Braunston Marina

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Nice, spacious site.

Arrived at site and was welcomed by a very helpful lady, who directed us to the pitches and said where was best to pitch for different reasons. The gate is a bit tight entering the field, so this is something to bear in mind if you have a long outfit. We chose a lovely pitch and the site was extremely peaceful, there was plenty of room for our children to play. The chemical waste disposal on the field was out of use, so you do have to walk to the marina shop to dispose of chemical waste and also rubbish. My husband did say that the chemical disposal point wasn’t very clean but this one was obviously used by the canal boats and also the vans. We would recommend going here as it is very nice.

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MrsandMrB

Caravanner

Reviewed on 19/09/2021 18:15

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Inconvenient conveniences

Large field, part of which is used for parking by boaters. Price has not been adjusted to reflect the new VAT rate, but showers are still £2 each. The toilets are too far from the site to be of any practical use; luckily I had read the reviews and we took a toilet tent (our micro caravan has no onboard facilities). We had a lovely peaceful weekend break.

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KJM61

Caravanner

Reviewed on 09/08/2020 13:41

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Rated 4 of 5

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Nice sized field with well spaced pitches..

We regularly visit Braunston but were looking to stop there in order to make a weekend of our trip. I booked as soon as lock-down lifted and payment was in advance, with printed information then forwarded in the post. On arrival, you do have to go to the marina shop to be booked in and get the gate code. this is a bit more challenging for bigger MHs like our 8ft +, but we did manage it. It isn't a cheap CL site at £20 per night, especially as there isn't anywhere for grey water waste, but if you're willing to take a short walk, there are clean locked toilets on the Marina, something that makes this accessible to people without an on board toilet. We had loads of space and there were plenty of water taps so we could directly fill water bottles and kettles, preventing us from having to refill the MH water tank. The site is right next to the marina and canal and the village is really lovely. If you've not been before, I definitely recommend the area, and for ease of use, will be booking a return visit to the site itself.

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Mike Hefferan

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 04/08/2020 16:35

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Rated 4 of 5

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A field.

3 Nights August 2019. Showers (£2 each) and Toilets require visit to shop to collect then return a key, during shop hours only! No grey water dump for Motorhomes....I noticed others drained on the rather steep pitches. Newish toilet cassette dump at bottom of the hill...not too far. Price is for a good campsite not a sloping field and no convenient facilities. Area and canal excellent and interesting.

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EJB986

Reviewed on 25/08/2019 14:51

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Rated 4 of 5

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WHAT IS THIS SITE?

We stayed here in July 2017 on way home from East Anglia, and to use as a base for visiting Althorp. When phoned to book was told that the field was full but space would be found by the buildings. When we arrived, after getting lost, directions in book seem to be arriving from East (Coventry side) instead of coming off A45 West bound, we made our way, with 'van in tow to where we could see the buildings, which are on the marina quayside. A gentleman then came out and said we were to go to the field as there was space there for us. The field is "undulating!", it is also public access and the place where the narrow boat owners take their dogs for exercise and ablutions. The elsan point is along way away on the end of a building on the quayside, and the toilets and showers are located in a former cottage, again on the quayside. The toilets and showers are kept locked, with access with a key. We were not given a key on arrival or advised that one was required.. There were caravans and motorhomes on the marina quayside, with EHU. So my question is, which one is the CL, the field or the quayside, if it is the quayside this would be an excellent little site, the field is not.

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peterthepan

Caravanner from Merseyside

Reviewed on 27/07/2017 09:24

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One nighter

We booked this as an overnight stop on the way home from a nearby car show, having paid in advance and it was easy to find the marina shop on a Sunday afternoon. We were given just a one page brochure which highlighted all the amenities but no mention was made of a token for the shower facility or for that matter any other facility. The site approach is fairly narrow and we had to take care with a 7m long motorhome. The site is grassed and nowhere is flat so levelling blocks are definitely required. We were only on a one night stay so didn't bother with the hook up but we would have needed an extension lead if we had wanted power as pitches were already taken near the electricity points when we arrived. It is a lovely area and there are plenty of walks nearby. Our main issues were a) it seemed to be a dog walkers paradise and we were glad we had managed to park near a gravelled area as we could imagine the grassed areas may have been 'deposited upon' (the dog owners we saw were responsible and did clear up after their pets but would this have happened had we not been there?) and b) there were several cars coming and going late at night to the top end of the site which was more than a little unsettlling as by this time we were the only van on the site. Overall the site is OK but not one of the best we have stayed on for the price we paid.

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YorkshireUpdater

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 26/09/2016 17:57

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Rated 4 of 5

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Rated 1 of 5

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Wouldn't bother again

I booked this in March for a 2 night stopover last weekend, with full payment being taken. We advised that we would be late arriving on a Sunday but we had seen the site when passing through on our narrowboat. Arriving late afternoon, marina shop was closed, we took ourselves via an awkward gate onto the site to find 5 caravans already there, we being the 6th. There was one EHU bollard with 4 points all in use in the middle and another just over the fence to,the marina moorings with 6 points. But this was at the bottom of a steepish slope and we just managed to site ourselves and access the EHU with 35m of cable. We were NOT impressed. The marina shop was due to open at 10am on Sunday morning but was still locked by 10:30 when we went out. It was closed on our return later that day and we left before they opened again on the Monday. So in terms of visitor welcome 1 star is too many. OK it's a nice site but you need long mains cable and emptying the loo is a car trip unless you are strong of arm and leg. Not one to return to for us. And from experience finding a boat mooring is hard work too in this honey pot canal village.

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KerryS

Caravanner from Derbyshire

Reviewed on 29/07/2014 08:13

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One night stay

This was a last minute decision to go out in the van and it was also our first time using a CL. It was a lovely peaceful evening with lovely surrounding walks. Lovely to wander the Marina side. The reception we received was very welcoming and the assistant very informative. Not only will we definitely return to this site, it was a really good introduction to CLs for us and we will definitely try other local CLs based on this experience. Thank you very much.

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Trishatoto

Reviewed on 03/08/2013 12:42

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Rated 4 of 5

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Rated 4 of 5

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Rated 1 of 5

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3 day break

Upon arrival at the marina reception to book in the staff seemed more inerested in running the marina shop than dealing with Caravan Club members. They even forgot to give us a key for the toilet block, which is used by all the staff that work in the marina. You have to pay the full price when booking and it is non refundable if you have to cancell. The CL site was about 200 meters away from the reception, toilet block with one shower (which you need a token for and it seemed tempermental) and the rubbish / waste disposal areas. The site is a grassed sloping open field area which is used by locals and canal boat owners to excercise their dogs off lead. There are lovely walks around the local area including up the towpath to a pub called the Admiral Nelson where you can sit outside by the lock / canal and watch the canal boats pass by (approx 10 - 15 minutes walk from the site). There's a shop, post office, butchers and a couple of pubs in the village which is well worth a visit to see the various types of old buildings (approx 10 minutes walk from the site). We enjoyed our stay and will return in the future.

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Nigel Hughes

Reviewed on 21/07/2013 16:48

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Not impressed with changed policy

Used this CL last year as overnight stop when travelling from Scotland to Kent. Went to book again for this year to break journey from Scotland to France but they have changed their policy to only taking 2 night bookings at the weekend during the summer - really not helpful if you are looking to use as a rest stop.

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Strathlinn

Caravanner

Reviewed on 04/07/2013 12:34

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