Squires Cafe Bar

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Hardstanding pitches
Hardstanding pitches
This is one of the many views
This is another part of the grass tent area. no fires are allowed
This is a bit of the grassed area where tents can be pitched
The café, where we serve tea, coffee, food and other refreshments on a daily basis
Our function room and where thursday evening and sunday carvery are served
Function room bar
Token-operated electric hook-ups. these can be bought from the café for £5
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This is one of the many views
This is another part of the grass tent area. no fires are allowed
This is a bit of the grassed area where tents can be pitched

  • Biker site by a café bar, open since the 1970s
  • Café open daily with weekly and weekend biker meets
  • Sunday roast, weekly carvery and licensed bar
‘Run by bikers for bikers’ goes the tagline of the roaringly popular Squires Café Bar in Selby, North Yorkshire, which has been rallying – and fortifying – biker troops since the 1970s. Bike and club meets, regular events and live music, an on-site bike shop and a once-monthly Autojumble to pick up secondhand bike gear have all been lined up over the years by owners Harry and Sue, who ran the biker-friendly Squires Milk Bar at Sherburn-in-Elmet before moving here. Café prices at Squires are cheap as chips (which you can have with gravy and stuffed inside a giant Yorkshire pud); for something a bit posher, a carvery of the café’s own farm-reared Aberdeen Angus is available for Sunday roast and on Thursday evenings; and for pints/events, a licensed bar and an events room for hire are available too. Squires Café Bar is open seven days a week in summer, but it’s on Wednesdays and weekends that regulars roar up: Wednesdays following the local biker meet tradition started by Harry and Sue in the 1960s, and weekends for meets, charity events, live gigs and general lounging about in leathers. To preserve the grass areas of the site, the owners allow the use of off-ground barbecues, but not one that will damage the grass. Campfires are not allowed.

Site type

Tent pitches 20
Touring caravan pitches 32
Motorhome pitches 32
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Please note the electric hook-ups for touring pitches are 16-amp and token-operated. Tokens can be bought from the café for £5 each. Showers are token operated and each £1 token lasts approximately 3 minutes.

Languages spoken

English

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Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 519 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Budget/backpacker

87% would recommend this site to a friend

87% would stay here again

What customers say

A popular biker destination with a friendly atmosphere and helpful staff. Pitches are generally spacious and well-laid out. The on-site cafe is praised for its good food and reasonable prices. Facilities are functional but some visitors found them dated and in need of an update, particularly showers and toilets. Noise from trains and occasional events can be a factor.

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Arrival date (latest first)

A family-friendly campsite thate good value-for-money

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Anonymous

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Spacious pitches, lovely place to camp, plenty of space for the kids to enjoy, lovely atmosphere in the bar/restaurant. Food and drink is reasonably priced too

Disliked Showers and toilets desperately need a refurb. The showers are charged at £1 for a 4 minute shower. Which isnt bad but the facilities need to be improved

Recommend to friends Visit again

Could do with a make over Scruffy looking site

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Vanda H.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Ample space for motorhome

Disliked Having to pay for electric thought it was inclusive with price for pitch

Recommend to friends Visit again

a great place for seeing motorcycles and car meets all very friendly

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martin s.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Large level pitches , well kept grass, very friendly staff, if you like motorcycles this is the place for you , excellent choice of food and beers very well priced,

Disliked the only downside is the toilet shower block needs modernisation

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site with restaurant attached.

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Gail B.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Campsite easy to book and find. Hundreds of motorbikes on a rally the day we arrived, at the cafe/restaurant. Great to see so many interesting bikes, drivers were all great, courteous and friendly. Good choice of food at the restaurant at very reasonable price. Campsite was fine and level, with paid electric hook up in addition to the pitch fee. Didn't use the toilets/showers as we are self contained.

Disliked A bit of noise from the nearby railway, stopped overnight and didn't disturb us, might if you are a light sleeper.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean and tidy site that includes a well run cafe bar.

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Ian N.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked I have been visiting the site for over 2 years now and love the camping and facilities they provide.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Easy to get to for a…

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Juliet S.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Easy to get to for a short break, friendly staff, great food

Disliked Did not use this visit

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Lovely location, decent sized pitch, staff…

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Maggie G.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely location, decent sized pitch, staff very friendly, relaxed atmosphere

Recommend to friends Visit again

The site was ok and level, cafe was good, staff were good

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Terry W.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Cafe was good and the staff were nice.

Disliked Lots of permanent campers here, so it looked like a bit of a shanty town.
Only two showers were open and you need a token for 4 minutes,
Hand driers were not working on our first day.
Had to buy a card with £5 of electric on and you dont get your change back if you dont use it all!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quirky little place with a friendly welcome.

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ANDEE G.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Really friendly staff. Busy place at times and good atmosphere. Camping pitches are well laid out & easy to find. A barrier with a contactless card to open it (£5dep) keeps everyone secure.
Only stayed 1 night and didn’t dine there, so can’t rate that.

Disliked Could be better lit as there are steep grass banks between the pub/cafe and camping.
Lots of potholes on the track up to the camping area - could easily be filled to make entry/exit a more pleasurable experience.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stop off place

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Stu G.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Superb breakfast….*****
Nice staff

Disliked Dog barking early am didn’t help
Trains quite noisy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Location

Squires Cafe Bar

Newthorpe Lane

Newthorpe

South Milford

Selby

North Yorkshire

England

LS25 5LX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.78272°N
1.28864°W

Nearest transport

Coach
7.2 mi Bus Station Stand 1
10.2 mi York Street
10.2 mi Bus Stn
Rail
1.6 mi South Milford Rail Station
1.6 mi Micklefield Rail Station
2.5 mi Sherburn-in-Elmet Rail Station
Airport
16.3 mi Leeds Bradford International Airport
23.5 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
23.8 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Squires Café Bar is well placed for the Yorkshire coast and both the Yorkshire Dales and Yorkshire Moors national parks, about 10 miles from Leeds city centre and with York within biking distance for a day trip. On fine and sunny days, ramble/bike along, fish from or take a boat out on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, the longest in Northern England, or take a picnic to the 1500 acres of parkland at Temple Newsam House and Farm, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots’s caddish hubby Lord Darnley and listed as one of the top three museum sites in the country by an author in the know. Xscape Yorkshire is a nifty nearby option for rainy days or indoor evenings, as it’s crammed with activities such as Laserzone and adventure golf, restaurants, bars, clubs, a cinema and shops (the outlet shopping village Junction 32 is just opposite). Further afield, the Doncaster Dome has a seven-pool waterworld and the UK's only split level ice rink – you’ll have had loads of practice by then at the Squires Café Bar rink…

Must see

Lotherton Hall & Gardens 2.8 mi

Xscape Castleford 5.4 mi

Royal Armouries Museum 10 mi

The Henry Moore Institute 10.6 mi

Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills 12.1 mi

National Trust

Nostell Priory and Parkland 10 mi

Goddards Garden 13.2 mi

Treasurer's House 15 mi

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 16.7 mi

East Riddlesden Hall 25 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

LEDSTON HALL AND PARK 1.6 mi

LOTHERTON HALL 2.7 mi

FAIRBURN INGS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 12/04/1999) 3.1 mi

Battle of Towton, 1461 4.1 mi

FRIARWOOD VALLEY GARDENS 6.6 mi

Local events

  • Leeds Festival (Thursday, 27 August 2026 – Thursday, 27 August 2026)

    Wetherby, West Yorkshire 7.1 mi

  • Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday, 14 July 2026 – Tuesday, 14 July 2026)

    Harrogate, North Yorkshire 16.3 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Squires Cafe Bar have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Squires Cafe Bar dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Squires Cafe Bar? Squires Café Bar is well placed for the Yorkshire coast and both the Yorkshire Dales and Yorkshire Moors national parks, about 10 miles from Leeds city centre and with York within biking … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Squires Cafe Bar?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Squires Cafe Bar? From £10 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.