Countryview Caravan and Camping Site

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  • Peaceful pub site with large well-maintained pitches
  • In Bolam and five minutes from the A68; play area on site
  • Beer garden; varied food menu to eat in or take away on weekends only
Durham – and Darlington? And holidays in a comely countryside location… with a fine food pub (closed Monday through to Friday, along with the reception) and beer garden right on site? But of course… come to Countryview Caravan and Camping Site. The Countryman pub on site has a properly hefty menu of eats to suit all tastes. It's open for lunch, dinner and Sunday carvery, with takeaways available at lunchtimes and evenings (pizza, parmesans, kebabs and fish and chips being among the options), and includes a large function room for rallies or for big groups. Well-behaved dogs are allowed in the pub. (Please note that the pub is closed on weekdays.) The accommodation part of the park has well spaced pitches, scenic views and a big play area. Showers and toilets are available: toilets in the bar as well as the 24-hour access on site. There are disabled facilities too, plus a parent and baby washroom, chemical disposal and a washing-up area. Free wifi is available in the pub. Countryview's nicely and niftily placed – its peaceful rural setting is five minutes' drive from the A68, in the village of Bolam, and with plentiful shops, restaurants and cafés in Darlington within 15 minutes' drive.

Campground type

Caravan sites 15
Tent sites 5
RV & Motorhome sites 15
Open now
Opens 11 April

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • 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.
  • Please note that the pub on site is closed Monday to Friday. Reception will also be closed on those days.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 11 Apr to

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Reviews

8.8

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Peaceful

87% would recommend this campground to a friend

87% would stay here again

What customers say

Nice, quiet campsite, great views. Spacious, tidy sites, privacy fencing a plus. Pub's a hit for food & service. Kids love the playground. Downsides: basic/dated loos & showers, pub hours, occasional noise.

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Beautiful site, clean and tidy. Better info needed on Pitchup though.

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Anonymous

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Lovely picturesque site. Clean and tidy. Large pitches, well cut grass. There was a gate to make it secure. Electric to my pitch and nearby water. Showers and toilets available. Dogs welcome. Friendly welcome and a mobile number available for any difficulties out of hours.

Disliked Pub opening times were confusing for food. It said closed weekdays on the web site, so we planned an evening meal to cook in the caravan on the Friday, only it turned out it was open Friday. On Saturday, we planned on lunch at the pub, it said open until 2pm for food so we came back from our walk for 1.30 to have some chips or pizza, just a quick snack, but they said they were closed already. There are no nearby shops, so I had a meal of scraps in the caravan.

We'd paid for an extra night so we could leave later than the 11am checkout time on Sunday, but were told that no one could leave between midday and 2.30pm, as the pub car park would be too busy to get a caravan through at that time on a Sunday. That was OK for us, as we wanted to leave later anyway, but I think this should have been explained on booking as someone may want to leave at this time in the future.

Pitches had a fair slope to them.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well organised spacious site. Large secluded pitches with plenty of grass adjacent…

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Anonymous

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Well organised spacious site. Large secluded pitches with plenty of grass adjacent to the hardstanding. Great views across the countryside. Quiet and easy to access. Pub on site with restricted hours. Fire pits for hire. All facilities were clean and tidy. Large Playground. Caravan selling drinks and snacks open for a few hours each day. Very helpful owner.

Disliked The toilet blocks although always clean were small.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site with stunning views. Onsite pub with great food and excellent service.…

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BRADLEY W.

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Lovely site with stunning views.
Onsite pub with great food and excellent service.

Disliked Toilets could do with improving but overall a great site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, nicely kept facilities.

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Shannon W.

Powered grass tent site

Liked Lovely and quiet site with great pitch sizes. Staff in the pub are always friendly and helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would massively recommend, especially if you have younger children

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Meaghan R.

Powered grass tent site

Liked Everything! Pitches are well spaced out, facilities are spotless and everything you would need, play park was perfect for our 4 year old and Janine who we spoke with there was so helpful and kind throughout.

Disliked Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet little site with good amenities and play park on site for…

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Sam J.

Powered grass tent site

Liked Quiet little site with good amenities and play park on site for the children.

Disliked The shower was freezing but clean and well presented

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Een mooi uitzicht…

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Martijn Z.

Powered grass tent site

Liked Een mooi uitzicht

Disliked Geen receptie, niemand gezien of gesproken. Het sanitair zijn een paar oude units en oud en rommelig. Kranen en wc's liepen door. Een douche bleef maar koud water geven. Met een mooier sanitair gebouw is er echt wel een mooie camping van te maken.

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Great stay

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John W.

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Great clean camp site well maintained with lovely pub food.

Takeaway option an added bonus and the tipsy trailer was a great touch.

Would definitely come again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Just stayed fir one night. Lovely little site.

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Anonymous

Powered grass tent site

Liked Peace and quiet in rural locstion

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely go again.

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David S.

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Really enjoyed our stay. Only us on the site in a t5 vw campervan. Facilities are great. Had 2 nights there and had 2 showers. Lovely people greeted us in the pub.

Disliked Shame the pub was shut from Sunday at 2.00 til the following friday.

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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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pub campground Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Drainage hook-up points for caravans Motorhome service point

Location

Countryview Caravan and Camping Site

Dunwell Lane

Bolam

Darlington

Co. Durham

England

DL2 2UW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.59805°N
1.69259°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.2 km Dolphin Centre
21.2 km Bus Station
24.9 km High Green
Rail
4.8 km Shildon Rail Station
6.7 km Bishop Auckland Rail Station
6.9 km Newton Aycliffe Rail Station
Ferry
30 km Transporter Bridge South Side
30.1 km Transporter Bridge North Side
46.6 km Newcastle International Ferry Terminal
Airport
19.4 km 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

If you're at the site in summer, take yourself and the crew along to the spectacular live history show of Kynren, using a cast and crew of hundreds to tell the tale of two thousand years of English history and legend as seen by a child. Durham has history galore all year round too: you could also steam along to Locomotion (the Shildon railway museum, within 15 minutes), Bowes Museum (25 minutes), the open-air exhibits of Beamish Museum (45 minutes) and the Kynren backdrop of Auckland Castle (15 minutes). And then there's mighty old Durham (30 minutes), home of spectacular Durham Cathedral as well as – possibly of more interest to the kids – a maze and gardens at Crook Hall. The Hartlepool seaside town of Seaton Carew and the North Yorkshire resort of Redcar are within 40 and 45 minutes' drive for beach days; hikes and bike routes are close by, and the famed High Force waterfall is 40 minutes away. Info on local tourist attractions is at the pub.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Crimdon 32 km Sea GoodExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seaton Carew North 33.4 km Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Seaton Carew Centre 33.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seaton Carew North Gare 34.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seaham Beach 35.9 km Sea N/AGoodExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Locomotion:The National Railway Museum at Shildon 4.6 km

Barnard Castle 15.5 km

The Bowes Museum 15.7 km

Durham Cathedral 20.8 km

Durham Castle 21.1 km

National Trust

Moulton Hall 19.6 km

Ormesby Hall 33.4 km

Mount Grace Priory 34.5 km

Washington Old Hall 35.6 km

Gibside 35.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Etherley Dene, Escomb and the River Wear 6.6 km

RABY CASTLE 7.1 km

Bishop Auckland - Jock's Bridge - Bishop's Bridge - New Coundon - Bishop Auckland 7.8 km

Bishop Auckland - Escomb - Bishop Auckland 7.9 km

Bishop Auckland - Sunny Brow 8 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 Countryview Caravan and Camping Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Countryview Caravan and Camping Site dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Countryview Caravan and Camping Site? If you're at the site in summer, take yourself and the crew along to the spectacular live history show of Kynren, using a cast and crew of hundreds to tell the tale … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Countryview Caravan and Camping Site?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Countryview Caravan and Camping Site? From $88.40 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.