Barn at Beal Restaurant & Campsite in Northumberland - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Fantastic food, our kids LOVED the tomato pasta, we had to get an extra portion. Fresh seafood and pheasant goujons on special

What a lovely campsite the views are breathtaking the facilities are spotless

The coffee and cake were delicious but unfortunately, the service was poor.

Lovely place to eat and great views over to the Holy Island 👌

The service was appalling. My wife is disabled and despite waiting for over 10 minutes (standing) and there being numerous tables free the staff totally ignored us, finally saying "we're very busy someone will be with you ASAP" After further five minutes with staff passing in front of us we gave up and went elsewhere. Our experience is that the place has such a great view and position that the staff don't have to bother with customer service. I hope the management get their act together, they wouldn't last five minutes in a city centre venue

Great location and views to Holy Island on a clear day. Great for outdoor seating if the weather permits. Coffee was very good. Fish and chips were tasty if a little heavy on the batter.

Very disappointing. Location has beautiful scenery over to Holy Island. The cafe is good but the restaurant and bar are only open Thurs-Sat evenings. The pitches at the top of the site are separated by a wall from some kind of truck loading facility that is extremely noisy from early morning until late at night accompanied by loud foul language from the people using it as well as them peering over the wall into vans. One of our group was disabled and telephoned ahead of booking to check that it would be accessible for her needs and was assured it was and her pitch would be next to the facilities. In fact the site wasn’t in any way suitable for people with reduced mobility. The huge gate to the toilets and cafe area was sprung so that opening it from a mobility scooter, a wheelchair or even a walking aid was impossible and the toilets were unusable if not fully mobile and additionally had steps to access them. The new shower block had a large shower with an alarm cord that was not connected. This was called a ‘family room’ but looked like it was an unfinished disabled accessible shower room. The floors throughout all the showers were very slippery when wet with no grab handles anywhere and nowhere to put washing gear whilst in the shower. The open chemical disposal point was situated around 2 meters from my pitch, was not covered and did not have a flush. The smell was not nice! There was a drinking water tap and grille next to this that several people used to empty grey waste and to flush out their containers. This could have been a brilliant stay if more thought had been given to making the site accessible for all or at least very clear in the website information that it was not. The stay was spoiled having our friend constantly struggle to maintain some dignity for the most basic tasks.

Beautiful scenery and location, but obviously the restaurant is the priority and not the campsite in spite of the high pitch fees. Despite phoning to double check accessibility (having limited mobility) even though the restaurant boasts wheelchair access, the rest of the site is most definitely not. The accessible toilet is IN the restaurant which closes at 4.30pm some afternoons, and therefore had limited access. Was informed I could access it early morning and evenings as staff would be on site, but this only happened once and subsequent visits to the office were futile as always unattended. There is no accessible shower even in the supposedly ‘new’ shower block. The large cubical, designated ‘family shower’ is (accessed via a step).. is kitted out with disabled pull cord (not connected) so the intention is there, but no grab bars, or hook for clothes and floor extremely slippy. Had to borrow a chair from the restaurant and have somebody on call just to have showers during a 3 day stay. Dignity is lost when somebody has to hover around a toilet /shower in case I needed assistance. Shower facility has been like this for months apparently and funnily enough nobody has ever complained or requested accessible facilities? They did pin back the big gate so I could get my scooter through and that was it. When challenged was told the person I spoken to had been sacked… I was offered a refund to go elsewhere but was travelling as a part of a group doing the Northumberland 250. This is the only site I have ever come across that does not have accessibility for all. What a crying shame.Don’t even mention about the noise and foul language from directly behind the wall in the ‘lorry park’ from before 7am to after 9pm! (This is not Farm noise! ) Not even a good breakfast could make up for it. So very disappointed ☹️

Great location for visiting Lindisfarne with stunning views and good walking and cycling opportunities. But our experience of this expensive campsite was disappointing. There are no Disabled facilities, despite being told there were and being allocated a pitch close to them! Secondly, there was loud and foul language from the adjacent Truck stop early morning and late into the night. We also weren't impressed with the Open ELSAN which is between 2 of the pitches. The shower facilities are modern with spacious cubicles, but the floor is extremely slippy when wet and the drains seemed to block easily. We won't be returning.

We rang ahead and booked but people were still accommodated without space. Social distancing measures in place and looked to be effective. We were shown to our seats promptly with a disposable copy of the menu. Great selection with variety of choices. Order taken quickly and food/drinks served in no time. The food was excellent made with quality ingredients and we had a window table overlooking Holy Island. Staff are all extremely helpful and pleasant with nothing being too much to ask. The bill was produced swiftly upon asking and contactless payment available. Most definitely recommended and an absolute a must if you’re in the area.

Table service wasn't great waited ages for coffees and cakes

Excellent! Random stop on our way home, ended up there by taking a wrong turn but glad we did! Food was delicious, service was great and views amazing! Definitely recommend stopping over, whether it’s on purpose or not!

Location good views great,however staff disrespectful and even though had room for 2 small 1man tents we seen they had we were hiking coast path and walked over 20miles to get to there told us couldn't fit in fully booked people openly got up and left when we Sat to have a tea,very expensive and very snobby

I stayed at the campsite next-door which was very nice. Each pitch had a fabulous view of the surrounding area, which was stunning. As for the bar , service was perfect and view was really nice. You get a superb view over to Lindersfarne and you can even see Bamborough in the distance. I highly recommend this place if you want a nice relaxing meal with a stunning vista. The food was lovely too. Service was spot on...

Lovely cafe looking over fields toward the sea. Excellent flapjack and coffee.

We camped here while hiking the coast path. Lovely site, clean toilets and a generally friendly place. Also lovely views to wake up to

Incredible location with stunning views. Clean and well thought out site. The cafe is lovely, breakfasts a treat.

Fantastic camping/ caravan site with a very good cafe / restaurant

N̈ice breakfast good reception and service.

Beautiful setting and very good food.

Overall the service was very slow and lacking attention for what wasn’t even a busy day. Definitely on the pricey side, and not worth it due to poor service. Unorganized

Can't comment on the accommodation as we only went there for a meal. The causeway to/from Lindisfarne was underwater from an early time so we left around midday and stopped at The Barn on the way back. What a lovely place, great views, clean, and full of character. The food was expensive but your tears of despair will turn to tears of joy when you eat it. I had a venison and bacon burger which tasted as good as it looked - I will NEVER take a photo of my food, so take my word for it! The Mrs had the seafood platter which made me feel ill to look at (there are only 2 things I hate and the taste of seafood is both of them) but she reckoned it was the best meal of that type she'd ever had, and the "Posh Chips" with parmesan and truffle oil were the perfect side. Being in that location everything is caught fresh locally. The staff were lovely and were attentive without being overbearing. As you head out to Holy Island, The Barn is easy to miss as it's on the outside of bend so your vision is pulled away from it by the road, so it may not register as a place to eat. But if you discount it you'll be missing out.

We stopped for lunch on our way to Lindisfarne. Whilst most of the food was lovely, the Croque Monsieur wasn't particularly great. The service was great and the location is brilliant, especially on a sunny day, as you get great view out to Lindisfarne.

Service amazing for a table of 10 plus 2 dogs the overall experience was brilliant. The staff were working so hard in the “close down” period between lunch and evening mopping and hoovering. Toilets and restaurant spotless, whoever is running should be very happy with their team. Excellent staff so friendly, the views are gorgeous and all the team clearly care so much about the restaurant and bar, everything is spotless. Well done to the serving team and the front line workers, so nice to see hospitality as it should be. Will return when we can and we live 4 hours away! Thank you

Great campsite with bar and restaurant lovely views of Holy island.

Oh dear, what a disappointing experience. Beautiful location, and lovely to sit outside, but the service was very slow, and the food not great. The ‘croque monsieur’ was unlike any I’ve had elsewhere, bizarre! Pretty amateur overall, we wouldn’t go back. Shame, it could be amazing. Also, a bit off-putting that the dog that belongs to the cafe was allowed to wander around and poop on the lawn and no-one cleaned it up. (One ‘deposit’ was picked up after I mentioned it but another was left, with kids playing nearby). 5 star location but a 2 star experience, sadly.

Very limited gluten free options

Slow service, wrong meal brought out, at the third attempt staff nearly got it right. We will not be returning.

I booked two nights camping last weekend here so I could walk around Lindisfarne from 4am on the Saturday and come back in the Evening, I walked 18 miles that day and the campsite was very comfortable with the showers, toilets, the pitches and drinking water tap. The camping wasn't expensive, the two meals I had were a bit expensive but very posh. I had haddock and chips the first night, with Ginger and rhubarb cheesecake for desert and I had red deer plus a large cheese board the second night. The red deer was tender enough but not too bloody. There was a nice sauce with it plus some sautaide potatoes and asparagus. I wish I brought a tin opener with me but the restaurant was excellent as a back up plan.

Food exellent staff polite and attentive without been overbearing Gents facilities a bit dated but clean Ladies seem fairly new and really well appionted . Site itself well looked after and stunning views of lindisfarne and coast so peacefull. Would recommend

The food and service was excellent. Generous portions, fresh local ingredients, dog friendly and with a friendly dog to greet you. Highly recommended for a meal here while visiting Lindisfarne.

Excellent location. Lovely staff and the food is incredible.

Lovely campsite with fabulous views across to Holy Island. Ladies shower block is very nice. The downside is that you can't check in until 3pm and you have to check out at 11am.

What a view, great location, very limited menu though, and a touch on the expensive side , I've lived here for 10 years and this was my 1st visit, will definitely go again

Excellent breakfast, lovely friendly staff. Nice views.

Just stopped for a coffee while waiting for the causeway to be crossable. Pleasant well decorated friendly staff

Meal was great fish and chips,but got small portions,cause big portions looked like a whale!!! Can't praise staff enough really were very good and could not do enough to help out. Would recommend restaurant highly,we went at busy time staff still had smiles on faces.

Popped in for a cuppa. Very nice place. Worth seeking out.

Booked a 1 night stay, arrival time says 15.00 phoned before and was told not busy so can turn up anytime, once onsite a loud knock at the door from the guy cutting the grass, rude voice told me you can’t arrive early, told him I had phoned before arriving, he then went on to say they shouldn’t have told you that, offered to move but he wasn’t happy with that, no need for rude comments 😢

Very friendly and helpful staff at this dog friendly establishment. I had the haddock and chips which I really enjoyed.

Very friendly and efficient staff. Really tasty food.

Wierd review for me, but it would of been 5 star if there was Sunday lunch on. Promising photos of beef Sunday lunch on social media to asking if they were served to which I was told they are every sunday. They were serving only roast pork loin, and not on a traditional Sunday lunch. This was a bit of an upset to most of the party to one who didn't eat at all due to not being to eat pork and requiring at least a roast potato and a Yorkshire pudding!! HOWEVER: I got a fish and chips and it was top tier, staff were as lovely as the surroundings and I really thought it was nice. I do understand that the boards go up daily, but if you aren't serving the so called "legendary" Sunday lunch, then say so ☺ Ps - smoky bacon sauce isn't gravy 😘

In early April we appreciated the heated washrooms. The women's showers were modern, roomy and temperature adjustable and could be as hot as needed. The men's showers were not temperature adjustable and were a little on the cool side. The facilities were always clean and the site tidy. Our pitch was level and had good views. Indoor or more sheltered washing up sinks would have been appreciated in the chilly weather we experienced and a drying room for wet weather gear would be a great addition to this campsite.

Very expensive. Too many badly behaved dogs. One bit a little girl near to us and nothing was done about it. Service was poor.

Agree with Lewis Taylor’s comments last week. Great views. Sorry… poor value. If your idea of good value is paying £9 for one slice of cheese on toast & little bit of salad all served by a surly, Antipodean waitress then this is the place to go. Take a pack of sandwiches and watch the view from the road to the causeway. Such a pity …. Used to be a decent place to go but they’re overthinking menus & what people want ( in my humble opinion).

Stunning location, lovely restaurant and Milo the dog is the cutest!

Called for coffee and a light lunch with a view to staying on the campsite later this year. Campsite has amazing views of the coast, ladies toilets and showers were spotless and luxurious compared to many I’ve used. Pitches are solid and level. I will definitely be back to stay here. Restaurant staff were great, very welcoming. Good coffee and I had a cheese scone which is the best I’ve had for quite some time. Other members of our group had soup and sandwiches everyone thoroughly enjoyed theirs…clean plates and compliments all round. Great location for a visit to Holy Island and beach walks. Just perfect

Highly recommend this restaurant drove from Glasgow for a meal out, worth every penny . Thank you xx

What a great little find for camping. A great little site, with a restaurant and bar. I can't fault the friendliness of the staff, who were approachable and ensured I had everything I needed. I took a small tent, the ground was dry and it was easy to get the pegs into the ground unlike other sites I have used. A nice area for walking to Holy Island or just along the coast. I will definitely make a return visit.

We camped here, the restaurant was a bonus. Lovely food, fantastic, friendly staff..very welcoming.

We were going to eat but felt the menu was a bit limited Not much for vegan options Decided to just have drinks and as we decided on not to eat the waitress simply snatched the menu off of us. Not good vibe

Location is great, views are stunning but the drinks were awful. Flat and had a funny after taste. Menu was so confusing. We received a menu with only 3 sandwiches and kids options. Staff seemed too busy to get hold off. We disappointingly paid for our drinks and went elsewhere for lunch.

There is a nice café and bar, it's very close to Holy Island so there are lots of walks around here, and even if you don't want to go to Holy Island, you can walk by the coast. The reason that I haven't put a rating on rooms is because it's your motorhome, there are no problems with location though. There are some nice views but there is a train that passes nearby that can be quite loud

Amazing, Thank you so much for the 3 night stay in our first caravan trip. A big thank you to the warm welcome and advice from the chap who was weeding the drive pathways, sorry didn't no his name. Showers and toilets were superb. Big pitches, with fantastic views, lovely restaurant. We shall definitely return Ivan & Pauline

An excellent breakfast, with stunning views towards Holy Island. We make a point of stopping here whenever we travel up this way and haven't been disappointed yet.

Not a review of food. At about 2pm 20th March we stood waiting for about 10 mins to be seated then told our wait would be until the kitchen cought up and the waitress didn't know how long that would be, we only wanted 2 drinks so waited another 10 mins, with no end in sight we left. So did about 15 people behind us. Waitress said there was only 3 members of staff on , such a shame as it does look like a lovely place to call in at

Used to be a really good place to get lunch, seems like the place is under new management as it wasn't as impressive as last time and only 3 items on the menu. The soup of the day and other specials were the exact same as the day before. Very upset to see as this used to be a lovely place.

The food was good, the view over Holy Island was amazing but the staff were quite slow at clearing and tidying tables. We had to ask for ours to be cleaned, and then they didn't come. It's not a huge place and not packed out, so why?

Really great food, haven't stayed here so can't say anything else about the place. Very disabled friendly, long ramps for access, plenty of room, seats outside but they are benches but there's more than enough room.

Great place for a Motorhome stop over 👍

Lovely food, service, views and walks. Ideal for families.

Only had coffee and cake whilst waiting for safe crossing time to lindisfarne

Lovely cafe and amazing friendly service and staff. Close to Holy Island.

Quick pitsop waiting for the tide for lindisfarne road to reveal itself. Nice brew. Border cake was new but delish.

The pheasant and mushroom pie was excellent. Not the cheapest but absolutely worth the price.

We have used the restaurant on several occasions and never been disappointed. Nothing seems to be too much trouble for the staff who are always welcoming. There is something for everyone here.

Excellent good level pitch lots of space, new ladies shower block, fish and chips in the restaurant next to the campsite is the best my husband has had for a long time.

We've had a fantastic meal today, food was great and service was welcoming. Thank you we're definitely coming back

Stopped here for a bit of lunch and we weren’t disappointed. We had our lunch and tea which was brought out to us fairly quick, price is pretty reasonable as it is in a tourist area. Highly recommend stopping for lunch or dinner and if you are lucky enough you might meet mylo the dog who works in the restaurant.

Been a few times. Very hit or miss. Don’t always let you sit outside. Food fine, coffee poor.

brilliant , what more can I say

Beautiful views and location. We all enjoyed our fish and chips. Been here before and will again.

Overpriced for our campervan stay. The most we have ever paid @£36 per night. We were hoping to use the bar on an evening but it closed @4pm along with the restaurant. I really think that this should have a bearing on the charge of each evening and a reduction in price should be applied, given the time of year. The location is brilliant. We were able to cycle onto Lindisfarne. I didn't use the showers so can't comment.

Lovely location, good car parking, dog friendly. Nice atmosphere, good music and lovely decor Rude service considering it was quiet. Sign to say to wait at door for a table. Waited there for a while (many available tables), could see waitress busy so sat down. When went up to order, told that we should have waited and she would try to come and serve us in a minute with a poor attitude. When came to take our order appeared very rushed and poor attitude. Drinks and cakes came very quickly bit without cutlery or napkins. Such a shame as a really nice cafe but very poor service so unlikely to visit again!

Great place, good, interesting food and excellent servicenning food with excellent service the whole meal was fab from start to finish. Highly recommended!

Very limited menu due to being very short staffed which was a shame as we have been before.

Super friendly, with utterly delicious cakes ( the Border Tart is phenomenal!)

Used the cafe, food and drinks were excellent. A bit on the dearer side but worth it.

Amazing view from the cafe. Had a hot chocolate and a sticky toffee pudding both absolutely scrumptious. A must visit if you in the area.

Had coffee which was nice but the scones we're not really enjoyable, didn't seem to be baked enough.

Not a cheap stay, but a well organised and well thought out site. Restaurant breakfast following day was good.

Nice place to go for a family meal. Prices a bit high. Good ambience. Love the little homemade giftshop area

Lovely place and food was great. Sadly they only had one poor boy greeting and seating, serving, clearing and ordering.... It was a very long wait even though there were plenty tables.

Stop for a drink . Early for sea crossing

Lovely converted barn with farm shop. Beautiful sea view

I've passed by the Barn at Beal many times and wanted to stop and finally had the excuse to (my mum was in town). The venison stew was delicious and the tea most welcome. The staff were extremely friendly and always available if anything was needed. The little dog who went round to every table was particularly charming as anyone who fed him became his new favourite. Once the owner, a member of the staff, realised what was happening she had quite a time convincing him that he could not go home with the man who had fed him half his lunch. The view was beautiful. I will be stopping at Beal on my way to or from Holy Island for at least a cuppa and a cake from here on out.

We had a lovely hot tasty breakfast today the black pudding could have been bigger but that's just me being greedy because it was very nice all washed down with a piping hot cup of coffee we thought we would get there for when it opened to beat the rush and the staff were very friendly well worth a visit.

Popped in for lunch and what a lovely place, friendly & attentative staff. Reasonable priced food. Busy but semt they had it all under control.

Very very expensive Sunday dinner with 20% service added to the bill making it £100 for 3 adults n 2 children under 6

A confusing, overpriced experience. This place could be wonderful but it was a depressing place to stay with staff that were either invisible or do not seem to care. First the good bit. The views are fantastic and the location near Lindisfarne is handy, no argument. The site itself however is basic, a windswept series of concrete pads with the toilets and men's showers as far away as possible. There is a brand new women's shower block much closer which is apparently fantastic inside but for some reason they didn't add toilets so my wife still had to trudge up to the top anyway. The gents facilities were OK but a bit run down. It would have felt better if we hadn't paid much less for much better amenities elsewhere round here. No kitchen or cooking area, no drying room, nowhere to sit of an evening, no staff on site making sure things are OK. I actually love a simple campsite, if that is what you are expecting and paying for, but this place is the most I have paid for so little. We felt ripped off. The bar never seems to open, despite the website giving the impression that it is a lively campsite. None of the other guests we spoke to had seen it open either. We tried the restaurant for breakfast. The standard breakfast looked good so feeling hopeful I tried asking if they did a vegan breakfast as well. They didn't seem interested but went to find out. Apparently the vegan version is to remove all the expensive items, the sausage, the bacon and the eggs and replace them with a bit of spinach, which is frankly insulting. I asked if they had any vegan sausages, which has been standard in vegan cafe fried breakfasts for about a decade now. No. Nothing, Just a pile of wet leaves. I left feeling deflated.

Fantastic meal! We dropped by on the way to Lindisfarne and did not expect such a nice surprise! Friendly staff and great food. 👍

Dropped in for a perfect cooked breakfast. Good service and good food. Dog friendly.

Stopped for lunch after visiting Lindisfarne. Pheasant stew special was great. Staff were really busy and done a great job given the number of diners. Hospitality recruitment in more remote locations is the reason and the board at the entrance explained this. You may have to wait just a few minutes more to order but the food is coming out on.time so please give the hard working staff a bit of slack and be patient. I would recommend visiting for a lovely lunch if you are in the area.

Firstly, the restaurant and campsite are different owners. The campsite was clean and tidy, but the toilets and shower rooms were not in great order,functional, but dated the pitches were adequate, but not large but adequate. There was no provision for disabled the new toilet block for the women had a nice wide front door but the threshold inside was not low so this would make difficulty for someone in a wheelchair to get into. Also there is no seats in the shower. We did asked for a seat in the shower but unfortunately there was no receptionist to deal with this on the site, so we left a message in the restaurant, but obviously this didn’t get through. I hope they will make provision going forward as this site won’t be on our list in the future.

Service and food was excellent.

Fantastic views over Holy Island with its own dark skies campsite. As a veggie I found the menu a bit limited but the non-veggies loved what they had. Has some cracking wines as well.

Hi, we have just returned from a weekend stay in our motorhome. I would like to say, beautiful location and gorgeous views. We had coffee and cake, which was lovely. And the staff were friendly. We also had food in restaurant, it was delicious. Would like to say a special mention to CAROLINE, she was very helpful, chatty and friendly. Even with the terrible weather, we still enjoyed our stay. Will definitely be back 😊

Great food and service. Very good variety on the menu. Atmospheric, nicely furnished, comfortable. highly recommended.

Lovely spot to grab a bite after a jaunt onto Holy Island. Lovely owner with local knowledge and pointed us in a good direction for some local hidden gems

Coffee far too strong . Toasted cheese sandwich was soggy. Considering the prices we expected better and the first person who took our orders was not knowledgeable about the food and not much help. We are 4 adults who will not be visiting again.