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I can only reflect on the old saying - 'If its too good to be true, it probably is!' Given what I thought was good fortune getting booked here at relatively short notice given the time of year.
If you notice, the vast majority of reviews for this site are from campers with tents - and for good reason. As while its great for tents, its not so great for anything with wheels. The site is billed as having five hard-standing pitches - I'd question this.
On our visit, there were two motorhomes basically up the drive - more 'parked' than pitched. As where they were, certainly didn't resemble any pitch I'd seen before. There were also a couple of caravans on a wood-chip base further in - where the fifth spot was I just don't know. Although there was a third caravan up on the grass in the 'tent area' The close proximity of these units, none being more than a few feet from the adjacent one, the reality is, that there is just not room - especially at busy periods, for the likes of motorhomes/caravans given the limited space on the low end which is designated for these units. Yes, it was a busy period, but for me it was a shambles.
On our arrival around half six in the evening, there was no-one around to point us to a pitch. In fact there didn't seem to actually be a spare pitch to point us to. There were also other campers wandering about in doubt as to what to do or where to pitch. When the owner did show up around 8pm, he explained he'd been to the local pub for his tea. Of course - and why not! He showed us to a grass pitch among a load of tents. (this area supposedly for caravans only, if the signage was to be believed). The pitch had to be vacated by a nearby caravanners car, parked there due to the lack of space on his own nearby pitch. Which is why I couldn't initially see where we could possibly pitch if or when the bloke did actually show up. Hence, we were late pitching - which somewhat wrecked our evening. But, this was reflected in what we paid on leaving.
Added to this, at the time of leaving, I suggested to a group of kids - using the enclosure around the CWD point as a play apparatus, that they should move away and play elsewhere given it was unhygienic to play there. I was told by one kid that 'he lived here', and they always played there. Hence I'm slopping the cassette out with kids dangling off the fence above me. But by this time id had my fill of the place, and wouldn't have been too distraught if one of the little scrotes had fell off and ended up down the manhole! This 'play area' being just a few feet from the aforementioned motorhomes 'parked/pitched' up the drive, by the way. Lovely!
I know a lot of people have raved about this site, and maybe a quieter time of year would have been different for us? But, the sheer lack of space for wheeled units at not just busy times, given the hard-standings were tenuous at best - but in general. Unless they were pitched up on the grass, makes this site less than ideal unless you are in a tent.
The location is very good. The facilities arent the best I wouldn't say, for tents, ironically. Given there's only really a couple of loo/showers, given the number of campers there. But, there's another loo block almost built/complete.
I believe there's stuff for kids around the farm with the animals - but cant comment on this.
We really love this site and managed 3 trips here last year. So quiet and peaceful, and a perfect location in the middle of Thornton le Dale - once you have arrived, you can about forget using the car should you want to.
The facilities are good, and supplemented by a shower & loo in the owner's house at peak times.
Fresh eggs are available and make a great breakfast.
The animals in the field behind the tents provide lots of entertainment for the children.
The owner is really helpful and dug out a baby bath for us to use.
From the site there are some lovely walks and bike rides. Dalby Forest is a short car or bike ride away.
Plenty of pubs, shops and cafe's in the village. We had superb fish and chips from Pickering (didn't rate the ones from the village quite so much). The pub does carry-out hand pulled ales and cartons, for drinking back at the tent.
There are a couple of farm shops on the road to Pickering - useful for stocking up on goodies for the BBQ.
My partner and I visited this fabulous site for 5 days at the end of March 2012 and the weather was glorious, with temperatures of 22degrees celsius.
We were met on arrival by the owners father and another caravanner, who were extremely helpful in settling us in. We occupied a very level pitch which made it so easy to set up. We were on our own for most of the time and the peacefulness was glorious
We had checked with the owner Paul b4 arrival as to how good the TV signal was and were told 'it wasn't that great' We were very pleasantly surprised at the quality of reception.
We have a fairly modern van with a tilt and turn aerial and built in booster. We had to adjust it a few times depending on whether we were watching BBC or ITV. Curiously however, a caravan only approximately 30-40 yards away from us with an identical set up to ours, couldn't get a thing! We also brought with us a typical house TV aerial which also gave very good reception on at least one channel
All the plaudits about this site are well tabulated and justified so I am not going to repeat them. We loved the animals, especially the chickens, which produced by far the best free range eggs I have had, and I have eaten hundreds from many different campsites. There were also 3 sheep, 3 goats, 2 geese, and 2 black ducks. The regular sound of pheasants croaking reminded us that we were in the country.
For the uninitiated, Thornton Le Dale, or Thornton Dale, depending on which approach road you use to enter the village, as the site description states, is 'chocolate boxey', without any exaggeration. The walks up and down the beautiful beck with the thatched cottage and pond, are an absolute pleasure. There are fabulous woodland walks too, and all within a 2 minute walk from the site.
As you can probably gather, this site is very high on my extensive list of all time favourite sites. I have however one slight niggle which I didn, t have the gumption to bring to Pauls attention and now wish I had. The small fenced off area where the WC waste gets emptied, has a water hose that is used to rinse out the cassette. There is another hose which provides separate drinking water on the other side of the fenced off area, well away from the WC disposal area. The tap to this hose was 'wedged' into the fence at quite a high level which can make it difficult to fill containers.
I regret not pointing this out to Paul at the time, but he is such a busy man and such a nice chap with always plenty to do, I didn't want to bother him with my petty complaint. He is always looking for new initiatives and ways of bettering the site. It is very obvious that lots of money thought and effort has been put into the site. There is every likelihood that he has already sorted it.
Please do not let my negative comments dissuade you from visiting this site as believe me, the many, many positive things about this place far outweigh any minor negatives. To sum it up there are thee words that really describe this site, location, location, location
This was our second visit to Prospect Farm having spent a very enjoyable weekend there just over 12 months earlier. It was encouraging to see that a relatively new site is developing so well.
A very well run, clean and tidy site with separate fields for tents and campervans.
Our children loved the farm animals and helped Thomas and Henry (the site owners charming children) with the daily round of egg collecting.
Since our previous visit, the site has a new shower and toilet facilities and we were told that more facilities are planned for the near future.
The site is easy access onto the Dalby forest trails. Paul and Sue, the site owners are naturally very knowledgeable of the local area so we took the opportunity to enjoy one of their guided bike tours through the woods.
We were treated to some amazing scenery great cycling trails, a journey that only local inside knowledge can provide.
I probably shouldn't tell you about the secret tea room we were guided to, the break was well deserved and the cream teas are to die for!
I thoroughly recommend a visit to this campsite, whether its for the chocolate box village, cycling, pubs, fish and chips or just a relaxing break in Yorkshire.
I chose this site hoping it would be a safe bet for my first time camping wife. It was. The site is quite small, but all the better for this. It was very quiet by day and night. Next to the tent part of the site is the owner's goat, duck and chicken paddock - which was great for our 5 year old - occasionally a lone chicken wanders around the tents for even more amusement.
There was no noise at all from these animals at night - instead there was the occasional owl hoot and fox bark.
The site really is in the centre of the village which has the advantages of good pubs, a village chippy, a duck pond, an interesting motor museum (£2 entry charge) a small supermarket and an unexpectedly good playground.
The site owners are very friendly, thoughtful and helpful and in no way overbearing. The site also provides off road cycle hire; the bikes are very good quality and well maintained.
The pitches were reasonably flat, well drained and the turf in very good condition.
Further afield there's Eden Camp, Whitby, Scarborough, Robin Hoods Bay and Pickering (where there's a small ironmongers/camping store).
My only negative comment is that there is only one permanent shower/toilet unit (although there was a Portaloo 'emergency' unit too) and one wash up facility. But the hot water was always hot and in good supply; the loo/shower is modern and kept very clean and in reality we didn't need to wait/queue for any great length of time.
I came here with my boyfriend as a treat from my Mum after my A-Level Exams. We aimed to have a really relaxing long weekend; which is exactly what we got!
As the campsite isn't very large, there was ample peace and quiet. At one point we were the only campers there! The animals were an added bonus. We particularly enjoyed watching the guinea pigs run around, chasing the chicken that had worked out how to get out of the coop away from our barbecue and feeding the goats handfuls of grass - we missed them when we'd gone back home.
We didn't have a car with us so couldn't travel far. However, we didn't really want to. We just explored the village which was about 2 minutes down the road and enjoyed a Sunday Lunch in a local pub.
The washing up area and toilet/shower were kept very clean. Perhaps another sink or two, as well as another shower separate from the toilet would probably be a good idea, as when we arrived the site was busy and we did have to queue in order to wash up and take a shower. As we were never in a rush to go anywhere, we simply took our time having breakfast and allowed the campers that were going for days out to get ready first.
The site owners were very friendly, helpful and accommodating. They made sure we were okay (it was our first camping trip after all, and we didn't have a car if there was an emergency). We were also allowed to keep some ice packs in the fridge in order to keep our food fresh especially as we had very hot weather.
All in all, we had a fantastic weekend and are hoping to repeat the experience again this year. I would definitely recommend this site to anyone whether they have a young family, want to go for walks or bike rides, or, like us, just want to have a relaxing weekend.
Enjoyed staying at this site with hubby so much in May that I returned in June, minus hubby but with my brothers 3 children aged 14, 9 & 6.
The kids enjoyed the site and we had a lovely day out in Bridlington.
As we were only staying one night I didn't bring all the cooking gear with us, so on the evening we had some lovely fish and chips from the chip shop round the corner from the site and then visited a local pub (The Buck), which is very welcoming to families.
The next morning we had breakfast at Baldersons cafe, who were only too happy to make exactly what the kids wanted(very picky eaters !) and the youngest loved the play area in the garden.
We then enjoyed a walk round the village shops and duckling spotting along the stream.
It was a lovely stay and the kids are already nagging to go back.
Visited this site in June 2011 in our motorhome. The site is very well run. The 'quiet' policy works well without being oppressive. The owners are friendly, helpful and accessible without being intrusive.
The facilities are pleasant and modern and are cleaned regularly to a high standard. There is ample space for children to play. The site is very friendly towards and suitable for dogs with lots of dog walking places adjacent.
It takes only a couple of minutes to walk into village which has lots of shops, cafes and pubs.
There is a post office, hardware stores, clothing stores as well as various tourist type shops. We had an excellent experience during our stay here.
This was my second time staying at this campsite. It's in a perfect location as it feels like it's in the middle of no where but it's only a 2 minute walk away from the shops, cafes, pubs, etc. It's a small campsite but was perfect for us (3 children and 1 adult).
The owners of this family run site are very welcoming and friendly. The site has a newly refurbished shower, toilet and wash room and a port-a-loo for when the wash room is busy.
Next to the campsite there is a field with some animals - goats, sheep, ducks, geese and chickens (that are very popular with children!) The hens lay lovely eggs which are sold for 90p for half a dozen. The animals are quiet at night though, so have no fear of being woken up by them!
The site has a 'no noise after 11pm' rule which everyone abides by making it a pleasant place to be at night. I have no criticism to give this campsite and I've really enjoyed both of my stays there and will definitely be returning again next year!
This was my second May Bank holiday spent at this site, and we had a wonderful stay - despite the Bank Holiday Monday rain!
This remains a charming, small and friendly site (see my previous review), which has been improved by installing a powerful shower in the wash room, with plenty of free hot water. Having experienced the site after a full day's rain, it is good to note that pitch did not become waterlogged or muddy.
It is advertised as a quiet site, and the owner did ask a group of campers to turn their music down one evening when it could be heard around the site.
Another lovely stay, we think we'll make this an annual event!
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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 
No Baby Changing 
No Laundry 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
Shop <1 mile 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <5 miles 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
Cycle Hire <1 mile 
Golf <5 miles 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
Watersports <10 miles 
Boat Launch / Mooring <10 miles 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
Open All Year 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport On Site
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
I can only reflect on the old saying - 'If its too good to be true, it probably is!' Given what I thought was good fortune getting booked here at relatively short notice given the time of year. 
