Clear Sky Caravan Motorhome Park

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Visitor image of the hill range
Visitor image of the hill range
View from the front of the site
Fully serviced hardstanding motorhome pitch
View down north tyne valley
Fully serviced hardstanding motorhome pitch
Clear sky motorhome
Great views from the pitches
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View from the front of the site
Fully serviced hardstanding motorhome pitch
View down north tyne valley

  • Small adults-only motorhome site in Kielder Forest Park
  • Kielder Castle under a mile away; observatory 10 minutes' drive
  • Serviced hardstanding pitches in the UK's largest dark sky park
There's some really excellent hiking, mountain biking and wildlife watching to be done in the Northumberland National Park – but if there's one thing this park is really known for, it's surely the fantastic stargazing. A whopping 572 square miles here have been given Gold Tier status for their incredible dark skies, making this the largest International Dark Sky Park in the UK (and the second largest in Europe). If you're travelling in a motorhome, you’ll be able to take full advantage of these fabulous surroundings at Clear Sky Lodge Park, an adults-only touring site on the edge of Ravenshill Forest and with views over the North Tyne Valley. That setting means the views here are gorgeous by day – but they're potentially even better by night, when the starry displays start up. If you're keen to learn more about what you’re seeing, head to nearby Kielder Observatory (10 minutes' drive) for one of their regular events. And this great location also means you'll have plenty to do by day as well, exploring the trails of surrounding Kielder Forest Park, visiting Kielder Castle and heading down to Kielder Water. You might also like to throw in a day trip to the Roman attractions around Hexham (50 minutes' drive away). Preserving the dark-sky status of this park means that facilities here have necessarily been kept to a minimum, but guests have access to toilets, showers and a chemical disposal point. Pitches all have water and electric connections, and they’re on hardstanding that should be accessible in all weathers.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 7
Motorhome pitches 7
Opens 19 March
Please note
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • The site only allows dogs up to 35kg.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A cable measuring at least 6 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • No gas barbecues allowed.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Please note phone signal is limited.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu 19 Mar to

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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 342 Pitchup.com customers

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ForestPeaceful

96% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Clear Sky is a small, peaceful, adult-only site nestled in Kielder Forest, praised for its stunning views and exceptional facilities. Guests highlight the spotlessly clean, warm, and spacious timber-built shower and toilet block, often described as the best they've encountered. The site is ideal for walkers and stargazers due to its remote location and minimal light pollution. Pitches are large, level, and well-serviced. While mobile signal is limited, free WiFi is available near the phone box. Some guests noted the presence of midges in the evenings and recommended bringing repellent. Local amenities like pubs and shops may have seasonal opening times. Overall, visitors highly recommend Clear Sky for its tranquillity, beautiful surroundings, and top-quality amenities, with many expressing a desire to return.

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LEE T.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Great site small site very quiet good for long walks.Toilet and shower block excellent.

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Fantastic new year stay.

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Chris M.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely small well kept site. Toilet block is a beautiful timber built building throughout with stone underfloor heating. The showers are huge, they run until you press the button to stop them and none of your stuff gets wet off the shower spray as they must be at least 10ft long. The washer, dryer and sink for dish washing are also housed in the block so no standing outside in the cold and wet.
Picked our pitch overlooking the village and reservoir on arrival only x3 other vans on the site. Beautiful views of the valley, forest and looking north westerly towards the Scottish hills.
As it's name implies the skies were totally clear on both nights we stayed, so quite a bit of stargazing was done in between jumping back into the van to thaw out.
Great walks right from your van and cycle tracks. A nice walk along the forest track you drove in on brings you to the castle and Kielder Tavern. I had a couple of very nice pints of Bellhaven stout, my wife had pinot grigio, she went for the chicken burger with chips and I had the cheese burger. Both really good portioned homecooked meals just what was needed after a hike along the resorvoir(But best to ring ahead to check when pub will be open, due to seasonal changes).
We love coming here and will definitely be back.

Disliked Some people might not like that the WiFi is very limited. I personally enjoyed escaping from it. My wife is with Tesco mobile and had signal everywhere during our stay.

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely clean and warm facilities.
The site is small and peaceful and right at the heart of the forest so ideal for walking and stargazing.

Disliked Nothing

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Lovely small quiet site with excellent facilities

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Heather A.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Beautiful little site with excellent facilities, quiet and friendly. The showers were huge and warm with washing up and toilets in the same hut and also a washer and dryer if needed. Pitches were huge and flat, the views were fantastic. Plenty of walking straight from the site in the forest and a pub at the bottom of the road (we didn’t go in as it was closed). We really switched off for a couple of days and couldn’t have asked for any more. Jackie is lovely and made sure we had everything we needed and enjoyed our stay. Always available on her mobile phone. We liked how effortless this site was and will 100% return.

Disliked Absolutely nothing!

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Clear Sky is a beautiful little…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Clear Sky is a beautiful little site, with amazing views and excellent facilities!! If you're looking for somewhere quiet, with walks on the doorstop and the most amazing spot to stargaze then Clear Sky is it 😍 toilet and shower facilities are excellent, absolutely spotless, lovely and warm, even on those cold winter days. Would definitely return for a longer stay (I didn't get clear skies each night thanks to all the cloud but I know it'd be amazing)!

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EXcellent site with all you could want

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Dave R.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The dark skies, and the sense of isolation.
The facilities block.

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Brilliant ‘away from it’ site with excellent facilities.

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Small site which we love, with generous good quality hard standing pitches, amazing view. EHU and water at the pitch.
The shower block was exceptional - clean throughout, spatious shower rooms with push on push off water (rather than the tedious timed water taps!). Built from locally sourced timber which was good to know, it was obvious great thought and care had gone into building it.
Little telephone or data signal but clear warnings about this when booking so no issues and we didn’t come to the site to be on grid, but there was just enough signal so as assured could be contactable in an emergency.
Ate at the local pub, 15 mins walk, food was standard pub fare but really tasty. Great walking out of the site. Will be booking again.

Disliked Just once when couldn’t get hot water to wash up but shower was warm
/hot on another occasion and we just boiled the kettle for the washing up, so no problem.

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Sam L.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely site. Peaceful, excellent facilities - super clean. Will defo stay here again!

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Lisa J.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Fantastic site, stunning views and we liked having the option to choose your pitch on arrival. Shower block is great- spotlessly clean log cabin style, all locally sourced material from the forest. Owner super friendly and helpful.

Disliked Nothing….apart from the great British weather! Sadly no stars visible due to heavy cloud! Nothing to dislike about the site, we loved it!

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Dawn T.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Beautiful, quite site. Owners were welcoming, with plenty of information for visitors in the phone box.

Shower / toilet block was lovely, and very clean.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

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 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

Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery 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

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Clear Sky Caravan Motorhome Park

Kielder

Northumberland

England

NE48 1ER

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

55.24194°N
2.58678°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8.5 mi Whitelee Farm
8.9 mi Carter Bar summit
8.9 mi Carter Bar Layby
Rail
19.6 mi Haltwhistle Rail Station
20.8 mi Bardon Mill Rail Station
21.9 mi Brampton (Cumbria) Rail Station
Ferry
4.5 mi Leaplish Ferry Landing
5.1 mi Belvedere Ferry Landing
6.3 mi Tower Knowe Ferry Landing

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

Given how close it is, your first visit should be to Kielder Castle, just under a mile away. It's got a variety of exhibits about the area’s history and wildlife, a lovely café and a bird hide where you can look out for the resident ospreys. Bikes can be hired here, or you can head out on a scenic drive along the toll road. There are plenty of options nearby for walks, of course – and one of the best is the Lakeside Way, an accessible multi-user trail that runs all the way along the 26-mile shoreline of Kielder Water (10 minutes’ drive). Look out for native red squirrels as you go – Kielder is home to about half of the country's population – or head to the Kielder Water Bird of Prey Centre (15 minutes) to see other local wildlife. If you're into mountain biking, you may like to cross the Scottish border to 7 Stanes - Newcastleton (25 minutes); if it’s history that’s more your thing, try heading to Hadrian's Wall to explore places like the Temple of Mithras (45 minutes) and Housesteads Roman Fort (50 minutes).

Must see

Birdoswald Roman Fort 17.4 mi

Housesteads Roman Fort 18.8 mi

Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Hadrian's Wall 19.5 mi

Chesters Roman Fort 23 mi

World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre 24.9 mi

National Trust

Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Fort 19.1 mi

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge 21.6 mi

Wallington 25.6 mi

Cragside 27.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Kielder Castle - Deadwater Fell - Kielder Stone Circular 0.5 mi

Bakethin North Shore Circular, Kielder 1.1 mi

Lewisburn Circular 3 mi

Leaplish - Cranecleugh Circular 4.5 mi

Leaplish Park - Bull Crag Peninsula Circular 4.6 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Clear Sky Caravan Motorhome Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Clear Sky Caravan Motorhome Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Clear Sky Caravan Motorhome Park? Given how close it is, your first visit should be to Kielder Castle, just under a mile away. It's got a variety of exhibits about the area’s history and wildlife, a lovely … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Clear Sky Caravan Motorhome Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Clear Sky Caravan Motorhome Park? From £32 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.