Northern Hay Stables

View prices & book 7.3 35 reviews
Firepit
Firepit
Hardstanding pitch area
Hardstand with electric hook up
Hardstand with electric hook up
Grassy pitch
Hardstanding area
Scenic walks in the surrounding area
Road in the surrounding area
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Hardstanding pitch area
Hardstand with electric hook up
Hardstand with electric hook up

  • Friendly well-maintained site with easy access to the M4
  • A 20-minute walk to the Fourteen Locks Canal Centre and popular trails
  • A short walk cafés and bus stops in Newport's scenic Ridgeway area
Looking for a handy dog-friendly base from which it’s easy to visit the likes of Cardiff and the Wye Valley? Hold your horses, for Northern Hay Stable is a very friendly family-run site next to a horse-riding school in the Ridgeway area of Newport. The Ridgeway area is a scenic part of Newport with views of the city – and handily enough, Northern Hay Stables is a 20-minute walk from one of its most popular dog-friendly cafés. Closer by, 10 minutes’ walk away from the site, there’s also an old-fashioned café serving tasty ice cream. When you want to explore the city, there is a handy 15-minute connection to the city centre from the bus stop five minutes’ walk away. Otherwise, bring your bicycle to this well-maintained site, as it’s a 20-minute walk from the Fourteen Locks Canal Centre. This particular spot is on National Cycle Route 47 and has access to a pretty canal towpath and the Sirhowy Valley Walk. The Allt-Yr-Yn Nature Reserve is also a 40-minute walk away. For trips further afield, the site is just a one-minute drive from Junction 27 of the M4, which will take you to Cardiff in around 25 minutes and the Wye Valley National Landscape in around 40 minutes. Well-maintained facilities at this friendly site include a toilet and shower block and charging facilities. Barbecues have the green light.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 1
Touring caravan pitches 10
Tent pitches 4
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • 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).
  • Bookings must not be for more than 5 consecutive nights.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children

Reviews

7.3

Overall rating from 35 Pitchup.com customers

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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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63% would recommend this site to a friend

63% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Not too busy Friendly…

Overall 6/10

Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 6
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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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Not too busy
Friendly

Disliked Noise from motorway
Only 2 fencing lines to keep horses in field next to site, this caused an issue with our dog, especially with the sheep that were in the campsite facing off with him as well.

Recommend this place for ease of access to cardiff

Overall 10/10

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

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked Friendliest site we have every stayed on. Owners and everybody there was really welcoming and friendly. Nice and quiet on the field. Brilliant quirky little site

Disliked Nothing

The toilets were very clean, owners were absolutely lovely! Thank you again…

Overall 9/10

Location
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Value for money
 8
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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ashley j.

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked The toilets were very clean, owners were absolutely lovely! Thank you again Sam for dropping us to the station!

Good to leave motorway, catch some sleep and easy access back to M4

Overall 6/10

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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Lesley R.

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked The friendly welcome and the help received. We had a water leak on the fresh water tank and our host got underneath with his spanners and plumber's mate, doing his best to tide us over until we got home.
Although a bit quirky, the small site had everything we needed and shower/toilet was clean
Very handy for a stop over by the M4

Owner friendly…

Overall 1/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Owner friendly

Disliked Everything about the place

Got the choice of where we wanted to stay, hosts were so…

Overall 10/10

Location
 10
Value for money
 10
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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Lucy A.

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked Got the choice of where we wanted to stay, hosts were so nice and gave up advice on where to go. Sam offered to drop us to the train station and told us how to get straight into cardiff. Would definitely stay there again if we go back to Wales :)

I would consider this to be more of a Britstop option.

Overall 1/10

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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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked The people were lovely and friendly.

Disliked We chose not to stay as our dog is very anxious and would not have dealt very well with the livestock being near him, also the motorway was a lot closer than we had expected, this would have been a problem for us. The owner was extremely understanding and didn't charge us and also said we were welcome to come back if we didn't find an alternative site (which was a risk on a Friday afternoon of a bank holiday weekend)

Only really a one night stop.…

Overall 4/10

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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Richard H.

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Only really a one night stop.

Disliked Took a look and left forfeiting deposit - not for us.

Scruffy.

Cramped.

No chemical toilet disposal.

Very friendly people

Overall 10/10

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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James S.

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked Everything

Disliked Nothing

Good basic site, close to motorway and walks

Overall 8/10

Location
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Value for money
 8
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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Gordon B.

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Good hardstanding pitch with electricity & water. Decent walks along the canal

Disliked No chemical waste disposal

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 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 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 Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Horse riding nearby

Location

Northern Hay Stables

Brickyard Lane

Newport

Monmouthshire

Wales

NP20 5ES

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.58732°N
3.03147°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.4 mi Queensway Q1
4.9 mi Trussel Road
7.9 mi Town Hall
Rail
0.6 mi Pye Corner Rail Station
1.3 mi Newport (S Wales) Rail Station
1.6 mi Rogerstone Rail Station
Ferry
2.8 mi Newport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal
9.9 mi Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop
10.1 mi Taffs Mead Waterbus Stop
Airport
18.6 mi Cardiff International Airport
19.6 mi Bristol 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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Golf course: five minutes’ drive - Cwmcarn Forest (forest and valley with trails, a visitor centre and fishing): 15 minutes - Cardiff (city centre attractions including Cardiff Castle, parks, arcades and a museum): 25 minutes - RSPB Newport Wetlands: 25 minutes - Cardiff Bay (waterfront walks and eating venues, as well as a seasonal water park; Techniquest science attraction): half an hour - Big Pit National Coal Museum: 35 minutes - Abaty Tyndyrn / Tintern Abbey (ruined abbey in the Wye Valley National Landscape): 40 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Clevedon Beach 12.6 mi Estuary N/AGoodGoodGood
Weston-Super-Mare Sand Bay 15.7 mi Estuary N/AN/AGoodGood
Jackson'S Bay Barry Island 16.8 mi Sea N/AGoodN/AGood
Weston Main 17.1 mi Estuary PoorN/APoorN/A
Whitmore Bay Barry Island 17.3 mi Sea GoodExcellentGoodExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Caerleon Roman Fortress & Baths 3.7 mi

Caerphilly Castle 8.2 mi

National Museum Cardiff 9.4 mi

The Cardiff Story (opens April 1st 2011) 9.7 mi

Cardiff Castle 9.7 mi

National Trust

Clevedon Court 13.3 mi

Tyntesfield 16.8 mi

Blaise Hamlet 17.8 mi

Westbury College Gatehouse 18.9 mi

The Kymin 21.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Twmbarlwm 3.6 mi

Draethen - Ruperra Castle 4.1 mi

Gwent Wetlands - Sea Wall - Goldcliff - Gwent Wetlands 4.1 mi

Machen - Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Footpath - Machen 4.8 mi

Cwmcarn - Twmbarlwm - Cwmcarn 4.9 mi

Local events

  • Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Friday 8 August 2025 – Friday 8 August 2025)

    Bristol, Greater Bristol 18.5 mi

  • Green Man Festival (Thursday 14 August 2025 – Thursday 14 August 2025)

    Crickhowell, Powys 20.3 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 Northern Hay Stables have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Northern Hay Stables dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Northern Hay Stables? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Golf course: five minutes’ drive - Cwmcarn Forest (forest and valley with trails, a visitor centre and fishing): 15 minutes - Cardiff (city centre attractions including … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Northern Hay Stables?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  Anytime –  Anytime
    Depart by:  Anytime
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Northern Hay Stables? From £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.