Barn at Beal Restaurant & Campsite

This is a review of the restaurant rather than the cafe, bar, or campsite. Some mixed reviews here but we had a lovely meal in the restaurant so don't be put off! We arrived without a reservation and although it is not a large place it wasn't very busy and the hostess was happy to find us a table. We ordered starters and mains and drinks and between 2 of us the cost was about £80 which seemed reasonable (would have been less than £50 without the drinks!). The hostess was very attentive, and the venue and atmosphere was really comfortable. Food was fresh and cooked to order and very tasty. We sat outside later on with our wine and enjoyed the fantastic views. We didn't use the campsite but it looked good too!

Review for the campsite. Not our first visit and won't be our last. We love this site. It is kept in immaculate condition, everything works as it should and the booking system is so simple and efficient. The location is wonderful, both for Holy Island and the surrounding areas. Our dog loves a run on the beach and there are plenty of excellent beaches within a short drive, both north and south of Beal which adds to the attraction for us. Lovely site in a very special location.

Brilliant and beautiful with fabulous staff and food. We stayed over on our way back from a festival in our tiny vw campervan. Superb facilities all built with aesthetics in mind. Lovely showers. Perfect flat pitch. Huge thank you to Jackie the manager for looking after us so well and Ollvia who served us a wonderful breakfast in the sunshine. We had a late lunch and breakfast, the food was lovely. Also we really appreciated how dog friendly this place is. The views are lovely too from all pitches and terrace. We will be back. I did notice how hard working the staff were. Highly recommend. Its busy so book ahead. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Just had bacon sandwich and coffee. Lovely thick bread, plenty of bacon. Coffee delicious. The service was excellent and friendly, dogs made very welcome. Highly recommend

Oh dear! In order Rooms My partner booked for 3 nights camping, we were surrounded by 4 families all known to each other with around 8 preschool children including babies. They were flouting camp guidelines around curfew and open fires ( we were all made to wake up before 6 and my partner has a breathing problem exacerbated by smoke). We raised this with management who seemed unaware of their own policies, though to be fair after convincing them they did intervene. Service We booked at the Barn because of the site pub. When we arrived a waitress told us we needed to book for the restaurant but not the pub of we wanted food. We went to the pub and a different were told we needed to go to the restaurant as the pub wasn't serving food, it was agreed we could come back later after the meal. However when we did it was closed because nobody was in, when we pointed out this was because we gad all been sent to the restaurant, it was met with a polite smile. When we raised this with management we were told the pub only stayed open after 6 if they had received a minimum of 4 food booking. Right hand and left hand? Re the food we had fish and chips that was mainly batter and manky overcooked chips. The allegedly homemade tarter sauce may have been handmade before it was bottled. At £20 each this was poor value. Location The views were beautiful, but this did not make up for the extremely disappointing overall experience of amateurishness and ineptness. Avoid.

Good level hard standing with large grass area. However as some people were parking their continental door openings into my grass area there became an issue of who has rights to the grass as it is not made clear on registration with some people. As their door opens towards my door privacy is impacted. The views were very good. I went into the cafe for a mid morning coffee, which took about 15 minutes to arrive , I also ordered a piece of carrot cake. Coffee was okay but the carrot cake was the worst I have had, dried out and chewy. It was pretty pricey. Decided not to waste money on having an evening meal in case it was the same. Toilets and especially the showers were first class. There was a sort of dog walk from the site down one of the fields to a cycle way to the beach. However that was a 3 mile walk there which was quite far for a quick walk to the beach. I ended up using the field down and back and then taking the dogs in the van for a beach walk. Also lacks a washing machine. Would use as a stop over.

Wow. Review of the campsite and restaurant. Fabulous stopover with amazing views over Lindisfarne. Pitches are great and easy for us to access at 8.8m and lots of space on grass beside hard standing. Showers are all new and very clean and we had lunch in the cafe which was also excellent. Will definitely come back.

We spent a very pleasant Easter weekend camping here. The pitches are well maintained with excellent drainage and spectacular views out to Holy Island. We only ate at the restaurant once however the breakfast we had was well prepared and represented great value for money. The staff were all really friendly and the facilities were clean and inviting. We can't wait to return in the future!