Knaresborough Club Campsite

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Good for families

Lovely site in convenient location

We had a lovely few days this week with family. Playground very popular with our grandchildren (ages 3 and 13). Restaurant was very much appreciated - lovely food and staff. It is a pity it will not be open midweek but hopefully that can change. Site staff were very helpful. Site is very handy for visiting Ripley, Ripon, Lightwater Valley and many other places. We will certainly be back.

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Adriafans

Reviewed on 30/07/2021 15:02

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Week of Pleasure

Excellent service pitch, good welcome by staff. Previous review about two service pitches being near dog walk access and another backing onto service point not ideal. Also dog owners need to control their animals in terms of constant barking by one particular dog every time anyone went past the pitch. The Wanderer was an excellent addition to our holiday and utilised twice. all in all a great holiday.

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MikeCrowther

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Reviewed on 30/07/2021 14:09

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Disappointing experience with Jobsworth

Just had a very disappointing experience at Knaresborough Caravan Club Site. We were in the bar with probably 6 other people in it, when a couple of members sat across from us were asked to move their dog, a black Labrador lying in the shade, closer to them. The poor dog was no more three yards away and had been seeking a spot out of the sun, it was bothering nobody! The Club really needs to employ people with some common sense and not jobsworths. Incidentally, the provision of bar and catering facilities at these type of sites is an excellent development and the Club should be investing in more of them.

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Mikeyj

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Reviewed on 25/07/2021 16:58

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The Wanderer Restaurant awful Fish and Chips Saturated in FAT

The Knaresborough Site I cannot fault and agree with all the wonderful comments with the exception of The Wanderer Restaurant. I had the Fish and Chips takeaway. The Fish and Chips were saturated in FAT running freely out of the sides of the Takeaway box. Truly awful and ruined clothes. As pensioners we have had a lot of Fish and Chips Takeaways in our 65+ years up and down the country and this is the worst ever and I don’t say this lightly. I’m not sure if the Wanderer Restaurant is independent but

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scottiecamper

Reviewed on 19/07/2021 18:21

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Great location

This site is in a great location and is very clean and tidy and The Wanderer restaurant is superb, but if you want peace and quiet this isn't the site to go as there are too many dogs.. Pitch number 79 is an awful pitch as there is a gate right behind to the dog walking field and it is constantly openlng and closing from 7am to 10pm with people all walking their dogs and chatting we had to move to another pitch, and do not have pitch 75 as this backs right onto the chemical toilet point and to top it all there is a constant hum from the restaurant and the toilet block and the toilet block only has 4 showers not enough for this size site for these reasons we won't be going back.

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EssexClaire

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Reviewed on 10/07/2021 20:12

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Excellent site - well impressed

First visit to this site and really loved it. Handy for various trips out, clean and very well maintained. Extremely friendly wardens who were obviously kept busy but still had a smile on their faces. Dog walk was nicely laid out and lovely recreational field just down the road for doggy ball games. The Wanderer bistro was absolutely spot on - ate there once and had two take-aways in the space of four nights. Best onion rings we have tasted!! We will definitely be back - well done to everyone.

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Shalta73

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Reviewed on 01/07/2021 17:48

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Brilliant stay, love this site

We absolutely love this site, wardens very friendly and the site very well laid out. This was our third stay here and decided not to bring our awning as we knew it was going to rain so just brought our wind break, tried to put our pegs in but the ground was so hard, enter a lovely gentleman to the rescue with his hammer and the windbreak went up no problem. Our dog loves the dog walk and also there is a play field on the road down to the Guy Fawkes Arms which he enjoys playing on. The Guy Fawkes Arms itself is about a 10 minute walk away, dog friendly and the meals are gorgeous. Already got another two trips to this site booked.

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Samsonmax

Reviewed on 23/06/2021 15:13

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Excellent place to stay

This was our first stay and if we had had the time we would have stayed longer. There is lot of space between the pitches although the ground was rock hard and we couldn't pitch our awning (major issue when all you have is a T6). Thankfully a very kind neighbour leant us a set of metal hard ground spikes so that sorted the problem out. The staff were very helpful, the facilities were spotless, as was the whole site. Very quiet location. It's a tidy but easy walk in to Knarseborough (very highly recommended). There is a bus route but we never saw one. There is a restaurant on site but we never had the chance to use it. The local Guy Fawkes Inn is also highly recommended. This is not a pub grub pub but some properly finely cooked food for not silly money, and a good pint if needed as well. We will definitely have this on our to do list for the future.

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Paul and Sue 462

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Reviewed on 22/06/2021 10:38

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A truly lovely site

Booked last thing and managed to get two nights at Knaresborough before going on to Whitby. From the time we entered the site, we were impressed. The wardens were polite and helpful, the pitches looked immaculate, the campsite looked well maintained, and the facilities, whilst reduced, were spotless. One of the best CMC sites we have stayed on. Didn't use the bar on site, but had a takeaway pizza which was gorgeous. 40m walk by road to Knaresborough, or an 80m walk via Nidds Gorge. Lovely town, vibrant and has good connections to Harrogate - bus every 7 mins. Bus stop outside entrance to York and to Knaresborugh. Will certainly return when we are heading North.

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peaf1997

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Reviewed on 21/06/2021 15:19

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Hidden Gem with an on-site restaurant and bar!

We had heard much about Harrogate and Knaresborough so thought we would stop off for a couple of extra nights en-route to the North East and Stop-off to break the journey on the way back for 1-night. All of the facilities were open, clean and covid-compliant. The ambience was one of a smaller site nestled into the heart of the countryside. Ideal for nearby Ripley Castle, Cycle routes and Nidd Gorge. On both stops our pitches were level. We cannot fault it. In fact we were surprised there was a restaurant at all. The Wanderer has some history within the club and deserves special mention, as does the chef and the front-of-house "maitre d'", Will. Charming young man with quick wit and repartee and a good insight into how to keep customers happy. Busy spinning plates most of the evening we were delighted with the meals we had on both stops - at least as good quality as you would get in a decent hotel. So a thank you to Will, and the other staff and stewards who were at various times, cutting hedges, weeding, smartening and generally tidying the site up. We cycled to Ripley castle and then into Harrogate along NCN route 67 from Ripley castle - a lovely route that ends in the main Asda car park in Harrogate. Likewise the walk around Nidd Valley brings you out in Knaresborough where the station and its nearby houses and central square are steeped with history. A great site and ideal base - certainly one we will will re-visit. Highly recommended.

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Gizm0trek

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Reviewed on 19/06/2021 19:56

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