I knew from previous experience that this was, and still is , a really well kept site . However , upon arrival I soon realized that some of the reviews I had read about warden friendliness were actually true . Nothing takes the shine off your happy and exciting arrival more , than a dour , stern face that doesn't smile , or wish you a pleasant stay . Which is a shame really , as the other warden staff were extremely pleasant and friendly .
With regards to the site and facilities , they are really well maintained , clean , immaculately kept and very well looked after , which is a credit to the staff . However , during our few nights stay , not one of the hand sanitizer stations around the facilities block were filled at all . Whilst I'm sure that we're all aware that the risk of serous illness due to covid is much less then previous , it still has the potential and capability to ruin a holiday . I personally began to feel unwell on my last night there , believing I perhaps had a touch too much of then sun . Our party moved on to another site for a further two nights before arriving home , where I took a covid test and it was positive .
Had the campsite kept the hand sanitizers filled , just as every place in York did , we could then say that the site had done all they could to help prevent infection. During my stay here I learned just how unhygienic many adult males are . Out of six people using the toilet block at the same time as myself ( 3 in cubicles and 3 at urinals ) , the basins and hand drier was used ONCE ! To make things worse , you have to pull a door handle to get out . The same handle as used by the 'unclean' .
The campsite cannot be held responsible for the actions , and unhygienic habits of their visitors , but providing hand sanitizers gives an individual a fighting chance of killing covid bacteria amongst other things .
On the whole , my visit here was excellent , and this well laid out site is well capable of 5 stars from pretty much everyone , but let down by 2 very inexpensive things .
