Thirsk Racecourse Club Campsite

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Good for families

Rally field and Motorhomes

This is the second time we stayed at this site. Its the first time on the rally field. My husband phoned ahead to find out if there was water available on the field and he was told yes there was. We duly arrived with no water on board to find out there was two auto stop taps with no facility to connect a hose. This is our only complaint. The wardens did explain later these are responsibility of the racecourse and there is nothing they can do about it. Lesson learned fill up your Motorhome before you arrive if you have to park on the rally field. Apart from this hiccup we enjoyed our stay and wardens were helpful and site has great access to town. Perhaps this information could be put on website

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JintyG

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Reviewed on 19/08/2018 12:37

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It all depends what you're looking for!

We stayed at this site in July and the purpose of our stay was to visit the Town of Thirsk. With this in mind, we thought the location was excellent and were prepared for the noise (although it wasn't intrusive). We were pitched close to the Lidl Supermarket side of the site and other than an early morning delivery there was little disturbance. The facilities, while dated, were very clean, and once I'd worked out the shower (I didn't read the notice!), the hot water temperature was good and plentiful. The grass was very well kept and looked pretty good considering the recent weather and we were on a reasonably even pitch, as were my parents in their Motorhome. There was a "disturbance" with some other guests on the Saturday night and once this was reported to the Wardens on Sunday morning they dealt with it very professionally. It's not really a site for peace and quiet, but we liked Thirsk and would visit again for the convenience of being able to walk into Town.

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Tigers77

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Reviewed on 13/08/2018 10:06

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Value for Money

Great location for a lovely little site at a very reasonable price per night. Pretty level grass field with good facilities and excellent wardens. We were booked on the site over a period during a racing meeting so had to vacate to the rally field just around the corner. We knew this from the booking so were prepared for the temporary move. The site is ideally situated for the Market Town of Thirsk being within 5 minutes walk. Two supermarkets can be seen whilst standing on the site. The Railway station is 1.1/3 of a mile from the town and takes 20 minutes to walk. The site is ideally located as it is surrounded by some great day trips out. At the back of the site is a small road which can be noisy at times with tractors and occasional noisy exhaust pipe. The are also early morning deliveries to the supermarket close by which can be a little noisy at 5am., so don't park too close if your a light sleeper. Several members were reminded of the speed limit and several were reminded about keeping their dogs on leads - so no different to any other club site. We have visited several times and will continue to do so.

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BunnyBrookes

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 02/08/2018 12:32

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Decisions, Decisions!

It is time the Racecourse Management decided whether they want a "Premier Car Park" or a caravan site -they can't expect to have both! To expect customers to take down awnings and pack up for the road just to move into another field whenever there is a race meeting is totally unrealistic - why can't they make the other field the permanent site? The club also needs to be more honest with it's description - for instance, there is no mention of a road at the back of the site, it's not shown on the map - which on our visit proved to be very noisy. This site and it's facilities are not fit for inclusion in club membership.

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sqms

Reviewed on 20/07/2018 14:49

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Inconsiderate driving

I am currently on the site and have visisted many times in the past lovely placed site facities are in need of upgrade but obviously this is the racecourse not much chance of it happening. What I am really disgusted with is the speed of fellow members insist on doing they seem to think 5mph doesnt apply anymore. The wardens need to be more assertive in dealing with this issue before there is an accident. Thank you

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suecaravanlover

Reviewed on 27/06/2018 16:37

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Lovely little site

I’ve visited this site many times and always had a very warm friendly welcome, it’s ideal location is within walking distance to thirsk , the toilets/ showers are a little dated but adequate and always spotless. Some complain about the noise off the road, but I’ve never found it a problem.

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Johnfromdurham

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 02/06/2018 16:18

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Great site and great location

This is a great site. I have been reading the reviews and what do people expect. It is cheaper than all of the rest of the caravan club sites. The wardens are always really friendly and approachable. It is the only club site that we have visited recently who have made our two children very welcome as usually you get looked down on when you arrive with two young children. The toilets are always really clean and then is nothing wrong with them. If you do not like them then use the facilities in your own caravan. The location is brilliant for walking into Thirsk and having the supermarkets on the doorstep is useful. In regards to the deliveries to Lidl, yes they do come throughout the night but if you are a light sleeper just make sure you do not pitch up right next to Lidl. We have always had a lovely time here and will continue to come to stay.

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C J C

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Reviewed on 06/10/2017 23:04

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weekends away

stay here quite often over the years, nice and local for the weekend get aways! Staff are really friendly and helpful and its ideal for walking into the town. The only downside is that its a very noisy site as shops are getting deliveries at all hours and the boy racers are none stop, however we know about this and are fine with it as only weekends spent here. Return here every year

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Lesley72

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Reviewed on 05/10/2017 21:37

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Overnight Stop

We stayed here in June on our way south. The route and access to the site was easy. The wardens had left a note to greet us, so we pitched and found them in the office to pay later, and very pleasant they were. The site is a convenient distance from the A1 to use as an overnight stop. It is just an open grass area but has electric hook ups, and there are facilities if you need them. Thirsk town is a stroll away and has everything you would expect for a small town. The site didn't have the appeal to us to stay for any longer. It felt quite vulnerable being by a busy road and no security barrier, but what do you expect for the price.

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Hollysmaid

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Reviewed on 14/08/2017 20:14

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just Perfect

Stayed at Thirsk racetrack for three days the wardens Pat & Graham made us most welcome , the site is clean and just a short walk into the town .i no that some of the reviews on here are negative but this site is better then a lot don't take any notice of the bad reviews try it yourself you won't be disappointed will visit again for sure

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stubzy

Reviewed on 08/08/2017 23:37

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