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Killerby Old Hall

Killerby Lane, Scarborough, YO11 3TW, United Kingdom | 01723 583799 | Website
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Beautiful, peaceful site but poor for wheelchair access

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This review is especially helpful for those who have or use the following: Assistance Dog, Wheelchair

Overview

We spent the weekend here on a Caravan and Motorhome Club rally. It was a pleasant enough site but wheelchair access has not been thought about at all. That said, it's close the Cayton village and within very easy reach of Scarborough. If we were to come again though, we'd probably use the main club site, round the corner, which is much more accessible.

Transport & Parking

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I arrived in daylight by motorhome and hubby followed after work in the car. I had no problems finding the site and the entrance was easy enough to get through. There are several car parks at the top of the driveway but I was looking for someone to greet me (usually rally behaviour). Eventually, after driving to the wrong part of the site, a man appeared and took me to my pitch. The pitches are all gravel but that is pretty normal. They are mostly flat and level and there's plenty of room to manoeuvre.

Access

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Most of the site is gravel. It's normal for pitches to be but when the whole site is gravel, it really makes wheelchair access difficult. Fortunately, I always travel with my mountain trike as well as my manual wheelchair. This means I was able to get around the site, walk my dog, etc. However, it quickly became clear that wheelchair access hasn't been thought about at all. Many concreted areas have a small step up from the gravel. Some buildings, including the swimming pool (which I was really looking forward to) were up more steps and were completely inaccessible. The door to reception was too narrow for my trike. Service points aren't accessible either. The grey waste point has a metal cover that you have to lift (not possible for me) and the bins are in a locked area with all the locks too high up. The only thing I could do for myself was go and buy pizza for dinner. The pizza hut was lovely. The only snag, you have to pay in the barn, which wasn't easy to get into. The social events were in the barn too but we didn't bother as all the tables were high up or booths, so there was nowhere for me to sit.

Toilets

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No accessible toilets or showers. The elsan point (where you empty your own toilet) was just about accessible if you can walk a few steps and then stand to empty it. Hubby did ours.

Staff

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The staff were pleasant enough. I don't intend returning, so I didn't even bother to raise the poor accessibility of the site. I think, where some effort has been made, it's worth feeding back, but here, they clearly don't want wheelchair users (or don't think we exist).

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On the plus side, if you can get along the mud/grass path to the field, it is a lovely long field which we found great for playing frisbee with my assistance dog. It's not entirely secure, so no good if your dog likes to explore but Liggy loved it.

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Entrance to the barn. Gravel surface to large wooden doors. They do open quite wide but then there are more doors inside and a small step up. Gated bins area with locks at the top of the 2m high gates. Grass/mud path towards the dog field. It's quite steep going up but then flattish once you're at the top. Dog field which is nice and long and flat. Gents toilets with a step up and a fairly narrow door in, which is closed. Ladies toilet with a small step and narrow door, which is closed. The area in front is large and paved, with a wide path going round the back of the building to the elsan point. The motorhome service point with tap (which isn't working) and a drive over grey waste drain with large metal cover, which you have to lift off before using. Pitch is long and thin. No room for an awning. Car has to be parked in front of motorhome. Pizza hut which is closed in the photo but opens through large hatch. Area in front is quite clear but thick gravel surface. Reception with a large lip up and very narrow door, which is not fully open as the door sticks on the floor. Entrance to swimming pool with a large step and then a lip around the doorway. Narrow door would make it more difficult.

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