Knaresborough Club Campsite

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Good for families

Great improvements since our last visit 👍

Great size pitches. All the usual ablution facilities were warm and spotlessly clean. Do use the on site restaurant, great menu and reasonable prices and lovely atmosphere (best we have ever seen) Lovely walks , short and long, the village of Scotton with the Guy Fawkes pub(very busy, you are recommended to pre-book, extensive menu but a little pricey IMHO) is an easy stroll. Do the Nidd Gorge walk into Knaresborough, making sure you cross the river at the 1st bridge, beautiful, especially with all the Autumn colours. Good tv reception, mobile phone also good(vodaphone). On site WiFi not used. Shop in reception very sparsely stocked, don’t relie on it , and no local shops in the village so go prepared.

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Vinnythehat

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 21/11/2017 16:15

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one of the best

First time at this site, and this looks like the model other sites should follow. The wardens were friendly and informative. The new block including the bistro is great. New inclusions include outside dog and cycle cleaning point, and improved waste water and chemical waste areas. Knaresborough is a 20 minute walk away and still offers reasonably interest out of the main season. Harrogate is a short cycle ride away all off main roads, following the Beryl Burton way, although it does include steep inclines for the less experienced cyclist. Many people also walked this route, I would imagine it would take an hour at a steady pace. The site also provides a good dog exercise area and a reasonable child's play area.

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ali46

Motorhomer from South Humberside

Reviewed on 21/11/2017 14:03

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Nice Autumn break

Arrived just after 12:00 noon and pitched up easily. Advised to do so before using motorhome service point as arrivals expected to be busy. Entrance is quite tight for 8m motorhome but seen worse. Used bistro 4 times over 5 night stay and each meal was excellent and good value for money. Outside sitting area looks good for summer. Facilities excellent and very clean. Pitch sizes very good. Easy cycle access to Knaresborough (uphill climb on return so electric bikes a real boon). Its a fair way to shops if you don't have transport so take the basics, though milk and eggs available in reception. All in all a great location, excellent facilities and a very smooth operation.

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Columbus 6

Motorhomer from South Yorkshire

Reviewed on 20/11/2017 11:45

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Great winter break

We stayed for 6 nights from Sunday 12th Nov. We found the site well laid out with good sized pitches. We used both toilet blocks and they were very clean and up to the usual CMC standards. The location of the site is great for visiting many local attractions. We drove into Harrogate and also used the P&R at Poppleton for a day in York. There is a bus stop right outside the site for those without transport, I believe the buses go to Harrogate and Kneesboorugh. There is a station in Knaresborough Centre so you could travel on elsewhere. Having read some very recent uncomplementary reviews on Tripadvisor we did not try the Bistro but instead walked down to the Guy Fawkes pub in the village, took about 10 minutes. Well worth the walk, the food was excellent and the wine list had some nice choices. Pub is unpretentious and host and staff friendly and efficient. Only one negative which lost a star for peace and quiet, at 6.15 am on Saturday the bin lorry arrived and made plenty of racket emptying the wheelie bins, also on Saturday morning from about 8.30there seemed to be a lot of yapping and barking dogs on site. The previous 5 days had been lovely and peaceful. We would return.

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ChrisnJohn

Reviewed on 19/11/2017 18:01

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Weekend stay

Just enjoyed a lovely weekend on this site. The new bistro and layout of the site is fantastic. My only complain of sites now is the world has gone dog mad, I'm not against dogs but people no longer have a dog, it is multiple dogs. I didnt mind them in the bistro until people started coming in with 2 or 3 per couple. The sites are now providing more services for dogs such as dog washes etc. It's about time the caravan club started a charge for dogs on sites, I have to pay for my kids and they are better behaved and quieter than most dogs. This is the most talked about thing I here been spoke about on sites.

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22kevinr

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Reviewed on 19/11/2017 09:53

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Great to see a bar on the site!

First things first as previously mentioned in reviews be cautious on entry into the site as it is tight, however I have a long twin wheeler and still got in without issue but the caravan coming in behind us hit the cones on the way in. The pitches are great with hedges separating them to give plenty privacy and space. There are 2 toilet blocks and as usual they are kept spotless. The kids park is ok but not as good as other sites such as Grassington my daughter lost interest quickly. The main appeal of this site is that it's been chosen as the flagship to have a pub/restaurant on site which cc hope to roll out across the country in time, it's a great idea and what cc sites have been missing. Great to have a social area people can get to know other members and I can see what there trying to do with the menu but worry they may be trying slightly too hard for e.g. my daughter had fish and chips, everything is cooked fresh seems to be the philosophy but the fish was really chewy as it was overcooked and the chips were nice but nothing special that said I prefer this cooking idea then that of heated up ready meals. Was still a pleasant meal and we never got to try the evening meal but looking at other people's they looked lovely. If I had another small criticism it would be that the design is clearly set up as a restaurant and if you are just after a drink you feel you need to sit at the bar especially if on your own. We really enjoyed our stay and will definitely be back especially for the location as you can have a lovely walk to Knaresbrough through the countryside and then get bus back if needed.

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Reviewed on 15/11/2017 21:32

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Wish I had stayed longer

This newly refurbished site is a credit to the club with it's great new restaurant and bar. Add in fantastic new shower rooms posher than an upmarket hotel room and it all adds up to great value. This will be my new stop off point on the way up to Scotland. See you in December. Knaresborough is also a picturesque and lovely place to shop and eat just down the road.

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Terry from Kent

Caravanner from Kent

Reviewed on 14/11/2017 20:11

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4 Days of tranquillity

We needed 4 days near to Harrogate, while my wife attended a conference, and Knaresborough was just right. More than that, she needed to be as neat as the proverbial new pin, so the facilities needed to be just right. Not to waste words, they were: laundry, dryers, showers, all performed well.

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RBaxendale

Reviewed on 14/11/2017 19:18

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Crowded Feeling

On entering this club-site, we parked as directed by road markings "New Arrivals" and went to the office to book-in, we were the asked {Abruptly i might add} to move the caravan as we were blocking the entry. We have read other reviews who mentioned this problem, so C & M Club, you need to change the access to this site. The site feels small and crowded, lacks any shrubbery, too much gravel, on other sites there appears to be divisions of hedges or other greenery/ pot plants etc. here, nothing. The meal we had in "The Wanderer" was good, pleasant staff, menu was adequate, not a "Bar" more of a "Bistro". Location was good for visiting local attractions, bus stop 2 mins walk from site, buses going to Knaresborough/Harrogate/Ripon every 2 hours, so planning is essential.

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cookie1948

Reviewed on 07/11/2017 18:40

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Shower nightmares

A revisit to this site after the refurbishment. Excellent pitches with extra service pitches if you need them. New reception block,restaurant and toilets are five star. Having visited wharfdale after there refurbishment I hoped this would be as good. My only criticism was the men’s showers. They were very very poor and must be the worst ones I have come across. I tried all six whilst we stayed there and only one showe was usable. Even the new block the two showers were abismal. NO PRESSURE. Several of the mixer taps were leaking water out reducing the pressure. I spoke to the warden who said there was poor pressure in the old block. Then why wasn’t it fixed. New showers not working correctly need fixing. The second shower in the old block was fine so why weren’t the others? My wife said the female ones were excellent so let’s get the men’s fixed.

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retireddoug

Caravanner from Nottinghamshire

Reviewed on 07/11/2017 15:46

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