We have never stayed on this site before as we have always used Beechwood Grange or a private site in Stockton on Forest. We came for a family reunion as I was born and brought up in York and have revisited regularly. Rowntrees Park site is in an ideal location for visitors who wish to soak up the history and shopping as it is a short walk along the river bank to the start of the Bar Walls. I would recommend turning left once you reach Skeldergate Bridge and join the walls to continue clockwise round them, you will finish up on the other side of Skeldergate Bridge for a short stroll back to the site. The site itself is "compact" and totally hard standing.with 1 metre hedges between pitches. To comply with fire stipulations the pitching arrangement is not the usual car/caravan/awning but the pitches do have plenty of space. We found the staff very helpful and friendly and were kept busy keeping the site and toilet block clean and handling the constant flow of vans in and out. The toilet block was very well equipped, the male block had 10 showers for 89 pitches on site which is a much higher ratio than I have seen elsewhere. Other reviewers' complaints about construction noise adjacent to the site may be true but that is outside club control and will be over within 12 months. The more long term noise nuisance comes from the children's play area in Rowntrees Park itself which is immediately behind the tall hedge at the back of the site, this includes the sound of skate boards as well, this will be most obvious at weekends and during school holidays. The access to the site with your caravan or motorhome is narrow in places and because it is through a terraced residential area contains legally parked vehicles at the roadside. It is perfectly negotiable provided one sticks to the club's posted entry and exit times, so don't arrive early like so many I saw. The facilities for shopping, eating out and drinking in the area are excellent accessible 5 minutes walk from the site via the pedestrian gate at the rear. I would recommend Angel In The Garden for light snacks, Fisherman's Wife for Fish and Chips to take out or eat in (10% discount for club members and seniors deal) and The Slipp Inn for a real pint of Yorkshire beer on Clementhorpe which you pass on your way into site... Further afield you could dine out at several restaurants with a view of Clifford's Tower, "31 Castlegate" being one we tried, and for entertainment try The Grand Opera House 3 minutes from Clifford's Tower. Last year we went to a Billy Fury Tribute and this year we saw The Drifters there.