Kip and Nook

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Pitches with hot tubs (added by manager 26 Jun 2023)
Woodfired hot tub
Hot tub
Pitches and hot tubs

  • Well-kept hardstanding touring pitches in County Durham countryside
  • The Bowes Museum and Locomotion railway museum 20 minutes’ drive
  • Adults-only site with a games room, work area and wellness centre
Whether you’re looking for a tourer home for the night or intend to hang around exploring County Durham, you’ll find plenty that pleases at Kip and Nook, an adults-only campervan site with lots of extra benefits thrown in. Set in open countryside 10 minutes’ drive from the shops and pubs of Darlington, the site has well-maintained hardstanding pitches, all supplied with water and electricity. Modern amenities are adjacent – meaning no long morning walks to the shower for you. The communal areas of the site include The Workshop, kitted out with a ping-pong table, pool table and darts board, where coffee is served around a cosy woodburner. Use the quiet corners in the Co-Working Space to get any emails and Zoom meetings sorted in peace. As far as food goes, you can cater for yourselves, or order pizza ahead of time on site. If you’re staying around for a few days, you may like to book yoga classes, and there are saunas, ice baths and a chill-out area in the Breathing Room. Dogs are welcome to accompany you to Kip and Nook, and you’ll have no trouble finding walks – with some leading across a couple of fields to the River Tees direct from the pitches.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Caravans for hire 5
Motorhome pitches 6
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

88%

would recommend this site to a friend

81%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Probably one of the best places in the UK to stop at with a motorhome.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Very new and modern facility. Clean a d modern toilet and shower block. Washing up facilities with very hot water(: great for sanitary cleaning of dishes and also for filling up a hot water bottle.

Disliked: The wringing out mechanism on the mob and bucket in the shower block was broken making mopping up after a shower a chore. Shower drain not effective so some water went on floor in shower room.

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This place is amazing , we stayed one night with a campervan…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Andrea D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

The Kip fully-serviced hardstanding motorhome pitch (hot tub)

Liked: This place is amazing , we stayed one night with a campervan in the kip pitch with hot tub . Girls in the bar can't do enough for you. Friendly , clean , blown away by the food , atmosphere, toilet block very impressed . Lovely walk around the grounds if you have a dog . Very Peaceful ,definitely be back.

Disliked: None

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Wouldn't really want to recommend

Overall 6/10
Location No rating
Value for money No rating
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Judy R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

The Tiny fully-serviced hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Impressive entrance and initial wow factor of the Workshop bar area. Fab pizzas from the bar in the evening. Pleasant bar staff and reasonable bar prices.

Disliked: Not a pleasant camping experience. Evidently campers are the 'poor relations' compared to those staying in the 'luxury cabins'. Bleak pitches, away from all the lovely landscaping of the cabins. Just fencing and grey gravel to look out at. Facilities v inadequate. Just 2 toilets, and 2 showers, newly fitted out contemporary styling but cheap finish, with wood panels missing and one shower o.o.o.already. And the smell!!! Dreadful stale water smell permeating throughout the block, probably caused by the woeful drainage system in the shower. V poor design. Floors flood on first use, so poor for those following to use. No mop or means to tidy up a little for the next users. Washing up sink right beside the septic tank by the smell of it. Unbearable for me. Made my stomach heave. Couldn't wait to leave. Sorry Kip & Nook, but it seems a lot of style over substance.

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Great facilities and fair price.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Jochem v. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

The Tiny fully-serviced hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: The washroom facilities were really good.....with a double shower (which was a first for us). We spotted hot-tubs and even a sauna on site, which was also a novelty. The barn had a great-looking bar with cool seating areas.....dotted with vintage cars, which was really fun. We didn't eat there, but I understand there are things like pizzas and breakfast available (to pre-order).

Disliked: There was nothing we really disliked hugely - except that our Campervans pitch was next to a ditch which smelt very strongly of sewage. Once we closed our doors this wasn't a problem though, but with the dogs open, the smell was very 'present'.

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Nice surroundings and buildings, used spa which was very nice.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
steven r. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Nice surroundings and buildings, used spa which was very nice.

Disliked: Farmer decided to cut adjacent field at 4am all morning and woke up all the tourers.

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Weather! Staff, style, bar, showers…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

The Nook fully-serviced hardstanding motorhome pitch (hot tub)

Liked: Weather! Staff, style, bar, showers

Disliked: Smelly ditch

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Everything…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Zoe N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

The Kip fully-serviced hardstanding motorhome pitch (hot tub)

Liked: Everything

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Staff were so friendly and helpful. Restaurant and bar is a must…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Kevin M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

The Tiny fully-serviced hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Staff were so friendly and helpful. Restaurant and bar is a must to visit.

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10/10 campervan experience

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
les p. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

The Kip fully-serviced hardstanding motorhome pitch (hot tub)

Liked: Staff Workshop so cool Food Hot tubs

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Camping not great, other options could be fine

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Heather W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

The Tiny fully-serviced hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Clean and clearly marked camping bays, lovely club house building with relaxed seating & table tennis, pool etc.

Disliked: Horrible smell - I was next to the toilet block. This smell was also evident inside the block. I couldn't work out if it was a sewage smell or something to do with the wood treatment of the building, but it was v unpleasant.

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Luxury

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Restaurant nearby

Location

Kip and Nook

Pinkney Carr Farm

Manfield

Darlington

Co. Durham

England

DL2 2RD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.51334°N
-1.64128°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.8 km Dolphin Centre
15.1 km High Green
15.2 km The Angel
Rail
6.1 km Darlington Rail Station
6.2 km North Road Rail Station
10.1 km Heighington Rail Station
Ferry
27.8 km Transporter Bridge South Side
27.9 km Transporter Bridge North Side
Airport
13.5 km Durham Tees Valley Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Local attractions and activities include: - Darlington Hippodrome (theatre): 10 minutes’ drive - Raby Castle and Deer Park: 20 minutes - The Bowes Museum: 20 minutes - Locomotion (steam museum): 20 minutes - Auckland Castle: 25 minutes - Grassholme Observatory: 35 minutes - Durham (castle and cathedral): 40 minutes - High Force Waterfall: 45 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Seaton Carew North 33.8 km Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Seaton Carew Centre 33.9 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Seaton Carew North Gare 34.2 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Crimdon 34.8 km Sea Good Excellent Excellent Excellent
Redcar Coatham 38.1 km Sea N/A Excellent Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Locomotion:The National Railway Museum at Shildon 12.7 km

Easby Abbey (EH) 13 km

Richmond Castle 13.9 km

The Bowes Museum 18 km

Barnard Castle 18.7 km

National Trust

Moulton Hall 10 km

Mount Grace Priory 25.8 km

Braithwaite Hall 29.5 km

Ormesby Hall 29.8 km

Washington Old Hall 44 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

WEST CEMETERY 4 km

SOUTH PARK, DARLINGTON 5.6 km

FORCETT HALL 6.1 km

Middleton Lodge 6.2 km

Gilling West - Ravensworth - Kirby Hill - Whashton. 9.3 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Kip and Nook have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Kip and Nook dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Kip and Nook? Local attractions and activities include: - Darlington Hippodrome (theatre): 10 minutes’ drive - Raby Castle and Deer Park: 20 minutes - The Bowes Museum: 20 minutes - Locomotion (steam museum): 20 minutes … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Kip and Nook?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2:30 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Kip and Nook? From €36.06 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.