Hammer & Pincers Caravan and Campsite
Newton Aycliffe
Camping pitches
Electric hook-ups
📍 Preston Lane, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6JH
🚆 Nearest station: · 1.9 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.8 mi (Open Charge Map)
- Small family-friendly caravan and camping site
- Next to a traditional country pub with real ales
- Just 3 miles from the A1, ideal for stop-overs
- On-site delicatessen and gifts/home interiors shop
- Small, well-managed campfires permitted
Hammer & Pincers Caravan and Campsite sits in rolling countryside near Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, right next to a traditional country pub serving good food and real ales. It's a small, family-friendly site with hard-standing pitches for caravans, several with electric hook-up, plus camping pitches with water and grey waste facilities, and small, well-managed campfires are allowed. Dogs are welcome too. Just 3 miles from the A1, it makes an easy stop-over or weekend base, within reach of Darlington, Bishop Auckland and Durham. Nearby you'll find the Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society, Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon, and Hopetown Darlington, while Heighington station is also close at hand for onward travel.
How far to…
- A1
- 3 miles
- Station
- 1.9 miles
- Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation S
- 1.2 miles
- Locomotion - The National Railway Museum
- 3.7 miles
- Hopetown Darlington
- 5.2 miles
Practical details
- Pets
- Dog friendly
- Check-in
- Flexible arrival and departure times
Accommodation on site
- Touring caravans (hard-standing pitches)
- Camping pitches
Details taken from the operator's own website on 1 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Takeaway Food
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Baby Changing
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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