Before owning on Heather View, Nick and Mandy Belford, owned a mobile home on another holiday park in the North East. Despite enjoying the freedom and convenience of getting away for a break whenever they felt like it, they decided to give it up because their park became too commercialised.
Before they did took a ride up to Heather View with a friend one weekend and discovered the many attributes of this exlusive, owner-only static caravan country park in the Weardale Valley.
“We were captivated by it straight away,” said Mick. “Everything about Heather View looked and felt just right for us – the setting and the views, the space and the facilities and, most importantly of all, the personal, individual feel of the place. We almost decided to buy on the spot!”
Since then, Mick and Many have indeed bought into Heather View and, together with their son Joshua and occasionally their niece Caitlin, have spent virtually every spare moment at their new holiday home. “It’s a brilliant place to get away from it all, to break with the routine and demands of our working lives,” said Mick.
“We love the open spaces, the peace and quiet, and the personal touch of the staff who are friendly and approachable but always extremely professional.”
“The fact that we live 40 minutes away in Sunderland means we can also commute to work from Heather View. How great is that?”
The Crazy Bear Hunting Lodge has also been a big hit with the Befords who, on most Friday evenings, can be seen unwinding after a hard week’s work over a fantastic family meal and a drink in the lodge’s riverside bar and restaurant. For the rest of the time the Belfords enjoy soaking up the breathtaking scenery and tranquillity of the park and the surrounding North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, exploring the nearby village of Stanhope and enjoying country walks in and around the park, including along its own private stretch of the River Wear.