West Ayton Caravan Club Site

[Francis_374353316]

HI
We are thinking of going to the above site in a couple of weeks and I would like to know what other people thought of the site, being a club site I would imagine it would be pretty good. But I would like to know what there is in the near by village and how easy it is to get to etc.
Many Thanks!

 

[Bri2]

Francis,
This site has been one of our regular haunts over the years and its always been a pleasure. If your traveling from the York direction via the A64, just follow the site directions and come off for Seamer, its all good roads. The final approach to the site is uphill for a few hundred yards but isn't a problem. Do not use the Sutton Bank approach on the A170 which is very steep and caravans are banned from using it.
The site is an old quarry just outside the village and has plenty of hard standing and grass pitches. It has two toilet / shower blocks that are the usual CC standard. It also has a very good dog walk which can be extended along the top of the vally via a gate.

The village has a Spar / Petrol station, two pubs that both do meals, chippy and a fish restaurant all within walking distance. Morrisons supermarket is about 2 - 3 miles away for all your shoping.
Your idealy placed for visites to Whitby, Scarborough and Bridlington but parking can be a problem. Pickering has the steam railway which passes through Goathland, Heartbeat, and now goes into Whitby. If you like walking, there are some good walks in the area, around up down and through the Hole of Horcum, Ravenscar to Robinhood Bay via the old railway line and back via the Cleaveland Way coastal path, this has some steep bits but its very enjoyable, approx 8 miles in total. For more reviews on West Ayton, have a look here, http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/ and do a camp site search then click on the R for reviews. Hope that helps.
Bri

 

[Big S]

We stayed at West Ayton during Whit half term week. The site is around three miles outside of Scarborough and is of the usual high standards of the CC. The only criticism we had was that for such a large site there were only three showers within the two toilet blocks and as you can imagine during half term week they became very busy.
One of the largest play areas we have encountered on a CC site and there was a nice atmosphere on the site.
You must take a walk down to the Dennison Arms within the village for a meal. The sign of a good pub is the fact that is it always busy and this is no exception. The portions are massive.
There are a mixture of hard standing and grass pitches set in different areas around the site.

 

[Heethers]

Nice site up to usual CC standards good chippy down the road and a couple of good pubs all within walking distance, bit of a climb on the way back.
NigelH

 

[Sedo]

Hi Francis

We came up from the south only problem we had was queuing on the A64 past York , apparently it's a regular where it reduces from double to single carriageway.
Stayed there at the beginning of August, nice site, great wardens, really friendly and helpful.
As said chippies in East Ayton, just down the road lovely, Spar/ filling station, post office, fish restaurant and Dennison Arms.
Check what night the Dennison serves food we slipped up, but it is well recommended by all.
Cycled from Ravenscar to Robin Hood Bay and then had afternoon tea and scones in Ravenscar when we got back, really nice friendly tea shop and nice scaones and tea.
Nice walk from the site past the old 'castle' and along the board walks by the river below the site down forge valley.
Railway ride from Pickering up to Whitby nice as well, in all plenty to do.
Don't miss the home produce you can buy from the houses just below the site, we had free range eggs which were glorious, tomatoes et al were nice as well, just put money in honesty boxes.
Have a great time we did, we'll definitely go again given the chance..

 

[Francis_374353316]

Hi
Thanks for the advice I think we will be going here for a week in October many thanks for the reviews of this site it seems to be very good and hopefully we will enjoy it.