Nunnykirk Club Site

Burgundy
Burgundy Forum Participant Posts: 313
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edited October 2021 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

 A report on todays Newcastle Chronicle website :-

Families 'totally devastated' as Northumberland SEN school announces closure
Nunnykirk Centre For Dyslexia will close in July 2022 as leaders announce it is no longer 'financially viable'

As the Club leases the site from the school it may mean we loose another site from the network. The school has been in financial difficulties since 2017, and the Club has been renewing the lease on a year by year basis I believe

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  • nelliethehooker
    nelliethehooker Club Member Posts: 13,644 ✭✭✭
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    edited October 2021 #2

    It might depend if they are able to sell the premises and who buys it.

  • DavidKlyne
    DavidKlyne Club Member Posts: 13,860 ✭✭✭
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    edited October 2021 #3

    I don't know the site but would the Club be willing to buy it. Just looking on Google Earth it doesn't look as if the land could be used for much else? If the site could have some hardstandings and perhaps a few serviced pitches the season length could be extended?

    David

  • Takethedogalong
    Takethedogalong Forum Participant Posts: 17,046 ✭✭✭
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    edited October 2021 #4

    If you like “getting away from it” locations, this is possibly the best on the Club network, as it is truly rural. Nice little town of Rothbury is closest place, and Wallington Hall (NT) isn’t far. But it does get boggy, you have to go prepared. Lots of space though, caravanning like it used to be. We would miss it. First stayed nearly 40 years ago, been back lots of times, including twice last year.  Fingers crossed Club can sort something out🤞

  • ABM
    ABM Forum Participant Posts: 14,578
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    edited October 2021 #5

    Agreed TtDA, it can indeed get a tad (!!) boggy surprised. I seem to recall that in the loop furthest from the entrance, that the roadway is a shade higher than the grassed area, so much so that My camper hit the road at less than 90*  so went slithering sideways for a yard or six before I got both drive ( front) wheels up on the hard surface. Took a while for my size 11s to tread the grass back to where it belonged  embarassed

    Non the less, like Altnahara, it is a great 'away from the Hubbub'  site for relaxation IMHO wink

  • Settermum
    Settermum Forum Participant Posts: 127
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    edited October 2021 #6

    We use the site at Nunnykirk a couple of times each year as it's fairly local to us for quick weekends. Disappointed to think it might be unavailable in the near future.

    When we stayed last Easter the electricity supply failed multiple times a day. The site was unusually busy and the weather was chilly and it was clear that the demand outweighed the available supply. Clearly it's unlikely that any improvement works will have been done in the intervening months in view of the situation. Quite sad about this, we really like Nunnykirk.

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