Elf Hills Farm

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  • Well-maintained small rural Northumberland touring site
  • Kielder Water, Alnwick and Newcastle within a 40-minute drive
  • Dog-friendly site with peaceful pitches; great area for walking
Historic estates, castles, Roman walls and miles of spectacular Northumberland countryside… that’s some of what’s in store nearby when you put down roots at Elf Hills Farm in rural Northumberland. This may be a small place (with just a handful of pitches on site), but it is also a rather well-located one… Near the village of Cambo, this site is in a fine spot for days of walking, either in the nearby Northumberland National Park, in the area around Kielder Water or over at the coast (you can’t go wrong with any choice, really). As for those history buffs among you, there’s plenty of that around too, in the form of National Trust properties, Hexham Abbey and the Roman attractions of Hadrian’s Wall. You might even like to throw in a bit of urban time in the centre of Newcastle, 40 minutes’ drive away. Whatever you choose to fill your days with, you’ll be coming back to a peaceful site where the pitches are pleasingly spacious and have access to mains water, chemical disposal and electric hookups. Dogs are welcome too, and barbecues are permitted on site. There are also a couple of pubs about 15 minutes’ drive away if you fancy eating out.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 6
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • This site has no on-site toilet and shower facilities.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 8 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 1 Apr to

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating based on 91 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 86% of visitors View breakdown

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Peaceful and pretty location

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: A quiet site in a rural location. Views across the fields were lovely with at least one footpath nearby. All pitches are grass with electric hook up. The facilities included: drinking water tap, grey water disposal, chemical toilet disposal, and rubbish/recycling bins. No wifi but phone signals were good. A resident warden was on site during our stay.

Disliked: Sadly it rained heavily during our 1 night stay so we didn’t get out to enjoy the area much here. No fault of the site.

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Very over priced for what you get.

Overall 4/10
Location 4
Value for money 2
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: It’s remote and takes quite some time to access from surrounding towns especially up the final long, very narrow and bumpy entrance drive. If you like solitude, this may be the place for you. Host was friendly and helpful.

Disliked: There is zero to do once you get there. Dark skies were spoiled by driving rain and walks seemed limited.

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From the manager: We’re sorry the site wasn’t for you… lots of our regular clients do enjoy the peace and quiet and find lots to do across Northumberland, despite the rain we’ve had this summer. The facilities on the site are as advertised but thank you for your positive comments about the site warden.

Lovely quiet site. John the warden was great, nothing too much trouble…

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely quiet site. John the warden was great, nothing too much trouble

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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Quiet farm site, which is very well maintained. Helpful warden. Good…

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Quiet farm site, which is very well maintained. Helpful warden. Good location for visiting Wallington Hall, Kielder and the coast.

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Liked the simple back to basic. Nice quiet site. Friendly reception…

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Liked the simple back to basic. Nice quiet site. Friendly reception

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Helpful on site warden, plenty of convenient facilities. This is a well…

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Helpful on site warden, plenty of convenient facilities. This is a well situated site with easy access.

Disliked: The rain.

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Greeted on arrival, site was quiet, secluded and small which suited us.…

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Greeted on arrival, site was quiet, secluded and small which suited us. Warden on hand with any queries we had and his dog was a great companion for our toddler. Great base to visit the surrounding area.

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warden John very helpful,do anything for you…

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: warden John very helpful,do anything for you

Disliked: N/a

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Clean site, friendly warden, clean level pitches. Remote campsite.

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Small campsite with only about 7 pitches. The views were beautiful. Perfect time of year for all the little lambs. The camp warden was friendly and helpful with directions and helping set up a campfire. Would love to visit again.

Disliked: No toilet facilities but the site was upfront about this before we arrived. The road to the campsite is a little steep

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Excellent site with good facilities bin area and waste area .

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely pitch nice and peaceful and what a back garden beautiful views ...Very central which was great and the warden ( John ) was very helpful .

Disliked: Grass pitches ..

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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 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 Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available No hot water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby

Location

Elf Hills Farm

Cambo

Northumberland

England

NE61 4BH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

55.16571°N
-1.98347°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.3 mi Village road end
1.4 mi Hotel
1.4 mi Hotel
Rail
11.9 mi Morpeth Rail Station
13.5 mi Pegswood Rail Station
13.9 mi Corbridge Rail Station
Ferry
19.5 mi Tower Knowe Ferry Landing
20.4 mi Belvedere Ferry Landing
21.9 mi Leaplish Ferry Landing
Airport
14 mi Newcastle International 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

Live like you’re back in the old times… you may soon start to feel that way, with so many historical properties in the area surrounding Elf Hills Farm. Stroll the grounds of a Victorian villa at the National Trust’s Wallington (10 minutes’ drive), explore the Victorian rooms and tools at the National Trust’s Cragside (25 minutes) or have a good lose-yourself type of wander around the large Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens (15 minutes). More historical sites aren’t far off either – perhaps the Chesters Roman Fort and Museum (25 minutes) or Vindolanda (40 minutes), another Roman site, for a look at a whole different time period? Alnwick Castle (40 minutes), where there are Harry Potter-themed activities? Hexham Abbey (35 minutes), a Grade I-listed location? Set your sights on the stars instead at Battlesteads Public Observatory (half an hour). By daylight, it's easy to pick up the pace with cycles, walks and wildlife spotting around the lake at Kielder Water (35 minutes). In Newcastle upon Tyne (40 minutes), you’ll get a taste of the city life, and some cool landmarks, such as the 12th-century castle, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge and the Quayside.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Druridge Bay South 18.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Druridge Bay North 18.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Newbiggin South 18.5 mi Sea N/A Good Excellent Excellent
Newbiggin North 18.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Good
Blyth South Beach 19.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens 6.5 mi

Cragside House, Gardens and Estate 10.9 mi

Chesters Roman Fort 11.3 mi

Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail 14.5 mi

George Stephenson's Birthplace 14.7 mi

National Trust

Wallington 1.3 mi

Cragside 11.2 mi

Cherryburn 14.9 mi

Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Fort 17 mi

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge 19.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

WALLINGTON 1.4 mi

Scot's Gap Railway Ramble 1.7 mi

KIRKHARLE HALL 1.8 mi

Greenleighton Quarry - Fontburn Reservoir Circular 3.9 mi

CAPHEATON 3.9 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 Northumberland?

  • Does Elf Hills Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Elf Hills Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Elf Hills Farm? Live like you’re back in the old times… you may soon start to feel that way, with so many historical properties in the area surrounding Elf Hills Farm. Stroll the grounds of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Elf Hills Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Elf Hills Farm? From £28 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.