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Very friendly welcome, both the owners and the assistants went out of their way to help. We were given a choice of any pitch available. We asked for one away from the road and were shown an excellent, large level pitch in the corner.
The site is very clean and tidy. The toilet Block was immaculately clean, the water was always hot. The only slightly negative points are that there were only 2 water or waste points on the site and the elsan was in the toilet block which was off the main part of the site and quite a distance from some of the pitches. My poor little trolley was very hard to pull on the loose gravel site road.
A very good point was the provision of a single toilet and was basin for use when the main toilet was closed.
Bellingham was a nice little village with better shops than expected. Having heard may times about the great beauty of Kielder I must say that as geriatrics unable to mountain bike or walk the 27 miles around the shore we were very disappointed. The shore of the reservoir was like a lot of others, just bigger but mostly the views were conifer after conifer after even more conifer.
Just returned from a week's stay at this site and and all in all, had a fantastic time. We're a family of 3 tents and luckily, we all got pitched together, even though the site was totally full. We had 3 lovely pitches which got the sun all day (& evening) long - we were soooo lucky with the weather.
We only actually had 1 bad day with the weather and on this day, we went to the Riverdale Hall Hotel, about a 10-15min stroll along the road and, it's dog friendly. While there, we paid £4 for an adult & £2 for a child to swim - the water temperature was 82C and we had the whole pool to ourselves, it was heaven on a not too nice day. We didn't eat there as they'd finished serving lunch but if you do, you can swim for free.
I strongly recommend the walk to Hareshaw Linn, which is absolutely stunning and also, the Kielder Organic Meat Farm Shop just along the road. We had the bacon, sausage and eggs for breakfast and then the gorgeous burgers, fillet steak, sirloin steak and lamb chops for the BBQ - we even went back for more stuff to take home with us it was so nice. And the man who works
The farm shop is absolutely lovely.
Bellingham itself, is a lovely little village - you can take a lovely stroll along the river, the kids and dog loved swimming in it and, between the Co-Op and the Village Bakers, we got everything we needed (the pea, mince and onion pies in the bakers are gorgeous!).
Okay. Now the site itself. The whole site is absolutely spotless and the toilets are some of the cleanest I've ever seen on a campsite. Mind you, they're closed between 10. 30am & 12. 15pm every day so they should be. I can't understand why they close the ladies & gents at the same time though. There's only 1 small other toilet so that means everyone on the campsite has to queue for that one. Why can't they close/clean the ladies & gents separately and then only half the campsite has to queue for the other one at any one time??
Carole, the owner, is extremely strict and by the end of the week, we dreaded her walking around. We felt we were constantly being told 'do this, don't do that, move this, move that'. After a week, it started to become a real pain. We're really considerate and happy campers and as long as we know the rules, we'll follow them absolutely but you just felt she was pick, pick, picking all the time. And that wasn't just us, other campers said exactly the same too. It got to the stage where we started putting our chairs in order of colour & size, just in case we got wrong for them looking out of order!
Bellingham & the surrounding area is absolutely gorgeous and we really did have a lovely week but I don't think we'll go back to this site. You feel you have to stand to attention when Carole's doing her rounds!
We visited Bellingham club site with our 2 girls aged 4&6 to test our new trailer tent. The site was a nice size and very flat {excellent for tents}.
Although we could chose our pitch the friendly warden recommended a pitch in the corner which he said was nice and sheltered and got the sun most of the day, we took his advice and he was spot on. Lucky for us as it was sunny for the full 3 days but, forgetting the sun lotion I had to buy some from the site shop and was really surprised to find it only cost £5 for Nivia! Most other things in the shop were reasonably priced too.
The girls loved the small park and was adequate for their needs, they spent most of their time there or riding their bikes around the site. The toilets and other facilities were spotless all the time, the ladies showers were a great size an could easily fit me and the two girls in altogether, the other half said his had the hottest water he's had on any site shower. The water in the dishwash area must have came straight out of a volcano it was so hot!
Bellingham village is a 2 min drive away and has enough facilities there to keep you going. The village bakery, butchers and the organic farm shop were all tried out and given a big thumbs up from all. Will be going back again soon,great little site.
Just come back from a five night stay at this site and couldn't be more relaxed. Fabulous clean site with very friendly wardens. Toilets, showers, washing up area all immaculate. The shop was quite small but stocked all the basics including some rather yummy select your own free range eggs - my 6 year old thought this was great!
We sampled the bakery in the village - big thumbs up for the sausage rolls! We took the wardens advice and did the walk up Hareshaw Linn which was stunning. Leaplish water park on the edge of Kielder has a small but perfectly formed swimming pool open to the public. We also sampled the bar at Leaplish for a nice cold beer and a bowl of chips after the circular walk around Bull Crag.
Would gladly recommend this site and you may see us again soon, only disappointment was not spotting a red squirrel!
This is a lovely small site close to the scenic village of Bellingham in Northumberland and a short drive close to Kielder Resevoir and the amenities there.
This is our second visit to this site and once again we found the welcome typical of Camping and Caravanning Club sites, warm and friendly.
The site is clean and we will continue to return to this site for weekend breaks away from the stresses of work.
Spent a week at this site and could not fault it. The toilet block is spotless, the pitch sizes are very generous and everybody is so nice and friendly. Even though the site was busy you could hear a pin drop at night which was nice. I recommend the organic farm at the side of the site and Bellingham itself is a nice 20 mins walk. We had a walk to the waterfall which can be very slippy at times, definitely not for pushchairs. Would definitely stay at this site again.
We stayed on this nice friendly site for a couple of nights, so we could visit a few Roman Forts and Hadrians Wall. This really is the friendliest site we've been on, from the staff to the campers we met. The toilet block is spotless, the grass is kept neat and tidy, there's a small swing park for the kids and although busy you could've heard a pin drop at night that was until my 6 month old Daughter piped up at 3 am. (If anyone reading this was there and heard her I apologise) While the on site shop has only basic stuff on the shelves, its only a short pleasant walk into Bellingham village itself on a quiet road, where the Co-op has everything you would need and is open late. We will deffo be back.
Just returned from 3 nights at this site. Nice sized campsite, not too big, and friendly wardens. Really nice toilet and shower blocks, the shower only had one temperature though, and stopped every 15-20 seconds presumably to save water which is a good idea in theory but makes it hard work when you have shampoo in your eyes!
Site is quite close to the road, but although you will hear the traffic it certainly didn't keep us awake.
The riverside hotel at the edge of the village (10 - 15 min walk) did nice food, real ales and was dog friendly. Bellingham is a pretty village, and is not too far by car from Kielder Water and forest, and Hadrians Wall area, and the village is situated on the doorstep of the Northumberland national park
Can recommend the organic shop next to the campsite, incredibly friendly staff and delicious sausages.
Arrived on the bank holiday weekend - Saturday to a queue of caravans waiting to book in - after given the do's and don't talk we were directed to our pitch. Even though the 6 metre rule was adhered to - in my opinion I think there were a few too many units pitched as seemed a little cramped especially on the following Friday when we came back from a glorious day at Bamburgh to find 5 units pitched where 3 had been before!
Like previously said - playground ok but could do with a few more pieces of equipment but kids seemed to be entertaining themselves. Glad the 'no ball games round tents' rule was enforced. Playground opened at 9am and closed at 9pm PROMPT! -not much noise from kids after this. Toilets spotless - but then they should be when they are closed from 10. 15 to 12. 30!
Visited organic farm shop - lovely meat but pricey - that's what you get with organic and farm shop tags - £11 for 2 sirloin steaks!
A great site - the area is great for disabled people in wheelchairs - we have disabled son and Kielder Water is great for taking walks even though the Northshore is a bit bumpy as this area has only just been finished (spring 09) the rest is accessible.
Just got back from a bank holiday weekend here in our caravan and must say that the wardens were extremely cheerful and helpful.
Toilets were absolutely fantastic, really clean and even though they are closed for a long time for cleaning there is a disabled facility that can be used if necessary.
Bellingham is a nice 20 minute walk away with at least 3 pubs - enough shops (co-op open until 10:00 each night) a cafe and nice river walks.
Organic meat farm very close - had fantastic BBQ with their beefburgers and sausages and lamb chops.
Only criticism is that the playground is small - and has to double as the ball park. That said would definitely recommend as big play field / picnic area / playground (small) about 10 mins away on road into Bellingham.
A really nice quiet site.
Well worth a visit to Hexham if you want to get out and about.
This campsite is the best, the facilities are really good, the toilets really clean, the playground has two swings and a climbing frame and like everything else is really good. On site there is a little shop witch opens throughout the day, it sells lots of sweets and meat from the local farm kielder meats. The views are really nice, lots to do in bellingham with shops pubs and different things. Kieler 17 miles from belingham The owners of the campsite are nice and are really helpful, wifi is available and is really cheap, only £6 for 3 nights This campsite is a definite 10/10 and will be here in the summer
I had such high hopes of this site after reading other reviews. Great location, fantastic views and the best toilet / shower block I've ever seen. We were directed to our pitch by helpful staff and after a bit of a fault start (looked like a scene from Carry On Camping) we managed to pitch our tent (Why is it you can never remember how to put your tent up even though you've done it a hundred times before!) We were pitched in the small glade under the trees, a decision I was soon to regret! The sun came out, other holiday makers were in shorts and t-shirts basking in the glory that was probably 'the' British Summer while I put on layer after layer of insulating, thermal, clothing, sat in front of a heater and finally understood how the Eskimo's feel (I even had to put my Springers coats on them in an effort to stop both of them from crawling into my sleeping bag!) As the weekend went on the site got busier, mostly with caravans and tourers. This brought about the game of 'getting your caravan just in the right place even if it does take you the best part of the day'. The staff ran the site with polite, firm precision - and I did feel that I would be told off if I knocked a blade of grass out of place. The no ball game rule was enforced - which I was pleased about. The long closure of the toilet block for cleaning could have been shorter I thought. (10.30 - 12.15) and the shop could have been opened for longer as there seemed to be enough staff. The walk into Bellingham gave the dogs plenty of exercise and although the village is small, the Co-Op, tiny though it was, was packed to the rafters with everything you could possibly need. The butchers sold a mean serloin steak that actually looked like it had only just arrived off the cow! (YUM)cand there are plenty of pubs to rest and recuperate and prepare for the 20 min walk (or stagger) back to the site.
All in all a good weekend on a pristine site that sadly I thought catered mostly for the caravan and motor home. My only bit of advice would be for the site to take a big breath in, and out,put its feet up and relax!
The site is quite nice however the pitch we were given was very near to the road and the noise was awful, never knew just how busy the road could be. So if you book ask to be given a pitch as far from the road as possible as the other end of the site looked really nice.
We arrived really early and even so were not given the option to find our own pitch.
Only one chemical, and grey waste disposal area and these were at the other site of the site!
Toilet block nice and clean however closed for quite a long time for cleaning.
Just returned from Bellingham Brownrigg. When we arrived we were greeted by very friendly and helpful owners, very nice. The surrounding area is beautiful, the local village is a twenty minute walk or five in the car. There is a well Stocked co op and a few pubs one that does take away. For such a small place there is two banks. The site itself is level and very clean and tidy. The toilets and showers are pristine. There is a laundry and inside washup place. The reception stocks eggs and milk and a few other things .
The only gripe I have is the park , two swings that's it, my son was gutted. He spent the whole weekend bored to tears and trying to keep out the way of some nasty girls.
The site is worth going to but not if your child likes a decent park.
We stayed here for a weekend at the last minute to try out our new tent. (an outwell montana 6 - which is fantastic by the way!) We arrived at teatime and a lovely man (can't remember his name) helped us to find a nice pitch. The pitches weren't marked, but they have the caravan and camping 6 metre rule which means you get loads of space. The play area doesn't have much to it but the children managed to entertain themselves.
The couple who ran the place were really friendly and helpful and gave us some good ideas of things to do and places to visit with the kids that didn't cost the earth!
The little shop sold a few basic bits and pieces, but there is a co op in the village which sells anything else you need. We didn't visit the organic farm shop next door, but the shop on site sold their sausages which were lovely. (quite expensive though!)
I couldn't get over how quiet and well kept the site was. The toilets and showers were spotless, and there was never a queue! I would definitely return here again. Great for a couple of nights rest and relaxation.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
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 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
Kids Playground 
TV Room 
Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <5 miles 
Wild Swimming <1 mile 
Indoor Pool <1 mile 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
Cycle Hire <5 miles 
Golf <5 miles 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
Watersports <10 miles 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport On Site
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Very friendly welcome, both the owners and the assistants went out of their way to help. We were given a choice of any pitch available. We asked for one away from the road and were shown an excellent, large level pitch in the corner. 
