The High Hermitage Holiday Park

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Beautiful (added by robert_a366971 21 Aug 2022)
Large gravel pitches (added by manager 21 sep 2021)
Gravel pitches with water, electric and drain. (added by manager 21 sep 2021)
Access to touring pitches rhs camping on lhs (added by manager 21 sep 2021)

  • Quiet countryside park among ancient woodland
  • Tyne fishing available nearby: permits at reception
  • Wildlife haven a short walk from the village of Ovingham
Customer service is the name of the game at The High Hermitage Holiday Park, a peaceful place in the Northumberland countryside where staff are always on hand to deal with queries or concerns, and to keep the amenities up to high standards. The landscape includes ancient woodland and the site's own stream, Kitty's Burn, all in a wildlife haven a short walk from the village of Ovingham via a few friendly local pubs. Many guests use the park as a base for the Northumberland coast; other famed destinations like Hadrian's Wall and Alnwick Castle are within easy reach. The High Hermitage is less than a mile from Prudhoe railway station, where you can access trains to Newcastle, Carlisle, Hexham and Glasgow. Fishing is available on site; pick up a permit at reception.

Site type

Tent sites 20
Caravan sites 25
Motorhome sites 25
Open all year
Please note
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 10 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.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

74%

would recommend this site to a friend

71%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Would stay again, facilities where spot on.

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 site

Liked: Quiet Area, extremely helpful warden (Gordon), he helped us out of a sticky situation with a flat battery, very pleasant guy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

It's been taken over and apparently they're going to invest.

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

Powered grass site

Liked: Gordon was v friendly, good sized pitch

Disliked: No toilet roll, whilst toilet and shower was clean, it really really needs some serious work. Waste area is down a set of stairs so a bit awkward with the wheels.

Recommend to friends Visit again

still enjoyed stay would stay again

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Peter C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel caravan site

Liked: Very organised clean site and very freindly

Disliked: Toilets outdated only 1 toilet and 1 shower

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Would highly recommend to people staying in the area..10/10

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

Powered grass site

Liked: Very friendly staff, The warden went above and beyond to ensure we had settled in perfectly, Facilities were clean and tidy..Perfect with what we needed them for. As you can see by my photo the pitch sizes are more than plenty

Disliked: Nothing to dislike with this site!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

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

Powered grass site

Liked: Liked everything this site had to offer. The warden was very nice and very helpful. The site was on a great bus route to Newcastle or Hexham, and there was a lovely pub called the White Swan only 1 km walk to in Ovingham

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place to stay

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

Fully-serviced gravel caravan site

Liked: Lovely clean site, and welcome. The pitches very well maintained, very peaceful.

Disliked: The showers and toilets could do with updating.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet site Easy to find Friendly warden Recycling good Level Pitches Well maintained Pitches…

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

Powered grass site

Liked: Quiet site Easy to find Friendly warden Recycling good Level Pitches Well maintained Pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site with friendly staff

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: The site was kept nice and staff were friendly and helpful, especially with taking the time to talk to my little boy.

Disliked: The toilets seemed quite out dates making them feel dirty. Also there was only one sink to wash up at, and that wasn’t clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly warden, decent size, lots of improvements to be made.

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel caravan site

Liked: Friendly warden ,large gravel all service pitches.

Disliked: Toilet block is outdated and down steep steps. No good for the disabled. Part of the site is rubble strewn but has now been taken over by another company so hopefully in the future there will be lots of improvements. Being in a foreign made motorhome, I would have preferred to have driven on the pitch forwards so the amenities are on the same side as my van but I was asked to reverse on the pitch. No dog walk.

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Gravel site…

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

Powered grass site

Liked: Gravel site

Recommend to friends Visit again


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 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

D. of E. 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

Bush Peaceful Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for caravans Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

The High Hermitage Holiday Park

Ovingham

Prudhoe

Northumberland

England

NE42 6HH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.97294°N
-1.85114°W

Nearest transport

Coach
10.9 km Main Street
11 km Main Street
11.5 km Newcastle Airport: Terminal Building
Rail
1.2 km Prudhoe Rail Station
2.4 km Wylam Rail Station
5.1 km Stocksfield Rail Station
Ferry
25.8 km Newcastle International Ferry Terminal
26.2 km North Shields Ferry Terminal
26.4 km South Shields Ferry Terminal
Airport
11.5 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

The nearby town of Prudhoe, about 11 miles from the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, has a Norman castle and a waterpark as well as access to the old Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, now the Tyne Valley Line and still running regularly between the two cities. If you're anywhere around this part of England, a must-see is the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall, the most visited destination in the north of England, running for about 73 miles across the north of England from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend, across the North Pennines, and along Northumberland National Park. The wall has several Roman sites along its length, including Housesteads Roman fort, the most complete Roman fort in Britain; eight forts and live excavations at the Roman Army Museum and Roman Vindolanda, and Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths and Museum. Paintball, quad biking, go karting, offroad 4x4 driving and a Go Ape! are all available locally. A shopping centre is 20 minutes away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Seaton Sluice 26.9 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Blyth South Beach 27.2 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Whitley Bay 27.2 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Tynemouth Cullercoats 27.7 km Sea Poor Poor Poor N/A
Tynemouth Long Sands North 27.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Prudhoe Castle 1 km

George Stephenson's Birthplace 3 km

Gibside 9.5 km

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens 14.3 km

Great North Museum: Hancock 15.2 km

National Trust

Cherryburn 2.7 km

Gibside 9.6 km

Holy Jesus Hospital 15.5 km

Wallington 21.1 km

Washington Old Hall 22.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

BRADLEY PARK 3 km

Hadrian's Wall Part 7 - Tyneside Country Park - Wallsend 4.6 km

Throckley - Scotswood - Riverside - Newcastle 5.9 km

New Ridley - Hedley on the Hill - Whittonstall 6.1 km

Newburn - Wylam Circular 6.4 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Northumberland?

  • Does The High Hermitage Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The High Hermitage Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The High Hermitage Holiday Park? The nearby town of Prudhoe, about 11 miles from the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, has a Norman castle and a waterpark as well as access to the old Newcastle and Carlisle … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The High Hermitage Holiday Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon

    From October to March the latest arrival time is 6pm.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at The High Hermitage Holiday Park? From $62.02 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.