Hammer and Pincers Caravan and Campsite

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View across the site
Hardstanding and grass pitches
Pub at the front of campsite available for food and drinks
Beer garden

There’s much to see and do in County Durham, so it’s only right that you pick a nice base to unwind after a day’s exploration. And a very good choice would be Hammer and Pincers Caravan and Campsite, a laidback spot barely five minutes’ drive from Newton Aycliffe and with one very important USP… It has pedestrian access to the Hammer and Pincers (open Wednesday to Sunday only; closed Mondays and Tuesdays), a pub with a restaurant and a spacious beer garden, where you can dodge any self-catering issues with a menu of good home-cooked food for lunch and evening meals. The site has well-kept grass pitches tucked in between the trees and surrounded by scenic countryside. There is a convenient facilities block with showers, loos and a washing-up. If you’re after entertainment, there’s an occasional schedule of live music events at the pub. A trainline runs along the bottom of the site, so there is some noise around the site. Supermarkets, shops and a train station are just over in Newton Aycliffe, five minutes' drive away. Here, you're only a 35- to 40-minute drive from the seaside towns of Hartlepool and Seaham, too. More inland, the boundaries of the North Pennines National Landscape are half an hour's drive away.

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Campingpladser for kørende campingvogne 14
Teltpladser 10
Autocamperpladser 14
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Adgang

  • Børn under 18 år skal være i følge med deres forældre eller værge.

Generelt

  • Rabatkort og gavekuponer kan ikke anvendes ved reservationer foretaget via Pitchup.com.

Hunde

  • På denne campingplads er der ingen adgang for hunderacer eller krydsninger, som figurerer på listen over farlige hunde.
  • Electricity is metered on site at £0.30 per kWh and must be paid onsite using a pre-paid topup card. Please note there may be noise from the train line running along the bottom of the site. The pub is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

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70% ville overnatte her igen

Det siger kunderne

Velkommen med venligt personale og populær pub med god mad. God atmosfære og værdi. Nogle nævner støj fra tog/vej, og basale toiletter, som dog er rene. Pladser generelt gode, men kan være ujævne. Praktisk overnatningssted.

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Ankomstdato (seneste først)

Good stop over from the A1 Owners…

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Areal med hårdt underlag med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om Good stop over from the A1
Owners very helpful

Syntes ikke om Could do with updating shower and toilet facilities

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Excellent as a base when visiting the many attractions in the area.

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Areal med hårdt underlag med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om Freindlyness of all people on site and in the Pub. The food is very tasty and presented well. Staff are attentative at all times. The site is easy to enter and leave even with a 8 Metre caravan. The Ducks were freindly when they visited.

Syntes ikke om Toilets are basic but adequate, have used worse, showers are not brilliant but we shower in the caravan anyway. Owner of the site told us that they are waiting for planning approval to update facilities. This was not a major issue for us.

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We would stay again with the intention of going to the pub 🙂

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Areal med hårdt underlag med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om The people that live on the site / stay there on a regular basis are very friendly.
We have small children and there was plenty other kids for them to play with , the kids loved it.
We didn't visit the pub , but was told plenty of times that the food is nice there.
We had a very nice welcome from the ladies in the pub when we checked in though .

The facilities were clean.
It's not the biggest site and is basic but it's all grass so lots of room for kids to play on. it's perfect for a night or two away , we took things to keep the kids entertained aswell and we would definitely go back.

Syntes ikke om Not that can be helped by the owners but you can hear the traffic on the motorway early in the morning that's not too far.

Next time I'd take ear plugs , if you don't want to be woken up about 6am.

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Camped mon 27th till fri 31st…

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Areal med hårdt underlag med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om Camped mon 27th till fri 31st july.
Cost £120 non electric grass pitch.
Really impressed with this little site. Not been camping for years but decided to take grandkids (8,4 and 3yrs ) chose this place as it had a pub on site and a play area and was in the middle of 2 places we wanted to take the kids. The pub wasn't open the first 2 days but the owners daughter welcomed us and told us where to go. The toilets and showers are well looked after and cleaned every day the tent field had a train track running past the bottom but it was well fenced off and the kids were safe to run round and we didn't have to worry.also the trains weren't too loud and we made a thing out of it by waving to them going past. The play area was suitable for the little ones but not for the 8 yr old though she enjoyed playing supervisor and using her walkie talkies. We had dinner In the pub on wed and thurs night,the food was lovely and not over priced and the staff were lovely and very friendly. On the whole we had a lovely time and the kids loved it too. We will def be back next time we want go visit the area again.

Syntes ikke om Would of liked a bigger play area

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Great location for a stopover. Easy…

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Areal med hårdt underlag med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om Great location for a stopover. Easy access from A1. Very friendly. Pub really good. Good price.

Syntes ikke om Noisy.. kids, music, trains. Had earplugs though so not really a problem.

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Nothing…

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Syntes ikke om Shower and toilets where not up to much ended up not staying moved elsewhere for the night . Had other customers on site did not feel safe

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Toilets clean. Pub grub is really…

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Syntes om Toilets clean. Pub grub is really nice

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Perfect campsite , there are no…

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Areal med hårdt underlag med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om Perfect campsite , there are no traveling people on the site it’s genuine people who have a seasonal pitch, everyone’s friendly. Family who run it are also second to none brilliant people. Will definitely be back

Syntes ikke om Nothing at all

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The meal in the pub was…

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Areal med hårdt underlag med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om The meal in the pub was excellent

Syntes ikke om The facilities and site overall

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The staff were absolutely lovely and…

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Syntes om The staff were absolutely lovely and incredibly helpful! We had a mishap with our tent and they went above and beyond to help us out!
The pub food was delicious, one of the best parmos I’ve ever had.
The camp site itself was lovely, a really nice place to stay!

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Faciliteter

Fritidsaktiviteter på stedet

Aftenunderholdning Bar eller klubhus Børneklub Cykelleje Fiskeri Fitnesscenter Fjernsynsrum Indendørs swimmingpool Legeplads Restaurant/Bar på pladsen Spillerum Takeaway Tennis Udendørs swimmingpool Vandsport

Faciliteter på stedet

Afhentning fra offentlig transport Bad til rådighed Bruser til rådighed Familietoiletter Fryser med køleelement Gratis wi-fi Hundepark Internet-adgang Komposttoilet Købmandsbutik Møntvaskeri Offentlig telefon Offentlige toiletter Opvaskeområde Portabelt toilet Toiletblok Tørrerum Wi-fi

Grupper er velkomne

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Regler

Bål tilladt Erhvervskøretøjer tilladt Grill kan lånes Grill tilladt Hunde tilladte Hunde tilladte hele året rundt

Service

Gasflasker til rådighed Genbrug tilgængeligt Grøn energi Kemisk bortskaffelse Ladestationer til elbiler Opladningsfaciliteter

Faciliteter i nærheden

Bar i nærheden Hundevenligt område

Type

Campingplads med pub Mellem (26-50 arealenheder)

Fritidsaktiviteter i nærheden

Cykling i nærheden Fiskeri i nærheden Golf i nærheden Restaurant i nærheden

Beliggenhed

Hammer and Pincers Caravan and Campsite

Preston Lane

Newton Aycliffe

Co. Durham

England

DL5 6JH

Rutevejledning

Tidszone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54,60898°N
1,54143°V

Nærmeste transport

Bus
9,5 km Dolphin Centre
15,6 km Roseberry Road
15,6 km Swan Hotel
Jernbane
2,9 km Heighington Rail Station
3,2 km Newton Aycliffe Rail Station
6,4 km Shildon Rail Station
Færge
20,4 km Transporter Bridge South Side
20,5 km Transporter Bridge North Side
43,1 km Newcastle International Ferry Terminal
Lufthavn
13 km Durham Tees Valley Airport

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Lokale seværdigheder

There are loads of outdoor activities to keep the family happy: golfers can be out on the greens within 15 minutes’ drive, and there’s much alfresco fun to be had on wakeboards or kayaking at the North East Wake Park (10 minutes’ drive). There are plenty of options of a cultural nature in the region too. Raby Castle, Park and Gardens (25 minutes) has tours of opulent interiors, fabulous gardens, a kids’ adventure playground and a deer park for family walks. Visit The Bowes Museum (35 minutes) for its important collection of Spanish paintings, and in summer, book tickets for the historic outdoor extravaganza ‘Kynren’ in Bishop Auckland (15 minutes). If the kids are not objecting to all the history, set off for Durham (25 minutes) to explore the UNESCO-listed cathedral and castle. However, if tiny tempers are getting fractious, make a detour to Adventure Valley (35 minutes) for an afternoon of blowing cobwebs away on the crazy golf course and go-kart track.

Vandkvalitet for nærliggende badevand

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Seaton Carew North Gare 24,7 km Hav Ikke RelevantFremragendeFremragendeFremragende
Seaham Beach 29,6 km Hav Ikke RelevantGodFremragendeFremragende

Datakilde: Det Europæiske Miljøagentur

Bør opleves

Locomotion:The National Railway Museum at Shildon 6,8 km

Durham Cathedral 18,3 km

Durham Castle 18,7 km

mima 20,2 km

Captain Cook Birthplace Museum 21,8 km

National Trust

Moulton Hall 21,6 km

Ormesby Hall 24,3 km

Mount Grace Priory 29,4 km

Washington Old Hall 32,6 km

Gibside 36,7 km

Cykelruter

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Andet

Brafferton 2,6 km

WINDLESTONE HALL 5,5 km

Hardwick Hall Country Park (Durham) 7,1 km

HARDWICK PARK 7,3 km

Ceddesfeld Hall Gardens 7,7 km

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