OK as a stop over
I should start by saying that we have generally stopped using club sites as they have become far too expensive for the facilities on offer. In other words, I find they offer poor value for money. The only exception is where the site is perfectly placed for where we want to be.
Such is this site as it is perfectly located to break a trip up the A1 heading from one end of the country to the other. We booked a serviced pitch with awning for 3 nights in early July 2024, outside of school holidays. When we arrived mid afternoon, there was only 1 pitch available, so that was where we went... The club knows how long our caravan is as it is in our profile.
I was really surprised at how small the pitch was. Lengthways, our Coachman twin axle just fitted onto the pitch and with the car to one side, there was no room left to erect our awning or sun shade. We were only the width of the narrow track away from the unit opposite and in fear of our A frame being hit every time the neighbour reversed out. And as we were opposite the dog walk, we had people walking across our pitch to "walk" their mutts.
The site is convenient for Durham and Beamish, the staff are poite and friendly, but the site overall is far too expensive and in urgent need of redevelopment with more space between pitches.
Just about OK for a couple of nights, but I wish we'd taken the hit on a few more miles to travel and gone to the nearby commercial site across the river.
