Bolton Abbey Estate Club Campsite

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Nice site

We have been here a few times, it’s a lovely site, plenty walks and wildlife. I can’t understand why the early departure times and late check in, we was told it’s to give time to get through the arch, but it doesn’t take 2 hours to get to it. It won’t stop us returning.

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Beermonster

Caravanner from West Yorkshire

Reviewed on 27/06/2018 16:24

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Great location

We've just returned from 8 nights away at this lovely site, our second visit and certainly not our last. The relief wardens worked hard to keep everything running smoothly and did an excellent job of keeping the site and facilities clean and tidy. (Another member complained to me that there were quite a few twigs and leaves about! It's in a wooded area, and woods do tend to have twigs and leaves.) There are many lovely walks to do in the area, one of our favourites is along the river to Burnsall, and wildlife enthusiasts will be kept entertained by the variety of birds around. If you follow the path to Barden bridge and leave the woods by the little wooden bridge, your dog can be let off lead right up to the aquaduct, and if you continue right up to Barden bridge, cross the river and walk back down the other side, there's a huge field where your dog can run free. Can't wait to visit again,!

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Taffsdad

Caravanner from East Yorkshire

Reviewed on 20/06/2018 22:04

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Peaceful

What a great find, heavily wooded site which is full of wildlife with lots of walks. Staff were temporary but still very helpful. The facilities are very good and exceptionally clean. Though its called Bolton Abbey it is about a 3 mile walk away and parking at the Abbey is £ 10 should you wish to drive. We really enjoyed Skipton, they even have MH parking slots in the Coach street car park. other visits were the settle railway and Fountains Abbey.

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Reviewed on 15/06/2018 22:45

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Water!

Spent 2 nights at Bolton Abbey, the site itself is situated right at the entrance of several walks in the area which give amazing views of the River Wharfe, however I did feel, in hindsight, that this is where we were supposed to walk rather than further afield on the fells - ok for a couple of days. On arrival, we luckily filled up with water as the following morning the site’s water system had failed and there were no working toilets, showers or taps working! Not the wardens fault I know and they worked like trojens to at least get the toilets working by evening ...... so glad we filled up earlier as still no showers till the following day. Don’t think we’ll return 😔

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Dave and Diane

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Reviewed on 11/06/2018 09:52

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A Little Gem!

It is no wonder that this site is so popular as it is easy to find, very picturesque and in a great location, especially if you like wildlife and walking. The toilet block is very central so most of the pitches are not too far away, unless you are in the "dip" but even then it is not that far. There is an adequate fenced dog walk where you can let your dog off the lead, with 2 entrances so you can go in one entrance and exit out the other. if you walk out of the site and down the slope towards the Strid and follow the sign to Barden Bridge, (which is about three quarters of a mile there and back to the site) there is a sign to tell you where you can let your dog off the lead and if you walk under Barden Bridge you can walk to a another bridge a little further on, cross over and walk back along the other side. It is around 4 and a half miles for a circular walk the other way around the Strid and back. There are many established trees on site which makes it very attractive but on most pitches you will get the sun for at least part of the day and for all day on some pitches. The Wardens seem very helpful and friendly and unlike some sites, there is not the almost persistent noise of grass cutting and strimming for much of the day.

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Reviewed on 07/06/2018 14:22

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Beautiful site, fantastic walks

Just back from a one night stop to try out my new van. This site is charming, set among trees with squirrels, rabbits and duck visiting. The facilities are all excellent, shower block was clean and warm. Pitches are level, quite a feat on a sloping site. We enjoyed a walk direct from the site in either direction and will be back to explore more. Not sure about families although the dog loved it too. The only problem was that the blubber houses road was closed so we had to go a long way round.

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Jane sunshine

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Reviewed on 06/06/2018 16:46

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Great site but unwanted visitors!!

Just back from a week at Bolton Abbey site and had a great time. The site is well laid out and access to the Abbey grounds and walks was very good, with great walk paths and trails to follow. A lovely cafe at the entrance to site as well as at the cavendish down by the Abbey ~2 miles walk along riverside path. As always with club sites the toilets were in good condition and kept spotless. Our only concern with the site was the caterpillars / larvae falling from trees onto the caravan and awning which has taken most of the weekend to clean from every nook and cranny. Advice to anyone staying is to check for caterpillars and keep vents / windows shut.

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jmb1727

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Reviewed on 04/06/2018 21:51

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Lovely peaceful site

The site is lovely and peaceful & there’s a super cafe next door which is perfect for a full cooked breakfast. Walks are straight from the site into the woods which do not allow bikes. You can walk along to Bolton Priory & the Devonshire Arms but it is about 2 1/2 miles so not ideal for popping for a quick drink! You can also walk along to Barden Bridge which is about an hour round trip. The site is ideally located for Grassington, Ilkley, Skipton etc. There is no mobile phone signal so you need to rely on WiFi & the tv (you need a cable) only gives 8 channels. The wardens were a relief couple but they were really helpful. The site is very clean. If you want a sunny pitch don’t choose No 22 next to the Calor gas tank as it doesn’t get more than 5 minutes in the late morning ( we visited in mid-May). We saw so much wildlife on site- ducks, pheasants, chaffinch, squirrels & rabbits to name a few. There were geese on the river too. All in all a great site.

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Liz from the Wirral

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Reviewed on 19/05/2018 18:35

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Easter at Bolton Abbey

We stayed, with our dogs at Bolton Abbey for 4 nights at Easter, we are relatively new to Caravanning and the onsite wardens gave us the warmest welcome so far at the few sites we have visited. The site itself is lovely with no clue to the fact that it had opened just a couple of hours before we arrived, the showers and loos were clean and warm and the hot water was plentiful. We especially loved the location of the site and once we had parked our car we didn't use it again until we hitched up to go home. The walking is fantastic and we covered 16 miles on our first day, taking in the Abbey itself, Bolton Abbey Village and then walking up to Appletreewick for some lunch. We can also highly recommend both pubs in Appletreewick for real ales, food and welcomes as warm as the one we received on site. There are many club sites that we want to visit on our travels, and this is one that we will definitely return to.

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Tigers77

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Reviewed on 17/04/2018 20:05

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First timers

As complete novices and our fist trip out in our campervan, we decided to go on a short trip just to check that all on board was working and to settle our selves into camping mode. We found the site facilities fantastic. The wardens were very helpful indeed. Evan though the weather was against us for our first outing we really enjoyed our selves and look forward to our next adventure in the coming months. This trip has given us an in site into what we can look forward to,Roll on summer can not wait.

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Highplains

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Reviewed on 02/04/2018 13:57

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