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Barnard Castle Camping And Caravanning Club Site
Dockenflatts Lane
Lartington
Barnard Castle
Co Durham (Browse area)
DL12 9DG
Tel: 01833 630228
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Pitches: 90
Open: 01/03/2026 to 30/11/2026
01/03/2027 to 30/11/2027
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 Small Campervans |
 Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 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 |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 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 |
 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 |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not 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: July 2010 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Shinealite |
3 reviews from this member |
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 We have just got back from a weekend at this site and I just had to write a review. This is one of, if not the best site we have stayed on. And we have been regular campers for 20 years. The people that run the site are very friendly and helpful. We were given a choice of pitches when we arrived which was fab.
The facilities on the site are excellent and impeccably clean. The children's play area is small but just right and the tunnels in the surrounding bushes provided as much fun for our son as the play area itself. The site is very quiet and relaxed and you feel like you are in the middle of nowhere, which is just how camping should be, with wildlife in abundance. We had to evict a rabbit to pitch our tent! however a brisk 30 minute walk through some stunning countryside brings you into 'barney' with its castle ruins and bustling town centre there is something for everyone.
Several pubs all serving food and a variety of real ales, supermarkets and off licences for stocking up on those essentials and some stunning walks along the banks of the river.Oh and a play area for the kids. I could go on about this site all day so I will finish with just one word to sum it up.AWESOME. 
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Debsdoescamping |
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Set in beautiful countryside, a peaceful site which is easy to find. A very warm welcome by the friendly staff and we were immediately shown to our pitch, which, was perfect for us with 2 children, right next to the play area and facilities block.
The whole site was extremely neat and immaculately clean and tidy! The facilities block was impeccably clean, this goes for toilets, showers, washing cubicles and washing up area. The play area was small, but adequate and safe.
The reception area has a wide range of local information leaflets / places to visit and things to do including transport. Essential items are stocked in the reception area for sale, such as eggs, milk etc. This was our first camping trip, we had a great time and will definitely be returning this Summer.
If you're after peace and quiet, this is the place to be. Although this is by no means a criticism, but a small clubhouse would have been nice, as it rained very heavily for a short time and as we had only a very small tent were a little stuck other than to shelter in the facilities block or dance in the rain (which was fine really).
But, the lovely English weather we have to expect and perhaps, a club house is would not fit in with the idyllic setting and already perfect site!
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Blalckbird3 |
9 reviews from this member |
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Our first visit to this site. Despite the rain and low cloud we liked the surrounding countryside. Very friendly, helpful wardens. Good clean facilities. We walked into the town, be careful during wet weather as the walk down through the woods is a mud bath and very slippy. Caught the bus back, a few minutes walk from the main road back to the camp.
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: Steve McV |
21 reviews from this member |
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Just come home from a weekend at this site - not our first, & we will be back again. Nothing negative to report, clean toilets, good sized level pitches with a selection of grass or gravel hardstanding. Friendly, helpful staff.
Childrens play area with swings, climbing frame & slide, but the dog walk area was the big hit with my son. Thankfully it was 'clean' & has a small stream at the bottom that provided hours of entertainment building dams, crossing stepping stones, playing hide & seek etc. This dog walk has a useful shortcut to the path to town via the riding stables. Very pleasant woodland walks all around, lots of Bluebells & Primroses in May.
There is no pub nearby, around 1/2 an hours walk to the nearest, in town. Hourly bus service along Teesdale so one way walks along my favourite valley can easily be done. Barnard Castle has all you'd expect, lovely butchers, tea shops & some great antique / junk shops. Brilliant castle (English Heritage), mini golf & paddling pool.
Charles Dickens visited the town & based Nicholas Nickleby & Master Humphrey's Clock on material he researched there. The jewel in the crown at Barney though is the Bowes Museum. Too much to see to list, but be there for 2.00pm to see the fantabulous mechanical silver swan automata in operation. Over 200 years old & still runs like clockwork. Literally.
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| Date of Visit: April 2010 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: Clarelmiller |
16 reviews from this member |
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Had a quick walk around before checking in, and had spotted a pitch which suited us down to the ground, requested it and it was not a problem.
The site managers are very welcoming and helpful. The whole site is very flat and level, and the grass was being mowed every day, and looked very well kept, as is everything else on site, the managers never stopped for a minute.
The reception has the very basics for sale and has a wealth of information on the area.
There are not a lot of large ehu grass pitches, so booking would be essential if you have a larger unit.
There are great walks to be found for dog owners, and lots of access points to them around the site, which we found wonderful.
There is a very small play area for kids.
Next door is Raygill Farm, where you can horse ride. You can also access the walk in to Barnard castle, it takes about 35 minutes, and is a lovely place. It has loads of shops, restaurants, pubs and a street market on a Wednesday, there is also a Morrisons.
The weather was great for April, and it topped off a fantastic week at a fantastic site.
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| Date of Visit: April 2010 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: 2Woof |
1 review from this member |
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Just returned from this site and it is very pleasant. Staff are friendly and cheery, site is very well kept, facilities exceptional.
Only issue we had as the power is on one fuse, and so tripped the whole site twice a night. However it was soon fixed and back up and running.
There is a list of what items use so much electric given to you when you arrive. I am guessing that due to the time of year people had heaters, kettles and tv's on which was too much.
Despite this I would recommend and will be returning
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| Date of Visit: October 2009 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Kensai |
15 reviews from this member |
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What a lovely little site this is. Tucked away down a lane not far from Barnard Castle. The site is fairly small but very neat and tidy. The facility block is positioned about half way along the site so no matter where you are pitched you not far from them. The block is big and modern, very warm and very clean in fact the best I have seen in a C & CC club site. The staff were all pleasant with a cheery greeting, and they were very busy tidying up for winter when we were there. We were give a choice of pitches by the warden and he was eager to give any assistance. The shop is small but well stocked for essentials. Well run happy site.
There are plenty of shrubs and trees about the site, so wildlife is plentiful especially the birds. There is a small neat play area and a dog walk adjacent.
We visited Barney as it is known walked along the high street with a good assortment of local shops. There is a Morrison’s if you need to stock up for a longer stay. There was of course the Castle itself, managed by English Heritage and well worth a visit in the spring and summer it would be brilliant for a Picnic. Great views can be had from the top of the tower and there is a sensory garden in the grounds. Bowes museum is not far and on a good day High Force in Teesdale is well worth a visit.
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| Date of Visit: September 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Alan Blacklee |
3 reviews from this member |
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Have just enjoyed our first camping trip and loved it. This site is fantastic, very quiet and the facilities block is awesome and extremely clean. Wash basins in their own cubicles and hot showers at all times everything about this site is spotless.
Wonderful walks in the area and everything you need including a local Chinese that delivers to the site. Loved it so much we have already booked second visit.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Troutpout |
6 reviews from this member |
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Nice site
Clean modern all singing/all dancing facilities. Everything you could want, if you want an extremely well organised (if somewhat regimental) site.Nice showers,plentiful hot water. Separate sink cubicles. Only one soap dispenser and handryer though, which seemed a bit odd considering the amount of other things.I'm nit picking now though really.
Laundry fantastic and Washing up area good and well thought out. Tap and bin areas well placed.
Lots of other facilities which I never used but poked my head in and all all looked spot on
Central play area for children slightly away from units so no worries about them being a pain to people when they got excited with the other kids. My 2 had as much fun playing in the bushes surrounding the play area (lots of tunnels) as with the play equipment itself.
Good amount of trees and birds/wildlife at backs of pitches.Families of birds and rabbits about. Lots of wildlife noises.Sheep doing their sheep thing all day and night.
Good base for lots of surrounding attractions. Beautiful area.
Would definitely use again for a stop off between camps and for use of facilities on way to something a bit more smaller/ basic.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Martindoggy |
11 reviews from this member |
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Absolutely brilliant site! maybe the best I've ever been to.
Immaculately clean throughout hot showers. The wardens were really helpful and friendly. The surrounding area is fantastic loads to see and do.The walk walk is one of the best I've ever seen.Will be a regular here I think.
Night time was peaceful and quiet, reminded us why we are members.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: KEITH BLACKETT |
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Have just spent a week at 'barnie', fantastic! Site is immaculate as where the facilities as you would expect from a C & C club site. The host where welcoming and helpful throughout. Excellent cheap washing facilities on site £2 for a full load washed and dried. If you don't mind sheep 'baaa-ing' through the day and night this is the site for you. Excellent flat level site, large pitches access road could be dodgy with a large towing unit but have seen worse.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: AandEsmum |
2 reviews from this member |
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Just got back ourselves from a fantastic 3 night stay with our new trailer tent. The site is perfect if you're like us and have 2 small people under 6. The site itself is well thought out and has hard standing pitches for caravans and motorhomes and pitches with electric hook up for tents, caravans, trailers tents etc., and pitches without if you've got your own or don't need it! The pitches near the play area are great if you've got kids of your own as you can just sit and keep an eye on them while they play.
At the other side of the play area is the toilet block/laundry/dishwashing areas and there are no pitches in front or at the side - so no noise in the middle of the night! If you've not got children of your own or just want peace and quiet away from the children there are plenty of pitches away from the play area. The facilities are superb and are spotlessly clean. The reception area has a little shop which supplies the basics for when you run out of milk etc. All in all a superb little site which we'll be going back to shortly!
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Ernbarton |
18 reviews from this member |
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A great site for walking and taking in some breath taking scenery.
The site is as of what would be expected of the camping and caravan club, spotless friendly and everything at hand.
The toilet block was immaculate along with the washing up facilities, the shop was well stocked and the staff friendly, with plenty of essentials on sale.
The dog walk was great with gates at different intervals or you could go full circle and walk into Barnard Castle itself, you wont be disappointed.
Just after we had pitched our tent the heavens opened and what followed was the mother of all downpours, the grass drained well but the road way seemed to hold water for the full weekend (bit of tarmac wouldn't go a miss)
We visited High Force and the waterfall was breathtaking then we progressed on to the visitors centre at bowlees, if you like walking drop in the visitors centre before and then take a scenic walk to High Force and back. If you can spare the time have a look at Low Force its a beautiful scenic 20 minute walk with a series of small waterfalls and finishing with a delightful waterfall and cave.
All in all a fantastic weekend from the site to the beautiful surrounding areas.
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Georgiegirl104 |
23 reviews from this member |
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As said before, nice site, always clean and there was plenty to keep us going.
One gripe though - the hard standing is all situated up-hill directly across the access road from the grass with electric pitches and when it rains the grass pitches flood out - as we know to our cost! (when I say flood I mean ankle deep water). We had to pack up and come home a day early, although our tent had coped remarkably well with the situation, as my husband remarked it isn't a boat!
We might go again - but only if it isn't going to rain (or we buy a boat)!
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: StoneWolf |
5 reviews from this member |
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An excellent site well worth a visit.
Very friendly staff who made us all welcome.
A great little dog walk through some woods.
The site toilet block was also located towards the middle of the site, rather than at one end or the entrance, which was great as it didn't then really matter where you were pitched.
They were also very clean and very well maintained.
Good sized pitches (a standard for 'the club') meant plenty of room, and the site was quiet at all times.
Not really too many dog friendly pubs in the near by area for eating out (suitable beer garden required) but those we did find were good with very nice food, especially in the local town on the high street.
All in all a great site that we would certainly return to.
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