Harewood House
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A Treasure House of England built in the 18th Century with exhibitions, farm experiences gardens.
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Why stay here ...
Our CL is situated on the brow of a hill with a view to die for overlooking the lower Wharfe valley including areas of outstanding natural beauty.
There are four large hard standing pitches with 6 foot hedges between, each one having metered electric hookup and water tap/hookup, inside the meter box is a brochure giving site details including bus timetables, local taxis, restaurants, supermarkets, footpaths, local attractions etc. The fifth pitch is on grass.
A popular walk from the site (about 3 miles) is onto the Otley Chevin and along to surprise view above Otley, with fabulous views on one side to the Pennines and on the other to North York Moors and the Yorkshire Wolds, then drop down to Otley, after some refreshments you can catch the bus back.
Otley is a market town with markets on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and there is also an afternoon car boot sale on Sundays (if interested).
Leeds is a vibrant city and has long been described as the shopping centre of the north, and has cinemas, theatres, an indoor market, and numerous restaurants, also the National Armouries Museum, (well worth a visit). Not forgetting Roundhay Park and Tropical World, the park is some 3 square miles, with 2 cafe's and 2 lakes, electric scooters are also available for disabled visitors,
Just over the hill is Harrogate with a compact shopping centre and some nice restaurants including the famous Bettys, which is also at the entrance to RHS gardens at Harlow Carr.
You can also explore The Dales and the Washburn valley a tributary of the Wharfe which offers some of best scenic walks and drives in the area and has been described as a mini Lake District with numerous footpaths and car parks around four reservoirs with fly fishing, and white water canoeing. Continuing up the Whafe Valley which is the principal route of the "Dales Way" footpath from Ilkley to Bowness is Ilkley, Addingham, Bolton Abbey with Strid wood including the pavilion cafe / restaurant, Burnsal, Grasington, Kettlwell. Other towns you must see are:- Settle, Malham, Patley Bridge, Inglton, and Harewood House and grounds plus bird garden etc, etc. all with their own unique attractions. Not forgetting the ancient city of York which is within easy striking distance. I think you must agree that one week is simply not enough to fit all this in.
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Latest arrival time: 8:00 PM
0.75 acres
Some sloping pitches
Electric amperage: 16
Lawned site
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Sites key:
- Postcode:
- LS21 1EU
- GPS:
- Lat 53.894826 / Lon -1.627136
- OS field ref:
- SE245444
- OS map ref:
- 104
Transport links
- Buses go to: Otley, Skipton, Leeds
- Daily public transport within 1 mile
- Nearest train station: Weeton
- Train station within 5 miles
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Read all the reviews about noise and dodgy access. In truth if you are an experienced tower then you won’t have any difficulty. Swing out wide etc and all is good.
Never saw the site owner all weekend, but we don’t need so no issue.
The site is lovely. The views are stunning!
We have E&P levelling, if not then you will need blocks for the front steadies. Fully serviced and all worked as it should. The toilet block is a short walk, not far at all.
We decided to put heating on gas, and run fridge and all else on electric. Used £2 in electric for 2 nights, and 2 litres of gas (safefill). So all in all very good value for money.
The waste bin isn’t recycle friendly, just a massive bin. And it’s a way away by the main entrance. We just dropped the republish of on the way out of the site.
We will 100% be back.
We loved it !
Pool Bank FarmThere were some average reviews for this site so we went not expecting perfection and we loved it ! The pitches are very large and private. The view is just wonderful ! If you have dogs, this site is great and for a bank holiday weekend the atmosphere was chilled and we all had the space to relax. There is one toilet which helps if you are not self sufficient. It is in a really good location with easy access to everything we wanted to see. We will definitely return !
Ps. Electric cost us approx £10 for 3 nights use and will heating on at times so i dont think that is too bad at all.
Essential Reading if Looking to Stay Here in Aug/Sept 2022
Pool Bank Farm
Booked this site in March 2022 to arrive on Saturday 6th August 2022 for 4 nights. We chose this site for essential peace and quiet based on the reviews on here and Google Maps.
Pre-arrival information was spot on and we got a phone call from David the day before arrival to check we had all the required info as he was going to be away for the weekend.
On arrival we were horrified to find that the adjacent fields directly in line of the view across the valley were holding a music festival.
Upon doing some research accompany called Glorious Glamping had set up for 10 mini weekend festivals through summer starting in mid-July.
Music can be played until 10.30pm (it went on until 11.20pm followed by drunken screaming and singing.
I am not saying don't go to this site, it is just additional info that isn't anywhere that's easy to find.
We were expecting peace and quiet so we left early.
Had we been told on Friday we would have turned up on Sunday for 3 nights.
Everything else is as per the other reviews.
Great views but....
Pool Bank Farm
We have just arrived back from a week here. The pre booking information was excellent and we like to be able to pay in full beforehand. We liked the privacy afforded by the hedges around each pitch and the on site dog walking was excellent. We are familiar with the area and so knew what was available nearby. The view from our pitch was outstanding and the site is generally well kept. Having read the reviews before we booked we were aware that there would be some road noise. There was but it didn’t keep us awake at night, you were aware that cars were nearby. Our two issues with the site are that there is no bin compound- you have to take your rubbish down to the bin by the main road, outside the main gates. This is quite a considerable distance away. Our main complaint, and the reason that we won’t be returning, is the charge for electricity. There were just the two of us, we went out most days, it was the end of May and so the heating wasn’t on, we only used gas for cooking and yet we paid out £17 for electricity! We have used caravan club CLs for over 20 years and this is a first.
WolfieMike1
Reviewed on 06/06/2022 20:29
Amazing View
Pool Bank Farm
Information before arrival via e-mail was good and great to be able to pay online before arriving
View is excellent from the site, each pitch is very secluded with large hedges on three sides, which does mean the pitches are in the shade for a good proportion of the day.
Each pitch has a tap, and EHU connection, grey waste is discharged beneath the hedge. EHU is metered and takes £1 coins.
We did think compared to other sites considering the cost per night (£25) and the addition of metered electricity (we spent about £4.50 / day in April) was on the high side considering what other sites offer for lower costs.
Well located for visitng adjacent towns and for Emmerdale fans can recommend the Emmerdale Village tour
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