Sunny Leisure

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  • Peaceful rural pub campsite in North Yorkshire
  • Central Leeds or York 35 minutes' drive
  • Food and drink served on site; less than a mile to a railway station
Sunny Leisure is a friendly pub site in a peaceful village location in North Yorkshire. Located in the village of Church Fenton near the market town of Tadcaster, this laidback spot is well-connected to Yorkshire's urban hubs and is only a little over half an hour's drive from central Leeds or York. Despite being surrounded by a rural environment, this site is also a good option for car-free breaks, as Church Fenton's railway station can be reached on foot approximately three quarters of a mile down the road. Located in the grounds of an award-winning inn, this small and welcoming campsite is also next door to a Mediterranean takeaway and within strolling distance of other amenities like an Indian restaurant and the village's other pub. Facilities-wise, you have toilets, showers and a washing-up area here, as well as the pub just across the field for food, drink and evening entertainment. The local community shop is within walking distance too, and stocks locally sourced fresh produce. Sunny Leisure prides itself on being a family-friendly place to stay, and dogs are welcome to come along and join you too (as long as they are kept on their best behaviour, of course).

Site type

Tent pitches 4
Motorhome pitches 3
Touring caravan pitches 3
Open all year
Opens

Languages spoken

English

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Features

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

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

Rules

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

Themes

Peaceful

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 Shop nearby

Type

Pop-up campsite Pub campsite Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Sunny Leisure

Nanny Lane

Church Fenton

Tadcaster

North Yorkshire

England

LS24 9RF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.82563°N
-1.20969°W

Nearest transport

Coach
7.4 km Bus Station Stand 1
16.2 km Bus Station
16.6 km Rail Station Stop J
Rail
1.2 km Church Fenton Rail Station
3.1 km Ulleskelf Rail Station
3.5 km Sherburn-in-Elmet Rail Station
Airport
30 km Leeds Bradford International Airport
40.1 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
40.6 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Towton battlefield: 10 minutes' drive - Tadcaster (river walks and breweries): 10 minutes - Askham Bryan Wildlife and Conservation Park: 15 minutes - Temple Newsam: 25 minutes - York: 35 minutes - Leeds: 35 minutes - The Web Adventure Park: 40 minutes - The Yorkshire Dales National Park: an hour.

Must see

Lotherton Hall & Gardens 7.3 km

York Racecourse 15 km

Xscape Castleford 15.4 km

Clifford's Tower 16.7 km

National Railway Museum 16.7 km

National Trust

Goddards Garden 14.5 km

Treasurer's House 17.4 km

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 21.6 km

Nostell Priory and Parkland 22.7 km

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden 40.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Battle of Towton, 1461 4.4 km

NUN APPLETON HALL 5.2 km

LOTHERTON HALL 7 km

LEDSTON HALL AND PARK 9.7 km

MOREBY HALL 9.9 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.

Reviews

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would recommend this site to a friend

91%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Nice village location behind a friendly pub. Facilities were clean and plentiful…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Derek S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Nice village location behind a friendly pub. Facilities were clean and plentiful for the limited number of pitches. Short walk to the village train station with direct links to Leeds and York, will definitely come again and stay for longer. Very quiet, we were the only people using the site.

Disliked: As we were there on a Monday evening we weren’t able to sample the local gastropub or Indian restaurant, both of which were closed. Not the site’s fault of course!

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Overall I'd stay again as the food was lovely in on site takeaway.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 4
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Louise Y. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Quiet rural location.
Very friendly and accommodating. Nothing was too much trouble.

Disliked: Sign in a neighbour's garden
A little high in cost for such a small site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely little site, clean accessible facilities with pub onside.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Jade S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely little site with pub and kebab shop on site. Lovely clean shower blocks.

Disliked: A little overpriced but we did like the site.

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Great option, avoiding camping at Leeds Festival clean & friendly.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Reasonably close to Leeds Festival Bramham Park, pub and locals are Ace, takeaway was really good value and lovely selection on the menu. 2 bathrooms in Converted Trailer, little wash up area and all electric & water facilities within east reach for all pitches. Lovely little village.

Disliked: Could do with another bathroom on site when all pitches filled. Might annoy some with the private airport being right next to the site. We loved it

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Situated in the heart of the village, you can walk to 2…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Christine C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Situated in the heart of the village, you can walk to 2 cafes, another pub, an airfield, a takeaway and the train station.

Disliked: Pitches were on the small side and quite close together but it didn’t cause us any problems.

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I would recommend staying here. Lovely small site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Liz P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Small well run site. Quiet and clean too

Disliked: N/a

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Wouldn’t return or recommend

Overall 6/10
Location 2
Value for money 2
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi 6
Martin G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Sorry to say …. Nothing ☹️

Disliked: Shower facilities were poor ! Only 2 showers which was OK for a small site.
Left hand shower room was unusable as the door lock was broken ( although an attempt to rectify with a small metal hook and loop was not able to secure the door which easily could have been pushed open). The other shower tray was dirty and for some reason had been installed with the protective plastic cover still in place. This is starting to lift and has water trapped underneath.
Also , poor facility for disposal of grey waste which meant having to lift the carrier onto a toilet pan which was situated outside. ( this would be much safer and easier at floor level as many other sites provide).
There also seems to be Neighbouring field who has put signs up to deter camping. We found this bizarre and a little off putting.

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From the manager: Bit supprised that a we have a complaint about the showers been dirty? most reviews compliment us on the cleanliness. The shower door is now replaced.

One side looked to beer garden and other to a field…

Overall 2/10
Location 4
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: One side looked to beer garden and other to a field

Disliked: Read the reviews about a broken toilet / shower room door lock from June so was surprised that on August 19th it was still broken and some fragile clasp put on which meant the door had a 1 inch gap to the campsite. 2 picnic tables, one of which was caked in dried bird poo, the lighting to the toilets / showers works on a sensor (so another camper told me even though no signs to inform you) and both sensors in both bathrooms not operating so had to shower etc in dark. Overpriced for what’s on offer at the best of times but this made it a complete rip off

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From the manager: The door is actually now fixed and we have noted sign for the sensors, unfortunately we cant do much about birds and nature and most other reviews are very good. sorry you didn't like our site

Quiet village location with bonus if bar. Clean and tidy.…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Quiet village location with bonus if bar. Clean and tidy.

Disliked: Not all of the facilities were working correctly, no lights working in bathrooms

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Lovely quiet basic site.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Alex M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Lovely quiet basic site.

Disliked: The only nearest pub has an interesting working schedule :) Please check the schedule on google - it is correct.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Sunny Leisure have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Sunny Leisure dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sunny Leisure? Local attractions and activities include: - Towton battlefield: 10 minutes' drive - Tadcaster (river walks and breweries): 10 minutes - Askham Bryan Wildlife and Conservation Park: 15 minutes - Temple Newsam: 25 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sunny Leisure?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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