Northallerton,Quarry Lane

Very peaceful location for a stopover, nothing man-made to be seen, very dark skies at night and (in mid-December at least!) only hardy dog-walkers first thing. Best sleep ever here.

Very busy car park. But nice for a one night stopover. If you drive a bit further there’s a tiny spot on the left hand side with a magnificent view. (There’s is no “no parking” sign here!)

Parked here , perfect spot for a walk during the day. Full of families and dog walkers.However the car park filled up with ‘boy racer’ types around 7.30. Trying to wheel spin on the gravel car park and racing along the narrow roads. Worse still , at 12.45 am two cars pulled up and several men with flash lights were acting very strangely . We decided to make a quick exit , feeling very uneasy .