Durham Grange Club Campsite

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Good for families

Perfect for visiting Beamish

Great site for visiting Beamish, only 15minutes drive away. Catch the park & ride every 10 minutes just on the opposite side of the roundabout, straight into Durham with a really good shopping area, the cathedral & castle all close by. Visited Seaham too, a coastal town, the free car park with a cafe overlooks the beach & sea. A pat on the back for the local council to provide free parking in the area. The site is very well kept, clean & tidy, a good dog walk.

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Reviewed on 26/08/2015 18:52

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Rated 4 of 5

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Another good visit

Recently spent 11nights here. This was our 3rd visit. Found the staff very pleasant and facilities clean. Lots to do in this area. Only problem was inconsiderate members not mopping out the showers when they were finished and others walking across our pitch once we took our awning down! They obviously do not read the notices the wardens put up.

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TSJPS

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Reviewed on 25/08/2015 20:27

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Rated 4 of 5

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First Visit

This was our first visit to this site. On arrival we were welcomed very well with plenty information from the on duty warden. The toilets etc were very clean as was the camp site. We used the park and ride into Durham which is less than a ten minute walk. We enjoyed Durham very much and would have no hesitation in returning to this site.

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Mike Guthrie

Reviewed on 24/08/2015 11:39

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lovely walk along river bank into Durham

We are quite regular visitors due to family who live in Durham so it is difficult to find something new to say. This time I will comment on the lovely walk (or in my case run) into Durham along the banks of the Wear. At this time of year the path to the river bank is quite overgrown with grass in places but not so much as to be a serious problem (even running) and once on the river bank path there are no such problems. There are a couple of places where the path forks briefly and then joins up. The path slightly away from the river avoids a meander but maybe it is nicer to stay by the river. The path ends in a small housing estate and in no time one is then in the centre of Durham. It takes approx 30 minutes to run so maybe an hour to walk each way. Just a suggestion. Apart from that I can only repeat it is a well run site with friendly welcoming wardens.

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Motorhomer from Cleveland

Reviewed on 21/08/2015 07:28

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Lovely site, unhelpful lady

Stayed here with my wife, facilities were lovely and easy to find next to the A1. Only complaint, when I got there I went to reception and was met by an abrupt, unhelpful lady. She warned me about parking correctly, gave me my key and that was it. No map to show where to go, and no help as to where to find my plot. Took me a little while to find my plot. If it wasn't for her rudeness, I would have marked my stay higher as everything else was superb.

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David Lippiatt

Reviewed on 19/08/2015 18:37

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Pink Panther Tour

People who use this site as a stop over, and plenty did during our two week stay, are missing out. The site is small and there is a little road noise from the A1 but it is immaculately well maintained. The site is best used as a base for the many attractions in the area. Beamish is probably the most popular one and it is well worth a return visit or two. Nearby Durham itself is a nice city, Shildon Railway Museum forms part of the national collection and has free entry and free parking. High Force Waterfall is a bit of a drive from the site but was worth the effort. In Hartlepool there is HMS Trincomalee - the oldest floating warship in the world and an excellent interpenetration centre. Just up the A1 from the site is the Angel of the North - has to be seen to be believed. There is Souter Lighthouse, Gibside, Gateshead and Newcastle that are all worthy of a visit. Too much of a great location to simply use as a stop over - we will be returning

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Reviewed on 16/08/2015 12:51

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Good Stop-over

We stayed here for 2 nights on route to Scotland. Although there is some road noise we found the site very handy for the A1. We spent a day in Durham using the Park and Ride only a short distance from the site. All facilities kept clean. Will definitely use again when heading north.

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Monique smith

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Reviewed on 14/08/2015 15:02

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Not for us!

just returned from this site, booked to visit relatives in the area. Disappointed with the site as there were a few issues which spoilt our break there: 1. Road noise. Continuous and intrusive. We know the area and realised that the A1 was adjacent, but still feel the site details underestimate the intrusion. 2. Noisy party. We complained to the Warden about the noise made by a party occupying a group of tents directly behind our pitch. This included noisy music and shouting until around 3.00am. The Warden told me they come every year for a birthday celebration and when I suggested that we were unwilling to go over and ask them to quieten down due to their drunken state, told me I should have done as they always offer anyone a drink! When I told the Warden I was more interested in going to sleep than drink at that time in the morning, she reluctantly said she would speak to the tent party about the noise if she saw them. Not good customer service! 3. Other campers. Astonished by the lady in the adjacent pitch who allowed her cat on a lead to use our hard standing as a litter tray right by our jockey wheel. 4. Path to Durham Please note that due to its very overgrown state, the path by the riverside to Durham is currently hazardous to use. We appreciate that not all of these problems are within the Clubs control. Out of peak season, we may have enjoyed our visit more.

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Reviewed on 14/08/2015 07:52

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Long time ago

We last visited this site a few years ago and was disappointed at the time that it has taken a while to return, pleasantly surprised, much improved, yes road noise is always in back ground, nothing club can do about that, wardens busy with grass cutting etc on arrival, very busy all weekend, yet all facilities kept clean, had no children with us so parked at opposite end to play park, all we could hear was children enjoying themselves without causing any disturbance, excellent location for trip into Durham or just for a overnight on your longer travels. Will definitely return as Durham is always a good place to visit.

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LeeShack

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Reviewed on 12/08/2015 21:31

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Handy but noisy

This is the second time we have stayed here and we use it purely as a base from which to visit relatives. The site is small and very close to the A1M motorway and the noise is a constant reminder of that fact. Earplugs makes it bearable at night. Lots of (unsupervised) kids riding bikes the wrong way along the roads of the site. There was also a constant stream of people walking between the vans and across our pitch, despite there being site notices asking for courtesy in this respect.

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Bullfrog Boy

Caravanner from Hertfordshire

Reviewed on 12/08/2015 19:07

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