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Middlewood Farm Holiday Park
Middlewood Lane
Fylingthorpe
Robin Hoods Bay
Whitby
North Yorkshire (Browse area)
YO22 4UF
Tel: 01947 880414
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Open: 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
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| Who's it for |
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| Facilities |
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Motley |
26 reviews from this member |
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 This used to be another of our favourites, indeed we have spent 2 Christmas's here.
Like many working farm sites, money seems to have been diverted to the farming side and as such the general appearance of the site has suffered, but not so the fees, these have risen sharply over the years.
The shower block used to be spick and span, but dirt from the general neglected site seems to remain there all day.
I remember piped music on the showers, but that has gone too.
The area is fantastic. A short rustic walk to Robin Hoods Bay takes you to some delightful shops and pubs, and Whitby, our favourite, and Scarborough are a few miles drive.
All in all, this site used to have everything, but the increased fees have not reflected the upkeep of the facilities. 
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| Date of Visit: April 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Sainswor |
7 reviews from this member |
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Stayed at this site last weekend and was very impressed.
The person on reception was helpful giving us a map of where to go. The entrance is by barrier and code which was good. We were on EHU and these seem to be all around the edge of the field which is accessed by hardstanding which was great due to the amount of rain we have had.
The facilities block was immaculate lovely hot showers that last 5 minutes and plenty of room to get changed. There is a bath for an extra charge if required.
The Washing up area is undercover and again plenty of wash sinks. My only gripe was I wish they provided a bin in this area for rubbish from plates.
Didn't use the mobile van that came morning and again in the evening but looked nice food.
Overall great site for visiting Robin hoods bay we cycled to Scarborough on the cinder track and this was accessible from the site and whitby on the same line.
Will recommend to others and will return
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| Date of Visit: April 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Okean |
5 reviews from this member |
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We have just returned today after a 4 night stay at Middlewood, over the Easter break, and have had a lovely time.
The site is separated into 3 sections -
An EHU section before the reception for a few tents/campervans
A large field to the rear, that contained some hardstanding for caravans and motorhomes, and ehu for tents.
And a selection of static caravans for hire in field next to reception.
As I was told that our tent was classified as a large tent (I'll come to this issue later), we were allocated a big pitch right at the bottom end of the far field, just about as far as you could get from the facilities block. As we are toilet training a 2 year old girl, we asked if we could have a pitch closer. We were allocated pitch number 54, right next to the facilities block which was perfect. All great stuff.
Now our tent is a 6 man Montana lake tent, not huge - but this was still classed as a large tent, which resulted in a surcharge of half the original premium added again. This equated to £36 per night, plus a child rate of £3 per night - total £156 for 4 nights! Personally, it was a little over the top for me, especially for only a Montana!
The facilities were very good, always clean with plenty of hot water. We never had to queue.
The pitches were flat, but the EHUs were quite close together.
The area is lovely. A short walk (around 15 mins) and you're at the beach at Robin Hoods Bay. A 10min drive and you're in Whitby. 20mins and you're in Scarborough.
Now the EHU are apparently new for the tents at the bottom of the field, and we were not on this circuit (number 54 had its own circuit for some reason). This didn't stop the problems that hit the site over 3 of the 4 nights we were there.
The first night was fine, but on Friday the local circuit breaker (in the facilities block), tripped out about 5 times, from people overloading the circuit. Management were down to sort it every time within 30mins each time.
They walked around checking what people had on - of course no one owned up to running too many items at once. On Saturday morning the site management upped the amp in the local breaker to 100amps, apparently. And this is were the troubles started.
That night someone again tripped the circuit - this time the fuse blew and the tents on the new circuits were without power for a couple of hours until a new fuse could be obtained (not an easy feat on Easter Saturday at 9. 30pm).
Then on Easter Sunday, at 9pm it happened again - but instead of just blowing the local breaker - it tripped the whole site. Again, the management were faultless - an emergency electrician was called and the power was back on by 11pm.
This time the management walked around the site, telling people not to run 2 high AMP appliances at once (Kettles (especially ones from home) or heaters) and if it went off again that night the problem would not be fixed until the morning. I should point out at this time that only on the final night did any of this effect us, as like I stated earlier - number 54 is on its very own local breaker - and only when the whole site went down were we affected.
Conclusion -
PROS - great location, flat pitches, clean and queue-less faculties, outstanding management/customer service.
CONS - The price!
Would I go back…. Yes, if it was cheaper.
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Management response: We would like to thank 'Okean' for his review, and we are glad he enjoyed his stay with us over the Easter weekend. We would just like to clarify the price he paid. A Montana Lake 6 man tent has an approx footprint size of 25.5 square meters (6.15m x 4.15m). When the booking was made, we were told of an extra front canopy and a side porch. When we added these, the length of his tent became 8 meters and 5.3 meters at the widest point. Therefore we added the surcharge.
We apply a surcharge of half the original pitch fee, for tents with a footprint size over 25 square meters. We can only quote and apply costings with the information we are given. The customer is always quoted the full cost before the booking is made. If you tell us you have a big tent, but are unsure of the size, we do apply the surcharge. However, if you ask us to have a look at your tent, once erected, and we do not deem it to be extra large, then we do refund you the surcharge paid.
In regards to the Electrical problems we had over the Easter weekend - There is a fantastic article on ukcampsite.co.uk, called 'Basic Guidance on Electric Hook-up for Tents' - follow the link http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/articles/view.asp?id=81 We are sure the problems we suffered could have been avoided if everyone had adhered to the basics.
Once again, we thank 'Okean' for his comments, we would be delighted to welcome him and his family back !!
Kind regards
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| Date of Visit: April 2012 |
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| Reviewer: The Smiffs |
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Spent a week at Middlewood April 2012. Here's our four penneth
Pros. Lovely walk down to Robin hoods bay past reception, The Great Griddler food van on the touring area run by a lovely lady and smashing food at great value
The Flyingdale Arms welcomed our dogs as much as us, wish that was our local as food and service great
Cons. These far outnumber the pros.
Not one dog bin on site. Just the 'skip'
Poor recycling facilities with nothing for glass or plastic
Very poorly drained pitches with huge ruts that filled up with water when it rained and all this gets 'walked' into your van or tent
Freezing shower block ( a disgrace ) no heating whatsoever ' and the 5 minute shower was cold for the first 2 mins
I didn't find one single hot tap that would run hot water
Came home one day to see grass had been mowed, all the hook ups had been taken out ( and plugged in again of a fashion ).
Honestly believe all the emphasis at Middlewood is too the static vans, touring and tents are just an afterthought to use up a spare field.
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| Date of Visit: September 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Sweepy57 |
6 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from an enjoyable 5 night stay at Middlewood Farm. The facilities were very clean and the path to Robin Hoods Bay was great. Just a ten minute walk to the beach.
The site was visited by a small fresh grocery van on a morning and there is a takeaway food van available most nights and some mornings.
The shop in Fylingdales was handy but overpriced and the food in the pub was mediocre but the local butchers did a fab job of becoming the Pizza takeaway in the evenings.
The no noise rule after 11 was recognised. I am only scoring the location an 8 as one of the fields was very close to a housing estate.
Would definitely return for another holiday.
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| Date of Visit: September 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Shanxpony |
10 reviews from this member |
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Recently used this site at the end of the Coast to Coast walk, and as a backpacker with no car found it to be extremely good value and perfect location.
The bathroom facilities were very nice, and clean. The staff were very friendly and helpful. And although it may not be obvious on the map, it is the best location of all the camp sites for access to Robin Hood's Bay on foot - either by road through Fylingthorpe, or along a well maintained footpath directly to the bottom of the village, which avoids that steep climb up and down the hill. The high hedges on the site also provided great protection against the strong coastal winds.
Nearby, not only do you have 5 or 6 pubs within a ten minute walk, but several shops and a beach. And as if that weren't enough, there is a very useful and friendly 'burger' van on site selling cheap hot drinks and snacks, and a milk van which calls daily.
A very nice site. Highly recommended. I will return!
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| Date of Visit: September 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Watergirl |
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This was our first camping experience. Arrival was very smooth and we were shown to our site (EHU) by a friendly guy. The grass was fairly worn at what would be the front of the tent, which he apologised for. Very level pitch.
The toilet block was immaculate. I was surprised by how clean it was. Plenty of toilets and showers, with hairdryers there too. Washing up area could get a little crowded, but we could see it from our tent, so not a problem.
Plenty of areas for dog walking and owners knowledgeable about good walks. Close to a local shop and about 15 minutes walk to the village, which had plenty of small shops and a nice pub with outside area that people and dogs tended to congregate in. It had a nice welcoming, friendly feel.
Everyone on site seemed very friendly and it was busy. Quiet after 11pm. There is a food van that does a full English breakfast and variations of that, which was delicious and reasonably priced.
Would definitely go again.
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| Date of Visit: September 2011 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Tetley10 |
9 reviews from this member |
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Easy to book day before - helpful reception staff. Level hard standing pitch quite close to next pitch. Facilities clean and showers warm and simple to use. Term time so site was not full - would imagine queues could be an issue.
Great location which would justify £22 per night- short trot down to Robin Hoods Bay. Quite noisy the night we were there from tenting fraternity - not a problem for us as we had no young children.
Great site and we will return but not in term time or Bank Holidays. Would imagine site would be very windy and exposed if in main camping field you would need a sheltered hedge pitch if in tent.
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| Date of Visit: September 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Flippsy |
14 reviews from this member |
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We stayed 5 here nights in the last week of the school holidays just after the Bank Holiday. The welcome was business like and we were taken to a spot in which to camp and given very precise instructions about where to place our tent and that we must park in front of our tent rather than alongside. From what happened later, it was clear that this was less about keeping a safe distance between tents to eliminate fire risk, but more about ensuring the owners could pack in as many tents as possible.
This site has ample flat fields – lots of space for families to play ball games in for example, but they don’t seem to use it well. We were worried about the noise from other people, if they were camped so close, but in fact, as it got dark by 8. 30 ish there was very little noise.
We were camped by the hedge in the Main field and it turned out to be a quite sheltered spot, as it was certainly windier in the centre of the field. The facilities were fine, quite busy, but reasonably clean and we never had to queue for showers etc – although we had showers around 6. 00 pm when we came in from our day’s activities, and this is probably not the peak time.
We did not make use of the “Burger Van” but it was clearly well used and open at useful times. We saw the milk van come round around 10. 00 am but normally we had gone off before then. In the evenings we ate mainly in The Fylingdales pub – which provided excellent food and drink in our opinion – but not very cheap!
We were walking the final 4 sections of the Cleveland Way and found this site to be usefully located for that. There are very useful bus services from Skelton to Filey, one of which stops in Fylingthorpe itself.
We used a combination of our car and the buses and visited all the coast between Saltburn and Filey on foot. It was a fantastic few days walk. Cayton Bay looks to be a great beach.
Whitby was best for shopping and we ate a great Fish meal at the famous Magpie Café – arrive early to avoid huge queues. Robin Hood’s bay and Staithes were scenic fishing villages, Runswick bay was a great spot for fossil hunting.
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
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| Reviewer: DrDAEC |
1 review from this member |
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Camped for 4 nights during Bank Holiday weekend. Campsite good, although thought was expensive for what there actually was. Great location.
Short & easy drive to Whitby. Nice walk to the fantastic Robin Hoods Bay, although very steep in places. Good and clean facilities, but they did get very busy when campsite was full, with quite a bit of queuing. But think would be fine during quieter times.
Friendly staff. Burger van and milk van were useful, but there is no shop on site. Couple of small playgrounds for kids, but can't leave kids to go on their own if not camping in family field.
Even though site got extremely busy, it was quiet late at night, with everybody adhering to the rules. We had lots of rain, but campsite held up well. Tent fields are all nice and flat.
Wardens make sure tents are pitched in organised manner.
Overall good site and would recommend, but thought on expensive side.
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