York Rowntree Park Club Campsite

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Flood management works are finished: full access restored

Back to a favourite site for a few nights. As usual, constantly fully booked months in advance, so I booked single nights on the same type of pitch until I had what I needed - then asked the site to link them so we don’t have to move pitch All the flood management works are finished so the old entrance is open and there is no curfew. Brilliant location for Motorhomes, and for dogs who love the river and parks.

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FrankWrigley

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Reviewed on 19/07/2022 16:50

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3 night break in york

Arrived just after 1pm had a bit of trouble getting to site as the road was closed. Fast tracked in as there were lots of people arriving all at the same time found a pitch set up and headed out into town (about a 15 minute walk along river) Lots of lovely walks along riverbank and plenty of cycle tracks Found it a bit noisy on site as there's a park with play area just the other side of the hedges also make sure you pitch up as near to the post as possible if not you will get a call telling you to move your van like we did.(could only use one side of our garage as we were so close to the hedges) site was very clean and maintained and in a great location for the town center

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Paul Hugman

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Reviewed on 17/07/2022 20:37

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Great location, good facilities but cost makes it inaccessible to many families in a cost of living crisis

As others have said, the location is fantastic. Close to the local shops at Bishopthorpe Road and with York centre just a lovely 20-minute riverside walk away, it's ideal. I wasn't expecting the brilliant Rowntree Park just next door to be so good either - it's fantastic for kids and also has table tennis tables and a nice cafe. There's even a few cycle routes directly accessible from the site. We did the Solar Way as a family, well we got to Uranus (no jokes please) and really enjoyed it as it's flat and pretty much entirely traffic free as it follows an old railway line to Selby. The facilities are very good and clean and nice to use. There isn't a lot of space on site but it didn't feel too crowded, with the nice hedges helping to give us some privacy. There was some noise from the park but it didn't spoil our stay even though it seemed to continue into the night sometimes. I have earplugs so slept fine! But the reason the site wasn't crowded despite being fully booked (in fact we couldn't get an awning pitch, such was the demand) has to be the cost. A warden told us that people were cancelling bookings because they couldn't afford to come any more with the cost of living crisis and increased cost of fuel. But I think part of the reason has to be the site fees. It was £60 a night for the four of us - £60 for a caravan pitch!?! I have never paid more than £35 before and that came with a serviced pitch and extras. The site is great but it can't possibly be worth the money. It's not right to price it so high as caravanning should be accessible to people on low to moderate incomes. How can the club expect to attract young families on a budget at this price? We have to think about attracting and retaining the caravanners of the future to safeguard the future of the Club.

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cyclingJen

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Reviewed on 15/07/2022 16:16

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Very clean and tidy site, but 10pm "curfew" a pain

We booked this site becuase of the location, which we thought would mean we could easily access York on foot. With the flood defence work in progress, we had to use the rear entrance. We were given a key for the rear entrance, but this gate was padlocked at 10pm (not sure why it needs a padlock in addition to a key lock), which meant if we weren't back by 10pm we would need to walk an extra mile or get a taxi. We received information about the impact of the flood work on vehicle access, but don't recall seeing anything abour restricted pedestrian access. It would have been useful to know this before we booked.

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Reviewed on 03/07/2022 18:45

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Fantastic Location for Visiting York

Lovely site , with an easy walk in to York, even if the flood defence work is still in progress.The "new" route in is fine and for a city centre very manageable with no bottlenecks to contain with.Just be careful when turning into Butcher Terrace that you allow for you van length's on the back,as caravan in front hit kerb quite hard. York is an amazing city to walk around with visits to the Shambles and a guided tour inside the Minster,this was so good as without the guide you would have just walked past without knowing the history or story behind it. The Yorvik experience is good (not brilliant) but takes you through the story of York on a train ride.Pubs and restaurants aplenty and lovely having a drink on the river. The lovely Museum Gardens are pleasant to stroll around but they do close at 18.00hrs. We did do the York Dungeon but be careful it is not really suitable for under 10's.and you do need a sense of humour.It has sketches with real characters some really funny. Site is very nice wardens let me pitch first then go back and pay,one thing I did notice was the large pitches,plenty of room for awning car and van,that's if you are on an awning pitch. You can see why this is one of the most popular (but no cheap) club site.

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Fozzie

Reviewed on 16/06/2022 19:41

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Here again.

2nd visit this year.all facilities as expected but toilet block could be warmer early and evenings.especially for high site fees. Not full so I expect thats to do with cost ad well. No workmen over weekend.don't think embankment work will ever be done. York busy with lots of people about.good bus service to Leeds. Nice to wander round bishopthorpe Road on Sunday for the street party.even in the cool damp weather. Xmas fayre week next.

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Paula Watkins

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Reviewed on 08/06/2022 13:22

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Great location, very clean well organised,great wardens

Loved this site, great location, really very easy to get to even with the diversions no problem at all, it's sign posted at the last bit. Had a great pitch 49 down the middle a wide pitch plenty of room with hedges dividing the pitches. The showers and toilet block were absolutely spotless! As was the test of the site. Enjoyed the walk into York 20 minutes, lovely walk around Rowntree park at the side, great for kids lots of slides, zip wire, swings & frames and also up to Bishopthorpe Road, several shops couple of pubs take aways etc there & a handy Sainsburys. I would like to thank the wardens on this site, my husband was taken poorly i had loads of washing to do I had no washing powder, they gave me some of theirs as I didn't want to leave him on the site alone. They kept making sure i was okay and asking how he was throughout the day and the next day. They always had a pleasant smile and were nice and friendly and very approachable nothing was too much trouble. I have already booked to go back next year !

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Hanson2012

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Reviewed on 05/06/2022 12:27

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Brilliant

I had a brilliant overnight here. Arrived at 1pm and headed straight into York (15 minutes walk) and then returned in the evening by the riverside walk, which is quite a bit longer. Really helpful staff team. I had a very peaceful night and I will return.

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JFairlamb

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Reviewed on 27/05/2022 22:57

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Brilliant location, well maintained site with lovely wardens

This site is an excellent base for exploring York, situated next to the river it has excellent walks right on the doorstep. The site is very popular and it’s easy to see why, you can walk into York via a lovely local suburb with great shops, bars and cafes. The site has good facilities, is very well maintained and has lots of benefits being so close to the city. Next door is the lovely Rowntree Park with a great play area for children and nice walks. Also on this site the wardens went out of their way to help us, they were so lovely - Mark and Jules were fantastic and really helped us when we had an issue. Wouldn’t hesitate to return or recommend.

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VantasticAdventures

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Reviewed on 26/05/2022 06:46

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Excellent site for visiting the City Centre

We have stayed here many times, using the location for visiting York and much of North Yorkshire. Ideal for walking and cycling. Always busy, but by booking as soon as the dates become available we've managed to get a 10 day stay most years. Over time there have been a number of changes of wardens, but the site has always been well maintained, always tidy. The site is prone to flooding, but you wouldn't notice if you went after one of these events due to the way the site is cleaned up! This year provided more of a challenge to reach the site due to flood defence works causing changes to the approach to the site, though next time we come these will have gone and the directions to the site will revert to the usual instructions! Getting into York required a small diversion if walking in, but only added on a couple of minutes. The only criticism I can make is a common one - there were so many outfits driving round the site well over the 5mph speed limit, and with no obvious intervention by the wardens to slow anyone down! But I accept it's difficult to enforce...

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andyman2013

Reviewed on 23/05/2022 18:01

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