This could be one of our favourite sites. It is beautifully kept to the usual Caravan Club standards and the staff were just as warm and welcoming as we have come to expect. Despite being busy over the Easter Holiday period, the site felt spacious and quite. Whiling away the hours was easy. The kids found friends and as early clouds gave way to sunny evenings, finishing off the BBQ with an extra glass of wine was far from unpleasant.

The site is on the banks of the River Breamish in Northumberland.  The site is fairly remote but there are a number of places to visit within about 30mins drive.  There are even a few Geocaches in the area!

Facilities

I haven’t checked but looking at the Toilet Block, I would guess this site has benefited from a refurbishment in recent years. All services are provided in one block. Unusually there is one main entrance with all but the veg prep/washing up room accessed through a large vestibule.

The toilets, showers and privacy cubicles felt a little more spacious than is the norm but otherwise the cleanliness and levels of service are as expected from the CC. Outside there was access to water, waste drops for motor-homes and chemical waste facilities.

In addition to the main block, there were more than the usual number of water/waste points round the site. Each of these featured chemical disposal. A welcome sight!

There is a Fish and Chip Van on site: Saturdays – 5 ‘till 7pm

View From The Wheelchair

Unfortunately the site is not really suited to wheelchairs. This really is unfortunate because, in the main, the site is level and the facilities are more than adequate. On this trip I didn’t need to use the disabled facilities but I was assured that they are the standard CC offering of large wet-room style with a toilet, washbasin and shower.

The site has the usual one way system on a tarmac road. However, all other roads and paths are gravel or grass. There are a high number of grass pitches and even some of the (gravel) hardstandings meant driving over grass to get to them. There are a few hardstanding pitches close to the toilet block that can be accessed by tarmac road but again, the (much) shorter path is gravel!

Assisted Walking?

If you can manage with a stick or two, then you would probably be OK. As stated, the site is fairly level and access to the facilities and toilet block is very good. Equally, I wouldn’t expect anyone with a scooter to have any difficulties other than possibly having to go “the long way round”.

In The Area?

The closest town of any size is Alnwick, 12 miles away. There is a petrol station with small shop at the end of the road (a good mile) and the village of Powburn has a pub and a couple of shops. Otherwise, the site is in the middle of nowhere.

Have You Been?

If you have been to the River Breamish Caravan Club Site and would like to add comments to this review, please do. We are particularly interested in comments about access and how easy (or otherwise) Disabled People found their stay.