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Local attractions • Embsay & Welcome to Steam Railway • Bolton Abbey The railway runs for 4 miles between The Bolton Abbey Estate is a 30,000-acre the award-winning station at Bolton traditional country estate beside the River Abbey and Embsay station built in 1988. Wharfe. The picturesque village of Bolton Most trains are hauled by magnificently Abbey has the estate gift shop, tearooms, restored steam tank engines, the oldest Bolton Abbey riverside parking and picnic areas. one dating back to 1908. Steam trains There are 80 miles of walks in the area. run every Sunday throughout the year 01756 718009 and up to 7 days a week in summer. www.boltonabbey.com 01756 710614 Estate www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk • Castle One of the most complete medieval • The Dales Caravan Club Site castles in , over 900 years old, National Park at the head of Skipton’s bustling Established in 1954, the Yorkshire Dales High Street. National Park has outstanding scenery, 01756 792442 a range of wildlife habitats and a rich www.skiptoncastle.co.uk cultural heritage. It’s a special place – a • Settle to Carlisle Railway fantastic outdoor arena for recreation The 72-mile route from Settle to Carlisle and peaceful relaxation and a haven for takes you through the magnificent wildlife. There are five Visitor Centres in Yorkshire Dales and over the 24 arches the Park. of the Ribblehead Viaduct. The line 0300 456 0030 leaves the Dales at Garsdale and makes www.yorkshiredales.org.uk it way through the gentle, lush rolling hills of the Eden Valley, before arriving Activities at the great border city of Carlisle. www.settle-carlisle.co.uk • Cycling • Brontë Parsonage Museum There is a cycle route 2 miles from the site Learn all about the Brontë family, the which is very hilly. Get to know your site environment in which they lived and the novels they wrote. • Walking This is one of the prettiest sites on the century Bolton Priory stand on a placid curve 01535 642323 There are 72 miles of footpaths accessible network, part of the Bolton Abbey estate, of the . www.bronte.info from the site. Maps and leaflets are in an open glade surrounded by woodland available in Reception. Nearby Skipton (8.5 miles), an historic and the glorious Yorkshire Dales. • RHS Garden Harlow Carr town with cobbled streets and canal, has Inspiring, 58-acre garden, perfect for Within the boundaries of the estate are a regular street market, a well preserved relaxation and new ideas. Full events some 75 miles of footpaths through moors, medieval fortress and is also the starting programme and practical advice, shop, woods and farmland. Painted by Turner point of one of England’s most beautiful plant centre and Betty’s Café. and Landseer, praised by Wordsworth and train journeys, the Settle to Carlisle line. 01423 565418 www.rhs.org.uk grazed by sheep, the ruins of the 12th

2013 Bolton Abbey Estate.indd 1-2 05/12/2012 15:53 General site information also need an aerial or satellite dish. be walked off-site in Strid Wood on leads. Reception Services For more information visit: There is a small dog walk on the east side of Close by www.digitaluk.co.uk. the site. Mail and messages Wi-Fi Supermarkets Mail and messages are put on the board at Fire point The closest are Morrisons, Tesco and Wi-Fi internet access is available on this site. Reception. (to activate alarm/warning) Located outside the Co-op in Skipton, about 8 miles from Please ask the Warden for details. the office. the site. Site shop Electric Hook-up Open at the same times as Reception The cost of electricity is included in your Vehicles and cycles Cinema 9.00am - 5.00pm. The shop sells Calor Gas, pitch fee, but please help us to minimise Parents are reminded that children The Plaza in Skipton, about 8 miles from Aqua Kem, Aqua Rinse, milk, sweets, TV our effect on the environment by remain their responsibility and therefore the site. booster cables, rock pegs, cold drinks, water, considering your electricity use while on they should be supervised at all times, Tel: 01756 793417. ice cream and butter. site. In 2009 The Club’s expenditure on and to ensure that all members of their Tourist Information Centre party follow the principles of road safety. Information Room electricity was £4 million and any saving In Skipton and Ilkley. Leaflets are available about the many can help to reduce pitch fees or invest in Motor vehicles and bicycles on site should, Public Transport attractions and places of interest that you new sites or redevelopments. at all times, be used with due regard to can visit during your stay. There is a bus service 100 yards from the the safety and convenience of others and site, which goes to Grassington or Ilkley. Mobile & public telephones their speed should not exceed walking pace Please note that mobile phones do not Site Facilities (5mph). No cycling is permitted on site Places of Worship between the hours of dusk and dawn, as C of E, Catholic, Methodist and United work on site, the nearest good reception Please see the Site map for locations of determined by the Wardens. Any one-way Reformed Churches are in Skipton. is 2 miles away. Public telephone – there amenity blocks. is a public telephone located next to the system signs should be observed by all site office. This phone does not accept Toilets and showers vehicles and cycles. Foot pedalled cycles, incoming calls. The toilet blocks are closed for cleaning at scooters and skateboards can be used, but the following times: are not allowed on the paved area around Gents: 10:45am to 11:30am. toilet blocks and communal areas and must Pitches Ladies: 11:30am to 12:15. not be ridden on footpaths. Please note The disabled toilet and shower facilities are that motorised mobility scooters are allowed Pitch care located in the toilet block. on site, but children’s motorised scooters or Steel awning pegs are required on this site. skateboards are not. Laundry Motorhomes Prices for the use of the laundry facilities Security Barrier If your pitch is left unoccupied, please leave are: There is a security barrier on site. A key is your motorhome sign on display. Washing machine £3.00, Tumble drier 70p/ provided for each pitch. Vacating your pitch cycle. Washing sinks are also available. Visitors It is necessary to vacate your pitch by Please do not hang washing lines between Please ask your visitors to make themselves 11.00am as the site is extremely busy. trees or on the fences. known at Reception when arriving at the Barbecues Recycling facilities site. If you are expecting visitors after hours, Tell us what you think… please meet them at Reception. There is These are allowed on site but open fires On site for paper and glass. If you have any comments or suggestions limited parking for visitors and may have to are not. Barbecues must be raised above that could help us to improve this Site, use the car park off site where payment is the ground. please put them in our Visitors’ Comments required. TV reception Safety on Site Book. And if you discover a local pub or As part of the Digital Switchover, this region restaurant or an interesting place to go, has now had its analogue television signal Pets tell us about that too! Please keep your dog on a lead at all times switched off. In order to watch television Site address: Skipton, BD23 6AN on the pitching areas and roads within the on site you will need an Integrated Digital Telephone: 01756 710433 TV(IDTV) or a digital receiver, and you may site, and clean up after them. Dogs can

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