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Nov 2020
Ripon to get new luxury glamping site
A glamping site with luxury yurts and hot tubs will open near Ripon next year, to capitalise on the current "staycation" boom.
Yorkshire Yurts, which already operates a similar site called "Yurtshire" near to Fountain's Abbey, was granted planning permission from Harrogate Borough Council this week to develop the new campsite.
The site on the edge of Eavestone Lake near Ripon will have 12 yurts for people to stay in as well as a spa, fire pits and pizza ovens.
Demand for glamping has soared this year and Tom Stern from Yorkshire Yurts told the Stray Ferret that there's no better time to expand his business.
He said:
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The planning application received objections from local residents who said that it will harm the "peace and tranquility" of the rural setting, but Mr Stern said the campsite will be sympathetic to its surroundings.
He added:
The camspite will open in Spring/Summer 2021.
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