're in the mood for merrymaking, meandering through the countryside or day trips to Manchester city centre, Oakwood Marina is a relaxed waterside campsite in rural Cheshire that ticks all the right boxes. As it borders the Trent and Mersey Canal, a wonderful waterway that runs all the way from Derby to Liverpool, walking and cycling routes along the towpath can be accessed in a few seconds – an excellent way to take in the scenery of the surrounding Cheshire Plains. The marina runs for almost a mile along the canal and hosts a constantly changing collection of up to 90 colourful narrowboats, while the campsite is similarly spacious, covering roughly 30 acres of gently sloping land with views over the water's edge. The surrounding fields are either grazed by cows or mown for hay just a couple of times a year, meaning there's lots of long grass around to shelter passing wildlife (a few footpaths have been cut between the pitches to help guide you through the fields). Guests staying at Oakwood Marina are welcome to light campfires and barbecues (in the designated areas) and have access to useful marina facilities like a laundry room, toilet block, showers and washing-up area. There's also an on-site tea rooms, where you can stop for all-day breakfasts, coffees, scones, cakes and other goodies. To top it all off, on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, there's a pizza trailer and an outdoor bar open from 4pm until late. Oakwood Marina is just under a mile from a local organic farm shop and roughly two miles from Rudheath, where there is a railway station and a well-stocked supermarket.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 5
Tent pitches 16
Rent a tent 5
Open now
Opens 18 April
Please note
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • 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.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • The bar is open between 29/03 and 30/09.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • 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.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 18 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Other pitch types

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96% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely private site, pitches are really well spaced apart.

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Nicola A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Everything, I think it’s my favourite site in my past 10 years of camping.!

The pitches are really well spaced for privacy, I love that you can’t get your car near the pitches so your not listening to cars moving about all the time.

The quad with the trailer to get you to your pitch is a brilliant idea.

The pizzas and bar in the evening are great, we also had a breakfast in the tea room the following morning.

I also liked the fact that you don’t have to checkout until 11am.

Even the portaloo’s were the cleanest I’ve ever seen. Water was red hot, honestly can’t fault it.

Would we stay again??? ABSOLUTELY.!!

Disliked: Nothing to dislike it’s lovely

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place to stay, we will definitely be booking again

Overall 10/10

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Vicky S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely locatation
Lovely owners
Pizza oven
Bar

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautifully kept and well thought-out site, and very peaceful. Pizzas and cafe…

Overall 10/10

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Stephen M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bell tent

Liked: Beautifully kept and well thought-out site, and very peaceful. Pizzas and cafe food excellent, plus a very cute (and well-received) bar.

The hosts are welcoming and friendly, and the bell tent that we stayed in was a great size for two adults and two children - there was plenty headroom and floor space, even with the kids' beds laid out. A very welcome surprise was that they have been upgraded recently and are made of semi-blackout material, which meant that we all slept pretty much normally, despite it being close to the longest day and so very light outside.

The tents came with lots of very thoughtful extras like a portable gas burner and kettle (plus other cookware), lights, cushions and even two big camping chairs. There's an integrated wood burner, too; I'm tempted to come back when it's colder, just to be able to use it! Outside, you get your own picnic bench, and there's a nice amount of space (I'd say at least 5m) between the tents, so there's room for the kids to kick a ball about and without bothering the neighbours.

The bell tents sit on a nice flat run of well-kept grass overlooking the small marina and facing the sunset. They're close to the cafe and also the car park, which means it's no problem to leave stuff in your car if you like.

All in all, this is a great site and we'll definitely be coming back!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Our new favourite site

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Jenny H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful surroundings, friendly staff and lovely food at the tearooms

Recommend to friends Visit again

Gorgeous views, great pitches, friendly locals and helpful staff!

Overall 10/10

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Chloe W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: This was our second camping trip as a couple with our dog and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience!

When we arrived our belongings were taken over to the pitch by a quad bike, and again picked up as we were leaving even though we didn’t ask for help! We were starting to walk our things to the car and the staff member came over and told us he would help which was appreciated.

The campsite is stunning, the views are amazing and the pitches are really well maintained. We loved how the pitches were mowed out as it meant our dog felt comfortable that we had our own space! We were also very lucky to have the campsite to ourselves on our second night.

The main facilities have everything you need, with portaloos (very clean), showers and washing up facilities next to the campsites to save walking in the night.

The pizza on Saturday night was great and I was very happy to be able to get an iced coffee for breakfast from the cafe!

We will definitely be making this our regular campsite. All the locals from the marina were lovely and friendly. Lots of dogs being walked around the site!

Disliked: Nothing apart from the weather!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site

Overall 10/10

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STEPHEN M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Location was fantastic, on a canal marina.
Bar open in the evening was great , also food was available.
The owners were very friendly and helpful
Wi-Fi was excellent also

Disliked: Nothing, great stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant will be back…

Overall 10/10

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Louise G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Brilliant will be back

Disliked: Nothing g

Recommend to friends Visit again

The owner was there to great us, and explained the site to…

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The owner was there to great us, and explained the site to us letting us know where the toilet and showers were. As you can't park next to your pitch, all gear and luggage was transported for you.
The toilet and shower facilities were very clean at all times.
Even got to try the pizzas very yummy.
Definitely be revisiting

Recommend to friends Visit again

A really pleasant stay - we would recommend and return to this site.

Overall 9/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely quiet site, clean and a nice cafe. A great setting.

Disliked: Not many toilets / showers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay

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Thomas r. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The spacious environment and the marina was very nice

Disliked: That the bar was closed

Recommend to friends Visit again


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 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

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

Forest Peaceful 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 Nearby farmers' market

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Oakwood Marina

Davenham Road

Davenham

Northwich

Cheshire

England

CW9 7RY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.23745°N
-2.4759°W

Nearest transport

Coach
9.7 mi Bus Station
11.6 mi Scotland Road Alighting Only
11.7 mi Bus Interchange
Rail
1.9 mi Northwich Rail Station
2.1 mi Lostock Gralam Rail Station
2.6 mi Greenbank Rail Station
Ferry
24.5 mi Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal
24.6 mi Liverpool Isle of Man & Dublin Terminal
24.6 mi Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal
Airport
12 mi Manchester Airport
12 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 3
12.1 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 1

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

Start off with some good old-fashioned industrial heritage at the Lion Salt Works in the nearby village of Marston (10 minutes' drive), or visit the Anderton Boat Lift (15 minutes) to see how ingenious Victorian engineers negotiated a 50-foot drop between the river Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal. The handsome market town of Northwich (10 minutes) and its bustling high street should be next on your agenda – especially if your stay at Oakwood Marina coincides with its monthly artisanal market. For cities where there's always something on, you could head to Chester (40 minutes) or Manchester (40 minutes), both of which have top museums, kid-friendly attractions, shopping opportunities and historic quarters to explore. Need a breather after all that? Fresh air – and plenty of it – is available at Marbury Country Park (15 minutes), Tatton Park (20 minutes) or Dunham Massey (25 minutes), a National Trust-managed property with a deer park and garden that makes the place well worth visiting all year round.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Wallasey 28.3 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Moreton 29.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Anderton Boat Lift - Lift Trips 2.4 mi

Arley Hall & Gardens 6 mi

Tatton Park Mansion 7.4 mi

Delamere Forest 8.4 mi

Capesthorne Hall & Gardens 9.8 mi

National Trust

Nether Alderley Mill 10.3 mi

Hare Hill 12.6 mi

Biddulph Grange Garden 14.9 mi

Speke Hall, Garden and Estate 17.9 mi

Lyme Park 19.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Anderton and the Trent and Mersey Canal 3.4 mi

Pickmere, Great Budworth and Arley Hall 3.6 mi

Marbury - Anderton Country Parks - Anderton Boat Lift 3.8 mi

Whitegate Way 4.6 mi

TABLEY HOUSE 4.7 mi

Local events

  • Creamfields (Thursday 21 August 2025 – Thursday 21 August 2025)

    Warrington, Cheshire 9.5 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

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Oakwood Marina have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Oakwood Marina dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Oakwood Marina? Start off with some good old-fashioned industrial heritage at the Lion Salt Works in the nearby village of Marston (10 minutes' drive), or visit the Anderton Boat Lift (15 minutes) to see … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Oakwood Marina?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Oakwood Marina? From £25 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.