The Boe Rigg

View prices & book 8.5 272 reviews
Beautiful view
Beautiful view
Visitor image of one of the tent pitches
Visitor image of the view of the site from a walk nearby
A little wilder corner
Wild camp corner
Spacious pitches
Outside bar area
Outside the main building
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Visitor image of one of the tent pitches
Visitor image of the view of the site from a walk nearby
A little wilder corner

  • Remote site set on the edge of Northumberland National Park
  • A short drive to Kielder Water and Forest watersports activities
  • Café/bar on site selling local produce and crafts
Remote, wild, spacious and scenic are all terms rightly fitting The Boe Rigg, in Northumberland National Park a few miles from the market town of Bellingham. Walking and cycling routes are all around here, along with a huge range of outdoor activities within a short drive including the high ropes, watersports and zipwires of Kielder Water and Forest. Also within driving distance are several famed north of England attractions such as Hadrian's Wall and Alnwick Castle, both under 40 miles, and the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, under 50. The site's excellent facilities include a café/bar open daily to sell produce and handicrafts from local growers and craftspeople. Among The Boe Rigg's other amenities are accessible washrooms with toilets and hot showers, a launderette with washers and dryers and a washing-up area. Free wifi is available in the main building. Campfires and barbecues are both allowed but must be off the ground.

Campground type

Tent sites 30
RV sites 6
Camper sites 6
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 4 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The restaurant is open between 01/14 and 10/30.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

Tent sitesCamper sitesRV sitesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsMobile homes for rentRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 272 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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PeacefulSpectacular scenery

82% would recommend this campground to a friend

78% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-kept, quiet campground boasts spacious, level sites with lovely country views. Guests rave about the friendly, helpful staff, the great on-site restaurant/bar, and charming farm animals. Facilities, though being updated, are clean and sufficient. Perfect for exploring. Some noise from other campers and basic restrooms were minor points.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Highly recommended.

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked The setting and layout, with wildflower meadows around the duck pond, was great. Spacious, mown, level pitches. Good on-site bar and restaurant. Friendly staff and hosts.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant site would recommend.

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Stephanie B.

Powered grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Lovely site, owners are friendly, facilities are clean.
Food in restaurant was excellent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Area was lovely, the site had potential to be wonderful…

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2 out of 10
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Nigel C.

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Area was lovely, the site had potential to be wonderful

Disliked Messy, lacking cleanliness and poorly maintained, poorly organised and expensive for the very poor services which lacked some very basic touring site necessities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good food excellent site with good amenities…

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9 out of 10
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Gary S.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Good food excellent site with good amenities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site has so much more than you expect for the price.

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10 out of 10
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Amy S.

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked The site was absolutely lovely and had e writhing you could need. We had a mix of younger and older children and our family Dog with us and we stayed 3 days. The facilities were all as described as well as clean and easy to use. The owner was absolutely lovely and super helpful showing us around and lending us a longer electrical hook up lead as ours was too short. The sheep, chickens and ducks were a hot with our younger child. As well as all the others on site who loved going to see and feed them. The food, where to start it is nothing at all like we expected! Think expensive luxury restaurant quality food at a very reasonable price and you would still not expect what you will receive here as it is absolutely gorgeous. This is as advertised, more than just a campsite and it is definitely a site to visit again and again. The views and surrounding landscape is amazing and it is a great location to be able to go explore more of the area. We will definitely be visiting again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful friendly site, clean and tidy. Good sized pitches

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Wifi
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Carol R.

Powered grass tent or RV campsite

Liked There was plenty of space to park our van and put up our awning. It is a very well kept site, clean and tidy. The owner and staff our very helpful and friendly.
The site is ideally located to visit all the local areas of interest

Disliked There is nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location Size of pitch Bar Friendly staff…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Location
Size of pitch
Bar
Friendly staff

Disliked Toilets/showers could do with an upgrade

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff were amazing and the toilets were clean.

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked The bar and restaurant were lovely.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frendly relaxed staff, great bar and the restaurant looked great. Views were…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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stuart h.

Powered grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Frendly relaxed staff, great bar and the restaurant looked great. Views were stunning

Disliked Showers and toilets could do with a bit of tlc but still very usable

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location and potential…

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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Andrew P.

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Location and potential

Disliked Needs some T L C across the site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest Gastronomic delight Hikers’ paradise Remote location Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites) Pub campground

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

The Boe Rigg

Charlton

Bellingham

Hexham

Northumberland

England

NE48 1PE

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

55.159°N
2.30173°W

Nearest transport

Bus
6.9 mi Percy Arms
6.9 mi Percy Arms
8.2 mi Redewater View
Rail
12.9 mi Bardon Mill Rail Station
12.9 mi Haydon Bridge Rail Station
14.7 mi Haltwhistle Rail Station
Ferry
7 mi Tower Knowe Ferry Landing
8 mi Belvedere Ferry Landing
9.4 mi Leaplish Ferry Landing
Airport
24.9 mi 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

Kielder Water and Forest within 16 miles are full of watersports activities such as canoeing, sailing, and waterskiing, along with water walker and sea scooter hire. A high ropes course, climbing, zipwiring, fencing, archery and crossbow are among the many forest activities available on and above land. Three of the attractions of the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage site are within a short drive: Housesteads Roman fort, the most complete in Britain; Vindolanda, and Chesters Roman Fort, six miles from Hexham. Also famed in the region is Alnwick Castle and Garden 37 miles away, made up of huge formal gardens including the world's largest treehouse, and in a setting that will be instantly recognised by Harry Potter fans (broomstick training is available during the summer months: how magic). The Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is about 45 miles from here, to reach Bamburgh Castle and Holy Island via moorland, countryside and ancient forest. The site is 45 miles from Carlisle.

Must see

Housesteads Roman Fort 10.1 mi

Chesters Roman Fort 11.1 mi

Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Hadrian's Wall 11.8 mi

Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail 15.6 mi

Birdoswald Roman Fort 16.7 mi

National Trust

Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Fort 10.2 mi

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge 13.3 mi

Wallington 13.6 mi

Cragside 19.6 mi

Cherryburn 21.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

HESLEYSIDE 0.9 mi

Falstone Circular 5.6 mi

Stonehaugh - Linacres - Roses Bower 5.6 mi

Stonehaugh Circular (including Pennine Way) 5.6 mi

Kielder Dam - Belling Crags Circular 6.6 mi

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 campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Boe Rigg have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Boe Rigg dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Boe Rigg? Kielder Water and Forest within 16 miles are full of watersports activities such as canoeing, sailing, and waterskiing, along with water walker and sea scooter hire. A high ropes course, climbing, zipwiring, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Boe Rigg?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Boe Rigg? From $27.05 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.