A very well maintained site run by the friendly and helpful team of Janet and Phil who, though very busy over our packed-out stay, still managed the time to welcome us and offer words of encouragement and details of the local area. Having recognised our relatively newness to caravanning, they offered advice, and after directing us to a pitch which suited our requirements, popped over later to see how we were getting on. There’s some goods walking from the local village of West Gilling, which also offers two pubs for some welcome refreshment, but do check opening times first, as both pubs aren’t necessarily open on the same days. It’s also worth co-ordinating your lunchtime with the timetable of the no 29 bus to avoid the long drag back up the hill to the site. Though don’t be alarmed when the bus turns left out of the village, and do make sure to ask to be dropped off “at the layby” the other side of the A66, from which you should follow the bridleway back to the site.