Our stay at Old Hartley coincided with beautiful sunny and mild weather. We were able to park our caravan right at the front of the site with nothing to interrupt our view of the sea and St Mary's lighthouse, but be aware the path in front of the fence is a very well used trail for walkers. The site is well placed for visits to National Trust properties, Newcastle easy to get to by bus. It does indeed slope so large blocks are needed, at the weekends the number of visitors grew, could perhaps be a problem as only three showers in each block. Finding a pitch very easy and relaxed, should imagine that in wet weather getting up the hill might be a problem as gravelled paths didn't reach all pitches. Overall a great site to use.