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Finchale Abbey Touring Park
Finchale Abbey Farm
Durham
Co Durham (Browse area)
DH1 5SH
Tel: 0191 3866528 or 07989854704
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Pitches: 41
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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 No Tents |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 Glamping Units |
 Holiday Homes for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Adults Only |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <5 miles |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing On Site |
 Wild Swimming On Site |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <1 mile |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <10 miles |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 Riverside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: September 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Leclerc |
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 We have just had a 3 night stay at this site, and we agree with the majority of positive comments posted ie location, river walks, toilets etc. It is a truly wonderful campsite. We do however have 3 slightly negative comments
1) You do hear noise from children and adults alike who are visiting the abbey and could be a problem in school holidays
2) A lot of the pitches slope each and every way, and they all appear to be tarmac so you need to park with your nearside wheel on the grass to enable you to put the awning pegs in properly to enable you pull the awning it tight to the van and you will also need levellers
3) We noticed that you do hear a quite a bit of road noise from the A1(M)at night.
As we said these are only slight negatives they won't stop us returning 
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Management response: Dear Leclerc we are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and would return but we would like to reply to your three areas of concern if we may.
1) The abbey is a free monument run by English Heritage and there are visitors through the day both adults and children who enjoy the beauty of the ruins but this is closed at five o'clock and day visitors are asked to leave the park at this time. (Day visitors have no access to the touring park at any time this is residents only) so while there may be some noise from visitors as they enjoy their visit this hopefully should be minimal.
2) The majority of our pitches are level however unfortunately it is true that several of our pitches do have a slight slope although we have tried to minimise this by providing the hard standing bases to allow the use of levellers if necessary we are somewhat restricted in what we can do as the touring park itself is part of a scheduled monument and ground works are therefore restricted.
3) Any road noise you may have been aware of at night must have been from the small local country road as due to the distance the motorway can not be heard from the park. We have never had any issue with this before but we apologise if this disturbed your stay.
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| Date of Visit: August 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Ingebelle |
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Campsite : excellent in beautiful open countryside
Toilets and showers very clean
£20. 00 per night in aug 2013
Hot water at all times
£10 deposit needed for access card to showers
Awesome abbey within the grounds
River within the grounds with a lovely walkway
Small cafe on site.
Dog friendly great dog walk
Staff: Fantastically friendly. Very helpful. Felt very safe, saw them patrolling the grounds area; Short walk up two lanes with short incline to a bus stop, that takes you to Durham town Centre, which has a brilliant variety of shops and eateries. Last bus back was at 5. 15pm
Also this area is local to Beamish living museum of the North and that is definitely worth a visit . £17. 50 per person which gives you a years admission worth every penny
Overall view : we will definitely return to this campsite, we found it very easy to find and it had beautiful surroundings and views and fishing was available if requested within the grounds.
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| Date of Visit: August 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Capbrown |
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Excellent and well organised site, very pretty location with the Priory ruins a central feature. Walks along the river are great. Washrooms are kept scrupulously clean and are modern. The pitches are reasonably spaced and are all hardstanding with adjacent grass. They have the fishing rights for a mile up & down from the site, a day ticket costs £7 per day. No issues at all, they even allowed to leave our caravan on the site until mid afternoon on the day we left.
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Janet46 |
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150 miles from our home to this lovely site, well worth the journey, we will be going back again in the future.
Spacious pitches with plenty of room for an awning, reasonably priced with an extra day free if staying for a week.
The toilet block was very clean every time I used it, having a nice hand wash which was always full, a powerful hand dryer and a hairdryer!
I didn't use the shower as I use our own, however my husband likes his water hot, and he says it was 'wishy washy' I presume he means it was lukewarm.
Not as many toilets/showers as on The Caravan Club sites. On the downside, I think that this could cause queues if the site was full, but, never the less they were kept just as nice.
It's a well run site with friendly staff, has a small cafe/shop and gas refills should you run out.
The view from our caravan was great, we looked out at the ruins and couldn't resist exploring nor learning about its past. Although I have to say we never saw any ghosts!
Strolling along the river bank became a daily habit, lots of folk stopped to chat, not all staying on the site.
The Finchale Abbey site has a picnic area along side the river that's open to the public as well as access to the ruins. So, although it's an adult site you will hear and see children.
As for the peacock, I never saw it, heard it twice, no bother.
We used the local bus service to go into Durham for sightseeing. Bell's fish and chip restaurant in the square is a must, reasonably priced with a good service and tasty food. A word of warning though, they use beef dripping to fry with!
Beamish Museum is not to far away, it's well worth a visit. Car parking is free, you pay your entrance fee, then they fill out your details, once this is done you are given a card, and this allows you free entrance for a year, we spread our visit over two days. They also have a fish and chip take away, (seating to the side/outside)delicious, beware though, beef drippings also used here! We ate in the cafe on our second visit and found lots to choose from, again not bad price wise.
Worthy of note. If you are a member of The Caravan Club as we are, show your membership card for another 25% off. A huge discount if you are senior folk like us.
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Wellhelo |
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Just returned from a lovely four day stay at Finchale Abbey, never thought id say this as we live nearby and know the area well, but what a little gem we have here. Lovely litter free dog walks along the river and small dog walk on the campsite, immaculate toilet and shower facilities, and to top it off the owners were so friendly and helpful at all times, nothing was a problem, will definitely return.
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: MURPHY2266 |
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We have stayed at this lovely site twice now and seem to enjoy ourselves more on each occasion. Finchale Abbey is one of the best kept secrets in County Durham. The site itself is immaculate with first class facilities. The staff are great, really friendly and polite and always willing to help if you need anything. Anyway don't let me spoil the surprise, go and try it for yourselves, you won't be disappointed!.
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Trevandali |
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Just spent two nights at finchale abbey caravan park. Our pitch was large and backed onto the abbey, which was a pleasure to look at. Site kept clean and the staff were friendly. The walk along the river wear was lovely, of course the nice weather made it even better. We didn't use the shower block as we use the facilities in our van, but we did look in and they were spotless. We enjoyed a meal in the Newton Grange pub just a mile and a half up the road. We would come back to this site, never heard the peacock all weekend, we caught a small glimpse of him near the statics. We had a lovely peaceful weekend. Thank you.
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Loll5 |
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Just returned from 4 nights at this beautifully green and peaceful site. Though only a few miles from home we felt we had truly escaped to the heart of the country. Ideally situated on the banks of the river so both we and our elderly dogs could enjoy the riverside walks. A very dog friendly site with a lovely dog walking area close to the caravan with both bins and bags available.
The toilet block is immaculate with lovely showers and cubicles complete with hair dryer.
The owners and staff all very friendly which always scores highly with us and the resident peacock and flock of guinea fowl were a joy to watch.
There is a pub a short drive up the road which seemed to have some good offers though we did nt fit in a visit this time and a small retail park nearby with a large Sainsbury s etc had every thing we needed.
Unfortunately there were only a few level pitches and levelling the caravan was somewhat of a problem in fact the worse I have encountered up to now. However it would not deter us from returning and I'm quite sure there would have been help if needed, but if a level pitch is important to you then best to check availability before booking.
The site is very quiet but if you want to relax, chill and drink in the scenery then it d an ideal choice and we hope to visit again if a level pitch available.
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| Date of Visit: June 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Ronnyclark |
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Dropped in for a couple of days to try the site which was one of the best we have been to. Lovely surroundings with the abbey and river.
Staff very friendly and very helpful. The dog loved the lovely walks along the river and sign of a good site is a fully booked one which this one was. Visited the local shops and you could buy anything you needed. We will be back very soon for another few days stay.
Many Thanks from Ronny and Pauline
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: JMKATH |
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My wife and I visited this site on 1st July 2013 for 5 nights. What a beautiful site. Very tranquil and very well run park in the grounds of a Benedictine Abbey ruin. There is free entry into the abbey grounds. Lovely walks by the river Wear. Toilet block immaculate. Owners and staff all very helpful and friendly. About a mile and half to retail park with Sainsburys, M&S Poundland and many more shops. Well positioned for visiting Newcastle, Durham and other attractions in the area.
Really enjoyed our stay here and will certainly be visiting again.
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Madm2 |
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My husband and I have just returned from this site. We will definitely be returning. The setting is stunning right next to Finchale Priory. The park was beautifully kept and very peaceful. The toilet/shower block are amongst the best we have used and very clean. Chemical waste/Grey and fresh water points were all clearly marked. We enjoyed hearing the sound of the peacock although unfortunately we didn't catch a glimpse of it. There are lots of places to visit nearby Durham being the closest.
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Denis 65 |
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Just come home from staying at finchale abbey caravan park. What a lovely site. The wardens were very helpful and the new shower block was easy to use considering my wife is disabled and she managed to use the cubicle for disabled quite comfortably. The abbey within the grounds is very interesting and the resident peacock was a delight to see. I will definitely book again next time I'm in the vicinity.
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| Date of Visit: June 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Anderson1977 |
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I have never before written an online review for any site that my husband and I have stayed at but after reading a recent negative comment feel it only fair to the establishment to share my feedback.
The owners and staff were all extremely helpful and friendly. The site was beautiful, the location one of the best I have ever visited. The ruins (free to enter), river and woodland walks could not have been better. Very close to historic Durham, easily walking distance.
There is a small shop for tea/coffee, snacks and ice creams. The weather was gorgeous when we stayed and there were quite a few day trippers visiting the priory. No visitors entered the private touring area and all left by 5pm so did not interrupt our stay. The site was busy but as it is adult only you would have thought we were alone on this lovely site.
Final comment is on the resident peacock, we loved to see him wandering around the site and only heard him 'honk' on one occasion.
Will will definitely be visiting this site again.
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: SOUTHY |
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Staff brilliant.
I did find the pitch a little too close to neighbour. I think I was on C1.
Beautiful site on the grounds of the Abbey.
A sheet with more info should have been given on arrival like - bus times, good walks, common birds local to area etc.
Not impressed with showers (kept going off when water was being run else where), and not impressed with the one hair dryer, hand dryer had more heat and power.
A very peaceful site and in a beautiful area.
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| Date of Visit: June 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Travel 2010 |
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We stayed for two nights in our yellow bus leaving on a Saturday morning and had a wonderful quiet restful stay on this site.
We used electrical hookup and had the choice of the F2 or F3 pitches which are on the facilities access road and are hardstandings with a slight to moderate slope.
As others have written the facilities are good and the owners very welcoming.
The site has generous space between pitches and was quite popular while still having spare places perhaps due to it being early June.
We intend to visit again - even though it is relatively local for us - purely for the tranquillity we enjoyed while we stayed.
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