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The toilet block facilities are amongst the best we have seen in 5 years of camping in the UK and Europe, and the staff on the site are friendly and welcoming. We explored nearly all of the walks from the site and enjoyed the woodland setting.
However.
The queue upon arrival was quite lengthy, and as there was no distinction between caravans, which needed help setting up, and tents, which could have been sent to their pitch using a simple map, we waited over an hour just to be shown where our pitch was.
The pitch itself was supposed to be a luxury pitch, and at over £30 per night it certainly cost enough. What we got was a very uneven pitch, surrounded by mud ruts that looked like it had been dug up by a tractor, with a lot of ground water, and this is after a dry spell.
The roads on the site are all unmade, so when it does rain you can quickly find yourself walking through a quagmire to get to the facilities or drive off site.
Then on Saturday night two of our mountain bikes were stolen from outside our tent, even though they were locked together for security. We duly called the police, and despite the protestation from the staff that this was an isolated incident, we found out that another two bikes had been stolen at the same time. Thankfully, North Yorkshire Police recovered them from the thieves' hide and we should be reunited with them soon.
All in all we enjoyed our weekend, but the organisation and management of the site need improving if it is to reach its potential, with some security measures and investment in the actual pitches needed.
Myself, husband and 2 kids (5 & 7) just returned from our Easter weekend break at Spiers house. We stayed on a select tent pitch with ehu and picnic table The showers (hot), toilets etc. all very clean. Staff very nice especially Steve and his wife Sue. We went on the forest survival with Steve, the kids loved it The walks were very nice, we will be going back as we had such a great time. This site has a real safe feeling about it
Just come back from Easter holiday.Great staff,washing/toilet facilities and location. The minus points,three electrical cut-outs in our 4 days there. Site shop very expensive (you are in the middle of a forest and they know it!,Becks £2.50 a bottle). The uneven camping field does not have a close water supply or refuse/ chemical waste disposal and pitch size is fairly small.
Overall not a bad site but I have stayed on plenty better of the same pitch fee.0.
This is a great place, right in the middle of the North Yorks Moor forest; an ideal spot if you enjoy going walking - they have trails from 1 to 16 miles.
The reception/camp shop is really well stocked, the toilet/shower facilities are great (& warm!); everything spotless and nicely laid out.
We're new to camping and this was only our 2nd trip (just 2 adults this time, but usually 2 kids under 8 and 1 active boxer dog!)and we weren't disappointed. The site has many activities for the children, many of which are based around the forests. Such as bike tracks, mini-ranger expeditions, a night-time bat walk, a woodland play-area.
There's a bus to the local towns (Pickering, Levisham, Rosedale), which stops at the site.
We were on a standard tent pitch, which are basically plain fields; but they do have the more defined EHU pitches and even some with picnic tables etc.
Overall a great place and we plan to go back asap.Complete with kids & dog this time!
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
We were only tent on the site, I believe they have 'premium' tent pitches with EHU and picnic table not too sure where these are, but suspect they are amongst the caravans, did see a fenced off area possibly recently resurfaced that I suspect could be for tents, but we were in the big field with no EHU.
Staff exceptionally friendly and helpful, Sue & Steve brilliant people, even lent us a gas heater as it was so cold and we were the only fools under canvas.
Facilities great, gents had about 8 showers, several sinks, and the usual other necessities.
Ladies apparently only had 4 showers, sinks, but more toilet space.
My husband and I had a great weekend at Spiers, the staff were great, nothing was too much trouble and we were even recognised from a previous visit to the nearby cabins which was a nice personal touch.
Facilities really good, nice and clean and spacious. The shower / toilet block was also nice and warm which at this time of the year (Sept) just as the weather was turning a bit chilly, really makes a difference.
Had some lovely walks and cycling in the forest, our dog absolutely loves it. Perfect for a quiet 'back to nature' weekend. Nearby Pickering was World War 2 weekend which was fantastic!. Everyone was dressed up in 1950's outfit, the town really had 'gone to town' to make it authentic. That was the icing on the cake really for our weekend.
All in all a great weekend. We are going back soon.
Visited here for our first ever caravan holiday and have to say that it was the best introduction one could hope for. The staff were very friendly and extremely helpful - they put our caravan on the pitch for us (cheating, I know). We had a premium plus pitch which had water, electric, TV and waste water drainage. We found the toilet block and washing-up facilities to be spotless. The kids enjoyed the walks and cycling in the nearby forest as did the dogs (obviously not cycling). We stayed for a weekend and as such did not have chance to venture far, though we did manage to experience the 'War Weekend' in nearby Pickering which was fun. I recommend the New Inn in Cropton village for Sunday lunch - not cheap, but the best I've had. I would definitely recommend this site for caravans.
We too had a fab weekend at Spiers House in August. We had recieved a phone call from Forest Holidays a few days before to say the site was water logged and that they recommended that we didn't go !
Never one to do as we are told, we went with wellies and yes, the site was wet but it was fine for a weekend. We found a nice spot in the top field.
It is such a lovely site.Peaceful at night, and fab for the kids to explore.
Clean showers and toilets.
The nearest pub was approx 1 1/2 miles away but has a really nice beer garden and a good local brew.
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
This site is well off the beaten track, but do not let that put you off, the staff are friendly and helpful, the toilets and showers where all very clean and cleaned at least three times a day to my knowledge, nearby there are plenty of things to do. Whitby, NYMR (Railway) Dalby forest drive, and in Pickering the is a museum called Beck Isle Museum, which is one of the best museums I have been in for a long while, Plenty of shops in Pickering ie Co-op, butchers and bakers and a flea market which sold all sorts of things. The only problem we found with the site was drainage as it got a bit boggy when it rained, but saying that is a bit unfair as most of Yorkshire was about to be flooded again (6/09/2008), the staff are a credit to Forest Holidays, and Forest Holiday its worth a 10 out of 10,
Nearly forgot.You get early morning visitors. Squirrels. They come in your tent and nick your food so keep it lock up.
Site, fantastic, management from forest holidays (not the site) not as good.
We booked this break ages ago, all confirmation received, no problem.
However the week before we went we were phoned to say the site had shut and all breaks cancelled, strange as we had family already there, so we phoned the site who simply said the site was wet, TENTS were cancelled as the main field was under 2inches of water, but caravans were all-weather pitches, even grass ones.
We were given the option of cancelling and having a refund, or go ahead, which we did, and were glad of it.
YES, the non-pitch area was very wet, but the grass pitches have a mesh under it, we were on hard standing.
Staff were all very friendly and helpful, shop was basic but always stocked.
Toilets, showers etc all very clean, cleaned at the same time every day so you knew it would be closed.
Copley brewery was close by and a magnificent pint (all made on the premises.)
Only downside to the site was the only chemical disposal point is a good trek from most areas of the site.
To be fair the weather this summer hasn't been good for camping. We were given a pitch at the bottom of the site which after two days of rain turned into a mud bath. The site has no drainage under its standard pitches. For the cost, and price of extras like small gazebos and windbreaks, we expected better than a pitch in a muddy sloped field.
All that said, this year the facilities have been refurbished, and were very clean and very nice. The staff were friendly and helpful, The shop was a bit sparse but was well stocked on basics which is the main thing.
The sight is perfect for forest exploration and for astronomy study.
A sign post from in the village of Cropton would be helpful as I am sure many people make the same mistake as us and went to the sister site of Keldy Cabins instead.
I (Husband, 4 children and Brother and his family) have just come back from my first camping trip and found this site to be really nice.
Toilets and showers excellent and pot washing area really nice with a lowered sink for smaller people ie kids and wheelchair users I assume. The shop sells lots of useful things and reasonably priced too. Staff very nice although were in a bit of a tizz when we arrived as the electric had gone off in the shop. Standard pitches are quite uneaven and were very wet as there had been a very large storm the night before not great for a first timer. Site was great for families although the noise was minimal on an evening. Key Available for baby and parent room for a deposit of £5.00 which is refunded when you hand the key back.
I would definitely go again! oh take plenty of midgy repellant they are everywhere best buy were the repellant candles although my husband was midgy food for the the 2 nights we were there.
Booked a 5 night holiday on the net as this site had good recommendations. We paid for a premium pitch but this basically meant where you could reach a hook up point. We were shown a couple of spontaneous areas around the site, but having prebooked at many other sites, pitches are normally allocated and kept until arrival and as stated on Forest holidays web site, I would have expected a lot more from a premium pitch, ie hedging privacy, set areas etc and we had to clear loads of rubble before we pitched. This site is quite a good base for walks, especially for kids and dogs, but the allocated dog walk area is now a building site! There are plenty of showers, but make sure you don't get the last in line, as all of the hot water is taken and we had to have a cold shower the first day, however the rest of the week we knew where to go!
There is one hairdryer in the ladies shower area, but for 20p, I only managed to get half of my short hair dried, although this may be down to the manufacturer and not the campsite!
Had a great day on the steam engine to Goathlands and actually saw some filming taking place for Heartbeat. Another great day at Whitby, and a little walk around Malton and Pickering, and also York too!
The weather for the first few days was fantastic, but the rain on Thursday unfortunately caused us to leave earlier than expected, as the drainage onsite was the worst ever! We actually ended up sleeping on a water bed as the water was passing underneath our tent, luckily for us the main living and sleeping areas are all sown in, otherwise we would have been in inches of water. The problem was that the water from the makeshift hardcore roads came directly through our porch area, bringing with it thick sludge, so everything was ruined! Other tents in this area, also had the same problem.
We did have two lovely meals at The New Inn and The Coach House and a lovely Cantonese take away from Malton.
All in all, I don't think we would return to this site just yet, mainly due to the drainage situation, and poor organisation for so called 'premium pitches'. Although we always compare to other campsites and experiences!
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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 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
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 
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 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport 
No Dog Walk 
Good Facilities but bike owners beware
