By William Coleman
A couple of month ago we caught wind of a £1 million development of the Knaresborough Caravan and Motorhome Club site, we even wrote an article about it. One of the main things that stuck out to me was their new Wanderer Bar & Kitchen Concept. I was able to speak with CAMC’s Food, Beverages and Site Facilities Manager, Jessica Cleaver, regarding the concept and what it means to the local community.
One of the most interesting things about the Wanderer is how they source the ingredients that go into their dishes. All the meat, fish, fruit and vegetables are locally sourced. For me this is fantastic step for the Caravan and Motorhome Club. I like the fact they are taking the responsibility of keeping local independant business going buy using them to stock their bar and kitchen unlike a lot of eateries who buy bulk frozen produce, and still charge £12 for a burger without chips.
Another thing that this means is that the food you are ordering is as fresh as it gets. Their lamb is driven in from a farm that is just 19 miles away from the kitchen it’s cooked in. The furthest away your dinner is brought in from is 45 miles away in Nesham and that is where your high quality fresh beef is reared. So as The Club say, there food really is “Grown here not flown here”.
If you are having a nice comfy night in but do not really fancy cooking for everyone but at the same time you do not really want to leave your motorhome or caravan for too long, do not worry because the Wanderer also do a take away menu. The takeaway menu is not as large as the in house menu but it is far from small. You get pick from a great range off of the starters, mains, grill, pizza, salad, pudding or plank menu. On top of that there is a sharer menu and sides. You will be spoilt for choice if you pick off of the plank menu which provides a nice mix of things to share between two people.
If you do sit in the restaurant with the kids there are different menu options depending on the age of your little ones. There is a child’s menu, a toddlers menu and then a smaller menu. Too often do you get the kids food of the kiddie menu and it’s either too little food or not the greatest quality. Well this stop now. The Wanderer have looked at how and what children eat and have come up with a menu to suit all ages.
The Wanderer Bar & Kitchen is such a great idea, good food, fresh, locally sourced by independant business, menus to match all ages, good wine menu and great service. All the feedback I have heard regarding this site has been extremely positive. I cannot wait for my chance to get down there and try the Wanderer Burger!
