River Breamish Club Campsite

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Despite the unfriendly reception, we found the campsite fantastic.

This was our first visit to Northumberland and we were pleasantly surprised. There is so much to see. We immediately fell in love with the scenery. The heather was in full bloom. If you travel around like we do and check the traffic situation online in advance, it is difficult to arrive at the desired time. Wanted by the CC I mean. We are usually a little early and understand very well that we have to wait until 1 pm. That is not a problem for us. But for these warden it is. Her words were unkind, almost rude. Despite the unfriendly reception, we found the campsite fantastic. Perhaps another sanitary block could be added to this large campsite?

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ellenfrima

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Reviewed on 07/12/2022 15:43

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Fabulous site and area

We've visited this site almost every year since 2010. It's a favourite. The site itself is lovely. Peaceful atmosphere with plenty of space. The facilities are as good as anywhere. The wardens, and relief wardens (who live locally so are very knowledgeable but sadly this is their final year as relief wardens at this site), are wonderful - helpful and friendly and hard-working. But the main reason to visit is all which surrounds the site, both next door and further afield. It is a brilliant area for road cycling with very quite lanes in all directions. (The A697 is best avoided and easy to avoid. Generally I favour the east side of the A697.) It is also good for running, both road and offroad. There is a lovely parkrun at Alnwick (with easy motorhome parking close by) - it is called The Pastures rather than Alnwick parkrun. Wooler and Rothbury should both be visited. Motorhome parking is easy in both (free). As should the more obvious attractions such as Cragside.

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Cleveland motorhomer

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Reviewed on 30/09/2022 13:05

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Does exactly what it says on the tin!

Had the pleasure of spending 2 weeks at this beautiful site in august at the beginning of my year long travels in my motorhome. I wanted peace and quiet to find my routine and find a place for everything. Pitch was fab, dog walk from the site was lovely, following the small but charming river. The lake up the road offers a lovely 30-40 minute circular walk. I will lastly comment on the staff. They were friendly, helpful and extremely welcoming. They were also visible, inspecting the site daily and taking time to talk to us all. All on all a rather wonderful two weeks. Thank you all.

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Reviewed on 24/08/2022 21:02

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One to explore next time

We only stayed for one night on our way home from Scotland, but we were impressed. All pitches seemed acceptable, well maintained and roomy. We stayed fairly close to the shower block which is an impressive building itself. Everyone around us was friendly and we were sad to leave the following day. The site itself is very rural in a great location for exploring so we'll definitely come back here for a longer stay when we next head to Northumberland.

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mazarnold

Reviewed on 23/08/2022 12:53

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Peaceful site

After visiting Seaton Delaval House and Cragside, we arrived at the River Breamish site, which was our second stop of our tour of the North East of England, and we were greeted by the warmest of welcomes. Despite my best attempts I could not find an adder in the adjacent nature reserve, but my disappointment was put to one side when the mobile fish n chip van arrived. The warden told me these were in the top 5 fish n chips he had ever had, and I cannot dispute this, they were spot on. I would categorise the site, which was larger than anticipated as ideal for caravanners who can use their cars to visit local attractions, for people who want to chill or take short walks to the river/nature reserve, or for people like us that are touring, and use as a stopover. I struggled with the 'overall rating' and 'good for families'. There were many families on site during our visit, and they appeared to be having a fabulous time. We travelled without our family, and we are not sure if they would have enjoyed it the same.

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Vanface

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Reviewed on 15/08/2022 16:21

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Peaceful Remote Stop Over Site

Spent 2 nights in July as part of a Northumbria tour. Site is easy to locate and peaceful. Pitches are well spaced and all seemed to be in good condition and level - we struggled to identify any 'bad' pitch. The facilities block is first class, clean, spacious shower cubicles (sensibly with a bench/seat to place your belongings) and lovely hot water. Close to what is referred to as a 'country park with lakes' it is very overgrown and not as assessible as one would expect. There is nothing in the local vicinity; no public transport, no pubs/cafes nearby (nearest cafe is 3 miles away); however there is a garage on the main road which is well stocked as a supermarket/off license in addition to daily newspapers etc. ITransport is a necessity if you want to go anywhere off site as the site is quite remote. As with many club members, we enjoy seeing the wildlife when out and about; unfortunately, everywhere you look at this site there are warning signs for Adders, both in the immediate area and in the surrounding undergrowth - this was disturbing for us and our dog, so for this reason, we were not sorry when our departure day arrived and we moved on.

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Reviewed on 11/08/2022 16:58

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Two weeks in an idyllic location

We got back home recently after a fortnight at this delightful site set by the River Breamish at the Powburn end of the lovely Breamish Valley. We were made very welcome on arrival by the friendly smiling staff and found a nice pitch near the facilities block, for our camper van. The facilities are excellent and always spotless, despite a few inconsiderate guests not rinsing down and cleaning the sinks after doing their washing up - there's always some. All pitches are hard standing and you do need hard ground pegs to be able to pitch an awning. There's a nice walk loop through woodland that's part of the site, which takes you past the R. Breamish, which if you're a birder like me, has interest in the form of Dipper. We heard Yellowhammers singing most days too, and Siskin and Redpoll flying over. There's a nice walk upstream from the site to Ingram, where there's a nice friendly cafe that does good latte and delicious cakes. The return leg description in the leaflet isn't described too well and we did go wrong, as did another couple we spoke to. You have to make sure you follow as near as poss to the river. The walk at the far end of the valley, to Linhope Spout, is also worth doing. On the coast there's excellent birding at Druridge Bay where some shallow pools have hides and attract waders. Just at the north end of Druridge Bay there's also East Chevington reserve and south of the Druridge Pools is Cresswell Pond, also good for waders. Dunstanburgh Castle is worth a visit [walk from Craster - about a mile, flat], and in the summer the cliffs atop which it sits, have a huge Kittiwake colony [the largest in Northumbs], with nesting Fulmar and Razorbill too. Warkworth Castle is also good. These two castles are English Heritage, of which we are members. We passed on Alnwick and Bamburgh which although impressive, are privately owned and expensive. Be aware that to visit the coastal sites requires some good navigation on minor roads as all the main roads run North>South. As mentioned, I'm a birder and although this was a family holiday [myself, wife Anne and dog Poppy] I still managed to see 113 different species!

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Birder John

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Reviewed on 03/08/2022 19:47

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Outstanding & friendly

We are still currently on this site but feel we have to mention are experience thus far. The site is peaceful & quiet and is extremely well maintained & run. All the amenities are spotlessly clean, bins emptied regularly with no issues whatsoever. The 4 Wardens are cheerful, friendly & informative with reference to the area, local amenities & bus information. We feel that these 4 wardens go far beyond there responsibilities for example we borrowed our daughter & Son in Laws Motorhome and had issues with electrics and they were only to happy to assist and rectify the problem. Also we were walking to catch a bus only to find I’d forgotten cash for our fares so i ran back & was just about to return when both lady wardens offered to drive me down to ensure I didn’t miss the bus with my wife, so Linda kindly drove me down there I was so grateful as it was the hottest day ever in the UK. Amazing site and even more amazing Wardens thank you.

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Clive H

Reviewed on 22/07/2022 11:56

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3 night break

The only down side was the lady warden on arrival, telling myself and the chap in front off for arriving ten minutes early. Yes, i know what the arrival times are but after a 6 hour drive I was not going to drive around for another ten minutes

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daisy09

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Reviewed on 12/07/2022 16:16

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Brilliant

Absolutely love this site . Nothing bad to say about it at all . Been twice this year and will definitely be going back in the future . Dog friendly, clean , lovely wardens . 5/5. Well done

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Reviewed on 30/06/2022 07:54

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