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City Boathouse, Green Lane, Old Elvet, Durham, County Durham, DH1 3JU
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Why stay here ...
- Coarse fishing in the river which runs past the site.
- This CL is located an easy 15 minute walk from Durham City Centre and Durham Cathedral.
- Fully licenced clubhouse offering drinks from 7pm each evening which everyone is welcome to use whilst staying at the CL.
- On arrival, please call in to reception to collect a fob which enables members to access the facilities on site.
- Toilet and shower facilities are not available when the clubhouse is closed overnight.
- Baby changing facilities available. Free wifi.
- Dog walk nearby.
- Cycle route.
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Latest arrival time: 12:00 AM
Latest departure time: 12:00 PM
0.25 acres
Electric amperage: 16
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Sites key:
- Postcode:
- DH1 3JU
- GPS:
- Lat 54.773393 / Lon -1.557585
- OS field ref:
- NZ285422
- OS map ref:
- 88
Transport links
- Bus stop within 1 mile
- Buses go to: Durham
- Daily public transport within 1 mile
- Nearest port: Newcastle
- Nearest train station: Durham
- Park and ride goes to Durham
- Train station within 5 miles
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Xmas 2023.
Durham Amateur Rowing Club
My wife and I decided to do something different this year and went to this CL site. We have been before and found it ticked a lot of our boxes. Communications with Mark and John where spot on, gave us accurate information we required. Booking is pretty straight forward using their webpage. We did pick our pitch from the site plan you can see on the website, but unfortunately when we arrived someone had already pitched up on our designated pitch. No staff were on site, which we were aware of, but a quick call to John sorted that out and we could use either of the two remaining pitches.
The approach road, Green Lane, is narrow in places, but there is a few areas for passing, but we never needed them as the road is fairly short.
Pitches are hardstanding but you have to be aware of the small grass areas as they do get muddy and bogged down a bit. We had a bit of rain on the last day. We thought we may struggle getting off but nothing to worry about there. Motorhome, 7.4m long and 3.5t.
We were given a code to a key box to get a fob for using the buildings showers and toilets.
These are like been back in senior school. Communal areas, but shower curtains and private changing areas if you need them. We used them everyday while we were there. Not a problem at all.
We like the area for the walks. Wide hard standing footpaths so ideal for bikes, pushchairs and wheelchairs. Easy access into Durham from the site.
16amp hook up with RCD resets but didn’t have any problems at all. The WiFi has a very good signal. All this for £20 a night is a steal compared to some CLs we have been to, charging a lot more. Thanks again to John and Mark. See you again no doubt.
A patch of grass next to a car park
Durham Amateur Rowing Club
Whilst it could have been idyllic, staying at Durham Amateur Rowing Club CL was far from ideal.
Noise from a function being held at the clubhouse went on until way after midnight on Saturday night.
Noise from rowers setting up boats starts before 8am each morning, with some male members' gratuitous bad language being far from appropriate.
Local youths came prowling round looking to steal high value bicycles leaving us wary of security.
On a plus side, very close locality to Durham made visits into a lovely city very much easier, but local food shops are a little bit of a drive away.
All in all, not the relaxing tranquil stay we had hoped for.
Close to Durham
Durham Amateur Rowing Club
Site on edge of car park but after initial early morning rowers, the site was quiet and only a few dog walkers having coffee and cake. At 5 pm ish it got busy again with rowers until late evening and then it went very quiet. We were given a fob to access for the toilets and showers. The showers had plenty of hot water and had both individual shower cubicles and individual changing areas. Whilst we were there no one used the shower at the same time as us. It was great watching the rowers on the river whilst walking into Durham which is a pleasant walk. Durham is a lovely city to visit. There is a medium size Tesco in the market square so we didn't take the car out at all. Nice dog walk both on the river bank and the wood close by.
Glenlivet
Reviewed on 28/06/2023 17:58
A wonderful base from which to explore Durham
Durham Amateur Rowing Club
A perfect location from which to explore Durham situated on river walks in all directions. It’s about a 15 minute walk to the centre and 20 minutes in the opposite direction to visit the wonderful botanical gardens.
On arrival it was a little difficult to access the club to book in but a friendly rower helped us. We were given a tour of the facilities and given a fob which gave us 24 hour access to the toilets and showers which were clean, plenty of hot water with communal changing rooms.
Site was mostly quiet with wonderful birdsong in the morning. Could hear student party on Friday night but all quiet by 11.30pm.
It was lovely to chat to students, watch them row and remind us of our student days. We would use again.
Lovely Stay
Durham Amateur Rowing Club
Spent 3 nights at the Durham Amateur Rowing Club site.
Arrival Friday and the bar was open. Easy check in with a friendly tour of the facilities.
Lovely riverside location.
Easy access to water and hook up point.
Used shower facilities and whilst the club was busy in the mornings I had the shower room to myself.
Great to watch the rowers prepare the boats in the morning and practicing on the river. Even had the fire service on Sunday morning practicing their rescue techniques.
15 min walk into beautiful Durham and great walks in all directions.
Will return.
