Brandon Ford Caravan Site

We stayed at this lovely CL between Christmas and New Year 2022, we booked this over a year ago and was not disappointed its a lovely clean site with everything you will need for your stay. we love winter touring and are not put off by the weather, its fantastic value for money and its a great location to base yourself. we met Cameron the owner on our stay and chatted with him about the area, the farm is over 1000 acres in size and is family run it has a really nice feel to the place, and its nice to hear the river Beamish in the background which is a stones throw away from the site. support these CL sites they are the way forward and you get to be in a great environment. we will be back Paul and Clare @paulandclareontour
Jan 26th, 2023

Sep 16th, 2022

Great little site hard standing with individual water and waste points. Level pitches and very laid back and friendly
Aug 29th, 2022

Aug 1st, 2022

We've just returned after spending 15-nights in our caravan at Brandon Ford CL. The CL is located in the Breamish Valley in the Cheviot Hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty and a dark sky area. It's also packed full of history with ancient remains of hill forts and settlements. The CL is accessed through a gate off the road to Ingram. It's spacious and comprises 5 perfectly level, gravel-dressed pitches surrounded by well-tended grass. Each pitch has mains water, EHU and a grey waste drain. There are bins for rubbish and recycling. Toilet waste disposal comprises a domestic toilet, sunk low into the ground with a tap with a short length of quite stiff hose attached, beside it. This setup is the one thing I didn't like. I prefer the metal green-lidded box-type unit with a long hose found on many CL's. This sunken toilet is adequate, but, the risk of unpleasant splashes and spillages can't be ignored. On a more savoury note, TV reception and EE 4G phone signal were very good. The site has also been extended with five fully serviced pitches added. This area is completely separate from the CL with its own facilities. Access is through the CL via another gate. The CL is enclosed by a fence separating it from the huge field on the farm side and the track leading to the Ford itself and the River Breamish on the other. The field was full of Cheviot ewes and cute newborn lambs during our stay. Despite it being a working farm there was hardly any noise and the very light traffic on the road to Ingram was barely noticeable. Outside the CL gate is a footbridge over the River Breamish, leading to a nature reserve with lakes and loads of birdlife and the village of Branton. The CL owners, Cameron and Jess are lovely. The CL is a credit to them and their hard work. As other reviews mention, you should definitely sample Jess's fine fayre too. We enjoyed a superb afternoon tea, delivered to our caravan on the first Sunday of our stay. We were still eating it in picnics days later such was the quantity. Jess's chocolate brownies are definitely the Devil's food. We just had to bring a box home with us. Alnwick is the closest town with a supermarket but, there is a remarkably well-stocked shop with a Post Office at the Esso service station on the A697 in Powburn, less than two miles away. The station also has LPG and SafeFill type gas bottles can be filled there. Brandon Ford CL proved to be the perfect base to explore from. We visited Alnwick, its castle and gardens, Craster for its gorgeous smoked fish, Bamburgh Castle, Holy Island, Berwick Upon Tweed, William Armstrong's Cragside, among many other places in the area. Finally, getting to Brandon Ford CL is a doddle. Good, wide, straight roads, no major hills or nightmare narrow tracks to negotiate. To sum up, if we had been able to stay longer we would still be there now instead of writing this review. We will definitely return in future. Thank you Cameron and Jess. Best wishes, Steve & Sue Paull
Apr 30th, 2023