Riverside Leisure Holiday Park

The Tyne runs wide and shallow here, white noise over stones if you sleep with a window cracked — this is proper Northumberland river country, where the hills start to rise west towards Hadrian's Wall.

Riverside Leisure caters to touring caravans and campervans, the sort of park where you'll find couples touring the borderlands and retirees working their way along the river valley. Hexham's a handsome market town just upstream, all abbey stones and Saturday bustle, and you're well-placed for the Wall forts, Kielder if you fancy the forest, or simply pottering the North Pennines. Dogs are welcome by arrangement, so worth a call if you're bringing one.

Facilities aren't detailed in the listings, so it's one to phone ahead about — ask what's onsite when you check availability. Campfires are a check-on-arrival situation too, which usually means they'll assess conditions and pitch location when you turn up. Expect a fairly traditional touring park vibe: folks who know their way round a caravan steadies, evening strolls along the bank, maybe a camp chair and a book while the river does its thing.