Beamish Holiday Park

The camp location and facilities were good for families and it is a good proximity to beamish museum and chesterl le street where there is a superb riverside park with splash zone and cafe

We chose this caravan park as it was close to beamish. The actual location is beautiful.Beds were comfortable.

Check in time could be better,, I didn't realise towels weren't provided to. Didn't take any, we went. Able to hire them so that wasn't great,.and.we.didnt want to travel to Asda to get more.The shop didn't sell butter which I assumed. It would have the staples.2 of the blinds were broken when I closed them, the kettle had good stuck to it and the floor appeafed to look clean but when i wiped some water up it was filthy.For £285 we coukd have got something far better and cheaper local no doubt.

We stayed here because we had intentions to visit the Beamish museum. The location was perfect, caravan was clean and tidy. Also had a great park area for the kids and the clubhouse was perfect for a drink and snacks. I was initially put off by some negative reviews about “feral children” and noise. But it was the quietest caravan site I’ve ever been on (potentially because we went during low season)

There was no WiFi/signal, which was only an issue when we were trying to research what was nearby, or to look at directions.

Property was great, as described, cozy and clean

Didn’t realise that the clubhouse would be closed. Had hoped to get tea there on the first evening. Also the Wi-Fi is expensive and doesn’t work

Superb caravan in a great location.

Would have liked some basics, salt, pepper, washing up liquid dish cloth etc.

Convience to Beamish Living Museum.

The doors were all damaged, though I was told about1 the other 2 were damaged as well. The quilt covers and pillow cases were not ironed. The quality of the untensils, plates, dishes and mugs were unacceptable. Wasn't very clean. The oven was not clean.

Clean comfortable but a little short on cooking utensils

Parking

The caravan was fine near the shops and the things we wanted to see..

The gas kept going off in caravan the issue was not resolved when we left..the club house is only open at weekends and school holidays which was disappointing..

Perfect location to visit the Beamish Museum site just down the road

Bits of rubbish under bed and sofas.. dog dirt around caravan

Lovely caravan site all year round! Close to beamish & the metro centre!

Staff were very nice and helpful. Caravan was clean and warm when we arrived on a cold day. Plenty of space for two of us staying. Nice location. We liked the faux fireplace, and the caravan was nice and warm, mostly.

A few things sorry. Having to take our own sheets was not ideal as we we were using public transport to get to there. There was no washing up liquid to wash the dirty cutlery in the caravan, so we used hot water, not very hygenic, and no drying towel for dishes, or maybe just some paper towels would have sufficed. The wifi did not work at all for us, :-( nor did we have a signal on our mobiles throughout most of the caravan, which we obviously needed to communicate with family whom we had travelled to see for a wedding. The first night we were there, there was a music rave going on in the nearby caravan until abour 1.30am, which meant we were extremely tired for the family wedding next day. That was a real shame and unfortunate and I would hope very unusual. The caravan heating/electrics all went off as we left for the wedding on the 11th, and we could not see anyone in the office to ask about that, I wondered if it was their protocol! When we arrived back after the wedding around midnight, 11th Nov, we discoverd there was NO electricity at all in the caravan! We were VERY lucky there had been an event at the site bar, so there were still people around to help with that, eventually locating the problem, and switching the electrics back on. The caravan was VERY cold at 10c, but we managed to sleep eventually. It would have been very helpful to have known where the site manager caravan was in case of such an emergency! Some of the things in the caravan were substandard, the toaster did not work and the kettle was rubbish. It would have been VERY useful to have a welcome folder telling us how things worked, eg if poss to adjust heating levels, and details about where to buy essentials etc. Also we really could have done with MORE TIOLET ROLL, two rolls for two nights for two was definitely not enough!!! We had to ask my family to bring us some when they came to pick us up for the wedding. The small things matter! Thanks.

Lovely quiet park. Birds and wildlife. Closeness to Beamish museum. Heating on in caravan when we arrived.

Nothing. Slight hitch with kettle.

If you want self-catering just down the road from Beamish - this is great as we took 2 days to visit all of Beamish - but I would not suggest walking it, as quite a hill and further than expected- but can be done.The mobile home was lovely and warm with plenty of hot water and good TV reception.

Didn't realise you had to pay £20 for the key, which was returned as we don't usually have cash - but found it, but it took longer than expected at checkin. They did offer a cashback facility but not sure if it would have cost. perhaps I didn't read all the blurb.Needed a few more kitchen utensils - such as spatulas and scissors, but we did cope, with handy penknife.Shame you have to take your own sheets and towels.

Didn't have breakfast and the location was in a nice tranquil area and easy to get to. Site was easy to move around and looked clean and the play area kept the kids entertained.

WiFi you need to purchase but it was a weak signal in relation to the caravan we stayed in so it would connect and then disconnect within 30 seconds so the point in paying for WiFi was lost as you couldn't connect long enough to do anything. Signall boosters required for the whole site. With having no phone service, the WiFI was required but is only available near the main building with decent/good service. My partner advised the entertainment could be better advertised with rough estimate timings even though it is subject to the number of guests participating.

Location is fabulous as we were focused on getting to the Beamish Museum. Anthony was very kind and helpful. More than enough room for us.

The laundry was very expensive, especially drier. I am sure it was on their information, but who travels with towels and sheets? I don't think we were exactly their target audience, coming from the states and using carry-on luggage.

Very quietGreat location

Dusty thoughoutOutside of toilet very dirtySeveral hairs in shower.

Play park for the kids, clubhouse for the adults.Roomy caravan.ParkingIdeal location away from the busy streets but close enough to travel to the local facilities.

Late night and early morning noise.Cleanliness of the caravan was poor.Lack of bedding, no sheets!!! Had to sleep on a mattress protector.

Caravan was clean and comfortable

Its not wot I thought it would be,the camp shop was very poor and lack of information about wots going on in club house

The caravan was very modern, with a good sized shower. There was plenty of hot water via a gas boiler and I was pleased to find hard-wired smoke and carbon-monoxide detectors in place.

There is a distinct lack of kitchen utensils, with no slice to turn fried eggs, no tongs to turn grilled items, no chopping board which meant bread had to be cut on the work surface, and no kitchen scissors to open packets, etc.

Clean & comfortable - ideal for a short peaceful break. We were near the new shower/toilet block and I imagine there would be more noise from caravans and campers in the school holidays so something to be aware of.

Wi-Fi connection was hopeless to be honest albeit we were given details of an external Wi-Fi provider (Voneus) that we could sign up with and was quite cheap. I appreciate that this wasn’t the hosts fault as they didn’t deal with it, but it did alter our opinion of the site, We paid for Wi-Fi and only ended up with it on 1 iPad.