Rowntree Park York - has it been flooded recently

TigersJools replied on 04/11/2023 21:30

Posted on 04/11/2023 21:30

Hi all 

Has anyone been to Rowntree Park over the last few weeks and has it been affected by flooding? We are due to go in 10 days or so.  Last year we managed one day of a six day break before the site was shut.  We go every November and have only had two bookings disrupted by flooding in about 20 years.

Thanks 

Jools 

latebird replied on 11/12/2023 20:08

Posted on 11/12/2023 20:08

Member living nearby to Rowntree Park.

The river Ouse is still very high (4.2m) and with more heavy rain due overnight in the Dales which will take around 24 hours to reach York the short term outlook would appear not very good. Also the site with the river at this height I should think will take a while to recover.

River Derwent in East Yorkshire is also very high and as a consequence the road at Stamford Bridge on the York to Bridlington road closed today because of flooding.

Ernie S replied on 29/12/2023 11:17

Posted on 29/12/2023 11:17

We arrived at York Beechwood a couple of days ago and during the afternoon a steady stream of caravans and motorhomes pitched up, all evacuated from Roundtree, which had closed again due to a flood warning.  In York yesterday the rivers were high and due to rise.  The flood warning is currently in place for the next couple of days.

mickysf replied on 29/12/2023 12:14

Posted on 29/12/2023 12:14

First we called it Global Warming, then Climate Change and now the new phrase on the block is Climate Chaos. What a state generally we are making of our World. ☹️

ClubMemberAE2FD80CDD replied on 30/12/2023 13:28

Posted on 30/12/2023 13:28

We had our Rowntree booking cancelled 2 days prior to our arrival date (14/12/23), appreciate there's little that can be done with the weather and if the river floods, it floods, but we were told we'd receive a refund for the amount already paid, and we're yet to receive it.

Has anyone else who had their booking cancelled last minute been refunded yet? I also can't see the booking in my past bookings area online so assume it's been deleted/removed from my account as part of the cancellation...

  

Bakers2 replied on 30/12/2023 14:02

Posted on 30/12/2023 13:28 by ClubMemberAE2FD80CDD

We had our Rowntree booking cancelled 2 days prior to our arrival date (14/12/23), appreciate there's little that can be done with the weather and if the river floods, it floods, but we were told we'd receive a refund for the amount already paid, and we're yet to receive it.

Has anyone else who had their booking cancelled last minute been refunded yet? I also can't see the booking in my past bookings area online so assume it's been deleted/removed from my account as part of the cancellation...

  

Posted on 30/12/2023 14:02

Club refunds are not swift from what I read. Plus it's the Christmas break. I'd be contacting them next week to find out it's whereabouts. Ought to be refunded to the card, like others do, almost instantly. 

Cornersteady replied on 30/12/2023 14:47

Posted on 30/12/2023 13:28 by ClubMemberAE2FD80CDD

We had our Rowntree booking cancelled 2 days prior to our arrival date (14/12/23), appreciate there's little that can be done with the weather and if the river floods, it floods, but we were told we'd receive a refund for the amount already paid, and we're yet to receive it.

Has anyone else who had their booking cancelled last minute been refunded yet? I also can't see the booking in my past bookings area online so assume it's been deleted/removed from my account as part of the cancellation...

  

Posted on 30/12/2023 14:47

From recall I think there was a time limit specified somewhere in a previous thread but I can't recall what it was or if it was working days or not.

ClubMemberAE2FD80CDD replied on 02/01/2024 16:54

Posted on 30/12/2023 14:02 by Bakers2

Club refunds are not swift from what I read. Plus it's the Christmas break. I'd be contacting them next week to find out it's whereabouts. Ought to be refunded to the card, like others do, almost instantly. 

Posted on 02/01/2024 16:54

It turns out from chatting to the Club customer services that some banks seem to set the refund against the original purchase date so the Club had made the refund but it was appearing next to the date of purchase (in the Summer) rather than the date it was cancelled confusingly, but it all turned out to have been actioned fairly swiftly.

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