Nice CLs in Yorkshire

39081F1EC6 replied on 03/05/2023 19:56

Posted on 03/05/2023 19:56

Hi, we’re hoping to head to Yorkshire for a few days in June and would like to visit Barnsley and Thirsk plus the moors so can anybody recommend a decent CL, preferably with a pub within walking distance that does decent food 🤞

39081F1EC6 replied on 04/05/2023 08:44

Posted on 04/05/2023 08:40 by eurortraveller

The Barnsley area has other sites which are not CLs.if you are willing to widen your search.  Greensprings Touring Park is the one I would go for 

Posted on 04/05/2023 08:44

Thank you I will have a look 👍🏻

Takethedogalong replied on 04/05/2023 10:51

Posted on 04/05/2023 08:17 by 39081F1EC6

Wow! Thank you so much for the reply, it really helps! I’ll get searching and see what I can find. We’re looking to visit Cannon Hall Farm so may end up finding a one night stopover and then moving on after that towards Whitby and the seaside 👍🏻

Posted on 04/05/2023 10:51

That’s almost West Yorks, so definitely take a look in W Yorks section. If you want any other ideas for S Yorks, just let me know. Cannon Hall is ok, but there are far more interesting places. I have found two Certificated Sites (C&CC version of CLs) that aren’t far from Cannon Hall. Woodland View, and Cinderhill. No idea what they are like, so you would need to check out. I think Cinderhill might hold its own Beer Festival, so if you want peace and quiet, you need to check this out😁

If you are looking at Whitby, can recommend a lovely CL, called Ashfield. It’s in a lovely little village called Lockton, very quiet, all you can hear are hooting steam trains and owls😁 It’s around 20 minutes to Whitby, which is very very busy, so it’s a peaceful stop at Lockton. There’s a brilliant pub a 20 minute walk away, has its own CL, but it’s not open at the moment, Fox and Rabbit. There are lots of very nice CLs in the Pickering, Whitby area, so good choice.

Wherenext replied on 04/05/2023 11:38

Posted on 04/05/2023 08:17 by 39081F1EC6

Wow! Thank you so much for the reply, it really helps! I’ll get searching and see what I can find. We’re looking to visit Cannon Hall Farm so may end up finding a one night stopover and then moving on after that towards Whitby and the seaside 👍🏻

Posted on 04/05/2023 11:38

If you are heading to Whitby then try Poverty Cottage CL. It's not far to the pub and a 2 mile off road walk into Whitby on a disused old railway line plus easy access to the coastal path.

https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/certificated-locations/england/north-yorkshire/whitby/Poverty-Cottage/

richardandros replied on 04/05/2023 12:45

Posted on 04/05/2023 12:45

If you take up ttda's suggestion of looking around Pickering - I can thoroughly recommend Thornthorpe CS (if you're in the other Club), just south of Malton.  We go there regularly and it's beautiful.  In an old orchard, with a stream running through it, a toilet/shower block that would put most hotels to shame, very peaceful, adults only and very dog friendly.

The drive from Malton to Thirsk is one of my favourites in N. Yorks - through Hovingham - up onto the tops and down Sutton Bank - spectacular scenery.  You also pass within spitting distance of Helmsley which is a very pretty little market town and well worth a visit.  There used to be spaces in the car park there for overnight stopping for motorhomes/ campervans but not sure if that facility still exists.

Takethedogalong replied on 04/05/2023 14:25

Posted on 04/05/2023 14:25

It is truly beautiful around there R&R, and thankfully, there are a lot of very good sites, a mix of provision and prices. The MH parking at Helmsley was suspended last October thanks to the poor behaviour of some visitors, and locals had had enough. I will keep looking to see if it gets reinstated, and will update if it does. You can of course still park up during the day in the huge car park, but anyone visiting Ryedale area needs to be careful no matter what they are using, car, camper or MH. Traffic Wardens are notorious.

Some parts of Yorkshire you can struggle to find a decent site, other parts they are all over and a good mix of small, large, cheap or more expensive.  That site EuroT found looks ok, but I can’t find prices. 

39081F1EC6 replied on 04/05/2023 17:25

Posted on 04/05/2023 17:25

Thank you all so much, I’m going to sit and have a search through all the recommendations and feel sure I’ll find something now! I don’t know why I didn’t think of asking on here before! 🤦‍♀️

Takethedogalong replied on 04/05/2023 18:29

Posted on 04/05/2023 18:29

You are very welcome. By the way, if you want to choose a good avatar name, rather than your number, just go into “my profile” and change it there. Make sure you choose something you like, as it isn’t easy to change👍

Lots of us use CLs and private sites, and will share information for nice places to stay. You can get some good tips from folks who actually live in the areas you might want to visit as well. 

Hope your trip goes well🙂

nelliethehooker replied on 05/05/2023 21:32

Posted on 05/05/2023 21:32

I can recommend Monks Farm, Sneaton, No.1791 in the Site Directory, for a good CL near Whitby, and there is a grand pub in the village a few 100 mtrs from the site.

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