Bolton Abbey Estate Club Campsite
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Beautiful well kept site and owners were lovely. Plenty of walking and by river lots of birds, wild flowers and to our amazement one evening saw otters playing in the water. However disappointed as site info showed a tick against cycling which we looked forward to with so many paths, but there were 'No cycling' signs everywhere. Only place to cycle on main road which was hilly for around 2.5 miles before a track could be found. We are too nervous to cycle on roads in traffic so had to abandon this plan. Public transport very limited and took an hour to walk to Bolton Abbey 3.5 miles away. Nearest shop for supplies about 5 miles. This is fine if you have a car but being motorhomers we tend to walk and cycle everywhere. Feel site more suited to caravanners or at least people with transport. Sorry to not give a glowing review as site is lovely but didn't meet our requirements .
Nice little site
Stayed ester weekend, this is a lovely clean site with loads of walks for those who like this. Weather was cold and rainy and with poor TV (6 channels at best) would advise games or dvd's be brought along to keep young children entertained in poor weather. They arch entrance near the Abbey is a bit of a hold your breath moment. My 1 criticism was arriving just after 12.30 pm to find 2 other vans waiting and be told couldn't go on site till 1 pm unless a backlog happened 10 minutes and 4 more vans later this happened! Thinking I had missed a notice on the web site about the arrival time, I checked on returning home. No I had not missed this. It is in the hand book but as most of us now look at and book online this may be helpful. Also the leaving by 11am when busy means a early start if a awaning etc to be pack away.
4 night stay
Enjoyed our say here over the easter holidays. I had apprehension on approch to the site due to the arch in the road but I just followed previous advise. Get your outfit straight for entry and you will be fine. Lots of walks around the abbey. Site clean and well kept. Used site Wifi which worked well. Defintly revist this one.
What a site. Fantastic
We have been trying to get on this site for a couple of years now and it had to be the scroll click for 20 minutes on December 8th that finally did it. The site is fantastic, well kept, clean and tidy the wardens Brian and Janet were very nice, kind and very helpful especially as I had been shopping and forgotten to buy an onion for the spag bol I was going to make for tea. There were none for sale in the shop but Janet very kindly got one from her kitchen for me. Superb service. The site is brilliant for walking, as we have three border terriers that love to walk, it was ideal. We stayed for five nights over Easter, some days were wet and cloudy and some nice and sunny, just the usual british weather. We will definately be back maybe not on a bank holiday but defo be back.
Lovely Site in a Fabulous Location for walks
We stayed here 4 nights over Easter and despite the wet, windy and cold weather, we had a lovely time. The site is right next to the river and there are good paths on both sides going for miles in both directions. One direction takes you to Bolton Abbey and the other into beautiful countryside with stunning views. We must have covered 25 miles walking on these paths over the 4 days. The site is also well located for visiting Burnsall, Pateley Bridge, Grassington etc. The facilities on site were kept clean and tidy. Will definitely stay here again.
Lovely site
We re-visited this site for a short visit on 27 March shortly after it opened and again were not disappointed. The site was beautifully kept and the shower facilities etc. immaculate. the Wardens extremely kind and helpful. There was a slight glitch with the tv booster facilities which the Wardens worked hard to resolve as quickly as possible. Sad to hear one or two moaning about this, surely it's possible to live without tv for 24 hours!
Excellent walks which we and our border collies enjoyed. Skipton has a wide range of shops and facilities and Grassington is a pretty little village to visit. Brimham rocks (NT) also well worth a visit.
Re families as grandparents of young children maybe not the most suitable site for them - no playground but it would be shame to even think about adding one! There are plenty of available sites with these facilities. Also the fast-flowing river adjacent to the site is something to be aware of. But with older children plenty to see and do.
All in all a lovely relaxing break with plenty to suit all tastes. We will certainly return.
colmard
Reviewed on 20/04/2017 16:19
Peace and quiet at an amazing site
Thank you to Janet and Brian the wardens for keeping the site so clean and tidy and being so friendly and helpful
This really is a great site for walking and is very dog friendly, we enjoyed our stay immensely
Fantastic walks from the site and the surrounding area is so picturesque
Site is full of wildlife to view from caravan very enjoyable
Great for walkers
Blessed with some very nice sunny weather that helped make this short two night stay into a good one would have stayed longer but as we only book with a few days to go could not get more than a two night booking. Had to use the levelling ramps which is ok but not perfect as it can make the step a bit high. Walking from the site along the river to the abbey was fantastic with views of dippers, wagtails, goosander, greater spotted woodpecker, nuthatch plus the more normal birds made our walk special. A large scone at the café at the Abbey helped as well LOL.
Idyllic
A lovely site surrounded by fantastic countryside. The wardens are friendly and helpful; the site is clean and well maintained. There are plenty of walks from the site and the dog loved it. It is probably not the best of sites for families who are not keen on the great outdoors, or who are dependent on internet and mobiles for their main entertainment. A great place to get away from it all. We will certainly be returning in the future.
Peace and Quiet
A well kept quiet site, tucked into the Strip Wood. Site Staff very helpful and cheerful and hard working.
Slight change from the images as the site division hedges have been removed so the site is more open than described, but still quiet and peaceful.
Good walking areas along Strid Wood.
Mobile coverage is not great but that isn't the club's fault.