We had 10 nights booked into the York Rowntree site for mid June. Arrived near 2pm to a friendly welcome at reception with advice that since we have an 8m long outfit they had pre-selected a suitable pitch for us although it was clearly expressed that we were under no obligation to accept this, however it was ideal. Once pitched, aquaroll, wastemaster and power all resolved, time to relax a bit. We chose a Domino Pizza takeaway for our evening meal since it is just a short walk out of the back gate, where there is a cluster of restaurants, cafes and takeaways. We were located near some humps that were installed on the road to attempt to slow down drivers - no chance - we had some amusement listening to all their cutlery, crockery and who knows what else clattering about. York carries the legacy of its history in road layout and consequently traffic congestion is always an issue. I think on some trips we spent more time in traffic queues or waiting for traffic lights than we did driving and my fuel consumption dropped markedly. It is a pleasant site so close to the center of York just a short walk away, but given the traffic congestion I think our next trip to York will be to Beechwood Grange as we can get to many places that we still want to visit, more easily via the outer ring and for York central the Park and Ride from Monks Cross will get us quite fast to the center along the extensive bus lanes. Monks cross shops will provide enough retail therapy for anyone.