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The Henry VII Experience
Micklegate Bar, Micklegate, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, YO1 6JX
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Gillian looks forward to welcoming you to her CL.
Foss Dyke is a peaceful site located on the edge of the village of Bishopthorpe which has many amenities such as several pubs, shops, hairdressers, chemist etc. It is conveniently close to a Park and Ride, the local bus route and large supermarket, and close to a public cycle path which leads you to York's city centre and to the town of Selby.
Each generously sized grass pitch has electricity and drinking water, and is adjacent to our own pine woodland which you are welcome to explore. In spring the park becomes adorned with daffodils and bluebells, and in summer has it's very own meadow. We are very fortunate to have a variety of wildlife on and around the caravan park so be sure too look out for them. Often spotted are squirrels, foxes, deer, owls and buzzards. Limited hard-standing also available.
This CL is only 3 miles from the city of York, a beautiful city with many attractions - York Minster, Jorvick Viking Centre, Clifford's Tower and National Railway Museum just to name a few. We are also only an hours drive away from the East Coast, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors which hosts the North York Moors Railway with magnificent steam engines and beautiful rural stations.
York is a Christmas shopping heaven with its mix of shops and wonderful Christmas markets throughout York's atmospheric streets. The festive shopping starts off with the ever popular St Nicholas Market which usually begins at the end of November and continues until just before Christmas. The bustling Victorian market stalls sell everything from local produce to traditional gifts and crafts, all accompanied by the smell of roasting chestnuts and the sound of carol singers.
Not only is the Christmas market very popular, York hosts regular European and local Farmer's Markets on a regular basis throughout the year.
We welcome well behaved dogs but request that they are kept on leads at all times.
There is a park and ride 1.5 miles away which take you to the centre of York.
We are sorry but electric cars cannot be charged on this CL. The nearest electric car charging point is at our Askham Bar P&R, approx 1 mile away.
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Latest arrival time: 12:00 AM
0.5 acres
Electric amperage: 16
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Sites key:
- Postcode:
- YO23 2RS
- GPS:
- Lat 53.920238 / Lon -1.112808
- OS field ref:
- SE584475
- OS map ref:
- 105
Transport links
- Bus stop within 1 mile
- Buses go to: various destinations
- Daily public transport within 1 mile
- Nearest port: Hull (35 miles)
- Nearest train station: York
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Absolutely lovely
We had originally booked onto an alternative CL site in the York area but on arrival was disappointed, so decide to move on. After quickly logging onto the CMC app, we found Foss Dyke. A quick call and we were booked in for that evening and the following one. Gill was outside waiting our arrival. She was very helpful and informative with regards to the local village and bus/walking routes into York. Due to the size of our unit we were on the hard standing area, which suited us. Lovely spot on a secure gated site. The A64 can be heard very faintly in the distance but certainly nothing to interrupt the peace of the woodland area. Spent time squirrel šæ spotting. If you require toilets or showers then this is not a site for you. We thoroughly loved it and will definitely be back.
Best cl for York
We have been going to this cl for 5 years now and we love it, Gillian is lovely and nothing is too much trouble.
The site is easy to find and the village is about a 10 min walk away it has 4 pubs a couple of shops and a chippy.
Itās so easy to get into York, just a quick bike ride in along traffic free cycle paths. You could walk it too itās about 4 miles to get to cliffords tower and the centre of York. Especially good when the races are on as you can watch them from the cycle path.
Highly recommended!!
caravanrach
Reviewed on 27/08/2019 17:48
First Time CL Stay
We have just had 2 nights at this delightful CL. This was our first time using a CL after almost 7 months of caravanning and we certainly enjoyed it. There is slight road noise from the A64 but nothing that would disturb you too much, in fact the pheasants and Guinea Fowl were much noisier!
The site is level and well kept and also very secure thanks to a coded gate. Bishopthorpe Village is less than 10 minutes stroll away with some good pubs (highly recommend the Woodman for food), and a Co-op store and York itself is accessible via a lovely walk along the river or a more direct route via the racecourse.
We were sorry to hear of Gillians recent bereavement but were very grateful that she had honoured the bookings she had and wish her all the best for the future.
At just 30 minutes away from home I feel that this will become our "Go To" CL for quick after work getaways.
Foss Dyke
Stayed twice in a very, very wet September as stopovers on our way to and from Scotland.
The first time we were directed to a pitch where our motorhome wouldn't get stuck - and it didn't.
The second time the owner was so helpful as the CL was too wet for us to get on and she put us on to a temporary hard standing pitch where we could connect to both power and water. We were very grateful and can't thank her enough.
We can't wait to go back as it's so convenient to the park and ride etc. and there's even a filling station with easy access close by.
Muddy
This site would be very nice in good weather but when I visited in mid September it was already very wet and muddy. More periods of heavy rain only made things worse with deep water-filled ruts making daily entry and exiting precarious.
Obviously the owner cannot control the weather but new arrivals were still being let on resulting in churning up the ground even more.
I appreciate that owners donāt want to let people down but there comes a point when they are not doing visitors any favours by continuing to take bookings without warning of the very muddy and uncomfortable conditions. Had I been aware of the conditions I would not have used this site. Siting and egress of caravans was only possible using a mover.
The location is very convenient for York with a Park & Ride close by. It is also secure behind coded and locked gates. The usual facilities are very good with water provided on each pitch. It is very quiet with much wildlife about.
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