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Forest Holidays Cropton
Cropton
Pickering
North Yorkshire (Browse area)
   
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 No Tents |
 No Caravans |
 No Motorhomes |
 No Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 No Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 No Toilets |
 No Showers |
 No Washing Up Area |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 No Laundry |
 No Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 No Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 No Shop |
 No Bar |
 No Restaurant |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 No Fishing |
 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 |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Polar69 |
4 reviews from this member |
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 Having visited Spiers twice before in our tent, we were very pleasantly surprised to return to what is very nearly a new site.
Whereas before there were boggy pitches there were now well drained pitches, new access roads have been added and hardstandings are now available for vans or tourers.
Electric hookups are now available all over the top field and the site benefits from the light units that are part of these. A wash down area for bikes is a useful addition also. The shop now sells freshly cooked pastries and pizza and there are even bikes available to hire. 
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Iantib |
3 reviews from this member |
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We went with 6 other families so were quite a large party, although they accommodated us all well. The site is great although ensure you take your mozzie spray! Great walks in the woods & a short walk to the wooden cabins ensured we could watch the England game.
Dont forget your mozzie sprays as the site location is full of them.
We had a great time though & will visit it again, armed with gallons of mozzie spray.
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Motorhome-Mark |
13 reviews from this member |
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Really enjoyed this site for the simple reason that there are easy to follow way marked trails right from your pitch (almost!). The dense forest surrounds the site, which is an a large clearing and obviously provides a nice backdrop.
The site itself is fine, its not the manicured, 'folded corners' you often see, but that works well with the forestry image - its a 'real' working environment after all. The toilets/showers seemed plentiful and the water hot. The shop is well stocked and there is also a pizza take-away service - although we didn't use it, so can't comment on quality.
A lot of the land is sloping, but some pitches are still pretty level and there are quite a few hard standings. The caravans and tents seem much better separated now than when we last visited years ago.
If I had to nit pick, I'd say this is a pretty expensive site - cost of £24/n for electric hook up, motorhome, 2 adults. Its also in the middle of nowhere - so don't forget essentials!
But then Spiers House does offer something pretty unique, a real forest experience and there are scheduled guided walks and even nighttime activities involving infra red style goggles, which you can hire.
A memorable visit - will be back. ;-)
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Stars1402 |
2 reviews from this member |
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We visited this site for the last May bank holiday weekend for 2 nights.
First impressions were that it is in a beautiful location, the staff were welcoming and the facilities were clean (which I think is very important!)
We were told we could pitch our tent anywhere in the tent field which is actually on a slight slope, it wasn't too much of a problem but my hubby and I did find ourselves sliding towards the bottom of the air bed a couple of times during the night.
Considering the site was busy (due to the bank holiday) it quietened down really quickly at night, which was great as we had our 2 year old with us.
We did a forest walk the first evening and visited the children's play area. There wasn't much at the play area at all but my son loved the swing!
Overall we really enjoyed our stay and it would of been much better if the weather had been kinder! We'd like to visit the site again when our son is a bit older so we can explore the surrounding forest a bit more.
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: ElizaD |
10 reviews from this member |
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Had a really good weekend. Reception staff very friendly, showed us around the site and asked what we wanted from out pitch - close to the toilets, secluded etc.
We settled on a pitch close to the facilities, but secluded by a couple of small patches of trees. Grass was a little long when we arrived on Friday, but was cut on Saturday. Whole site was lovely and clean, no rubbish about, showers and toilets very clean.
Had a walk right around the site each evening before bed - seemed to be a good mix of people about, couples, families, retired etc. A fair few tents on the EHU pitches as well as on the tent field.
The weather absolutely made the weekend, but wouldn't hesitate to go here again. Don't think you'll get better for the price (£20 per night inc. EHU)
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Smithbern |
18 reviews from this member |
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Lovely setting, rangers / wardens really nice. I agree with lots that the other reviews said however we must have arrived at a bad time, as the site was a bit of a mess! Grass needed mowing really long, toilets were dirty, bins were all overflowing bottles and bags just left lying around. The whole weekend was like this no one seemed to be bothering with any kind of clean up. The site was not full there were still a few pitches available.
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| Date of Visit: April 2010 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Pagey290 |
10 reviews from this member |
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Me and my family stayed here for Easter weekend
The site seemed really clean and a great location but when we arrived I was informed there had been a power cut to the whole site so no hot showers, no hook up, no lights in toilets and was advised power should be restored within 1 hour, fact was after talking to other campers power was coming and going for between 2-7 hours. We stayed 3 nights and had power for roughly 8 hours and the problem had been happening for over a week previous, I was told the supply couldn't handle the newly built lodges, caravan and camping demands and was going to be upgraded soon, apart from that problem the site seemed ok, I'm sure some more reviews will support my gripe
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| Date of Visit: February 2010 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Mummyofboys |
3 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from a fab two night stay at this site in Cropton Forest. The weather was freezing and there was a good few inches of snow on the ground, which made it really good fun. We got upgraded to a pitch that was larger than the one we had booked, and came with a picnic table due to the amount of snow making it tricky to get on to pitches located lower down.
The staff are very helpful and accommodating, the shop looked well stocked although we didn't need to buy anything, and you can hire night vision goggles! We had some great walks in the forest and some good sledging as well. There is plenty of wildlife and you can buy bird seed at the reception. There is only one toilet/shower block and I imagine it might get a bit busy in the holidays but for the time we were there, can only praise it and recommend it highly.
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| Date of Visit: February 2010 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Yorkshirecampers |
3 reviews from this member |
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Stayed here 12th to 14th February & again 19th to 21st February because we'd had such a great time. What a brilliant site, toilet block immaculate and heated. Great play area for the children (young and old!) Surrounded by the forest, with lots of great walks. We walked through the forest to the New Inn pub at Cropton, served great food and the beer was nice too!
Small shop on site selling your basics, wardens very friendly and helpful. You can also hire bikes on site too. All in all had 2 fantastic weekends away, cant wait to go back!
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| Date of Visit: September 2009 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Sherrif |
25 reviews from this member |
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Have just spent 2 great nights at Spiers House and have booked again for next week. A great site and toilets spotless. Fantastic walks and good beeer in New Inn. Rosedale Abbey is a lovely place. Dont live far away so can spend time localy. Found the staff when booking very friendly and a great welcome from the wardens on arrival showed us to our pitch giving us a choice of 2 hard standings or grass area. Shop well stocked with maps and and camping gear and basic food. Tried the local brews at the pub a nice walk away. Did a couple of walks one in the forest and one at Rosedale Abbey taken from a book bought at the site shop.
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Hot showers, toilets, laundry, washing up. Wifi, dog washing facilities and bike cleaning facilities. Large woodland area where kids can explore for hours. Small shop and morning coffee shop for barista made coffee, fresh pastries and hot chocolate. There are also luxury timber lodges with private patio, wood fired hot tub, fire pit with pizza oven and a picnic table. The perfect base for exploring the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales. Find out more here
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Wigster26 |
3 reviews from this member |
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We stayed at this site with our caravan for 1 week. We had a hardstanding pitch very close to the showers / toilet block which was ideal.
The site itself is on the side of a gently sloping hill and best attempts have been made to get the pitches as flat as possible.
There are plenty of water points about. The kids adventure playground is good and there are plenty of payable activities available for adults and children alike such as nights walks and forest tours.
The showers and toilets were ok. They had powerful showers with plenty of hot water. My only gripe was that although the site was busy the showers and toilets never seemed to be very clean to me.
The on site shop was fab. Its sold fresh coffee and pastries and had all the other essentials you would need for your stay.
There are plenty of pubs within driving distance. The best one we found was the Fox and Rabbit on the A169 Whitby Road near Lockton. The food here was very good and reasonably priced.
The location of the site is brilliant if you prefer a nice quiet relaxing holiday in forest surroundings. There are lots of places to visit including Thornton Le Dale which we adored, also Scarborough and Whitby are only a stones throw away and not forgetting the North York Moors and the North York Moors railway which runs from Pickering daily.
The overall appearance of the site is one of unmanicured grass and a bit rough around the edges, which at first looks a like unsightly if you are use to nice tendered and manicured camp sites.
This feeling gradually ebbed away during the week and we left assured that this site is good and can can only get better.
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| Date of Visit: September 2009 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: PJinKent |
4 reviews from this member |
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We couldn't have had a warmer welcome from Sue, Stuart and Andy- a really good team on a friendly site.
All the facilities are spotlessly clean- showers, loos, washing-up areas etc and although there is only one set of showers / toilets on site they are large enough to suggest it would only become a problem queue-wise if the site was very busy.
The site does seem mainly geared for caravans / campervans with lots of flat hardstanding pitches near the facilities. Most of the standard tent pitches to the right of the site are on quite a slope so finding a reasonably flat pitch might prove a problem if there are lots of tents on-site.
Overall, though we'd recommend Spiers Hall for the superb facilities, friendly reception and the stunning backdrop of the North Yorks Moors National Park which provides an excellent base to explore the local area and attractions.
The nearby town of Pickering is also handily-placed for day-to-day shopping needs as well as two camping shops in case of emergency. There were a few nice places to eat there, too- we'd particularly recommend 'Spice 4 U' a lovely Indian restaurant.
Any Fish 'n' Chip fans visiting the area will be spoilt for choice- it seems they love their F + C up here- but if you head for 'Thompsons' on the A64 south of Malton you won't be disappointed!
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Eliz22 |
5 reviews from this member |
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This was my first Forest Holiday & I was a little disappointed that rather than camping amongst the trees it was actually a huge clearing in the forest. However it was lovely to see the trees all around the edge.
If you are staying in a tent with no EHU be prepared for a long walk to the loo, fine during the day but not so good at night. You don't have to queue though as there are plenty of clean loos & showers.
The play park was also too far from the tents to allow younger children to play by themselves. Reception serves hot drinks & sells a few bits & bobs. Seemed to be a lot of Ranger Activities on offer but I felt the £18 family charge per session was a little steep.
We had no problem with the much mentioned midges during our stay. Take cooking equipment as we found the whole North York, Moors area to be very expensive i.E. £42 for 2 adults & 2 young children for dinner & soft drinks at the pub in Cropton (The New Inn, I think).
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Tockwithbain |
3 reviews from this member |
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Stayed in this fantastic site with my two children and lady wife back in may.
Very clean very modern shower block, good washing facilities great location just a few mosies to be careful of. Take a walk in the forest or head off into Pickering for a ride on the steam trains its just a great spot to take the family to.
Friendly and efficient staff who are to fussy. Would highly recommend
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Krazykamper |
37 reviews from this member |
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We stayed here for two nights at the end of July. What a beautiful drive into the campsite. The campsite itself was well maintained. All the staff were very friendly and knowledgeable.
Toilet block was kept nice and clean. We stayed on an EHU pitch. Did not think the site seemed too busy for that time of year. Would love to return sometime soon.
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