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I feel I may be wasting my time entering my review, since all those I have read previously are so positive with praise. I can only add my pennyworth and whole-heartedly agree. It is a decent place to camp, whatever the Dales weather may bring.
We stayed on the 5 space, hard-standing plot, which may seem a little cramped and sterile, but very practical, if one wishes to have dry feet and equipment.
We brought two young grandchildren, who immediately took to the wide open sandpit and innumerable plastic toys which lay strewn around just waiting to be tested to their limits. It is an area exclusive to children under the age of eight, but boys will abound when there are balls to kick and sets of wheels to raise the sand levels. My advice is not to park too close to the sandpit, as we did, fearing the next rubber ball to bounce menacingly in our direction.
Allison and husband are a great team and real helpers where campers are around. An offer of fresh farm eggs on a Saturday evening at 6pm is not often offered, but seems part of the service where Mr and Mrs Naylor are concerned. Stuck in mud! No problem for farmer Naylor and his trusty tractor. Remember it does rain in the North.
There is a busy train line on the edge of the camp-site, but it is of the smooth, silent electric sort and can be more of an attraction than a hindrance. It is possible to walk across the fields to Skipton,3 mls I am told.
Toilets are again basic, separate and very clean. Cononley itself should get a mention. Walk out of the site and you are in a very pretty Yorkshire farming village, with two pubs and a general store-cum-P.P. There is even another play area for children of any age, founded in 1937 to be precise. It is local for us, so we shall return.
My verdict: good value for a small family of 2 + 2 for £12.50 pupn.
We spent two nights here with friends, and its a lovely site please don't let any negatives put you off - yes there was some noise but only till a reasonable hour and we don't mind people having fun - the pitches are Very well spaced out so minimal noise form others. The play area is really good - some of the toys are a bit worn but then they are outdoors and well loved!
There's a couple of toilets and showers for each sex - the cubicles looked really big they were long so you can hang up your clothes away from the shower!
The sinks were big - I bathed my two year old in one! the site had a really good away from it all feel - fab views, a good walk to the river, but with two pubs (great food in one cant remember which one but if you mention the site you get 10percent off) and a shop.
There's also an industrial estate about ten mins drive away with a really good big indoor play gym for the kids if it rains. Also there's a micro brewery there (for the dads!)
This site had a really good atmosphere. It was the first time I had dared to go use the toilet by myself in the middle of the night, felt really safe.
We would go back because of the open space for the kids, the beautiful views, the play area and the locality of the pubs!
Also, we went after a week of rain when lots of other sites were closed but this was still open and well drained
Access is fine bridge just before entrance is narrow but doable. There are 3 hardstanding bays in the entrance car park which totally threw us as cars where there and we didn't know it was pitches! there is a rally and caravan/ tent field fairly level.
Toilet block basic clean didn't use showers but they were big to dress in.
Family run site lovely to see the kids mucking in with mumand dad. Very welcoming owner.
2 pubs, superb chinese and po with all supplies in walking distance in apretty little village.
Views on site to die for I caught a specatacular sunrise.
Dog friendly must be on leads as lots of livestock, calves, horse, sheep.
Very good for kids we don't have any but htey have swings and a sandpit play area with play equipment.
Super v f m £12.50 pn
We visited, Bolton Abbey stunning take your bbq/picnic, Ikley and Skipton for shops, Grassington for walks.
Downside - hardstanding noisy with cars and walkers going past but grass would be quieter train going past didn't worry us though.
Any downside was eradicated by a super holiday many thanks Alison and family.
What a lovely little site.This was our first time in our tent and had rung loads of sites but couldn't get in at short notice,but the friendly owners of this site fitted us in at short notice(2 hours notice!and at a very reasonable price!)and am so glad we came here! loads of space for the tents and kids to play.Great big sand pit with loads of kids toys to play with.Our two kids age 3 and 11 had a ball digging and playing with toy tractors,bikes,cars,diggers,prams etc.Also enjoyed the swings.Also I could see them very clearly from our tent as they played and felt very comfortable letting them play alone because of this.Loads of space to play football ect.Small,basic but adequate toilet/shower block and dish wash facilities,all spotlessly clean.
What beautiful surroundings,couldn't have been anywhere nicer!went for a couple of walks,watching train go by every now and then.
Great park near the site entrance with something for every age.10 min or so drive to skipton town centre.
This is a lovely,friendly site,perfect for my family and I and we will def be returning.
We had intended on staying for 2 nights but unfortunately we were very cold during the night(only 1 sleeping bag each!)so decided to go home after the first night.Will have to buy extra blankets!well we are still learning!
Large site had about 40 units on over 2/4 area when we were here as busy school holidays, Lots of families with kiddies
Pitch 18 / 19 right next to the way into sandpit play area - not ideal for couples with dogs like us but we only booked the day before. Would say pitch 8/9 best for couples.
Ladies Toilets 2 - 1 shower 50p - Clean always loo roll hot shower worth paying for 4 hooks 4 clothes and decked to stop it getting soaked.
Gents toilets 2 - 1 shower 20p (take a couple)OH said water stops when pot washers washing.
2 Full sized sinks and information booth.
Dale footpaths directly behind the site great for dogs but beware sheep can be close.
Can be a lively site as there was a few groups but everyone was quiet by 11 Friday and 11.30 Saturday. Shame some think 7am on a Sunday morning is acceptable time to pack up whilst shouting at their kids.
2 pubs within 5 min walk - not got the biggest outdoor seating but nice enough.
Skipton 4.4 miles away lovely place market stalls on saturday were great. Lovely canalside walks too.
8/10 Suits people with dogs and families with smaller kiddies. If I return it would be outside of school holidays.
The toilet/shower facilities weren't just basic, they were inadequate, both in terms of number of toilets/showers, cleanliness and availability of hot water. We expected it to be busy, but there were over 25 tents and a rally field full of caravans. The toilets were frequently blocked, smelly, with no toilet roll - with very little warm water. I paid 40p for a 5 minute luke warm dribble and my daughter got no warm water at all so had to just wash her hair in freezing water. No sockets for hair driers etc, muddy access to toilets / exit probably due to number of people tramping over it.
Plus points : Close to station for train into Skipton; Big field next door for games (even though noone bothered to use it); pub in village served nice food.
> Location of site is in a small village so didn't have the country-side away from it all feel and you could hear some road noise at night.
> However being in the village did have some positives, 2 great pubs serving lovely food and real ale, a take-away, shop/post office and a park with football pitch.
> The site had a great sand pit area with some good toys in and a couple of swings
> The camp-site had designated pitches so you were gaurenteed plenty of room. The toilet facilities were described as basic and yes they were, 2 toilets and 2 sinks but very clean and plenty of hot water. The shower was 20p for 3 mins.
> The owners were very friendly and helpful, brought us a slab for our BBQ and asked if we were O.K. Everytime we saw them. Paid at end of stay as short on cash on arrival, when he said £20 I thought that was per. Night but was for both nights!. Extremely reasonable. So, a very welcoming site with 'extras' for children, basic but clean toilet facilities and not a rules sign in sight!
Spent Friday and Saturday night here with our two children (aged 4 and 3). We were given our pitch number over the phone when we booked a couple of weeks before and were told to just pitch and the owners would come down and sort payment out during our weekend. However, when we arrived a couple were halfway through pitching their tent in our pitch, having just turned up and decided to pitch there. They refused to move and as we didn't want to just pitch in somebody elses pitch, we had to hang around for about 45 minutes until the owners arrived and gave us an available pitch. Very annoying! (although not the campsites fault obviously, but with the owners not being on-site I can imagine this happens quite often).
The kids played in the massive sand area, although my 5 year old was getting a bit bored after a while and saying it was too babyish (lots of ride-on toys etc). There were only a couple of swings and they were usually taken up by the older kids.
The ladies toilets only had two toilet cubicles (there was usually a queue) and one shower. Toilet roll did run out so make sure you take some just in case.
The village is lovely, has a bigger playground which our kids loved. We went to the New Inn for lunch which I would highly recommend, very child-friendly and the food was lovely and very reasonable. We didn't use the takeaway but a few people on the site did and we saw the car delivering the takeaways.
We did have a really nice weekend and did like the site, however our main criticism was the noise. The group opposite had their music absolutely blasting out from 9am every day - so no chance of relaxing and taking in the countryside and the peace and quiet. As the owners are not on-site, there is no patrol and there is no curfew either. There were two big groups of tents near us and the noise was unbelievable. We don't expect silence at night, but these groups had their car doors open with the radios on absolutely blasting out (we had this either side of us with the different groups), and lots of screaming and shouting until midnight the first night, and until 1am the second night when they finally went to bed and turned their music off.
Whilst I appreciate that this may not happen frequently, for us having two very noisy groups with music blasting out all day from 9am until 1am has put us off this site which is a shame as the site has a lot going for it.
Great small site very friendly, Just returned from a weekend at this small but pleasant family friendly site, lots of children about swings, BIG sand area with some very well played with toys.
No massive problems only the usual things, ran out of hot water at peak times, no loo paper at times, toilets very basic , bins overflowing. More annoying than anything you could hear road noise in the morning from the main Skipton route. But had a great time .
We stayed for two nights in a tent with electric. This is a great little place, basic amenities, but what do you need, showers, toilets and hot water for washing. Village is great with two good pubs, a post office with basic things and you also have the pleasure of watching the steam train go by every few hours. Our girls had a great time just playing with others and been kids, makes a big change from all these ridiculous manufactured sites where you are forced into nights in the bar. Say hello to your neighbours at the site and have a few beers. Definitely going back here.
This was our first camping trip. We booked two nights (Friday/Saturday) to try out all our camping gear. It cost £25 for two nights. The site is set in pleasant and quiet surrounding. We received our pitch number when we booked. The pitch was flat and next to a small wall. The toilet / Shower block was adequate two toilets and two washbasins in each toilet, the toilet paper towel ran out on the saturday night (pack your own just in case) There is a shaver point in gents and only one shower. A sink for washing pots and pans. There are a couple of standpipes situated around the field. The train line runs alongside the campsite with a regular service between Leeds and Skipton. We enjoyed our first camping trip on this site and the views and the quiet village are very relaxing.
What a perfect little site everything in walking distance -railway station, 2 pubs,shop and a takeaway. Jumped on train and looked round skipton, loved everything about the site, village and skipton. This was my 1st visit to the area, but it wont be my last and when I do visit again whether I'm on my motorbike camping or with the car and caravan this is the site I will use.
What a fabulous camp site! We stayed here last May Bank Holiday and we had a fabulous time. We had 2 tents for 2 families 4 adults and 4 children. There was tonnes of room for the children to run around in and the adults too. The pitches were massive and you had plenty of room to keep you away from your neighbours if you like it that way. Room for porches and gazebo's etc.
The site is completely away from any hustle and bustle, down a country track and the views are fabulous. Really peaceful. We were very lucky to have a fabulous weekend weather wise, but if not so lucky there are too great pubs in the village and a Chinese take away which delivers to site. There is a local shop selling all of your essentials and a fabulous park for the kids. Train station 5 mins walk away and easy into Skipton.
The family who run the site are lovely and are there hands on daily if you need them.
For those people who moan about the toilet block, yes it is small and basic, but everything there and easy to reach from every pitch.
Brill site great for families but as I said, you are not sat on top of each other so great for couples too. 2 fab play areas for the children.
Owners friendly and informal, collected money couple of days after we pitched. Toilets / showers basic but clean. Good dog walk adjacent to site (don't forget to tiptoe through the sheep poo!).
Cracking little pub in village, the Railway, with two big screens for sports. Train station is 5 mins walk away for Skipton (next stop).
Definitely coming back to this gem of a site.
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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 
Rallies Welcome 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
No Laundry 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
Shop <5 miles 
Bar <1 mile 
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 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
Cycle Hire <5 miles 
Golf <5 miles 
Tennis <5 miles 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
Open All Year 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
I feel I may be wasting my time entering my review, since all those I have read previously are so positive with praise. I can only add my pennyworth and whole-heartedly agree. It is a decent place to camp, whatever the Dales weather may bring. 
