Pitch on the Wall Campsite

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Pitches on site
Pitches (added by manager 12 sep 2022)
Grassy pitches (added by manager 22 apr 2021)
Views from the hadrian's wall route nearby (added by manager 22 apr 2021)

  • Family-friendly back to basics site in rural Northumberland
  • A five-minute drive to Heddon-on-the-Wall and Hadrian's Wall
  • Campfires and barbecues allowed; historic pubs and alpaca farm nearby
Dubbed Hadrian’s Wall country, this was once the land of the Romans. It's hard to imagine the world of crossbows and armour now, but timeworn battlements, fortresses, and ramparts will help you to travel back in time… In the Northumberland countryside, close to the ancient Hadrian’s Wall (could this be the longest UNESCO World Heritage Site, at 75 miles long?), Pitch on the Wall Campsite is a small, family-friendly site smack bang in the middle of Hadrian’s Wall country. Within 15 minutes’ drive of Newcastle upon Tyne and five minutes from the historic town of Heddon-on-the-Wall, this is a fine base to conquer the country Roman-style, explore its networking of hiking and cycling routes, or chase through the sloping countryside, using the wall as your guide. This a back to basics site with just running water and portable toilets, so it's a real rural Northumberland experience. It wouldn’t be right to let your pooch miss out on all this greenery, so dogs are welcome too, and noise is kept to a minimum after 11pm so you can stock up on your snoozing for another day spent out exploring. You'll be able to keep warm of an evening as campfires are allowed on site (grab a firepit on site before they all go…) with wood available for purchase. Pub grub and wholesome meals are served at several pubs and cafes with a five-minute drive, but you may prefer to pull out all the stops for a family barbecue on site. Grab all the extra buns and bits for the grill at several shops five minutes away, or simply sign up for food shopping delivered through your tent flap on site.

Site type

Tent pitches 20
Open now
Please note
  • This site has no on-site shower facilities.
  • 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. XL Bully, 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 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Facilities/activities including firepit hire are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • A member of staff is available on-site between 4-7pm. Firewood and firepit hire are available on site between 5.30pm and 6.30pm daily.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 3 May to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Basic paddock with clean toilets, drinking water. Needs benches.

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Not too far off the trail, easy enough to find and plenty of space

Disliked: I would've like there to be at least a few picnic benches, I stayed on similar grounds (e.g. farm paddocks) and had benches to eat and cook on.

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Very noisy with planes flying over at all hours and main road traffic

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Big open level field

Disliked: Noise

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Gorgeous campsite, toilets very clean, drinking water tap on site, owners very…

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
Zoë W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Gorgeous campsite, toilets very clean, drinking water tap on site, owners very friendly and approachable, thank you, we had a lovely stay!

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Handy location - I couldn't find much camping around there other than…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Handy location - I couldn't find much camping around there other than pitch on the wall - it is just a few portaloos though, so compared to the other campsites on the wall track where you get showers etc. it's a bit basic (and no cheaper than the other campsites). That said, the portaloos were very clean and had loo roll!

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Well kept quiet site for the best peaceful getaways…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Well kept quiet site for the best peaceful getaways

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Good simple site. Toilets very basic mobile toilets but we’re clean on…

Overall 2/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Alistair R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Good simple site. Toilets very basic mobile toilets but we’re clean on arrival

Disliked: Unfortunately one tent with four adults spent all night singing, talking loudly, and playing heavy beat disco music. When I say all night they seamed to pause about 6am for a wee while. The penalty of a non managed site. It was a shame as other than that it was fine. We will not be back ~ sorry

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Quiet site, clean and tidy, basic facilities ideal for wall walking

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
Kris P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Clean portaloos Open space Clean and tidy site Clear signs with info

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Will definitely go again

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Fantastic site ideal for first time testing the tent

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Very good

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The site was very clean the pitches was a nice size plenty of room the owner was very helpful and friendly

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Ok for one night

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Scenery

Disliked: Was like a swap cars drifted in and out and tent ended up in a right state . No where to buy wood and no response from camp owner so make sure u get plenty of wood at the 6ish drive around other wise you will run out.

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Features

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

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

Budget/backpacker

Spectacular scenery

Wild camping

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

Public transport nearby

Type

Pop-up campsite

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Golf nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Pitch on the Wall Campsite

Heddon-on-the-Wall

Northumberland

England

NE15 0JB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.99536°N
-1.84132°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.4 mi Main Street
5.4 mi Main Street
5.9 mi Newcastle Airport: Terminal Building
Rail
1.8 mi Wylam Rail Station
2.2 mi Prudhoe Rail Station
4.5 mi Stocksfield Rail Station
Ferry
15.6 mi Newcastle International Ferry Terminal
15.8 mi North Shields Ferry Terminal
16 mi South Shields Ferry Terminal
Airport
6 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

For rural explores, wander right into the farmlands from the site, join the Hadrian’s Wall at Heddon-on-the-wall (five minutes' drive), or feed the grinning alpacas at the nearby alpaca farm (five minutes). Those who prefer to travel on two wheels can hire a bike locally, glide alongside the river at Riverside Country Park (five minutes) or tackle England's largest forest in the west, Kielder Forest, where you'll need to pedal harder and faster to catch up with wriggling red squirrels and soaring ospreys overhead. History follows you everywhere you go in this area, whether it's Hadrian's wall (five minutes), the many historical beamed pubs or the birthplace of 'the father of the railways', George Stephenson’s cottage (five minutes). For a sandier day out, visit the craggy headlands of Tynemouth (35 minutes), whip out your bodyboard for Long Sands Beach, or raise your spears for action behind the battlements of the clifftop castle overlooking the beach.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Seaton Sluice 15.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Blyth South Beach 15.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Whitley Bay 16.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Tynemouth Cullercoats 16.5 mi Sea Poor Poor Poor N/A
Tynemouth Long Sands North 16.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

George Stephenson's Birthplace 1.8 mi

Prudhoe Castle 2.2 mi

Gibside 6.8 mi

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens 7.4 mi

Great North Museum: Hancock 9.1 mi

National Trust

Cherryburn 3.1 mi

Gibside 6.7 mi

Holy Jesus Hospital 9.4 mi

Wallington 11.8 mi

Washington Old Hall 14.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Hadrian's Wall Part 7 - Tyneside Country Park - Wallsend 1.9 mi

BRADLEY PARK 2.6 mi

Throckley - Scotswood - Riverside - Newcastle 2.9 mi

Newburn - Wylam Circular 3.6 mi

Battle of Newburn Ford, 1640 4 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 Pitch on the Wall Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Pitch on the Wall Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Pitch on the Wall Campsite? For rural explores, wander right into the farmlands from the site, join the Hadrian’s Wall at Heddon-on-the-wall (five minutes' drive), or feed the grinning alpacas at the nearby alpaca farm (five minutes). … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Pitch on the Wall Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Pitch on the Wall Campsite? From £12.50 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.