Vale Of Pickering Caravan Park

Liked We stayed here in 2021 and returned this year. The park is absolutely spotless, the staff are really friendly and helpful. Shower blocks are very modern and always clean and the wee cafe onsite was super too.

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Liked The campsite was very clean and peaceful. Lovely and quiet and spacious. It had a field nextdoor for the kids (or dogs) to play on - lots of space. The site for our tent was great and spacious (not cramped with other tents). The facilities were very good - very clean and had everything you needed. Check in was easy.

Disliked At 1030pm as we were trying to go to sleep we heard a beeping noise. This went on for over half an hour until I got up to investigate as my daughter could not sleep because of it. A few people had gathered outside a caravan and they explained they thought it was an alarm going off inside. I walked to the main desk and rang the emergency number given on the door. The warden was extremely rude - she announced 'I was just about to go to sleep!'. I explained what had happened and did she had keys to go into the caravan and turn off the alarm. When she arrived on site she completely ignored me and then went I attempted to speak with her she snapped 'I am dealing with it'. Eventually she told us to go back to our tent as she would have to go and get the keys. I was very shocked at how rude she was. The noise eventually stopped after another 20mins so my 10 year old went to sleep after midnight by this point.

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Liked Friendly receptionist.
Toilet block was clean.
Site was clean and tidy.
Microwave and freezer in potwash area - though I didn't realise that until we were leaving.
Good play area for children.

Disliked We were in a beautiful area, but we had no views.
Lack of privacy - our pitch was on a corner, so we had people just behind us, plus people at the side and in front. The people next to us were sitting right beside our motorhome - using their barbecue next to a gas container!!! Planting hedges in between the pitches would help.
Not enough soap dispensers in the men's shower block.
No recycling bins - bar for glass.
Grey waste disposal very awkward to drive over. We had to drive in at an angle almost into the building! A drive over grid would be so much better.
There is some road noise.

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From the manager: Thank you for reviewing your stay with us.

We are pleased to read that you found our facilities and site clean and tidy which is of the upmost importance to us.

Just to address a couple of points you have mentioned :-
We have a soap dispenser at the hand wash sink in the gents and in the accessible cubicle. Where else do we need one?
We have 6 x 1100 litre recycling bins that are emptied weekly. These are positioned next to the glass recycling which you have seen so i'm not sure how you didn't see this facility.

Liked The tranquility, the facilities were second to none, the friendly lady in reception

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you for your review your comments are much appreciated.

Liked A lovely clean spacious camp site, the facilities are immaculate, showers, toilets etc, they have a lovely Cafe on site selling scrumptious food.
Peaceful on an evening and in lovely countryside.

Disliked Not enough amenities very close by, nearest pub is over a mile away.
I dislike pitching up and then putting things away again to drive out.
It’s the same at many camp sites, not just this one.

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Liked The facilities on site, showers toilets & the little shop/ cafe were immaculate.
We would stay here again, beautiful place.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review your comments are much appreciated.

Liked The site was immaculately clean with great facilities. Upon arrival we received a friendly, helpful welcome which we appreciated. There was a great cafe on site which we gladly took advantage of serving pizzas, chips etc. Showers and bathroom facilities were superb. Well stocked shop on site open until 8pm. We also like the quiet and respectful atmosphere across the whole site.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. Your lovely comments will be shared with the rest of the VOP team.

Liked Perfect pitches very spacious exceptionally clean site
Exceptionally clean toilet/shower block always and very well equipt
Staff all very friendly and very efficient grass cut at every opportunity and dog field kept low bushes trees kept looking nice
All in all a perfect site 👍🏻👌🏻

Disliked Some of the seasonal people don’t seem to know what rules are dogs of leads and not obedient ours was attacked on the dog field fortunately not hurt and was approached by a growling dog on site who was off lead had to pick ours up and make the lady come and get her dog as it made myself and my dog nervous nothing wrong with site

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From the manager: Thank you so much for leaving us a review we are pleased that you found our facilities and grounds in tip top condition. We will keep an eye out for dogs and sorry to read you had an issue with one. We are always available onsite should you need to discuss anything. We hope to welcome you back again in the future.

Liked Everything lovely caravan park excellent facilities lovely coffee shop on site nice little shop that’s not over priced free WiFi.

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From the manager: Thank you - We hope to welcome you back again in the future.

Liked The overall ambience of the site. Thee Park cafe. The lovely ladies in Reception and Shop. The attention of the maintenance staff to the cleanliness and well running of the site.The convenience of the hook-up a d the built-in water point. The well appointed facilities. The weekly fish and chip van. The North Yorkshire Moors and the Wolds on the sites doorstep. The local pubs and the local towns; Thornton le Dale and Helmsley were a couple of our favourites.
Vale of Pickering Caravan Park is definitely deserving of many more visits.

Disliked The entrance to the site from the road can be tricky. Can the hedge around the field opposite be cut down a bit more to make it easier to see and be seen when turning?
I'm sure there's something else, but nothing of any real note springs to mind.

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From the manager: Hi Steve, Thank you for your review. Your comments are much appreciated. Your photos are lovely.
The hedge has been cut this week :)
We hope to welcome you back again to The Vale of Pickering