North Yorkshire Moors Club Campsite
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Just spent 5 nights at this lovely site, a chance to meet up with some friends and have a wander round Whitby on Goth weekend.
Nice and easy to find with a long, quiet access road. A warm welcome at reception, info given and payment made.
Plenty of pitches to choose from, found a spot in one of the circular glades, fabulous big pitches, no weeds, well gravelled and level. Friends arrived and selected adjacent pitches.
It wasn't until I had pitched up, settled down when I realised I had chosen an area with no EE or TV reception, the site wifi didn't reach that area either. Not a huge problem but one to be mindful of. My friend had reception on her phone though on Vodaphone. There is no toilet or shower block, which could be a problem for those who don't use their on-board facilities.
It's about 5 miles to Whitby from the site, so having transport is a must if you want to do the sites. The park and ride is great value for money, runs every 15 minutes and well worth the hassle free parking.
I can recommend doing the Rail Trail walk starting at Goathland then about 3.5miles walk to Grosmont (do it that way otherwise there are more up hill parts if coming from Grosmont!) There is the added bonus of a pub right next to the train station at Grosmont to quench your thirst whilst waiting for the steam train to ride back to Goathland. We had a lovely day, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Back to the site. It's in a very quiet area, no road noise. There is no playground and I wouldn't really recommend it for families. There is a small crazy golf pitch and a boules area, clubs, balls and boules can be hired from reception. We had a lovely afternoon playing boules...please note, drinking wine is compulsory whilst playing!
The site is beautifully maintained and a credit to the wardens. Booked again for the Whitby Regatta and looking forward to returning.
Lovely location and great base for coastal days out
Lovely location and great base for coastal days out
Peace and quiet
A real escape if looking for peace and quiet. There are no facility blocks so you have to use onboard washroom facilities, however the site has an excellent Motorhome service point.
The on site dog walk is excellent however once offsite there isn’t really any “off lead” dog walking as the moor’s had live stock grazing when we stayed there.
If you have light transport this would make an excellent base to explore the local coast however if walking, the walk to the local beaches is a few miles. There are a couple of local walks you can choose from, Falling Foss is a pretty walk but it comes with quite a steep gradient however there is easier walking along the roads on the moors which tend to be quiet but not completely without traffic.
Our first proper caravan holiday
New to caravanning but not to camping, we really enjoyed this site.
The staff were friendly and helpful, and the site is beautifully laid out. A wee shop with some essentials if you need them, plus hand turned wooden pens made by one of the wardens - very nice presents if you want a unique gift for someone.
It was very peaceful in its woodland setting, with two dog walks through the woods around the site that were well enjoyed by our hounds.
The pitches seem very well spaced, flat and level, and had good views.
Facilities were spotless and well maintained.
We will return!!
NB - two stars for families as apart from a crazy golf pitch and a boules area, there's nothing else here for kids, but that might not matter to some of you folk, so it's not a criticism really, just a comment.
11 nights of peace and tranquility
We have just spent 11 great nights at this site. On arrival the wardens were friendly, courteous and helpful. There is a choice of open or more enclosed pitches to suit all tastes. The wardens clearly take pride in their site and were always seen to be working busy making new flower beds, leaf clearing etc. It seems a big site for only two people to be looking after. Also a great place if you are a dog owner. It is only a few miles from Whitby but we found a back road which enabled us to join the Cinder Track bike trail which takes you in to the town one direction and Robin Hood's Bay in the other or further if you are keen! I have only one very small gripe - what part of 5mph do members not understand? All things considered a great site and a credit to the wardens. Have booked to back in October.
Lovely Site in North Yorkshire National Park
This was our Third visit to North Yorkshire caravan Site we had a lovely warm welcome from the
Relief Wardens They were very helpful giving us some great places to go and visit we
Spent ten nights there and found lots of places to visit Whitby robin hoods bay sandsend
Goathland and many more the site was well looked after we met the wardens before we left they
Were friendly and very helpful had a great Time we will come again
Hutchinsons
Reviewed on 24/10/2021 17:45
Good location for walking. Dog friendly and lovely wardens
A little late reviewing this, we stayed September 2021
On arrival greeted with happy friendly wardens and nothing was too much trouble for them. they also suggested a couple of bike rides to keep us off the roads
Great location for walking and dogs, there's not much in the vicinity so if you want pubs, cafe, restaurants you'd need a car / bike. Not sure on the bus service but we did manage to get a taxi into Whitby for a couple of hours but did cost £15.
Falling Foss waterfalls and cafe is a good 15 mins walk, uphill the majority of the way back but worth a visit.
coast to coast on the door step.
The only negative thing and its not the site fault is that other campers feel its ok to cut corners and walk right across your pitch!! Once one does more follow, Maybe it could be mentioned on checking in :-)
Great located site for exploring the area of Whitby and it’s surrounding villages
We always had a smiling happy warden whoever we spoke to ... when you are there to relax it makes a real difference. The site is well maintained with a few decorative additions. Only a few minutes out of Whitby and lots of villages and beaches to explore and walk around. We were there last week and were very fortunate just to have one morning of rain so we could explore without getting too togged up ...
Fish and Chips to die for ...
SpaceCowboy
Reviewed on 19/10/2021 23:21
Home from home, in Gods Country
We’ve have just had another fantastic stay on this site making it a total of 37 nights this year and we’ve enjoyed every one of them. I cannot remember going to any site and seeing wardens who work as hard and efficiently as Karen & Kev and by saying that I don’t mean other wardens don’t work hard but for us this couple are the perfect team, if they’re not doing office work they’re out weeding pitches, trying to keep leaves down to a minimum and not forgetting the ever present grass cutting which is carried out with the minimum of disturbance all that plus the daily cheerful greeting do make it feel like a home from home. If you like wildlife of any type this is the perfect site with a great diversity of bird life plus the deer, rabbits, hares and not forgetting the badgers which gave us so much pleasure when we stayed here in July when I set up our wildlife camera every night and leaving nuts out for them getting pictures of them just feet away from our caravan. Our return trip is already booked for next year and we can’t wait for March to arrive.
So thanks Karen & Kev
Cheryl & Jim (aka The Badger man) & the 3 rats (Yorkies)
Second Visit
We recently completed our second visit to this lovely site with a two week stay.
The weather was hot and sunny when we arrived but cycled through rain and windy days towards the end. Although this site is out on the moors the surrounding trees screen it well so even on a windy day it feels quite calm around the pitches.
There are many nice places to visit in this area with Whitby being one of our favourites.
Another relaxing break on a very peaceful site. If you haven't been here before I recommend that you give it a try and experience the tranquility.
Our thanks to wardens Karen and Kevin for a warm welcome on arrival and always having time for a cheerful hello when out and about on the site. We plan to return next year.