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 pitches 20
Touring caravan pitches 32
Motorhome pitches 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 token operated and each £1 token lasts approximately 3 minutes.

Languages spoken

English

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 577 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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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 site to a friend

86% would stay here again

What customers say

A top spot for bikers with a chilled vibe. Guests love the big pitches, great grub at the cafe/bar, and helpful staff. Facilities are okay, though a bit old-fashioned. Good base for exploring, but mind the trains and events. Mostly a thumbs up!

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 2026/06/23

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Arrival date (latest first)

Cafe excellent, but cannot recommend the camp site

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4 out of 10
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John C. 7 reviews

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked .cafe was good. Friendly staff, and Sunday carvery was very good.

Disliked Site was scruffy. Nothing like the photograph.
Showers and toilets locked apart from one male and one female. Toilets dirty and tired. Whole site needs updating

Recommend to friends Visit again

Usually a great stay over , but not so sure now

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 David W. 5 reviews

Motorcycle and tent only non-electric grass tent pitch (no cars)

Liked The staff, the food, the atmosphere

Disliked The bikers campsite stank of sewage, don't know if thats why the toilet block in that area was closed and locked, but wow it stank!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quick stop, would return.

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8 out of 10
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Stephen W. 6 reviews

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Very friendly site, nice staff, showers and toilets clean.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Space on the grass pitches was…

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Simon M. 1 review

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Space on the grass pitches was huge, kids loved riding up and down the gravel road, friendly people clean grounds

Recommend to friends Visit again

Enjoyed the stay

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Anonymous

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Food excellent

Camping well thought out

Recommend to friends Visit again

Shower was warm…

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Shannon R. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Shower was warm

Disliked Pretty much everything else

Recommend to friends Visit again

Come here often, big field for…

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7 out of 10
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Value for money
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Ashley S. 5 reviews

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Come here often, big field for tents can camp anywhere. Electrics are close together but worth the money. Love this place for an easy camp.

Disliked It doesn’t mind us but the train beeps its horn late on a night which could bother some folk.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good experience

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9 out of 10
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Value for money
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Richard K. 10 reviews

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Field I had my motorhome on was vast, good access

Disliked Maybe too few facilities, used my own.
Poss8libly as large school/collegde party camping

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ein schöner Platz mit sauberen Toiletten…

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Anonymous

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Ein schöner Platz mit sauberen Toiletten und Duschen. Alles ganz unkompliziert und leckeres Essen gibt es auch noch! Dazu eine tolle Stimmung mit den ganzen Bikern. Sollten wir mal wieder in die Gegend kommen, kommen wir gerne wieder. 👍
Auch mit Hund super!

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Weather was very hot , loads…

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Lorraine C. 1 review

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Weather was very hot , loads of bikes , classic cars , food in cafe was good , staff are helpful

Disliked Nothing to dislike

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 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

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 Chemical disposal 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 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

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

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, 27 August 2026 – Thursday, 27 August 2026)

    Wetherby, England 11,4 km

  • Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday, 14 July 2026 – Tuesday, 14 July 2026)

    Harrogate, England 26,2 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.

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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 touring
    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 R218,17 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.