Ivy Bank Campsite

Liked Very spacious, lovely owners who are very helpful and welcoming. Cafe is reasonably priced and the whole set up has been carefully thought through. Would highly recommend this.

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Liked Wow what a friendly well kept and brilliantly run camp site.. we have been touring for the past few weeks and this place was amazing. Met by a friendly gentleman who showed us to our bus!! It was amazing… fully equipped, comfortable and such a fun experience. 4 adults and a 9yr and so much space to do everything needed. Bonus of a wood hot tub! Lovely bonus

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Liked Great site, good facilities and friendly staff.

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Liked Nice site, good location to the village
Really good chip shop
Nice shower and toilet facilities
Kitchen unit heat added bonus, sockets and fridges

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Liked approachable understanding and helpful staff, spotless shower block even with the site being fully booked.

little details like the basic guest kitchen area which has everything you need ( this is a campsite remember not a holiday park ) the site felt relaxed, laid back but also safe.

noise levels stopped on a the dot at 10pm.

DISREGARD OTHER REVIEWS from Karens about location, lack of facilities or not wifi to your pitch its a field with a fantastic shower block and cafe !

Ivy bank is a fabulous place to stay, explore, relax and re charge.

Disliked people leaving bad reviews for such a cool site , who clearly don't get camping or are better suited to going to centre parks where there's a waffle stand, Irish paddy's bar and a mini supermarket for your oat milk skinny low fat latte whist wearing your dry robe

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Liked Lovely campsite. Plenty of space on the electric camping pitch.

Sam couldn't have been more accommodating.

15 minute drive from Lightwater Valley, which was perfect for us as we had been there for the day before checking in.

Great amenities.

Would definitely recommend Ivy Bank for families (we had a 9 year old with us). *The play park is a little walk and part of the near by housing estate. Although we walked down the footpath from the campsite, I wouldn't recommend, especially if its getting darker or you have very young childre (drive or follow the road around instead). There was a play field and Multi Use area there too. Not sure if these areas were locked.

Decent selection in the lovely little village shop. Local pub was cosy and the food was delicious. MUST BOOK (they took pity on us) Fish and chip shop was shut.

Alrhough the cafe wasn't open at tea time / early evening, a member of staff was available to serve drinks, snacks and other camping essentials which was great.

Big thank you for making our 1 night stay as comfortable as possible. Would recommend and come back in the future.

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Liked The cleanliness of the whole site, washblock and cafe. Every member of staff we spoke to could not have been friendlier. Everyone was quiet by 10/11pm apart from hushed conversations, no loud music or “parties”

Disliked Nothing

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Liked Spacious pitches.
Great kitchen room with microwave, fridge, freezer and tables and chairs...
Funky shower, toilet block - warm and clean.
On site cafe for breakfast.
Movable hot tubs on a small tractor...funky idea.
Easy walk to pub, kids play area,shop.
Great views, quiet.

Disliked Nothing really.

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Liked Enjoyed our 2 night stay at ivy bank. Our 7yr old made some friends immediately and loved playing football with the other children. The cafe was not fully open on the mon/tue we was there but was advised was open until 6pm for snacks/ drinks etc.
The facilities are great and kept clean. Microwave, kettle, fridge and freezer. 4 decent sized sinks for cleaning up with dish soap there for you. Showers and toilets are a decent size and kept clean.
Tent pitches are pretty flat with plenty of room. The hot tubs seem popular but not something we was particularly interested in using.
We had a trip to Forbidden Corner on the 2nd day which is a great day out approx 30 min drive away.
Wi-Fi in the facilities area but doesn’t reach tent area.

Disliked Not much in the area within walking distance. Walked into the village approx 10 mins away to find an old and not very good children’s play park. Decided to pop for a drink in the Queens Head pub and see if it would be any good for a meal. No. My glass was dirty with some sort of residue on it so decided may not be the best place to eat!

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From the manager: Thanks for the amazing feedback :)

The local pub is the queens but there’s about 4 other pubs locally, we have WiFi in the guest kitchen area only if people need it but we hope people come here to get away from the world.

Location wise I’m afraid we can change but in our opinion the site is perfectly located to explore the charms of the lower dales

- masham
- nidderdale
- Ripon
- Thirsk / Northallerton
- Fountains abbey , brimham rocks, Hackfall woods, the Himalayan garden, Harrogate and the whole Yorkshire dales national park

Liked Lovely site, it was safe and spacious for our children to be able run around, play and enjoy the outdoors meeting others. We stayed non-electric pitch lots of space with, the football goal, lovely views, hired the log burner for £5 for our entire stay and £8 bag of wood kept us cosy. The little kitchen with kettle, toaster and plugs to charge phones came in handy, and the scones in the onsite cafe, delicious.
Didn't hire hot tub this time but the option was there for them to bring it right next to your site.
Hot showers, large shower heads lovely.
Short walk to the local shop, pub, butchers, chippy, play park.
Location excellent to walks, local villages, and towns.

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