Westgate Carr Farm

Liked Lovely views, wild life, walk by river, picnic bench, EHU and water at pitch.
Quiet and well ordered site, convenient for touring N Yorkshire, Pickering is a nice town with all amenities.
Spotless toilet facilities, Hope to come back soon.

Disliked Couldn’t have awning at pitch (no bigger pitches available ) which would have been a problem in bad weather but luckily no rain.

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Liked Clean, well-appointed facilities.
Grounds including pond, picnic area, streamside walk.
Great place for nature in general, + waterfowl, friendly cat and alpacas on site.
Friendly welcome, lots of info about local stuff available on site, plus books, board games.
Level pitches.
Fresh eggs to buy on site.
Quiet, no children.

Disliked Extra charge for a shower that's not long enough to wash your hair.
Pages of site rules was a bit offputting/unwelcoming.
Dark sky site with rules about lights but loads of really bright lights on house/toilet buildings.

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From the manager: Your review is interesting.....

We received £19.50 per night for your stay and despite being blessed with a very private 1 of only 2 pitches in a 0.75 acre "paddock" with private water point & picnic table & free high-speed wi-fi whilst enjoying outstanding views of our Barn owls, the fields, pond & Moors you value the price paid as 4/5 = £15.60 per night!!

Included in the price paid is access to our 1 mile long private, part-riverside dog walk/nature trail & pot wash area & heated toilet block

We have paid considerably more than £20 per night whilst camping in a postage stamp sized plot surrounded by other tents!!

You complain about paying £1 for a shower but couldn't wash your hair in 8 minutes. As we do not have gas in our location we have to rely on oil and hot water storage tanks. The showers are limited to 8 minutes to ensure there is sufficient hot water available in all 3 showers rather than one person using it all in 1 shower

Pitchup clearly state there is a £1 charge for the shower which we choose to separate rather than adding it to the nightly charge and if you don't want to pay or are going to complain about the charge after the event, you should book elsewhere

In terms of pages of rules; yes we, like all well managed & organised parks, apply Terms & Conditions to our bookings and these are designed to maintain good order and our USP of a quiet, tranquil park. I can only assume that anyone who feels intimidated by the Terms are those who are not bothered about maintaining our serene, quiet, orderly campsite & the same sentiment applies - if you don't want to enjoy this beautiful part of the countryside & our environment then book elsewhere

Your claim that we have loads of bright lights around the house & toilet block is utterly ridiculous. The toilet block, both internally & externally, is illuminated by a small number of low level lights that are switched on automatically when motion is detected by anyone using the toilet block only. They are off the rest of the time to ensure there is no light pollution

The house has a number of 5w warm light low level wall lanterns as well as 50w motion detected flood lights and it's ludicrous to state that our lights impacted your view of the dark sky not forgetting you were in the tent field over a 100m distant screened by multiple rows of hedging and young trees etc.

Our sensible reviews are testament to the fact we are in a dark sky zone with stunning sunrises, sunsets with views of wide-open dark skies where we see the Northern Lights regularly.

Despite all your dislikes you want to return....this seems unusual & somewhat confusing.. This would support our thoughts that the points you raise as dislikes are grossly exaggerated and actually were not detrimental to your stay in any respect whatsoever.

It's a shame Pitchup accept & publish reviews that contain false & untrue statements.

Liked Clean and well maintained

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Liked An immaculate and very well maintained site with superb facilities. The site is obviously a labour of love for the owners, Dave and Karen and it shows with all little touches and attention to detail. The peaceful and quiet surroundings belie the fact that it is so close to the lovely old town of Pickering and the many other lovely places to visit in this most beautiful area of Yorkshire.
We had a really lovely and relaxing holiday, hopefully we will return to this lovely site.

Disliked Absolutely nothing

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From the manager: Good morning Susie

Many thanks for your lovely review; it's great to know that you enjoyed a lovely, relaxing holiday with us at Westgate Carr Farm and we look forward to hosting you again in the near future

Best wishes

Dave & Karen

Liked Very friendly and organised, well spaced l site. Refreshing to have meters for electricity which meant that we paid very little for the three nights we were there instead of a huge sum regardless how little we use. Easy walk or bike ride into Pickering.

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From the manager: Good morning

Thank you for your review Siggy

Kind regards

Dave & Karen

Liked Tranquil escape…everything exceptional.Showers pitches and of course fresh eggs😋

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From the manager: Hello Christine!

Thanks very much for your wonderful review & we look forward to seeing you again very soon

Best regards

Dave & Karen

Liked Outstanding site services outstanding very clean owners are so very nice a must place to visit 5 star from mr mrs Arnold

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From the manager: Good morning Mr & Mrs Arnold
Thank you so much for your fantastic review
We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to welcoming you to Westgate Carr Farm in the near future
Best regards

Dave & Karen

Liked Large pitch with picnic bench.
Lovely views and dog walk
Immaculately maintained site
Peaceful and tranquil area

Disliked Didn’t mind paying for shower but 7 minutes is not long enough as you loose a minute reaching your preferred water temperature.
Didn’t have enough time to leave conditioner on for 2 mins .
Shower curtain didn’t contain water , especially with window open as it kept blowing with the draught.
Lots of rules to adhere too but this probably made the campsite as peaceful and enjoyable.

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From the manager: Thank you for your positive comments

Interestingly you cite "lots of rules" as being a negative point but seemingly contradict yourselves by agreeing with our philosophy (as seasoned caravanners of 40 years) that rules are necessary to protect our USP of being a quiet, tranquil park to which many customers return time after time

Despite being aware of the rules you proceeded to invite unannounced visitors to our park who quite astonishingly parked (& left) their car in the entrance to the farm/campsite blocking access to customers and the council's waste collection lorry.

You were also verbally reminded we do not allow visitor's dogs on site but simply proceeded completely ignoring our instructions

We note you state you would visit again but given your complete disregard for our policies which are specifically designed to ensure we do not become a noisy, or communal meeting place for friends & family to meet we will not be welcoming you again to Westgate Carr Farm

May we respectfully request you choose a larger commercial site site without rules next time

Liked The space between pitches, showers, welcome plus info pack, rural position, walk from the site, price, alpacas!

Disliked Nothing

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Liked It was quiet, well spaced and the ground was well looked after.

Disliked Couldn't even name one

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