Budle Bay Campsite
Budle Bay Campsite
4.22 /5
Budle Bay Campsite is a five minute walk from Budle Bay, close to Lindisfarne and Holy Island. The village of Bamburgh is just five minutes down the road, with sand dunes, beautiful beaches and its famous historic castle. Grass and hardstanding pitches are available for tents and tourers, with a range of glamping huts on offer too. Enjoy glorious dark skies with nearby boat trips taking you to the Farne Islands, home to puffins in the summer!
Family and dog friendly camping, touring and glamping with a play park and shop onsite
Just a five minute walk to Budle Bay and the coast, a great spot for dark skies!
Five minute drive to Bamburgh, ten minutes to Seahouses with boat trips to the Farne Islands
About Budle Bay Campsite
This quiet and friendly site benefits from amazing dark skies, great for stargazing. Nestled in a beautiful valley with a river running through the site, you'll find the village of Bamburgh just five minutes down the road. Complete with a coastal castle, golden sand dunes and beautiful beaches, there's plenty to explore. There are a range of grass pitches for tent campers, ranging between 3.5m x 2m to 8m x 4.5m, allowing up to six guests. For caravans, campervans and motorhomes, there are a range of hardstanding pitches sized 3.5m x 2m up to 8m x 4.5m. Optional electric hook ups are available too and can be added on at the time of booking. If glamping is more your style, you can enjoy a stay in one of the glamping huts. The standard glamping huts include all of the basic essentials with a fridge, microwave, electric and private veranda, along with a communal kitchen. The two person huts have a double bed, whilst the four person huts have two sets of bunk beds. The Hill View huts enjoy great views of the whole campsite, each with inside seating, a private veranda and dedicated parking. A kettle, fridge and microwave are also included. The two person huts have a double bed and space for a travel cot, whilst the seven person huts have two rooms, the first has a double bed with a single bunk and a normal bunk bed plus a second room with a double bed. Please note, the huts do not include bedding so you will need to bring your own along. Toilets and showers can also be found a short walk away. Dogs can also join you for your stay, with up to two allowed per pitch and in the huts. For those wanting to enjoy a spot of al fresco cooking, raised BBQs are permitted. Open fires are not allowed, sorry.
Budle Bay Campsite is open from 01/03 to 31/12 in 2024 and from 01/03 to 23/12 and 27/12 to 31/12 in 2025.
Site facilities include two toilet blocks, hot showers, fridges/freezers, a washing up area, a shop in reception and a play area for kids. The Northumbrian Artisan Pizza Company are also available next door to the site (opening hours may vary).
Within a five minute drive you will also find a range of eateries including The Black Swan, The Middle Inn and The Salmon Inn.
Adult only
Allow commercial vans
Allow pets on site
Bike hire
Café / restaurant
Communal BBQ
Disabled facilities
Drinking water
Electric hookups
Entertainment
Family friendly
Fires allowed
Fishing
Games room
Glamping
Golf
Horse riding
Hot tub
Kids club
Kids playground
Laundry
Near beach
Near pub
Open year round
Peaceful
RV pitches
Shop
Showers
Swimming pool
Toilet
TV room
Vineyard
Water hookups
Watersports
W.C. disposal
WiFi
There are 51 accommodation options on-site
Bookable pitches and accommodation options
5 x Standard Plus Grass Pitches (Optional Electric)
Max 4 people
Grass pitches with optional electric hook up. Fridge and freezers available for free use for campers, and nearby access to the utility blocks. Max tent size 4m x 2.5m. Max tourer size 7.5m x 6.5m. Please note this pitch is not suitable for awnings.
5 x Medium Grass Pitches (Optional Electric)
Max 4 people
Grass pitches with electric hook-up. Fridge and freezers available for free use for campers, and nearby access to the utility blocks. Maximum tent size 4.5m x 3.5m. Maximum tourer size 7.5m x 6.5m.
5 x Large Riverside Grass Pitches (Optional Electric)
Max 6 people
Riverside grass pitches with optional electric hook up. Fridge and freezers available for free use for campers, and nearby access to the utility blocks. Maximum tent size 5m x 2.5m. Maximum tourer size 7.5m x 6.5m.
5 x XL Grass Pitches (Optional Electric)
Max 6 people
Grass pitches with optional electric hook up. Fridge and freezers available for free use for campers, and nearby access to the utility blocks. Maximum tent size 5.5m x 3m. Maximum tourer size 7.5m x 6.5m.
5 x Super XXL Grass Pitches (Optional Electric)
Max 6 people
Grass pitches with optional electric hook up. Fridge and freezers available for free use for campers, and nearby access to the utility blocks. Max tent size 8m x 4.5m. Max caravan size 9m x 6.5m. Max motorhome size 10m x 6.5m.
4 x Standard Hardstanding Pitches (Optional Electric)
Max 2 people
Hardstanding pitches for tourers up to 5.8m x 2.5m, with water available nearby and electric optional hook ups. Easy access to the utility area.
5 x Standard Plus Hardstanding Pitches (Optional Electric)
Max 4 people
Hardstanding pitches for tourers up to 7.5m x 2.5m, with water available nearby and optional electric hook ups. Easy access to the utility area.
5 x Medium Hardstanding Pitches (Optional Electric)
Max 4 people
Hardstanding pitches for tourers up to 7.5m x 6.5m, with water available nearby and optional electric hook ups. Easy access to the utility area. Suitable for caravans.
4.22 /5
82%
would recommend
Late autumn stay
Recommends site
Chris H
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A great place to stay with lots of hard standings for winter use. The owner very accommodating and helpful, thanks for the loan of the torch.
Site's response
Thanks Chris for the positive review. We are always happy to help light your way, especially as we are a dark site!
Nice site great location
Recommends site
Derek P
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Nice little place, a great location and really friendly staff. A few bits of the park left unfinished, could be time of the season though. Can't wait to come back in the spring.
Site's response
Thank you for your positive review. We have lots of plans and improvements to make when we close at the end of the month for our winter break. You will see the difference next year when we reopen in March, take care.
Pricey!
Jennifer C
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For £28 a night without electricity or any other benefits I feel this site out of season is overpriced. The pitches are close together and rather like a car park with grass dividers. There was a lot of activity, with arrivals and departures early and late. In high season, this is probably a good site for location and money but for a solo traveller in winter, expensive and not special.
Site's response
I am sorry you did not enjoy your stay with us but I believe that might have been your unrealistic expectations. For example, the only other campsite in this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that is open and has hard standings charges £39.85/night, so we charge considerable less than they do. Also, as a solo traveller, you would feel the cost more as like most holiday destinations, our basic unit price is for 2 people and thus would works out at £14/person; hardly expensive for a hardstanding pitch on a site with showers, toilets, grey water disposal etc. In addition, it costs more to run a site with full facilities in winter than summer; heating for example, so your expectation that less guests should mean it's cheaper isn't accurate on sites with full open facilities. In summer, that same pitch is £21. Also, though it might be dark and you might have gone to bed early, it's quite normal for other guests to go out and enjoy the area, go for a meal etc. They will return after dark, but as long as they are within our barrier (which shuts at 11pm and opens at 7am) then that should not be considered unusual; though to you it might seem late. A guest did leave at 7am but again, that would be normal and totally their choice as they had a long journey to make. It was sadly, not to your liking but surely part of the give and take of being on a campsite and not our "fault". For accuracy, we have a variety of kinds of hardstanding. True, some are in rows with grass alongside but others are not in rows. We have full gravel hardstanding pitches and hardstanding pitches alongside our river, plus a wide range of full grass pitches for use in good weather. All have electricity and some full facilities. We have tried to cover all options whilst keeping the site natural looking and beautiful. You booked our basic hardstanding but you could have chosen a different one. We wish you well.
Site tariff
Things to do on site and in the Belford area
The village of Bamburgh is just five minutes down the road with its coastal castle, 16 miles of golden sand dunes and beautiful beaches. You may even recognise it from films including Indiana Jones and Transformers.
For wildlife lovers, Seahouse is just a ten minute drive away with boat trips taking you out to the Farne Islands, where Puffins are often spotted during the summer months.
Northumberland is also famed for its wonderful selection of castles. Alnwick Castle is only 20 minutes away, with Lindisfarne Castle within a 25 minute drive.
Other nearby attractions include:
- The Alnwick Garden (20 minutes)
- Dunstanburgh Castle (30 minutes)
- Warkworth Castle (35 minutes)
- National Trust - Cragside (40 minutes)
- Northumberlandia (50 minutes)
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