Spindlestone Hideaway

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Beautiful location

We stayed for four nights at the end of August and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. We found Mark to be a friendly and most helpful host. We were able to rent two electric bikes for a couple of days from Mark which very much added to the enjoyment of our stay as we were able to use them to get up to Lindisfarne on the nearby Holy Isle. One of the best surprises for us was to wake up in the morning and see hares roaming around the campsite - absolutely delightful! It is fair to say that the pitches are a bit tight with caravan and awning and car but as Mark mentioned to us at the end of the season he is planning to extend the pitch area and provide extra space where you can park your car on the rare occasions when more than two or three of the pitches are occupied. In conclusion this is a delightful location that is clean and well kept and I would highly recommend it to anyone thinking of staying in this part of Northumberland.

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Reviewed on 19/09/2023 23:49

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Pitches far to small for a car, caravan and awning.

Mark is a friendly and helpful host and the site is in a super location, right on Cycleway 1 with excellent cycling and walking. But...... the site is unfortunately far to cramped. More laid out as a camper stop really. If there were 5 caravans all with awnings plus the cars I don't think they would fit! Fortunately there were a couple of motorhomes when we stayed which helped. I think Mark has realised he has an issue and could correct it by creating another couple of pitches by moving the fence in the horse field. Hopefully he'll do that and solve the problem. Potentially it's a great site though.

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peterandjane

Reviewed on 08/09/2023 20:08

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Lovely Site but Tight

We stayed here for 4 nights in August as part of a multi centre trip. The site is very nice with some great walks / cycle rides to local attractions. It is on a quiet road. I do agree with comments on size of pitches and the number on this site as they were much smaller than the other sites we stayed at. we had a campervan and awning so were not too bad as managed to get a pitch about 3 in from the entrance., However, other people further along had difficulty with their caravan / car. Shame This didn't spoil our holiday which we throughly enjoyed as Bamburgh area is beautiful. We also cycled out to Seahouses/Beadnell and a different day to Holy Island. Will be back up to Northumberland as it's so nice

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Reviewed on 05/09/2023 19:12

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Peaceful but very cramped

As others have said, it's a well located peaceful site, but there are pitches for seven caravans/motorhomes on a narrow strip of land which is barely big enough for five pitches. We had difficulty siting our twin axle caravan onto a pitch because the boundary fence made it very difficult to reverse the caravan. We ended up using the motor mover, which we rarely do. Once pitched and the awning erected, there wasn't a suitable space for our car. We ended up putting it between our caravan and the neighbouring awning. There was about a metre between the car and their awning which is well below the CMHC minimum of three metres. Its a shame really as it's a pretty location and the owner is pleasant.

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Dexterdobe

Reviewed on 17/07/2023 15:42

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Great location but….

the pitches are too close to each other. The CL is a narrow strip of land with 7 hard-standings in a row made of rough stone. They are accessed from the CL’s access track in front of them that runs parallel to the quiet Spindlestone lane which each pitch backs onto. The track runs along the CL's boundary fence. When we arrived four pitches were already occupied. Our 5.7m motorhome with a rollout awning fitted on Pitch 3 which was the largest available but our off-side windows were close to and looked straight into Pitch 2’s awning and the narrow gap between us was used by all to access the site’s only freshwater tap, which was close to the rear corner of our pitch and van. On our other side, our awning was close to Pitch 4’s tow car which was parked on the grass in front of our awning. If we had had a caravan & tow car, there wouldn’t have been room for an awning. When the caravan on Pitch 4 left we were able to move 3 feet away from Pitch 2 and use all the grass in front of our awning, which was a big improvement. I have marked down ‘ease of arrival/welcome’ as we didn’t see the owner on arrival and nor did I during our 4-night stay or know where he lived. The entrance sign had a contact number but there were no pitching instructions and, contrary to the CAMC website, there is no information room. I and at least one other couple looked in vain for the Barrack Wood hide, the couple having been given directions by the owner. The area we think it should have been was very overgrown. The site has a very peaceful and attractive outlook and is on Cycle Route 1 which allows Lindisfarne to be reached via Belford in a 33-mile round trip and Bamburgh and Seahouses in a 14-mile round trip. There are pleasant walks from the site including to Belford and Bamburgh and to the X18 bus stop at Budle Bay which we didn’t use. Terrestrial TV reception is good.

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Motorhomer from Wiltshire

Reviewed on 23/06/2023 16:33

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Peaceful Hideaway

I had a great 4 night stay from the 15th May 2023 and it’s a peaceful and lovely little spot in the countryside but close to Budle Beach and Bamburgh Castle. Great area for walks, cycling and beaches. The host Mark was very helpful and even gave me a pot of his own honey which I had in my porridge every morning. I look forward to a return visit.

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jill bamber

Reviewed on 29/05/2023 19:58

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Perfect peaceful site in beautiful countryside

Loved our three night stay here, didn’t want to leave as it is an idyllic site in a beautiful part of the country. From a practical perspective - good size hard standing pitch with EHU, water and plenty of rubbish bins, with grey water and chemical toilet disposal all nearby. Mark was helpful, responsive and informative and we followed his advice for walks from the site, including to the hide in Barrack Wood which was a lovely way to spend an hour. The homemade honey was delicious and much appreciated too. We saw hares and deer in the fields around the site, listened to the owls in the woods at night and felt like we properly got away from it all. Will definitely be back!

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MrsSLW

Reviewed on 19/03/2023 10:53

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Peaceful and refreshing

Very peaceful and Mark the owner is very welcoming and knowledgeable on the area and sells damn good honey

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Cindy14481

Reviewed on 21/10/2022 19:06

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Relax and enjoy

We have just returned from a wonderul stay here. The site is very peaceful and set in beautiful countryside, yet within a five minute drive of civilisation. Mark was very helpful and friendly. The walks around the lanes around the site are delightful.

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Reviewed on 10/08/2022 14:05

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Lovely site

Just stayed for 3 nights, a lovely peaceful well kept site with everything you need. Mark is a lovely gentleman, he arrived soon after we got there to welcome us. He has a wealth of information on the area, places to go and things to do, he provided us with literature and a lovely pot of homegrown honey. We felt if we had any problems at all Mark could help and would of had no hesitation in approaching him.

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Reviewed on 03/08/2022 19:15

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