We arrived at Old Hartley from the Caravan Club site in Edinburgh. The wardens were very welcoming and gave us a site map showing which pitches were vacant, which we found a brilliant idea. We sited ourselves at the bottom of the site, which was furthest from the toilet block, but gave a superb sea view. There is a public footpath outside the site close to where we were, but it was no bother for us. The bus stops to take you to Newcastle or Blyth is only about 400m from the site entrance. The local Fish and Chip shop is about 800m and has a restaurant as well as a takeaway counter. The Cod & Chips is freshly cooked and really good value for money. We had a walk from the site to the lighthouse about 1200m away (local parking available) and saw a few seals on the rocks. We would thoroughly recommend this site.