Squires Cafe Bar

View prices & book 8.8 541 reviews
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
1/150
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
  • 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

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.8

Overall rating based on 541 reviews View breakdown

Budget/backpacker

Voted 61% of visitors View breakdown

88%

would recommend this campground to a friend

87%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely biker atmosphere and food but very loud at night time

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Molly F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

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

Liked: Food was delicious
Atmosphere in the pub/cafe was really lovely
Loads of nice bikes to see
Really accessible toilets and camping was very close to the cafe

Disliked: Very noisy camping - right next to a railway and the overhead lines were crackling all night. There was also what seemed to be a permanent big green tent at the end who had their tv/radio on all night and all morning which was very loud. We were in the bike camping bit and were pitched near this tent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Disturbing site, noisy site with trains and barking dog's, dirty.

Overall 2/10
Location 2
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Debbie B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Nothing

Disliked: Everything

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well worth the money

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Juliet S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: The facilities were near by

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Love it

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Samantha M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Open space great cafe bar and people

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
David M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

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

Liked: Great site friendly bar staff highly recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing site showers and toilets are clean stunning views very helpful staff…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Julie H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Amazing site showers and toilets are clean stunning views very helpful staff will be definitely booking again worth the money

Disliked: None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fabulous stay with lovely staff

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Katie V. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Site and location. Staff were incredibly friendly. Bike run was epic! Fabulous time

Disliked: Showers. Absolutely no pressure (insufficient to even wash hair!)
Bathrooms on the whole need a complete clean and revamp! Don’t like that the price has increased with little added

Recommend to friends Visit again

Too expensive, tired services

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Steven D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Food in the cafe
Bikes visiting the cafe

Disliked: Toilet block and showers
Trains tooting every 20 mins as they pass

Recommend to friends Visit again

wont be rushing back

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: The Bar was nice ,staff friendly

Disliked: Toilets were dirty, toilet seats falling off

Recommend to friends Visit again

The cafe was dog friendly and reasonably priced. The shower cost £1 for…

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: The cafe was dog friendly and reasonably priced.
The shower cost £1 for 4 minutes which gave plenty of time to shower.
Most of the staff in the cafe were very friendly.
If you like motorbikes, it is an interesting place to be.

Disliked: It was very dusty. The toilets and showers were dirty.
The single toilets and showers were locked the whole day and 2nd night of our stay, which left only 2 female toilets and 1 shower.

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

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

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…

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, August 21, 2025 – Thursday, August 21, 2025)

    Wetherby, England 7.1 mi

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

    Ripon, England 15.6 mi

  • Harrogate Spring Flower Show (Thursday, April 24, 2025 – Thursday, April 24, 2025)

    Harrogate, England 16.3 mi

  • Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday, July 8, 2025 – Tuesday, July 8, 2025)

    Harrogate, England 16.3 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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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 –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Squires Cafe Bar? From $13.29 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.