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
Camper sites 32
RV sites 32
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • 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 token operated and each £1 token lasts approximately 3 minutes.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

8.4

Overall rating from 671 Pitchup.com customers

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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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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

86% would recommend this campground to a friend

86% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-located campsite is popular with bikers and offers a friendly atmosphere with good food at the cafe bar. Sites are generally spacious and level. Facilities, including restrooms and showers, are frequently described as dated and in need of refurbishment, with some guests reporting cleanliness issues. Noise from nearby trains and occasional events can affect light sleepers. Electric hook-up and showers incur additional charges.

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Arrival date (latest first)

If private event on ,set clear boundaries

Overall

4 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Benji 4 reviews

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Facilities are good

Disliked Stayed here a few times over the years.however this time will be my last. There was a miniature steam event on .we checked in as normal and was told to pitch up wherever. We went to the top field pitched up . Next news some jobsworth on his steam engine drove up and said we have hired this field all weekend you are not allowed to camp. We then moved to a corner and he kept driving past every few minutes basically antagonising us. We then witnessed a young lad on his toy train gropping a young girl numerous times and pushing her head to his parts near the water tap.insight for all caravaners,young kids playing out.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitches are great clean and tidy…

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7 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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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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Stephen L. 10 reviews

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Pitches are great clean and tidy the facilities are kept clean the food in the the cafe is lovely

Disliked Shower tokens
The toilets need a refurbish

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice place, good food and drink…

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8 out of 10
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Anonymous

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

Liked Nice place, good food and drink and very good service and polite staff. Marked down only because it closes to early at 10pm.
Great place especially if your a biker... Thumbs up.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place, nice food, very happy…

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Wifi
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 David P. 1 review

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

Liked Great place, nice food, very happy thanks.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place to camp for the…

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10 out of 10
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Wifi
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 Martin3846654 1 review

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

Liked Great place to camp for the night with a great atmosphere. Very nice food and friendly staff. Will be back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent

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9 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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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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Richard 5 reviews

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Everything apart from train

Disliked Train but can't be helped

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location , open landscape. Bar and cafe…

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6 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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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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Anonymous

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Location , open landscape.
Bar and cafe , bike accessories shop

Disliked Facilities functional but could do with upgrade

Recommend to friends Visit again

The Tent field was nice.…

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6 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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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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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked The Tent field was nice.

Disliked Shower and WC was not clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Large pitches with plenty of space…

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8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
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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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Anonymous

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Large pitches with plenty of space between so you don’t feel on top of each other. Also they got our group on pitches next to each other which was great.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good pitch space, plenty of room.…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
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Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Good pitch space, plenty of room. Toilet and shower facilities were good.

Disliked Cafe prices.

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 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

Nearest transport

Bus
7.2 mi Bus Station Stand 1
10.2 mi York Street
10.2 mi Bus Stn
Rail
1.6 mi South Milford Rail Station
1.6 mi Micklefield Rail Station
2.5 mi Sherburn-in-Elmet Rail Station
Airport
16.3 mi Leeds Bradford International Airport
23.5 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
23.8 mi 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…
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, & Zoo (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • Squires Cafe Bar Pub 0.01 mi
  • The Chequers Pub 1.7 mi
  • Foresters Arms Pub 1.7 mi
  • The Swan Hotel Pub 1.7 mi
  • Blands Arms Pub 1.8 mi
  • Elmet Social Club Pub 1.8 mi
  • Saffron Restaurant 1.8 mi
  • Oddfellows Arms Pub 1.8 mi
  • Elmet Kitchen Restaurant 1.8 mi
  • Red Bear Pub 1.8 mi

Groceries

  • Aldi Supermarket 1.8 mi
  • Spar Supermarket 1.8 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 1.9 mi
  • Hic! Off-licence 3.1 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 3.4 mi
  • Bargain Booze Off-licence 3.6 mi
  • Bottles N Cans Off-licence 3.7 mi
  • Lidl Supermarket 3.8 mi
  • Tesco Supermarket 4 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 4.2 mi

Parks and play

  • South Milford Park 1.6 mi
  • Eversley Park 1.6 mi
  • Pasture Park 2 mi
  • The Wells Community Gardens park 3.6 mi
  • Monkey Maze Playground 3.6 mi
  • Glebelands Recreation Ground park 3.7 mi
  • Rugby Field Playground 3.9 mi
  • Kidzone Playground 3.9 mi
  • Devils Canyon park 4 mi
  • Kippax Leisure Centre Field park 4 mi

Family days out

  • Lotherton Hall Visitor attraction 2.8 mi
  • The Motorist Visitor attraction 3.4 mi
  • BE1150 Dragline Visitor attraction 4.9 mi
  • Funstation Amusement arcade 5.5 mi
  • Immotion VR Amusement arcade 5.5 mi
  • Diggerland Yorkshire Theme park 5.9 mi
  • Pontefract Castle 6.1 mi
  • Go Ape - Treetop Adventure Theme park 6.8 mi
  • Cawood Castle 7.4 mi
  • Cawood Castle 7.4 mi
  • Rothwell Castle Ruins 8.2 mi
  • Roundhay Castle (Folly) 9.3 mi
  • Tropical World Zoo 9.7 mi

Public transport

  • Newthorpe Squires Cafe Bar (NE-bound) 0.08 mi
  • Newthorpe Squires Cafe Bar (SW-bound) 0.08 mi
  • Newthorpe Gorse Lane (SW-bound) 0.2 mi
  • Newthorpe Gorse Lane (NE-bound) 0.2 mi
  • B1222 Slip Road South Milford 0.7 mi
  • Boot And Shoe Micklefield 0.8 mi
  • Milford Lodge Hotel 1 mi
  • Sherburn in Elmet Sherburn Church (E-bound) 1.4 mi
  • Post Office 1.5 mi
  • Great North Road East View 1.5 mi

What’s nearby

  • Tadcaster Golf Course 3.6 mi
  • Workshop Pond Fishing 3.7 mi
  • Ferrybridge Golf Course 4 mi
  • Carlton Lanes Shopping Centre 4.7 mi
  • Garforth Golf Club Golf course 4.8 mi
  • Birkin Fisheries Fishing 5.2 mi
  • Retial Square Shopping centre 5.6 mi
  • The Springs Shopping centre 5.7 mi
  • Scalm Park Leisure Golf course 5.7 mi
  • Lemonroyd Marina 6.1 mi

Local services

  • South Milford Surgery Doctors 1.6 mi
  • Milford Surgery Pharmacy 1.6 mi
  • BP Fuel station 1.7 mi
  • Sherburn Group Practice Doctors 1.8 mi
  • Sherburn Foot Clinic 1.9 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 1.9 mi
  • Monk Fryston Surgery Doctors 2.8 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 3.4 mi
  • Kippax Health Centre Doctors 3.4 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 3.4 mi

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Must see

Lotherton Hall & Gardens 2.8 mi

Xscape Castleford 5.4 mi

Royal Armouries Museum 10 mi

The Henry Moore Institute 10.6 mi

Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills 12.1 mi

National Trust

Nostell Priory and Parkland 10 mi

Goddards Garden 13.2 mi

Treasurer's House 15 mi

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 16.7 mi

East Riddlesden Hall 25 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

LEDSTON HALL AND PARK 1.6 mi

LOTHERTON HALL 2.7 mi

FAIRBURN INGS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 12/04/1999) 3.1 mi

Battle of Towton, 1461 4.1 mi

FRIARWOOD VALLEY GARDENS 6.6 mi

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.

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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 –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Squires Cafe Bar? From $13.55 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.