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 sites 20
Travel trailer sites 32
RV 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

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

8.7

Overall rating from 600 Pitchup.com customers

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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Budget/backpacker

88% would recommend this site to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

Squires Cafe Bar Campsite is a popular spot, especially for bikers. Friendly vibe, helpful staff, and spacious sites are highlights. Great cafe/bar with good food, reasonably priced. Good base for exploring. Some find facilities dated; train noise is a noted issue for light sleepers.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely venue, friendly staff.…

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Hobo J.

Motorcycle and tent only primitive grass tent campsite (no cars)

Liked Lovely venue, friendly staff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities , great staff

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Brooke R.

Motorcycle and tent only primitive grass tent campsite (no cars)

Liked Loved it .been many times and the staff are always super helpful.facilities are what u would expect from a camp site.food , bar carvery and everything u need on site .always enjoy my stay there

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very poor facilities nice staff don’t think I will return

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Julie B.

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked The company we were with

Disliked Shower and sanitary facilities absolutely disgusting 🤮

Recommend to friends Visit again

A great site for a quick stop off. Food good and reasonably priced.

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Anonymous

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Fabulous. Great atmosphere, food good and really handy just off A1. Great cooked breakfast, food available 8-8. Staff and bikers so friendly.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location. Great base for a few days peace. We would return.

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9 out of 10
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Katie M.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Site was beautiful. Clean pitches. Great prices on food/drinks. The motorbike meets were amazing for the kids to watch.
Staff were very helpful letting us charge our equipment whilst there. Furfields dog park was amazing for our puppy £6 for 30mins or £8 or 1 hour - loads of jumps and free space to run around.
Also my son and his friend went fishing at “mushroom ponds” just a mile away and loved it £8 per day to fish.

Disliked Shower blocks were absolutely filthy although we seen regular cleaners throughout the day. Food was hit and miss. Noise from the trains between 6am
-12am but you get used to it after the first night 😅. There is also no ice rink anymore as stated on the website and no Sundays dinners served on Thursdays as stated on the website.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly staff, clean accommodations and reasonable prices. We stayed just overnight…

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Anonymous

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Very friendly staff, clean accommodations and reasonable prices. We stayed just overnight on our journey to Scotland and we’re considering coming back on our trip back home.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff, lovely atmoshere…

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Lisa O.

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Friendly staff, lovely atmoshere

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant atmosphere, great food , loads of bikes and reasonable priced beer.…

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George S.

Motorcycle and tent only primitive grass tent campsite (no cars)

Liked Brilliant atmosphere, great food , loads of bikes and reasonable priced beer. Big scenic camping Field.

Recommend to friends Visit again

If you live motorcycles you’ll be fine. We do although that wasn’t…

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6 out of 10
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Simon H.

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked If you live motorcycles you’ll be fine. We do although that wasn’t the purpose of our visit! If you’re in a caravan you can use your own facilities but under canvas you’ll need to lower expectations of facilities which rain desperate need of overhaul. Appreciated they got a LOT of traffic over a summer but we went just a few weeks ahead of a major rock & bikes festival so I worry for all those guys & what facilities will look like post event! Still enjoy the camping tho & I can appreciate what they’re trying to offer me. Staff lovely btw

Disliked Facilities tired & need investment.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everyone was very polite and welcoming and helpful…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Everyone was very polite and welcoming and helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Gray water hook-up for RVs/trailers

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, August 21, 2025 – Thursday, August 21, 2025)

    Wetherby, England 11.4 km

  • Harrogate Autumn Flower Show (Friday, September 19, 2025 – Friday, September 19, 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 sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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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?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    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 $18.33 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.