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I stayed at Betton Farm on my own with three children for 7 days. The site is based among a number of small business including a bee and honey business, which you can visit, a cafe / restaurant, fishing tackle shop etc.
It consists of one CL-sized field with hook-ups and water and an adjacent larger field, which we had all to ourselves! All nicely fenced with either horses or crops to look out onto. There is some road noise, but not bad and didn't both us. (Flip side is easy access to main road to coast!)
Plus Points:-
There are various animals which our children loved; rabbits, ponies, horses, sheep etc. These are all close to the camping area so our children (9+) could easily go and 'talk to the animals'. Any child who knew to stay away from the road would be fine to wander I would say.
The bird of prey centre looks as if it's shut down to me, but there was some lovely birdlife to observe from our caravan.
Big play area with a wonderful climbing frame which our children adored. Some of this vast climbing frame is roofed so it can be used even in the rain! Also various obstacle course typed games. Most equipment is good but you might want to check a couple of the older items.
There is a cafe, but we didn't visit this as we were out during the days. In the evenings a very friendly and helpful gentleman runs a kebab / pizza restaurant / takeaway in the cafe. It might look a little odd, but the food is home made and delicious with big portions and they are really friendly - highly recommended. You can eat in or take away to your van / tent. This is a good way of feeding the family after a busy day without breaking the bank. The Denison Arms is also good, but do give the takeaway a chance.
Another nice gentleman runs a bakery on site, so you can go and buy your cakes, sausage rolls etc there.
Wonderful view across open fields towards some low hills. Feels very away from it all even though you have good access to coast.
A couple of miles from good park and ride into Scarborough. Lots of great places to visit locally, Scarborough obviously, Whitby - lovely, Flamborough head - spectacular, Hunmanby Gap - lovely quiet beach with cafe, nice walking locally in the Gorge woods and lots more.
Excellent big Spar supermarket at the garage in the village with cashpoint, petrol - everything you need in one place - good choice. Also there is a chemist in the village. Village shops are walkable.
The field we were on seemed very well drained, perhaps because of the gentle slope. I would think it would be fine for camping. It was kept regularly cut.
It's confusing where to go when you arrive. Basically bear left through the car park, pass the play park on your left, enter the track and then turn immediately right if you are on hook up (quite a tight corner) or continue down this short track into open field at bottom if you're not hook up. The corner into the hook up field is quite tight; if you have a very big van you might want to ask about pitching in the bigger field and passing a wire through the fence, as access would be easier.
There is no indication when you arrive on where to check in - after wandering around various businesses you discover it is the cafe - but now you don't need to wander do you?
There are toilets with toilet paper, soap and a hand drier. Always appreciated!
£10 a night without hookup meant we could come! I think this is good value for what you get.
Cons:
I found it difficult to communicate with the site in general. Calls not returned etc. But I was very glad I persisted. (We had a much more relaxed and enjoyable stay than on some of the larger sites we've camped in nearer Scarborough.)
There are some hefty potholes as you cross the car park, but it isn't far. Proceed with caution and just go slowly when you turn off the road.
There are no showers. There are two toilets in the ladies and two basins. Occasionally coach parties visit and then you'd struggle to get in the loo, but I never met anyone in there! The toilets are a bit shabby, but have all the essentials and we were fine with them.
The whole place has an air of slightly struggling, but I really think it deserves to succeed. It has a lot going for it. We had a wonderful stay, we will come back and would recommend it to any family, particularly with kids who love animals, who want to spend a relaxed and not too pricey holiday near a beautiful bit of English coast. Lots of space to run around and have kiddy fun.
I would not (currently) recommend it to anyone fussy about everything being smart, shiny and new.
Recommendations to site - if you read this!
- Fix the pot holes - not expensive but would make a BIG difference.
- Sort out the soap dispenser in the gents
- Communicate.
- You have the makings of a very succesful site here.
Nice small site with EHU and fresh water points. Gentle sloping with a cracking view. Bit of a walk to the toilets and no showers.
There is no warden at the site so if you arrive after 17:00 you get to figure out where to setup and where the toilets are
Can't really speak to the other facilities avail as high winds killed our tent and we left early, however there is almost a small village at the site with a bakery & farm shop, a tearoom, an angler shop, bird of prey sanctuary, the farm visitor centre and I think a honey farm shop. There is also a children's play area.Not sure if access is free for campers. Horses call the field to one side of the campsite, home and there are sheep and other animals to the other side. Camping fields are fenced off so kids can run free
It was our intention to use Betton Farm as a base to explore Scarborough due to its proximity to the town.
The only gripe is the entrance is not clearly sign posted and the lack of shower facilities
Unfortunately I don't have very many good things to say about this site except the park and small animal selection was good for the kids, and the honey and dandelion and burdock was the best we've tasted in a long time, although it was expensive.
There are no showers or washing up facilities. You have to share the toilets with the customers from the shop and business which is quite embarrassing when you go rolling up there for a wash and get looked at like you are a tramp that walked in off the street!
The toilets consisted of, mens: 2 urinals, 1 cubicle, 1 sink 1 hand dryer. Ladies: 2 cubicles, 2 sinks, 1 hand dryer.
After the second day of being at the site there was no soap and no toilet roll, it was just as well I brought my own!
Just came back from a weeks stay at this campsite with a group of 5 adults and 5 kids, everyone loved it. The kids enjoyed the play park, the big field for ball games, and the small animal farm especially the ponies in the paddock. This campsite is quite quiet with only about 10 pitches. I would recommend booking if needing electric. The facilities are ok but would benefit from showers. Great bakery, tearooms and newly opened bistro. The campsite is only about 15 min walk from the village which has a spar shop, garage and fish and chip shop. The village also has a great pub The Denison Arms serving fantastic food and HUGE portions! Booking needed as very busy for meals! Campsite about 5 min drive from Scarborough and we managed to visit Whitby, Bridlington, Falmingo land and Goathland where heartbeat used to be filmed all within 1/2 hours drive away. This campsite is great value for money only 14 per night with electric and no costs added on for gazebo, extra people, extra cars etc like some do. We will definitely be back to this campsite.
I pulled into the parking area and nearly turned round again I wish I had done. Anyway the wife booked 3 nights so off we went to the field, true it had a nice view but that was all. Getting in the field is bad enough with a awkward right turn anything bigger than our van 15 foot would not get in easily. The field is very uneven. My other half took one look at the toilets and said we are not stopping here. The toilets are shared with all the coach parties that stop here. On asking for our money back all she would give us is half [18 pounds]. Yes there was nice shops and pubs but we did not stay long enough to use them.
Stayed 3 nights over the weekend, found the site dry despite rain previous to our arrival. Plenty of room if you don't require any electric. The site has 6no hook up's, all from the same point. So booking would be an advantage. Paid £12 per night inc. Hook up.
Toilets were cleanish, but unfortunately no showers (not the end of the world) but no washing up facilities, found this very strange for the size of the site!
Very pleasant staff and the added bonus of an on-site bakery, with very nice bread and cakes etc. Good playground and field for the children to let off steam and the local village 15mins walk away and Scarborough only 15mins bus ride.
All in all a nice quiet site, with plenty of distractions for the kids. Will visit again.
Stayed two nights, arrived with heavy rain,but ground drained really well. Very friendly small site. Kids loved the small animal park and play park which was free to campers. Bird of pray section has to be paid for. No showers, but toilets ok. On site small shopping complex with various outlets (see website) Plenty for space for kids to play ball games,wellie throwing etc. 10-15 minute walk into Ayton,were local spar and pub, fish shop ect. Didn't use pub for a meal as went on Saturday but had a power cut, so never did get that steak ! Looked good food and was very busy, best to book if you intend to go for a evening meal.Went to Walkers Fish Restaurant instead, it was a really nice meal, service was good and good valve and made the kids very welcome. Did a local walk to the village and than followed the sign to Forge Valley, well worth doing, some bits on the roadside so take care with kids. Good weekend, would revisit. Tent £10 and camper £8 per night.
August 2005 The field and pitch were large enough and the owners very friendly. The site had a very good farm shop and a tea room. Young children are catered for in the form of a small farm animal enclosure and a play park at £1 a time in the honesty box! Toilets were clean although no showers. The views from the site were great as shown in the pictures on the web site. Unfortunately the pictures neglect to show the view behind the camping area where there is a busy main road running just the other side of the hedge. We had planned to stay for a week, but packed up after the first night due to the traffic noise. Other than that a very nice site. We ended up paying £7 for the night although we were initially quoted £12 a night on the phone! Bargain!
August 2005 Just come back from this lovely little campsite. We paid 9.00 per night for the pitch, electric hook up and our awning very good price we thought. It is a good site for people with younger children, paddock right next to the caravan field with horses, donkeys and goats in. Next to that a playground for the kids with tractors/cars for them to play in and zoom around. Must say that they could perhaps do with getting new ones as a lot of them were broke. Theres a small farm where you can buy a bag of food and feed the animals which all the children loved. We had a thoroughly enjoyable stay and as the campsite had lots of other kids there they all played together and had great fun. The only minus to this is the toilets (there are no showers) they really could do with a good clean/revamp. Didnt spoil our break though but would have certainly made it better.
June 04 This site is great for kids. Loads to keep them occupied. It has no showers or washing up area but at £8.00 a night including electric its cheap. No restrictions on unit sizes, all pay same price.
Very helpful owners. There was no hook-ups left when we got there but the owner ran one from his personal supply in the out building for us.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
No Hardstandings 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
Rallies Welcome 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
No Washing Up Area 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
No Laundry 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop <1 mile 
Bar On Site 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <5 miles 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
No Golf 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
Open All Year 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport 
No Dog Walk 
I stayed at Betton Farm on my own with three children for 7 days. The site is based among a number of small business including a bee and honey business, which you can visit, a cafe / restaurant, fishing tackle shop etc. 
