Our fourth visit to Barnard Castle, but to a different campsite as has always been the case here. This time we chose the CAMC site, which is the closest site to the town itself.
We left as usual on Saturday morning, had a pleasant journey down despite all of the roadworks on the A19 and A1. We arrived and set-up on our pitch, this time a serviced pitch, as all standard pitches were booked for this weekend. So, not far to go with the aquaroll! The site is quite small, as a result the COVID-19 restrictions on the toilet block were 2 in at a time. So queues for this weekend were plentiful.
Sunday, we took ourselves out on a walk into Barnard Castle itself. We took the public footpath which runs from the campsite itself, along the beck and directly into the town, where you can cross the river and arrive at the castle. This is a lovely walk and avoids walking the main road, which doesn’t have the best access for pedestrians.
It was a bit windy this weekend, but overall the weather played ball. The rest of Sunday was food and films. Monday, glorious morning, tea and toast outside! Then time to pack up and head home.
A very friendly site, lots of people were happy to speak and the wardens were extremely friendly too. The site is hardstanding pitches only, which is good. There is a playground and dog walk along with all the other usual amenities.
- Date: 12th September 2020
- Nights: 2
- Pitch #: 27
- GPS: 54.546167, -1.941226
Approach: A66 > B6277