How much does it cost to stay at Border Forest Caravan Park?

From £66 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Border Forest Caravan Park

View prices & book Last booked one day ago 8.9 209 reviews

Dog-friendly park with direct access to Kielder Forest and Pennine Way
A 15-minute drive from Otterburn and 25 to Jedburgh
Well-kept amenities with plenty of free hot water

If you have a canine adventurer, prepare to bring them here. A barkingly high amount of woofsome walkies are available in the area surrounding Otterburn's dog-friendly Border Forest Caravan Park, for it has direct access from its bridge over the burn to the mighty Kielder Forest and the Pennine Way. Collar a stay here forthwith... Its location and its amicable, quiet and family-friendly feel make Border Forest Caravan Park a popular place for Northumberland stays. Its amenities are cleanly kept and include ladies' and gents' showers with free hot water, plus toilets and washing-up facilities in the park's centre. (It's worth noting that from time to time during the summer months pesky midges make an appearance, so it's worth packing your repellents.) As Border Forest is a quiet park, there's no shop or club on site, but a small supermarket is a short drive away. The local village Otterburn has a café, pubs, shops and a tourist information centre.

Site type

Open all year

Tourist board rating

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
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.
Tents are not accepted at this park.

This is a very quiet family-run park - there is no shop or club on site. No single-sex parties or under-25s accepted via Pitchup.com. The shower/toilet block at the top of the park (a three-minute walk from the touring pitches) is open all year round.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

4 people maximum

Ground type: Hardstanding

Pitch size: Max 3.0m width x 10.0m depth (9.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 30.0m² (322.9ft²)

4 people maximum

Awnings can be a maximum size 3 metres.

One Touring caravan or Motorhome or Campervan allowed per pitch

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

Pitch size

Max 3.0m width x 10.0m depth (9.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 30.0m² (322.9ft²)

Ground type

Hardstanding

0 rooms

Twin-axle vehicles accepted

Suitable for

Touring caravan, Motorhome, Campervan

Features

Electric: 16 amp included

Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.
Bring a pup tent 1 included, 1 max.
Car 2 included, 2 max.
Dog(s) allowed 4 included, 4 max.

Car parking by pitch/unit

Other restrictions

Gazebos not allowed

Arrival days

From £66 (£66) 2 nights, 2 adults

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Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Can join the 3 king's walk easily from the site

Entrance to site has remote fob security entry

View of site from surrounding hills part of the pennie way passes by site

2 rivers the tyne & rede border the site perfect for fishing, paddling

Great location, spoilt by the showers

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Wifi	10

Anonymous May 2025

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Beautiful location our pitch was great with a view of the river. lots of fantastic walks and very peaceful.

Disliked: The showers were very outdated and well past their best. They also smelt funny and needed a good clean. We felt lik we didn’t really want to use them

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: As I have said before we are a Marmite site
The showers have good pressure and are hot ,they are not all singing and dancing,jTHEY JUST WORK as for smelt funny no one else has mentioned this!
Also as you are anonymous and made no complaints to us ,not very fair .
Michael

Couldn't have asked for anything more!

Overall	10/10
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Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Jade E. May 2025

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Lovely, small, super friendly site. Beautifully clean and well kept in an amazing setting. Looking forward to returning again soon!

Disliked: Absolutely nothing at all!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review

Lovely wholesome few days

Overall	10/10
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Value for money	10
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Amanda H. May 2025

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Really lovely campsite.
Very quiet.
Felt really safe as a solo camper.
Amazing views and close to good walks
Facilities were great- hottest shower ever
Really helpful staff
Great for dogs- the dog field was amazing.

Disliked: Nothing- was awesome

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your review ,after a couple of nasty reviews , all of us here needed a boost which you have provided,thank you again!

Lovely view, nice and peaceful site, plenty of walks next to the…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	7
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Robert A. May 2025

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Lovely view, nice and peaceful site, plenty of walks next to the site, helpful staff. Clean showers and toilets. You need to have all your provisions with you., the nearest shop is in Otterburn 10 miles away. We will be going there again.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review and encouragement, it does a lot in helping our work!!!

Disappointing lack of much-vaunted walks through nearby forest

Overall	2/10
Location	2
Value for money	2
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	2
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	4

Anonymous Apr 2025

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Level pitch, next to pretty stream

Disliked: Very, very old-fashioned basic facilities - no lights in toilets (in case it attracts midges) and ‘walks through forest tracks’ non-existent - the Forestry Commission has chopped down trees for miles around, leaving a lunar-like landscape.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: I believe we are a Marmite site, you either love it here or not.
We are a real natural country site in the midst of
Englands Highlands .Some people are more cut out for town and city areas and need to take it into account ,here we live as much as possible with nature ,so if you are thinking of visiting,remember no shops ,takeaways or club .
Kielder Forest was partly devastated by Storm Arwen 2023 but is recovering, it is a working forest providing 5/8% of our timber needs and soaking up Carbon in the process nothing like a Lunar landscape!
Michael

Excellent location, small and friendly site with level pitches.

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

Anonymous Apr 2025

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Loved the location and the cleanliness of site.

Disliked: Cold toilet block, would benefit from some underfloor heating.
Pitches have electric but arent fully serviced - upgrading to fully serviced would be great!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good pitches and level clean facilities

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Vernon P. Apr 2025

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Lovely site nice and quiet very friendly owners very dog friendly with plenty of walking space for dogs well situated for walking

Disliked: Main supermarket and fuel station about 28 miles away

Recommend to friends Visit again

Away from all you troubles

Overall	10/10
Location	10
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Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
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tez d. Apr 2025

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Lovely lovely site ,quiet and peaceful, just make sure you have enough supplies! Not a lot around. Walks from the site. Toilets adequate but a trail to the shower. Owners very pleasant and friendly. Look out for the wild goats out on the walks. Great place for a get away.

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Overall a lovely, relaxing camp-site

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

Lisa A. Apr 2025

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: A lovely quiet site with extensive views. Great walks from the camp-site. Good on-site dog walking facilities too- the best we've ever seen on a camp-site.
Friendly, helpful staff.

Disliked: Shower block was clean and cubicles spacious but a bit dated.

Recommend to friends Visit again

If you like peace, good walks & no WiFi this is the Site for you.

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
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Marian S. Apr 2025

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Very quiet, great walks close by. Plenty space round pitch. Lovely Owners & Staff.

Disliked: Showers could do with being updated

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

BMX track 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 Wild swimming

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 Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Forest 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 Public transport nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Border Forest Caravan Park

Cottonshopeburnfoot

Otterburn

Northumberland

England

NE19 1TF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

55.30676°N
-2.34796°W

Nearest transport

Coach

0.1 mi Cottonshopeburnfoot

0.2 mi Cottonshopeburnfoot

1.3 mi Village road

Rail

23 mi Bardon Mill Rail Station

23.3 mi Haydon Bridge Rail Station

23.9 mi Haltwhistle Rail Station

Ferry

10 mi Belvedere Ferry Landing

10.3 mi Tower Knowe Ferry Landing

11.2 mi Leaplish Ferry Landing

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

Kielder Forest is indeed mighty: this is the biggest human-made woodland in England and covers 250 acres. Roe deer roam here, many an archaeological feature and Site of Special Scientific Interest can be found, and the forest is also home to Kielder Castle, piles of walking and cycling trails, and Kielder Observatory (this is top stargazing territory too). Also in the forest, mosey along to the reservoir Kielder Water and Leaplish Waterside Park to hire fishing and pleasure boats, hide in the red squirrel hide, walk on water or try other activities like archery, crossbows, sea scooters or gymnastics. Within easy driving distance of the site are famed Northumberland and Scottish Borders attractions like the budget-friendly Jedforest farm and animal park with native and exotic species and Mary Queen of Scots' House, both at Jedburgh 25 minutes away; Alnwick Castle and Hadrian's Wall (about an hour, and both also rather mighty); 19th-century Cragside House (45 minutes' drive), and the first-class Holy Island of Lindisfarne off the Northumberland coast (an hour and a half). Clay pigeon shooting is also available locally.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Warkworth	29.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Cragside House, Gardens and Estate 18.2 mi

Housesteads Roman Fort 20.3 mi

Chesters Roman Fort 20.9 mi

Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Hadrian's Wall 21.8 mi

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens 23.8 mi

National Trust

Cragside 18 mi

Wallington 18.7 mi

Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Fort 20.4 mi

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge 23.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Byrness - Chew Green - Browne Knowe 0.7 mi

High Rochester - Ridley Crag Circular 3.8 mi

NORTHUMBERLAND 5.1 mi

Blindburn - Chew Green - Pennine Way Circular 6.4 mi

Blindburn Bridge - Windy Gyle Circular 6.6 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Dogs

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. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Quiet hours must be respected between 11 p.m. and 7:30 a.m..
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.

Hired accommodation

Hired accommodation: £25.00 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.
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 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
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.

Pitches

Tents are not accepted at this park.
You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Reception

Reception is open from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. between 20/04 and 15/10.
Reception is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. between 15/10 and 20/04.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 6 p.m..
Visitors must register at reception and pay their fee.

Additional terms

Shared kitchen facilities at the bottom of the park are closed between the end of November and the end of March due to freezing temperatures.

The shower/toilet block at the top of the park (a three-minute walk from the touring pitches) is open all year round.

Low season (1 Nov to 31 March) check-in strictly between 2pm and 7pm. The site reception and barrier close at 7pm.

High season (1 April to 31 October) check-in strictly between 2pm-8pm. The site reception and barrier close at 8pm.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Border Forest Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Border Forest Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Border Forest Caravan Park? Kielder Forest is indeed mighty: this is the biggest human-made woodland in England and covers 250 acres. Roe deer roam here, many an archaeological feature and Site of Special Scientific Interest can … Read more

When can I check in and check out of Border Forest Caravan Park?

Camping and touring
Arrive:	2 p.m. –	7 p.m.
Depart by:	12 p.m.
On-site accommodation
Arrive:	2 p.m. –	7 p.m.
Depart by:	12 p.m.

Check-in times in low season (1 November to 31 March): 2pm to 7pm
Reception and barrier will close at 7pm.

Check-in times in mid and high season (1 April to 31 October): 2pm to 8pm
Reception and barrier will close at 8pm.

Check-out by 12pm all year round.

How much does it cost to stay at Border Forest Caravan Park? From £66 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.