Good Location
Good location for Pickering, Gothland , Whitby and the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. Some road noise especially at weekends. Great pub serving excellent food and dogs are welcome in the bar area.
The Fox and Rabbit Inn
Fox and Rabbit, Very Good CL
We know the area well, and looking for a Winter base, the Fox and Rabbit ticked all the must have boxes for us! Superb moorland location, just off main road between Pickering and Whitby, so great for getting out and about. Contacting the pub with our late booking was easy and welcoming, directions are good, big pull in area to left of pub that will get even the largest of outfits safely off the road. This first area is Summer overspill for pub, you pass through first gate into newest bit of site, with five very nice and tidy gravelled hardstandings pitches looking down across a large grassed area, out towards the Moors. Each pitch has hook up and picnic seating, one tap serves all pitches. Passing through a second gate brings you to the more mature CL area. This is more sheltered, surrounded by dry stone walls and a thin belt of mainly conifers. We had gale force winds during our stay, but the pitches were very sheltered. Big grassed area overlooked by all pitches, which are large and deep, each with a hook up. Small service area up near gate has tap, Chem Toilet Empty and rubbish bins.
We were offered a key to toilet (small refundable deposit for key) but we didn’t need it. It’s there, but no idea what it is like. No MH drive over point, but a bit of hose will reach into Waste drain, and water fill tap is next to site service road.
This second field is further from road, so quieter. Walk of around 200 metres to pub, which serves lovely food, but book a table as it is popular. Pitches are well away from pub car park.
So much to see and do in area, it’s a place we return to constantly. But it’s also one of those sites that is just nice to stay around and chill out. Lots of bird life, probably deer, certainly rabbits and the odd Fox!😁
Pickering is a quick 10 minute drive away, for Co op and Lidl, lots of great independent shops and market. Castle and Church well worth a visit, Home of North York Moors Railway, with train links to Whitby and elsewhere. Petrol stations in Pickering and Whitby.
Dog owners.......dogs very welcome, including in the pub. Lots of footpaths all around, and of course some wonderful walking and cycling. There is access directly into Dalby Forest for walkers and cyclists. Motorist entrance five minutes away.
All in all, a very nice place to stay, and good Winter value at £15 per night. One we shall definitely use again.
Takethedogalong
Reviewed on 17/12/2019 11:22
Weekend getaway
We were there last week, a lovely peaceful site. Nice pitches, with chairs , table & benches , excellent food, good ales very pleasant staff. Didn't notice the traffic, nice walks for the dogs.
Whitby and Pickering not to far away. Will definitely be visiting again soon. A great little CL
Room at the Inn
Great place to stay, Food at the inn Great, don't do breakfast though, within easy reach of places to go, Great field away from main road(hardstanding).fox and rabbit inn dog friendly (in bar area).open all year
Very Good
Just got back from a weekend here and this is one to return to.
We would advise the owner to at least double the width of the road in front of the hardstanding pitches, this would save on having manoeuvre over the grass which when wet, as it was this weekend, is quite boggy.
The pitches are long enough, we have a twin axle caravan, but again could do with been wider allowing the parking of the car on hardstanding saving the owners grass.
There is a small amount of road noise but nothing that could be deemed intrusive.
The pub has good well cooked food and drink with a menu that is varied and inexpensive.
Overall this CL is one that without doubt we will return to...open all year....£15.00 per night including electric....what more can we say.
This almost a five star review!!!
Thanks
Whitby Trip
What a lovely CL. It was lovely and quiet with nice trees and grassed area with your own picnic table. A bonus been right on a pub site also. The pub does lovely meals and also has a seating area outside which was lovely on a sunny evening. We took a steam train to Whitby which was lovely and took in the beautiful views of the moors and stunning scenery. Whitby itself was lovely and well worth a visit. I would definitely stay here again.
Fox & Rabbit Perfection
We arrived 1 hour early on Good Friday and were allowed to go to our pitch, Nice large hard standing pitches with mature trees around the field, perfect for children as it is enclosed and a long way from the road. Lovely dog walking areas too. The pub has some nice cask ales on offer and serves some very nice sized portions of food and not expensive either. The site is in a perfect location as you can quite easily head for, Whitby, Robin Hoods Bay, Scarborough, Filey or Bridlington. Pickering is a nice town with Co Op and Lidl supermarkets and plenty of take aways and tea rooms. You can take a Steam train ride from Pickering Station up to Grosmont and visit where Heartbeat was filmed or go all the way to Whitby. Once we had paid on arrival and directed to our pitch this is the last time we saw the owners apart from in the pub on a night. I'd definitely rate this site at 10/10. Each pitch was level and had EHU and picnic bench too, There is 1 fresh water tap on site and chemical toilet disposal point and plenty of dustbins and if you want you can pay a £5 deposit and have a key and exclusive use to the toilet near to the pub. We will definitely be returning to this site.
Peaceful location
Friendly welcome by staff in pub on arrival, easy access to site which is set well back behind pub. Level hardstanding pitches, EHU,picnic bench for each pitch,CDP, fresh water point and plenty of dustbins for rubbish. Lots of space between pitches. Very peaceful with minimum noise from road. Lots of places to visit within short distances. Dalby forest within walking distance. We will be back.
allylee
Reviewed on 19/01/2017 11:23
Simply the best
It's November and most people have put their caravans into storage but we haven't and booked 10 days at this CL - it's perfect & their is so much to see & do in this area. The CL itself is flat & tidy and the pub 'on hand' is perfect. We will put this on our favourite list. Places to visit - Whitby, Runswick Bay, Gt Ayton, York, Helmsley, etc etc etc
The Scotsman in Yorkshire
This was some 'Flying' visit to this part of the world.
We picked this site for our short stay in March. We were lucky to have tickets on the Flying Scotsman on its visit to the North York Moors Railway. The site is beautiful and belongs to a great pub. Perfect.
I have to say that I have never visited this part of the world to 'holiday', so had a lot to do as a taster for a return sometime in the future. We were perfectly placed for walks off the site into Dalby Forest. The train journey across the moors was outstanding. We also got to the coast for Whitby, Robin Hoods Bay, Staithes and managed to look up travelling companions relatives in Bridlington. All of which was intermingled with fabulous drives over the moors on the back roads which offer a better experiance than the main routes.
So yes, 5 stars for every catagory. A great and very active break at a lovely site.
Brissy
Reviewed on 12/08/2016 20:18