York Rowntree Park is an Ideal location for visiting the city and further afield if desired. The river walks are good if you have a dog and around the city via the wall, no dogs allowed on the wall. The site can be a little noisy from the adjacent park in good weather and when the kids are off school but don't let that put you off. Its, IMOP, not a site for lazing around in all day, it’s a get out and do your thing and there is plenty to see and do. You can visit Cosmo World food for an all you can eat buffet, Bridge St, Ouse Bridge, for a very reasonable price. There are all kinds of food to try. A visit to Eden Camp is very good and also to The Aircraft Museum which is also very good. Leaflets are in the site info room. The two Weatherspoon pubs are good for real ale drinkers and food but there are many more pubs and eateries to visit although a bit more expensive. We always use the showers at 17:00hrs ish after walking around all day with the dog and never found it busy at this time. The showers / toilets have always been very clean on our visits as you would expect from the CC. Be aware, that in extreme wet weather, the site can flood and evacuation may be required which happened to us some years ago. There is a web cam that monitors the river in York which you can view prior to visiting. If you like to get out and about, then this is great for York. If you are a site hugger, look for somewhere more scenic.