Knaresborough Club Campsite

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Knaresborough a Top Site

Knaresborough A very warm welcome from Teri on our arrival at Knaresborough. A spacious site with large pitches. All the wardens were friendly, efficient and hard working with the facilities kept up to a high standard. Unfortunately the Wanderer Kitchen was in a state of metamorphosis, but opens again on 17th.,the Guy Fawkes PH in the village was not particularly welcoming and then closed during our stay. However it’s free parking in the town after 6pm so other options available. Drakes chippie superb. A good Wednesday market in town. The Saturday Artisan Market was busy, with a nice variety of stalls. Whilst the Castle and Courtyard Museum well worth a visit. The Marigold Cafe and Boating on the banks of the river, the best we found, in a picturesque setting, as long as you are happy to walk back up the hill. Pateley Bridge a pretty town , can recommend Wildings Tea rooms by the river Cold stone cut and Stump Cross Cavern on the scenic road to Grassington worth a look to. Jenny’s cafe and Heal Coffee Shop good, in Harrogate where we visited on a damp day using the local buses, so no parking problems. Ripon, Skipton, Ilkley and Otley and the surrounding countryside not to far, whilst York is no distance. A site to be recommended

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cromercrab

Reviewed on 15/07/2023 20:05

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Not as advertised

booked a week at the Knaresborough site, beautiful town nice clean site and very friendly and helpful staff. HOWEVER when we booked it said on the site that there was a bar and restaurant on site and free WIFI in fact the site still says free WIFI ,and when we arrived we was given a site map and list of facilities one of which was free WIFI there is no club house bar or restaurant and defiantly no WIFI free or otherwise ,the reason I was given was no bar because cant get the staff and no WIFI because its being updated .To be fair these things happen but why cant the club email us before to let us know so we could change our plans ,we watch tv via a firestick we cant without WIFI we plan our days out via internet we cant without WIFI the holiday was totally ruined and i would appreciate a response from the club .

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jamcarr

Caravanner from Cheshire

Reviewed on 10/07/2023 11:15

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Very Welcoming Site

This is a nice sized site and very convenient for visiting Knaresborough and surrounding area. It’s approximately 45 minutes walk via road and about 1 hour 15 minutes via the Nidd Gorge but much prettier. It can be steep in places, so you need to be reasonably mobile to walk it. The staff were really friendly and helpful, with lots of useful local information and walks available. They were even able to help us out with a new gas canister when ours ran out. There is a nice dog walk/play area. We did find there was quite a bit of dirt on the path which I think had been spread by the tractor/mower and not left by dog owners. I think it was possibly fox poo, which ended up on shoes and dog paws- very smelly in the van afterwards. The local pub, the Guy Fawkes, is about 10 minutes walk and serves food. Probably worth booking a table. I would definitely come back to this site

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KPCBP

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Reviewed on 06/07/2023 20:19

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Pub nearby - town quite a bit further on foot

2 nights March 2023. Good TV signal. 10 min walk on quiet lane to (good but pricey) food at The Guy Fawkes Inn. When we stayed it was takeout only from The Wanderer, on site. 40min walk on footpath to town centre. As other reviews mention, there is a shortage of men's cubicles.

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Jacksons on tour

Motorhomer from Durham

Reviewed on 27/06/2023 17:21

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Shame about the internet

This site is in a great location to see most of North Yorkshire’s main attractions. Friendly wardens who keep the site facilities very clean. Sadly, we won’t be returning until the almost non existent WiFi is sorted (annoying when we bought yearly access). We are sure that the site will be even better if the Wanderers bar reopens.

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ktansdell

Reviewed on 23/06/2023 19:33

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THREE NIGHTS IN kNARESBOROUGH

The site is the usual camping and motorhome club site standard, clean, tidy and adequate. The area is central to visiting many places and there is a riverside walk to Knaresborough down Nidd gorge which you can join 400 meter's from the site. This is not for cycles btw. It is about 1 hour 20 minutes to walk this route. A word of warning if you need your phone and are on EE network. There is absolutely no signal on the site and you have no wifi either. Even the site hotspot was totally useless.

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Kev Mitch

Reviewed on 19/06/2023 08:21

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Great site and great wardens!

I arrived on site and checked in only to go back to my motorhome and discover it wouldn't start. The wardens were calm, supportive and really helpful. They coned my van, directed arrivals around me, made helpful suggestions to get me moving and even supplied me with mugs of tea! I got going with the help of Mayday (brilliant) and a local garage in Scotton (I'd recommend them to anyone) and spent a lovely three days at Knaresborough. Brilliant dog walking to town and to Harrogate and overall a great site immaculately kept. The Wanderer is closed UFN but refurbishment work is getting on at pace so it might not be long till its open again. Thank you again Terri and Stuart you helped to make an unpleasant breakdown very bearable!

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Ali and Glen

Reviewed on 11/06/2023 10:19

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Great location, super staff.

We’ve only recently ‘discovered’ the Knaresborough site which is just a 1 1/2 hour trip from our home in N Lincs. What a gem. The site location is perfect for access to the Yorkshire Golden Triangle. From Knaresborough which has enough attractions itself for a short break one can easily reach, Harrogate, Wetherby, York etc and the charming Boston Spa. The atmosphere on the site is relaxing and we’ve used services pitches which are spacious and a bit of luxury - another first for us. Wardens are great, the takeaway is super too. Will definitely be back. PS I’ve given 5 stars for facilities and cleanliness but that applies to the site as a whole as we use the van facilities.

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Woldsman

Caravanner from Lincolnshire

Reviewed on 23/05/2023 08:29

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Excellent

First time visiting this site and my wife and I have been very impressed. A very nice welcome on arrival although I wish the the Lady on reception had given me her undivided attention when taking down my details instead of joining in a conversation with another customer that was being dealt with by a member of her team. So much so she forgot to give me my receipt of payment that she questioned my wife when she returned to give her our peg number it's all about being attentative to the customer your dealing with. The site itself is excellent and well looked after very clean although some signs in the pot wash area to remind the dirty people not to leave food residue in the sinks (mabe it's how they live). Would be a good idea. The path down to the dog walk area is very slippy when it's rained but the exercise field is adequate. The food from the wanderer bar takeaway is brilliant shame the bar isn't open though can't quite understand that one . Their is a pub down the road called the Guy Fawkes Inn apparently very good . All in all I would definitely recommend this club site and we hope to return in the future

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The Gardner 240

Caravanner from Derbyshire

Reviewed on 09/05/2023 12:19

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Visit with our grandchildren

Stayed here for 3 nights in the Easter holidays with our two grandchildren. Friendly check in with Carl who was very knowledgeable about the area. Site was always tidy and facilities were spotless. We had a great stay apart from the first night where we experienced high winds and lots of rain. The second night wasn’t a great deal better but you cannot account for the weather. We booked a taxi with Mainline taxis, Harrogate to Mother Shiptons, Easter event. Prompt and reliable.Then had lunch at the Worlds End pub. This was followed by a ride on a rowing boat on the River Nidd. We ordered a takeaway from the Wanderer and weren’t disappointed. There were a few families staying on the site so plenty of friends for our grandchildren. This was our second stay and will definitely be back.

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Franthevan

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Reviewed on 20/04/2023 19:16

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