Welcome to Thirsk Racecourse Caravan Club Site Get to know Thirsk Racecourse This site is managed by The Club on behalf of the Racecourse. You are pitched within sight of the main stand and with the famous turf before you, and only five minutes walk to the cobbled market town of Thirsk. The site is mid-way between the A1 and the A19, so it’s a natural overnight stopping point, but don’t leave it at that. You’re also in Herriot country, between the lovely, rounded Yorkshire Dales and the more dramatic North York Moors, so why not make the most of both. Things to see and do from this Club Site Local attractions • Lightwater Valley Theme Park • Castle Howard With a fantastic choice of over 40 rides and attractions, there’s Magnificent 18th Century house situated in breathtaking parkland, action-packed value for all the family. Pay once, ride all day. dotted with temples, lakes, statues and fountains; plus formal 0871 720 0011 gardens, woodland garden and ornamental vegetable garden. www.lightwatervalley.co.uk 01653 648444 • Kiplin Hall www.castlehoward.co.uk Jacobean house furnished as a Victorian home with personal • Rievaulx Abbey possessions, paintings and furniture collected over four centuries. Escape the crowds and experience the serene beauty of this impressive Tearoom, garden, woodland and lakeside walks, play area and monastic site, in the middle of the North Yorkshire Moors National events. Park. Rievaulx Abbey was founded by St Bernard of Clairvaux in 01748 818178 1132 and became one of England’s wealthiest monasteries before its www.kiplinhall.co.uk dissolution by King Henry VIII in 1538. • The North Yorkshire Moors National Park 01439 798228 Miles of stunning heather, towering sea cliffs, secluded beaches www.english-heritage.org.uk and grassy dales give this Park a character all of its own. You can • Newby Hall discover wildlife, historic buildings, archaeology, ancient woodlands One of Britain’s finest Adam houses with Chippendale furniture, and picturesque villages. There are two Visitor Centres in Danby and Gobelin tapestries and classical statuary. With 25 acres of garden Sutton Bank, or for more information call 01439 770657 or visit including one of Europe’s largest double herbaceous borders, a www.northyorkmoors.org.uk woodland walk & contemporary sculpture park. 01423 322583 Activities www.newbyhall.com • Cycling • Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal The nearest National Cycle Network route to this site is Hornsea to This magnificent World Heritage Site in Ripon provides a fantastic Middlesbrough, Route 65, OS ref SE481825. day out for all the family. The 800-acre estate enables you to enjoy some of Yorkshire’s most beautiful countryside and explore a rich • Walking variety a historic buildings and landscapes, which reflect key periods The site is a perfect base from where to explore both the Yorkshire of English history. Dales and NorthYorkshire Moors. Only five minutes walk andyou are 01765 608888 in the centre of Thirsk. www.fountainsabbey.org.uk General site information RECEPTION SERVICES Mail and messages Mail and messages are put on the board at Reception. Reception The opening times are displayed outside Reception. Site Shop Open at the same times as Reception. The shop sells Gas. This site is managed by The Club on behalf of the owners, Thirsk Racecourse Ltd. Information Room Open at the same times as Reception. Leaflets are available about the many attractions and places of interest that you can visit during your stay. Mobile & public telephones Castle Howard Some networks can be used on this site. Public telephone – there is a public telephone on site. This phone does not accept incoming calls. SAFETY ON SITE PITCHES Pets Pitch care Please keep your dog on a lead not exceeding 3 metres at all times on the Awning ground sheets must be lifted daily if on grass. Only one car is pitching areas and roads within the site, and clean up after them. allowed per pitch – extra cars must be parked in the visitors’ car park. Fire Point Motor caravans (to activate alarm/warning) Located at all service points. The fire If your pitch is left unoccupied, please leave your motorcaravan sign on assembly point is shown on the Site map. display. Vehicles and cycles Vacating your pitch Parents are reminded that children remain their responsibility and If you wish to stay after 12 noon on your day of departure, please ask at therefore they should be supervised at all times, and to ensure that all the site office. members of their party follow the principles of road safety. Barbecues Motor vehicles and bicycles on site should, at all times, be used with due These are allowed on site but open fires are not. Please keep barbecues regard to the safety and convenience of others and their speed should off the grass. not exceed walking pace (5mph). No cycling is permitted on site between Race Days the hours of dusk and dawn, as determined by the Wardens. Any one-way Caravans are required to move to the rally field on the day before the system signs should be observed by all vehicles and cycles. Foot pedalled races. There are no electric points or toilets on the rally field. Please ask cycles, scooters and skateboards can be used, but are not allowed on the at Reception for details. paved area around toilet blocks and communal areas and must not be TV reception ridden on footpaths. Please note that motorised mobility scooters are Television reception is poor, best with aerial horizontal. allowed on site, but children’s motorised scooters or skateboards are not. The best frequencies for TV reception are: Visitors BBC1 - 22 Please ask your visitors to make themselves known at Reception when BBC2 - 28 arriving at the site. If you are expecting visitors after hours, please meet ITV - 25 them at Reception. Channel 4 - 32 Emergency numbers Channel 5 - 35 Local Doctor and emergency numbers are on the Noticeboard. The EHU bollards do not have a TV socket. Electric Hook-up OUT AND ABOUT The cost of electricity is included in your pitch fee, but please help us to Supermarkets minimise our effect on the environment by considering your electricity The closest are Lidl adjoining the site and Tesco, directly opposite the site. use while on site. In 2009 The Club’s expenditure on electricity was £4 Recycling facilities million and any saving can help to reduce pitch fees or invest in new sites At Tesco. or redevelopments. Cinema The closest is in Thirsk. SITE FACILITIES Swimming pool Please see the Site map for locations of amenity blocks. The closest is in Thirsk. Toilets and showers Tourist Information Centre The toilet block is closed for cleaning at the following times: At the Herriot Centre at 23 Kirkgate and in Market Square in Thirsk. Ladies 11.00am-11.30am Places of Worship Gents 11.30am-12.00 noon C of E, Catholic, Methodist and United Reformed Churches are in the Please ensure that children are supervised by an adult at all times. local area. The disabled toilet and shower facilities are located at the toilet block. Keys are available from Reception. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK… Laundry If you have any comments or suggestions that could help us to improve The Laundry Room is open from 7.30am to 10pm. this Site, please put them in our Visitors’ Comments Book. And if you Prices for the use of the laundry facilities are: discover a local pub or Washing machine £1.00, Tumble drier £1.00, restaurant or an interesting place Washing sinks, iron and ironing board are also available. to go tell us about that too! Please do not hang washing lines between trees or on the fences. Site address, Thirsk, YO7 1QL Telephone: 01845 525266.