Coast and Castles Campsite

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  • Dog-friendly site on the Northumberland coast, one mile from the beach
  • In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; near the St Oswald’s Way
  • On-site bar with covered seating area; playground on site
An off-grid, no-frills, quiet and family-friendly campsite, Coast and Castles Campsite is one mile from the Northumberland coast. About 10 minutes' drive from Alnwick and in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this dog-friendly site is well-situated for hunting down coves and castles on the coast with the St Oswald’s Way footpath five minutes’ drive away. And what to do first? Will it be munching on kippers in Craster (10 minutes' drive away) or swimming in the sea followed by a warming cuppa on the nearest sandy beach, five minutes’ drive away? Either way, you’ll be in a good place to build up a solid itinerary on the Northumberland coast and then return to the site for a chilled drink at the covered seating area in the on-site bar. With a play area on site too, kids will have their own places to run off any extra energy before the end of the day. And if all that gets you breaking a sweat, there’s a handy amenities block to freshen up. Now for a bite to eat… while you’re out and about, there’s a restaurant beside the bay in Boulmer, five minutes’ drive away, and a couple of cafés in Longhouton, five minutes’ drive away in the opposite direction. There’s a food shop here too, handy for picking up bits and bobs for a chilled-out barbecue back on site.

Site type

Rent a tent 7
Tent pitches 28
Motorhome pitches 11
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Open now
Opens 28 March
Please note
  • 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. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • 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 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.
  • The bar is open between 29/03 and 26/10.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • As the electric hook-ups are run from a renewable energy source, the hours of usage are limited through the night and power is not available from 11.30pm to 6.30am.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 28 Mar to

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Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.1

Overall rating from 486 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

92% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

What customers say

Ceud míle fáilte! This site gets the thumbs up for its prime location, spotless amenities, and grand craic. Guests loved the bustling bar, hearty grub, and roomy pitches. Self-check-in is a doddle. Ideal for the family with a play area and a perfect launchpad for exploring the Northumberland coast. A few quibbles: showers are a bit basic, sometimes a bit of a racket from other campers, and the odd moment with no hot water.

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Nice spot

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked Nice location. Everything you need. Hood pitch. Nice tent bar and nice beer. Nice staff.

Disliked Toilets and showers rustic. Pretty much open air so quite cold and shower tray takes up all the space so no floor to change, hence the bottom of my jeans were wet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Site was clean,everything kept dry in the awful wind and rain

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Sarah F.

Bell tent (large)

Liked Everything the site was brilliant

Disliked The weather

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location, great! Lack of faff at…

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charles f.

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked Location, great! Lack of faff at check in, great! Bar serving a very welcome drink, great!
Other facilities absolutely fine and great value, overall a great little site.

Disliked Nothing, even the weather was good.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Little gem of a site, perfectly…

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Debi J.

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch (family)

Liked Little gem of a site, perfectly positioned to explore the area. Good communication & easy self-check in. Well spaced & level pitches. Rustic but functional facilities. Relaxed vibe with a very cool little outside bar. Beware the super strong cider!

Disliked No hot water in the morning which was really disappointing but could have been one-off.
Nobody on site to speak to.
Would have given 10 stars if we could have used the showers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant site, Facilities spotless. Tin…

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Jill B.

Electric grass and gravel campervan pitch

Liked Brilliant site, Facilities spotless. Tin bar great and staff very friendly.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fabulous site, lots of amenities, very…

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Margaret F.

Electric grass and gravel campervan pitch

Liked Fabulous site, lots of amenities, very clean and very close to many lovely towns and villages including Boulmer on the coast which has a great pub with really good food.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Gorgeous location, good size pitches. Easy…

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Louise P.

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch (family)

Liked Gorgeous location, good size pitches. Easy access to local towns. Facilities great - clean with lovely hot showers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good, clean site, well located, amenities clean and accessible

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Gail L.

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch (family)

Liked Great location, the site was very clean and well organised. I felt very safe and accepted. Ablutions were perfectly acceptable and all you needed, clean, hot water and close by. I would definitely stay again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff.

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Anonymous

Electric grass and gravel campervan pitch

Liked The location, cleanliness of the site and ample room to get around the site.

Disliked The toilet locks were not all secure.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site in the best location…

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Dale C.

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch (family)

Liked Fantastic site in the best location to reach all areas of Northumberland. The bar area is a gem of a place where you can have a chat with like-minded people / doggos.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches) Pub campsite

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Coast and Castles Campsite

Boulmer Road

Alnwick

Northumberland

England

NE66 3NU

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

55.4263°N
1.60628°W

Nearest transport

Coach
6.7 km Bus station
27.1 km Bus Station
27.1 km Bus Station
Rail
4.2 km Alnmouth Rail Station
13.6 km Acklington Rail Station
13.8 km Chathill Rail Station
Ferry
48.1 km North Shields Ferry Terminal
Airport
43.8 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

Set your compass towards the sea… whether it’s walking and cycling around Seaton Point (10 minutes’ drive), watersports down at Alnmouth beach (10 minutes) or dipping in and out of the sand dunes at Warkworth beach (15 minutes), there are plenty of coastal landscapes to choose from around here. As for the beach towns, Craster (15 minutes) is all about the kippers and art galleries. If you plan ahead, you could book a fishing trip from the harbour – or make a day of it and check out the National Trust’s Dunstanburgh Castle (15 minutes) nearby to see what life used to be like in the 14th-century fortress. Another commanding castle resides in Alnwick (10 minutes), but this town is also a sure bet for browsing bookshelves in the bookshops, ambling around gardens or rolling onto the steam railway. Those of you who fancy another beach day might want to go to its sandy shore or continue the coastal party in Amble (20 minutes), where beach huts, fish shacks, canoeing, kayaking and boating make for a classic day out.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Warkworth 8.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Low Newton 9.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Amble Links 11.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Beadnell 13.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Druridge Bay North 15.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Howick Gardens & Arboretum 2.7 km

The Alnwick Garden 6 km

Alnwick Castle 6.5 km

Warkworth Castle 9 km

Northumberland Coast 10 km

National Trust

Dunstanburgh Castle 5.3 km

Cragside 21.6 km

Lindisfarne Castle 29.2 km

Wallington 37.7 km

Seaton Delaval Hall 38.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Boulmer - Howick - Boulmer 1.8 km

HOWICK HALL 2.4 km

Alnmouth Station - Bilton Circular 4.2 km

Alnmouth - Foxton Circular 4.3 km

Craster - Dunstan Steads - Dunstanburgh Castle - Craster 5.1 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Coast and Castles Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Coast and Castles Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Coast and Castles Campsite? Set your compass towards the sea… whether it’s walking and cycling around Seaton Point (10 minutes’ drive), watersports down at Alnmouth beach (10 minutes) or dipping in and out of the sand … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Coast and Castles Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.

    On arrival, look for your pitch number using the site map on the noticeboard on the right as you enter the site.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Coast and Castles Campsite? From €26.30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.