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Was given a choice of pitches when we arrived, which was nice. Liked the relaxed attitude ' oh just pay as you leave'. One toilet block seemed quite new, the other probably needs some updating soon. The information area was good and there was always someone around to answer any questions.
We walked by the river to cotherstone on the first night and ate at the pub, food was really good.
The next day we walked to romaldkirk on the old disused railway line. This would be great for cycling too. Romaldkirk has 2 pubs. Well one is a country hotel so we tried that one. Lovely (real ale and molten brown toiletries. What more could you want??)the other didn't seem to open during the day. There's a pretty church too.
We had a trip out to high force (10 miles away). Its £2 to park the car and then £1. 50 to access the woodland path to the falls, because the wood is privately owned- so if you park in the layby and walk up the other side - waymarked 'the pennine way' you get the same spectacular views but for free
This really is a beautiful part of the country and doe park is ideally situated to access so much of it. I would definitely return here, but only midweek, in term time.
Friendly greeting on arrival, site quite easy to find, directions on website would be good though. We found a quiet grass pitch near the dog walk. You can walk down to the river and cotherstone village or across the fields to the old railway line. We have a dog ourselves and they are well catered for, plenty of dog bins, the dog walk is excellent. But we saw one owner allow his dog to chase the sheep, even though he seemed to know the family, perhaps a regular, we found this upsetting.
There are 2 toilet blocks although we only used the main one, and the small inside hut for washing-up. I found the ladies quite cold, especially the showers as the window was always open, and we had frost! I also thought it could do with some dusting, a layer of dust above the sink and cobwebs above the toilet doors there all week. That said it is modern, and generally clean. 20p shower last long enough.
The site is lovely and quiet through the week, as many of the vans are empty. Until the weekend, we found Saturday a bit crazy, kids toys and adults cars everywhere! lots of visitors as well as van owners made the lovely quiet site rather hectic, good for some, but we were glad we had chosen term time to visit. Toilet block really busy in the morning.
The information/ reception room is full of leaflets and info, as well as many books to borrow, which is really good to have.
We visited High and Low force (High Force is a bit of a rip off, £2 car park and £1. 50 each! We spent 30mins there. Low Force is better) Barnard castle has an excellent market on Wednesdays, great meat stall, nice little shops and visit top of castle. Drive over the moors to Stanhope, park free in Dales centre, lovely little gift shop that sells special doggy treats. The drive there is breathtaking. We visited Eggleston Hall gardens, dog friendly and had a cuppa outside their cafe and shop.
The site is well situated, close to Cotherstone, near enough to Barnard castle for bigger shops. Lovely area.
This is a wonderful site and we have been visiting at least twice a year for the past 12 years. When we first visited we had a 2yr old and a 5yr old. At that point in time and ever since then, our children's needs were well accommodated. It is a quiet site, but children are very welcome and it is a credit to those running the site that they make all, including children, very welcome. As somebody now with older ‘children', I note that I am not disturbed by younger children, which is most welcome, yet plenty of children visit. Our requirements were discussed with us and suggestion made about how they could be best met. Wonderful.
Those running the site and the proprietors run a very well organised site. It is clean and friendly. The facilities are excellent and comparable with nationally recognised caravan site facility standards. The information is impressive and requests for information about where to eat, are met with local knowledge and information. Doe Park is only 50 minutes from our home, but in reality may be a different world. It is in a beautiful location, with a lot to do and see.
There is a vast choice ranging from the coffee shops in local villages and towns, pubs and restaurants of varying prices/types nearby and Barnard Castle offers all these, plus the leisure centre(swimming), the castle to visit, crazy golf in the holidays, film shows as planned, the Bowes museum. Check the Durham CC what's on. Go the other direction and there are reservoirs to fish/walk/photograph, Hammsterly Forest to walk, attend activities or ride your bike. There are also plenty of planned activities held in the forest. Look on the website.
Don't forget to visit High and Low Force. This is not exhaustive, but our family have many happy memories of this area, centred around friendly and pleasant Doe Park, with its very caring and helpful managers and proprietors. We couldn't recommend it enough, having visited many other sites over the years, with their associated difficulties.
Recently returned from spending four weeks at the AMAZING Doe Park. The site is very clean, tidy and well maintained. All shower blocks provide great facilities for all. You get a lot of shower for only 20p!
Our Doe Park experience is a huge part of our families school holiday routine. There is lots to do in the local area, ticking many boxes for all ages. With five children and a wide range of ages its is often hard to keep everyone happy. One of our favourite was going to the river for a swim.
On site the children are allowed to be children and play! It was lovely to see groups of children of all ages organising themselves in to teams for rounders, cricket, football etc. They have so much fun playing and making new friends its often hard to get them in for bed.
Our pitch was very spacious and well maintained.
There are many local pubs for a good meal and within walking distance which is always a bonus.
The owners are amazing people. It is hard to find the words to describe just how amazing they really are!
I think this is the fifth summer we have spend at Doe Park and will definitely not be our last. Our children wont let us go any where else (not that we would want too).
To experience paradise you need to give it a go!
Well done and thanks to the Lamb family and friends.
Lovely helpful, friendly staff. Beautifully clean loos & showers. 20p for a shower which delivered plenty of hot water & lasted a long time.
Spacious pitches and were given a choice of several on arrival. Good walks & wonderful scenery. Handy for visiting Beamish museum and great pubs nearby.
The Crown at Mickleton was lovely for food and quite reasonably priced. Fish n Chip van delivered to site on Thursday & they were really good. Will definitely return to this site.
Was £19 per night inc electric which we were very happy with for peak season
Wonderful site with excellent staff. Pitches quite large and toilet blocks good, although thought that the 20p for a shower silly. Excellent location bit difficult for cycling as there are loads of hills. Only gripe I had was the park owners ask that dogs are keep on leads but this was not happening. The irresponsible dog owners spoilt the park in my opinion.
This is the third time we have stayed at this really excellent campsite. All facilities are absolutely superb and nothing is too much trouble for the owners. They really go the extra mile. The site has been well thought out and even when busy you feel you not overcrowded.
We arrived quite late one evening and our name and pitch number was on a board outside the office, although one of the owners was waiting for us. Great dog walks and would highly recommend this site.
A lovely tidy very well maintained site. The grass was neat and the pitches had plenty of space for awnings, windbreaks and still left more than enough space to park the car.
We never felt overcrowded or shoe-horned in as we have felt on some other sites.
The showers and washing up facilities were clean and tidy and there is a plentiful supply of water points etc.
There is no bar or shop on site but we took this as a positive point as it appears to be used as a quiet retreat by a slightly more mature clientèle.
We had a very pleasant 'get away from it all' weekend, with great walks for the dog in lovely scenery for us.
A really superbly run caravan site. Plenty of open space with two toilet / shower blocks both very clean and well looked after, (20 pence for a shower though)
The grounds were very well kept, the grass was well cut and we had hard standing for the caravan.
The owners were more than helpful and very cheerful.
Walks and cycle rides were very close and we had a fantastic cycle ride to Middleton in Teesdale along the disused railway line, about twelve miles.
We also did a couple of walks around the reservoirs which were close by. Cotherstone village with pubs is also just up the road.
All in all a caravan site that I would definitely recommend.
We've just got back from Doe Park with our Pennine Pathfinder folding camper. In keeping with other reviewers we found this site really great.
The site is small but well laid out. Most of the site has hard standing but there is a rally field at the top which has electric hookup.
The toilet blocks are good but the one nearest the reception is a bit dated. We used the other one.
The staff were very friendly and the site was always clean and tidy. The site is very quite and ideal for those that want to do some walking in Teesdale. There is no park so not really a park that would entertain the kids.
The site is just outside of Coverstone which you can walk to along the river. It is also located very close the old railway line which is great for walking.
Just spend a week at the site and found the entire setup perfect for my requirements.
The shower blocks were immaculate, the on site team friendly and helpful. No facilities for children, which is what appealed to us.
The site is situated in beautiful countryside near Barnard Castle for all local shops and pubs etc. The meals in the local pub, the Fox and Hounds were amazing. There is are numerous walks from the site all with stunning views.
My husband and I have just come back from a long weekend at Doe Park and it was fantastic
Very welcoming, good selection of pitches, peaceful and quiet and in a lovely setting. The site drains well and we did have some wet weather whilst there.
We enjoyed our stay so much we have booked to go back in August for another long weekend and although we live quite close I think it will be a regular place for us to visit
Can't really comment on surround area as we know this very well but I think there will be plenty for people to do if new to the area, whereas we just went to relax.
Just got back from our second visit to this lovely site. This time some friends came with their caravan and pitched next to us. They too were very impressed with the high standard of the facilities, warm welcome and general 'niceness' of the place.
Very quiet too, in spite of half term! Naturally we went to High and Low Force which were wonderful after recent rain, explored Middleton-in-Teesdale, and walked to Ronaldkirk on the many walkways that are near the site.
The Kirk Inn at Ronaldkirk is highly recommended with a lovely laid back Landlord.
We could sense the friendly atmosphere of this site as soon as we entered reception. When I rang to check we would be on a hard stand, due to heavy rain, we were told they wouldn't dream of putting us on grass.
There were two toilet blocks. Ours was clean, well appointed and heated. This was very necessary this May. They took recycling seriously.
The setting was truly beautiful. A nice dog walk which linked with various public footpaths. The outlook was glorious.
The village pub nearest to the site does cheap fish n chips to eat in on Tuesdays, and carry outs on Fridays. And very good they are too. We also appreciated the roaring fire.
Walking opportunities are many and varied. From this site you can easily visit remote moorland, dramatic river and waterfall scenery, the castle and market town of Barnard Castle and the artistic delights of the Bowes Museum.
This was our third visit to this site and is a favourite of ours, mainly because of the friendly staff, (Sally the warden is a gem) and the location is great. The toilet block is always kept clean, the 20p for a shower doesn't bother us as you get ample time to shower and the heating was on which took the chill of the place, with the temperature in single figures this was appreciated. The bins are emptied regularly as are the toilets and it has an enclosed dish washing facility. As we were touring we made use of the washing machine and there was no hassle with putting up a rope to dry the washing. TV reception wasn't the greatest, but watchable though we don't know what will happen once the digital switchover takes place.
One of the great assets of this site is that are loads of walks, mostly off road and one can even get the bus into Barnard Castle, have a nice lunch and walk back.
We did note that during some very heavy rain some of the hardstand areas flooded, one seasonal resident had to move to a drier pitch, but we were lucky and weren't effected.
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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 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
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 On Site 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <5 miles 
Tennis <5 miles 
No Beach 
Watersports <5 miles 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport On Site
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Was given a choice of pitches when we arrived, which was nice. Liked the relaxed attitude ' oh just pay as you leave'. One toilet block seemed quite new, the other probably needs some updating soon. The information area was good and there was always someone around to answer any questions. 
