Great location...lovely staff
The title says it all....what a fantastic location for exploring Bristol.
Helpful/friendly staff
Baltic Wharf Club Campsite
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Geocaching holiday.We decided to find a few geocaches in Bristol as they have so many.
We took our bikes with us and hoped for good weather.
We were lucky enough to get on this site for four days over the Bank Holiday.We were helped in our booking with Head Office by booking two days with a plot with awning and two days without.Luckily the wardens arranged so that we didn't have to move plots on the third day .Over the few days we had good weather and managed to cycle to Bath and back on the off road cycle track.We are glad to have stayed on this site once more before it closes .The wardens were very helpful and friendly and booked our ongoing site for us .
JanetBuckingham
Reviewed on 03/09/2015 18:22
Fantastic Location
Booked months in advance as difficult site to get into. Well worth it the two days we stayed here. Turned up on a baking hot day but because site is mostly set on gravel & walled in, not much breeze to cool you down. Not a worry for us as the weather changed to wet, wet, wet. Easily get ferry & a boat trip directly through gate onto the river. Love Bristol anyway but what really made it for us and family was the Shaun the Sheep trail, searching for some of the 70 decorated sheep scattered around the city for charity. Every place should have them, as made walking around more fun. Lots more to see & do here. Wardens cheerful & helpful.
kenters
Reviewed on 30/08/2015 09:34
Most unusual site
This is possibly the most difficult site in the network to get a reservation since it is always full. This is partially because it is quite a small site with the majority of pitches being for motorhomes. The site is really a big car-park broken up by patches of grass. The attraction is the location which is right on the waterside on the redeveloped Docks. There are many reviews of the site but I have not seen any which mention that as long as you have a river fishing license you can fish for free on the dockside and there are lots of fish both sea fish and coarse varieties since the water is brackish.
Perhaps I was a little cruel calling the site a car park but anyway the facilities were immaculate during our visit. Can be a little noisy if you park alongside the back hedge but considering it's location this is to be expected. All in all one of our favourite sites.
Back Again
We were lucky enough to pitch again at Baltic Wharf for a few days this summer. The visit was mostly to see the family, the ferry to Broad Quay and the number 9 bus proved very useful (and would also be for others wanting to explore the Whiteladies Road specialist shops, cafes and the excellent Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.) Try a bit of "Banksy" spotting en route! On the hottest day of the year so far we also decided to visit Brandon Hill and Cabots Tower (Bristol's answer to Scafell Pike, be prepared for a steep climb!) Wonderful views at the top and surprising water gardens in some much needed shade. There is always something new to explore in this lovely city.
Oh, I forgot Shaun the Sheep, right outside the Baltic Wharf gates and many more of him to find on the special charity trail!
Ideal Location
This site is ideal for exploring Bristol. Tour buses stop right outside the front gate and ferries outside the back gate. A pub is right along side the site, you can sit with your drink and watch the boats go by. The SS Great Britain is just a short walk along the quay, well worth the £14 (look out for discount vouchers). This site is a lovely quiet haven in the middle of a busy city.
Harbour Heaven
We booked this site to visit the Balloon Fiesta and expected little from the little site - how wrong we were!
Greeted by possibly the best wardens ever our non-awning pitch was perfect. And through the 'Magic Gate' things got even better. Bristol was a complete surprise - the harbour, the centre, the cathedral, the markets, the pubs and the hustle & bustle all a refreshing change for us country folk!
I should really have said it was rubbish, so that there were always vacancies for when we return!!!!
Wonderful haven.
We have called to this site a number of times and never been disappointed. However on our visit last week, my daughter received a very rude comment from an elderly motorhome person, who was very intolerant of our two small dogs, suggesting they had fouled on site. Infact they had not; they use the river side walk and we pick-up any mess.
When and why
Having had another enjoyable stay at Baltic I just wonder when the axe will fall. I am sure there is an answer. Hopefully
taffyjimbob
Reviewed on 14/08/2015 22:58
Great location makes up for shortcomings
On my second visit to Baltic Wharf, my conclusion remains as before; namely that this is a site of two extremes. One: a cramped, claustrophobic, ageing site shoe-horned into a small piece of prime urban real estate. The other: go through the gate at the top of the site and you emerge into a whole different world. The busy, captivating, floating harbour is before you and across the bustling water the gentrified and colourful houses appear to cling to the hillside and clamber their way up to Clifton, Cabot’s tower and the suspension bridge at the top. Catch the ferry into the city centre, or take the harbour side walk past the SS Great Britain and the M Shed instead; it does not take long and there is so much to take in. Bristol has much to offer in the Cathedral, Park Street, St Mary Redcliffe church, the museums, the Hippodrome theatre, lovely shops and much more. I experienced more of the food this time too. The Cottage Inn, next door, is simple pub fayre but adequate for the odd meal (and good Butcombe Brewery ale for those into that). The Olive Shed – about 15 minutes walk by the M Shed - is excellent Tapas if you like that kind of thing but a tad pricey if you want to leave replete. The Bordeaux Quay at the Waterfront was excellent, but I would avoid MacKenzies in the same row; this was a true disaster. The Arnolfini is a great place for an outdoor drink as well as a place to visit. There is noise here, from the road, the pub, the rowing and sailing club, the harbour itself and more. I relish this kind of hubbub, but some may be irritated by it. It is a city centre site. The wardens were absolutely lovely, probably the loveliest I have met, and they made very well of a most difficult site. Only 6 pitches are defined with grass between; for the rest I found that pitch discipline was non-existent and even worse than on my last visit. Many caravan owners parked their car on the nearside; I thought they were supposed to be on the offside but, even if my assumption is wrong, there were some shocking cases where owner’s cars were only about one metre from neighbouring motorhomes (I confirmed ownerships) yet a 3 to 4 metre gap existed between the owner’s caravan door and their car – with tables, chairs and BBQs being spread liberally in between. Surely that can’t be right. It is fortunate for these people that their neighbours were apparently indifferent to this abuse. Such a situation makes me feel very uncomfortable and had I been subjected to this I would have felt justified in lodging a complaint with the warden. If all cars had been on the offside then owners would have their own car on top of them, instead of offending others, and there would be no issue. It shows a remarkable lack of respect for others. Notwithstanding these shortcomings, this place is all about the location and everything about that simply renders irrelevant the confined nature of the site itself and the inability of many members to understand basic pitch etiquette.
Graydjames
Reviewed on 13/08/2015 20:49