When can I check in and check out of Countryview Caravan and Camping Site?

Camping and touring Arrive: noon – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Countryview Caravan and Camping Site?

From €41.75 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Countryview Caravan and Camping Site

View prices & book Last booked 3 days ago 8.8 198 reviews

Peaceful pub site with large well-maintained pitches
In Bolam and five minutes from the A68; play area on site
Beer garden; varied food menu to eat in or take away on weekends only

Durham – and Darlington? And holidays in a comely countryside location… with a fine food pub (closed Monday through to Friday, along with the reception) and beer garden right on site? But of course… come to Countryview Caravan and Camping Site. The Countryman pub on site has a properly hefty menu of eats to suit all tastes. It's open for lunch, dinner and Sunday carvery, with takeaways available at lunchtimes and evenings (pizza, parmesans, kebabs and fish and chips being among the options), and includes a large function room for rallies or for big groups. Well-behaved dogs are allowed in the pub. (Please note that the pub is closed on weekdays.) The accommodation part of the park has well spaced pitches, scenic views and a big play area. Showers and toilets are available: toilets in the bar as well as the 24-hour access on site. There are disabled facilities too, plus a parent and baby washroom, chemical disposal and a washing-up area. Free wifi is available in the pub. Countryview's nicely and niftily placed – its peaceful rural setting is five minutes' drive from the A68, in the village of Bolam, and with plentiful shops, restaurants and cafés in Darlington within 15 minutes' drive.

Site type

Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
Group bookings of 2 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
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.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Please note that the pub on site is closed Monday to Friday. Reception will also be closed on those days.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 29 Mar to Wed, 2 Oct 2024

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely views of cleveland hills and surrounding area

Decent but cook your own food 🙈

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

Anonymous Sept 2024

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: The site is lovely, peaceful and has beautiful views

Disliked: The pub food was a lot to be desired. Let the whole night down to be honest

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site we will definitely visit frequently.Visited Darlington

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Diane J. Sept 2024

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Site facilities great, friendly pub on site family run and couldn’t have been more helpful . Good excellent Friday evening and carvery’s today fabulous

Disliked: Public footpaths not the best over grown and difficult to follow

Recommend to friends Visit again

Park area for children The views Facilities…

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

Anonymous Sept 2024

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Park area for children The views Facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Large pitches, lovely showers, beautiful location, pub on site, helpful staff. Looks…

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

Garry A. Sept 2024

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Large pitches, lovely showers, beautiful location, pub on site, helpful staff. Looks good for children with nice play area. Highly recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, would highly recommend

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

Anonymous Sept 2024

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Staff friendly Good facilities Parking space right next to pitch Play area for kids

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice pitch lovely and friendly pub good food and nice people…

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

Anonymous Sept 2024

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Nice pitch lovely and friendly pub good food and nice people

Disliked: Need more toilets and shower

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent camp site with very clean toilets/showers with red hot water

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 Aug 2024

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely camp site, very clean grounds, very clean toilets even hot water not just cold like some sites we have been too, and nice hot showers and very clean and free will be returning again for the 3rd time and the view when opening you tent on a morning is amazing 10 out of 10 for me and my family

Disliked: Can't dislike anything with this site keep doing what your doing because everything great

Recommend to friends Visit again

Food good Large pitch…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Sharon S. Aug 2024

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Food good Large pitch

Disliked: Children hitting caravan with balls (parents not supervising)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent 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

Lisa B. Aug 2024

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely campsite. Very quiet and had everything you needed. Lovely village setting. Pub food was lovely and very good value for money. The tipsy caravan was also an added bonus! The park looked ideal for kids

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitch, views and park. Beautiful camping area and fun cocktail bar. Really…

Overall	6/10
Location	10
Value for money	4
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

laura s. Aug 2024

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Pitch, views and park. Beautiful camping area and fun cocktail bar. Really great place for a large family.

Disliked: Toilets and showers need an investment. Totally fine but overall overpriced, especially if you are a single person at £35 a night.

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 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

Themes

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pub campsite Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Tourer storage facilities

Location

Countryview Caravan and Camping Site

Dunwell Lane

Bolam

Darlington

Co. Durham

England

DL2 2UW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.59805°N
-1.69259°W

Nearest transport

Coach

12.2 km Dolphin Centre

21.2 km Bus Station

24.9 km High Green

Rail

4.8 km Shildon Rail Station

6.7 km Bishop Auckland Rail Station

6.9 km Newton Aycliffe Rail Station

Ferry

30 km Transporter Bridge South Side

30.1 km Transporter Bridge North Side

46.6 km Newcastle International Ferry Terminal

Airport

19.4 km Durham Tees Valley 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

If you're at the site in summer, take yourself and the crew along to the spectacular live history show of Kynren, using a cast and crew of hundreds to tell the tale of two thousand years of English history and legend as seen by a child. Durham has history galore all year round too: you could also steam along to Locomotion (the Shildon railway museum, within 15 minutes), Bowes Museum (25 minutes), the open-air exhibits of Beamish Museum (45 minutes) and the Kynren backdrop of Auckland Castle (15 minutes). And then there's mighty old Durham (30 minutes), home of spectacular Durham Cathedral as well as – possibly of more interest to the kids – a maze and gardens at Crook Hall. The Hartlepool seaside town of Seaton Carew and the North Yorkshire resort of Redcar are within 40 and 45 minutes' drive for beach days; hikes and bike routes are close by, and the famed High Force waterfall is 40 minutes away. Info on local tourist attractions is at the pub.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Crimdon	32 km	Sea	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Seaton Carew North	33.4 km	Sea	N/A	N/A	Good	Good
Seaton Carew Centre	33.7 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Seaton Carew North Gare	34.5 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Seaham Beach	35.9 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Locomotion:The National Railway Museum at Shildon 4.6 km

Barnard Castle 15.5 km

The Bowes Museum 15.7 km

Durham Cathedral 20.8 km

Durham Castle 21.1 km

National Trust

Moulton Hall 19.6 km

Ormesby Hall 33.4 km

Mount Grace Priory 34.5 km

Washington Old Hall 35.6 km

Gibside 35.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Etherley Dene, Escomb and the River Wear 6.6 km

RABY CASTLE 7.1 km

Bishop Auckland - Jock's Bridge - Bishop's Bridge - New Coundon - Bishop Auckland 7.8 km

Bishop Auckland - Escomb - Bishop Auckland 7.9 km

Bishop Auckland - Sunny Brow 8 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Safety

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

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 2 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

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.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Vehicles

No vehicle movement between 7 p.m. and 7:30 a.m..
Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

General

Quiet hours must be respected between midnight and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.

Vehicles

The car is only included in the rate if you are travelling with a touring caravan or a tent. If you wish to bring a car along with your motorhome/campervan please select the extra.

General

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.

Arrivals and departures

There is no reception at this site. Please check in at the pub instead.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Visitors

Visitors’ cars are not permitted on site.

Additional terms

Please note that the pub on site is closed Monday to Friday. Reception will also be closed on those days.

Payment terms

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Countryview Caravan and Camping Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Countryview Caravan and Camping Site dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Countryview Caravan and Camping Site? If you're at the site in summer, take yourself and the crew along to the spectacular live history show of Kynren, using a cast and crew of hundreds to tell the tale … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Countryview Caravan and Camping Site?

Camping and touring

Arrive: noon – 9 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

Read more
How much does it cost to stay at Countryview Caravan and Camping Site? From €41.75 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.