Clear Sky Caravan Motorhome Park

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Visitor image of the hill range
View from the front of the site
Fully serviced hardstanding motorhome pitch
View down north tyne valley

  • Small adults-only motorhome site in Kielder Forest Park
  • Kielder Castle under a mile away; observatory 10 minutes' drive
  • Serviced hardstanding pitches in the UK's largest dark sky park
There's some really excellent hiking, mountain biking and wildlife watching to be done in the Northumberland National Park – but if there's one thing this park is really known for, it's surely the fantastic stargazing. A whopping 572 square miles here have been given Gold Tier status for their incredible dark skies, making this the largest International Dark Sky Park in the UK (and the second largest in Europe). If you're travelling in a motorhome, you’ll be able to take full advantage of these fabulous surroundings at Clear Sky Lodge Park, an adults-only touring site on the edge of Ravenshill Forest and with views over the North Tyne Valley. That setting means the views here are gorgeous by day – but they're potentially even better by night, when the starry displays start up. If you're keen to learn more about what you’re seeing, head to nearby Kielder Observatory (10 minutes' drive) for one of their regular events. And this great location also means you'll have plenty to do by day as well, exploring the trails of surrounding Kielder Forest Park, visiting Kielder Castle and heading down to Kielder Water. You might also like to throw in a day trip to the Roman attractions around Hexham (50 minutes' drive away). Preserving the dark-sky status of this park means that facilities here have necessarily been kept to a minimum, but guests have access to toilets, showers and a chemical disposal point. Pitches all have water and electric connections, and they’re on hardstanding that should be accessible in all weathers.

Campground type

Caravan sites 7
RV & Motorhome sites 7
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note
  • Group bookings of 2 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.
  • The campground only allows dogs up to 35kg.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Tents are not accepted at this park.
  • A cable measuring at least 6 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Minimum spacing of 9 metres between pitches.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • No gas barbecues allowed.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.
  • Please note phone signal is limited.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

Reviews

95%

would recommend this campground to a friend

92%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

We enjoyed the peace and tranquility but ……

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Angela M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Lovely location. Quiet. Spacious pitches. Nice clean facilities block.

Disliked: No television reception - major issue! Needs shelf by shower as to keep bending down to get shampoo etc is difficult for older guests. Make sure you get your toilet paper before you sit down as unable to reach it after sitting. Village shop was shut and a long journey to get basic provisions.

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Lovely place, great new 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
Reece C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Lovely place, great new facilities

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From the manager: Thank you Reece for taking the time to leave a review of our little site.

Excellent site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Michelle L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Peace and quiet of this site truly amazing , the most cutest clean immaculate toilet / showering facilities the owners have got this little site perfect thank you so much for a lovely stay

Disliked: Nothing disliked

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From the manager: Thank you very much Michelle for taking the time to leave your very kind review.
Hope to see you again soon.

Will recommend to everyone 👍

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
adrian s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site

Liked: The site was excellent. Well spaced pitches with a great toilet “hut” and an added bonus of under floor heating in the shower. Jackie the owner was very welcoming and asked if there was anything we needed. Another bonus was the lovely clear skies and we were lucky the it was cold and it gave us some great star gazing. Over all it was a great stay and will definitely be back.

Disliked: NOTHING 😊😊

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From the manager: We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay and hope you comeback to visit us again at Kielder.
Thank you for your kind review.

Very quiet, excellent toilet and shower facilities, washing machine available if needed.…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Very quiet, excellent toilet and shower facilities, washing machine available if needed. Great as a base for the biking trails. We're on O2 and had no issues with phone signal

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From the manager: Thank you for staying with us and making time to leave us a review.
Hope you enjoyed Kielder as the weather has been kind.

Amazing

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Lorraine H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site

Liked: The location is stunning, with walks in all directions, we were lucky enough to have clear skies every night and the stars are amazing.
The facilities on site are some of the best we've used, super showers and the underfloor heating is a real treat!
WiFi works well from the phone box but is limited, nice to get away from it all to be honest.

Disliked: Nothing at all to dislike here

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From the manager: Thank you Lorraine for taking the time to leave a review.
You have had fantastic weather for your stay which always helps.

Lovely mini break thanks

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Peaceful and quiet and when the sky is clear a wonderful starry night. Great toilet and shower blick

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From the manager: Thank you for staying with us and leaving a review.
We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay.

Lovely views Easy to find Superb facilities Easy to book Level pitches…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Lovely views
Easy to find
Superb facilities
Easy to book
Level pitches

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind factual review.

Very nice stay on a lovely site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site

Liked: This is a lovely location with the pithes being well equipt with water nd electric. The shower blocks were very nice they were nice and clean wth the water being very hot in the showers

Disliked: There was nothing we disliked

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write a review.
We are pleased that you found the site pleasant.

Excellent

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Loved it all! Excellent facilities, new very clean shower block. Really very quiet and tranquil.
It’s gone to the top of our favourite list.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our site and we hope to see you again soon.


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 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

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

Themes

Bush Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

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

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Clear Sky Caravan Motorhome Park

Kielder

Northumberland

England

NE48 1ER

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

55.24194°N
-2.58678°W

Nearest transport

Coach
13.6 km Whitelee Farm
14.3 km Carter Bar summit
14.3 km Carter Bar Layby
Rail
31.5 km Haltwhistle Rail Station
33.5 km Bardon Mill Rail Station
35.2 km Brampton (Cumbria) Rail Station
Ferry
7.2 km Leaplish Ferry Landing
8.2 km Belvedere Ferry Landing
10.2 km Tower Knowe Ferry Landing

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

Given how close it is, your first visit should be to Kielder Castle, just under a mile away. It's got a variety of exhibits about the area’s history and wildlife, a lovely café and a bird hide where you can look out for the resident ospreys. Bikes can be hired here, or you can head out on a scenic drive along the toll road. There are plenty of options nearby for walks, of course – and one of the best is the Lakeside Way, an accessible multi-user trail that runs all the way along the 26-mile shoreline of Kielder Water (10 minutes’ drive). Look out for native red squirrels as you go – Kielder is home to about half of the country's population – or head to the Kielder Water Bird of Prey Centre (15 minutes) to see other local wildlife. If you're into mountain biking, you may like to cross the Scottish border to 7 Stanes - Newcastleton (25 minutes); if it’s history that’s more your thing, try heading to Hadrian's Wall to explore places like the Temple of Mithras (45 minutes) and Housesteads Roman Fort (50 minutes).

Must see

Birdoswald Roman Fort 28.1 km

Housesteads Roman Fort 30.3 km

Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Hadrian's Wall 31.4 km

Chesters Roman Fort 37 km

World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre 40.1 km

National Trust

Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Fort 30.8 km

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge 34.7 km

Wallington 41.1 km

Cragside 44.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Kielder Castle - Deadwater Fell - Kielder Stone Circular 0.8 km

Bakethin North Shore Circular, Kielder 1.7 km

Lewisburn Circular 4.8 km

Leaplish - Cranecleugh Circular 7.2 km

Leaplish Park - Bull Crag Peninsula Circular 7.4 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Clear Sky Caravan Motorhome Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Clear Sky Caravan Motorhome Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Clear Sky Caravan Motorhome Park? Given how close it is, your first visit should be to Kielder Castle, just under a mile away. It's got a variety of exhibits about the area’s history and wildlife, a lovely … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Clear Sky Caravan Motorhome Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Clear Sky Caravan Motorhome Park? From $65.63 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.