"Not far from centre where you have all your shops etc."
"Short drive to Hexham for great choice of supermarkets and local shops for all needs & train link to Newcastle and the rest of Northumberland."
"Close to Hadrian's wall and nearby Tescos."
"Great location close to Hadrian's Wall."
"Caravan site in great position for exploring Hadrian's Wall."
"Just a 10 minute drive into Hexham, and close to Hadrian’s Wall."
"The location of the site is handy for walks."
Cons:
"Access road very tight one way only & small bridge to negotiate."
"Could be tight around some corners."
"But there are no local shops or places to eat within walking distance."
"Nothing close by to do."
"The roads and gravel paths are not footpath friendly and is unsafe to walk on."
Facilities & Amenities
Pros:
"Drinking water tap."
"Good space between pitches."
"Shower block clean and well looked after, washing up area clean and tidy."
"Nice new toilets & showers."
"Laundry and dryer facility on sight."
"Electricity hookup right on our pitch."
"Wifi available at certain areas."
Cons:
"The ‘hard standing’ area felt like a car park to be honest."
"No wifi."
"The worst part of the site was the lack of bins."
"Static caravan area is ugly and unsafe."
"The little corner shop always seems to be closed or the little window seem to be left unattended."
"Advertised hard standing but pitches need maintenance full of mud & moss."
"Bins are at entrance to site not near toilets which is the central point."
Staff & Management
Pros:
"Staff very helpful and keen to ensure the site was kept clean and quiet."
"Extremely friendly staff."
"The people on site were friendly welcoming and couldn't do enough for you."
"Site staff welcoming and friendly."
"The staff are super helpful and friendly."
"Very welcoming and helpful staff."
"Staff were very helpful and friendly."
Cons:
"No presence of staff patrolling after checking in."
"Also no wardens checking up around the site as we had a family came in a large tent, along with other members who arrived then the boys started playing football when it strictly says No Ball Games."
"You have lost good customers because of the attitude your staff have."
"The woman started aggressively confronting us and accusing us of trespassing although we were just looking for some help."
"As others have found the New wardens can in our experience be unhelpful and intolerant in their approach which can border on verbal aggression."
"We were met by 2 very rude and unhappy people (never got their names) who I am gathering were the park wardens."
"The attitude of the woman who owns / runs the site. Rude and condescending."
Security & Safety
Pros:
"Good social distancing."
"One way system around the site super safe for kids."
"We saw the new cctv in action and felt really safe and secure."
"The site is a one way system which also helped."
"Barrier with access codes for added security."
"The security is good, barrier to get in and out of the site to stop any unwanted visitors."
"Area for waste disposal."
Cons:
"Lots of signs stating what children are not allowed to do."
"No ball games so little for children to do no field etc to play in."
"There's also no kids play area so make sure you take plenty of games to keep them occupied."
"No real facilities for kids. No ball games or frizbies and no park."
"If your are looking for a site as a family, then give this one a miss !!! There is no park, or any play areas, children are not allowed to play ball games of any description."
"The only dislike for me is There should be a play area for kids, maybe a park and a place for them to play ball game."
"I don’t know how someone can hate children so much especially when running a campsite is their job ???"
Cleanliness & Maintenance
Pros:
"Listening to owls in the middle of the night with my wife on our coast to coast cycle ride will stay with us for years."
"Shower/toilet Facilities were of a very high standard."
"Lovely well kept site."
"Clean modern toilets with hot showers."
"Facilities are first class - toilets and showers of an extremely high standard and spotlessly clean."
"Lovely caravan site, showers and toilets are immaculate."
"The toilet and shower block was super clean and looked very new and modern."
Cons:
"Definitely won't be back, it takes nothing to be nice!!!!"
"Went camping here a while back and was a bad experience."
"Most of the site look tired and in need of some care as it was full of seasonal pitches and statics with no one around."
"The area seems to be unfinished and an eye saw."
"Although the shower/ toilet block was new. All the time we were there, there didn't seem anyone cleaning it, as we noticed as the days passed the facilities became grubbier."
"Some pitches are very unkempt."
"Toilets are good and clean, but the site has an air of neglect."
Experience & Atmosphere
Pros:
"Would highly recommend site."
"This is my 3rd visit to the campsite and we’ll definitely be back for a 4th!"
"A fantastic site lovely clean place lovely friendly owners we are booking for may next year can't wait."
"Public house is very close by where we were welcomed by village locals and met several people staying on site."
"It is such a lovely place to come and relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery."
"Best described as a woodland site."
"Set in fantastic scenery."
Cons:
"I'm sorry to say we weren't happy here."
"I would not recommend to come to this place as we got treated with no respect and care."
"My money is better spent elsewhere."
"Actually a nice lonely campsite, but with unfriendly uncooperative staff."
"The rules state that there is to be no open fires yet I am constantly faced with black smoke from log fires."
"In this day and age I am shocked there isn’t more recycling stations around."