Proctors Stead, Northumberland
Proctors Stead is a large, family-run, spacious campsite located in the village of Dunstan, near Craster, on the Northumberland coast.
The site is flat, with 60 spaces for motorhomes and caravans; no tents are allowed. The pitches are well spaced with hardstanding and electric hook-ups. In reception, which is open between 1pm and 6pm, there is a small stock of essential groceries. There is a lot of local information available, including walks from the site, and a book swap. The nearest shops are in Embleton, two miles away, or Longhoughton, which is four-and-a-half miles.
The facilities are very spacious and spotlessly clean. They are all housed in one building, which, while being a rather old timber structure, provides large individual shower and toilet cubicles and a dishwashing room. The motorhome services are alongside the building and easily accessible.
There is free WiFi to all pitches, which is of good quality.
Dunstan village has one pub, The Cottage Inn, and a café, The Stableyard, is a short walk away. A local bus service passes the end of the lane and serves the whole of the Northumbrian coast. It is an excellent way to enable walking the coastal path without having to retrace your steps, and to visit towns such as Seahouses, Alnwick and Bamburgh, as well as the island of Lindisfarne.
The village of Craster, famous for its kippers and other sea catches, is less than a mile away along a country lane. The Jolly Fisherman pub, here, has a large beer garden overlooking the coast.
There are numerous footpaths in the area, as well as the England Coast Path. Dunstanburgh Castle is a pleasant walk, either through fields or along the coast from Craster.
“Dunstanburgh Castle is a pleasant walk through fields or along the coast”