Foxholme Caravan Park,
Gale Lane,
York,
YO62 7SD
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Kev does always seem to have a knack of pre-booking sites that are miles away from any sort of civilisation! ‘Twas ever thus with stop number 4 of our Yorkshire tour – Foxholme Caravan Park.
Foxholme is about four miles outside of Helmsley, just off the A170 towards Pickering, in Northern Ryedale, Yorkshire. It is neatly situated between the villages of Beadlam, Wombleton and Harome. The pitches are laid out to make the most of the fabulous views of the Howardian Hills to the west.
Pulling off Gale Lane, a long straight driveway leads directly to the reception building.
Dave, the site manager, was cutting grass when we arrived so we followed the sound of the mower and made ourselves known. We had a very warm welcome and Kev followed Dave into reception to check in and settle up for our nights stay.
Now bear in mind that the wc and shower facilities on site were closed due to the pandemic. Also as we eventually found out, we could not empty our grey waste as there was no drive over waste point. However, the price of a pitch for one night, midweek, with EHU and chemical waste disposal was still an eye watering £30.00! We did feel that this was excessive for the facilities available.
The site was not very busy at all with about 6 tourers and a couple of seasonal pitches occupied during our stay. The flat, gravel pitches are neatly laid out and very spacious. The grassed areas are also immaculate – a testament to Dave’s prowess with the ride on mower!
We had a pleasant evening stroll to a local pub (for details please see Yorkshire Road Trip Day 4 – Lulu goes Wombling) and a very quiet nights sleep. We woke in the morning to a misty view of the hills in the distance.
Dave was back on the mower again – there is something therapeutic about the rhythmic chugging of a ride on mower!
After we had packed up and emptied our cassette, we left Foxholme to visit Rivelaux Abbey and nearby Helmsley.
Would we stay at Foxholme Caravan Park again? Probably not – but only due to the price.
