Finchale Abbey Touring Park

We left home about 8:00am and were hitched up and on our way for about 9:00am. The sun was shining and we stopped at the Dodworth Valley Toby Carvery for breakfast. We were back on the road for about 10:30am and arrived at Finchale Abbey Touring Park around 2:30pm. Finchale Abbey is a family run Touring Park set in the heart of the beautiful County Durham countryside, just 4 miles from Durham. The park lies within a meander of the River Wear and overlooks the ruins of Finchale Priory.

Because we weren't putting the awning up it only took about 15 minutes to get everything set up and get the kettle on. I had a nice cuppa, Maddy had a cider before setting off for a walk around the Priory ruins. Finchale Priory dates from the twelfth century and was founded on the site of the hermitage of reformed pirate, St. Godric and dedicated to John the Baptist. Part of the monastery later served as a holiday retreat for the monks of Durham Priory.

Afterwards we had a nice walk along one of the woodland walks by the River Wear. Then back to the van for tea and chill for the rest of the evening.