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
1/200
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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Reviews

8.7

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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 popular with bikers and offers spacious, generally level pitches. Visitors praise the friendly and helpful staff, good value food, and the lively atmosphere. Facilities are generally clean, though some mention they are dated and could benefit from updates. Proximity to a railway line means train noise is a factor for some. A significant number of reviews highlight the welcoming environment for families and dog owners.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely and wild

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Alvida K.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Love it! We went Leeds fest and it was quite close to it but still far out too, loved the constant bike commotion although it is all at the pub and you can hardly hear the bikes at the camp site which is just up hill from it. Very nice and friendly environment. Never had to queue up for the toilets or showers even on social hours in the morning. Toilets and showers clean, didn’t shower but sink and toilets were clean and good pressure. Food at the pub was also really good. Would recommend for any stop overs or anyone who want to look at some cool bikes on a summers day.
The shower rooms were accessibility friendly, and there’s ramps rather than stairs mostly everywhere. Camp was super dog friendly, they have a dog field and also since the camp area wasn’t too busy there was still enough room for dogs to run around near your camping area. Camping areas assigned are huge, enough to fit a camper and seating area outside, basically double the space needed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Absolutely amazing definitely going again. Friendly,…

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Jamie-Lee W.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Absolutely amazing definitely going again. Friendly, clean and food was beyond words out of this world.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great time had will go again

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Anonymous

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

Liked Lovely friendly staff and patrons had a great time just chatting to everyone and went to the auto jumble in the morning. In all a good trip

Disliked Sewers were a bit pongy and could be smelt throughout the site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will not be coming back

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Rebecca M.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Plenty of room and close to the A1.

Disliked The toilets are in extremely poor conditions especially the men’s. There was a huge hole in the floor next to the toilet making it unusable and dangerous. Dogs were left unattended and going to the toilet around the campsite. Overall campsite seemed run down and not very well maintained. Definitely not with the £24 (without electric) we were charged.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great experience, good price.

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chris r.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Just really booked our pitch because it was in the general area which we were visiting but turned out to be a very cool and interesting visit with all the friendly Bikers and Fantastic Cafe/Bar which did a lovely breakfast and large mugs of Tea or Coffee.

Disliked The campsite was good but didn’t really like the gates being locked behind us .
( maybe give lock code to the Patrons)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site friendly people, did not like how close the trains were

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Anonymous

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked The cafe, everyone was friendly,

Disliked Cigarette ends littered the site I think that's disrespectful also our pitch was directly opposite the train line whiche we wasn't aware of the trains sounded their horns every time they passed

Recommend to friends Visit again

The large field looked good.…

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Martine R.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked The large field looked good.

Disliked To much noise (train, outside café) and far to little toilets!
We did not stay, removed to another campsite.

Recommend to friends Visit again

This could be an amazing site, if facilities were even close to clean

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Anonymous

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely scenery
Quiet in the evening
The girls in the cafe were lovely and helpful.

Disliked Toilets and showers were disgusting.
Washing up area disgusting, rubbish piled up, no light. Wasn’t cleaned in the 3 days we were there.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent staff great food…

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Peter E.

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

Liked Excellent staff great food

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good easy going camp site, no stress

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MICHEAL O.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Dog run (£6 for 30mins)
Large pitches
Lovely staff
Other campers are good to chat too
Plenty of bikes (obviously)
Good food

Disliked Trains running past all night but arent loud enough to wake you up once your asleep

Electric £5 minimum on card (15kw i think) only used 1.61kw with running fridge freezer, kettle etc, so could reasonably include it for free.

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 BST (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
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…

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

Local events

  • Leeds Festival (Thursday 21 August 2025 – Thursday 21 August 2025)

    Wetherby, West Yorkshire 7.1 mi

  • Harrogate Autumn Flower Show (Friday 19 September 2025 – Friday 19 September 2025)

    Ripon, North Yorkshire 15.6 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?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Squires Cafe Bar? From £10 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.