Family friendly: Campgrounds in Alnwick, England

Shipley Lane Camping and Caravanning

• Dog-friendly Northumberland farm site 10 minutes’ drive from Alnwick
• A 20-minute drive to Craster and Dunstanburgh Castle on the coast
• Pub five minutes’ drive away; dark skies with views of the Milky Way

Old Rectory

• Luxury five-metre bell tent in the grounds of a Georgian country house
• A 10-minute drive from Dunstanburgh Castle; Alnwick 15 minutes
• Hot breakfast available

The Railway Inn

• Spacious pitches in the grounds of a Northumberland village pub
• A 10-minute drive from the A1 and east-coast beaches
• Meals and drinks available Wednesday to Sunday; dogs and kids welcome

Hedgeley Farms

• Northumberland wild camping site with views of the Cheviot Hills
• Linhope Spout Waterfall 20 minutes’ drive; Bamburgh Castle 35 minutes
• Dogs welcome; dark skies for stargazing; fishing pond nearby

Feather Down - Northumberland Farm

• Luxurious, dog-friendly safari tents on a Northumberland family farm
• Bamburgh Castle 10 minutes’ drive, and Lindisfarne 35 minutes
• Wildlife haven 10 minutes’ drive from the sea; honesty shop on site

Heckley Farm Camping

• No-frills Northumberland camping with views of Alnwick Castle
• Five minutes’ drive from Alnwick Castle and 20 minutes from Cragside
• Off-grid farm site with an honesty shop and livestock all around

Gallowmoor Farm Campsite

• Quiet pop-up farm site on the edge of the Northumberland coast
• Alnwick 10 minutes' drive; Seahouses a quarter of an hour away
• Set on a working arable and sheep farm; dogs on leads welcome

Alnham Farm Campsite

• Back-to-basics flower meadow camping on a working Northumberland farm
• Edging Northumberland National Park; Alnwick Castle 30 minutes’ drive
• Wild camping with moorland walks from site and cycling routes close by

Forget Me Not Country Park