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Millgate House & Gardens
Millgate House, Millgate, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, DL10 4JN
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Gilling West, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 5LJ
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Why stay here ...
A popular site in North Yorkshire, Richmond Hargill House Club Site in Gilling West, Richmond is a conveniently short distance off the A1 and adjacent to the A66. You will be pitching on a grassy, gently sloping location with magnificent views southwards over the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It would be a waste to use this caravan park merely as a stopover - it has a wealth of fun activities to make your family holiday memorable.
Set in the famous area of James Herriot's novels, Richmond Hargill House Club Site offers the opportunity to see many of the locations used within the famous series with your own eyes. The park is also the area where our greatest landscape artist, J M W Turner, travelled, painted and found the subjects for some of his most unforgettable watercolours. The local Tourist Association publishes a Turner Trail leaflet for walkers to explore, with seating placed conveniently at many of the locations from which to view the beautiful scenery that inspired his legendary images.
The area offers transport links, with a bus service into Darlington and Richmond. The site is also well placed to visit the city of Durham, with iconic cathedral and picturesque location, and vibrant Newcastle, which offers great shopping and lots of places to eat and drink along the Quayside.
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Head of Steam - Darlington Railway Museum
North Road Station, County Durham, North East England, DL3 6ST
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Head of Steam - Darlington Railway Museum is located on the 1825 route of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the world's first steam-worked public railway. Devoted to the area formerly served by the North Eastern Railway, with particular reference to Stockton and Darlington Railway, and the railway industry of Darlington.
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The Bowes Museum
Barnard Castle, County Durham, North East England, DL12 8NP
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Leisure Activities
Mud Mayhem . Ferryhill, County Durham
Eden Arms Hotel, County Durham, North East England, DL17 0LL
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Tailor-made for the adrenaline-junkie or petrol-head enthusiast, Mud Mayhem aims to provide you with a 4x4 off-roading experience like no other as you try to overcome the plethora of challenging obstacles on the treacherous mud-filled terrain in our monstrous 4x4 vehicles! With over 35 exhilarating off-road tracks located nationwide Mud Mayhem is by far the UK and Ireland's biggest 4x4 off-roading provider - providing you with an amazing event no matter the occasion!
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Directions
From A1: Leave A1 at Scotch Corner via slip road onto the A66 (signposted Penrith). In about 1.5 miles at the crossroads turn left into the road signposted Gilling West, Richmond. The site entrance is on the left in 100 yards. From West on A66: turn right off A66 (Penrith - Scotch Corner) at signpost Gilling West, Richmond. Do not turn right into first road signposted B6274, Gilling West, Richmond. The site is on the left in 100 yards.
Sites key:
- Postcode:
- DL10 5LJ
- GPS:
- Lat 54.45297 / Lon -1.70574
- Plan a route to this site
- OS field ref:
- NZ192065
- OS map ref:
- 92
- Handbook map ref:
- H11
Transport links
- Bus stop within 1 mile
- Buses go to: Richmond and Darlington
- Car hire on site
- Daily public Transport within 1 mile
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Late season visit
We have been to this site many times in our 40 seasons of membership and all have been very satisfactory. We were lucky on this visit as it was very quiet, the weather nor brilliant but being hard standings, no problem. The improvements done to the site since our last visit are very good and we enjoyed our visit. Yes there is a bit of noise from the A66 that runs at the back of the site but we never really notice it. The only comment I would make, and the reason I only put a 3star for the Families is that there is not a lot for youngsters to do, ball playing field is provided etc. but not a lot more. As previously stated we like it as it is easy to get too and give easy access to the various Yorkshire Dales. We will be going again.
Excellent site
We had just collected a new (our 1st) motorhome and booked Richmond Hargill site for an overnight stop on our journey home.
The site is very easy to get to and is very close to the A66. While there is some road noise it did not bother us at all.
The toilet and showering facilities are excellent. Very clean and warm (We visited at the end of October), and the owners had thought of everything. The other facilities were also very clean and easy to access.
The staff were friendly and accommodating. We would definitely use this site again but perhaps stay for longer as it is in a beautiful location.
Fabulous site with one small drawback...
We spent 11 nights here in early September. Occasionally sunny, occasionally rainy, often windy. but all in all very peaceful. We were offered a pitch below the toilet block, so reasonably far from the A66; there was some road noise, but not intrusive, and we got used to it, so I think it would not be too much of a problem even in summer. The pitches at the top of the site might be more aware of it... We were easily able to compensate for the slope of our pitch with our Lock 'n' Level, but it might be harder in places.
The site is immaculate, and the toilet blocks positively gleam! Facilities are good, and although we had no children with us, I have given 5 for the Families rating as there is a separate section for ball games. In any case, there is much to do in the area, it would not be hard to find activities! A good variety of shops in Richmond, and a large supermarket is to be found a little further in Catterick, accessible via local roads.
The wardens were friendly and helpful, as we have always found on CAMC sites.
Above all, the views from the site are inspiring, with Swaledale and Wensleydale easily accessible. If you are looking for an overnight stop, it couldn't be bettered (about 2 miles from Scotch Corner), and for our autumn break it was perfect.
Too good to be just a stopover
We spent just one night here on our way home from Scotland and it was not long enough to appreciate all it has to offer.
On arrival I found the staff to be helpful and polite and even though there only a couple of pitches left we were advised on the pros and cons of each. The site is clean, well presented and the toilet block was immaculate, the only down side is the rather severe slope, my levelling ramps are 100mm and I could have done with at least double.
All things considered I would have no reservations in visiting this site again.
Road noise
This is a very nice site and the wardens are very friendly and helpful. We used it as a 3 night stopover on the way up to Northumberland. The only criticism was the amount off traffic noise from the A66
Hayway
Reviewed on 22/09/2019 16:23
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- 01748 822734
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