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This CL is situated on the Calder and Hebble Navigation, in a picturesque canal wharf known as “Savile Town Wharf” and is within a 10 minute walk from the Market Town of Dewsbury. Savile Town Wharf is steeped in history and tradition; it was built in the nineteenth century, boasting beautiful stone built stable buildings which housed the working horses that pulled the barges along the Calder and Hebble Navigation. The Wharf has undergone extensive sympathetic regeneration with due regards for the heritage of its past in recent years.
Accessed easily, Savile Town Wharf is five minutes drive from junction number 40 on the M1 or ten minutes drive from junction number 25 on the M62. The Wharf is 15 minutes walk from Dewsbury Train Station and 10 minutes walk from Dewsbury Bus Station.
The CL is located on a lawned field with access to water and space for awnings etc available. Chemical toilet disposal, laundry facilities and shared showers and disabled toilets are all available on site.
Children and pets are all welcome. We have 2 outdoor children's play areas and plenty of additional space for picnics or outdoor activity.
On site we have the award winning “Leggers Inn” (winning numerous awards from CAMRA including “Pub of the Year”) which is available for pub grub and traditional “Real Ales” from 11am to 11pm 7 days a week together with the “Old Stables Coffee Shop” serving tradition breakfasts, sandwiches, cakes & coffee etc.
The site is an excellent base for exploring the surrounding area, these include beautiful towpath walks with stunning scenery or cycle rides along the newly created Calder Valley Greenway.
Dewsbury Market is one of the largest outdoor markets in the UK and was voted “Best Market in the Country” and makes a superb destination for a day out. Coach parties from across The North of England make their way to this market every week. The main market is outdoor but has an indoor area which is housed in a fabulous Victorian Market Hall. The main market days are Wednesday & Saturdays. Friday hosts a second-hand market and there is a “Car Bootless” Sale on Sundays.
There are many superb visitor attractions within half an hours drive of Savile Town Wharf which include Kirklees Light Railway, The Royal Armouries, Eureka Children’s Museum the Yorkshire Mining Museum, Cannon Hall Museum and children farm, and the hugely impressive Dewsbury Minster which can be traced back to AD627 when St Paulinus is said to have visited.
This combination makes Savile Town Wharf the perfect destination for caravan & motorhome owners, boaters, walkers and cyclist alike.
Advance booking is preferred. The CCEP is located in the on site pub and is shared with canal boat visitors.
Laundry on site (a shared facility).
There is free WiFi in the adjacent pub.
There is use of a shower and toilet from 0630 - 2359 but this is a shared facility.
Please email enquiries and to make a booking as phone is not manned throughout the day.
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- Postcode:
- WF12 9BD
- GPS:
- Lat 53.684006 / Lon -1.624865
- OS field ref:
- SK248208
- OS map ref:
- 104
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A little of an oddity...
Savile Town Wharf Marina
We booked this CL as a convenient location in which to base ourselves for an activity in Leeds on the Sunday and it fulfilled our need in that respect. It's just 10 miles or so from Leeds so quite convenient.
The Asda at the end of the road was great for shopping and (bonus) cheap fuel.
The site itself was a little odd and, while wanting to be fair to the site, I want to be honest with those that may be looking for a site in the future.
This is not an idyllic country site despite its canal-side location! It is in an industrial area of Dewsbury and has LGVs passing fairly frequently - saying that you barely notice them passing. You do hear a lot of cars going past the site and there is a drain or metal cover somewhere that clangs when vehicles pass over it.
We arrived at around 2 on a sunny Saturday afternoon and the pub was in full swing with live music outside. The music was extremely loud but, not wishing to be party poopers, we thought we'd try the pub and its entertainment out and make a judgement based on our stay not one, potentially, isolated afternoon. The pub food was reasonable and we benefitted from a 10% discount on food and beer using our electronic voucher from the site.
The live music continued until around 5 when it switched to recorded music at a slightly (and it was only slightly) lower volume. The music continued throughout the evening until around 9 and then, fortunately, we heard very little for the rest of the night. The Sunday was pretty much the same, with the obligatory music being recorded and not live, but again this didn't continue too late into the night.
We never saw the site owner when we arrived, fortunately a boat owner pointed out the facilities for us. The site isn't the tidiest and there was some dog poo around the site (there were three dogs wandering around the site at times, though the owners tended to call them back when they realized that they were exploring).
The central access track to the well-travelled pitches was rutted and muddy, our car and caravan was covered in mud when we left on the Monday. When leaving the site it quickly became apparent that the gravel from the pitch had adhered to the mud on our tyres and we were faced with gravel being thrown towards the caravan while traveling up the road.
Someone has mentioned not using the exit to leave the site, this exit is too steep and you will ground part of your caravan if you try to use it. Use the entrance and you will be fine, though visibility isn't great when leaving from this gate.
Overall, not the best site we've visited, but not the worst either. I don't think we'll return unless we have another event to attend in Leeds and, even then, I will look for alternates first.
GTPolly
Reviewed on 15/05/2024 15:03
Nice stopover on our route through Yorkshire to Glasgow
Savile Town Wharf Marina
Lovely site on Marina/ canal. Pub pleasant but needed a good clean. Never any toilet paper in toilets, keypad locked but no one locked them so got over used by others.
Good gravelled hard standing for hook ups.
Owner helpful but gave you space.
10 minutes walk to large Asda with reasonably priced fuel. Fish and chip shop and chicken shop. Dewsbury station close for links to Leeds.
Lovely cycle ride along canal with locks and waterfalls. Bincley arms pub about 30 mins cycle along canal. Lovely spicy loaded chips.
Great stop over.
Dave4321
Reviewed on 26/07/2023 12:37
Very nice site
Savile Town Wharf Marina
Arrived Friday 14th June told us there was an event going on found out it was pride night on the Saturday asked them if we could join in said no problem. Got up Saturday morning found out some mindless ignorant people had slashed all the panels on the event shelter 15 thousand pounds worth of damage. We all helped what a great bunch of people from the pub the long boats and us. We cleared up and the party went ahead and what a great weekend we had. Facility’s could do with a tidy up but we will be back. Thanks Alan and Deb
Mucky
Savile Town Wharf Marina
Very large muddy holes as you drive to a pitch, got stuck the first night and I was sliding everywhere and was covered in muck, it needs serious attention. Don't bother washing your car because it will get covered in mud. Just as you come in/out the gate of the pitches, watch your tyres because there is a big kerb ( needs filled in). The 1 and only shower is disgusting, the toilets (shipping container) is unisex. The site is surrounded by canal boats which would look lovely if the boat owners were made to keep their areas tidy instead of like a rubbish dump, totally wastes it. They say there are 5 pitches but there's only 4 because one caravan is sighted permenantly. Not all had though, The Leggers inn serves excellent food and the staff work really hard, there's lots of great events on and it has a huge beer garden. It is also central for many places of interest and is very local to familiar shops.
Noisy till past midnight
Savile Town Wharf Marina
Arrived to unkempt site , Nobody to greet us , so opened gate and pulled up , plugged in , Very noisy till way past midnight as there was a party in The Leggers pub ,then lots of drunken loud noise from the revellers, very busy road at the back with cars revving and beeping , would not return didn’t even bother to use toilet and facilities that where situated in a green shipping container, oh and by the way it’s on an industrial estate , worse CL site
We have stayed in , did read reviews beforehand I didn’t see a little gem
Tay1969
Reviewed on 20/11/2022 17:42
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