Rated 4 of 5

Rated 4 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 3 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 4 of 5

Location

Rated 2 of 5

Good for families

Not for everyone.

We visited this site in August 2022. On paper it has a full range of facilities including a playground, a dog field, a tent area and the usual toilets and showers all in Club style. The pitches are hard standing and flat. They are a good size. There are three areas of concern for me. Firstly the fact that you might feel rather confined to the site. You can’t walk off the site with a dog as they are not allowed on the drive because of horses in the fields alongside. You must use a car. This isn’t so much of a challenge because there is no footpath access from the site al all. Even the A4 folder of local walks starts with instructions of where to drive your car. Of course if, like us, your main purpose is to visit the city of York itself then that probably OK. The Park and Ride is nearby and provides a good, frequent, reliable service. However, be aware that there is a 2m height restriction on the access so whilst our vow camper could get in, anything bigger will struggle and parking in York is not cheap. Secondly, on our visit it seems that people are less fastidious about looking after the toilet and washing facilities than they used to be. There was a lot of toilet paper left on the floor and several of the toilets were in an unusable condition though there are toilet brushes on hand. It seems that a thorough clean is done at the 10.30am closing time - but maybe interim inspections might be made every 4 hours or so? The third thing to be aware of is, as on some other club sites, that the duty staff are rather “rule bound” and quick to investigate any non standard equipment. This does get a little tiresome when you are not used to living in a “dorm inspection” environment. I assume that there is a strict formula used for training staff but perhaps some attention to people skills is required? So I would say that this site is quite adequate as a base for exploring the City of York but not really for a relaxed holiday break. It’s a bit like the camping equivalent of a Premier Inn (and that’s no bad thing): not cheap but you know what you will get even if it’s a bit bland. It’s not for everyone.
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