Sat: Lovely journey to the site, good weather and traffic. We stopped as usual at Wetherby, enjoyed a good 1hr stop here, as arrival time at Flaxton was 2pm. It’s nice to have a longer rest than the usual 30min stops, taking things easier. We were parked next to a horse trailer, whose horse wasn’t too happy and kept lashing out inside the van with its rather powerful hooves! This caught the attention of a few vanners and the attendant, but the owner eventually showed up and left. Following this and a brief delay on the A64, we arrived at Flaxton Meadows. Entry is via a barrier which is monitored so opens automatically. We were then greeted at reception and shown to our pitch. A nice grass pitch in some nice weather, just what you want for your summer holidays. The pitch was serviced with water and grey water – empty somewhere on the pitch! The wind had picked up a little, so pitching the awning was a challenge, but managed, if albeit a little wonky!
Sun: Another nice day, wind has died a little, but first thing in the morning, it looked like France with the grass and the trees behind us. We chilled for the day and relaxed into the holiday. Unfortunately, we were parked next to the owner of the site, who stated that our car was too close to their van and needed to be moved in front of out porch awning. This didn’t reflect the instructions given by the wardens or the information sheet. A little off hand to be honest, but we’ll ignore that and enjoy the rest of the stay.
Mon: A trip into York via the Park & Ride, bus number 9 for future reference! We alighted at the train station and then waded through the road works to get to the National Railway Museum. It’s been a while since we’ve been here, so it was good to catch up again with what is going on. And by the looks of it, there seems to be a lot of development going on. We enjoyed a coffee and then headed back as the walking was getting a little too much for Cath. Weather has been great again. Back on site, I did the utilities. Elsan point is a one and only for the whole site and it’s just a toilet with push water and finger hose. So basically, it requires two hands to get the water out, so you can’t hold anything, not the best. Grey water is deposited on your pitch! Very French like, but makes life a little easier. Water on the pitch, so basically we are fully serviced. Toilet block is very nice, but not without faults. No private sinks, showers are push button and only one hook for clothes. Water temperature was a little hit and miss also. The two open sinks were a little tired looking, but functional. Music playing is always good in my books,
Tue: A relax on site day. We were subjected to a site electric failure at midday, so a couple of hours without the leccy. Not too much of a bother, we put the fridge on gas and then enjoyed the remaining battery life of our devices. Cath replaced the bungee cording on her Lafuma, which was getting a little worn after numerous years of use. Weather was more cloudier today, but still very warm.
Wed: Another relax on site day, as best as you can with the noise. The Pea Hen makes a racket from dawn ’till dusk. Road noise, works by the farm buildings, dogs barking – not exactly countryside peace. Weather this week has been just like France, a little too hot! No doubt it will rain next week.
Thu: A trip into York again, this time to take in a river cruise, something we’ve never done before. We picked up the boat at the station bridge, it was quite busy, especially with having a school trip on board as well. It’s a 45min cruise which takes you a little up the Ouse, down and then back to one of the two landing points. Very pleasant, especially on such a nice day. We called into the supermarket on the way back home to pick up a couple of things, filled up with diesel and then returned to the campsite. On the way back in one of the grass cutters shuffled up to my car which I couldn’t see being in a blind spot. So the warden again wasn’t too happy with this and we exchanged a few words. I’ve heard of bad wardens before, but this trip was making that very apparent of how some people shouldn’t be in a position of ‘power’.
Fri: Relax on site day, but finished the day with a games evening. It was a lovely temperature to sit outside in and play a few games of cards and connect 4 3D. Brought back some good memories.
Sat: A gentle pack-up and we left the site approaching 12pm. Weather was too hot again, so we took things as easy as we could. Thank goodness for the air con in the car. We had a good journey over to Bridlington and arrived just gone 1pm. The usual bottleneck at Stamford Bridge helps to delay the journey a little!
- Date: 14th June 2025
- Nights: 7
- Pitch #: 20
- GPS: 54.045385, -0.990777
Approach: A64 > Scotchman Lane > Bull Moor Lane > York Lane