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Best Caravan Holiday Parks And Lodges Near Newcastle And Sunderland - 2026
We've found that Northumberland and County Durham caravan holiday parks are very competitively priced. As a general rule, you can expect to pay much less than you would for similar accommodation in the Westcountry.
Here are some highly rated caravan holiday parks and lodges near to Newcastle and Sunderland:
Here are some highly rated caravan holiday parks and lodges near to Newcastle and Sunderland:
Holiday Parks Near Newcastle and Sunderland: Our Top Picks For 2026
Haven Haggerston Castle Northumberland
- 1 hour drive to Newcastle
- Big and busy holiday park run by Haven, which has a positive reputation and about 40 holiday parks around the UK.
- Indoor swimming pool and spa facilities
- Pretty lakeside setting, as well as a castle within the grounds with terrific views across the park
- Had a big revamp in 2019 with a new 'garden atrium' with restaurants and activities
- Facilities including minigolf, rope climbing course and playgrounds
- Onsite restaurants including Burger King and Papa Johns
- Close to Alnwick Castle, which featured in the Harry Potter films
- Reviews of 4.1/5 on Google Reviews or 3.4/5 on TripAdvisor, giving an average of 75%. That's relatively low for Haven, but isn't bad compared to a lot of UK holiday parks.
- Dog friendly accommodation available and there are plenty of grades to choose from depending on your budget. More expensive caravans are wider and have fancier facilities, such as ensuite toilets.
- Haven offers either accommodation-only holidays called Haven Hideaway breaks, or standard Haven holidays where you can use the onsite facilities. See the official comparison or our guide.
Haven's Haggerston Castle is a busy and popular holiday park
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It's got a reasonably good sized swimming pool and a couple of restaurants
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Whitley Bay Caravan Holiday Park Northumberland
- 25 minutes to Newcastle
- Good value and busy caravan park which is dog friendly
- Large choice of accommodation types, including basic caravans and more luxurious lodges.
- Run by Parkdean Resorts, which has more than 60 parks in the UK.
- Beach nearby, swimming pool onsite
- Reviews of 4.2/5 on TripAdvisor and on Google Reviews. That's 84% overall, which means that in our ranking of every Parkdean Resorts holiday park, it came joint 11th out of 65.
Whitley Bay is a cheap caravan park with a swimming pool near Newcastle
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Whitley Bay is well located near to this beach
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Kielder Waterside ​Northumberland
- 1 hour drive to Newcastle
- Previously run by Landal Greenparks, which has several parks across Europe. Seen as a smaller alternative to Center Parcs. Now operates indepdently.
- Posh lodges, some with hot tubs
- Lakeside and woodland location
- Lots of facilities including swimming pool
- Outstanding reviews of 89% including (4.3/5 on TripAdvisor and 4.6/5 on Google Reviews)
Kielder Waterside gets very good reviews and offers hot tub holidays in a scenic spot
Springhouse Country Park Northumberland
- 35 minutes' drive to Newcastle
- Quiet caravan holiday park with playground
- Customers give it great reviews of 90%, including 4.3/5 on TripAdvisor and 4.7/5 on Google Reviews
- Good value in our price comparison
Springhouse Country Park is a good value caravan park with simple facilities
Most of the photos on Holiday Park Guru are original photos that we’ve taken ourselves from our own visits to 100+ holiday parks around the UK. Please don’t use them without permission. Other photos on this page are from Parkdean Resorts, Hoseasons and Haven.
