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Site is in an excellent position for the centre of York. 15 Mins walk and you re in the heart of the shops and pubs.
Site consists of main area which appears a bit overcrowded as caravans are practically on top of each other and the Riverside area, which houses about 12 pitches and is a lot less crowded, but you have to go into the main area for the toilet & shower block,not far at all.
The site is alongside the river which has lovely walks and cycle paths along it, also next door to Rowntree Park, which is lovely.
The only downside to this site, and has been form the years we have visited is the attitude of the wardens, It seems they are annoyed with you for even just turning up!
I am considering cancelling our booking for the summer as it has really put me off, although we love this site.
As most previous reviews have stated this an excellent site for visiting York and the surrounding area.
No real need to go over the many attributes.
Only downside on our visit was the water temperature in the showers - boy you don't want to linger - they are seriously cool but that may have been a temporary malfunction.
Now a real moan, not at the site or its wardens but at the many members who pay no heed to the advice / warnings about no arrivals before noon, in our experience this is probably the most time sensitive site in the network due to the narrow access road and yet some arrived at 11.00am and by noon more than a dozen.
You have to vacate this site by 11.15am to try to avoid problems with incoming arrivals but please to help the Caravan Club keep on good terms with neighbours etc. do not arrive before noon.
We have visited this site on many occasions and everything has been said about it. Facilities are what we have all come to expect from the club sites. It is so popular, you really do have to book it well in advance.
York is a short walk away and if you go out the back gate there are all the shops and take aways you could want. We have always used the Swan Inn as a watering hole if we fancy a pint as they have a good selection of real ales. The landlord of this pub has now taken charge of the other pub(The Slip Inn), just down the road, where there are also a good selection of real ales. This pub however was still a work in progress when we visited. If you are visiting York, this is the ideal site, but check with the site about flooding before you arrive.
This site is ideal for visiting York, its just a 10/15 minute walk to the city centre where there are loads of interesting places to visit. You are not allowed to arrive at the site before 12 oclock and when leaving you have to be of 11.45 because the access road is single lane with no passing points.
There is no play area or dog walking area on the site but next door to the site is a fantastic park. After check in we were handed a bunch of keys, everything is locked up, toilets, information room, laundry, disabled. I did find using the keys a bit of a pain because I kept forgetting them.
You are a 5 min walk to the local shops, pubs,takeaways if you use the gate at the back of the site. Can recommend the local pub the swan where they do cask ales and the local chippy where the fish and chips were delicious.
Beautiful tent only site set on a family run hill farm in the Yorkshire Dales, nestled between Ingleborough and Whernside. The Three Peaks footpath runs right through the farm adjacent to the campsite with lots of walks direct from the site from easy strolls to climbing the Three Peaks, and five minutes to the pub!
Tent pitches only, no electric hookups. Toilet and shower block and washing up facilities. Sit, eat and socialise in the old barn, with free wifi, charging lockers, freezer. At weekends the Philpin Snack bar is open for cooked breakfasts, hot and cold snacks and drinks, ice creams, chocolates etc, on other days there are vending machines in the barn. Find out more here
When the CC set up Rowntree they obviously thought location, location, location. It is just outside the centre of York right on the banks of the Ouse. With some trepidation we followed the route described on the club’s website almost to the centre of York up the A19 from the A64. Barring one scare as a cyclist cut me up on the inside we got there in one piece. Exit from the site is not however a return journey but a whole new ball game. Directions for this are posted in the information room on site.
The main site is well laid out but on our Friday evening was nearly full. We opted to try out the riverside annexe. As the rest of the site these pitches were hard standing accessed via a very narrow secure gated lane. Through the bare trees we could actually see the river. The site is in a City so it’s noisy on the Friday and Saturday nights we stayed it was very noisy. This might have been different on the main site which is set back from the road. Have a look at the cocoa grinding wheels in front of the main building it has a flood marker on it, which is a real eye opener. Staff and facilities are up to the usual CC standard and I felt that the whole site was run like a well ordered ship. (They are used to water there, even the EHU’s are on stilts)
The big thing about this site is York, what a fantastic City, steeped in history and with hoards of shops. There is no shortage of things to do. To name but a few there is York Minster the largest Gothic Cathedral above the Alps, The railway museum (free), The Castle museum, Clifford’s Tower, York Dungeons, Ghost walks, the shambles and if you have time don’t forget a medieval town wall walk great sections of which are still accessible. Finally if it’s nice weather what about a river cruise.
I can see why it’s always full; there is so much to do. So if I can I will go again and again and again.
Great site, and location, 15 min. Riverside walk into town. The most helpful, friendliest staff I have come across so far on a CC site.
Excellent site facilities.
Plenty to do and see in York.
Check on voucher website for money off vouchers for - La Tasca, Ha Ha Bar and Grill, Cafe Uno all of which are in york, also try the Pivo world beers bar, excellent beers.
Spent four nights at this excellent site up until Christmas Eve. It is in a fantastic location, right on the River Ouse and 5-10 minutes walk into York city centre. York is a great city: excellent for shopping, eating, drinking. It has a great history, and there is much to do exploring it. In the immediate area is Rowntree Park, which is pleasant for walking around. The site is also on a long distance walking/cycle network, so within 10 minutes walking, you can be out in open countryside. Facilities on site are excellent and staff kept everything to a very high standard, despite heavy snowfall.
An excellent site; very difficult to get booked so plan ahead. Returning soon.
This site is an absolute marvel, within 10 minutes walk of York City centre. It is, however, so popular that it could be three times the size and it would still be full 365 days a year!
Access is via some fairly tight residential roads. The Caravan Club's rules about accessing the site are therefore, quite rightly, not negotiable, and failure to follow them would leave outfits facing each other with no manoeuvring space and very irate neigbours. So, if you don't follow the rules, you WILL get a ticking off, and you will deserve it. Don't go complaining about grumpy wardens.
We like this site so much that we've been about four times, and we're returning in November 2011, which says it all! However, an 'interesting' feature of the site is its proximity to the River Ouse, which is apt to get a bit too big for its banks. We've been chased off by floods once and threatened by them on another occasion, so 50% of our visits have involved close attention to the flooding website!
The site itself is fine; it's in a city so it isn't the last word in peace and quiet; the toilet blocks are superb. The wardens are fine if you follow their advice! You won't need your car - York is one of the best cities in England for a visit, I think it knocks London into a cocked hat!
Verdict: Excellent site, follow the rules, and don't forget your wellies.
This site is located in the centre of York adjacent the River Ouse and is owned by the Caravan Club. It is open all the year round for members and non-members. Due to the narrow access road no arrivals are permitted before noon and pitches have to be vacated by 11:15am. Being close to the river the site is liable to flood.
Welcome on arrival was good with clear explanation of facilities. There is a strong emphasis on the 5mph speed limit due to a tragic accident to a child a couple of years ago. This limit applies to children on bikes as well as vehicles and the warden will confiscate bikes if they whizz around or go against the one-way system.
There are 102 touring pitches all hardstandings. Pitches are level so you will not need levelling blocks. There is also a small tenting area. This site is high density but the pitches are separated by well maintained hedges. It does mean that caravans have to be parked as the warden’s direct to maintain safe fire separation and foreign vans have to park nose in. However the wardens will help you park if this causes a problem.
There is a single heated toilet block with showers, WCs and privacy cubicles. Also washing up and vegetable preparation area. These facilities are built at a higher level than the general site above the flood line. There is a disabled facility with WC and shower and laundry facilities at ground level. The facilities were clean.
Service points around the site for water, rubbish disposal and chemical toilet emptying. No recycling facilities on site.
No dog walk or children’s play area on site but you are adjacent to Rowntree Park which caters for both. There are excellent play facilities in the park and a lake with ducks and geese.
Shopping facilities are about 10 minutes walk away and include a range of small shops including Sainsbury’s Local, Costcutter, baker, butcher, hardware and several take-aways. A fish and chip van calls at the site on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings.
We paid £21.45 per night for standard hardstanding pitch with 16amp electrical hook-up, caravan, awning and two adults.
York City Centre is less than 15 minutes walk and includes:
• York Minster with a great view of York from the tower. Fixed entry charges for sightseers rather than voluntary donations.
• A walk around the city walls (about 3.5 miles) which is free
• Jorvik Viking Centre
• National Railway Museum for the railway buffs.Entry is free and you have the opportunity to sit in a Japanese bullet train or see Mallard
• Castle & Castle Museum
• The Shambles shopping area
If you want to see the sights of York this is a good location because you can leave the car on site although there are plenty of car parks in the city if you can’t walk. Parking charges are around £2 per hour. The site is also good for cyclists and York has invested heavily in cycleways.
Set in the midst of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, a family run farm with a stream meandering through the site and breathtaking views, with plenty to do nearby. Tent and campervan pitches with or without electric. Five star shower block with showers, washbasins, toilets, disabled and family room. Sinks for pot washing, a kettle and microwave, charge points, communal fridge freezers. Fire pits are available to hire. Wifi
A small shop sells essentials and an on-site cafe serves delicious food and drinks! Freshly brewed coffee, sausage sandwiches, or warm pastries, in the evening, enjoy stone-baked pizzas. Luxury timber pods and two magical bell tents with private hot tubs are also available to hire. Don't forget to meet their friendly family of alpacas! And all within five minutes of Bolton Abbey and Hesketh Farm Park Find out more here
Short walk into York city centre with all it's attractions. The only gripe is that it's very difficult to book a pitch in advance.
All the facilities are clean, tidy and well maintained.
In the park next door the kids use a rope (wire) slide from morning till evening. This can be a bit wearing after a while for those pitched on the park side of the site.
But to be honest you forgive almost anything because of the site's fantastic location.
Just got back from Rowntree, nice little site but not my favourite club site. Wardens that have moved from Laneside to Rowntree are as lovely as ever, nice to see you again by the way, but I did find the others a little stern and abrupt. Toilets also not the best for the club although I did find them clean with plenty off hot water and never the need to wait for a shower. No kids bath here either but the wardens did let me use the disabled shower room to shower my daughter, this was a great help as the shower head comes off and I was able to shower my daughter at ease without the water splashing in her face.
The best thing about this site is that it is right in the middle of York so no need to use the car every thing is on the door step. Great kids park just next door too.
To Find Site:- The Caravan Club recommend that you approach the site via the A64 to the south of York and then via the A19 into the centre of the City. After about two and a half miles, at the Mecca Bingo keep left over the two river bridges. At the Swan pub turn left and follow signs to campsite.
Rowntree Park has an excellent situation on the River Ouse and very close to all the amenities of the City of York and accepts non members. It is, of course, in an urban setting so there will be a little noise during the day and early evening. There are just over 100 pitches all on hardstanding. They vary in size from suitable for car and caravan/motorhome to very large which would easily accommodate a car/caravan/awning with space to spare. Tents are also accepted but there appears only to be 6 places available for backpackers. There is one main building which accommodates the reception and the toilet/showers. Service points are dotted around the site including specific ones for motorhomes. This is an extremely popular site and advance booking is essential. On the day of departure units must leave by 11.15am and arrivals must be no sooner than midday or risk being turned away. Rowntree Park has a WiFi facility, cards can be purchased from reception, phones and mobile broadband signals are good. However TV is graded as fair and satellite reception will depend on how close you are to tall trees, rather surprisingly the site does not have a TV hook-up on the electric bollards. There are no children's play facilities although there is a large public park next to the site.
The City of York is but a short walk from the site. Reception will sell you a useful map for £1. All the main sites are accessible by foot. The National Railway Museum is well worth a visit and is free. The Castle Museum is another worthwhile visit. York has a full range of shops including a designer outlet centre near the A64 junction with the A19. For supermarkets there is a Sainsbury in the centre of York and a Tesco on the A1036 towards the A64.
This site is almost unique because of its location, so near York City Centre. It takes about 12 minutes to walk from the site, along the banks of the river to the heart of Mediaeval York, yet on site it is peaceful and feels almost rural. From the rear entrance (for which you are given a key) there is access to local shops and takeaways and there are 2 pubs within 3-4 minutes walk. The closest major attraction is the Castle Museum 8 mins.Walk away. Plots vary a little in size but are all large, although very large outfits would find difficulty in accessing the overflow field (tight bend on entry), we had no trouble with a 15 footer. All the facilities are up to normal Caravan Club standards and maintained to a very high order. If you want to visit York and walk to the local attractions, then this is the site for you, even the National Railway Museum, which is on the far side of the town centre is only a 25 minute walk.
We have just had a super week at Yorks Rowntree Park caravan site after trying to get it for a long time, its always booked up due to it location in walking distance of the town centre. It was great to park the car up and forget about it. Lots to do and see in York never a dull moment. The site was very clean and the staff very friendly. Also three evenings at around 5 oclock we had a fish and chip van come on site which served excellent fish and chips and was just what you needed after a long day walking in town, your dinner at your door. All in all cant praise this site enough just hope we can get another week there again sometime.
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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 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
No Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop <5 miles 
Bar <5 miles 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <5 miles 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <5 miles 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
Watersports <5 miles 
Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
Open All Year 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Site is in an excellent position for the centre of York. 15 Mins walk and you re in the heart of the shops and pubs.
