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Bath Marina And Caravan Park
Brassmill Lane
Bath
Somerset (Browse area)
BA1 3JT
Tel: 01225 424301
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Pitches: 88
Open: 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025
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 No Tents |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 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 |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <10 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Devil99qa |
10 reviews from this member |
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 Great access to this site from A4, just outside Bath, good bus connection and walk via canal/river is perfect with the exception of fast inconsiderate cyclists. Dolphine riverside pub offers great value for a great meal, they allow pets on leads in the pub when weather is bad and the staff and punters are friendly and welcoming. Bath is Bath, history, lovely shopping, river views and beautify architecture what more can be said.
The site is best described by my wife and others as, a caravan and camper car park. But it offers some sizeable space with flexibility to pitch to what ever suits. One of the shower blocks had no hot water during our stay, but the other block was functional and had perfect hot (constantly on) showers and this was worth the price tag for me.
Site staff are second to none, friendly, eager to help and offer local recommendations. Its true the site lacks some personality but that's down to you and the people on site, we found friendly people from Germany and Holland and this helped the atmosphere.
We would use this site again for every visit to Bath. Sainburys is near for shopping and we found it cheaper than Tesco, but that's no surprise to me! 
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| Date of Visit: June 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Sunbeam03 |
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Campsite is easily accessible and a fantastic location for visiting Bath it is located along side the River Avon. The site itself is all hardstanding but as per previous comments of being like a 'car park' there is a lot of concrete near the offices however this is only at the entrance to the site, the main site has grass areas to accommodate awnings although careful caravan pitching may be needed due to trees.
Toilet/showers are dated although they are adequate, shop is well stocked with good information on the local area.
Staff are very knowledgeable and friendly.
Park and ride is a short walk where buses leave every 15 mins although there are regular buses from the main road you could also walk into bath down the canal side, a taxi back to the site at night approx £10. Dog walk is adjacent to the site as well as the river path. There is also a pub within walking distance although not dog friendly.
Takeaways/convenience store a short drive away and supermarket in Bath.
You must do 'Bizarre bath' a comedy walk at 8pm every evening - well worthwhile!
Overall a little on the expensive side although for the location for a city break in Bath worth paying a little more
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| Date of Visit: April 2013 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Nevillelea |
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This is a good site to access Bath. Just across the road from the camp, is a Park n Ride where for a £3. 20 (per adult - return trip), you can catch a bus into the city and check out the sites.
The campsite is old and very expensive for what you get. The site staff are very friendly and make you feel welcome on arrival.
Note that the web site ‘Bookings’ have prices from £11. 20, which is a bit misleading on first look. You do not find that this is per person until you start the booking process.
The toilets/showers are old and need updating. On our visit there, we had cold showers on our first morning. This also included the wash up area. When we informed the staff, they said that there had been a power cut to that side of the park during the night and that it may have tripped the switches. They still had not check to see if this was the problem at 10:30am. Note that the ‘power cut’ did not impact on any of the pitches also located near the toilet block…
The on site shop is very basic and you would be better off stocking up at one of the large local superstores located close to the site. Note that there is a Tesco store at the city bus stop which is very handy after a day of sightseeing.
There is no service point for motorhomes.
Bath has a bus service to Devizes (about one hour) and we would stay there where the campsite has better and more reliable/modern facilities. The cost of camping is a lot cheaper as well!
We would not come back to this site unless they had invested some of the income that they make from the campers back into improving the facilities.
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| Date of Visit: March 2013 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Nick@90 |
12 reviews from this member |
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Perfect. Although slightly on the pricier side (£27 for 2 nights), and slightly lacking in character & soul (most pitches are located on a large, open asphalted area - as a previous reviewer said, a little like a car park) its location, facilities and warm welcome more than make up for this.
Not a great site for sitting out by your van - but who would want to, with this magnificent city within a gentle hour's stroll along the towpath? Staff on site couldn't have been friendlier or more helpful, and the shower block is as good as any I've seen. Recommended.
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| Date of Visit: March 2013 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Hdv61 |
14 reviews from this member |
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Have just returned from bath marina today having used it as a stopover to visit our son in Bath.
Very welcoming gentleman in the office when we arrived, explained where our pitch was and said if it wasn't satisfactory we could move and that he would be along later to see if we were alright.
Park and ride 10 minutes from site. Very handy to get into Bath, only £2. 50 each return and last bus is 8:30 pm.
Facilities are decidedly shabby and in desperate need of updating, however shower block was nice and warm and showers powerful. Did not like the fact that you needed a code for the door, my husband had to ask me every time he went to the loo.
Dishwashing facilities out in the open but covered over. Again very tatty.
Site shop appeared to cater for basic requirements.
Pub locally but did not use as we went into town.
As said previously, site resembles a very large carpark.
We won't be using again.
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: Jenh |
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We have visited this site a few times. It's an ideal place to visit Bath, we walk in via the towpath/ cycle track. The park and ride is by the site too.
It's not the sort of site we would usually go for, it's nearly all hard standings ( it's a bit like a car park). However it's just it's location that justifies the high costs we feel.
The facilities are ok, the shop was ok, the pitch size ok. It does feel a bit weird to be camped near a main road and all the passing traffic, plus if you are camped by the edge you do have people frequently walking past your pitch in the tow path. , there is a fence and bushes between you though. You are camped on the outskirts of the city so you do hear traffic etc but its never disturbed us.
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Barry Fisher |
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Just back from our fourth visit to this site (see our reviews 2003 and 2004, plus another visit in 2006) – the recent gap because we are back caravanning after some years narrowboating.
And we do like coming here, despite some minor niggles. Yes, the toilet blocks are tired. Yes, there is some background noise from planes and trains and traffic, but not enough to keep you awake at night. Yes, the concrete hardstandings can make putting up awnings problematical, but at least their leaflet (and we were told personally) indicates that there is no fixed position for the caravan on the pitch (as per most sites) but you can juggle car/caravan/awning round to suit yourself. And yes, some of the big trees could leave you in the shade all day; and there is still no motorhome waste disposal point, despite motorhomes being a good half of the visitors. On the plus side, the power points to the emplacements have recently been upgraded, with a light on the top. They also have a digital tv sockets on them providing most Freeview channels. (Oddly the old power points are still in place and live. )
But access to the magical and fascinating city of Bath makes the niggles irrelevant. Buses (route 21) every quarter of an hour from the Park and Ride the other side of the road (£2. 50 return, unless you have a free bus pass), or the X39 route which is a bit nearer but less frequent, takes you into Bath centre in eight minutes. Or you could walk the river path from the site to town – about forty five minutes. Be aware, though, that nearer the town the Sustrans Bristol/Bath cycle way (which passes the site) joins the river path. The X39 bus will also take you the other way into Bristol centre in about forty five minutes. Worth a visit, especially the old area by the river.
Nearest local shops not in fact very near; Sainsburys is the nearest supermarket, on the site side of the town centre – use the 21 bus, or drive, noting that although the supermarket is north of the river, car access is from the A4 south of the river. Waitrose, currently being expanded, is in the town centre, just up from Poultney Bridge, and the town centre, as befits a tourist town, has a huge range of shops and a covered market; the newly built Southgate shopping centre near the station is, however, a soulless upmarket place. Completely opposite to that is the Saturday market in the old Green (railway) Station (alongside Sainsburys) – the 21 bus goes by, and you need to walk back a short way.
Kids should be happy – there is a recreation ground alongside the site, mostly used for exercising dogs, but a large area fenced off for a typical playground. On the main road towards town, a section of Victoria Park has been laid out as the biggest children’s playground I’ve ever seen. Sadly the 21 bus does not stop here, so it’s either a good walk or drive and park in or around the main park area or use the X39 bus which does stop nearby.
The nearby Boathouse pub (go right on the river walk) has been refurbished recently and has a decent restaurant menu (hopefully our being overcharged was a one-off). Or go left on the river walk for about ten minutes, and by the lock on the river, is the Dolphin – an older, traditional pub with restaurant. We’ve not been in there, but other reviewers seem to rate it well. Loads of cafés and restaurants in the town centre, of course.
We spent eight nights there this time, and apart from a quick visit to the vets with our dog, we went everywhere without needing to use the car. Suits us - we do have free bus passes! - but probably not a family with young kids.
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Jadsett |
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Spent 2 nights on site.
Received a very warm welcome on arrival. The very detailed 'information sheet' was comprehensive and very handy.
As others have commented the facilities are a little tired, but kept in a quite reasonable standard of cleanliness.
The main advantage is the park and ride opposite which gives regular and fast access to the city centre.
We ate at the Boathouse which, despite being extremely busy when we visited, offered fast and very attentive service - and the food was pretty good too (and good value)!
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Kaut0Bill |
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Despite what seems like a very negative review I would and probably will visit this site again.
This site and facilities are somewhat neglected and in need of some TLC.
Pitches though of an adequate size are somewhat close together so you are right on top of people in adjacent pitches. Also all concrete hard standings are in need of some cosmetic repairs and the grass parts are very uneven.
Facilities are somewhat outdated and small. There are only two of everything in the toilet/shower blocks which is slightly inadequate for size of the site. I wouldn't agree that facilities are dirty as indicated by other reviews. They are somewhat dated but clean. Any uncleanliness is down to users not cleaning up after using the facilities despite mops & buckets etc being left for them to do so.
Reception sells only a very limited selection of goods and shop that is indicated on literature as being approx 600mtrs up the road is considerably further than that.
Staff were excellent though reception is only open shorter hours than every other site I have visited especially at week-ends.
Cost is somewhat on the high side as we have stayed at far nicer sites with better facilities for substantially less than charged here.
As indicated at the beginning of this review the above negatives are not serious enough to put us off using this site again.
The site is in a great location fo visiting Bath and the surrounding area especially if you wish to leave your vehicle on sit and use public transport, walk or cycle.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Orangesqash |
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Stayed at this site for 6 nights.
The site itself is ideal for very short stop overs to the area mainly due to it's accessibility to Bath and the surrounding area. The park and ride service was excellent however the fare tended to change from day to day! You were advised to access the park & ride service via the woods however, the track was wet and muddy. I don't think that I would be happy to walk it alone at night as the track takes you through a secluded wood with no lighting.
At booking we had requested a quiet plot away from play areas, however when we arrived we found we were situated in the front of the park with much coming and goings from camper vans whose pitches were directly in front of us. The play area was no more than 100 yards away.
The site itself appeared well kept, however in our opinion the facilities were poor. The showers worked well only as long as the site was quiet, or you accessed them early. We were unable to use them on several days as the water supply had all but dried up, with only a trickle of water running down the wall. When we complained we were told that if we had continued to stand under the shower for 10 mins all would have been well as the water supply would return! apparently it was the over-use of the facilities which affected the water supply.
On the 4th day whilst preparing breakfast we found ourselves without electricity. After checking the van we went to the office to be told that the supply would be shut off for the next 2 hours. When we complained we were told that had we checked the office notice board we would have been aware! How many of us go back to the office once we have sorted out arrival!
Don't expect a quiet stay over at this site either as there is a high level of traffic noise from the nearby motorway, trains which pass close to the site and air traffic noise from planes landing at Bristol airport.
In terms for value for money, the site was not cheap especially when compared to the facilities as offered at caravan club sites.
Overall a good park for accessing Bath, only if you don't mind noise and little to no showering facilities during busy periods.
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