The Railway Inn

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  • Spacious pitches in the grounds of a Northumberland village pub
  • A 10-minute drive from the A1 and east-coast beaches
  • Meals and drinks available Wednesday to Sunday; dogs and kids welcome
Plotting a stopover close to the A1, or perhaps in need of a nice rural spot to stay for a longer break spent exploring Northumberland’s countryside and coast? Either way, the pitches at the Railway Inn, on the edge of the village of Acklington, make a good pick – they’re spacious and set in two acres of tree-filled grounds for a pleasant and peaceful place to stay. Various handy facilities are provided – including electric hookups, a wifi connection and a bathroom block with separate ladies’ and gents’ toilets and showers – and it’s all less than 10 minutes’ drive from the A1. On top of all this, of course, there’s the huge bonus that you’ll be staying in the grounds of a pub – and a lovely traditional pub at that, in a restored building whose roots date back to the early 19th century. It’s open from noon from Wednesday to Sunday, serving up a tasty menu of pub meals and local ales either inside or out in the beer garden. Dogs and kids are welcome, and there’s a playground on site to entertain the latter. This is a handy spot for simply spending the night before returning to your journey north or south, but it also makes a great base for a longer break – the coast is about 10 minutes' drive away, and lots of excellent locations (including Alnwick, Bamburgh and Warkworth) are within easy reach.

Campground type

Tent sites 6
Caravan sites 10
RV & Motorhome sites 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Site types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8

Overall rating based on 141 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 61% of visitors View breakdown

70%

would recommend this campground to a friend

68%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

All was very good indeed will stay again.…

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

Powered grass caravan site

Liked: All was very good indeed will stay again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Some nice pitches away from pub.…

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

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Liked: Some nice pitches away from pub.

Disliked: Having to park a 23 ft motorhome on a car park ( MH longer than bay) by entrance and exit. This entrance extremely busy.
We raised this with the management saying we did not expect to be on the car park, which was very small and busy. The management said it would be fine and that they had entertainment on tonight should be a good night.
Myself and my husband decided not to stay the night due to where we were pitched, I felt due to the large amount of traffic it could get bumped.

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Great location. Site itself clean and tidy. Basic facilities but everything worked.…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 4
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass caravan site

Liked: Great location. Site itself clean and tidy. Basic facilities but everything worked. Staff helpful.

Disliked: Toilets and showers didn't look like they had been cleaned for several weeks. No toilet roll, shower curtains mouldy, toilets and showers filthy. We have stayed at a lot of campsites and this was by far the worst for cleanliness.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very attentive staff, owner was nice.well looked after and friendly…

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

Powered grass tent site

Liked: Very attentive staff, owner was nice.well looked after and friendly

Recommend to friends Visit again

Could be great site and location is great if facilities were updated.

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

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Size of the pitch we had was great, lovely central location for Northumberland towns. There is a lot of train noise but the name and location of the place this is to be expected.

Disliked: Toilet and shower facilities - clean enough but very old and look very unappealing - most days had to take own toilet roll to toilet, lights went out twice in men’s facilities while using shower and only one shower in ladies was really fit for purpose the other two had no plugs in and looked awful!

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We stayed on a nice electric hook-up, grass pitch in our tunnel tent.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent site

Liked: Great location to explore Northumberland.
Friendly staff on booking in.
Basic but clean facilities.
Good size pitch (the site wasn't full).
Fairly small site so not too busy or noisy.
Friendly horses in the next field!
Good electric hook-up.

Disliked: Could do with the toilets being checked more frequently - we were there 4 days and there was only one toilet (ladies) with loo roll the whole time.
Outdoor washing up facilities could do with being covered - there was a washing up sink in the ladies toilet block but not in the mens, so if it was raining the girls had to wash up by default!
The trains are very close and fairly frequent, but you soon get used to them and barely notice after a while.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stop over site for a few nights but be aware of train noise.

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

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Excellent bar and good food in the restaurant

Disliked: Pitch 17 is a double pitch tucked away in the corner and doesn't get any sunlight.
I requested another pitch as i had a trailer and was granted my request no problem at all, however pitch 20 is a double pitch, which wouldn't be a problem for two motorhomes, however i had to assist a lady to park her caravan before she parked her car at the clubhouse. Not really an issue but worth noting.

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big pitches and electric hook up and water supply to each pitch.…

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

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Liked: big pitches and electric hook up and water supply to each pitch. Pub serving meals Wed - Sun, very good food and friendly staff.

Disliked: A bit noisy at night with trains so close. Didn't bother us but I could see some people would be disturbed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location, close to Amble, Alnwick and Alnmouth. Sunny pitches, plenty of…

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

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Location, close to Amble, Alnwick and Alnmouth. Sunny pitches, plenty of hot water

Disliked: Only wifi in pub, none at pitch

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Everything about the stay…

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

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Liked: Everything about the stay

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pub campground Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby

Location

The Railway Inn

Acklington

Morpeth

Northumberland

England

NE65 9BP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

55.30838°N
-1.64994°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.2 km Bus station
14.8 km Bus Station
14.8 km Bus Station
Rail
0.2 km Acklington Rail Station
7.8 km Widdrington Rail Station
9.4 km Alnmouth Rail Station
Ferry
36.3 km North Shields Ferry Terminal
37.1 km South Shields Ferry Terminal
37.4 km Newcastle International Ferry Terminal
Airport
30.4 km 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

Head east from the pub and you’ll hit the coast with a drive of 10 minutes or so. Once you’re there you can sign up for surf lessons in Amble, look out for birds at Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre or wander through woods to hit the sand dunes at Druridge Bay Country Park. Looking a little further along the coast, there’s a nice long beach and a golf course in Warkworth (10 minutes' drive) and a couple of splendid seafront castles in Dunstanburgh (25 minutes) and Bamburgh (35 minutes). Holy Island (45 minutes) is another lovely place to visit, with lots of wildlife as well as an ancient priory and Lindisfarne Castle – don’t forget, access is via a causeway that’s inaccessible at high tide. Away from the coast, you can take a tour of Alnwick Castle (15 minutes) – a particular treat for Harry Potter fans – or take the kids to meet the animals at Northumberland Zoo (15 minutes). National Trust - Cragside (25 minutes) is a nice place for a gentle wander; for something more challenging, head to the trails of Northumberland National Park (35 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Druridge Bay North 5.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Warkworth 6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Amble Links 6.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Druridge Bay South 10.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Newbiggin North 16.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Warkworth Castle 4.7 km

The Alnwick Garden 12.2 km

Alnwick Castle 12.5 km

Cragside House, Gardens and Estate 14.9 km

Howick Gardens & Arboretum 16 km

National Trust

Cragside 15.3 km

Dunstanburgh Castle 18.7 km

Wallington 26.1 km

Seaton Delaval Hall 27 km

Holy Jesus Hospital 37.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Felton - Morwick Circular 4 km

Felton - Brainshaugh Circular 4 km

Felton circular 4.1 km

Warkworth - Guyzance Circular 4.8 km

Warkworth Village Circular 5.2 km

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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Railway Inn have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Railway Inn dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Railway Inn? Head east from the pub and you’ll hit the coast with a drive of 10 minutes or so. Once you’re there you can sign up for surf lessons in Amble, look out … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Railway Inn?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Railway Inn? From $73.08 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.