Richmond Hargill House Club Campsite
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Immaculate!
Enjoyed our overnight stay here on route South. Some might find it a little noisy as the A66 is very close. All facilities were sparkling, and the wardens very pleasant and helpful.
Mindarie
Reviewed on 12/10/2015 16:33
Convenient Hub but very noisy
As a base for touring this beautiful area or a stopover you cannot fault it. The site is very clean and the wardens are great.
Sadly we had a foggy wet day so that always brings the shortcomings into sharp focus. We had booked a pitch without awning as we had a motorhome. Big mistake! These pitches are understandably kept at the top of the site adjacent to the A66 (100 yards). This is a busy dual carriageway that operates with heavy lorries all night. Solution - take earplugs (the club should issue these free at check in instead of denying the problem). The lower pitches with awnings (fully booked) I doubt have the same problem.
If you have a motor home be aware that the pitch slopes diagonally making it difficult to get near level.
If you like walking directly off a site be aware that there are no footpaths nearby and all roads carry high speed traffic.
The buses are only every two hours but do stop directly outside the gate.
I guess my memories would have been better if we had been blessed with good weather to enjoy the beautiful views across the valley and get around more. So be prepared but don't be put off.
DavenRo
Reviewed on 08/10/2015 14:41
Credit to the wardens
This is the first time we have stayed at this site, but as we usually do we had done our homework. Why would anyone complain about the traffic noise when they know the site is next to the A66. Some people are just clueless!
As it happens the noise was not a problem to us, we enjoyed the good weather and fresh air and slept like babies!
The Wardens keep the site and facilities spotless and are a credit to the club. The views from the site are wonderful.
No need to fret
I could find nothing to fault this site although other visitors had made comments in the visitors book which I found unbelievable. Some people expect it to be the Ritz. The warden lives in the real world. During my stay I had the continuous worry of leaving, having to drive up the hill to the halt sign and having to cross a busy dual carriageway. In the end there was no traffic and it was a doddle.
Great Site
Wonderful welcome from Warden. 5 star site. The Wardens obviously very proud of their site and it shows. Well maintained throughout. Facilities were always clean. The traffic noise was not intrusive and the birdsong more than made up for this.
Good site
Our first site nice location wardens very helpful facilities good. Easy access to Richmond and good shopping in Darlington will be going back.
Nice site
Nice clean site with friendly wardens, as many have said there is noise from the A66 but we didn't find it too distracting, like any noise it's worse if you listen for it. A lot of the pitches do slope, the facilities and clean albeit a little dated but more than adequate.
There is a nice farm shop 5 mins down the road, just look for the camels :D we missed the turning for the site as its not well marked.
It's a place we will go to again.
Only a stopover
We only used the site for one night, but it was easy to find handy as not far from the A1. It a fairly compact site which slopes downhill. The top pitches are incredibly noisy being next to the A66, but they have the better views, It was quieter further down. We visted Richmond which is a lovely little town you need a parking disc available from all shops on the market place. Overall a useful stopover site. The wifi worked while we were there too.
