We stayed at Durham Grange as a stopover for 2 nights on our way home from Northumberland and so that we could visit Beamish museum. I’d say this site is fine as a short stay site for visiting Durham or Beamish and and as a stopover for either travelling to or from Scotland. It’s not a pretty site, it’s a basic site with clean, functional but ageing facilities. It’s a site I would class as serving a purpose rather than a site enjoyed for being picturesque. Depending on where you are pitched you could get some road noise from the nearby A1. We had a pitch far enough away for it not to bother us. The dog walk is small and there isn’t really any sizeable grassed area to let dogs off for a run. The wardens were lovely, very friendly and welcoming, the reception building had some very pretty hanging flower baskets and troughs outside. The site is easily reached from the A1 and it’s only 11 miles from the Beamish Museum and an easy drive into Durham or to the park and ride.