The Railway Inn

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Hardstanding pitches with grass areas
Touring pitches
Tent area
Grass tent pitch area

  • 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.

Site type

Tent pitches 6
Touring caravan pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 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 site: no music is allowed.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Other pitch types

Reviews

70%

would recommend this site to a friend

68%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Would not recommend anyone staying here very noisy with trains

Overall 1/10
Location 6
Value for money 1
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 1
Customer service 1
Child friendliness 1
Cleanliness 1
Wifi 1
Andrea B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The dog walks outside the park

Disliked: Staff very defensive and rude when our meal was nearly 50 minutes late and when came was wrong I asked for no peas on mine as I’m allergic to them makes my airways close up and came with peas on so could not eat anything my husbands wasn’t much better not very attentive shocking service

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Very clean showers/toilets with hot water. Clean and tidy site with options…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Rachel B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Very clean showers/toilets with hot water. Clean and tidy site with options for dog walks nearby.

Disliked: Lack of recycling facilities.

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The location was lovely and loved the pub and the food. …

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 7
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 7
Wifi No rating
Alison F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: The location was lovely and loved the pub and the food. Staff very friendly.
Will be back

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site pub and staff.

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Lesley T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Generously sized pitches. Really tasty food. Friendly staff. Dog friendly with two dog runs close to site (ask staff for directions).

Disliked: Henry’s rants! Only kidding 😂

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Recommend this site really nice

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Great little site pub is great and good good staff lovely would recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location. Friendly people.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 7
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Catherine G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Good sized pitches. Friendly owners and staff in the pub.
Excellent food and generous portions. Handy location for touring the area and coast.

Disliked: The 2.30am wake up call by a train, but can be sorted with ear plugs.
WiFi only available in the pub.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Toilet block and showers needs updating

Overall 1/10
Location 1
Value for money 1
Accommodation 1
Facilities / Activities 1
Customer service 1
Child friendliness 1
Cleanliness 1
Wifi 1
scott w. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Food in the pub

Disliked: Pitching up in a car park

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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

Electric grass touring pitch

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

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

Electric grass touring pitch

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.

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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 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

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)

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 pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

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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 touring
    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 €41.71 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.