A Touring Base for North Yorkshire
Trip Start
Sep 21, 2011
1
Trip End
Sep 28, 2011
Reighton, England, United Kingdom
Friday, November 18, 2011
Reighton Gap,
North Yorkshire.
YO14 9SH
This Haven site is one of three close together on this coast and is the smallest of them. This means that the sites main facilities are close by, which compared to some sites is a nice change.
The Haven website says
Gently sloping grassy touring areas
Separate WC and shower for disabled guests
4 covered dishwashing areas with 12 sinks
5-7 minute walk to the Park facilities
Pup tents not accepted
Dogs welcome
Right one at a time
Glently sloping – means on a 6.9m Pageant the hitch is at ground level and the rear steadies are at full extension with 15cm blocks under them.
Disabled loo – I had to ask for it to be cleaned the hand drier didn't work and I am still trying to work out HOW I was supposed to get into the bath which was 23cm above my chair height
Dishwashing - this MAY be true as we were on Touring 1 and security didn’t like you going where you shouldn’t
Park Facilities – this is definitely a good one AND Touring 1 was next to a very good children’s outdoor play area.
Pup Tents - I am still wondering as the Wardens didn’t stop people using them
Dogs are welcome but I did not see a dog walking area (this was our old dogs last outing)
The site has a good indoor pool and well organised entertainment programmes for children and adults. Whilst it is on the coast the site has a difficult access to the beach which requires using the sites free land train which is 4x4 hauled but private 4x4 are not allowed due to difficulties at the bottom (according to the driver ).There is the usual Mash Barrel Pub/restaurant with Free WiFi but it is of such low power it is ONLY available inside the Mash Barrel. Ordinary Phone signals are fair depending on server. If you can get to the beach there is Sea Fishing, otherwise it’s the SOUTH Harbour wall at Bridlington as the nearest.
Access to the site is down a mile long lane from Reighton which was best described by our Grand-daughter as the Humpty Bumpy road, with it’s many hidden dips and crests. This road is one mile from the A165 Bridlington / Filey Road at Hunmanby Gap.
The site is well placed to visit
Bridlington, Disabled parking Free South of the Spa All the usual seaside enjoyment that Bridlington has lots of memories too.
Scarborough, for the Sea-Life Centre (disabled carers get in free but car parking is EXTRA). As usual the Sea Life centre entry allows you to return all day for one entrance fee, which would have been useful if it was closer to the main town and the weather was in a better mood. There is a small café inside the Centre which has views of the North Bay. The access road to the centre has 2 hairpin corners so beware.
Filey, disabled Parking free in most areas of the town Famous for it’s Crab and shell fish has a good long promenade to enjoy when the sun is out.
Whitby, We went by train on the NYMR. Steam train into Whitby has been a dream of mine which I have now completed. Whitby in all it’s glory when we visited misty around the Abbey on the hill the Steam Bus running round the town and FRESH fish and chips for lunch, after visiting the Whitby Jet jewellers.
York We found a Shoppers Car Park with FREE all day disabled parking area on right hand side of Leeman Road before Post Office Sorting office. So just a short wheelchair ride to the National Railway Museum. Also from the city centre. Whilst we were here in September there was the Food Festival in full swing, with food from all over.
The North Yorkshire Moors (Railway if you’re like me). We went from Pickering to Whitby on a day rover ticket (the cheapest way) which allows you to hop on and off as you like all day too. There is no free parking but you get a ticket to get some of your parking fee back from the refreshment stores and trollies along the railway. So we travelled behind a Black 5 into Whitby through the Moorlands.
