The High Hermitage Holiday Park

View prices & book 7.8 430 reviews
Beautiful
Beautiful
Large gravel pitches
Gravel pitches with water, electric and drain.
Access to touring pitches rhs camping on lhs
Fully serviced touring pitches
Bike service and repairs and coffee shop
Bike service and repairs….coffee too!!
Entrance camping and tourer’s
1/185
Large gravel pitches
Gravel pitches with water, electric and drain.
Access to touring pitches rhs camping on lhs

  • Quiet countryside park among ancient woodland
  • Tyne fishing available nearby: permits at reception
  • Wildlife haven a short walk from the village of Ovingham
Customer service is the name of the game at The High Hermitage Holiday Park, a peaceful place in the Northumberland countryside where staff are always on hand to deal with queries or concerns, and to keep the amenities up to high standards. The landscape includes ancient woodland and the site's own stream, Kitty's Burn, all in a wildlife haven a short walk from the village of Ovingham via a few friendly local pubs. Many guests use the park as a base for the Northumberland coast; other famed destinations like Hadrian's Wall and Alnwick Castle are within easy reach. The High Hermitage is less than a mile from Prudhoe railway station, where you can access trains to Newcastle, Carlisle, Hexham and Glasgow. Fishing is available on site; pick up a permit at reception.

Campground type

Tent sites 20
Camper sites 25
RV sites 25
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 10 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette 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.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Please be aware that ongoing development work is currently taking place at High Hermitage Country Park. This includes landscaping and general site improvements, which may result in some noise or disruption during your stay. The site is working hard to enhance the park for future guests and doing their best to minimise any inconvenience. This is expected to take approximately 12 months.

Languages spoken

English

This campground is a member of Maguires Country Parks group.

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Reviews

7.8

Overall rating from 430 Pitchup.com customers

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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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Peaceful

76% would recommend this campground to a friend

75% would stay here again

What customers say

A welcoming, well-situated park with roomy, serviced sites. Staff, especially Warden Gordon, get high marks for helpfulness. Upgrades are underway, so some dated facilities are limited but clean. Expect occasional construction. A quiet spot for exploring, with great transit.

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Good size pitch all services…

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Archie H.

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Good size pitch all services

Disliked Toilets not big enough in need of updating

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lot of improvement work ongoing but still a quiet site.

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Duncan M.

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Good hard standing pitch well maintained.
Gordon the warden was brilliant, always smiling and his local knowledge of surrounding area was great.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Basic facilities but site kept very well by Gordon.

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Great size level pitch

Ideal location for what we wanted to do - see family, National Trust and seaside.

Site manager Gordon was fab. Local knowledge, great with the kids and friendly chat.

Disliked Not a dislike but could be better once the site is busier (there are plans afoot by new owners) - there needs to be more showers, toilets, washing up facilities and maybe a play area for children.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The site is still under construction…

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Anonymous

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked The site is still under construction but it looks like it will be a really nice site to revisit once it is all

Recommend to friends Visit again

Gordon, the warden, was an absolute…

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Chris B.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Gordon, the warden, was an absolute star and very welcoming!

Clean site, loads of space and lovely views

Disliked Facilities are pretty basic, only a single sink for washing up, and no drainer, and one shower each for lads and lasses. Could do with a family room.

The ground is absolutely rock solid! Even 9mm steel rock pegs just bent and broke, and were a nightmare to get out again after. Take a claw hammer for peg retrieval!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly warden Relaxed atmosphere Ease of use Hot…

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6 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Friendly warden
Relaxed atmosphere
Ease of use
Hot showers

Disliked Rock hard ground so our pegs bent (even new larger ones we had to go out to purchase
Unattractive restoration work/ground between camping area and facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Welcoming, clean, we will be back

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Deborah R.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Gordon the warden, very friendly and helpful. Beautiful surrounding area, and the bus to Newcastle passes the gate. Large south facing pitch. Hot showers.

Disliked Lots of work going on, site in the process of being modernised. It's going to be lovely when finished. None of this affected our 8 night holiday.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet site with an excellent…

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Keith W.

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Lovely quiet site with an excellent host, very clean and tidy.
The serviced pitches are level.
Lots of space for the kids to run around and burn off their excess energy
Bus stop is quite close with an hourly service to Hexham and Newcastle

Disliked The toilet and shower block, as others have said, is somewhat basic and only has one shower (on the male side at least) but it is kept very clean so no complaints on that score.
They are about to install more static caravans on the site so I don't know how that will affect the existing pitches and ambience of the site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff lovely and friendly, nothing too much trouble.

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Anonymous

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Friendly service
Facilities at the stand
Clean and tidy
Clothes and washing facilities

Disliked Toilet block needs to be updated a with a few more cubicles etc, though they were clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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norman j.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Very nice place 👌 very clean 👌 very friendly nice and quiet plenty of hot water lots of space 😀

Disliked Only one toilet and one shower may have to wait if buses

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Forest Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Gray water hook-up for caravans Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

The High Hermitage Holiday Park

Ovingham

Prudhoe

Northumberland

England

NE42 6HH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.97294°N
1.85114°W

Nearest transport

Bus
6.8 mi Main Street
6.8 mi Main Street
7.1 mi Newcastle Airport: Terminal Building
Rail
0.7 mi Prudhoe Rail Station
1.5 mi Wylam Rail Station
3.2 mi Stocksfield Rail Station
Ferry
16 mi Newcastle International Ferry Terminal
16.3 mi North Shields Ferry Terminal
16.4 mi South Shields Ferry Terminal
Airport
7.2 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

The nearby town of Prudhoe, about 11 miles from the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, has a Norman castle and a waterpark as well as access to the old Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, now the Tyne Valley Line and still running regularly between the two cities. If you're anywhere around this part of England, a must-see is the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall, the most visited destination in the north of England, running for about 73 miles across the north of England from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend, across the North Pennines, and along Northumberland National Park. The wall has several Roman sites along its length, including Housesteads Roman fort, the most complete Roman fort in Britain; eight forts and live excavations at the Roman Army Museum and Roman Vindolanda, and Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths and Museum. Paintball, quad biking, go karting, offroad 4x4 driving and a Go Ape! are all available locally. A shopping centre is 20 minutes away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Seaton Sluice 16.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Blyth South Beach 16.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Whitley Bay 16.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Tynemouth Cullercoats 17.2 mi Sea PoorPoorPoorN/A
Tynemouth Long Sands North 17.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Prudhoe Castle 0.6 mi

George Stephenson's Birthplace 1.9 mi

Gibside 5.9 mi

Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens 8.9 mi

Great North Museum: Hancock 9.5 mi

National Trust

Cherryburn 1.7 mi

Gibside 5.9 mi

Holy Jesus Hospital 9.6 mi

Wallington 13.1 mi

Washington Old Hall 14.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

BRADLEY PARK 1.8 mi

Hadrian's Wall Part 7 - Tyneside Country Park - Wallsend 2.9 mi

Throckley - Scotswood - Riverside - Newcastle 3.7 mi

New Ridley - Hedley on the Hill - Whittonstall 3.8 mi

Newburn - Wylam Circular 3.9 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The High Hermitage Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The High Hermitage Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The High Hermitage Holiday Park? The nearby town of Prudhoe, about 11 miles from the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, has a Norman castle and a waterpark as well as access to the old Newcastle and Carlisle … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The High Hermitage Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The High Hermitage Holiday Park? From $44.20 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.