Nunnykirk Club Campsite
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Must be even better with the sun out!
The friendliest site wardens, great location.
We turned off the main road too early, and ending up taking a very windy, hilly and terrifying humpback bridge route to the site. Use the directions given, it really does make a difference! The relief wardens were welcoming and left us to our own decision as to where to pitch, but not before advising where it was wettest. The actual wardens were also very welcoming, easy to approach and very helpful and incredibly apologetic that the grass had not been cut, due to the breakdown of the tractor. This wasn't a big issue, but as it's an all-grass site, and the pitches are quite a way back from the roadways, we continuously got very wet feet the whole two weeks we were there. The site is in a wooded valley, and for the most part is very quiet indeed, although we did notice at weekends the local roads seem to be a race track for motorbikes. The local hunt woke us very early one morning coming through lane alongside the site, and there was some military aircraft noise on a couple of evenings. As others have said there are a LOT of dogs on this site. We have a dog, but we don't let it bark at every other dog and human, as our neighbouring pitch did. Luckily, before I could complain they left after only 2 nights. My advice would be: if you don't like dogs, don't use this site. There is a dog walk adjacent to the site, we were able to let ours off the lead, but as everyone should, we kept him under control. Also there are excellent off lead walks at Simonside Hills or Forest, 5 minutes up the road in the car. Wildife abounds at Nunnykirk and we frequently saw deer, lots of pheasants and other birds. The owls seemed to behaving a shouting match for a few nights! Rothbury is a great little town, with shops selling everything we needed. We'd go back, but maybe earlier in the year nect time.
JaspersDad
Reviewed on 01/10/2015 18:39
Love this place
Disappointing
Will return
First time to Nunnykirk & from what we saw a lovely site. Unfortunately we had problems with our caravan electrics & also I was ill so had to cut short our break & leave early. But did enjoy the fish & chips on the Saturday evening from the mobile van The wardens were very friendly & the site is great for birdwatching. There are some lovely walks & there is the lane that runs alongside the site. For once we were happy that dogs seemed to be kept on leads.......if only other sites would take note! Agree with the previous review, there were a couple of dogs that seemed to be barking quite a lot. It's about time the Caravan Club took note of the amount of complaints they receive about dogs. We have had some unpleasant experiences & have officially complained but nothing seems to be done. Nunnykirk though is trying hard to get the message across as we noticed signs everywhere about keeping dogs on leads & clearing up after them. A lovely site & we will be back. Only given a 2 rating for facilities because of course there is no toilet block
What a fantastic change!
We almost didn't book Nunnykirk this year following a miserable visit in September last year when we found ourselves pitched in a bog! Last year's wardens were less than helpful, no cheery welcome or advice on which pitches to stay clear of, it made for a stressful time. However,we decided to give it another try and wow! what a difference. This year's wardens were fantastic. Warm welcome, lots of advice regarding pitches, plus all of the basics in the small office, should you run out of something. The site was slightly unkempt due the tractor / mower being out of commission but as soon as it came back it was put to good use. All in all, the wardens should receive a reward for being constantly upbeat and professional. Nunnykirk is a lovely quiet site, great for exploring the north east or just relaxing on site with a good book. If there is one criticism, it would be about dogs being allowed to bark seemingly for ages (although it was probably only a few minutes each time). Other members have commented on this so it must be a regular occurrence. Anyway, to sum up, lovely site, lovely wardens, lovely location, we'll be back again next year.
Hidden gem
GeoffG
Reviewed on 14/09/2015 18:42
Peaceful haven
Rainbow Robin
Reviewed on 06/09/2015 10:27