Thirsk racecourse caravan club site

 

June 21st-25th / July 19th-21st & 26th-28th / August 9th-11th

 

Thirsk Racecourse Caravan Club Site is managed by The Club on behalf of the Racecourse. Whilst staying here you'll be pitched within sight of the main stand and have the famous turf stretching out before you. A 5- minute walk from the caravan park and you will find yourself in the lovely cobbled market town of Thirsk, with its quaint shops, secluded side streets and rich local atmosphere.

Conveniently situated midway between the A1 and the A19.

Thirsk is a small market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire. Part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is 8 miles (13 km) south-south east of the county town of Northallerton.

Thirsk is a popular tourist destination close to the North York Moors. It has some small and medium sized businesses, and is known as the home of author James Herriot and birthplace of Thomas Lord, after whom Lord's Cricket Ground is named. It is also well known for its racecourse. The course is a left handed oval of about 1m2f with a 3f finishing straight and a 6f chute. The present course opened in 1923, but racing had taken place on the old course over 200 years earlier.

Thirsk Market days are Mondays and Saturdays when the south side of the Market Place has a variety of stalls selling everything from fruit and vegetables, candles, computer games to health food, clothing. On most bank holiday Mondays the whole market place is almost filled by stalls and can be very busy.

Webcam view of the market place in Thirsk

Cod Beck is the river that flows through the town and there are lots of ducks to feed by the water's edge. The racecourse holds several race meetings each year.

There are plenty of eat in or take away places in the town about 5-10min walk. A Tesco and Lidl superstore are just near the site entrance and a Tesco petrol station is nearby. The racecourse is right next to the site and on race days you have to move to the rally field just up the road.

We like this site, as is apparent from the recent trips because of the handiness to the town and the area. The wardens are excellent - very friendly & helpful. It is clean and well maintained.