Budle Bay Campsite Reviews

Great campsite in a stunning area

We stayed in this great little site for a few nights, in a beautiful area, access from the campsite to the England coast path, Lindisfarne one way, Bamburgh the other, amazing views over wild countryside and the sea. We stayed in number 9, the Puffin cabin, very basic but had all you needed - a fridge, seating area, microwave, kettle, toaster and 2 single beds, plus a double & single mattress on the floor in the back room. Perfectly fine for a few nights. Could do with a shelf above kettle area for storage and black out blinds/curtains, also a better fitting front door (or draught excluder). It was situated in a quiet spot overlooking a few tents and mobile homes, to the right of the toilets/showers, with a key to a private kitchen area. There was also a communal area with washing up sinks/large fridges to store named items. We headed out to Bamburgh for the day along the Coast path, always worth a visit, and enroute back we stopped off at the Pizza hut next to the campsite to order some food. They we rushed off their feet but squeezed us in to pick up two pizzas 45 minutes later, and wow, they are delicious. Make sure to pre book to not miss out! Our orders were a Holy Pepperoni and a Vegan Margarita. I would stay here again.

Lovely place

Lovely place to stay. It's not the poshest campsite, but excellent location. The toilets and showers were very clean, even when really busy! The staff were very friendly and helpful, any problems were resolved very quickly.

Our stay

Where do we start?! This was our 2nd camping trip as new campers and we have without a doubt fallen in love and found our new favourite campsite and second home. Northumberland in itself is a very special place to us and this campsite has added to that. The staff upon entry were absolutely lovely, very accommodating and helpful. We were provided with a map of the site, which gave us a giggle with the illustrations and was very helpful in finding everything we needed. We opted for the XL Riverside pitch with an electric hook-up, and I was made up with the actual size of the pitch itself, meaning we could park next to the tent. The grounds are very well cared for and looked after, the grass pitch was easy for us to pitch the tent in and the grass (as we witnessed during out stay) is kept tended to. The facilities on the site are cleaned every day, with washing up, toilets, showers, basins and additional mirror and electrical outlets, they have everything you would need for your stay. They also offer a selection of shopping goods in the shop including fire wood, kitchen roll, tent pegs and refrigerated drinks. The river behind our pitch was lovely to listen to and practically sent us to sleep every night listening to it. We found it got pretty cold after the sun started to set, but this was because the large trees behind our pitch were blocking the sunlight from coming through. The site itself is next door to Bamburgh and Seahouses, to which you can turn right twice out of the site and be greeted with the lovely view of Bamburgh Castle. The phone signal isn't great but is useable and the clear skies of a night time gave us plenty of star gazing, which was beautiful as there is barely any light pollution on this site. Behind the site, there is a fantastic homemade pizza truck owned by a lovely mother and son. You can access it on foot through a gate near the front entrance, which adds extra value to the site as they were chefs kiss pizzas and a lovely pair. Overall this site is beautiful and we have nothing to fault. The location is great, the facilities are brilliant, the staff are so friendly and even the fellow campers were lovely and everyone felt friendly.

Good stopover site

A good stop over site for one night but would not want to stay longer. Would recommend as stop over location only.

Not sure

Where to start, our motorhome only just fit on the hardstanding. We wouldn't have had space to put our awning up, not least as the trees branches where over hanging, The site has cabins, tents, motorhomes, caravans. I feel that this site needs a revamp with much more space allocated to your pitch. Felt very cramped and the pitch next door had a tent, was only 15 inches from our van. People are friendly, tuck shop, and play area for children. We used as a stop over, that was ok, but if you're going for a few days, could become very cramped, bins and toilets all fine. Just too many vehicles for the site.

Poor stay

Great location, terribly looked after. We had to pay an extra £5 as all pitches were taken, so they had to put us next to the river (stream). Don't see why an extra charge? Grass unkempt, no lighting around the site, noisy on site and very basic wash facilities. Felt like a festival campsite. Will not return.

Great campsite!

Lovely quiet campsite, great location, great facilities and amazing pizza!

Pleasant site in good locaton

Easy to find, walking distance to coast, good pizza hut next to site. Cleaning a bit hit and miss, gone-off stuff left in fridges.

Disappointing

Stayed 3 nights. Staff were friendly. Site fine if you like the feeling of being in a goldfish bowl with vans on both sides, in front of you and people outside the huts on higher ground looking down on you. No screening or hedges. Long rows of vans (9 or 10) with grass between. Hardstanding very good. Plenty of drinking water and electric hook-up points. Cars, vans and people coming by all the time as a 1 way system in operation. Toilets clean but toilet brushes disgusting. Lots of toilet paper. Showers with no undressing or dressing area and clothes and shoes get splashed. Water warm and okay. Good geographical area. Rode bikes to Bamburgh and castle, and easy 15 mins by car to Seahouses for Farne Island boat trips. However, we will not return to this site.

Just fabulous

Great site, staff were the best.

Site's response

Hi Mandy. We love our site Wardens just as much as you do! Thanks for your lovely feedback - will certainly pass it on.

Peaceful riverside pitch

Lovely large pitch by the river. Good standard of toilets and showers. Very friendly lady on reception. Will visit again.

Site's response

Hi Michelle. Thanks for your lovely review! We hope to see you on site again in future.

Great location

Brilliant location for walking to the beach - can get to Bamburgh along coast path in a 90 minute stroll. River on site, which is pretty. Dog friendly and plenty of showers with good water pressure. A big site with lots of caravans that have been put up for the season, which makes the site look a bit untidy but if you are near the river you can avoid seeing them. Staff friendly and nice little shop.

First time camping

Booked for a first time camping night. Decided to book based on the reviews. Check in was very easy, facilities were clean. No problems at all. Lovely site we would book again the costal walk is stunning. If wanting the Pizza truck pre-book we missed out 🥺. Went to local chip shop The John Dory in Belford which was great value for money and only a 5 min drive away. Also in Belford is a lovely Bistro for Brekky - The Sunnyhills.

Site's response

Hi Naomi. Wow - thanks for a lovely review! It is very much appreciated by us all.

River view huts

Absolutely lovely little campsite. Has everything you need and close by to all the best places.

Site's response

Hi Daisy. Thanks so much for your lovely review and star rating. Hope to see you again!

Easy access to Bamburgh

Very nice site, privately secluded and surrounded by trees. Easy access to each plot. Will definitely visit again.

Site's response

Hi John. Thanks for your review - we hope to see you on site again sometime!

Well located, neat and tidy site

Excellent location, with decent sized pitches and good facilities.

Site's response

Hi Neil - thanks for your very kind words!

Lovely stay

Clean and well maintained site. Myself and two teenagers had a lovely stay. Having read the previous negative comments about toilets, we were expecting the absolute worse. But can honestly say that they weren't that bad, we've stayed at a lot worse. For camping toilets, can't expect much more. The toilets were cleaned everyday 11am. At times, dirty, disgusting people had left the toilets in an awful state for the staff to clean up. We would stay here again. Enjoyed.

Site's response

Hi Sarah. Thanks for your review. Our staff do a great job keeping our toilets and facilities clean and tidy, but as you say, it only take one person to spoil it sometimes! We hope to see you again sometime.

Great location

Couldn't fault it. Excellent site and great location. Really friendly staff on reception.

Site's response

Thanks for your great review, Sam!

Lovely family campsite

First time at Budle Bay campsite, great site for families with plenty of kids and a small playground. Great location for sights including Bamburgh Castle and Lindisfarne.

Site's response

Hi Carolyn - thank you for your very kind review.

Lovely site

Lovely little campsite, perfect for what we wanted. If we were to head North again I would definitely book there again. Thank you.

Site's response

Thanks for your comments, Donna. You'd be very welcome back!

Really good site and stay

Really good site, thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

Site's response

Hi Alec - thanks very much for your great review!

Late summer trip

A decent park located quite close to Banburgh beach and castle. Could do with upgrading and improving the shower facilities

Site's response

Thanks for your review, Wayne.

Nice, tucked away campsite

Very peaceful site in walking distance of the X18 brilliant bus service that runs along Northumberland coast. Early leaving site rule of 10:30am, which for us is not the norm. Walking on the shingle main route can be difficult for those with mobility problems. Excellent pizza a walk away from campsite. Coastal path walk from campsite.

Lovely campsite with friendly staff

We did a quick stop over and it was perfect for the north-east coast.

Site's response

Thanks so much for your five-star review, Paul!

Great visit

Very nice stay at this popular campsite. No major complaints. The management have thought of most things to make Budle Bay a great campsite to visit. We liked the security gate which needs a code to enter and leave. Also, the simplicity of checking in, a good quality map makes locating your pitch easy. Ours was a little small, but this was expected as we had email communication before arrival enquiring about the size of our tent. Washing up and bathroom facilities were very good. Showers could do with a stool in each cubicle for those who are a bit unsteady on one leg. All in all, it was a lovely visit.