When can I check in and check out of Thorpe Farm Centre?

Camping and touring Arrive: 1 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Thorpe Farm Centre?

From £24.50 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Thorpe Farm Centre

View prices & book Last booked one day ago 7.9 56 reviews

Touring & camping pitches at Thorpe Farm Holiday Park

Pitches have wonderful views of the surrounding countryside

More of our pitches in beautiful surroundings

Peaceful farm with pond and walking paths
Farm shop, gift shop, café and furniture for sale
Toilet and shower blocks with disabled access

Keep the kids busy at Thorpe Farm Centre near Co. Durham's Barnards Castle... if dipping and nature spotting at the peaceful pond doesn't sway them, seeing the animals in their paddocks or the many walking paths straight from the site surely will. The farm also has its 18th-century Peel House, home to a gift shop, a café serving breakfast and Sunday lunch, a farm shop selling fresh local produce including bread, milk, bacon, sausages and eggs, and – rather unusual but very fab – a reclamation barn selling furniture, antiques and collectables. Facilities include toilet and shower blocks with disabled access; fresh water and a chemical disposal unit. Dogs are very welcome but must be kept on leads while on site.

Site type

Open now

Please note

The restaurant is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
The grocery shop is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Reception is unmanned after 4 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.
If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

The pitches are located within 50 metres of the A66, a busy dual carriageway, so you might hear noise from the traffic.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 28 Feb to Mon, 3 Nov 2025

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

The touring and tent site, behind the secure access gate. a66 is right behind the tents on left.

Would love to visit again-with a longer hook up lead😂

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Anonymous Apr 2025

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Friendliness of staff upon checkin and during visiting the shop and restaurant. Children's play area next to the restaurant area is a nice play area.
Toilet area next to pitches very clean and efficient.
Friendly and quiet site.
Kids enjoyed themselves on the tyre swings in the middle of the site.
Only thing i that was a problem for us was our hook up lead didnt reach the electric as it was in the spot next door but one to our pitch, but the staff offered an extension to lend if we needed it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly, accommodating staff & modern facilities but narrow pitches

Overall	6/10
Location	4
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Mark L. Apr 2025

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Modern facilities: toilets, showers, washing up area etc

Disliked: Size of pitches was smaller than advertised on pitch up. This made setting up a little trickier than it should have been

Recommend to friends Visit again

All around lovely site just such a shame we didn’t sleep

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	6
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous Apr 2025

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Lovely and clean. Well spaced out.

Disliked: Being so close to the road we didn’t sleep. And ended up leaving early .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site. Friendly staff and clean facilities.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Lee T. Oct 2024

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Easy access to the pitch. Staff very helpful explained everything we needed to know and contact numbers (we didn't need them haha ) site was in a good location, we where sceptical after reading comments about the noise of the traffic but we never noticed it. I suppose people complaing must want total silence. Toilet and shower block very clean. We would definitely recommend this site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

. Clean , beautiful , peaceful, lovely break .

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Anonymous Oct 2024

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Very clean and beautiful site. Farm shop amazing with jams and biscuits , all sorts, and we bought some amazing home made scones. The young guy serving was friendly , very polite , and had a little chat . The dogs loved the big open field as no one was there so they ran mad to burn energy .

Disliked: Loud traffic noise as was near road. We don't mind the noise as we like white noise , bring ear plugs ... sorted .

Recommend to friends Visit again

We won’t be back sadly. Pitches were ok staff we lovely

Overall	4/10
Location	4
Value for money	4
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	2
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Gemma D. Oct 2024

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The facilities were spotless the cleaner was so friendly and chatty.
Animals were so cute.
Shop staff super friendly

Local chip shop is amazing!

Disliked: The showers were freezing warmed up when ready to get out, make sure door is closed as the water goes literally all over the floor so be prepared for the cold water to take you breath away.
Use the disabled as it has temperature change esp for kiddies.

Nothing much onsite for older kids but they are pretty hard to entertain once they hit teenage years

Pizza night- we booked but didn’t end up going we went over to the shop for a price list we are a family of 6. Each pizza base was 9.95 topping each varied between £1-2.50 ham pineapple etc was 2.50 per topping we worked it out about £15 per pizza even for the younger kids £90 for pizzas we found to be a lot! We ended up going to the chip shop and buying mum and dads too for £50 that’s 8 meals!! And still saved

Electric- pay when we arrive with a £2 deposit when having kids we had the heating on low during the night we used £13.50 on our stay we arrived Friday 2.30 and left 9.45 on Sunday again this was expensive everything kept tripping out when trying to cook was a nightmare.

Road noise is horrific literally your backing into the road. A66
We won’t be back sadly

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have to pay electric separate works out around £5 per night ,…

Overall	6/10
Location	4
Value for money	4
Accommodation	4
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	4
Child friendliness	4
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	8

Tracey D. Oct 2024

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: have to pay electric separate works out around £5 per night , advertising free making pizzas daughter booked it then when she looked closer into it cost £10 for base then £2.50 per topping she has, 4 boys which would of been expensive so be careful when booking these type of things , animals were nice to see pigs deers goats etc , you can hear traffic noise from touring pitches which kept me awake even with ear plugs in ,we won't be going back

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great for younger kids, clean, friendly, helpful staff, easy access.

Overall	6/10
Location	6
Value for money	6
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Lynn J. Sept 2024

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Easy access. Informative, helpful friendly staff. Shower block warm and very clean. Great for smaller kids. They loved the park, rope swings and feeding the animals.

Disliked: Constant road noise, heavy vehicles throughout the night as its right on the A66. Then we were sited closest to the road.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good location

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Anonymous Sept 2024

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Large site with spacious pitches around a field. Lovely shower block. The A66 road noise is noticeable, but we slept okay.

Disliked: The A66 road noise is noticeable, but we slept okay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean and tidy. Really helpful and friendly staff. Facilities good. Nice shop…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Martin S. Sept 2024

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Clean and tidy. Really helpful and friendly staff. Facilities good. Nice shop and restaurant. Nice walking area.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs 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 Local produce 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 Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

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 Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Thorpe Farm Centre

Greta Bridge

Barnard Castle

Co. Durham

England

DL12 9TY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.5101°N
-1.85678°W

Route directions

The site is nine miles west of Scotch Corner on the side of the A66 near Greta Bridge, ideally located for people travelling to or from Scotland or the Lake District. From Barnard Castle Leave the A67 / Market Place towards Kings Court. At the roundabout, take the first exit on to Newgate and proceed for one mile. Turn right towards the A66/The Street and continue for three miles. Look out for our campsite on the left. From Scotch Corner Leave Middleton Tyas Lane towards Scotch Corner. At roundabout, take the third exit on to A66 and continue for nine miles. Look out for our campsite on the right. If you reach Green Lane, you have gone too far.

Nearest transport

Coach

12.2 mi Dolphin Centre

12.9 mi High Green

13 mi The Angel

Rail

11.9 mi Shildon Rail Station

12.3 mi North Road Rail Station

12.5 mi Bishop Auckland Rail Station

Ferry

25.8 mi Transporter Bridge South Side

25.8 mi Transporter Bridge North Side

Airport

17 mi Durham Tees Valley 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

Thorpe Farm Centre's location in Co. Durham bordering North Yorkshire on the A66 puts it in nifty position for days out of all kinds by foot, pedal or car. If you want to investigate the surrounding area by foot, a shortcut to the A66 gives access to many more walking paths as well as cycling trails; a map is available at the site shop with details. The seventeenth century country house of Rokeby Park is just around the corner from the farm, and it's about ten minutes' drive to Barnards Castle, an old market town with pubs, shops, restaurants, the Bowes Museum and its castle high on a rock above the River Tees. The farm is nine miles west of Scotch Corner in the countryside of Teesdale and 15 miles from Richmond in the Yorkshire Dales. Raby Castle, Eggleston Hall, High Force Waterfall (England’s highest, foam fans) and Middleton in Teesdale are also within driving distance.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Crimdon	28.6 mi	Sea	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Seaton Carew North	28.9 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	Good	Good
Seaton Carew Centre	29 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Seaton Carew North Gare	29.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

The Bowes Museum 3.2 mi

Barnard Castle 4.1 mi

Easby Abbey (EH) 8.6 mi

Richmond Castle 8.9 mi

Locomotion:The National Railway Museum at Shildon 11.8 mi

National Trust

Moulton Hall 10.4 mi

Braithwaite Hall 16.9 mi

Mount Grace Priory 23.6 mi

Ormesby Hall 27.1 mi

Gibside 28.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

ROKEBY PARK 0.9 mi

Brignall Banks - Brignall Mill - Greta Bridge – Brignall 1.4 mi

Egglestone Abbey - Greta Bridge - Brignall 2.5 mi

BOWES MUSEUM 3.2 mi

Barnard Castle, Green Lane and Mount Eff Lane. 3.5 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.

General

Generators, electric heaters in awnings, Paddling and bathing in the pond are not permitted.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 9 a.m..
The grocery shop is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
The restaurant is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
This site Does have a catch-and-return fishing policy in place.

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Reception

If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
Reception is unmanned after 4 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.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

Additional terms

Please be aware that Thorpe Farm is a working farm - entrance to areas of the farmstead is strictly prohibited for safety reasons.

All caravans must be fitted with a fire extinguisher.

The site is open between 7.30am and 10.30pm.

Generators are only allowed on certain areas of the site and only allowed if agreed by the management.

Fishing in the pond is possible (you need your own fishing rod and rod licence). The site can guarantee plenty of weeds but not many fish.

The pitches are located within 50 metres of the A66, a busy dual carriageway, so you might hear noise from the traffic.

Electricity is metered on site at £0.30 per kWh and must be paid onsite using a pre-paid topup card.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Thorpe Farm Centre have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Thorpe Farm Centre dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Thorpe Farm Centre? Thorpe Farm Centre's location in Co. Durham bordering North Yorkshire on the A66 puts it in nifty position for days out of all kinds by foot, pedal or car. If you want … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Thorpe Farm Centre?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 1 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

Read more
How much does it cost to stay at Thorpe Farm Centre? From £24.50 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.