Having spent the last nine summer holidays on this site I have always felt that we would one day get sick of the site but it still hasn't happened yet. The site was extremely friendly this year with a good mixture of seasoned caravaners as well as welcoming some new caravaners who have only recently taken up the hobby. I rarely used my car during the week as everything we wanted was close by. West Ayton has a great shop which is well stocked, a petrol station, a fantastic chip shop and an equally fantastic pub called the Forge Inn which serves good food and cracking hand-pulled beer. The walks up High Yedmandale and the Forge we brilliant as I caught my first site of two Peregrine Falcons, a female Sparrowhawk and a Tawny Owl which likes to hunt around the caravan park at nights. The site was a sun trap and when it did come out we knew about it and the first few days were glorious leaving me and the family with nice tans. Trips to the North York Moors Railway at Pickering and Grosmont were great and I even enjoyed a near heart attack as I plunged into Wykeham Lakes when my son persuaded me to go to the Wykeham Aqua Park across the road from the site. My only complaint is that my son beat me every day at table tennis and I only hope all the proposed modernisation in the winter will be ready in time for me to seek revenge (although I am prepared to wait). Special thanks to the wardens who all worked hard and were fantastic yet again.