Stayed here for a week at beginning of August. Very busy site and had to pitch up by site entrance near to road when we arrived . The road itself is not that busy, but it is very fast. However as soon as a pitch further down the terrace became available the lovely wardens allowed us to move to a quieter and less windy one and I think we had the nicest pitch - slightly on its own, overlooking the wooded area. Unfortunately the woodland walk into town was closed due to landslip so we had to walk along the grass verge into town which took approx. 10 mins. Barnard Castle is a lovely charming town with everything you need and a lovely pub - the 3 Horseshoes - fantastic food! We visited the Bowes Museum - fantastic, and took the bus to Raby Castle - well worth a visit. Everyone we met were friendly and welcoming . We thoroughly recommend this site.