Teesdale Barnard Castle Club Campsite

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Favourite site and wardens

Another stay at our favourite site, we have been asked several times why we keep coming back to the same site? Location Facilities Site layout Dog walk importantly though, the wardens, who are brilliant, hard working and a credit to the ‘Club’.A special mention to Jacqui who usually books us in with such a happy smile, oh and yes, we will be back.

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stevewebb

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Reviewed on 12/07/2019 08:47

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EXcellent as always, we must stay longer

We have visited this site several times usually as a stopover on our way to Scotland. It never disappoints and we must make a point of staying longer next time to get the full experience of the town and surrounding area. Excellent facilities, great dog walk. Wardens extremely friendly and helpful.

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MickOneill

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Reviewed on 06/07/2019 12:07

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Excellent Site - We'll Be Back !

I don't know why we've never caravanned in Northumberland before, but even a short stay at Teesdale Barnard Castle Club site has been enough to show us what we've been missing. Access to the site is easy from either the A66 or A67, using a good minor road, and first impressions as you arrive are of a very pretty, spacious and well maintained site with scenic views from many pitches. The initial reception and welcome was warm and helpful, with information about the site and also local places of interest. Finding a pitch was straightforward, and these are well cared for and for the most part generally level. Water, power and refuse disposal is close at hand for all pitches. The shower/toilet block is modern, more than meets the numbers using it, and is spotlessly cleaned and maintained. The site is within easy driving or walking distance of Barnard Castle itself, a pretty and interesting town with a good range of shopping as well as attractive places to eat and drink. Parking is particularly visitor-friendly. On the weekend of our stay the town was holding a "War Weekend" , which featured vintage cars, military vehicles and a "camp" which included tents, a First Aid post, Officers HQ and a very popular "cookhouse" serving hearty dishes. There were many enthusiasts in replica uniform and war-time clothing, and even the town shops got into the act with staff also dressed for the occasion and 1940's music playing - great fun and spectacle for the many visitors. The site is also close to a range of castles and museums, including Barnard Castle, and there are many lovely walks close by or within easy reach. We found all those we met were extremely friendly and welcoming - a fine advert for the area. This was a most enjoyable first visit, made even better by lovely sunny weather, and we can easily see this site becoming one of our favourites, with regular stays in the future.

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Jockscot

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Reviewed on 02/07/2019 19:47

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A gem of a site

First time visitor to this site while travelling in our motorhome. This site & the wardens are a credit to the club - so well maintained & a truly loved one. The location is excellent & the short off road walk into Barnard Castle was excellent, where you can find everything you need to make a happy holiday. Recommend the town walk which takes in all historical parts of Barney. ALSO must mention the sites dog meadow - wow, we loved this & an early morning visit revealed so many birds & wild life - thanks for a lovely stay (stayed June 2019 3 nights)

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mazzledazzle

Reviewed on 16/06/2019 07:32

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Great site and wardens, shame about some of the guests

What a fantastic site and set of wardens we have at Barnard Castle. Karen and Kevin, you are a credit to the club. We have visited Teesdale Barnard Castle a number of times and have always enjoyed staying at the site. On a more general note, one thing which we are beginning to notice more and more at the Caravan Club sites which we stay at is the lack of courtesy from a number of the guests staying at the sites. We have noticed other reviews for sites which make a similar comment about people walking across your gravel pitch and looking into the van while you are sitting quietly trying to relax and enjoy some private time. This happened recently when we stayed at Barnard Castle around Bank Holiday time on numerous occasions and not the same people each time - people found our van location to be a great shortcut route obviously. We love dogs although don't have one ourselves at the moment, but we even had people allowing their dogs to mess on our pitch (they did pick it up) but it just seems so rude and inconsiderate to us. This is not just a problem at Barnard Castle and has happened when we have stopped at other sites recently and we are wondering if this is just becoming the norm. Personally, my wife and I always make every effort to walk around pitches, grassed areas etc in order to respect other guests privacy, we just feel that it is courteous to do so. So Caravan Club, are there any rules around invading the privacy of other peoples pitches? And re: the dogs, come on dog owners, isn't that what the dog walks are for? Also, we had one person in a van near us playing music very load until 23.40 at night - again, not the Caravan Clubs fault but we come away in our van to get away to a bit of peace and quiet. Apart from these general negative comments, the site is great and we would recommend that anyone should stay there, either for a short stop over or for a longer break to explore the area.

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North East Truckers

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Reviewed on 08/06/2019 07:41

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Good site

We enjoyed our stay here and found the staff to be helpful and friendly. The site facilities are very good and are kept very presentable. Would like to come again.

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THODAV

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Reviewed on 03/06/2019 10:29

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Going the extra mile

I booked onto this site for a couple of weeks leading up to the bank holiday. I can second the points that have already been made about cleanliness and the faciulities. my review is of the staff. a few days before i was due to leave I suffered a fall whilst walking local tracks. this resulted in half a day at the walk in centre and I was left very sore and somewhat incapacitated. The staff could not have been more helpful. Despite the bank holiday they 'found; space for me to stay on for another few nights in order to recouperate and enjoy a graceful departure. Even though i suffered this fall i would thoroughly recommend this site for anyone wishing to expolore the area on foot. there are short and long distance walks very nearby and there is a bus service which serves the main routes and villages very well.

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EamonnD

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Reviewed on 30/05/2019 13:55

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Enjoyable stay

Stayed here for the first time over the bank holiday weekend. Warm welcome from the wardens on arrival who took the time to explain the site, walks and surrounding areas. We were told that the pitch we had chosen we had the option to go in forward to overlook the woodland rather than the caravan opposite, which we chose to do. This was very pleasant on an eve when it became too chilly to sit outside, we could enjoy the evening without the need to close the blinds. The site itself was full but didn’t feel busy and the toilets and facilities were spotless. The walk through the woodland into Barnard Castle was very nice and a visit to the castle itself is recommended. The meadows dog walk is one of the best on site walks we have come across and is a rival to the one at Hawes. There is some road noise, but we didn’t find it intrusive at all, and we mostly heard bird song. We are looking forward to our next visit in September.

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Hugstervan

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Reviewed on 30/05/2019 11:07

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10 Nights 18 May 2019

This was stop 7 on our multi-stop tour from Lincolnshire to Scotland (and back) with 10 nights here after a two and a half hour drive down a wet and murky A1 from Berwick Seaview. A very nice way to end our return from Scotland and a lovely place to stay. The rain had stopped on our arrival and we received a nice warm welcome from wardens Karen and Kevin who highlighted the remaining spare pitches on a site plan for us, very helpful. This is a lovely well kept modern site with an immaculate toilet/shower block. Lots of interesting places to visit in the area including Hawes, Richmond and High Force falls but our most memorable day out was at Beamish Museum which gives a big discount to club members, a place that requires a full day to explore. We had a very nice Sunday carvery at Thorpe Farm by the A66 and don't miss out on the fish and chip van that visits the site Wednesday and Saturday, it's excellent. We tried to extend our stay but although the webpage showed free it reverted to not available when submitted. I went to see the wardens and Karen fixed it for me. Thank you Karen, much appreciated. I was advised that if you have problems with a booking while on-site it is always best to ask the wardens. At night there is lighting to help you find your way around but it is discreet so look upwards and experience the fantastic presentation of the constellations. With minimum light pollution it's awesome. Well, it is when it isn't cloudy. . . The only negative here was from people who used our pitch as a short cut rather than walk round and I don't just mean on the grass between pitches but actually crunching along the gravel past the van. On our last day a lady walking a dog came through and even looked in at us through the window while we were having breakfast! Summary: In a great location just outside the town this is an immaculate site with spacious pitches and modern facilities. I definitely recommend it but try for a pitch with a hedge behind or take windbreakers to keep out the wanderers. Next stop: Home, to open bills and start up the Shredder!

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Bartonians

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Reviewed on 30/05/2019 00:49

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The best site ever

Teesdale Barnard Castle site is such a wonderful site, it is impeccably clean with the best shower and WC block I have ever used. The showers are really hot with excellent power, the block itself is always warm and a pleasure to use. The location is central for everywhere boosting some great attractions, also great for walkers, dog owners and the walk into town is good if you wish to walk? The site entrance and exit is very organised. The current site wardens are very helpful and accommodating and keep an immaculate site at all times the standard is very high and never slips. Myself and my husband are regular visitors and the experience is wonderful, thank you Tessdale site.

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Craiglea2007

Reviewed on 13/05/2019 22:26

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