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Durham Grange Caravan And Motorhome Club Site
Meadow Lane
Carville
Durham
Co Durham (Browse area)
DH1 1TL
Tel: 01342 327 490
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Pitches: 88
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 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 |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 No Shop |
 No Bar |
 No Restaurant |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: February 2016 |
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| Reviewer: SimonandNik |
4 reviews from this member |
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 Exactly what we expected. Typical caravan club high standard. I'm sleeping in toilet block tonight it that toasty and warm. Flat hard standing pitches.
Actually a very pleasant view even if some of it is over the A1. Off to Durham in a mo on park and ride. Good base for 2 days in Durham before off to Seahouses. 
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| Date of Visit: November 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Brendanr2004 |
711 reviews from this member |
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A convenient site for visiting Durham city centre. It's near to a Park & Ride, though you have to follow a very busy road and cross a motorway bridge. Facilities were good and staff friendly. Location is more of a base than somewhere to hang around as it's surrounded by industrial buildings etc. Good site that does the job!
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Madge23 |
7 reviews from this member |
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Very nice, clean site with friendly wardens but far too close to the AI. The noise made it impossible to sit outside.
We enjoyed our visits to Durham cathedral and the castle. We bought a book of walks around Durham before our visit and this was well worth using.
As we have a motorhome we used the buses to get to the city, either the 'park and ride' or the regular bus service but it was a bit hairy getting to either as there are several busy roads to cross.
We would not use this site again.
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Ericaleicester |
6 reviews from this member |
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Lovely site, clean and friendly. Very convenient for visiting Durham: bus a few minutes walk and taxis (£5. 40) home. The location's convenience means that the site is very close to the A1 and slip roads which makes walking to the bus stop 'hairy': I wouldn't want to attempt this with children. Other reviews comment on road noise, although this is true, it didn't bother us at all. If we visit the area again we would definitely stay here again.
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| Date of Visit: July 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Awesome60s |
18 reviews from this member |
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Being a Caravan Club site the ablution facilities complied with Caravan Club standards and were well maintained. On this visit we were not overcome by the friendliness of the Wardens who nevertheless went about their duties clinically.
The site is in close proximity to busy roads and all that brings. Be especially careful if you decide to walk to the Park and Ride; crossing the road by the campsite is even more tricky on return to the campsite - some would say dangerous. Proximity to Durham is a plus point; 10 minutes by bus.
Do not get the impression of a pleasant walk into Durham '. Along the river-side. '. That would be a bit misleading. The first part of the walk, to get to the river, takes about twenty five minutes or so and involves negotiating an overgrown footpath with evidence of being used regularly by dog-owners. The rest of the walk into Durham is pleasant but by no means in the open.
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| Date of Visit: June 2015 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Lees14 |
13 reviews from this member |
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Our first visit to this excellent site just located off the a1, lovely clean site friendly & very helpful wardens on site, well maintained toilet facilities etc. There is a park & ride site 2 mins away which takes you straight into durham city, there is some noise from the a1 but that didn't bother us. Look forward to visiting here again
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Paul@Bank |
138 reviews from this member |
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The Caravan Club site is located just off the busy A1(M) 2 miles outside Durham and provides an ideal stop off en-route North or South. However being so close to the A1(M), this together with the (equally busy) A690 feeder road provides constant background motorway noise on the site throughout the day and night!
The site has very good toilet/facilities block, generous sized pitches, children’s play area and dog walk.
A Park and Ride is located 5 minutes’ walk from the site (but having to cross the aforementioned A690 twice and busy motorway slip roads twice!) and for £ 2. 00/person offers return transport into Durham between 7am-7pm, very good value and regular 10 minute service.
Alternatively a riverside/woodland walk is available using the public footpath (take the second turn towards the river when heading towards Durham from site, not first indicated on the OS map) and is 3 ½ meandering river miles to the city centre.
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| Date of Visit: April 2015 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Santa cruz |
20 reviews from this member |
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Well first the negatives;
Because of it's location the site is exposed to a lot of road noise. J62 of the A1(M) is a stones throw away and the A690 Durham - Sunderland dual-carriageway is even closer, less than 200 yards in my estimation. The upshot is noise 24/7 and if you have to take a pitch in the 14 - 20 range you have line of site to the A1(M) and accordingly the noise is constant, so the lower number pitches are generally the better option, but not in all case as there are a couple of bays that 'next' four or five pitches that are out of line-of-site with the motorway
Second permanent issue by CC standards (which are high) is that there is only one 'toilet' block and with the pitches being in more or less four rows (a few unless you are in the first two rows nearest reception you have a long walk (again by CC standards) around the tarmac road or risk annoying other campers by walking across/through other pitches. On this trip the latter was not option for us as the third and non permanent issue was the length of the grass which given the heavy dews each morning meant very wet, ankle deep grass.
Given there was no rain and the sun shone all 6 of the days we were on site I can see no reason at all why there was no grass cutting undertaken.
Now the positives;
Extremely friendly wardens
Park and Ride a 12 - 15 minute walk away (we took the car regardless - 2 minutes)
P & R is £2 return, or freee in our case with a bus pass
Durham is a 10 - 12 minute ride away using the P & R
Durham is a gem, great castle, do do the guided tour (£3. 50 for concessions, £5 for others) so much to learn about the castle and the region from the tour guide.
More coffee shops than you can shake a stick at, Tealicious and Flat White to name but two, the latter just exudes character and the cakes/sandwiches and other dishes are so different to the norm and wonderfully tasty.
Cannot give a 10 as someone else did for 'location', it could be this close to Durham and the lovely county Durham countryside without being sat on an exit ramp of a motorway.
Childrens play area looks as good as any in the CC, the dog walk however leaves a lot to be desired and does not link to an external walk as many others with the CC do.
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| Date of Visit: August 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Chestnuts |
27 reviews from this member |
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A good campsite and very handy for visiting Durham city which hopefully we will do next time we visit. We were on route to Scotland and we had to visit friends whilst we were there. The toilet and showers were immaculate as was the whole site. It is very conveniently just off a busy roundabout but the traffic noise didn't disturb us at all.
Why is there so much fuss about parking your motorhome we are not stupid people, it seems only the Caravan club have these stipulations.
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| Date of Visit: March 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Kellysbow |
12 reviews from this member |
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The site is adjacent to the A1 which is both its good & bad point. The good being that it is easily accessible, the bad being the constant traffic noise.
It is a typical CC site, clean and well maintained with the now common ridiculous pitching instructions for motor homes.
Not all of the wardens were of the friendly cheerful persuasion.
Newspapers could be ordered daily.
Chip van came on Friday night at 7. 30pm, which we tried and found to be very nice.
The park and ride is less than a mile away, which is a flat level walk. Although to remain on the pavement you have to walk the wrong way around the roundabout and cross 4 dual carriageways without traffic light assistance, then another road that has a pedestrian crossing. Not that easy for the less nimble or those with children.
The P&R costs £2 each return.
We give this site location 10 out of 10 because of the ease to visit Durham without using our own vehicle.
There is another bus stop near the pedestrian crossing which is on the Sunderland bus route into & out of Durham.
The walk along the river to Durham was through a wood until you arrive at the riverbank. It is not at all sign posted, & I think it would be difficult to walk to the site from Durham without getting a bit lost.
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