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High Straggleton Farm
Sandsend Road
Whitby
North Yorkshire (Browse area)
YO21 3SR
Tel: 01947 602373
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Pitches: Phone Bookings only
Open: 01/03/2024 to 30/11/2024
01/03/2025 to 30/11/2025
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 No Seasonal Pitches |
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 No Hardstandings |
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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 |
 No Gas Exchange |
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 Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <5 miles |
 Bar <5 miles |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 Wild Swimming <5 miles |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <5 miles |
 No Watersports |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <10 miles |
| Other Features |
 Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Travelwhisp |
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 Just got back from a wonderful holiday at High Straggleton Farm.
And again we were warm welcomed by the owner and well helped to get the caravan good positioned.
This friendliness, free help, large pitch, stunning seaview, social contact with owner or staff, make us and many others coming back, year after year.
This year we were surprised:the new shower-block and the dish-washing unit, including two washingmachines, one tumble-dryer and two micro-waves, all free use!
The owner always take time for talk and there is obviously nothing to much to help.
We ourself had bad luck : our car had a breakdown. But the camp-owner organised a new sparepart and even lend us his own car to pick it up.
Also a big plus is the new ramp which was completed during our stay : bituminesed and wide!
The weekend before the ramp was finished the owner had gone out for camping himself.
In unexpected high pressure several coming campers struggled on their way up ; although the warden and the owner’s son managed to keep calmness & succeeded on a professional and careful way to tow the stranded vehicles up to the site.
It is clearly to see that the farmer-owner is building up a decent camp-site.
This can only be realised with personal commitment. In other words : DO IT YOURSELF! This in contrast of “somebody” suggest that he would leave the site to his ‘staff’!
Finally: NO doubt we will return to spent our holiday at High Straggleton AGAIN! 
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Uk-spacemonkey |
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Quite easy to miss where the farm is as its not very well posted, but if you are coming from Whitby, you want to look for a house on it's own on the left, after Sandfield house caravan park you want to turn up Cliff Lane and you will find the site about 2/300 metres on the left, entry to the site is up a steep potholed road but gets a bit better as it levels off.
I would describe the site as a 'bit rough' but don't let that fool you. I was welcomed by the site warden and told where to pitch and given a run down on what was where. There are 2 freezers that are there for you to do your ice packs, a washing machine, tumble dryer and microwaves all free to use there are also phone chargers avail but I cant remember if they were free or not.
The toilet block is a old portable cabin that looks a bit iffy but again was well happy with how clean it was.
I paid £15 with hook up that I thought was a bargain for the site and location, if you pitch up at the top of the fled you will get a lovely view out to sea.
I will be using this site again, I was made very welcome the location is very good for the town and for £15 a night you cant go wrong.
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Petra8315 |
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Visited the farm last week, and must say it is very good, but there is certain points that are not so good, when you drive in up a very narrow lane the entrance up to the farm is a sharp left turn and you literally have to go up a 45 degree slope made of rough tarmac, now this wasn't a problem as I was in a 4x4, but cars could probably have a problem grounding or skidding, I think this may be work in progress.
The facilities toilets mainly are very clean but I don't think there is enough ( three mens and three ladies). The last negative is the touring site is a bit to close to the farm, we woke up to banging and grinding noise from the farmyard.
But all that aside we enjoyed our stay and would go back as it is a brilliant location and the farm lads are very friendly and helpful, £15 a night including electric
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Benjackie |
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We have previously stayed at High Straggleton Farm with a tent and told everyone what a brilliant site it is, but this week was our first outing with our recently purchased caravan and so obviously was our first port of call.
There always seems to be space for everyone and, with the very kind help of the owner (who really is a lovely chap!), we pitched up at the front of the site overlooking the cows and an uninterrupted view of the sea, Sandsend to one side and Whitby to the other. Fantastic.
The site works are still ongoing - there is a new shower block (20p - bargain and enough water for two!), as well as the lovely new utility log cabin with washing machines, dryers, microwaves, washing up areas and even lockers that you can charge your mobiles in. There is still the old shower block divided into two with two showers (these are still free I think) and a loo in each which is great for families as lockable from the inside and loads of room inside, and the toilet block.
It is a lovely walk into either Sandsend or Whitby, via road or beach, and on the return leg you can stop off at the White House Hotel for a drink (or two) which was ideal for us as they have two garden areas to sit in, one practically on the golf course ! and the other under the trees with comfy seating - you can also take your dogs into the bar. We have only had a few snacks to eat in there, but they do a great looking three course lunch and tea time special.
Or you can do what we do and get Lobsters from the seafood shop in Whitby - extremely good value (as in cheap) in August and great on the BBQ.
All we can say is that it is one of our favourite places to stay because of the location and the site owners. AND because it is only £6 per person per night and £3 for electric (no extra charges for dogs, awnings, windbreaks, etc that some sites seem to add on and on and on).
A working dairy farm with loads of space for kids to run around, beach across the road, I would say that really great for families.
It hasnt got entertainment, top of the range facilities and shop on site (though I am sure if you asked the owner he would be able to help you out with anything), but for us it is how a site should be.
A little gem and we love it!
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Shd76 |
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I found this site quite by accident, as we were meeting family for a night out in Whitby and I couldn't get a hotel. When we arrived we missed the quite small sign and had to ring to check we were in the right place.
It isn't clear from their website that they actually take tents so I had discarded it until a friend who lives locally pointed out she'd seen tents on the site (maybe an alteration to the website would help).
It's a very chilled out site, arrive when you want to, leave when you want to, I'd booked 2 nights thinking there would be a must be off by 12 rule. We were practice pitching our new monster tent, and I was fully anticipating a long set up and pack up.
We did struggle a little when given the choice of pitch where you want to, we're quite new to camping and not used to making such decisions! So we ended up in the middle of the bottom field and I do have to agree its a long way to the toilets. The facilities are basic, but clean.
Showers are metered at 20p a go, but given the cheap price of the site that's fine. Although we didn't bring our 4 year old, I have graded the child friendliness. There isn't anything specific for kids, room to play, but no playground. I'm sure ours could fine some mud to play in though!
Would we return, highly likely, but I'd probably pitch in the top field.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: DomBo |
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When you arrive the entrance road is steep and potholed, but we survived! The first impressions are a little shabby with mud traks and rough path ways as mentioned in previous reviews.
The site is however a little gem. At £12 a night plus £3 for hook up it is so cost effective and has every thing you need.
3 fields, 2 overlooking the sea, what a fantastic view for £15 a night! The third field also has some sea views and contains all the facilities.
A toilet block, 2 shower blocks, wash room, pot wash room, and also a room with washer, dryer, microwave and phone chargers!
The site is a working farm and children will love the cows, tractors etc.
My pitch was clean and dirt free, grass pitch on arrival a chap directed me to a field and offered me several choices. He helped me level up, told me where everything is and was off. Great job.
The path to the beach takes about 8 mins and is over a couple of field traks across a main road and by the golf course. Once on the beach, 10 to 15 mins to Whitby or 10 mins to Sandsend in the other direction.
Great site for a weekend break on the cheap, in a good location. Only criticism was the midges and flys in the loos, however this is not the fault of the park owners, I think a better entrance and a little tidy up of the pathways would make this site first class, but we loved it anyway! Pssst don't tell anyone else
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: DavidLucy |
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We visited this site just before the bank holiday weekend. When we phone Derek was extremely pleasant and even though we wanted to book for 2 nights he explained only one night was available but he would see what he could do for the 2nd night. The ramp up to the site was very steep with an uneven surface. We were greeted and told we could pitch up anywhere so long as we were 6m from the nearest unit. It seemed quite disorganised with electric wires running on the surface of the grass. That said this is only £15 a night WITH electric so what can you expect?
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Price
The views
The staff
Walkable to Whitby
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The smells
The pitches (levelling blocks a must)
The cleanliness
We wouldn't return by choice but if stuck in the area would stay for a night.
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| Date of Visit: July 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Mari81 |
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Appearances can be deceiving-this site looks scruffy and unkempt when you first drive up the bumpy, potholed track but it is actually a great little site. You can see that work is being done to improve the site which is good.
Our pitch was on a gentle sloping field (there were 4 fields in total)and the ground was great-not too stony. It was a mix of tents and caravans but there was plenty of space between each pitch.
We were directed to our pitch by a man who told us the basics of where the loo and shower were then took our payment. Not a chatty man but nice enough.
The toilets and showers were in 2 separate portable cabins and where dated but clean (though shower heads could do with being de-scaled)
There were a lot of kids on site and given there was no playground they found ways to amuse themselves in the wet grass and mud. Given all the children (mine included) it was a really quiet site and everyone seemed to settle around 9. 30pm.
There was plenty to do nearby as we were in-between sandsend and whitby. I would definitely go again-it was £12 per night and you got value for money
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Family with young children |
| Reviewer: Bonnev1lle |
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This was my second visit to High Straggleton the first only being for one night this one for three over the Jubilee weekend. I have mixed views of the site and the fact that it is a working farm has to be born in mind. Its location cannot be beaten with stunning views especially if you are in the lower field and it's ideally placed between Whitby and Sandsend.
When booking in three tents (my sisters taking their children as well) for what I presumed would be a very busy weekend I was surprised that space was available.
On the approach to the site along Sandsend Road it was obviously busy, a worry as I was already aware of the limited facilities. However, all three tents were pitched together in the lower field, great for the views.
The walk to the shower and toilet blocks from here however is a bit of a hike. The newly installed shower block, although a welcome addition, was adjacent to the farm and lacked sinks so you could wash or shower.
The lower field, if it is going to be as well used as it was, requires its own facilities.
There is plenty of space for the children to play which is good as there's no playground.
Derek, the farmer, is very helpful (a camper himself), last year providing EHU extension cables to get my tent hooked up.
In comparison to other sites the price seems good. However, I am of the opinion that pitch prices for many sites are now becoming overpriced, particularly along the North Yorks coastline. There are exceptions. I have just returned from 14 nights in Devon on a fantastic site which cost £18 per night inc EHU and a supplement for a large tent. This makes the £15 per night inc EHU seem overpriced for the range of facilities. I seem to remember the charge last year was £12 which is more realistic.
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Boogiesteve1062 |
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This was our second visit to this site and we spent 4 nights over the jubilee weekend. We were surprised to see the site so busy, the price of excellent reviews and on a bank holiday weekend eh?
Derek (the owner) was on hand as always to help us locate a good pitch with fantastic sea views and to assist if we had any problems.
I can understand how this busy weekend may have caused overcrowding concerns for some people but I can assure them this is not normal for this site, you are usually assured a good size pitch with fantastic views.
The basic level of amenities is one of the charms of a working farm and at the time of our stay we watched a third shower/toilet portable cabin getting plumbed in and a brand new pot wash facility being completed, I think it was just bad luck it was not in time for the busy weekend. When you take into account the minimal cost of a pitch the site is a gem.
Will we be going again? Can't wait, we love it.
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