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The Cud Life Harrogate
Ripon Road
Killinghall
Harrogate
North Yorkshire (Browse area)
HG3 2AU
Tel: 01423 565855
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Pitches: 15
Open: 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025
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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 |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 No Laundry |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
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 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing On Site |
 Wild Swimming <5 miles |
 Indoor Pool <1 mile |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport On Site |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
 Electric Car Charging Point |
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| Date of Visit: April 2016 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Motorhometwo |
4 reviews from this member |
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 Another fabulous stay on this beautiful quiet little site. Since our last visit, the view from the campsite that we thought couldn't get any better now has the most stunning viaduct that was previously covered by trees - absolutely stunning! The on site cookshop is heaven for anyone that enjoys cooking and we are glad its not open every day as the cakes and scones are so delicious we would go home a stone heavier! Both pubs in the village are great with one being sam smiths which we like. Delighted to hear Tanya and Dave are considering a couple of hard standing pitches for people like us to be able to stay in winter too. Already looking forward to going back in June. 
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| Date of Visit: September 2015 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Kaut0Bill |
18 reviews from this member |
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This is a beautiful, peaceful rural retreat run by great people. For caravanners and campers it is probably ideally situated. As Motor Homer's who tend to not use the van while away it was probably getting towards our outer limits.
Walk to centre of Harrogate takes approx 45minutes though there are regular buses from just outside the site entrance (every 15 to 20mins during the day, £4. 30pp return). There is also a cycle track directly into Harrogate aapprox 6mls to city centre from camping field. Think it's called The Nidd Greenway.
There is no facility on site for the emptying of on board water tanks for motorhomes.
Nearest shop is approx 25min walk but 2 pubs in Killinghall approx 15mins walk. Tanya and Dave recommend The Three Horseshoes but we'd recommend The Greyhounds (check it out on Trip Advisor). If visiting Harrogate make sure you try out Hales Bar the oldest pub in Harrogate.
We would certainly use this site again if visiting the area for a few days.
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Management response: Thank you so much for your review, we just wanted to clarify that we are just under 2 miles from Harrogate (some people have mentioned that this review looks like we are 6 miles away - that is a cycle route along the offroad greenway cycle path). Our guests regularly walk into Harrogate as do we.
We also do have waste facilities, just not the ones you drive over to empty - we would love to have one of these but we are only a 15 pitch campsite!
The management in both of our pubs in the village have recently changed and we are delighted to announce that The Three Horseshoes is now DOG FRIENDLY - yippee! |
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Jondy376 |
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Just has a 2 night stay at The Cud Life, We received a lovely warm welcome from Tanya. The site is in a lovely location with three footpaths from the farm and not far from the Nidderdale Greenway. The farm has it’s own tea room with lovely homemade Cakes and a very well stocked cooking shop.
Site Facilities were very clean and roomy, I personally would prefer separate sex toilet and shower Although I can also see that for family with young children unisex works for them. With the amount of people on the site it could do with more toilets and showers.
I feel there should be a separate play area away from the tents and caravans for children to run about and play ball games, as we had them playing ball games and running round our caravan and hitting the caravan twice with a plastic sword, no damage caused but we don't want children running round and hitting the caravan
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Mentalmandy1 |
3 reviews from this member |
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We have just had a wonderful 2 night break at this lovely little campsite. It is a Gem! Dawn chorus (8am)was the lovely cows mooing! Beautiful grass campsite with a central fire pit (sadly didn't get lit this weekend).
Communal shower/toilet block with free hairdryer and straightners, also a radio in the block!
A couple of sinks outside and they also provide a large fridge freezer for all the tenters to use. They even put some fresh eggs out with an honesty box.
There are a couple of pubs up the road, probably about 15 mins walk and there is a bus stop just below the main gate into Harrogate.
There is a lovely coffee shop selling homemade cakes, soups and tea and coffees on the site with a fabulously stocked cookshop attached. This site is now one of our favourites and we will be visiting again and again.
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| Date of Visit: June 2015 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: StrataJM |
2 reviews from this member |
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Brilliant site with everything handy for a great holiday or short break.
Lovely owners with a real entrepreneurial flair and a genuine wish to make your stay as good as possible.
They really believe in people! For example there is a supply of marshmallows and skewers for roasting on the Saturday log fire, just left by the washing up facilities with an honesty box for payment - made me smile, anyway!
Lots of reliable up to date information about local opportunities. E. G. Good local pub with good food in village (about to change landlords though?); excellent walking and cycling options in the Nidd valley and surrounding fantastic Yorkshire Dales countryside; Ripley - castle, unspoiled old village, prize winning ice-cream, excellent menu at slightly upmarket but completely happy with walkers/cyclists/ kids/dogs etc village pub/hotel.
Walk (very doable but not for the gentle stroller along flat paths) /bus (every 15 mins)/cycle (on the lovely cycle trail which arrives in the town centre by Asda) to Harrogate! (Google it - too much to list from conference centre concerts and flower shows to great pubs and entertainment with good shopping of all sorts).
On site facilities - clean, well stocked, small (but never had to queue more than 2 mins), unisex loos and showers. Easy access grey and black water disposal facilities. Nothing child specific on site except all the kit imaginable in the loo/shower and a swing horse dangling from the tree nearby. Oh! And an orchard to run round in, and chickens and cows to watch, and milkshakes in Wellington boot glasses to drink at the coffee shop, and a world famous ice cream parlour and a castle where you can try on real armour and hold a real sword (on the children's tour - highly recommended) two miles away.
Brilliant coffee shop open 3 days a week, with attached kitchen cook shop. Able to come up with a gluten free, dairy free biscuit without prior notice too!
This is now our preferred local, go-to, quick getaway site and we've already been three times since we discovered it last year. Some regulars are so local they can almost see home from their pitch! The first time we tried it was late March 2014 during days of exceptionally heavy rain, so much so that we needed help to get the motor home off the very wet grass and soft ground without making a mess of the pitch. And it was cheerfully provided by David whenever we needed, in whatever farm vehicle he was driving when we rang - excellent service! And we liked it all, even in these conditions.
The grass (commented on by others in earlier reviews) was regularly cut and collected throughout the season and was never a problem to us - some campers obviously prefer hardstanding, (or concrete and astroturf?). But this camping field has been farmed for many hundreds of years and so David is loathe to destroy agricultural heritage evidence by digging it up and adding hardcore paths. So it's never going to be a mini manicured club site - errr. Thank goodness!
I can't think of a negative thing to say beyond it's quite a long way to the sea side.
This is definitely our favourite Yorkshire site!
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| Date of Visit: June 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Pmurphy99 |
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My wife and two dogs stayed at The Cud Life for two nights. The site and facilities was clean and first class. Tanya made you feel very welcome from the time you made your booking to the time we left.
The site is in a great position to be able to get into Harrogate either by on foot or bus. It was a shame the weather was not to good on Saturday evening as wood was supplied to have a good old camp fire. There is a very high quality cafe on site. The showers toilets and washing facilities were very clean and plenty of hot water.
I would recommend this site to all and will definitely return.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Foodielexie |
4 reviews from this member |
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First time camping! Have to admit, I was a bit nervous, going camping for the first time in my 40s. But The Cud Life was a perfect introduction. The owner, Tanya, was incredibly friendly and helpful, and the site was small enough to feel intimate whilst still having enough people around for my 8-year-old son to make friends. There are 16 pitches on site, but Tanya says she never fills it to capacity. 14 were taken when we were there (late May bank holiday)which I think is as busy as it gets. There were no real facilities for children, but they were happy playing ball or whatever.
Obviously, being camping virgins, I can't make comparisons, but the amenity block was clean and warm. It was unisex, which didn't bother me at all in such a family-orientated place. The two showers were free and quite spacious, with heated towel rails. There's a fire pit in the middle of the site, which can be lit on Saturday nights (wood provided). It was nice to sit around this chatting with other campers. The on site café and cookshop are only open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday - which is perhaps a blessing in disguise, as I'd have come home three stone heavier if they'd been open more. Whilst we were there, Tanya did open the shop for an hour or so each morning to sell sausages, bacon, milk and bread, but I don't think this is a regular thing. Harrogate is a few minutes drive (or bus) away. The EHU worked fine, and there was an excellent 4G signal on my phone(EE).
So all in all, a great first experience. We'll be back.
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| Date of Visit: April 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Joan and Pete |
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Amazing site, amazing owners. This site was recommended to us by friends who had visited it. The owners went out of their way to be helpful. The fire pit which we were able to light on the Sunday evening made for a very special evening with fellow campers. The toilet block was spotless with heated towel rails in the separate cubicles and lovely hot water.
If you stay on a Thursday through till Sunday the coffee shop and cooking shop are both open (the scones with cream and jam are delicious) whilst the shop sells a huge variety of kitchen products.
The buses came in very useful especially as we had bus passes and they stop at the end of the lane. We didn't use our van at all whilst we were on site.
The views from the 'camping' field are glorious and as we had clear skies each night the moon, stars and satellites were also spectacular.
We will be back. Thank you Tanya and David.
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| Date of Visit: April 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Ms Daisy |
8 reviews from this member |
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We can only agree with the positive comments made previously about this site. The truth of the matter is you feel rather like keeping it quiet about this place, but never the less we feel duty bound to sing it’s praises in every way.
Immaculate, friendly, spotless, well maintained, fantastic location, informative, quiet, the list goes on and on.
Harrogate is a fabulous place with so much to see. The bus comes past the end of the track (solid) and is only a few stops into town for those wishing to sample its watering holes or just save the hassle of driving in traffic. As others have mentioned The Three Horse Shoes in the village is also very close by and welcoming, we did not eat on this occasion so cannot comment on the food.
The Cook shop and café are great, with ‘gift voucher wooden spoons’ to treat others to the delights of this special place.
There are a few site rules, but we found them very fair and for the benefit of us lucky temporary residents.
Best you can get, great fun, great people, great place, great vibe.
Looking forward to returning. Thank you
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| Date of Visit: April 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Rikkirobo |
3 reviews from this member |
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We found this site to be perfect for us. The toilets and showers are some of the best we have seen on any site, a large fridge freezer provided next to the pot washing area, a safe area for BBQ's and fires and fantastic views of the area. Lovely cafe and quality cookshop, we will definitely be back.
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