The Camping Field
Please note there is no reliable mobile phone signal in the village itself. There is a public phone box. Wi-fi calls can be made from inside the hall using our free WiFi
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Book online - From Monday 23rd September 2024, our rates are £15 per person per night and half price for children under 14. This includes the use of showers and drying room (dry out your gear and freshen up via the key-coded rear door of the Hall*) and towel hire. Discounts are available if you're a DofE or similar bona fide youth activity group - just contact the bookings secretary for the promo code. Your payment information is processed securely. We do not store credit card details nor have access to your credit card information.
We're open all year. Just pitch up on the main field or the grassed area on the hall side of the fence, whichever you prefer. Please note that parking is not permitted at the rear of the hall but there's ample parking space in the village including opposite the post office and round the corner at the front of the church.
24/7 toilets, drinking water and free wifi in the Hall lobby. There are also separate wheelchair-accessible and baby changing facilities.
Bring your dog but please camp on the hall side of the fence - Fido isn't allowed on the camping field - it's open to a children's play area.
Bring your midge repellent in the summer months!
Larger groups welcome - there's space for around 8 to 10 "family" tents or 15-20 small tents. Best to check in advance with the bookings secretary that the field is fully available for your group. Although we don't allow vehicles or caravans on the field, you can hand-push trailers and trailer tents via the side accessway (narrowest point 2.3m/7'6"). There's limited parking by the public telephone box and on the roadside in the village centre.
Food and drink
Unless you're arriving when the village post office store is open, you'll need to bring your own food supplies. The store stocks fresh and packaged food and drinks and is usually open until 4pm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and also on Saturday morning. Alan our local taxi operator may be around to whisk you off to one of the several pubs and restaurants in the metropolis of Alston, four miles away: phone 01434-381644, evenings & weekends 01434-381761, mobile: 07957 901562. If unavailable, try Alston Taxis, Alston tel: 01434-381386 mobile: 07990 593855. It's advisable to check availability before your visit.
The village hall kitchen now has an 'honesty cupboard' which is stocked with a variety of tinned and dried goods, including tea and coffee. All we ask is that you leave an appropriate donation for any items used in the honesty tub located in the cupboard.
*Please note: You should normally receive our booking confirmation email within 24 hours of booking. Our email will contain the key code for access to the showers. If you book on or very close to the day of intended arrival, you are not guaranteed to receive the key code prior to your arrival. In such event, please tell our caretaker Brian. He is very helpful and lives directly opposite the hall at Garrigill House.
