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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
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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: June 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Linda Anne |
2 reviews from this member |
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 Initial impressions of Finchale Abbey were good. However, if you truly do want peace and quiet, then this is not the site for you. The first night we were woken at 4am by the resident peacock screeching. We spoke with the owners and were assured that it normally slept in the barn at night. However, this claim was quickly dismissed by the night-time security guard. The peacock slept in a tree and treated the whole site to another ear-piercing alarm call at 4am on the 2nd morning. We decided to check out, but were refused any form of refund - only a comment from management stating that it was a good job we hadn't come before, as at one time they had 18 peacocks on site. In addition, we did not think the toilet block was particularly good and the chemical waste point was a hole in the ground, which proved difficult for my husband, as he is disabled. The site was not cheap and it proved an expensive mistake, never to be repeated. 
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Management response: We the management are sorry that you were not happy with Percy our resident peacock he has been on the park for many years now and visitors to the park love to see him walk around in his majestic manner.
I am more concerned about your comments regarding the toilet block, we have spent over £50,000 over the past couple of years fully upgrading the facilities. We provide central heating, free hot showers, hair dryers, shaver points and liquid soap. The facilities are maintained daily to a high standard and we are very disappointed that you feel they are not to the highest standard possible.
The disposal point for chemical waste at the park is about a foot above the ground so we are slightly concerned that you may have been accidentally put your chemical waste into the grey water disposal point which for ease of use is at ground level. While we have never had an issue before with a confusion over these points as they are labeled we will look into the signage to ensure no confusion in the future. We are also disappointed you feel that we were not ready to meet the needs of your disabled husband we ensured when the toilet facilities were updated that large disabled friendly cubicles were fitted and that all facilities were accessible, if any help was needed there are plenty of members of staff on hand who would have been more than happy to help you out.
It is park policy, as with many parks, not to give refunds but you failed to mention that a credit note was given for the remainder of your stay and we hope you will return to us to reuse it soon and to see that Finchale really is a beautiful park and perfect for a relaxing stay.
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: 2649fylfisher |
3 reviews from this member |
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This site was perfect for us. It has excellent facilities that are always clean. Good riverside walks. We were sited next to the abbey ruins which was a bonus. Unfortunately some of the pitches are slightly out of level and chocks would be required. Supermarkets only a short journey away, as was the pub which did an excellent meal.
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Jarrajim |
4 reviews from this member |
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Stayed bank holiday 3 nights nice clean site toilet and showers spotless. The road through the middle of the site leading to the static area has a ten mile speed limit but most of the static owners took no notice of this and drove up at speed even not slowing down for the speed bump. If it had not been a adult only site and children had been around it would have been a major concern. There are plenty of shops at the nearby arniston shopping centre also durham centre is not to far away.
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Mines a carling |
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Just spent 3 nights at this site and have to say have come back very relaxed. It's a lovely peaceful site in a lovely location right on the River Wear. We had a super pitch with great views of the abbey,
Toilet block was spotless. The grounds very well looked after and the resident peacock even visited us. There is a small shop on site that sells very nice duck eggs and ice lollies. All in all a great sight looking forward to return.
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Barry and Jan |
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A gem on our doorstep. I admit to a certain amount of trepidation about staying at a site only about 25 miles from home; there was no need.
The journey past the Metrocentre and Angel of the North was slow on a busy Friday afternoon, will use the Tyne Tunnel next time.
Arriving at the site you are met by well groomed grass areas next to the river and the booking office is well positioned to park up and check in. The paper work was already prepared, electronic key for the barrier and shower etc supplied. For the fully serviced pitch hook up you are given an adapter to fit the hook up cable. A very warm welcome during this process
Pulling onto the substantially sized solid pitch you get an immediate view of the 12C Abbey.
We have a porch awning and with hindsight we would have parked the van closer to the grass to enable us to place all the pegs, concrete does not work.
We did venture out to the local Arnison shopping area, but would and will be happy to stay on site to fully relax.
We strongly recommend this site. Enjoy
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Bolero1955 |
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Just returned home after spending three nights at the site. The site is a credit to its owners. The site is well looked after in a peaceful location within the abbey, nice walks by the river. Fishing is very popular and a permit can be can be obtained at the site shop. Will definitely visit again. Ideal for exploring surrounding areas. Durham City is four miles away and the Metro Centre fourteen miles away is excellent for shopping. There is plenty of places to eat and drink in the surrounding area. Shopping centre within a mile and half away.
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| Date of Visit: April 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Geoff1951 |
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Just spent 4 nights at this great site. Very friendly and helpful staff on a quiet site by the river Wear with Finchale Abbey ruins on the site. Site is adult only and very quiet with no through traffic anywhere nearby on the same side of the river.
Pitches are spacious with electric. Toilet block and showers spacious and very clean, small room for washing pots.
Shop did not have milk any more (because of Sainsbury's less than 2 miles away) but gave us a cup of milk so we could have a drink which was much needed after 3½ hours on the road.
Good walks by the river on opposite bank across footbridge.
Site is at the end of a cul-de-sac but easy to find, just set SatNav for Finchale priory or postcode.
Thoroughly recommend this site for visiting Durham or Beamish and for a quiet getaway.
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| Date of Visit: April 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Brianstafford58 |
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Just back from this site. It is a lovely site, right on the river. We took our 2 retrievers who loved it. There are lots of lovely walks, and they were able to swim in the river. The Priory is gorgeous, and they have a little shop/cafe right next to it. We had a super plot, which gave water, waste and a bigger v of electricity. The site was very clean & well maintained. We didn't use the wash faclities but they looked lovely. We are going back for the wifes birthday in September. Views amazing, cant fault it.
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| Date of Visit: April 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Davew1968 |
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Just returned from 2 great nights here. Inspite of our late arrival we were greeted heartily by Jack who went through the necessary paperwork quickly and led us to our pitch. He gave us a large pitch and showed us where all of the amenities could be found and we soon settled in.
It's a beautiful site, on the river Wear and right next to the ruins of Finchale Abbey. There are some great riverside walks and it was very quiet which ensured a couple of great nights sleep.
The facilities were very clean and the shower/toilet block which operates on a card entry system was clean, warm and modern. There's a small shop/ cafe on site too
We greatly enjoyed our stay here and would recommend it to anyone. It was only £40 for two nights and they let us stay until late in the afternoon without expecting additional payment.
Two things you might consider are that it is adult only and secondly the signs to the site are poor if you're trying to follow them. We were lucky that I used to live in the area so knew the route. I'm not sure it's the easiest place to find.
Overall, a lovely site, small, quiet, good facilities and really nice people who cheerily helped us whenever asked.
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| Date of Visit: March 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Smarksmith |
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This site is set in the stunning grounds of Finchale Abbey, an English Heritage Site, next to the River Wear. To get to the site you go down a lane for a mile or so which if we hadn’t checked it out on Google earth first we would have been concerned about taking a van down it.
After the Trauma’s of a Tow car breakdown on the way up we contacted the site to say we would be a day late, they couldn’t have been more helpful and it was not a problem to arrive a day late and stay a day later (with no extra charges).
Ok, firstly the ‘areas for development’ although we stayed on a “super pitch” the standard pitches were quite uneven in places and we noticed many vans having to use blocks to support steadies as they were that far from the ground and others with the back ends of the vans almost touching the grass. However the pitches were well spaced out, all hard standing with good road access to each pitch and if you pay the extra fiver a night have a ‘Super Pitch’ which was with it’s own water and drains on a level concrete pitch with a dedicated parking space and Picnic bench. The only other little niggle was the amount of water that the showers delivered was a bit to “Eco-Friendly”.
Now the good bits, the toilets and showers were extremely well maintained, always clean and warm (even when it was -4 outside). The rubbish area was well organised for recycling of all recyclables. The site was always quiet and tranquil (we like adult only sites). It was a very picturesque site you had free access to the Abbey and walks along the river and the local countryside. All the staff were really friendly and helpful and were their whenever you wanted them.
Local area, 10 minutes away is a retail park with a Sainsbury’s, Lidl and many other retail outlets. There are Marston’s and Brewers Fayre pubs on the way to the Retail park. Beamish Museum is 20 minute drive a way which is an excellent day out whether you are 8 years old or 80 (Tip – Be at Davy’s Fish and chips at least 10 minutes before they open and be first in the queue as a Coal fired Chippy can’t serve as fast as a modern one BUT you must experience these chips as they really are “Old fashioned”.
A drive to Durham to see the Cathedral and Newcastle is a nice trip out and get the regulatory photo at the bottom of the “Angel of the North”.
Overall an Excellent site which we would not hesitate to recommend or to stay at again.
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| Date of Visit: November 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Mickwithdoodle |
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Visited 29-11-12 to 02-12-12 in order to visit Durham Xmas market. It was a very cold, bright clear weekend with sub-zero night time temperatures, which resulted in the direct water feed on the serviced pitch freezing up but the campsite owners can't be held responsible for that!
Despite the above we had a great weekend. The Xmas market was good and there is a shopping centre 5 minutes from the site, with a Sainsbury's, Aldi, Asda home, Poundland, Next etc. So my wife was really spoilt for choice. There are several nice pubs selling food nearby and also an Indian restaurant. We tried the Chester Moor pub on the A167 and it was excellent and good value.
The site has a relatively new toilet block, which is small but adequate and was nice and warm on the cold mornings. The walks adjacent to the river were great and I imagine in the warmer months the whole immediate area would be fantastic. We did see a couple of peacocks one day but they quickly disappeared, maybe it was too cold for them as well!
The only negative for me is when you entered the touring caravan park area there were 2 very scruffy caravans, which were not occupied whilst we were there and which looked like they had been abandoned there years ago. They were very unsitely and spoilt what is a very nice site.
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| Date of Visit: November 2012 |
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| Reviewer: TracyJen |
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Loved this site, we visited for the first time for two nights. Less than an hour from home, but so quiet and peaceful. We were able to choose our own hardstanding pitch, which was long enough, but slightly too narrow to get the step on as well, though that is only a small gripe. Weather was cold and dry, which was lovely for riverside walks with the dog, who loves a swim.
Showers and toilets were warm, clean and never busy. Two peacocks slept in a tree near our pitch and a flock of birds roamed around sqwarking merrily, like a gaggle of giggling school girls! Very funny to watch and our dog was totally bemused by the whole thing!
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Linpen |
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Just spent 3 great nights at Finchale Abbey, it was the 1st time we had stayed and didn't arrive till 7pm. Driving down the initial road to the entrance we thought oh! oh! But once we got onto the private road and entered the grounds we were taken aback as it was beautiful, spotlessly clean & very well set out.
The owner was waiting for us and was absolutely brilliant from the word go explaining all about the site & was interested in what/where we wanted to go, giving us advice on best way to go about these activities which really made us feel welcome.
If you want peace and quiet this site is for you as adults only and with the added protection of CCTV cameras about the site, great stuff.
Lots of walks and you if you fancy a pint & meal walk to the Newton Grange Pub (great staff)
We will definitely being going back before Xmas.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Clickerty |
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We spent 5 days in this wonderful site. The situation is amazing I did not expect it to be in the Abbey ruins itself. Plenty of dog walks and the scenery along the river and Abbey made walking the dog a pleasure even in the rain.
The toilet block was just as I would have liked, plenty of space in the shower cubicles, with a chair and hangers provided, my only downside and this is being very picky, the water pressure in the shower head was not very high, I have long hair and it took a while to rinse out which I thought was not very eco-friendly, I felt very guilty at having to press the shower button three times to get the soap off my hair when on the days when I did not wash my hair one push was my than sufficient for a shower. I therefore marked down the facilities but for that reason only.
Every body was so friendly and helpful I certainly would return to this site. It was quiet, clean and shops/supermarket nearby and of course a pub. They are a distance from the site it could be walked if you were fit but in reality a car is needed. It was our first time at an adults only and I would certainly look again at sites like this. I would rather have kept this site a secret but I made a promise to the owners to write a review.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Atkinbrown |
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We stayed at this lovely campsite for two nights. Beautifully clean shower rooms and the owner was very friendly and helpful. This is a very peaceful site with spacious pitches and perfect for a relaxing weekend. We walked through to Durham City and back (about 4 miles each way) which was a lovely walk. Good area for dog walking on site. The woods across the other side of the river are excellent for walking. Would thoroughly recommend this site.
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