This was our fourth visit to Whitewater Park.  The site is excellent for families etc. with easy access from motorway network yet tranquil enough for relaxation.  With the Tees Barrage and white water facility just outside the camps its gate there is plenty to see and as the sea side of the barrage is tidal, opportunity to see plenty of wildlife including birds and seals.  A lovely walk along the Tees brings you to Stockton town centre in about 15 minutes ( 1 mile - but at our pace!!).  There is a supermarket within easy walking distance for provisions, and a Bar/restaurant next door.  If that was not enough, there is a shopping mall and cinema complex within a shirt walk, as is the railway station.  Plus easy driving ways to the coast and surrounding countryside.  What more could you want.