Bolton Abbey Estate Club Campsite

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Above and Beyond

My Wife and I recently visited the Bolton Abbey club site, and whilst there I had the misfortune to suffer a rather nasty mountain bike accident (off site). Without going into detail, I would like to publicly say a huge THANK YOU to the Site Wardens  -  Laurence and Yvonne  -  who definitely entered the ‘above and beyond’ category in their care and assistance to us, during my enforced extended convalescent stay. In respect of normal circumstances, Laurence and Yvonne maintain the Bolton Abbey site to exceptional standards, and together with their cheery persona, are both a credit and a huge asset to the Club. I am looking forward to a return under ‘normal’ personal circumstances. Paul Kissack  ‪23247733 ‬

TheDubbers

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Reviewed on 20/05/2021 11:31

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So relaxing.

What a return. We haven't been to this lovely site for about four years. when we entered the site it looked just the same as how we remembered apart from the presence of a site manager standing in the rain marshalling arrivals for Covid safety regulations. This was Lawrence who gave us a very warm welcome and clear instructions of how to proceed with booking in. I then went into the Reception and it still looked the same as years ago a bit tired and drab ( a change of color wouldn't go amiss). but it soon brightened up with the presence of Yvonne and her very friendly approach, so cheerful and welcoming. We then went to our pitch(28) .This was where we had stayed before. All the pitches looked immaculate and some have been made larger than they used to be providing plenty of room for all. If you like wildlife then this is the site for you. It is obvious that Lawrence and Yvonne have put so much work into this site. spotlessly clean and it looks like Yorkshire has over spilled right back into the site. Displaying the fantastic local drystone walls and little glimpses of the outside countryside reaching into the site. This is due to the sensible management of the surrounding vegetation. undertaken by Lawrence. How they manage to do all this work without assistants, I do not know! However, a fantastic visit and we left so relaxed . Can't wait to go back. petty about the paint job in reception, it's one of the first things you see.( maybe a lighter, brighter color like sage or something similar my suffice. Just our opinion.

RobBren

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Reviewed on 10/05/2021 17:43

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A Warm Welcome

We stayed at the site on the 12th of April for 4 nights just after some of the restrictions were lifted. The site was very well maintained and the wardens were actively going about additional covid cleaning routine. We found the wardens very welcoming and always happy to chat, they were very helpful with lots of info on the local area. They also had a good technical knowledge and spent time helping people who had some of the usual early season van issues. I think the wardens wife must have had a tracker on him because if he spent too much time in one place chatting the radio soon sprang into life with have done Xyz yet, which always made us smile. A great place to stay well run with great walks close by, we loved it.

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Reviewed on 10/05/2021 08:38

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Pretty and well laid out site but a few niggles

Stayed here for 6 nights in April 2021. Glorious weather which made this site even prettier and we enjoyed the visiting wildlife, including a deer standing behind our outfit. The staff team were warm and welcoming, despite having to cope with Covid rules and regulations. We didn't use the toilet or shower facilities so cannot comment. We were concerned that not all site users were observing the Covid rules. We noticed several large groups exceeding the Rule of 6 and some of these were inside awnings. Unfortunately the real niggles were around dogs - or more to the point, their owners. The site has a really good dog walk. Its not very long but well kept and absolutely perfect for early morning and late nights and our dogs were very grateful for it. There are numerous dog waste bins on site, which sadly were ignored by some owners and on two occasions, we had to pick up other people's dog mess whilst walking our dogs. The site ruling of a lead being no longer than 2 meters was also sometimes ignored, especially where flexi leads were used and also it would appear that some owners are unable to read or understand the signage which stated all dogs to be on leads at all times. Some owners totally ignored this on the dog walk. One further point to consider, if screaming children are not your idea of peace and quiet, then you need to pick the days of your stay and aim for the weekend. The site is next door to a school and due to the good weather, the students were encouraged to be outside. Self expression is encouraged at this type of education facility...be warned !

Odindian

Reviewed on 27/04/2021 14:49

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Quietest campsite ever stayed at.

We were grateful for all the help and advice upon arrival by the wardens. They helped us decide on the best plot for us, which turned out to be perfect. They were very friendly and helpful throughout our weeks stay when we had the most perfect weather. It has to be said that this is the quietest site at night that we have ever stayed at in five years of caravanning. The location is great for seeing wildlife and lambs, which at this time of year are everywhere. We very much enjoyed the walks with our dog from the camp site and around the Dales. Our only negative was that it would be nice to have a small area somewhere where we could let the dog off the lead to play with a ball.

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Reviewed on 25/04/2021 22:12

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Beautiful small site

Just returned from a weekend at Bolton abbey caravan park, really enjoyed our stay, lovely site, friendly staff, clean facilities and fantastic river walk to Bolton priory will definitely be returning thanks to all the staff for their hard work in these Covid times x

Little ruby

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Reviewed on 18/04/2021 20:54

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Great as ever

My only Caravan and Motorhome booking for this year: 2 nights from October 22nd to 24th - but it is one of my favourite sites so I was very glad to be able to get booked on before the end of the season. I was curious as to what to expect given current times: less busy than sometimes but superbly run. Facilities immaculate as ever and a very good system in place for the toilet and shower block - so long as you didn’t have a mental aberration on exit (Me!!) and forget to take your band off the pegs on the way out. Yvonne was very accepting of my profuse apologies! Thank you, Yvonne! These guys work their socks off to keep the site immaculate and Covid-safe making it possible for me and others to have a couple of days away from the relentlessness of the present. Thank you very much from a very grateful Motor-homer!

Jane Rei

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Reviewed on 27/10/2020 16:02

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A beautiful spot to stay.

The site is on the Bolton Abbey estate, however Bolton Abbey is a few miles away. You can walk there or take a short drive to it. Saying that, there are plenty of walks near to the site. The riverside walk is excellent, however you have to follow the one way route in places to comply with Covid rules. A map leaflet wasn’t available, so it was a little more difficult to plan. There are direction map boards in places on the route, but memorising it is a little difficult to do. We did manage it though. Good boots is very useful on most of the walks. There are easy paths as well, but does limit your walk. The site is small and laid out nicely, there are two different levels to it, but we had a pitch which was level for our motorhome. So you may need ramps for some of the other pitches. The staff were helpful and friendly and did their best to make us feel safe. Other visitors at the time were generally abiding by the rules, although on one occasion it didn’t. I had to leave the toilet block when there was more than should be in there, despite a spare holder for my band. Some people didn’t bother, but that was just one occasion, the majority did follow the rules. The toilet facilities are looking a bit tired and could do with upgrading. We enjoyed watching the ducks, pheasants and squirrels from our van which was amusing at times. We have two dogs and there is a short walk on site for them, but there are plenty of places where you could walk them anyway. Dogs do need to be kept on a lead at all times, which isn’t a problem for us. I believe it apples not just to the site, but the whole estate. Fabulous place, I would highly recommend it.

Jools777

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Reviewed on 18/10/2020 11:30

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Beautiful little spot. The welcome not great I’m afraid.

This site is in a beautiful spot with wonderful walks along the river and beyond. The site itself is nestled amongst trees with a few more open pitches if that’s what you prefer. We didn’t need to use levellers where we were but from other reviews it would appear that is an issue elsewhere on the site. The signal is non existent and the WiFi can be very iffy. However, the little tea room at the entrance to the site has great WiFi and it also sells nice coffee and cakes etc plus the staff are very friendly there. Sadly that is not the case for the reception lady at the site. Very exasperated with all manner of things. Ok we got it but it was the manner with which it was done. Not very easy to go back later and ask any questions you may have. It wasn’t the best start. Bearing in mind the site is several miles from any shops, it would have been helpful to have been able to buy a few essentials such as bread and milk? The systems in place for COVID were absolutely fine. Toilets etc nice and clean.

petwilo

Reviewed on 15/10/2020 14:29

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Bolton Abbey

Stayed here early October and the site is lovely. Yvonne and Lawrence are a credit to the club, they rang the previous week to say water and electric would be turned off daytime 8th October and the night before they both individually came to talk to us again about the situation. They are sole wardens so with all the other jobs we appreciated their extra help. The facilities are spotless and all Covid regulations are followed to the letter. If you appreciate beautiful scenery and wonderful walks this is the site for you. Thank you Chris and Keith.

Keith Sunderland

Reviewed on 12/10/2020 15:08

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