Great level CL site for walkers, cyclists & Beer drinkers
Just come back from a great 3 night stay at this lovely friendly CL at the end of a canal arm surrounded on two sides by moored boats. I wouldn't totally agree with the last review re-in a poor area, it's more an industrial area with a few littered streets which is a shame but typical of a city town suburb.
This quiet Cl was £13/night incl. electric (May-17) with a shared toilet with the canal boaters and pub goers which was cleaned daily and fine for us at a great price, the shower was by token obtained from the great Leggers upstairs pub. We had a lovely Chicken curry and half rice/chips there for £5 one musical evening which was fantastic for the price.
Directions Tip: Do not turn up Warren St. which your sat nav may take you up but go through the main entrance of the Leggers pub & Coffee House then go straight through the car park onto the gated CL field (see photos in Google maps of the site on the Leggers Inn photos) The Marina/ CL office is only open from 9-3 Mon-Sat (confirm when booking) so outside these hours just choose a clearly marked pitch, connect up your electric get your water from the taps the boaters use and open the bar and check in the next day :-)
Our main reason for visiting was to go on the Transpennine Real Ale Trail as the railway station is just a 15min walk past a 24hr Asda, The 8 station train / pub journey does not disappoint but suggest you do it midweek if possible as could get crowded in the pubs on summer w/e's and make sure you just catch local trains.
Its's great for cyclist being on the Sustans cycle route no. 69 and 100yds from the Spen Valley Greenway, a 7mile traffic free route to Huddersfield.
We enjoyed a lovely canal walk passing 2 pubs on route (The Brewers Pride & The Bingley Arms) to the Navigation Inn, Wakefield (6.5mile flat walk) where we had a lovely meal and a taxi home for £11 (15mins 7.5 miles by car) which we thought was well worth it. We were supposed to be coming back by train from Wakefield (£4.50) but the lovely real ales of the area had got the better of us. We will be back......
Hugo
Reviewed on 23/05/2017 08:50
Follow