We booked this site as we had never visited it before and the reviews were glowing. The A 19 was not far away and there was constant albeit muted, traffic noise in the background. Right outside the caravan site is the premier in and five minutes walking distance is Asda. A short walk or drive away was a large retail park with a variety of shops. We live In an area very similar to this and wanted a nice quiet break somewhere where we have never visited. The park itself was spotless and the pitches were very good. However when I go away I don’t really want to be on top of loads of traffic and lots of shops and because of this we were disappointed. The Tees barrage is impressive and we found a lovely walk along the river Tyne Adjacent to this. There are some lovely places a little further afield Which we thoroughly enjoyed. There is a nature reserve right next door to the site however, it is right next door to an extremely busy A19. The facilities I could not fault and the staff do a fabulous job however we found the location disappointing and because of that we have rated this place 3. When we go on holiday we don’t want to hear constant traffic in the background, Or be right next door to a busy hotel and retail park. I suppose the glowing reviews were appreciative of this busy location and everybody has different tastes but this definitely was not to ours. I felt like we just pitched up in the middle of a busy town/city and that is not something we wish to do when we go on holiday.