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.

Campground type

Tent sites 20
Caravan sites 32
RV & Motorhome sites 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 also token operated and each £1 token lasts for approximately 3 minutes. The indoor skate ring is open Tuesday to Sunday, 3pm-7pm, priced at £3 per person for half an hour.

Languages spoken

English

Site types & availability

Accommodation

Tent sitesCaravan sitesRV & Motorhome sitesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.7

Overall rating from 617 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 7
Budget/backpacker

88% would recommend this campground to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

Squires Cafe Bar Campsite's a hit with bikers, offering spacious, mostly flat sites. Guests rave about the friendly, helpful staff, good value grub, and buzzing vibe. Facilities are usually clean, though some found them a bit dated. Train noise is a minor issue for some. It's a top spot for families and doggos!

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

For 2 days ideal

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 7
Wifi
 10
Donna S.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Was great

Recommend to friends Visit again

Dirty toilets and showers very poor where hygiene is concerned

Overall

1 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 1
Accommodation
 6
Facilities / Activities
 1
Customer service
 6
Child friendliness
 3
Cleanliness
 1
Wifi
 1
Anonymous

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Friendly atmosphere

Disliked Not enough showers and toilets, very grubby and toilets blocked, showers hardly any water, no facilities for washing and drying clothes, expensive for facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff excellent Food good Location good…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
Anonymous

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Staff excellent
Food good
Location good

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing weekend…

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 5
Wifi
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Katie V.

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Amazing weekend

Disliked Toilets/shower block need quite some work and cleaning. Insufficient water supply for a big event, but amazing site ordinarily

Recommend to friends Visit again

We came for the YRABF we had the best weekend, well done…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 7
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 7
Wifi
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Nicola G.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked We came for the YRABF we had the best weekend, well done to Satan slaves for organising the event. We have already got next years tickets.

Recommend to friends Visit again

May be sign posted as to where Disabled Toilets. Couldn't locate them

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10 out of 10
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Everything had a brilliant day. Loved every minute.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Advise to avoid

Overall

2 out of 10
Location
 2
Value for money
 1
Accommodation
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Customer service
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Wifi
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John T.

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Nothing

Disliked Showers and toilets ,welcome to primitive living

Recommend to friends Visit again

Gone down hill

Overall

2 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 1
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 7
Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
 1
Wifi
 1
Cheryl H.

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Liked The bikes.

Disliked Toilets and shower blocks were absolutely disgusting. Mould, dirt and lack of cleaning over an extended period of time. We have visited this site a few times each year but this will be our last unless major cleaning is completed, which is a disappointment. Shower curtain black and slimy, long term mould on facilities and ceiling, all of which are an easy clean on plastic surfaces.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely venue, friendly staff.…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 7
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
 7
Wifi
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Hobo J.

Motorcycle and tent only unpowered grass tent site (no cars)

Liked Lovely venue, friendly staff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great as always

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
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Chris B.

Power optional concrete and grass caravan site

Liked I've stayed here once or twice a year since 2016 without a problem.
Much prefer the touring pitches in the top field with EHU, never overcrowded even in peak holiday times, on the Monday morning I was the sole occupant.

Disliked The only fly in the ointment this time was that the main toilet block was closed for refurbishment. Not a problem as the facility in the camping field was open until the Sunday evening when this was locked which meant using the one in the main cafe building.
As I walk with a stick it meant getting on my bike, not that much of a problem.

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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Dump point 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 sites)

Nearby leisure

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for caravans

Location

Squires Cafe Bar

Newthorpe Lane

Newthorpe

South Milford

Selby

North Yorkshire

England

LS25 5LX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.78272°N
1.28864°W

Route directions

Squires has a bus stop outside the main gates which can take you into Leeds city centre one way and drop off in Selby in the opposite direction (buses 402 and 403). To take the train from Leeds to Squires, travel to South Milford train station then catch the bus 402/403 to Squires. There is also a train station in Sherburn which will take you directly to York city centre train station.

Nearest transport

Coach
11.6 km Bus Station Stand 1
16.3 km York Street
16.4 km Bus Stn
Rail
2.5 km South Milford Rail Station
2.6 km Micklefield Rail Station
4 km Sherburn-in-Elmet Rail Station
Airport
26.3 km Leeds Bradford International Airport
37.9 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
38.3 km 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 4.5 km

Xscape Castleford 8.8 km

Royal Armouries Museum 16 km

The Henry Moore Institute 17.1 km

Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills 19.5 km

National Trust

Nostell Priory and Parkland 16 km

Goddards Garden 21.3 km

Treasurer's House 24.2 km

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 26.9 km

East Riddlesden Hall 40.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

LEDSTON HALL AND PARK 2.6 km

LOTHERTON HALL 4.3 km

FAIRBURN INGS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 12/04/1999) 5 km

Battle of Towton, 1461 6.6 km

FRIARWOOD VALLEY GARDENS 10.6 km

Local events

  • Leeds Festival (Thursday 21 August 2025 – Thursday 21 August 2025)

    Wetherby, England 11.4 km

  • Harrogate Autumn Flower Show (Friday 19 September 2025 – Friday 19 September 2025)

    Ripon, England 25.1 km

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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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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 caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Squires Cafe Bar? From $20.68 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.