Practical Motorhome Snail Trail recommended park Oct 2006

The Yorkshire Tourist Board’s ‘Caravan Park of the Year (2005)’ makes the most of its memorable setting within 200 acres of parkland landscaped by Capability Brown for Burton Constable Hall. Possibly the grandest driveway up to a caravan park you ever saw promises something special – and it doesn’t disappoint.
The touring field has acres of magnificently landscaped space crowned by an expertly sited bridge, and there’s a lake which can be used for boating and fishing. Ducks and geese wander freely around the park.
The main facilities block is warm and spotless. There are also smaller, unisex facilities.
By the lake, there is a small pub on site, with television, books and games available.
The large, shared hardstanding pitching area especially for motorhomes makes for an particularly attractive location which backs directly onto the bridge and
the lake.
The Hall and its wonderful gardens are on hand to enjoy, and the licences required for carp and bream fishing in the lake are good value and can be bought at the reception area.
This might all sound too posh for words but in fact it’s just deeply relaxing and a beautiful place in which to spend time.

Practical Motorhome Independent Site Reviews.

This caravan park is on the busy A684, three miles east of Leyburn. It is well signposted from the road, but there is potential confusion because the Constable Burton Gardens are very close by, and both are owned by the same person.
The entrance to the site is wide, with ample parking inside the gate for arriving units while ‘booking in’ formalities are carried out. All pitches are allocated, and you are shown to them by the friendly wardens.
The site is surrounded by a stone estate wall, which limits views of the scenery but also helps to reduce the sound of traffic from the busy road outside. The noise could be annoying to some, especially if your pitch is near to the boundary - those further back are unlikely to be affected.
The site was formerly a deer park and is laid out on grass, with some mature trees.
There is an interesting six-sided stone building, known as the Deer Barn, which houses the well-equipped laundry and dishwashing areas.
Facilities are being upgraded, with the construction of a disabled washroom and a family bathroom, but an opportunity to carry out much-needed refurbishment to the rest of the toilet facilities has been missed.
There is no shop on site, but milk and newspapers can be ordered. For essentials and luxuries alike, the busy market town of Leyburn is only three miles away. A regular bus service to Leyburn, which has limited parking, stops at the gates, so there is no need to use your own car.
Across the road is the Wyvill Arms - a pub and restaurant. It’s not cheap, but it’s not to be missed. The menu is imaginative and the food excellent.