Weekend away
Nice site only problem traffic noise all day and night,The club needs to sort out poor wifi.
Brifleet
Reviewed on 03/09/2015 16:46
Durham Grange Club Campsite
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Summer Holiday
Very nice site, so clean, tidy and secure. Good access to road networks, but some constant traffic noise.
Rita and Stuart
Reviewed on 31/08/2015 12:53
Never got my bike out
1st visit, we wanted to see Durham and were not disappointed. The immediate area is limited to one muddy walk, and definitely too dangerous to cycle; not surprising since it is conveniently located at a motorway junction. You eventually get used to the motorway noise. The site layout encourages people to walk past caravans instead of obeying the guidelines to use the road for getting from A to B. Excellent park and ride into Durham within easy walking distance from the site, but do not walk; that roundabout is lethal to walkers and cyclists and acts as a barrier to the East. North and South is served by the motorway only, and to the East the dual carriageway to Durham is for vehicles only. All other ways are private or farmland or the aforementioned muddy walk. The site is OK though but a return visit for us is unlikely.
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.
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.
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.
Mike Guthrie
Reviewed on 24/08/2015 11:39
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.
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.
David Lippiatt
Reviewed on 19/08/2015 18:37
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
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.
