Stag Park

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Track to the pitches
New
Picnic table on every pitch
Rural county durham views
Pitch with picnic table

  • Well-kept Durham touring park 15 minutes’ drive from Bishop Auckland
  • Auckland Palace 15 minutes’ drive; High Force Waterfall half an hour
  • Country views from landscaped pitches; friendly livestock on site
It’s easy to roam wild from Stag Park, a peaceful and well-maintained tourer site in the middle of County Durham countryside, as it’s on the cusp of scenic walks in Hamsterley Forest or Weardale (both 20 minutes’ drive). Half an hour’s drive away, there’s also an unmissable hike along the River Tees leading to High Force Waterfall – the highest falls in England. This little green haven has rural views from all its pitches, which are all fully serviced with electric hook-ups and fresh water, neatly divided up by hedges and provided with their own picnic tables. There’s also a shared picnic area, while showers, toilets and a washing-up area are available at one end of the site. Once you’ve settled in, you’ll probably want to say ‘hi’ to the resident deer, goats and donkeys – the latter are particularly keen to make friends with all guests. There’s a large supermarket in Bishop Auckland (15 minutes’ drive) if you need a stock up of provisions, and a scattering of rural pubs within 20 minutes or so by car if you’d rather dodge the cooking altogether.

Site type

Tent pitches 18
Touring caravan pitches 18
Motorhome pitches 18
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
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Wifi
10

93% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

This immaculately maintained site offers large, level pitches with water and electric hook-ups. Guests praised the friendly and accommodating owners, Beth and her team, and the cleanliness of the facilities, including spotless toilets and washing-up areas. Children enjoyed the new playground, and all visitors appreciated the secure gates and peaceful location, close to Hamsterley Forest. The presence of animals like deer, goats, and a donkey in the adjacent field was a particular highlight. While some found the portable toilet/shower units small, their exceptional cleanliness was consistently noted.

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Immaculate site, well set out with ample room for our burghaus 6…

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Immaculate site, well set out with ample room for our burghaus 6 xl air tent. Every pitch had water and elec hook up. Kids loved the play park and tuck shop. We all enjoyed watching the animals in the field opposite. Owners were so friendly and can’t thank them enough for making the kids first camping experience the best. Highly recommend.

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Outstanding customer service. Views. Cleanliness. Immaculate. Everything!…

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Outstanding customer service.
Views.
Cleanliness. Immaculate.
Everything!

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Very friendly and helpful owners. Constantly cleaning the campsite and keeping the…

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Very friendly and helpful owners. Constantly cleaning the campsite and keeping the toilets fresh, clean and stocked up. Cute animals on site and kids enjoyed the park area. Fresh water to each pitch which was handy. Showers were nice and hot. And has a large wash area which included washing up liquid (we had brought our own but wasn’t needed). Also had free WiFi which was an added bonus for the kids iPads on an evening.

Disliked Only downside for us was no campfires were allowed. We knew this upon booking but we did miss the small campfire, especially as it was quite cold when we were there. But otherwise a great little site

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Can't wait to come again, hopefully for longer

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harry K.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Beautiful site, friendly and welcoming staff who clearly take great pride in their site and their customer service. Drinking water on tap, lovely washing facilities, play area, lots of thoughtful details for a comfortable stay.

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A very easy compact site to use. Great experience - would go back.

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John G.

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Excellent management. Beth was friendly and welcoming. Explained all about the site on arrival, and helped with the booking of our evening meal. The site is small, with large flat gravel/grass pitches - water and electric points. Compact but pleasant facilities (clean working showers). Great outlook and 5 min drive to Hamsterley. Working Wi-Fi on the pitch.

Disliked Nothing

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Staff friendly Pitches tidy Ideal base to explore local area…

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Marc P.

Electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Staff friendly
Pitches tidy
Ideal base to explore local area

Disliked The toilets and showers, and there were only 2 of each, were less than satisfactory. The toilets are porta loos! Which when paying £30 a night, we did not expect or like! They were dark, cramped and with the elsan point right next door, smelt! And the showers were that small, you have no where to put anything. A real disappointment given how good the site looked when we arrived.

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All in an excellent little site and we will definitely be back. Thanks

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Julie C.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely quiet site with large beautifully maintained pitches. Owner Beth is incredibly friendly and helpful. Loved the on site animals. Keith the donkey was a big hit with our Collie ! Watching the deer, goats and geese wandering around the adjoining field was fabulous. Lovely new play equipment for children. Little shop selling sweets, drinks and ice cream. Very peaceful location very handy for a number of the regions attractions. Really close to Hamsterley Forest. Hubby said the chemical disposal point was really good . Also appreciated the free WiFi which was excellent .

Disliked High lift to empty the waste master for grey waste. Could be tricky for people who can’t lift heavy weights.

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Clean facilities, family oriented accommodating friendly hosts. 10/10

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Katie A.

Electric grass pitch

Liked What can we say. The most lovely accommodating hosts, who made you feel welcome and like friends. Lovely, clean family oriented camp site with great clean facilities. Animals in view to entertain the children, including a very charismatic donkey. We loved it so much, we are back in three weeks with our children in tow. Thank you Beth and Family!

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Fantastic site with immaculate facilities and lovely owners!

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Danielle T.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Arrived Friday and was greeted by a lovely lady called Beth who was fantastic throughout our trip. Stag park is absolutely gleaming from top to bottom, toilets immaculate, showers immaculate and washing up facilities. Very well laid out grounds so you’re not on top of other campers plenty of room even with a big Berghaus air 600XL. The deer, goats and donkeys were a big hit with the little ones they loved them. Park is newly built and very well maintained. There is also a little shop on site that sells snacks, sweets, crisps, pop etc which is reasonably priced. Free WiFi also on the site which worked fab! We felt very safe and secure leaving our belongings while we headed to Hamsterly forest as the owners were regularly passing keeping on top of the cleaning and stock of the facilities. There is only 2 toilets on site but we never had an issue with this, even though the site was fully booked we never once had to wait for a toilet to become vacant. There isn’t anything negative I can say about stag park the whole experience was perfect start to finish and we will most certainly look forward to coming back again in the future.

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Clean and immaculate site

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Eleanor L.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Very clean and well-cared for site, good washing up area, large level pitches, lights at night. Only two Portaloos, not a proper toilet block, but cleaned frequently - busy at weekends. Secure gates to site. All fellow campers quiet and considerate. Deer and other animals in neighbouring field. Lovely location.

Disliked No information except site rules given on arrival - felt very impersonal.

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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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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 Leave the car at home Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery 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

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Level site, no steep slopes Pitch close to accessible bathrooms Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Step-free or level access

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Stag Park

Richy's Stables

Rowntree Lane

Bishop Auckland

Co. Durham

England

DL13 3Rd

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.64848°N
1.818°W

Nearest transport

Coach
13 mi Bus Station
13.7 mi Dolphin Centre
17.5 mi South Burns Stand K
Rail
5.7 mi Bishop Auckland Rail Station
6 mi Wolsingham Rail Station
7.4 mi Shildon Rail Station
Ferry
24.1 mi Transporter Bridge South Side
24.1 mi Transporter Bridge North Side
28 mi Newcastle International Ferry Terminal
Airport
18.1 mi Durham Tees Valley Airport
27.2 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Escomb Saxon Church: 10 minutes’ drive - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens: 10 minutes - Kynren (outdoor show): 15 minutes - Auckland Palace: 15 minutes - Weardale (hiking and cycling): 20 minutes - Binchester Roman Fort ‘Vinovia’: 20 minutes - Hamsterley Forest (woodland walks): 20 minutes - High Force Waterfall: half an hour.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Crimdon 23.4 mi Sea GoodExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seaham Beach 23.6 mi Sea N/AGoodExcellentExcellent
Seaham Hall Beach 23.6 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Seaton Carew North 25.3 mi Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Seaton Carew Centre 25.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Locomotion:The National Railway Museum at Shildon 7.2 mi

Barnard Castle 7.6 mi

The Bowes Museum 8.3 mi

Durham Cathedral 12.9 mi

Durham Castle 13 mi

National Trust

Moulton Hall 17 mi

Gibside 19.1 mi

Washington Old Hall 21.2 mi

Cherryburn 21.5 mi

Holy Jesus Hospital 23.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Bedburn - Hamsterley Forest - Potato Hill - Bedburn 2.4 mi

Around Cockfield Fell 2.4 mi

Witton le Wear 2.5 mi

Hamsterley Forest, Bedburn Valley 2.6 mi

Witton-le-Wear 2.8 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 sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Stag Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Stag Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Stag Park? Local attractions and activities include: - Escomb Saxon Church: 10 minutes’ drive - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens: 10 minutes - Kynren (outdoor show): 15 minutes - Auckland Palace: 15 minutes - … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Stag Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Stag Park? From £39 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.