We stayed here for a week in June and had both sunshine and torrential rain. Despite the latter, we found the site perfect. Perhaps we are better sleepers than some, but we didn't notice the traffic noise at all. The toilet block was well above standard and although the site was almost full, it wasn't busy. The wardens were most helpful when we needed a garage to repair our car, they found us an even more helpful garage who took us back and fore to the site and let us jump the repair queue. Well done Steve at Grange Motors. The Park and Ride is close and the best way to get to Durham and the nearby industrial estate provided our daily shopping needs. There is plenty to see around here in addition to the town of Durham. You can choose to go inland to the hills or to the beach at Seaham. I'm afraid many of the smaller towns have seen better days but are still worth a visit.