Durham Grange Club Campsite

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Good for families

Not as advertised.

Visited 8,9&10 June, left a day early due to the following. The brochure and the local written guidance suggests that site is good for Durham city. It is not stated that a car is a necessity as no cycle access from site. There is a bus stop 800 meters according to the brochure and guidance about how to return to the site from it on the local handout. What it fails to mention is crossing the slip road of the A1M and the dual carriageway of the very fast A690. We know this because we nearly got ourselves run over trying it having returned to the site that way. We had taken an advised dirt path to access the city which turned out to be a 7 mile return walk. We complained and received our money back for the lost day. If you have no car the site is only good for an overnight. No eateries in comfortable walking.

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Reviewed on 13/06/2021 17:10

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Rated 4 of 5

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Good for families

Very clean and well run site

This was our first visit to this site which is only a short journey of 24 miles from home.We had a hardstanding pitch with awning. The road noise as previously mentioned is minimal and did not bother us at all, barely noticable. The park and ride which is about a 5 to 10 minute walk from the site is NOT available on Sundays as we found out to our dissapointment. Taxi fare into Durham was £9.00 one way. The facilities that were available to us at the time because of Covid restrictions were well kept , clean and tidy. We will return at some point in the future.

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steve758

Reviewed on 18/05/2021 08:53

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It’s what it is ....

We stayed at this site for two nights at the end of April when the weather was fairly unsettled and cold. Our impression was of an ideally located site for a short stay if you were travelling along the A1, whose presence is certainly loud. The same applies for visiting Durham and its environs: a great location. Given the challenge to the site from the A1 we did wonder why some compensating efforts aren’t made to improve the site by some landscaping and tree planting. As things stand, the site is probably the least attractive we’ve experienced. Facilities and wardens were of the usual high standard.

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GoneRoving

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 01/05/2021 20:12

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Good for families

Durham, beautiful Durham

When reading the other reviews about this site and looking at the location I was anxious that the noise of the road would be a problem. It catagorically wasn't a problem. Yes there is some noise, but as a constant noise you soon zone it out. Open and sunny site, very level and situated perfectly for both country walks, museums and the wonderful City of Durham. As a dog owner, we were pleased to note that dogs are allowed on the Park and Ride buses and many taxis. The park and ride can easily be accessed straight from the site, a 10 min walk across a few main roads, but very manageable, takes you to the ticket office, where the bus takes you into the middle of Durham. Durham is beautiful, a vibrant place to be, with lots of individual shops, cafe's providing lots of outside eating at the moment at least. There's a lovely walk around the outside of the river in Durham, and also inside. We walked back to the site along the river, which was beautiful and about 4 1/2 kilometers. Beamish Museum is only a 15 minute drive, easy parking for motorhomes and well worth a day trip. There is a huge Tesco a 5 minute drive from the site, again, plenty of motorhome parking. Well worth a trip to this site, don't be put off by the position.

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jackiew99

Reviewed on 26/04/2021 21:58

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Rated 4 of 5

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Good for families

A Local Trip to Test Our New Van

This site is only half an hour from home and we chose it to test our van for the first time. We were the last to arrive and received a call from the warden as we were driving there. We had a service pitch without awning which was great and very big. Everything worked perfect (apart from us forgetting some things). The site was nice and quiet but as others have said the noise from the A1 was evident. During the day we didn’t notice it but when I woke during the night (not because of the noise) it was quite irritating. There is a lovely walk to the river but we didn’t have time to explore too far as we wanted to get back to try putting up our sun canopy which turned out to be very easy. I thought this would be a one off stay for us with being so close but we would return if we finished work late and wanted somewhere local to stay. And we will definitely return to explore that riverside walk again. If you are travelling on the A1 it is an excellent stopping point as it is so close to the junction.

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2ndTimeTourers

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Reviewed on 18/04/2021 19:37

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Good to be back

Heading to Poolsbrook next Sunday so thought we better test everything locally as, like most other people, not been out since end of September. Where better to go than our local site at Durham. Easy check in, wardens pleasant and managed to get a great pitch on far side. Yes, there is road noise, but it is right next to the A1. Toilet and sinks open with a 4 band system...in a bucket of Milton...band on hook when entering, band in bucket when leaving...simple enough!! Well only used once....no bands on hook and surprise surprise someone inside! Not the site’s fault..maybe some people think COVID-19 can’t touch them. Weather was amazing..everything working....looking forward to Poolsbrook next week..our first visit. Thanks Durham for helping get us sorted and our confidence back. Helen and Mark 😃👍....see you Saturday for a night 👍

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BavnElly

Caravanner from Durham

Reviewed on 18/04/2021 18:13

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Rated 4 of 5

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Durham

The site is ideal for visiting Beamish, Tanfield railway, National Trust properties and beaches. Or for a stop over on the way to say Scotland The site is next to the excellent A1m so is great for travelling There is also a park and ride nearby The site does have some traffic noise but this did not cause any problems sleeping etc more of a drone in the background in the van the noise was not really noticeable. If you stayed on site all day you may find it a slight inconvenience We went out most days so no problem for us

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Stephen Peak

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Reviewed on 29/09/2020 11:57

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Fab site for a stop over

Lovely site that we use when travelling further North. The site is conveniently just off the A1 which is great for travel, but road noise is an issue. The walk from site down to the river is beautiful. The female warden was lovely and welcoming on arrival. The toilets were nice and clean and showers were very large. I personally wouldn’t want to stay here long as it’s not very tranquil but Durham is well worth a visit.

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Cherry

Caravanner from Nottinghamshire

Reviewed on 23/09/2020 20:56

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Grass Pitch

A lovely clean site, well situated BUT beware if you have a grass pitch and want to put up a awning. You will be told to lift the carpet EVERY day even though you have a proper breathable awning carpet. It is checked and you are told off if you do not do it. Will not be coming back terrible attitude of 2 of the wardens.

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Sue Godden

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Reviewed on 23/09/2020 14:24

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Good for visiting Durham

Perfect location for Durham and other locations in the North East. A little noisy but there is not much that could be done about that and you soon seem to put it to the back of your mind. Facilities block clean and well managed w.r.t. Covid precautions. It was quite windy the afternoon we arrived which brought home it's somewhat exposed location, however, once the wind dropped we had a very pleasant stay. The Park & Ride for Durham is close by and is very useful, however I would not try to walk to it.

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Arzedby

Motorhomer from Hampshire

Reviewed on 22/09/2020 01:49

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