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Stayed for Thurs night, and site fairly quiet (apparently it does get busy in summer at the w/e). Great location, 2 mins walk from village with shop and pubs. Facilities were fine - fairly basic but clean and not busy due to the site being fairly quiet. Nice to see farm animals and it being a working farm.
A fair few midges about it being summer (although I've had worse. Went for a walk up to waterfall next day (gorgeous walk, well worth doing). Only stayed one night, 1 adult, 3 teenagers in tent without elec - can't remember exactly what we paid but think £20, which I thought was fine. Farmer very friendly and laid back. Nice night away.
Would be happy to come back for a night or two, and use as a base for walking etc.
Stayed with friends, also in tents, in this pleasant site adjacent to the village's main street.
The campsite is sited very well, both in terms of being 3 mins walk from pubs and shops yet with views from one's tent door of rolling countryside, and in terms of access to local beauty spots such as Kielder, Hadrian's Wall and several national Trust Properties (we went to Wallington Hall).
The site itself is basically a large field on a working farm and makes little pretence to be anything else. Perhaps a third of the field is given over to EHU, the rest is for non-electric tourers.
Arrivals are directed by a sign to the nearby farmhouse where we were then shown to our sites by the very friendly farmer. Pitches are marked and well-sized for EHU: otherwise there seems to be plenty of freedom to pitch where one wishes.
Facilities are limited: The 'ladies' consists of a lavatory, a shower and a washing-up area while the men fare slightly better with two lavatories, two showers and a urinal trough in addition to their own washing-up area. The facilities are not modern but were kept clean, although soap dispensers never worked during our visit. Showers cost 50p for an advertised 6 mins, but I found that the first two minutes were spent adjusting flow and temperature. We men managed well enough but the ladies found a distinct lack of capacity.
Prices were very fair at £18 per night with EHU.
The camping field is a mix of flat and sloping pitches, though EHU pitched were all nicely flat. Most non-EHU campers were travelling light - walkers and cyclists, and one Duke of Edinburgh Award party while we were there.
At the end of the lane is Bellingham's main street, with pleasant shops and three pubs. We used the nearest, the Cheviot Hotel, which had an excellent range of ales and a very good restaurant/bar menu (which one can order to take out).
While we were there we watched from our tent as the farmer and his sheep dogs herded sheep from the adjacent meadow for shearing. Brilliant.
A lovely site nestled in the locked village of Bellingham. The field for tents is big and fairly flat, the facilities are the site are clean and tidy and 50p for a clean hot shower is no problem. The site is part of a working farm and it is interesting to see all of the work going on. There are a few pubs in the village but only 1 takeaway, there's a coop too. This is a good site as a starting point to visit the area or if you are walking a route, but there isn't really much to do in the village other than pubs.
We booked last minute for 3 nights when our original site in Slaley cancelled on us due to being under water (this was the day of the worst floods in the area for 101 years). We found Demesne Farm on this website @ 13. 00 & when we rang were told the site was perfectly fine. We arrived from Leeds at 17. 00 after driving through 3' deep flash floods, the first one being approx 20 miles from the site. We actually took notes of B & B's on the approach to Bellingham as we never expected to be able to pitch up. When we arrived in the village & saw sand bags out we feared the worst, but, the site was extremely well drained, in fact it was no worse than any other site after a normal fall of rain! To say we were astonished is an understatement.
The toilet/shower block were lovely & clean & the water nice & hot. The path leading to the block is cobbled/hardcore so no muddy shoes. Again, no complaints here. Demesne is a working farm & we watched the sheep being rounded up & brought in for shearing which was an added bonus.
Bellingham village centre is less than a 5 minute walk away & has 2 banks, a chemist, Chinese takeaway, Co-op which opens 08. 00 - 22. 00, a bakery, butchers etc & out of the 3 pubs in the village we preferred the Cheviot Hotel with a good range of traditional ales, great food & a friendly bunch of locals who made us feel really welcome.
We might never have found this site if it hadn't been for the extreme rain so for once we are grateful to the Great British weather & can't wait to return, thanks very much to the lovely, helpful owners :)
Just back from a 3 night stay at Demesne Farm, a late decision to go camping in October, but don't think we'll be going camping this late in the year again!
The camping field was very overgrown, I don't think the owners were expecting anyone this late in the season, and pretty boggy.
We were the only ones there, so had sole use of the toilet/showers in the converted outbuildings, which was just as well as they weren't cleaned the whole time we were there (and were muddy even when we arrived too).
So we thought the £18 per night was quite expensive (2 adults, 1 child, and electric)for such a basic site in October- we do like 'rustic' sites, but at a price to match!
The weather was atrocious, gale force winds, torrential rain, followed by frost, and we returned from Hadrian's Wall (quite close by), to find our side extension had collapsed and ripped, and even metal pole connectors had been bent double in the wind!
On the plus side, the owners were friendly, and the local pub, The Cheviot, was lovely and warm and did good cheap takaway food (we couldn't cook after our porch collapsed and gas cooker blew over!) Probably much better in the summer, but don't think we'd return.
A small campsite within a stone's throw of the village centre. Only £12 for the two of us and a tent without electric but the showers cost another £0. 50 timed for 6 mins.
Shop and freezer facilities are unnecessary as it's that close to town and a 08:00 to 22:00 supermarket. The wash rooms are situated across a farm yard and there was only a single ladies shower which may be an issue during peak times.
A tall evergreen hedge sheltered us form hurricane Katia and the field is fairly level with good views. The sounds of sheep, cows and dogs are to be expected and add to the rural camping experience.
Be warned of the hedgehogs. We were woken by one rattling around in our yet to be done washing up bowl in the small hours.
We thought that The Cheviot Hotel was the best pub in the village. There is also a local butcher and bakers. Do walk up the river to Hawshaw Linn (waterfall).
Good access to Kielder reservoir and Hadrian's Wall. Found the Queen's Head at Great Whittington (30 mins South) did some good food too.
Excellent, friendly campsite with decent facilities. Great location. Highly recommended. Excellent, friendly campsite with decent facilities. Great location. Highly recommended. Excellent, friendly campsite with decent facilities. Great location. Highly recommended. Excellent, friendly campsite with decent facilities. Great location. Highly recommended. Excellent, friendly campsite with decent facilities. Great location. Highly recommended. Excellent, friendly campsite with decent facilities. Great location. Highly recommended.
Just returned from a wonderful week at Demesne Farm. We have nothing bad to say about this campsite. Great prices - £15 per night for a huge pitch with EHU, 2 adults and 2 dogs. Facilities are basic but clean. We were concerned there was no freezer, but the owner offered his own freezer to freeze our blocks for us. The location is perfect - lovely small village with all the amenities you could ever need with beautiful walks in all directions. A Chinese takeaway, a cafe, a co-op, bakery, 3 pubs, although we only tried the Cheviot Hotel which we loved. They accept dogs in the bar as well and have free (fast) wi-fi if you need to send an emergency email!
All in all it was perfect for what we wanted - beautiful surroundings, clean facilities (don't expect 5* hotel bathrooms, it's in a converted barn!), and great location. We'll DEFINITELY be back!
This site is based on a working farm in the centre of the village of Bellingham making it highly convenient for the Heritage Centre, shops pubs and eating out. Hadrians Wall and the Kielder Lake are both within easy reach.
There are two camping fields, one with electric hookup, the other without. The owners were very pleasant and refroze our freezer packs every day as we had problems with our fridge. TV reception was not very good until we realised that this area hadn't yet gone digital. The analogue reception was great.
The washing facilities were not so good. They were set in existing farm buildings. Nothing wrong with the workmanship but not very large. Only one shower and two WC cubicles in the ladies and not much more in the gents. In high season this could be a big issue. We thought it a bit mean to have to pay 50p for the shower (6 minutes). Also the facilities didn't seem to get cleaned very regularly.
There were lumps of mud in the shower stalls when we tried to use them. It would have helped if there had been a mop and bucket or a squeegee for campers to use.
There is another much bigger campsite about 1. 5 miles out of the village which probably doesn't have these problems although it charges around £10 a night more.
Despite the washing facilities we enjoyed our stay at Demesne Farm and will probably go back again.
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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 
No Hardstandings 
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 
No Laundry 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
Shop <1 mile 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <10 miles 
Wild Swimming <1 mile 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
Cycle Hire <5 miles 
Golf <1 mile 
Tennis <5 miles 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
Boat Launch / Mooring <10 miles 
No Sea Views 
Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Stayed for Thurs night, and site fairly quiet (apparently it does get busy in summer at the w/e). Great location, 2 mins walk from village with shop and pubs. Facilities were fine - fairly basic but clean and not busy due to the site being fairly quiet. Nice to see farm animals and it being a working farm. 
