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A lovely little site with a helpful warden and nice clean facilities. The showers were hot and the sinks were clean again with plenty of hot water.The cost was reasonable even with electric. It is very close to Hadrians' Wall, about a ten minute walk away. The surrounding countryside is mostly moorland and tends to be windy so take a coat. The only downsides were that the site could do with some hardstandings for caravans and campers, the other was the children didn't appear to have anywhere to play football so they played on the grass near the pitches, very annoying when a ball keeps hitting a campervan or caravan. Having said that I would return again outside of the school holidays.
While looking for a campsite for our holiday at Hadrians Wall we decided on this one. Well, what a fabulous surprise. The amenities were brill, super clean and heated shower block, laundry and use of fridgefreezer. All this for a small and very friendly site within 5 mins walk to the wall. There even was a small pond with a resident duck! There are large scale maps for you to organise your route and the owners were friendly and knowledgeable of the area. Views are impressive and although somewhat windy as in the hills we would definitely use this site again and again (just take a fleece!)
This was a lovely campsite, really close to all of the historic attractions in the area, such as Vindolanda (well worth a visit), the Roman Army Museum, and, of course, Hadrian's Wall itself. The views in the area are stunning, particularly the quarries near the wall, with their lakes and sheer faces. If you like taking pictures, this place is a paradise.
As far as the campsite itself is concerned, the owners were very friendly, and gave us a tour of all the facilities on arrival, which included an absolutely immaculate shower and toilet block, with laundry room and a sauna! There were also outdoor washing up facilities, and a cooking area incase of bad weather.
The campsite is beautifully kept, with ducks and hens adding to the lovely feel. All in all, a very nice site, and we would recommend it to anybody.
We arrived at this site on Friday about 4.30pm with high expectations, after reading all the rave review.
I had made a group booking 6 weeks in advance and was told 7 large tents on Friday with an additional tent turning up on Saturday was no problem at all.
On arrival we were met by a gentleman who I assume is the owner of the site. He sent us to the house to check in and pay. He seemed concerned when I told him we had 7 tents arriving as the site seemed quite busy. He put us on an area of grass right beside the duck pond and amenities, which was obviously a caravan area. The slope was horrendous and there was hardly a flat area on there. He explained that they had had torrential rain for about a month and so the ground was quite sodden, then before we had a chance to even think about setting up, started telling us not to mess up the grass.
Some of the higher areas had nice flat pitches and would have a better chance of draining than where we were stuck. The slope ran away down from the amenities block, and had a layer of rock / brick / stone about 3 or 4 inches under the turf. In total the group ruined well over 50 pegs trying to pitch there.
What was blatantly obvious to us was they had forgot to plan for a group arrival, or had decided to just pack us in to make as much money as possible
We planned as best we could to get all our tents on flat-ish plots, but were crammed onto the small area made available. The owner asked that everyone went to the house before going to the field to pitch. One of our group arrived and came over to us, to see what he was to do.(this was his and his two boys’ first camping trip) . His greeting was the owner running out of his little van shouting at us, that he had TOLD us to check in first ! Not a great start.
We were asked then to move all non essential vehicles to a car park a little way up the site. I told him that I would ensure we did, as soon as everyone was pitched. I was asked again to move cars when we were still unloading and putting up tents. The general feeling of not being welcome at all was starting to become apparent to several of our group.
Once we were all sorted, we decided to pop to the local pub to feed the children, as it was quite wet and miserable. It’s about a mile and a half away, so we decided to use a few designated drivers, as the old military road is not the safest road to walk along in the dark with a group of kids. The pub in Twice Brewed was cosy and extremely welcoming and well worth a visit. Great beers and well prepared meals, served by friendly staff. (they do cash back as well !)
The site’s amenities are the best I have come across on any of our trips. They are clean and well maintained. They were quite warm, but the heating as advertised on the site wasn’t turned on, on any of the times I visited the block. The heat seemed to come from the tumble drier and from the showers.
The drier was useful as we had torrential rain for best part of the weekend. However, the plugs were padlocked to the wall, but there was an honesty box to pay for using the washer or drier. One lady in our group went up there on Saturday evening to get warmed up. She was approached by the warden who questioned how long she had been sat in there ! The feeling of mistrust on the site was apparent all trip. If you went to the drying room (which was free to hang up your clothes or boots) the owner or the warden appeared within a few minutes, to check what you were doing.
The children had no room to play. They were constantly told to stop going near the duck pond, stop splashing in puddles, stop running on the wet grass, because the were making it muddy!.
It seemed that every time the kids went to play, something was found to complain about. I’ve said in previous reviews, we firmly believe that the children should be able to enjoy the outdoors, when we go camping. This site was simply too small for a large group. I just wish that had been relayed to me when I booked, so I could have found somewhere bigger.
When our eighth tent arrived on Saturday, they were told by the owner he had already been turning people away that morning. They told him they were part of the group booking and he reluctantly let them pitch.
How you can even contemplate not letting someone who booked 6 weeks ago onto the site beggars belief.
I am intrigued to know if our price of £10 per tent and £2 per person over 10 per night is the normal rate. Although signs stated discounts for groups, we didn’t seem to get one for 8 tents, 17 adults and 8 children. If that doesn’t make a group I don’t know what does.
In summary this site is ideal for people with no children.
The amenities are excellent, even if the heating is left off.
There is a sauna, which we almost used until we were told £5 per head. A sauna doesn’t use more steam because more people are in there !
The cost of tents is reasonable, the hook-up was only £2.50 per night and the showers and hot water are included.
After a talk with the whole group, we agreed that the site wasn’t for us and we would not be returning.
That said, for small adult groups and those who love to ramble and hike through some of the country’s finest scenery, then this site is probably what you are looking for.
Lovely little campsite. I can't really add more than anyone else has said. Toilets always clean, showers free and hot, clean washing up sinks, helpful owners. The kids loved watching the ducks.
We too were right at the top with a lovely view.
Only note of caution would be, if you are looking for peace and quiet it is wonderful through the week but beware some weekend campers! We had a blissful week until Friday when loads of folk arrived for the weekend. There is no enforced curfew here, and everyone respected everyone elses peace through the week, but some of the weekend folk were rather noisy until quite late!
I would definitely recommend the site, but as I said above, if you are wanting to lie in bed and listen to nothing but the sheep in the fields beside you then perhaps avoid Friday/Saturday nights.
Great Site! We were right at the top on Everest for our weekend-what a view! Kids thoroughly enjoyed it especially feeding the ducks and chickens. The shower and toilet block are clean and warm, HOT water for a shower and even a sauna-what more could you ask for! We'll definitely return and hopefully have better weather.
This is a brilliant site with great facilities and friendly staff. All been said in previous reviews. BUT we stayed 2 nights. Saturday afternoon and evening were spoilt by about 10 small kids playing incessant football games around the tent followed later by a large group of teenage boys doing the same until dusk. Inevitably both tent and car got hit a few times. After dark the fun really got going with a hen party arriving back at 11.30 and continuing with girly giggles / shrieks and car doors slamming until 3.00am. Many apologies (and excuses) from warden the following morning so we decided to give it a second chance.Sunday night was bliss.Campsite busy but wonderfully quiet to the extent that we went to bed at 9.00 (knacked from the night before) overslept until 10.00. We will be going back. But not at a weekend.
We stayed over the bank holiday weekend 23rd - 26th May (3 nights). The site owners Graham and Pat, and Barbara the warden, were all very friendly, welcoming and incredibly helpful. The toilets/showers are excellent - hot showers, warm changing area and very clean toilets. The owners also do a very good full English Breakfast in the farm house kitchen - great value - don't forget to book.
We had a fantastic pitch.
The location is good for Exploring Hadrian's Wall and Vindolanda. Twice brewed pub also worth a visit - excellent local beer.
This is a fantastic site, with great views. The site pond also had its very own duck family with 18 ducklings and the children loved to feed the farm chickens.
We would highly recommend this site to anyone visiting the area.
BIG thank you to Graham, Pat and Babara for a fab weekend - we will be back!
We stayed at this site over the bank holiday weekend. The site was very full. Our booking was for 8 families. The site owners Pat and Graham, and Barbara the warden were all very friendly and accomodating. This is a great site, fab toilets and showers (realy clean all weekend), with great views. Lovely pond with a duck family on it. The site hosted a bbq on sunday in aid of Air Ambulance. Lovely burgers and local sausages! The site is very close to lots of visiter attractions. Lovely walks along the wall. Some nice pubs close by. Would definately recomend this site. Thanks Pat, Graham and Babara for a fab weekend we will be back!
We stayed here for three nights in a two man (+dog)tent, mid May 2008. The location is good for Exploring Hadrian's Wall (easily reachable by wallking or the very good bus service) and is quite secluded/peaceful. The toilets/showers are excellent. The owners also do a very good full English Breakfast in the farm house kitchen which I thought was good value at £6 per head.
The owners and staff on the site, Pat Graham and Barbara were very welcoming and laid back and incredibly helpful. We had a problem with our car so Pat drove my wife into Haltwhistle to buy some essential supplies and wouldn't take any payment for her time or petrol.
I would recommend this site to anyone visiting the area.
Visit this site, it's a must .Lovely location .Clean showers and loos. No charva games room. Spectacular views. Helpful and laid back warden. Friendly ducks and sheep and a rather eccentric owner called Graham.
What a lovely site! Small, well managed and with lovely facilities and in a smashing location with good views and close to the Wall.
It had rained heavily before we arrived and as a result we weren't able to pitch on the grass (they have plans to create some hardstandings, which will be good) but we were found a suitable gravel based place to park and made extremely welcome.
The facility block is clearly relatively new, and offers decent showers and loos, a laundry and a sauna (am told this costs £5 a time). It was incredibly cold on the last morning of our stay and as a result there were some problems with frozen pipes, but this should be a rare occurence.
The site is really well placed for visiting the middle section of Hadrian's Wall, including Vindolanda, Housesteads and the Roman Army Museum.
Recommended site for activites in and around Carlisle and Newcastle, as the site is close to the A69.
Site has a very good recently built shower/toilet/sauna block. Connected to the shower block is a bunk barn that has a common room, and two rooms of four beds. All tent/caravan pitches have electric hook-up.
Site is within walking distance of Hadrian's Wall to the north, and Vindolanda Roman excavations.
Owners were welcoming and offered ideas for local site seeing.
Mile Castle Inn is a 5 minute drive and offers home cooked meals and good local ales.
Was made to feel welcome when first checked in, but that soon changed when our children stepped out of the van! Campsite not very child friendly as there was an open duck pond which we were put beside, even when we pointed out that we had small children, and no play area. Think it would be wise for this campsite to be adult only as it is in a good spot with access for some lovely walks and toilet/shower block clean and tidy.
We visited this site for the first time for the New Year, we had a great time despite the weather, Graham, Pat and Barbara were very helpful and hospitable. We spent a nice evening in their company along with other campers. The toilets were clean and warm, excellent washing and drying facilities. This is a site to return to time and time again especially if you want peace and quiet.
The only thing that spoilt a great time was the people in the next caravan who had two dogs and allowed them to bark day and night. This was no fault of the site owners and would not put me off going back.
Haltwhistle is a lovely place with an Indian and Chinese takeaway which we did not discover until it was too late!but a lovely place to wander and have a coffee. Hexham not far away either for food shopping and restaurants, pubs.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
No Fishing 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
Outdoor Pool <5 miles 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
No Cycle Hire 
No Golf 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
Campfires Allowed 
Open All Year 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
A lovely little site with a helpful warden and nice clean facilities. The showers were hot and the sinks were clean again with plenty of hot water.The cost was reasonable even with electric. It is very close to Hadrians' Wall, about a ten minute walk away. The surrounding countryside is mostly moorland and tends to be windy so take a coat. The only downsides were that the site could do with some hardstandings for caravans and campers, the other was the children didn't appear to have anywhere to play football so they played on the grass near the pitches, very annoying when a ball keeps hitting a campervan or caravan. Having said that I would return again outside of the school holidays. 
