Durham Grange Club Campsite

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Good for families

Lovely site----but-----

This is a lovely site with large flat pitches, excellent facilities and welcoming wardens.If you are a motorhomer and rely on public transport we would not recommend this site other than as a stopover whilst travelling north or south via the A1M.The walk from the site to the bus stop or park and ride is wholly unsuitable for pedestrians and in our view extremely dangerous.It involves crossing a busy dual carriageway and the entry and exit slipways of the A1M.We were surprised that the club actually recommends this as a suitable option.Also there is residual traffic noise all the time and lorries visiting the adjacent council yard to be loaded with grit day and night.

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Gapyearoldies

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 20/02/2015 18:11

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Tranquil Site

We just spent a lovely 3 days at the site - it was the school holidays but it was not too busy. It was close to Durham City for a visit and yet so close to the A1 for travelling. It is only a short distance from our home but a lovely place to go to and relax.

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ECH

Reviewed on 18/02/2015 18:56

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kindness

we would just like to say thank you to the staff, we were looking forward to a nice few days at durham, but my wife Dorothy fell ill on our first night, could we mention especially the assitants who were friendly from the moment we booked in to the moment we unfortunatly left the next day. thank you and good luck to you on the new site you will be going too, where ever it might be. regards peter and dorothy

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MARLEY RESCUE

Reviewed on 18/02/2015 18:08

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Location v. Noise

This is a great site, within 200 yards of the A1. It is clean, tidy and well laid out. Durham city centre is 3 miles away, with its cathedral, castle and riverside. We enjoyed a visit to a show at the Assembly Rooms - the student theatre for just £7 each. We also went to Sunderland to see a show at the Empire Theatre (park at Bridges multi-story for a 2 minute walk to the theatre) and on another trip to the National Glass Centre, which was excellent and free of charge! Beamish open air museum is about 25 mins drive from the site - 25% discount on presentation of your Caravan Club membership card! The location of the site is brilliant for these trips out. On a practical note head towards Durham on the A690, take the first exit (Dragonville/Belmont) and turn right when you get to the roundabout where you'll find a retail park with Pizza Hut and KFC, as well as a B&Q! A little further beyond this turn left at the lights and follow the road until you find a Tesco extra with an Aldi next to it. The down side of this CC site is undoubtedly the noise - the constant drone of traffic on the A1 was joined on icy nights by the noise of the council gritter depot which is next to the site. However, we did get used to the noise and think the advantages of the site do out way this.

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MrsC

Caravanner

Reviewed on 15/02/2015 21:44

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Good location

Very good access to the site from the A1,but this contributed to the road noise. The wardens were very helpful in putting us in a sheltered spot as it was very,very windy, whereas the trees sheltered us from the wind,they made a lot of noise, which kept us awake although you can't blame anybody for the weather. Access to Durham is excellent as there is a Park and Ride only a 5 minute drive away. Also went to Seaham which has a good beach for dogs.Speaking of dogs,it seemed a little strange that you had to keep your dog on a lead on the dog walk! However,great site will be back.

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gtw

Caravanner from Cheshire

Reviewed on 21/01/2015 17:21

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Rated 4 of 5

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Good site

Having relations in the north east the Grange is the ideal site for us, being just off the A1 and A690 traffic can be heard but doesn't cause a problem. We have stayed here several times and have always found the site very clean and tidy, the toilet block is a credit to the wardens. The wardens have always been very helpful if we have needed any questions answered. We would recommend this site to anyone.

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thethomos

Reviewed on 14/01/2015 17:59

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Rated 4 of 5

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Shame about the wardens

Stayed here from 17th December, on arrival amazed site was virtually empty but chose a good pitch but found nearby CEP was not to be used - incorrect label from icy conditions 2 weeks earlier - perfectly OK for our 15 night stay!! No change to label even after complaint to Warden!! Road noise a little obtrusive but Dog walking by the River Weir & the locality brilliant, our Cocker loved it!! No support from Warden when Wifi failed, not even a number for AirAngels just a boast of how good the dongle was in his Motorhome! Amazed when a different warden warden left motorhome water tap running in below zero temp!! No gritting at all done despite a very icy period. Overall site 9 Wardens 2. I do need to mitigate this by a subsequent call from Sue, a warden, who organised the return of one of our Tracker fobs somehow left on site on our departure

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Dekka52

Caravanner from Cheshire

Reviewed on 09/01/2015 17:48

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New Year at Durham Grange

just spent a week on Durham Grange. Smashing. quiet. peaceful, apart from a bit of road noise. Wardens good. friendly, helpful Park and ride good. will be back.

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blackciscojacob

Caravanner from Durham

Reviewed on 07/01/2015 12:20

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Rated 4 of 5

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Excellent location

This site is well located for A1 access and park and ride into Durham. Facilities and wardens up to usual CC standards. Despite being close to A1 road noise is minimal. Thoroughly recommended.

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Hency

Reviewed on 06/01/2015 20:41

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Rated 4 of 5

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Good for families

Durham Grange in winter

Having family in the north east this was our second visit to this handy well kept site over the christmas / new year period. As usual the site was clean and tidy and the wardens friendly....However, we arrived on the 28th December to find the roads around the site were like an ice rink of black ice and the kids play area was unusable, again due to the ice that covered it. although it was clear that there was a bin containing grit and rather embarrassingly the local gritting depot for the council is right next door i was shocked to find no grit was put out during the whole duration of our stay. although it is good that there are sites available all year long surely more effort should be made to keep the site as usable and safe as possible this was a shame as Durham Grange is a great little site.

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jasonjarrow

Caravanner from Essex

Reviewed on 03/01/2015 23:18

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