Good site
Good site,well looked after,shower block clean,
Could have an earlier check in.
Congestion problem with many vans waiting to check in.
Bistro on site with good food.
Will return
Knaresborough Club Campsite
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A local gem
I live about 40 miles from site but have not previously used it. I will definitely return .... soon. It is well located for both Knaresborough & Harrogate and not having been to Knaresborough for many years I had forgotten how beautiful it is. The site is a short way up a lane off an A class road but I heard little traffic noise, none of the farm noise referred to in another review. There were few children on-site and overall it was very quiet. We used the Bistro and found it served 'homely' food - I had beef pie, very nice, nothing exotic! The Guy Fawkes pub is walkable in about 10min and had an interesting menu and good choice of beers. We had an excellent short stay.
Excellent stay
We arrived for two weeks in early August and had a wonderful stay. The camp staff were polite and extremely helpful, especially since I'd forgotten my hammer. There was only a slight noise from the main road, which was not a problem, and every now and then some from the farm at the back of the camp but it wasn't intrusive.
This was the only camp we've been to that had a restaurant attached and we made use of it twice - it saved cooking and was handy when it poured down when we were due to eat out. The other members enjoyed it and I met several who came here regularly. It was perfect for dogs and children if you had them. We would definately stay here again.
Bach2013
Reviewed on 31/08/2015 09:17
Great site but ...
Had a four night stay in mid September. Arrived a little before the official 13.00 opening time to face a line of motor homes, caravans and cars backed up and on to the main road which was only 400 yards away. We thought that it was getting dangerous when a car and van could not get around the corner off the main road and it was annoying local residents who were trying to get to their homes.
People were complaining that they had been to reception and been told there was no access until 13.00 which I feel is fair if it says so in the hand book and when you book the site.
However, many if not most sites tell you to arrive after 12.00. I can not understand the discrepancy for some sites to be out of line with the majority. I know some have particular circumstances to deal with but I can not see the problem here. As the departure time is 12.00 we were sitting looking at rows of empty pitches.
The wardens were obviously very stressed as people were complaining about the situation and it must be one they encounter on a regular basis.
I would not say the wardens were rude but yes abrupt.
An unnecessary situation which should be examined. We have had better starts to our holidays.
BARN385549
Reviewed on 31/08/2015 08:30
Knaresborough
Had a two night stay, the bistro was excellent, had drinks in the garden on our first night and ate in the bistro on our second night, food was brilliant, lovely friendly setting.
Hungry
Stopped here for 1 night in August and was looking forward to being able to make use of the "bar,restaraunt and take away food available on site" as described in the Club handbook. Having driven a couple of hundred miles, imagine the dissapoint to be told, "it's Tuesday, the restaraunt is closed, they all work very hard so you can't begruge them a day off". Shutting facilities in the height of the season in August ??, never mind the pub down the road was good, full of friendly locals and the food was great.
Great 5 day break
Stayed from Friday to Tuesday. Had an excellent break apart from torrential storms for two nights. Stayed on grass which got a little boggy, but rain was exceptionally heavy. Nice meal and drinks in the bistro and lots of places to visit. A walk along the river at Ripon was worth a visit if you like a riverside pub with visiting kingfishers. I would definitely come here again. Noise from the farm was a nuisance, but this is clearly shown on the website.
Misrepresented
Sadly, my first poor review. We were advised grass was firm, vehicles never get stuck - managed to move after parking eventually - using tracks!
Moved to a supposedly better location, the "slight farm noise" turned out to be a continually droning generator, very noisy, had to move again. Noise is all day long until 2200hrs.
Have to agree with other reviewers, it's not a play area, it's an isolated slide! Our 4 year old grand daughter remained unimpressed.
The dog walk - a track running alongside the site, shared with - yes you've got it, the farm vehicles, so muddy potholes, not pleasant at all.
Wardens were friendly, but never mentioned the noise at all.
This site is poorly misrepresented by the Caravan Club, surprising for them. We cancelled our stay after one night and moved to a better site. After 15 years with the club, this was our first bad experience, so statistically we've been very lucky, but I just felt if you are choosing a site, better to have an informed decision.
Great little site
Just spent a week on this great little site,we had to go on grass for the first night but the stand in warden told me i could move the next day,so we moved.There was a little noise from the near by farm but we expected this as its been going on for a number of years.Not a site for children,the play area is poor but at 73 this didnt affect me
Lovely site but not for families
We chose this site for its location we have always loved Knaresborough. On arrival (after 1pm as instructed) we were told to find a pitch with a white peg and told this was very important, we drove around the site 3 times and the only pitch we could find with a white peg was on a very small grassed area. Our caravan is 23ft long and there was no way it was big enough along with the awning and car. So we drove back around again and was told to go on another grassed area with a blue peg?! Which was by the Wardens 'house' which is obviously a last resort. The hardstanding pitches did look lovely and spacious but unfortunately the site had overbooked for those. When we were finally pitched and set up we decided to take our 3 year old to the 'playarea' this consisted of a piece of grass with a slide on it and some monkey bars that looked like they had been there for 25 years without a lick of paint. She seemed happy enough but I can`t understand how this can be allowed to be advertised as a playarea for children, dissapointing for a caravan club site. I also saw the wardens telling children not to ride their scooters etc so I definately got the feeling this was not really for families. We had booked into the bistro but when we arrived decided against it. The warden is very strict and straight talking, good in some ways I suppose but not others. I could understand if some people took offence to this. They also close the toilets and showers mid morning which is the time when everyone wants to use them which seems like a really odd time to do it. Other than the site we love Knaresborough and the surrounding area. We ended up leaving a night early even though we had paid for it, I doubt we would return.
