Scarborough West Ayton Club Campsite

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Excellent site for families

We loved this site. It has great facilities and large pitches that easily accommodate a large awning, van and car. Our grandchildren loved the play area. The dog walk is great. The whole site is very well laid out and a pleasant place to be. Staff are very friendly and efficient at check in and out. The toilet blocks are very well maintained. We couldn't fault it.

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drbold

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Reviewed on 02/08/2017 00:24

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Rated 4 of 5

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Good site

This a good site reasonably located in the countryside behind Scarbourgh. The facilities require a little of the profits that the CAMC (formed in 2017 not 1907) have spending on them and maybe provide more, as they can become very busy and queues forming. The site staff are excellent and very helpful. The hardstandings and approuch areas to the smaller pitch areas are formed with large sized dark granite stones which in some areas give the appearance of a car park. However, the main problem I personally found with these stones was the tyres of the caravan picked up some of them and these in turn jammed between the motormover drive wheels and the casing completely jamming the mover. We would, and will return, but maybe in a less busy time.

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PhilipWill

Reviewed on 30/07/2017 15:13

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Without doubt, the best caravan club site we have stayed on.

It isn't difficult to gauge from the title of this review that we absolutely loved our stay at West Ayton. The staff were on hand and extremely friendly and full of good advice, the facilities (of which there are many) are all of a good quality and highly maintained by the dedicated wardens. We stayed for a week with our two small children (3 and 5 yrs) and our little dog and they were all catered for. The children had a choice of two parks to play in, one conveniently next to the dog walking area so I could have a stroll through the field with the dog while my partner played in the park with the children and it was an event that quickly become routine to tire out the children! Both parks are well maintain to the extent of daily cleaning of the swings (who else does that?!). There is a fish and chip van that visits on a Friday evening and Scarborough is only 15 minute drive away. Lots to do nearby in all directions from the site making it perfectly situated for a fantastic family holiday. We will definitely be coming back to West Ayton, which is without doubt the best site we have stayed on so far.

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RennieClan

Reviewed on 27/07/2017 21:59

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Super site

Something to suit everyone at this lovely site, which is kept beautifully clean and tidy by the busy wardens. There's a large play area for ball games etc, an adventure playground, games room, as well as a second playground for young children. Dog owners love the fenced in dog walking area where dogs can safely run off lead. The site is perfectly located for trips to the coast or inland to many pretty moors villages, with a good bus service just a few minutes walk from the site. We enjoyed our recent stay and will definitely be visiting again.

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Taffsdad

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Reviewed on 13/07/2017 22:48

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Great site, ideally located

Enjoyed a week here at the end of June. Having read the previous reviews I have to agree that the shower and toilet facilities are dated. However, they are a credit to the site wardens who keep them immaculately clean. The pressure on the showers is unbelievable - the best I have ever experienced on a CC site. The information room is one of the best and even has little 'tear off' notes with the postcodes for local supermarkets and other useful places. Enjoyed trips into Scarborough, York, Whitby etc, etc. This site is in a good location for touring the delightful surrounding area. Finally, the floral display at the entrance to Reception is again a credit to the site wardens. Beautiful!! Will definitely visit again.

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snapesrus

Reviewed on 04/07/2017 14:43

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Nice site

This is the second time we’ve stopped here and it won’t be the last, nice well kept site, friendly welcome from the wardens (female) but the male wardens could smile a bit more and when you say morning to them it would be nice of them to reciprocate with the same.

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Beermonster

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Reviewed on 02/07/2017 20:38

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Great site

First time at this site and loved it friendly wardens immaculately clean shower and toilet blocks great dog walk and activity field for kids / table tennis and pool games room . Great walk into village about 5 minutes local pub very friendly and also dog friendly good food excellent beer garden . Spar supermarket just over the bridge in east ayton about 2 minutes. Bus route to Scarborough or Pickering very good and frequent

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wests

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Reviewed on 28/06/2017 23:10

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fabulous family and dog friendly site

Loved this site. Location easy to get to, although large site was peaceful in June even at a weekend. Very spacious. Fabulous play area for children with loads of space (we always look these days with grandchildren in mind). Dog walk and walks wonderful. The view from the field beyond the dog walk was absolutely amazing over the wolds and could even see white cliffs. Lovely walks in the area too. The only disappointment which was nothing to do with the site was our trip on North Yorkshire Railway. We live in Shropshire near Severn Valley Railway which is a very pretty ride along the river Severn. We expected a similar pretty view on the North Yorkshire Railway but it runs in steep sided valleys for the most part so not the view we expected. Quite expensive too we thought. Site FABULOUS - in my mind one of the best in the country for facilities, layout etc. (Just one thing there isn't a sign for the site coming from the west Pickering site so just watch out if you are coming that way as you have to turn sharply at you arrive in West Ayton on the left)

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rodens

Reviewed on 28/06/2017 15:21

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Seaside Weekend Stay

Had a few days at this site our first visit to Scarborough for many years and had a nice Armed Forces Day that included a display on the South beach area by the fantastic RAF Red Arrows. Getting into town on the bus from close to the site and not all club sites are close to bus stops which is a shame. Used the pub opposite the bus stop the Ye Olde Forge Valley Inn on the way back and must agree with a fellow member who pointed out the debit card charge of 50p is not one you come across very often and I did not think was good by the pub as most meals inc drinks will be in excess of £20 so come on landlord play the game. Read in the info room about a couple who a few days before out visit had seven yes 7 dogs with them,,, a bit over the top don't you think.

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Cajun Duo

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Reviewed on 28/06/2017 12:54

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Rated 4 of 5

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Generally good, definitely not 5 stars

We have been going to this site for several years as we like the location. It;s a shame that so many grass pitches have been lost over the years as we prefer them. The dog walk has been much improved by extending it. I know the site has to be maintained but I wish wardens would refrain from cutting grass and hedges at weekends.Also, why does the CC have to buy such incredibly noisy machinery? The little tractors and the petrol hedge cutters you use are the noisiest I've come across. Many commercial sites use much quieter machines. I also don't understand why CC sites insist on closing shower blocks in the mornings. The most likely time people want to use them is in the morning, especially if you are vacating the site that day and it's a pain when the shower blocks are close. Why can't the cleaning be done between 12 and 1pm? The major issue we have however is one which is now common place on all CC sites and which is not being taken seriously by the club- that is excessive speed. solo cars, cars towing caravans and motorhomes were routinely exceeding the 5mph limit, quite a few by a considerable margin. Many of the speeders are by no means young drivers. Will it take someone to be seriously injured or even killed before the club takes this increasing problem seriously? It has to be said that the wardens themselves were routinely driving their tractors at more than 5mph and even worse were frequently seen driving the wrong way on the one way section close to our pitch!! I don't suggest speed cameras on sites, however electronic speed display boards are not expensive and make it very easy for everyone to see how fast someone is driving. This would also make it easier to report speeders. These people are behaving dangerously and it's high time this issue was addressed. I saw a warden pacing the distance between 2 caravans, which were not too close together, yet speeders are left to carry on. Finally, and not the fault of the club, the Old Forge Valley Inn in the village charge a 50p surcharge for DEBIT card payments!!. I complained about this to them as we have never been charged for using a debit card at any other pub. This is pure profiteering and we would never use this pub again.

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Bigfam

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Reviewed on 21/06/2017 11:04

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