We chose this site as a base for exploring the North East and found the location to be ideal. Apart from the delights of nearby Durham city, we managed to see the Beamish Living Museum near Stanley, Angel of the North and Northumberlandia, the extremely interesting Royal Navy Museum at Hartlepool with its famous HMS Trincomalee, and a day out in Newcastle seeing the city and the Discovery Museum. So an area rich in attractions with the site is very close to the main routes. However, this was also our biggest complaint as we did find the traffic noise too much during the night, with the volume of traffic undiminished in the small hours. The site itself is small and well run and the facilities spotlessly clean, although it is an unspectacular flat area with a few trees but no special features. Unfortunately in late autumn there were piles of leaves from the few trees and on our arrival the warden was busy with a very noisy leaf-blower. I was then given a sharp dressing down by the warden for creating a health and safety hazard by filling my water barrel using a hose across the path from the service point. This was quite understandable as it did present a trip hazard, but after some 6 hours on the road it started our break with a bit of bad feeling. Otherwise it was a pleasant enough site with some excellent places to visit, although in future I will look for somewhere not quite so noisy.