Riverside Leisure Park

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  • Friendly well-maintained park on the banks of Wooler Water
  • Lounge bar, restaurant and entertainment in peak season
  • A 10-minute uphill walk from the medieval market town of Wooler
Avoid the crowds crawling to the southwest coast and breeze your way to Riverside Leisure Park on the edge of the Northumberland National Park instead… This is a friendly, well-maintained site on the banks of Wooler Water, with plenty to appeal to the whole family: perhaps pottering around the riverbanks and stunning woodland, splashing about in the indoor swimming pool, setting up for a bit of fly fishing, or a few rounds of pool in the games room. The park has good essential amenities, including a lounge bar and restaurant with Sky Sports and BT Sports, a launderette, play area and entertainment over peak season. It's also only 10 minutes' uphill walk away from the centre of Wooler, a medieval market town with restaurants, coffee shops and lots to browse around.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Touring caravan pitches 34
Motorhome pitches 34
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

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. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Facilities/activities including Wifi are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Fishing permits are available from reception, priced from £13 per adult & £7 per child. Fly fishing only is permitted. Unfortunately, many park locations and much of the accommodation is unsuitable for visitors with mobility issues.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

7.9

Overall rating from 478 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Peaceful

76% would recommend this site to a friend

73% would stay here again

What customers say

Lovely riverside spot near Wooler with friendly staff. Pitches are spacious. Downsides: dated loos, showers, and scattered amenities over a busy road. Still good value for many.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely location clean facilities if a bit dated. Good pitches.

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Pauline L.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Easy friendly check in. Good pitch with electric hook up. Lovely green site by the river. Visits from the friendly ducks and ducklings. Short walk into Wooler (albeit up a fairly steep hill) Nearby distillery well worth a visit and if not it’s restaurant certainly is.

Disliked Bar lacked atmosphere and drinks expensive for not very good wine and beer. Can’t comment on food as they stop serving at 8 so weren’t able to eat there.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Town centre…

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Paul M.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Town centre

Disliked Toilet/shower horrendous, gravel pitch is a joke, will not be returning, payment for Wi-fi

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not alot really!! The ducks were canny!!…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Not alot really!!
The ducks were canny!!

Disliked Poor signal for TV.
Toilets dated, but are clean!!
Some caravans, motorhomes etc seemed to be quite close together!!
The site is really big, but, the pub and shop are off site!!

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Not a lot.…

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Phillip P.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Not a lot.

Disliked Too busy compared with other sites we stayed at. Children tearing round on bikes with no lights. CHILDREN CHASING AND TEASING THE DUCKS WHO HAD DUCKLINGS WITH THEM. Not a site we would visit again. Might have been due to it being Friday night.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site perfect for exploring

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Catherine R.

Camping pod

Liked Lovely site, Reception staff were wonderful we stayed in a pos which was fantastic, just took our own camping beds and cooking things. It had a light bedside table and a fridge. Riverside bar and arcade is close by. Toilets cleaned often, key drop off for early departure.

Disliked Toilets needed a deep clean of ceiling and in showers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall very good, would definately stay again.

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Alison D.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Friendly reception staff, good facilities with bar, bar food, sandwich shop, swimming pool, close to Wooler village. Showers and toilets were very clean.

Disliked Only thing I can think of was pitch a little tight, with neighbours both sides, luckily we didn't need awning out.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice site pub on site…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Very nice site pub on site across the road swimming pool kids entertainment also adults aswell great food walk into wooler nce village will be back again staff is lovely and very helpfull

Disliked Only the showers and toilets could do with updating

Recommend to friends Visit again

The pitch was great , staff…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The pitch was great , staff very helpful, lovely walk along the river

Disliked Shower facilities could be better

Recommend to friends Visit again

It was ok.

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Kevin O.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Location to Wooler

Disliked The toilets and showers were tired looking but relatively clean.
Every morning at 9am on the dot the ground keepers were out with the leaf blowers.

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See above

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Friendly welcome
Tidy pitches
Location- good base for sight seeing

Disliked Facilities need upgrading:
tired, cramped showers,
blocked toilets,
violent taps,
only one usable washing up sink

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 cafe On-site restaurant On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available 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

Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful 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 Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

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

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Riverside Leisure Park

South Road

Wooler

Northumberland

England

NE71 6NJ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

55.54349°N
2.00991°W

Nearest transport

Coach
23.9 km Bus station
25.2 km Golden Square
25.2 km Golden Square
Rail
19.2 km Chathill Rail Station
25.7 km Berwick-upon-Tweed Rail Station
29 km Alnmouth Rail Station

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

Trip-trap over the bridge from Riverside Leisure Park to Wooler, a pretty medieval market town with some alluring eateries, pubs and shops, and the ideal starting point for walks into the Cheviot Hills and the Northumberland National Park. Cycling, fishing, golfing and horse riding fans will also find rich pickings nearby. If you haven’t explored the Northumberland coastline before, you’re in for a treat. Expect atmospheric ancient edifices in spectacular surroundings, such as Bamburgh Castle and the Holy Island of Lindisfarne; seaside villages like Seahouses, where you can jump aboard a sea safari boat to the Farne Islands; and miles and miles of nature reserves and wide sandy beaches. You can follow Hadrian’s Wall westbound from its start point in Wallsend, stopping off at Roman forts in scenic settings as you head in the direction of Carlisle; travel along peaceful country roads to explore the Scottish borders; or south to visit Alnwick Castle and the Alnwick Garden, contemporary gardens with one of the world’s biggest treehouses. For city lights, hit the A1 for an easy ride to Newcastle and Gateshead, both buzzing with culture (try the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art or a gig at the Sage Concert Hall), museums, football, restaurants, nightlife and shops; or head further north for a day trip to the many-splendoured delights of Edinburgh.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Bamburgh Castle 20.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seahouses North 22.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Beadnell 23.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Spittal 23.8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A
Low Newton 25 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Lindisfarne Priory 19.2 km

Lindisfarne Castle 19.9 km

Bamburgh Castle 20.2 km

Alnwick Castle 23.8 km

The Alnwick Garden 24.3 km

National Trust

Lindisfarne Castle 19.8 km

Cragside 26.1 km

Dunstanburgh Castle 27.3 km

Wallington 43.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

St Cuthbert's Way - Part 6 0.3 km

Wooler Common - Gains Law - Gleadscleugh - Wooler Common 1.9 km

Wooler - Yeavering Bell Circular 1.9 km

Battle of Homildon Hill, 1402 2.9 km

North Middleton - Carey Burn - Happy Valley - North Middleton 3.6 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 Riverside Leisure Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Riverside Leisure Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Riverside Leisure Park? Trip-trap over the bridge from Riverside Leisure Park to Wooler, a pretty medieval market town with some alluring eateries, pubs and shops, and the ideal starting point for walks into the Cheviot … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Riverside Leisure Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Riverside Leisure Park? From R555,08 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.