Savile Town Wharf Marina

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dont always believe what you read

Cancelled because of negative reviews, but told the owners would call in when in area to make my own judgement, popped in on a sunday lunchtime, everything fine, yes it is in an industrial estate, but pub fine, pitchss lookedfine, busy spot so you will get some noise, did,ant see any dog poo around pitches or boats, probably too daunting for some but if you want a base with lots of surrounding action its okay, if not you are probably better off in a field in the middle of no where.

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roger wild

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Reviewed on 24/09/2020 19:11

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Town centre stop

Please don't take notice of the negative reviews. This place is an absolute bargain at £13 a night for 2. The approach looks dodgy due to the industrial units but once in the marina everything felt very comfortable, not in the least uncomfortable as other reviews would have you believe. Gordon the site manager is a delightful to deal with, nothing is too much trouble for him. The on site pub has great beers and food for only £6 full meal, and very good it was to. The marina is a nice place to spend time in and the town centre is only a few minutes walk away. All in all a good place to stay, we will be back

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snackmanred

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Reviewed on 18/09/2020 16:16

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An interesting place,no need to have worried

We needed to stay in Dewsbury for a business meeting. We were concerned about some of the reviews, but there was no need to have been . You drive through an industrial area, but but it the site itself is clean, and the marina and narrow boats, with people fishing added interest and a different view. The pub was not noisy, just the sound of happy families chatting and it was bank holiday Monday. The pub was very clean, and basic withe a friendly approach very good value food. We would be happy to stay again if we were in that area.

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LynneandJohn

Reviewed on 07/09/2020 10:15

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Not as previously reviewed

Reading the previous reviews we were prepared to have a look and run. No need, yes it is in the middle of an industrial area, the houses overlooking are 200 meters away, the pub is upstairs reasonably priced and the price of the pitch includes EHU. Being white British felt completely safe and not a bit of dog phoo to be seen. It is a 5 pitch CL site at the edge of a marina so you are next to people living on canal boats who we have always found to be, like us, chatty and helpful. We accept this location is not for everyone but with parking, electric, washing machine and dryer, shower and toilet, elsan disposal and fresh water fill up it works for us.

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Graeme Wheeler

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Reviewed on 04/08/2020 16:04

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Not clean or quiet

This site is in an industrial estate and constantly visited by noisy boy racers. There is almost constant back ground noise from the pub factories/warehouses and the busy main roads surrounding this site. The toilets are old and not clean, there is also no running hot water and the cold is just a trickle. The chemical waste point is disgusting and I don’t think it had been cleaned for some time when I used it. It also had no running water or soap at all. There was dog poo around the pitches and there was no waste water point so people were just throwing their waste water either on their pitch or on the grass around the site. I certainly would not visit here as a holiday and most definitely would not bring children.

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Nickandlaura

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Reviewed on 21/07/2020 20:29

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Not the "hidden gem" we had read about

We arrived late evening to this site, which we had booked just as a quiet stopover. We tried to close our eyes on the drive in but it is always hard to unsee things. The area has a sense of foreboding about it which didn't improve as we drove through the pub car park to the wharf. Yes, there are some older mill buildings and the wharf was crammed with longboat but the groups of teenagers watching us park up was off-putting to say the least. I got out of the van to hook up and the first question I asked my wife was if I should put on the security door lock while I was out of the van! The site is an extension of the pub car park and the hard standings are adjacent to the footpath around the wharf so there is public access adjacent to your outfit. There was no sign of the owner and I counted 7 piles of dog poo on our actual hard standing. The ehu cable was put away and we drove off in a hurry. I am sure it depends on the time of day/which day/time of year you arrive, but this was not for us.

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Dave Bentley

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Reviewed on 14/03/2020 09:20

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CAMRA Cask ale pub campsite

We stayed here for one night while visiting the nearby Hepworth gallery in Wakefield. On arrival we received a friendly welcome, we had a good hard standing pitch right on the waters edge and the on site pub is fantastic. Definitely going to stay again.

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ClubMember0E3CC8911F

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Reviewed on 07/03/2020 19:18

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oasis in heart of town

As previously said the industrial approach is a little off putting but once there you soon become absorbed in the marina life.We have just spent 4 nights their. A little noise from the on sight pub but the convenience of having it their overrides it. The beers are outstanding. Great off road walking from site into Dewsbury and neighbouring towns which was great news for our spaniel

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bridgit

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Reviewed on 06/08/2019 12:23

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Pub & canal site

Spent 6 very enjoyable nights at this site recently. The owner at Saville Town Marina was very keen to send us photos of the site before we set off. He was also keen to assure us that although the site is accessed via an industrial street it is an attractive site. We assured him we'd seen the photos and read the reviews and knew what to expect. The photos tell the truth; this is an attractive site. A small marina with well maintained narrowboats moored up. A very pleasant pub serving well-kept beers. We visited 5 out of the 6 nights we were there and every night the beer was exceptional. Yes, the industrial street is a bit grubby but once on site you forget they are there. The old Victorian factory buildings wouldn't look out of place in the Stroud Valleys and that's what you see from your 'van. The more modern built units are out of sight. From here we visited Wakefield (Hepworth Gallery), Leeds, Saltaire. NT Nostell Priory, Dewsbury itself. Could have done more walking locally but simply ran out of time. It's amazing how stunning some of the local towns are. You can appreciate their wealth back in the day. Lovely old Victorian buildings waiting to be cleaned up. And Dewsbury is starting to do that now with Heritage Funding. Appreciated the blunt advice in the loo "Washed your hands ? Cleaned the sink ?" Hope you enjoy as much as we did.

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pat norris

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Reviewed on 07/06/2019 20:02

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A different CL with lots going for it

We arrived at the weekend, no one there to book in with but a man on a boat moored in the marina gave us some info. We were surprised that the marina is in the middle of a very scruffy industrial estate, rubbish laying in the street. The marina is alongside a pub that was a bit noisey on Saturday night with a live band ( our sleep wasn't helped by the people who had been on the site who packed up at about 0500 and were shouting to each other as they packed up). The rest of the time the pub was busy (it was the beautiful few days in February) during the day but settled down at night. The pub serves some great beers, real cask ales, food wasn't up to much (finished at 1800). The pub is very dog friendly. The walks we took along the canal wasn't particularly beautiful with a cement works but really easy with our dogs and we could have walked miles. There are toilets there but it's a bit basic (but what do you expect from a CL). The manager was really casual, we went to find him on Monday morning to pay and check out, really friendly and relaxed. The location is really handy for visiting so many locations including Leeds. We found a great place to eat in the town (Dewsbury Delights) a fish and chip as well as curry shop, the largest Naans I've ever seen, tasty and good value. I'm not sure we would re visit the site but it's very useful and worth a look at for anyone.

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CSB1960

Reviewed on 03/03/2019 19:42

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