Ketch Caravan Park

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Motorhome pitches (added by manager 16 Aug 2022)

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  • On the banks of the River Severn, two miles from Worcester city centre
  • Close to the M5, 15 minutes' drive from the Malvern Hills
  • Fishing on site; riverside walk from site to city centre
City strolls or countryside wanders – which one might you fancy while on your Worcestershire break? If the answer is ‘a bit of both, actually’ then you’ll likely find Ketch Caravan Park a most convenient spot indeed. This peaceful and family-friendly park is on the banks of the River Severn, around two miles from Worcester city centre. A riverside footpath runs from the site to the city’s shops and attractions; alternatively you can drive it in five minutes or so. As well as providing pleasant strolls into town, the river also supplies a pretty backdrop for the site, with the Malvern Hills visible in the distance (another good place for lovely long stroll, of course). Guests can go fishing in the river directly from the site too. Getting in, out and around to local attractions is very straightforward from here: the park is handily placed close to the A4440 and only a few minutes’ drive from the M5. That makes it both a nifty stopover point on a longer motorway journey and a good place to settle for rural rambles (with a dog, if you’ve got one you’d like to bring along on holiday) and days out visiting the likes of Tewkesbury, Snowshill Manor and Evesham. Barbecues are allowed on site, and there’s a rather handy supermarket just outside the site for supplies if you don’t fancy the trip to town for dinner. As for the site’s own facilities, they include a toilet and shower block along with chemical disposal for touring guests.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 10
Tent pitches 4
Motorhome pitches 10

Languages spoken

English

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

No running water

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Ketch Caravan Park

Bath Road

Worcester

Worcestershire

England

WR5 3HW

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.16361°N
-2.21723°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.1 mi Crowngate Bus Station
4.3 mi Sixways Park and Ride site
4.7 mi Lower Howsell Road
Rail
2.2 mi Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station
2.2 mi Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station
2.5 mi Worcestershire Parkway Rail Station
Airport
18.9 mi Gloucestershire Airport
28.6 mi Birmingham International Airport Terminal 2
28.7 mi Birmingham International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Presumably you’ll want to start in Worcester – and that’s a good choice, whether you amble along the riverbank or take the five-minute drive. Once you’re in the city centre, stop by at the cathedral and the Tudor House Museum for a sense of the area’s history and admire the pretty pieces on display at the Museum of Royal Worcester. There’s more history to be explored at places like the Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings (20 minutes’ drive), where you can see a collection of restored and rebuilt buildings of various kinds, and the smart Eastnor Castle (half an hour) and Snowshill Manor and Gardens (40 minutes). Meanwhile, music buffs can follow the Elgar Route to take in some of the scenery that inspired the composer and see some of the places where he lived and worked. For some outdoor time, explore the grounds of Spetchley Park Gardens (five minutes), which has been in the same family for over 400 years, or head to the highest point in the Malvern Hills at Worcestershire Beacon (20 minutes).

Must see

Royal Worcester Visitor Centre 1.6 mi

Worcester Cathedral 1.7 mi

Croome Park (National Trust) 4.3 mi

Malvern Hills 5.9 mi

Hanbury Hall (National Trust) 9.4 mi

National Trust

The Greyfriars 1.8 mi

Croome Park 4.7 mi

Hanbury Hall 9.4 mi

Bredon Barn 10.2 mi

Brockhampton Estate 10.6 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Battle of Worcester 1651, with Powick Bridge, 1642 0.5 mi

SPETCHLEY PARK 2.8 mi

PIRTON PARK 3.3 mi

MADRESFIELD COURT 3.4 mi

Worcester - Pitchcroft, River and Gheluvelt Park 3.7 mi

Local events

  • Cheltenham Festival (Tuesday 12 March 2024 – Tuesday 12 March 2024)

    Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 18 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Pitch was level

Overall 2/10
Location 10
Value for money 2
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: It was close to the town's amenities Thank god i was in my own motorhome

Disliked: The site was like a bomb site has it is closing down at the end of October for 2years refurbishment, in my opinion they should have waited until the end of the season before starting any dismantling work the work force where cowboys i wouldn't recommend ketch i will look at ketch again when fully refurbished in2025 to see if it worthwhile at the moment i would avoid the site

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Excellent site - level pitches - only met Rob but he was very friendly

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anita E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Fab site - close to all amenities - pity it is closing for refurbishment

Disliked: Nothing

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Should be closed for refurb.

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 4
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring caravan pitch

Liked: Site location. Level pitches with good view over river.

Disliked: Being accosted by man when calling at reception. Sign said open, so knocked and entered to be greated by an angry man prepared to offer violence. Not pleasant. The site is currently preparing for a comprehensive refurbishment So the site is like a waste land in places. May visit again once refurbished

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Tired site with uncertain future

Overall 4/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
John O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring caravan pitch

Liked: Great location by the river Severn, riverside walk into Worcester. Aldi, B&M, Toby Carvery and a Harvester all within 100 metres of the site entrance.

Disliked: Toilet block a bit "tired", reasonably clean but quite a lot of cobwebs and minor maintenance issues that weren't being addressed. Grass on the pitches was too long. The site has a large area for mobile homes behind the touring pitches, most of these were vacated, but with debris from the associated decking and block supports scattered around, the mobile homes still there looked, in the main, abandoned, so the whole site had an air of neglect about it. It turns out that the site owners are evicting all the mobile home owners and requiring them to move their mobile homes by the end of November. There is clearly something going on at this site, it's future is unclear. If it does re-open next year then I would be very wary of re-visiting unless I was assured the site and facilities were in good order.

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Friendly owners, location, price.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anita K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Friendly owners, location, price.

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Location was great for walking into Worcester, also lovely view of the…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Location was great for walking into Worcester, also lovely view of the river

Disliked: A lot of dead insects in the toilets/shower block

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Shame the site is closing for upgrade

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Tracey F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely views of river close proximity to shops pubs and bus into city centre

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Wouldn't be fair to comment as the site is closing for massive…

Overall 4/10
Location 8
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Wouldn't be fair to comment as the site is closing for massive renovations

Disliked: As above

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Stayed here second week in September, lovely location right by the River,pitches…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Ian B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring caravan pitch

Liked: Stayed here second week in September, lovely location right by the River,pitches were good,nice walk into Worcester along the river,friendly lady on arrival with info,the bad bits,the owners of the static vans were told they have to be off site by the end of October because the site is having a major overhaul so we was told so where the statics have been moved there is rubble lying around which makes that part of the site look really untidy, the amenitiey building is a bit dated but functional, lots of hot water for a 20p shower .Apparently the site will be closed for quite a while for the work that will be going on,will look forward to seeing it when it's finished.

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Disgrace.

Overall 4/10
Location 8
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Close to city, quiet at night.

Disliked: Very poor facilities, dog mess left on pitches, traveller group who appeared to be living permanently on the site and for whom the normal rules did not appear to apply: multiple vehicles on pitches, cars and vans constantly coming and going throughout the day and evening, litter strewn everywhere. The site is closing soon and the managers have clearly given up, and they won't care about this review.

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  • Does Ketch Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Ketch Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Ketch Caravan Park? Presumably you’ll want to start in Worcester – and that’s a good choice, whether you amble along the riverbank or take the five-minute drive. Once you’re in the city centre, stop by … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Ketch Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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