Durham Grange Club Campsite

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Good for families

Description in brochure needs to be reviewed as the roads are too dangerous to walk or cycle on!

We booked this site as the caravan club write up says it is 800m from a bus stop. What it doesn’t tell you is that you have to cross a busy dual carriageway to get onto a pavement and then need to cross the slip roads on and off the A1(M). We had to catch the bus into Durham as we have a motor home which cannot be driven into the city. I was confused as to where the safe cycle route was, the pathway to the river wasn’t suitable. It was a shame as the site was good and the wardens were helpful, but in the end we decided to leave early and forfeit the loss of fees.

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Edwin Brewer

Reviewed on 08/07/2021 21:06

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A pleasant site, but not enough facilities

Stayed here two nights in June 2021; a very pleasant site, but the sanitary facilities were always full - another woman, whose husband needs to used the disabled facilities, said she wished there was more than one, and I was inclined to agree with her. Having said that, I was also pleased that the A1(M) was closed at night while we were there due to road works, so the site was significantly quieter than normal. I don't think the traffic noise would have bothered us unduly - white noise, after all - but I was glad it wasn't there. It is a pity that the park and ride service into Durham is on the other side of a dangerous roundabout, so you really have to drive to it, but that is scarcely the site's fault! My husband loved the river walk.

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Mrs Redboots

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Reviewed on 26/06/2021 17:30

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Perfect campsite for what it is -

Theres no doubt about it, this is the perfect site for a stopover going north/south on A1 - Literally 2minutes off the A1 - Yes very close to motorway but not really that noisy. Its says perfect for Durham City and it is close by but you need a car / bus to get in, unless you fancy a good walk. And it is a busy road. The staff are really helpful, pleasant, and professional. The cleanliness is exceptional.

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CalumT

Reviewed on 21/06/2021 09:58

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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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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

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Reviewed on 01/05/2021 20:12

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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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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

Reviewed on 18/04/2021 18:13

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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

Caravanner

Reviewed on 29/09/2020 11:57

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