Thorpe Farm Centre
View prices & book- Peaceful farm with pond and walking paths
- Farm shop, gift shop, café and furniture for sale
- Toilet and shower blocks with disabled access
Site type
- The restaurant is open between 01/03 and 31/10.
- The grocery shop is open between 01/03 and 31/10.
- Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
- The pitches are located within 50 metres of the A66, a busy dual carriageway, so you might hear noise from the traffic.
Languages spoken
English
Open from Fri, 1 Mar to
Pitch types & availability
Electric optional grass pitch
6 people maximum Ground type: Grass
Pitch size: Max 9.0m width x 9.0m depth (29.5ft width x 29.5ft depth) Calculated area: 81.0m² (871.9ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £22.50 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookElectric optional hardstanding touring pitch
6 people maximum Ground type: Hardstanding
Pitch size: Max 9.0m width x 9.0m depth (29.5ft width x 29.5ft depth) Calculated area: 81.0m² (871.9ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £25 1 night, 2 adults
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Reviews
would recommend this site to a friend
would stay here again
Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.
Friendly staff and lovely farm shop.
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Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch
Liked: Very friendly staff at reception. Excellent farm shop fully stocked with fresh produce, gifts and good quality meals.
Disliked: Not really a site for MH's. No MH services area for waste water. Our pitch was not level and needed ramps. Caravans alongside struggled to level their vans. Grass cut but cuttings left and grass covered shoes, etc. Very close to A66, so traffic noise all the time. The site needs some TLC.
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Great place. Noisy road for touring caravan pitches tho.
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Liked: Friendly staff, great food, great farm shop, good shower/toilet facilities. All together facilities were pretty fantastic with lovely people.
Disliked: Had to take down awning and whole set up after 24 hours as apparently I was a meter too close to the next pitch, and they need a 6 meter gap for fire safety. Which is fine, but this should’ve been communicated when we arrived, they give you a whole A4 size page of rules and regs, and why this was not on there, I have no idea. it was fine, we understood, just a bit annoying to take the awning off, unpeg everything, move the caravan & re-set up. The touring pitches were near the edge of the site next to the very busy road. Heavy goods vehicles and normal traffic on the road day and night so it wasn’t all together tranquil. This is mentioned minimally on their website. We asked to move pitches away from the road noise but were refused as they wouldn’t put a touring caravan amongst their seasonal pitch caravans even for a few nights. The staff were nice about it, just unwavering.
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Really nice site
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Liked: This is a lovely site. New toilet block is clean and tidy with plenty of hot water. The site has a lovely shop with lots of things to eat and drink. They also have a fantastic gift shop. All the staff are friendly, lovely and helpful. There is a restaurant but it was closed on our first day due to a power cut and didn't get chance to try it on the other days. The restaurant closes quite early so it does only do breakfast and lunch. There was a man to greet us on arrival who helped us put the caravan on the pitch and remained available if we needed him. All very clean and tidy.
Disliked: Could do with a sign to show where reception is. Reception is inside the shop but no signage outside the shop to say this. Would have been nice to be able to have a meal at night in the restaurant. The road noise is very loud as the touring part of this site is right next to the dual carriageway. The noise didn't bother us but I can imagine if you are noise sensitive this could be an issue. The noise continues all night. No wifi available.
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Great size pitches clean amenities great shop and cafe on site…
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Liked: Great size pitches clean amenities great shop and cafe on site
Disliked: Not a dislike but as others have said traffic noise from the 66
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1st night away in our bongo
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Electric optional grass pitch
Liked: Turned up friendly guy told us what to do and where everything etc etc Will be back again
Disliked: A66 but can't be helped
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The farm shop and the park. Staff were friendly and helpful.…
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Liked: The farm shop and the park. Staff were friendly and helpful.
Disliked: The position of our caravan which was next to the noisy road. We had no sleep for 3 nights . The site was extremely muddy due to wet weather but the roads around the site could have been better.
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Beautiful site. Clean facilities and very friendly staff.
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Liked: Very peaceful campsite and friendly staff.
Disliked: Can’t pick any faults we had a great weekend.
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Friendly staff. A few areas of concern
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Liked: Lovely informative and helpful staff, lovely bathroom. Very easy to find.
Disliked: Very poor lighting near toilet block, lots of trip hazards before lights came on. Only partially gravelled parking areas causing you to drive over very muddy areas.
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Excellent site, very friendly staff
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Liked: Really friendly staff and easy to find, first time in a tent with the children and they loved it despite the weather, the maize maze was really good and the boys loved running around finding everything.
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Fantastic
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Liked: The campsite was lovely clean and tidy brand new showers and other facilities
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Features
Dogs allowed
Leisure on site
Bar or club house
Cycle hire
Evening entertainment
Fishing
Fitness centre
Games room
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
Disabled facilities
Dog park
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Launderette
Local produce
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
Rallies welcome
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Rules
Barbecue provided
Barbecues allowed
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Dogs allowed all year
Themes
Walkers' paradise
Wildlife haven
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Electric car charging point(s)
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Dog walk nearby
Nearby farmers' market
Public transport nearby
Type
Farm
Small (11-25 pitches)
Nearby leisure
Cycle hire nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Indoor pool nearby
Mountain biking nearby
Restaurant nearby
Tennis nearby
Touring and motorhomes
Seasonal pitches
Tourer storage facilities
Location
Thorpe Farm Centre
Greta Bridge
Barnard Castle
Co. Durham
England
DL12 9TY
Timezone
Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)
GPS
54.5101°N
-1.85678°W
Route directions
Nearest transport
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
Water quality at nearby bathing waters
Name | Distance | Type | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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Crimdon | 28.6 mi | Sea | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Seaton Carew North | 28.9 mi | Sea | N/A | N/A | Good | Good |
Seaton Carew Centre | 29 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Seaton Carew North Gare | 29.3 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Data source: European Environment Agency
Must see
The Bowes Museum 3.2 mi
Barnard Castle 4.1 mi
Easby Abbey (EH) 8.6 mi
Richmond Castle 8.9 mi
Locomotion:The National Railway Museum at Shildon 11.8 mi
National Trust
Moulton Hall 10.4 mi
Braithwaite Hall 16.9 mi
Mount Grace Priory 23.6 mi
Ormesby Hall 27.1 mi
Gibside 28.7 mi
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
ROKEBY PARK 0.9 mi
Brignall Banks - Brignall Mill - Greta Bridge – Brignall 1.4 mi
Egglestone Abbey - Greta Bridge - Brignall 2.5 mi
BOWES MUSEUM 3.2 mi
Barnard Castle, Green Lane and Mount Eff Lane. 3.5 mi
Local events
- Festival of Thrift (Saturday 21 September 2024 – Saturday 21 September 2024)
Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham 13.5 mi
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.
Want to know more about camping in Co. Durham?
- Does Thorpe Farm Centre have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is Thorpe Farm Centre dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Thorpe Farm Centre? Thorpe Farm Centre's location in Co. Durham bordering North Yorkshire on the A66 puts it in nifty position for days out of all kinds by foot, pedal or car. If you want … Read more
- When can I check in and check out of Thorpe Farm Centre?
Camping and touring Arrive: 1 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Thorpe Farm Centre? From £22.50 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.