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Hooks House Farm Campsite
Whitby Road
Robin Hoods Bay
North Yorkshire (Browse area)
YO22 4PE
Tel: 01947 880283
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Open: 01/03/2024 to 31/10/2024
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 No Glamping Units |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 No Laundry |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 Wild Swimming <1 mile |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <1 mile |
 Cycle Hire <1 mile |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <1 mile |
 Beach <1 mile |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles |
| Other Features |
 Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport On Site |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: March 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Lobraes |
26 reviews from this member |
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 Just had one night here on a non electric pitch. What a fantastic friendly little site. Basic but spotless showers and loos and a great little walk into robin hoods bay where there's lots of dog friendly pubs serving nice food. A must is breakfast in the little cafe at the top of the hill. The food is amazing, Candys I think its called. Site is very reasonably priced at £8. 50 per adult and no extra for the dog. Although we only stayed for a night it was long enough to say we will be returning very soon ! 
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Newbton |
6 reviews from this member |
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Having just returned from this spectacularly situated site I cannot recommend it highly enough for the views of Robins Hood Bay and over to Ravenscar. The weather was fantastic and obviously added to the pleasant experience. It is a mixed site with caravans placed generally along the edge of the field and tents generally arranged around the middle of a frankly steeply sloping area!The caravans are placed onto concrete blocks by the owner which is a great help and is very comfortable all round, but if you are in a tent you will have to decide which way up you prefer your head to be. Some of the tents along the bottom edge were pretty level, but it is on the whole a slopy site, as had been stated at length elsewhere on these reviews.
When we arrived we had only booked for 3 nights but because the weather forecast was so good we asked if we could stay an extra 4 nights which they tried to accommodate but could only manage 3 as they were fully booked on the last night we wanted. When we pulled away at the end of our stay the next occupant was waiting to pull on and the site was was chocker. Very popular site. The TV picture was dire and only 3 channels were picked up through a snowstorm. However the area goes digital 12th Sept so it may improve. There is no Wifi as we had been led to believe.
The shower and loo block is teeny weeny for the amount of punters the site can take but I only encountered a queue for both twice. If you can take a shower maybe mid afternoon the place is then deserted. All very clean. The absence of a shop of any kind is a bit of a nuisance as it's a long walk to nip for a pint.
It is an easy stroll to and from Robin Hoods Bay with tons of eateries like cafes and pubs and grockle shops, and buses are regular which drop you back at the site.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Crainneag |
11 reviews from this member |
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I first came across this great site when our usual site near Whitby stopped taking tents. It was the first year of operation after the Farmer had agreed to let his wife have one field. Then the grass was long and some people had to be towed up the hill as their tyres couldn't grip.
Now the site has been running for a few years and it is even better, the spectacular view is still there as is the gentle slope, everything else has been improved to a higher standard than many other independent sites. The staff were very friendly.
There is a gravel road running down the edge of the site and tracks across the grass between the pitches. The slope is noticeable but not excessive and flattens out near the bottom fence. The facilities are very good, male and female toilets are in Portable cabin style buildings, there is a separate room with individual washrooms in it for those who wish to have individual space and privacy. The dishwashing area was good sized and also housed two 'fridges, a freezer, microwave oven and various leaflets and magazines.
An adjacent field was available for children to play in, no equipment was supplied.
Whitby is 4 miles north and Scarborough 17 miles south, Robin Hood's Bay is a fairly short walk from the site.
I thoroughly recommend visiting this site.
GPS coordinates: N54° 26' 19. 5" W0° 32' 35. 0" / N54· 43875 W0· 54306
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Jane May |
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What a beautiful campsite! Very welcoming lady on reception, who explained the impressively organised layout.
Pitched at the top of the campsite, for the fabulous views, but to be honest, you can see the bay from even the lowest pitches.
Site was fairly hilly and breezy but we were prepared for this from other reviews and neither issue bothered us in the least.
Loos and showers were absolutely immaculate and never busy, despite the campsite being about 2/3 full.
Peaceful evening and quiet morning. Reasonable at £9 per adult. We will return!
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Cathy b |
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A great site and in a fantastic location. The owners are really helpful and friendly. Great for kids and pets. Toilets and showers extremely clean. Fantastic views and very close to robin hoods bay.
Brilliant for dog walking. I will definitely visit this site again. Had a fantastic time here and would highly recommend it.
The bus service also runs past the site every hour so its brilliant if your too tired to walk up the hill!
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Styve100 |
18 reviews from this member |
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Decided to go here on recommendations of friends, who we went with, it was to be my annual holiday with the kids.
I had no other ideas for this year, so thought I would give it a try.
First off, its a lovely area with loads of places to walk around and visit, but you need your mountain goat shoes.
Also at the end of the week, the kids announced they had had a good holiday.
But, it was hard work.
This site is very slopey. The warden and his team are excellent at helping and will generally unhitch your van and site it for you.
Personally, I didn't want this as I have been siting my van for 20 years, and that's just me being stubborn, but I had 4 wheel drive as well so didn't see the point of towing for 150 miles to be not able to do the last 10 yards.
They have breeze blocks etc to help get your van level, I think I got 2 turns on the back steadies.
You better get one of those tables with adjustable legs for this site, other than that, everything has a piece of wood under it to level stuff up, other wise everything just keep shooting off tables outside in the awning.
Robin hoods bay is a lovely place, and village, but its no real beach for kids or anyone if you like paddling, body boarding etc, its too rocky, not very sandy and on one particular day the whole beach was covered in 2 feet of seaweed.
Whitby is not far away, loads of buses too.
We ended up doing a search for a good beach and the best in the area is brunswick bay, 25 mins away, north of whitby, a clean sheltered sandy bay, but again at the bottom of a seriously steep road.
We once took the car down to the slipway in RHB to off loads kids and stuff. Not recommended.
Not many pubs doing food about and we struggled to get a table on the thursday night of our stay, the one large pub nearby in Fylingdale doesn't allow bookings!
Also when its windy, its windy on this site, very exposed.
Facilities are excellent, very clean, loads of free hot water, good wash up facilities too, fridges and freezers to use but no washer.
Kite flying field next door, which is actually sheltered more than the site from the wind due to some trees down by the church!
All in all a good week, pros, good quality site, looked after, interesting area, near whitby, views you wont get anywhere else.
Cons, sloping, windy, beach not so good, difficult walk down for small kids. No playground.
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Sadgem |
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I have stayed at Hooks House farm over the last 5 years and would agree with most other reviews. The view alone is worth putting up with the slight slope of the site.
As a single parent I have always found the owners very helpful and when my son was younger they even offered to help pitch the tent and placed us near the farm house and facilities.
Its great that there is a little kitchen with a kettle (to make the hot water bottle at bed time) and freezer for ice blocks.
There is a play field for kids but we found the grass was a little long to play football and the cut area was small for the amount of children on the site.
Unusually the first night was very noisy (up until midnight with noisy neighbours) but the following night all was settled.
One thing to watch out for (and its the first time I've had this at this site) is at peak times it is possible that as a single parent you will be charged for 2 adults. I paid £17 a night without electric hook up.
We had Sunday lunch at Fylingdales inn and thought the meal was amazing and the staff really friendly. Popped into the Grovesner for a drink and found the barmaid quite rude, tables dirty etc so didn't stay for food.
This site is definitely worth a stay, we will stick to out of season visits from now on though.
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| Date of Visit: May 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Mockney4 |
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I have just returned from a lovely few days on this fantastic campsite. We received a really warm welcome from the owners and nothing was too much trouble. They just set out our pitch and even helped set up our electric hook up. I had forgotten my hairdryer and they lent me theirs.
The pitch sites were really generous and no matter where you were on the site you could see the sea, even washing up!
The facilities were very clean and well looked after.
There was even a field for the children to play in.
The beach and bay were only a ten min walk away and there is so much to do in the area.
We did try and go swimming in scarbrough but it was closed for school swimming lessons. They suggested trying one of the holiday camps, which we did ( it was not school holidays) and had the pool to ourselves. Fosse falls is worth a visit especially the tea rooms! Also worth a visit is sandsend, it has a lovely beach and nice teashops.
We only just touched the surface on things to do.
I look forward to returning there in the future!
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| Date of Visit: May 2012 |
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| Reviewer: MarieRuth |
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Just come back from a lovely one night's stay at Hooks House Farm. There are lots of great things about this site which mean we will definitely return:
- The view is spectacular over the bay
- It's a short 10 min walk through the fields to the pubs & only another 10 mins the beach
- The toilets & showers were lovely & clean with fresh flowers - lovely touch
- It was a bargain at only £7 per person & our dog went free
- Good waste recycling & bad weather shelter
- Not too big or crowded
Overall a great campsite!
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| Date of Visit: May 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Joncombe |
6 reviews from this member |
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I stayed here for a couple of nights to walk along the coastal path (The Cleveland Way). It's a beautiful site with wonderful views right around the bay.
The facilities are excellent, especially the showers which were spotless, always hot and had plenty of space in the cubicles to keep clothes dry, being split into two parts separated by a folding door. There is also a kettle, fridge, freezer and microwave (included in the price, too).
It's a short walk into Robin Hoods Bay (but uphill all the way back!) along a footpath through the fields at the bottom of the site which is a lovely spot. Buses stop outside the site on the main road and run regularly between Whitby and Scarborough.
The pitches offer a lot of space between them even when the site is full so you don't feel at all crowded. I had called a few weeks prior to arriving and told it wasn't possible to book but the site was unlikely to be full at this time of year. However after travelling a long way to the site the weather was wonderful but I was concerned at being turned away for it being full as a result, so telephoned again and was assured they'd find a space - which the owners did.
The site was generally quiet at night with the exception of someones car alarm going off twice in the middle of the first night (although this is obviously not a fault of the site). If in the area again would certainly come back, it's a lovely site.
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