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.