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Sharpley Camping

From £20 For 1 night, 2 adults Last booked 10 hours ago 9.5 56 reviews

Our camping pod setup with hot tub, bench and fire pit

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Your bell tent and hot tub layout (added by manager 19 jun 2023)

Our camping pod setup with hot tub, bench and fire pit (added by manager 19 jun 2023)

Wood fired hot tub included with bell tent (added by manager 19 jun 2023)

Four-acre Co Durham site close to Coast to Coast cycle route
A 10-minute drive from Seaham and 20 minutes from Durham
Campfires allowed; kids' pedal go-karts available to borrow

As cracking Co Durham locations go, Sharpley Camping has surely managed to bag one of the finest spots: this spacious rural site is in a particularly nifty location between Durham (20 minutes’ drive) and the seaside at Seaham (10 minutes). In fact, you can even spot the sea from various points around the site, to whet your appetite for coastal outings. So that’s city and coast sorted, but this is a fine spot for fresh-air jaunts into the countryside too: it’s close to lots of local – and the Coast to Coast bike route if you’re feeling more energetic/ambitious. Alternatively, you could simply settle in to soak up the fresh air and fine views on site instead: there should be plenty of space for such things around the four-acre field. Campfires are allowed to keep you warm of an evening, and there’s space for kids to play well away from the flames too (with free go-karts to pedal if they’re after a bit of extra entertainment). Facilities at this laidback site are fairly minimal, but all the basics are covered, including a washing-up area, showers and toilets. There's a pub in the village of Seaton (five minutes' drive) and supermarkets within a similar length of drive.

Site type

Open now

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 22 Apr to Fri, 30 Aug 2024

Pitch types & availability

Camping pod (hot tub)

2 people maximum

Dimensions: 2.5m width x 4.0m length (8.2ft width x 13.1ft length) Calculated area: 10.0m² (107.6ft²)

2 people maximum

Bring all camping equipment minus the tent (linen, sleeping bags, pillows, cooking equipment, etc.)

Dimensions

2.5m width x 4.0m length (8.2ft width x 13.1ft length) Calculated area: 10.0m² (107.6ft²)

Year of manufacture: 2020

1 room

Open space 1 x Double bed

No toilets in the unit: shared facilities available.

No showers in the unit: shared facilities available.

Features

Car 1 included, 2 max.
Dog(s) allowed 2 included, 2 max.

Car parking by pitch/unit
Electric heater(s)
Firepit
Gas and electricity included
Heating
Hot tub
Picnic table
Power socket(s)

Other restrictions

Bed linen not provided

Extras

Extra car (1 max)

£5 (£5) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From £65 (£65) 1 night, 2 adults

View prices & book

Other pitch types

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

6 people maximum

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Min 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)

6 people maximum

One Trailer tent or Tent or Campervan or Motorhome allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Min 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)

Ground type

Grass

Twin-axle vehicles not accepted

Suitable for

Trailer tent, Tent, Campervan, Motorhome

Features

Bring a gazebo 1 included, 1 max.
Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.
Bring a pup tent 1 included, 1 max.
Car 1 included, 2 max.
Dog(s) allowed 2 included, 2 max.

Car parking by pitch/unit
Chemical disposal point

Extras

Extra car (1 max)

£5 (£5) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From £20 (£20) 1 night, 2 adults

View prices & book

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

The layout of the site and the view to the sea.…

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Apr 2024

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: The layout of the site and the view to the sea.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We had a lovely few days at this location the staff were brilliant

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	2
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Oct 2023

Camping pod (hot tub)

Liked: Hot tub Camping pod Facilities Privacy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very disappointing standards but good location.

Overall	4/10
Location	8
Value for money	4
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	4
Child friendliness	2
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	2

Anonymous Sept 2023

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: Location

Disliked: Owners not expecting us despite booking several weeks earlier. Dirty shower cubicle with exposed wiring. Bins overflowing with rubbish. Razor left inside shower cubicle. Chemical waste overgrown and almost inaccessible. Poor washing up facilities. Scrap sink unit at side of field. Underpowered electricity kept tripping.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We're sorry to hear about this. As it was the end of the season i had overlooked your booking which i can only apologies for. The showers are checked on a regular basis but obviously not sufficiently on this occasion. The washing facilities are at the side of the toilet block with plenty of free running hot water and large sink. You must have missed that. The electricity is rated at 6amps, using high wattage devices will cause to trip. As stated when you arrived, if you had any issues please call me, I live on site and all these issued could have been resolved straight away. The bins were due to be emptied the day you left and being peak season they can get full closer to bin day. I appreciate your feedback and take the comments on board. For people reading this please, if you have any issues or concerns just give me a quick call or text and i can resolve matters, i want everyone to enjoy their stay and you can see from my other feedback.

Glad booked here quiet and well run

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	8

Carol A. Sept 2023

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: Quiet well run site by David who will help on anyway. Large field with well spaced out pitches. Facilities are adequate with lots of hot water. Great to get away for a few days. Would come again if in the area.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely spacious friendly site

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

John M. Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely peaceful site in a beautiful area. Had a warm, friendly greeting on arrival. Lots and lots of space. Facilities are as described, basic but clean. The chickens are unbelievably friendly, one of them actually ventured inside our campervan !! Will definitely stay here again. Highly recommended

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic set up, loved absolutely everything

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Nicola U. Aug 2023

Bell tent (hot tub)

Liked: Full set up! I have a lot of camping stuff so this place was fantastic, all I had to do was put the kids camping beds in and make up our bed then enjoy, the hot tub, picnic table, fire pit & bbq were perfect, we didn’t use the shower but looked in and it looked great, we never ever go back to somewhere we’ve stayed because we like to explore but we’ll definitely go back here, this place was perfect. We had torrential rain one night, it just added to the camping experience, David dropped wood off for the fire daily and was just on the other end of the phone if needed, perfect stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

The campsite was really nice the tent was big and spacious and…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Darren K. Aug 2023

Bell tent (hot tub)

Liked: The campsite was really nice the tent was big and spacious and heated the hotub was lit and ready to use when we got there the toilets were very clean and the owner was friendly and he brought wood around every day for the firepit I would definitely recommend this site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, clean facilities, hot water and lovely staff

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

David K. Oct 2022

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely little place, will be returning

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely little quiet site, with level pitches. Very clean facilities.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Angela E. Oct 2022

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: Easy check-in, just a telephone call to David. Massive flat field so advised to park where we liked. Undercover outside dishwash area with plenty of hot water. Clean toilets with loo rolls. The most welcoming shower in a separate hut, nice and clean with lovely piping hot water. A short drive to Seaham. Lovely and quiet setting.

Disliked: Not really a dislike but only having one shower may prove problem when the site is busy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Absolutely lovely, will definitely be staying here regularly!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Lela S. Oct 2022

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: The lovely countryside location, decent driving distance to local amenities/towns, shower and water facilities.

Disliked: Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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

Disabled facilities

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

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

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

Farm

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Golf nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Sharpley Camping

Salters Lane

Seaton

Co. Durham

England

SR7 0NN

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.83715°N
-1.4159°W

Route directions

Look out for the campsite sign; don't go into the farmyard please.

Nearest transport

Coach

4.7 mi Sunderland: Park Lane, Transport Interchange

6.3 mi Washington (T&W): Galleries Bus Stn

6.5 mi South Burns Stand K

Rail

2.8 mi Seaham Rail Station

4.9 mi Sunderland Rail Station

5.3 mi St Peters Rail Station

Ferry

10.8 mi Newcastle International Ferry Terminal

11.1 mi South Shields Ferry Terminal

11.6 mi North Shields Ferry Terminal

Airport

18.1 mi Newcastle International Airport

22.6 mi 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

If you’ve come along with an eye on getting active, there’s plenty to keep you moving nearby: a golf course and fly fishing area are within a five-minute drive, as are a go-kart track and a paintballing centre for those with something a bit more adrenaline-fuelled in mind. For more of a recce of your rural surrounds, take the nippers off to Down At The Farm (five minutes’ drive) for all sorts of animal encounters including pig washing, bunny cuddling and lamb feeding. Wilder beasts can often be spotted flitting about at Rainton Meadows nature reserve (15 minutes). Being so close to the coast you won’t want to miss a stroll around the seaside town of Seaham (10 minutes), taking in its heritage centre and seeking out the World War I tribute sculpture known fondly as Tommy… and then hitting the beach of course. And you won’t want to miss a day trip to Durham either – a 20-minute drive should get you up there to visit the cathedral, castle and botanic gardens and take a ramble by the river. Beamish (the Living Museum of the North) is 25 minutes away if you fancy coming face to face with a bit more history.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Seaham Hall Beach	3.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent
Seaham Beach	3.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Roker - Sunderland	6.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Seaburn - Sunderland	7.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Marsden	9.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Durham Coast 4.7 mi

WWT Washington Wetland Centre 5.3 mi

National Glass Centre 5.6 mi

Durham Castle 7.7 mi

Durham Cathedral 7.8 mi

National Trust

Washington Old Hall 6.1 mi

Souter Lighthouse and The Leas 9.4 mi

Holy Jesus Hospital 12 mi

Gibside 13.9 mi

Seaton Delaval Hall 17.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Hetton Lyons Country Park - Salter's Lane - Great Eppleton - Hetton Lyons Country Park 1.6 mi

Dalton le Dale - Dawdon 2.1 mi

Cold Hesledon 2.8 mi

Seaham 2.9 mi

Seaham Hall Beach - Easington Colliery 3 mi

Local events

Festival of Thrift (Saturday 21 September 2024 – Saturday 21 September 2024)
Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham 20.7 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 7 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

A valid vaccination certificate must accompany your dog.
Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

General

Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
The site is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Hired accommodation

Hired accommodation: £50.00 damage/cleanliness/bracelet deposit is required on arrival and will be refunded on departure after inspection of your unit should no damage/losses be found.
The damage/cleanliness/bracelet deposit required on arrival can only be paid for in cash.
Your unit must be left clean and tidy; a fine of £25.00 will be charged for unclean units upon departure.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Pitches

Units should not be left unoccupied unless previously agreed with the management. Please speak to reception when the need arises, a fee may be charged for unsupervised units.
You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Reception

There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
No vehicle movement between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m..

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 6 p.m..

Payment terms

Does Sharpley Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Sharpley Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Sharpley Camping? If you’ve come along with an eye on getting active, there’s plenty to keep you moving nearby: a golf course and fly fishing area are within a five-minute drive, as are a … Read more