This weekend we chose to stay in the little town of Yarm, just off the A19 south of Stockton. We loaded the car with the usual food supplies, books, electronics and DVD’s and headed off to pick the caravan up. Soon we were trucking down the A19, only the second time we have done this route, the last time being White Water Park.
Upon arriving at the camspite, we pulled into the car park and reported in at reception. Being part of a B+B business as well, the site is well set up for arrivals, card payments etc. We duly paid the fee and then were given a quick briefing which basically pointed out that we must depart by 12pm, breakfast has to be ordered and paid for by 9pm if you want it, and the red light on the toilet block means the shower is in use! No mention of water points, recycling – not the best introduction!
We were allocated pitch #2, which was practically the first pitch following the entrance. Pitch #1 I wouldn’t call a pitch, no caravan could fit on there, only really suitable for a small campervan I would say (with no awning). The entrance to the campsite is through two tall poles sited quite close together. When access through the car park, it does become quite tight. We got through however and reversed onto pitch #2. After a bit of levelling we set about our usual routines and before we knew it, we were relaxing once again.
Grey water waste and the CDP were strangely located behind pitches 1 + 2. Which meant that there would be a constant intrusion onto your pitch if the site were full. Luckily there were only 2 motorhomes when we were there, one of which left on Sunday. Why they weren’t located up by the toilet block I don’t know. The toilet block has a shower and a toilet for both man and women. Between them there was also a covered section containing a sink, all perfectly adequate.
Sunday came and following our toast and poached eggs we decided to have a walk into Yarm, just over a mile away. Nothing much to see but very pleasant all the same. There were a lot of cars parked so obviously a very popular place, probably for Sunday lunches and walks by the river. Weather so far had been very pleasant, a little foggy but nothing to complain about. Sunday night however brought some torrential rain, so the pack up on Monday morning was a little wet and muddy! Again to exit the site I had to do a 3 point turn at the top of the site to exit the ‘poles’ at the right angle. With a couple of centimetres to spare I squeezed past a Land Rover parked in the car park and we were away. Back to storage, back home, one more outing to prepare for to conclude this year’s caravanning!
- Date: 15th November 2014
- Nights: 2
- Pitch #: 2
- GPS: 54.494358, -1.350412
