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Demesne Farm Campsite
Demesne Farm
Bellingham
Hexham
Northumberland (Browse area)
NE48 2BS
Tel: 01434 220258 or 07967396345
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Pitches: 30
Open: 01/05/2026 to 26/09/2026
01/05/2027 to 26/09/2027
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 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 |
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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 |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 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 |
| Activities |
 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 |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Magic Bunny |
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 When we arrived there was no-one at the reception (back door of farm house) so we decided to pitch first and pay later. The friendly farmer saw us on the way into the field and gave us a brief handy orientation of the site.
Booking in advance is recommended as the site was very nearly fully booked for the weekend. The campsite consisted of two fields - a flat one with hook-up points which was sheltered by tall trees and was near to the toilets and a bumpier one further away with no electric points but a nice view of the rolling countryside.
The one little gripe was that there was a row of green portable cabins on what appeared to be a small building site about 2-300 metres away across the fields which detracted slightly from the rural idyll but only very slightly.
In fact, apart from the tidy row of Dutch bungalows in view, the site felt like it was very much in the back of beyond (very peaceful) so it was a great surprise to roll out of the campsite and find pubs, a village store, a Co-op, a post office and all sorts of useful gubbins just around the corner.
The facilities were basic and housed in amongst working barns (two toilets and one shower in the ladies with a couple of free electric sockets) but they were always nice and clean, reasonably warm and well stocked with loo roll. 50p paid for six minutes of lovely hot water and there were plenty of pegs and a stool in the changing area of the shower cubicle. I never had to queue for a shower which was an advantage. The dish washing sinks are in the same room as the toilets but far enough away for it not to feel 'icky.'
There are some lovely riverside walks within easy reach of the campsite and the Kielder Forest Park is only about 20mins away by car. The site itself does not have any specific facilities for children but as it is a working farm then kids and animal lovers (like myself) were able to see the lambs in the barn and chat to the free range chooks. As requested in the site rules campers tended to pipe down around 10.30pm and there was a generally relaxed family-friendly vibe about the place. I'd recommend taking some insect repellent though as although we weren't inundated by swarms of midges there were a few persistent little critters around at dusk.
My family and I would certainly visit Demesne Farm again and found it to be a friendly, personal and very pretty kind of a retreat. 
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Emmabrownrigg |
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Just got back from this great site-first trip of the year and couldn't have picked a better site.
Lovely views of surrounding countryside, friendly owners, a fab position within the village so amenities close at hand and great walks close by for the kids and dog!
The real pull of this site is the relaxed atmosphere and its setting. The facilities are fine and fit in with the farming environment. Its not all singing and dancing but that's the appeal.
The loos and showers were clean and despite the fact there was only one shower (i think the mens had 2!)it seemed enough. Who needs a playground when you have a shed full of sheep to see on the way to the loo!
Couldn't recommend this site highly enough. Brilliant
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| Date of Visit: May 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Hightower |
7 reviews from this member |
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Just got back from a 4 night stay at this site. We were given a choice of where we wanted to pitch as the site was fairly empty, so we opted for the cover of some trees as it was expected to be windy. The pitches seemed very flat with loads of grass - probably the best pitches we have come across in our camping career.
The owners were extremely friendly and welcoming and showed us the facilities. Although there's only a couple of showers and a couple of toilets, they were kept very clean in wet conditions, and we never had to queue for either - it got busy the second day on the site but we still never had to queue.
Although the site got busy (no pitches in our part of the land were left) it never felt cramped, and noise was never a problem. Come 10:30 everybody seemed to get their heads down and keep quiet - the first time I've ever seen it done this quickly on a campsite!
Bellingham is a lovely small town with a Post Office, hardware store, co-op, butchers, bakery, cafe, chinese take-away, and 3 pubs. We never went to any of the pubs but visited the hotel just outside of Bellingham for a meal - wasn't too impressed. The bakery did lovely pasties and pies.
We feel that this campsite is the best value for money we've had out of all the campsites we've visited, and we will definitely be back in the future. I've given the campsite 9 out of 10 for facilities - although there weren't many they met our needs perfectly.
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Bordercamper |
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A lovely campsite, very close to the village with shops, pubs, banks etc.
We stayed on the Sat night of Bank Holiday weekend and the site was full (except for walkers / cyclists who seem to be made welcome even without bookings which I thought was very helpful!).
There was no-one in the farmhouse when we arrived (it was the day of the Village Show, so I am guessing they were busy there!) and no answer to the mobile phone no given, so we just drove through and pitched up at the most sensible spot, knowing the site was going to be full.
Shower was good, lots of hot water (50p for 6 mins).No facilities for kids, but the chickens wandering about were cute.
However the stay was spoilt by the inconsiderate group who stayed up playing music, singing and shouting until well past 1am. I hope they had horrible hangovers the next day.
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Clarkes tent |
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I'd recommend this site. We have a tent and don't use any EHU. The pitch was level and the tent pins easily secured.
The site's facilities were of a good standard, meaning that the toilets were clean. I suggest however that a mop and pail be left out for the use of the campers to keep on top of the mud that is inevitably brought into the toilets between the official cleaning times.
Otherwise I have no complaints. When we visited (6th-8th Aug) the site was fairly busy though not full. Bad weather seemed to result in cancellations from which we benefited.
Visitors can expect a friendly welcome from the Telfers, whom like another visitor, we disturbed from their dinner on our arrival in the evening.
Bellingham is an attractive village. You should find what you need in its shops. We visited the Rose and Crown for a pint. As a Scot, I do enjoy English Ales (You make the world's best beer!). They had Theakstons on draught but I'd hoped for more choice. On the whole the pub was fine, if unexceptional.
We shall return to Demesne Farm.
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Yorkybri |
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We found plenty of room for our unit and car. We found the site to be more than adequate [the only thing missing was a launderette.] the site has a friendly feel to it and the owners are welcoming and helpful.
There are also lovely views of the surrounding countryside. The village is a 5 min walk away. There are 3 pubs in the village and my favourite was the cheviot hotel. A good selection of drinks including cask ales and an excellent restaurant open till 9pm. You can also order reasonably priced take-away's at the bar up to 10pm.
There is also a good cafe in the village that is open until 5pm and a chinese takeaway open evenings except Monday. A good butcher's, baker's, greengrocer's, co-op, [open till 10pm] hardwear shop, post office / paper shop, chemist and 2 banks.
We found it a great base for keilder / roman wall / cheviot hll's etc;
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Santa cruz |
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Would agree with the reviewer before this, lovely site, forget about the farm bit, it does not really impact unless you want to let the kids see the animals etc. Clean facilities, almost in the middle of the village and wonderful friendly people running it.
Pubs are ok, not up there at the top but all in all more than you could expect shop wise from such a small village. We use this site in summer when mountain biking at Keilder which is a bit of a drive away but the Kielder site is infested with midges from late May onwards, Demesne Farm much less so and there is a wonderful walk up to a waterfall almost out of the farm gate.
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Nettyjam1 |
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Visited this site on 26th June. We just wanted one night camping, not too far from home (Newcastle). I must admit, when I saw that this site was on a working farm, I thought that it would be a bit smelly & very basic facilities. How wrong was I?
I rang Mr Telfer and he was very friendly. He didn't even ask for a deposit. We arrived at 7.15pm. There was a note on the entrance gate to say that we had to knock on the green door of the farmhouse across the road. I did this and disturbed Mrs Telfer having her tea (sorry)! She asked for the fee upfront as they didn't like bothering people in the morning. We paid £12 for 2 adults and a car for one nights stay (well worth it).
The field is massive. Loads of room. Mr. Telfer showed us where the toilet block was and told us that the bottom field would probably be better as there was more room. We pitched our tent & went for a look around.
The toilets were clean, (plenty toilet roll). We had a walk around the village. For such a small village, there was quite a few pubs! The co-op store was amply stocked and no more expensive than other co-op stores. There was a Chinese takeaway (which we had later). Very nice.
We would definitely recommend this site to anyone that doesn't like pubs on site. We definitely will be returning to Demesne farm in the future. Loads of room for children to play. Very enjoyable stay. The only thing that I would say is, take fly & midge repellent. We take Citronella candles wherever we go & they seem to work.
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| Date of Visit: September 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Jlp76 |
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There was no-one to be seen so we picked our own EHU pitch. We had tried knocking at the house opposite as directed but we unsure which door to use.
The site was quiet with only a few families and the boys were overjoyed at the chickens. It was quite muddy what with the rain and we soon regretted not bring our wellies (first time campers!) later we managed to buy wellies at the hardware shop in the village (very friendly and lots of camping / walking equipment).
The village is just up the road with a number of shops, including a co-op. There were a few pubs but we weren't overly impressed, food was only served for a few hours although thankfully one did sell take away food which wasn't the best but we were starving!
We drove to Kielder one day and thankfully the rain eased off for a bit. We also enjoyed a long walk to a nearby waterfall.
When we did see the owner he was friendly and apologetic for the weather which of course couldn't be helped! The weather was a bit of a steep learning curve for us and we'll never forget wellies and waterproof / quicker drying clothes again!
The facilities were fine, 50p for a shower if I recall correctly. Quite basic but all we needed.
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| Date of Visit: September 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Dcb305 |
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On planning a visit to Kielder water we looked at nearby camp sites but were warned of midges close to the water so we decided to try out Demesne Farm about 10 mins away.
I spoke to the owner on the phone who was friendly and suggested payment on arrival in case we decided to cancel due to the forecast bad weather. He was also readily available during out stay if we needed anything.
The campsite is on the edge of Bellingham itself (though not very well signposted) and is part of a working farm, the pitches consist of a couple of fields, the largest with electric hookups (�3 a night). We were offered a free run of the site (with advice as to wind cover/sun) as it was quiet. The main field was muddy due to wet weather but not water logged and dried out quite quickly.
There are rules as to noise at night but they were not very well enforced but all in all it a quiet site, even with the daily going ons as a small farm. The shower blocks were small and basic, fairly clean seeing it had been muddy weather, showers were 50p and there was a sink/draining board for washing up.
Bellingham village was a short walk up the road with a few shops including a small outdoors shop and a well stocked co-op and bakers. There was a couple of pubs which served food also.
There's lots of nice walks locally including Hareshaw Linn which we thoroughly recommend! Kielder water itself was great, again with loads to do for everyone.
We would recommend the campsite for a cheap basic site for those who don't want to be in the middle of nowhere but still somewhere rural
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