Wharfedale Club Campsite

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Autumn visit to Wharfedale site

We spent four nights at this site. The weekend was fully booked (as we expected) but the weekdays quieter. It is a beautiful and neat site and a pleasure to walk around. The amenities block was super (newly refurbed I think). Our dog enjoyed the circular walk in the morning - just look out for sheep so you know when to put the dog on the lead. We tried the pub 'Gamekeeper' on the nearby leisure park, it was great, we were able to take our dog with us into the bar area. We did not try the leisure/fitness facility. I had thought we would be able to walk in the evening into Grassington to go to a pub etc, but with the narrow road in the dark this is not advisable, but Grassington is an easy cycle ride away. A recommended walk is from Grassington NT car park, via the Linton Falls, along the Wharfe bank, to Hebden, where you can visit the Old School Tea Rooms for cake etc! The 'supermarket' shop at the Threshfield garage is very good, including a proper butchers counter (this seems to be what Spar are doing in the region). We did have major mobile issues for miles around - but we use Three which is quite urban I think! Most important - do heed the routing instructions in the manual!!

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Caravanner from Buckinghamshire

Reviewed on 11/10/2017 12:40

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Recent long weekend visit

We recently spent 3 nights at this site, and arrived at approx. 1 pm to be greeted by a grumpy warden. He said I had to choose a grass pitch. I said have you got any hard standing free and he said yes, but want you on grass. I said no, I prefer hard standing to which he said he was saving those for people who were staying longer! I thought the club had a policy of first come first served. Anyway I insisted on hard standing and asked if he would mark the vacant ones on a map as is normally done. His response was to give me a map, mark the route and said you will have to ride round and find one! Several other caravaners I spoke to also commented on his rude manner and had noted that he had reserved pitches with a cone for favoured members! However we did not let this spoil our second stay on this excellent site.

Ian Watkinson

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Reviewed on 23/09/2017 08:45

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After the refurb

We have visited this site on numerous occasions over many many years. Having been brought up in the area it is one which we love and enjoy visiting often to walk in the dales. The refurbishment of the toilet block is certainly an improvement with lots of spacious showers and lovely hot water. One comment I would make is that ladies need to be 6ft tall to see in the mirror when drying hair as the mirror is placed above the driers. The resurfaced roads and new service points are good but I can't understand why all the hedges have been removed. There is now a distinct lack of privacy on the site and a lack of birds. A lovely rural setting has become more clinical. Having said all that we will be returning as we LOVE the area. After all it's "God's own county" . Lots of super walks in Wharfedale, close to Skipton if you don't want to walk,half hours walk into Grassington, plenty of super places to eat. Definitely something for everyone.

rightfolk

Reviewed on 13/09/2017 08:53

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Grandchildren Loved It

Visited this site previously but before the improvements, as is is quite handy for us, and in an area we love and are familiar with. Nice clean well kept site, is more open now with all the shrubbery being removed, probably less privacy, especially when the site if full as it was when we were there due to it being the last week of the school holidays. We had our grandchildren with us as we wanted to visit the brilliant Kilnsey show for once the weather was dry for this show. Also did pony trekking at Kilnsey Trekking and trout fishing at Kilnsey fisheries. The kids loved it and played on the playground most evenings. Walked to Grassington had a paddle in the river also visited our favorite pub The Fountaine at Linton. Didn't see wardens much as didn't need them, check in was fine though, they must work quite hard to keep the site so well kept. As said earlier with being handy for this site will be visiting again, probably in the winter months. Just one gripe why do folk walk over pitches instead of walking on the paths think it is very rude!

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Caravanner from Lancashire

Reviewed on 07/09/2017 18:59

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Beautiful,peaceful site

Lovely location and really nice site, however we were lucky to get a level plot.. I don't know what we would do if we could not.. The facilities were fantastic and clean, however as it is a 'holiday location' we found it annoying that everything is shut, shower and shop mid morning to lunchtime. There is only one toilet open when cleaning happens so there was often a queue. I really believe cleaning should be done in the afternoon like other CMC sites we have been to and the shop/office should not shut.. that said we did love it and have booked to return..

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Reviewed on 02/09/2017 17:15

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Site not level

This is a wonderful site and location but i wish it advised levelling blocks are required when booking. Like many others we could only get partially level as we did not expect this on a vlub site. First site i have known like tbis a could surely have been rectified whilst thew new toilet block was built. Apart from living on a slope it was very good and staff were helpful.

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Motorhomer from South Yorkshire

Reviewed on 29/08/2017 21:41

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Beautiful Site

This site is in a beautiful location, it's spotlessly clean, and the new wash room is fabulous, although it's a long way if you are at the end of the site. It may have been better to have two small blocks. There is lots of space between each pitch. However, we were unfortunate in that where we were pitched there was an outcrop of rocks behind the van, and several children would gather there in the evenings to climb up on the rocks, or go over the wall. Their parents were probably oblivious. One of the mums did come looking for hers after several hours, it made us smile as we watched her walk through several pitches, (I honestly think she didn't see any wrong in it) then stand outside our door telling the children to come away. She might have been the mother of all of them actually as no one ever did claim the other kids and they eventually left when it either rained or got dark. Seriously, the majority of the children were fine, and all were well behaved, although one or two drivers were going too fast on site and the children were, well being children and whizzing around on their bikes and scooters. There is a fabulous playground on the site for them, and it was in use most of the time we were there. Do your homework on the area before you come away as there isn't that much in the information room that is relevant to the local area. Or perhaps there was and stocks need replenishing. The landscaping on site is superb! You will want to return. I do but I will make sure it;'s on a different pitch.

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Lovely Site

Lovely clean site, with excellent facilities, we stayed here on our way back North after a 2 week road trip around Devon and Cornwall. I can honestly say it was one of the better sites we stayed at. Only 30 min walk into Grassington. I can't see what all the fuss is about, the new site looks great without the bushes, and we didn't have any problems with people walking past our pitch, and if they did, it's a caravan site, not a private garden. I will definitely be returning.

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Reviewed on 22/08/2017 10:47

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WOW!!

We visit this site every year to do family and friends in Yorkshire and always thought it was pretty good but the alterations over the winter are terrific. There wasn't much wrong with the toilet block but now it is superb and thank goodness a lot of the shrubbery has been removed to give more space on pitches and you can actually see other people. well done Caravan Club. Oh! and the wardens are just very, very good - friendly, approachable, helpful and very hard working. We had a great stay and look forward to being back next year.

Sugs

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Reviewed on 10/08/2017 12:40

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Lovely clean site, Wardens very helpful, Take extra long seel pegs as the hard standings are still a bit soft.

We found that pitch 56 which we were on was terrible for knocking our awning pegs in. I had to purchase some more long steel awning pegs, as the ground although it was a hard standing, I ended up digging 9 inches down before the pegs would grip. Hence 2 1/2 hours to put up our air 3/4 awning. overall the site was lovely and peaceful, Plenty to see and do in the Dales for all ages ;-0

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