Bistros everywhere please!
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I haven't been to the new Knaresborough bistro Steve and the previous one was fairly small, can't remember there being a dog problem. At Hillhead and Seacroft dogs are allowed in a certain area, eg the covered conservatory at Hillhead not inside the main bar area. Never had a problem. Don't want to get involved in a dog discussion either, we've rarely seen many dogs out with their owners for a meal and they've all been well behaved (that's the owners by the way....
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We've booked one night at Knaresborough later this year so will see what it's like after the refurbs. I thought it was expensive for this one extra facility so there you go we'll be paying through the nose for it. For us it's just the convenience of an overnight stop and hopefully a break from cooking that night.
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A copied review from Sept 2018
We just overnighted here although we have been some years ago. Lovely tidy site - great improvements - new loos and barriers and serviced pitches. Very helpful wardens. The new Bistro The Wanderer was great - good beer and excellent food. Should try the salmon en croute with shrimp sauce - lovely!! Nice to see 3 good dogs in there - under the tables and causing no problems.
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Another review
Not as dog friendly as we thought.
We have used this site several times to date , before and after the refurb. The wardens are top notch, the site is kept in best order and the Bistro gives this site a definite edge for us. However there was a big surprise on Friday the 7th Sept. this year. Whiist sitting in the patio area enjoying a drink I fell foul of the new rules , well new to me anyway, I asked the young man behind the bar for some water for our dog. This was immediately refused as "we don't provide water for dogs as the bowls cost £2 each" and various other mutterings which I missed I in my astonishment. This on a " Dog Friendly Site" in a Bistro that allows well behaved dogs in the dining area. That evening we had booked for 4 and brought our own bowl for the dog to have a drink which was begrudgingly, I feel, filled. DOG OWNERS PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS NEW RULE THEY OPERATE A VERSION OF BYO FOR DOGS Please make up your minds, are dogs welcome or not. Next time we are on site with our friends and our dog we will go to a local restaurant and spend what was almost £100 on a meal there. There is plenty of choice. DOG OWNER PLEASE NOTEComment from the Club:
We’re sorry you had this experience in the Bistro and can confirm that there is no new ruling regarding dog bowls, this was an unfortunate misunderstanding by the member of staff you spoke to. Please rest assured that Knaresborough remains a dog friendly site.
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That I would find totally acceptable JVB. We often frequent pubs where dogs are allowed in certain areas and therefore you have a choice. Although from some of the other quotes above it looks as though Knaresborough might be more general. We will just have to wait and see when we visit.
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I didn't say that, although there are many sites all over Europe that vanners do treat as destination sites.
my point was that I think that, as more MH appear in the club network, more folk will appreciate a chance to grab coffee, breakfast, lunch or even dinner without having to 'make much effort'.
after all, JVB keeps telling us (via his comprehensive record keeping) that MHs (apparently) dont go off site...
perhaps the proximity of other local options has a bearing...Hillnead for example has nothing in walking distance and a decent commitment on a bike...
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DD, I agree...
when calling into Granada, last week mid Saturday afternoon, we stopped at Camping Reina Isobel and had to pass the site restaurant to walk to reception to check in.....the restaurant was heaving, hardly a spare seat...
it's only a small site and turned out that the majority of diners were locals, not campers, who came because the food was great and the ambiance what they were after....
we parked up quickly and went back to join them in the sunshine, a great way to unwind after a few hours driving...
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perhaps the proximity of other local options has a bearing...Hillnead for example has nothing in walking distance and a decent commitment on a bike...
Probably not as many motorhomes there then.
With 240 pitches and a swimming pool to encourage some to stay on site it sounds a more reasonable location for such a facility perhaps
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my point was that I think that, as more MH appear in the club network, more folk will appreciate a chance to grab coffee, breakfast, lunch or even dinner without having to 'make much effort'.
Are facilities to produce a meal more restricted in a MH
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Hillhead is popular with all types of user including tent campers. Although there are two bus routes outside, to the Dart or Torbay there is also access to the coast via footpaths (a tough old walk coming back up hill but it's surprising how many walkers go to the site to do the coast path etc.) It's also in a prime spot overlooking Torbay and no doubt it costs a lot more than some sites to run even if there are cheap drinks in the bar early evening...
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they might or might not be.....depends on the MH and the caravan, I guess
the point was that a MHer might like to treat themselves to a night off cooking and the opportunity to grab something on site (without having to drive/bus/walk) might appeal.
nothing to do with van kitchens.
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I know of a decent CL just round the corner from Knaresborough. Perhaps wafting a membership card might get you into Bistro? CL might even have done a deal about their visitors using it, I don’t know. Port Arthur Farm. Few years since we stayed, it had just opened.
When we stop on a CL not far from Marazion, we sometimes pop in for a gas bottle, or to get fish and chips if the van calls.
Another member not bothered about such extras on site, especially if it is subsidised by Site fees. Happy to leave it for those who are.
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From our recent experience of a club site it was M/Hs that arrived well before the "official" arrival time, eg at 11:10 today, just as we were leaving, rather than caravans, E/T. It was caravans that were coming onto site in the early evening, not M/Hs.
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If its not for you there are plenty of fields that doesn't offer it
How very impolite!! Each member is allowed to their opinion, whether it agrees with your's or not. DaveCyn didn't tell you to go and use a commercial site with the facilities that you desire!!
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