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 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

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.7

Overall rating from 659 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

87% would stay here again

What customers say

Squires Cafe Bar Campsite is a hit with bikers, offering roomy, mostly flat pitches. Guests rave about the friendly staff, tasty, affordable food, and buzzing vibe. Facilities are usually clean, though some find them a bit old-fashioned. Train noise is a consideration for some due to the nearby line. Families and dog owners feel very welcome.

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Arrival date (latest first)

We love staying nice and quiet even with the trains

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Anne L.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked The atmosphere with all the bikers there

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location…

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6 out of 10
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Brian S.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Location

Disliked Noise going on all night

Recommend to friends Visit again

We pitched our caravan here for…

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Anonymous

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked We pitched our caravan here for a few nights while staying with family in Leeds. The pitch was perfectly acceptable but as we didn’t spend the night, can’t really comment on the facilities. The cafe was great - even had vegan dishes on the menu - and staff were super friendly and helpful. Although it’s primarily a biker haunt we didn’t feel out of place and would recommend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not good place…

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3 out of 10
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Adrian I.

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

Liked Not good place

Disliked The camping is on terrible place. Close to the train rail and very close to a busy road. All night I couldn’t close an eye due to the noise . I had to cut it short and leave after one night

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay, worth a visit.

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Christina D.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Really friendly, helpful staff. Field with flat pitch & secure with barrier.
Motorbikes everywhere.
Powerful shower.

Disliked Outdated portacabin for shower room but does the job.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Worth a visit, friendly and very reasonably priced.

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Carl B.

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

Liked Very friendly staff, food good in the cafe and reasonably priced. Liked the easy going attitude rather than the usual stand by your beds attitude you get at a lot of campsites nowadays. Very clean and tidy site and £10 a night for a biker and tent is very reasonable.
Liked the way some people live on site.

Disliked Toilets were clean but a bit dated.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site with a few minor points. 7/10.

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Alex M.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Price, bar on site, location, facilities

Disliked Most of the tent field was on sloping uneven ground, car meet on the Wednesday night was noisy, and I was unable to gain refund for my the Thursday night despite not using it and leaving on Thursday morning

Recommend to friends Visit again

We only booked this last minute…

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Jo H.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked We only booked this last minute as a stopover for travelling north and were pleasantly surprised, although it was very busy it had a great atmosphere

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great night camping. Cafe and bar area was great.

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Victoria R.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked The cafe
Pool tables
Location
Friendly staff

Disliked Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Had great time ended up staying extra couple nights

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Nice and peaceful

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

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

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

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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 –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Squires Cafe Bar? From R237,78 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.