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Stopped here for a week after reading the reviews and found it lived up to all the positives expressed. It is a drive to shop, eat or drink so a little forward planning helps.
We found two nice pubs locally in Medomsley. The Miners arms and The Royal Oak ate in both and enjoyed the different catering styles, both with reasonable prices for instance, mixed grill was £10. 95 and Lynn had 3 lamb cutlets for £8. 95 at the Oak.
What this site offers most in my opinion is its proximity to a variety of enjoyable days out.
We went specifically to go to Cragside and Beamish, and boy was it worth it. If you like heritage Beamish has to be the best value for money anywhere in the UK.
The north east has lots going for it but for me what really makes it is its people and its welcoming dialect. We will be back.
Really lovely site, a hidden gem in middle of the countryside. Amazing walk just seconds from the site, toilet block is really clean but to be fair does need updating.
Janet was really helpful with reversing our caravan onto the pitch. Don't be put off by other negative reviews it really is a very peaceful countryside site.
No playground that we saw, BUT, as I said earlier there is a lovely walk with amazing views into the valley, also little pathways into the trees and down into the valley, no cars lots of room to run in freedom.
The only downside is the very narrow track leading to the site, quite daunting if you haven't the skill of reversing a caravan.
Great site very clean facilities, with quite pitches. Very warm welcome from the initial phone booking to leaving site.
Stayed with my wife our son and two dogs, following a visit to beamish before carrying on North. The local are offered lots to do and kept everyone entertained, however younger children may struggle on site with no playground.
Good walking for the dogs is right on the doorstep with lovely views into the valley and woods surrounding.
Visited this site for one night on a sunny weekend. When booking and on arrival warden was lovely and very helpful. The site is nicely laid out, with hard standing pitches.
Site is in a lovely setting, with a popular cycle track next to it. Excellent for walking dog.
Facilities were very good, toilets were spotless though access was out of site gate, cut across the track, to gate opposite. Not very far. But I wouldn't be comfortable at night going to toilet block.
The site is very peaceful and quiet. Think it best suits older, retirement age. There is no children's park on site. I felt it did not suit me, my husband, 4 young children and a dog as we seemed to be the only ones making any noise.
To sum up lovely little site, helpful friendly warden, nice and clean toilets, quiet and peaceful. Good value for money. No children's facilities.
Arrived on tuesday 1. 7. 2013, first time in my old silverline tourer, made a hash of reversing on to pitch but Janet the site owner kindly came over and helped me push van in to place, unfortunately my 240 hook up lead was to short to reach hook up point but again Janet came to the rescue with the loan of a longer lead. The site is in a beautiful secluded spot
With fantastic views. The site is kept in immaculate condition. The toilet block is kept clean and tidy and all ways plenty of loo paper. The charges are very reasonable, paying £84. 00 for my 6 night stay, would have liked to have stayed longer but had to get home. But I hope to return another time. I must say that Janet keeps this site immaculate and it is a credit to her.
A small quiet touring park sitting alongside the River Wear, in a central location for for visiting all the attractions County Durham has to offer. 21 hardstandings and 1 grass pitch all with electric points, for caravans and motorhomes. Shower and Toilet Block and accessible / family shower room. Washing up area. Fresh water point, waste water point, chemical disposal point.
All the facilities of Wolsingham town are within easy walking distance. On site caravan accessory and awning shop and caravan workshop! Dogs are very welcome and there are many walks directly from the site, and it's five minutes to lovely riverside walks. Find out more here
Great site, open all year, snow permitting. Nice and peaceful, ideal for derwent walk. Don't be put off by the weather. As I pitched my tourer there over the winter, will be doing the same this year. The owner is very helpful, site is kept looking good, even with all this rain.
Great walks on derwent walk, bike it if you feel fit, nice pubs in area, (the royal oak)great food.
Area is very dog friendly, and my granddaughter loves it there.
We had never been so far north with our caravan before and did not know what to expect, but we had a thoroughly enjoyable time. We stopped for 14 nights in late July to early August this year, and what a great choice of park we made.
The park is well kept and tidy, the friendly owner could not have done enough for us, showing us to our pitch in person and coming across in the mornings to see if everything was alright.
Many people use the site for weekend breaks or as an overnight stop off point due to its proximity to the A1, there are even a few pitches with tourers let on a seasonal basis.
From the entrance there are beautiful views over the derwent valley and hardstanding roads, so it would not turn into a mudbath in inclement weather.
The toilet facilities are not the most luxurious but do the job perfectly well, lets face it they are in a converted cattle shed. They are cleaned regularly, warm with plenty of hot water for showering and well stocked with toilet roll.
The only downpoint is they are across the other side of a public footpath not great at night, you have to go out of the caravan area through a gate, down the steps, across the path and through the gate on the other side. However put it into context and its not that far, we have been on other sites that the toilet block is much further away, its really just psychological mind games.
In the local area groceries can be brought at the tescos metro in Rowlands gill or at Asda in Stanley about 5 miles away. In terms of attractions there is so much to do in the north east we travelled up to 60 miles some days but it was worth it (Alnwick castle, Lindifarne, Bamburgh, Seahouses and Hadrians wall).
More locally we visited beamish twice, you need the time as it can not be done in a day, Newcastle to see the tyne bridges and shopping, Durham Cathedral, Middleton in Teesdale (very quaint and feels like its in a time warp), High Force waterfall, Gibside park and the Sunderland International Airshow (a must if your there while its on).
All in all its a nice friendly site with good facilities and we will definitely be visiting again.
I booked into the Byreside Caravan Site for 2 nights but we only stayed one night due to a lot of rain, the grass ground flooded, thunder & sheet lightning at 6:30am. When I phoned the lady said that the ground is already soft & we are due more rain, I drove on the grass partly as the stony road had a lot of potholes.
My fiancee is disabled in a wheelchair & I had to drive her to the bathroom as there were steps after the small gate. A disabled bathroom in the corner on site would help.
We had 2 dogs with us & they liked the site but not the weather. The owner charged me £3 extra just because I partly drove on the grass(how petty as grass grows with no tyre marks), we will never stay here again with the grumpy lady owner
I visited this site for a few days and it was neat, quiet and if the toilet and shower facilities had been in a convenient place, I would have given it top marks. I felt sorry for the campers, who may wish to go in the middle of the night, through gate, down steps, over path, then use key, and all this with no lights. It was no great distance but just so inconvenient. The owner was very pleasant and the price was very good compared to other sites and this compensated.
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Is Byreside Caravan Site child friendly? YES, it accepts children View all facilities
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No Tents 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No 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 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
No Laundry 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
No Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
No 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 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
No Golf 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
Open All Year 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <5 miles
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Stopped here for a week after reading the reviews and found it lived up to all the positives expressed. It is a drive to shop, eat or drink so a little forward planning helps. 
