Beech Farm

View prices & book 9.4 120 reviews
Views over the local countryside (added by manager 16 Sep 2022)
Pool bridge farm, wild swimming for adults and children a 20 minute drive from site
Alllerthopre lakeland park for swimming, inflatable course paddleboarding etc, a 20 minute drive
Visitor image of the beautiful location pitched next to a stunning oak tree

  • Peaceful dog-friendly site surrounded by the Yorkshire countryside
  • A 20-minute drive to York, the Yorkshire Wolds Way and Castle Howard
  • Walk to the Northwood Trail, a café and restaurant; farm shop nearby
A chilled drink in hand, the Yorkshire Wolds on the horizon and a belly full of fresh farm food grilled on your barbecue… that’s one way to spend an afternoon at Beech Farm. Other ways include hiking out into the Yorkshire Wolds (the site is around 20 minutes’ drive from the Yorkshire Wolds Way for long-distance hikes) or setting about exploring the immediate countryside. A 20-minute drive from York, this is a peaceful escape for any city dwellers… or indeed, a wise spot for those looking to check out its chocolate-making history, historic minster and Shambles shopping street from a base that’s in the countryside. The gorgeous site is half a mile back from a main road and has views across the fields, woods and the distant Yorkshire Wolds. The site is simply a beautiful field with a rustic toilet, shower and wash-up block, so it’s just the place for those seeking a back to basics break and lots of peace and quiet. Handily, dogs are very much welcome too. Yorkshire strolls might be next up. If so, the three-mile Northwood Trail is just 15 minutes’ walk from the site too. On the trail, there’s a restaurant, café and a simple playground. If you’re after more tasty things to eat (or to take back for a barbecue), there’s a farm shop and café five minutes’ drive away (or a 45-minute walk away), as well as a cluster of pubs in Stamford Bridge (five minutes’ drive or 45 minutes’ walk).

Site type

Tent pitches 35
Touring caravan pitches 5
Open now
Opens 21 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 21 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

93%

would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Site was clean and tidy, rustic toilets (not fully enclosed)

Overall 2/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: The setting was lovely as first drive up to the site

Disliked: Everything advertised in the pictures was not as close as it was made out In the pictures, the pitch was just a field and everything in walking distance was 45minutes away! We ended up booking another campsite within an hour of our arrival and left beech farm, I’m so glad we did as the other site( we stay at regularly) was so much better

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From the manager: Thank you for your feedback and I’m sorry the site was a disappointment to you. Pitchup ask their advertisers to post pictures of lovely things to do nearby, but I’m not sure what made you think they were onsite, pictures of a nearby lake for example don’t have our campsite in the forefront, it’s all in the description. Yes Stamford bridge is about a half an hour walk, but I don’t think we should be marked as a 2/10 for that, rather you should have put our postcode into your map app and calculated the walking distance to Stamford. It’s only a 5 minute drive. We don’t advertise that we are anything more than a field with great views and clean but rustic facilities with Stamford bridge a couple of miles away, so being given a bad review for being exactly as described is quite frustrating

Nice site with clean facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Emily P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, touring caravan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Nice quiet site. Kids loved the donkeys, goats and chickens, lots of room for kids to run around. Showers nice and hot, toilets and pot washing facilities on site all nice and clean. Toilet roll and hand wash available in toilets. Hair dryer, freezer and kettle were a bonus.

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thanks for your lovely review Emily, glad you had a great time x

Really loved our stay, will be back again in the future

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, touring caravan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Really helpful text prior to arrival for directions to the site. Well equipped with toilets, showers, bins, water, fridge & freezer, kettle etc which was a massive bonus and clean!

Disliked: N/A

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely feedback x

Quiet, clean, new facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Nicola W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, touring caravan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Stayed on hard standing with tent next door. Very helpful and accommodating, great communication. Lovely quiet site, new clean facilities. Will visit again.

Disliked: X

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From the manager: Thank you so much for the feedback. Glad you had a nice time. Will look forward to having you again

Loved everything about the site, great atmosphere and a beautifully maintained farm.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, touring caravan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Loved everything about the site, great atmosphere and a beautifully maintained farm. Freezer, hairdryer and electric kettle were a perfect addition to a great weekend-we can’t wait to come again! Thank you

Disliked: Nothing to dislike!

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From the manager: Thank you for your feedback and for adding to the great atmosphere. X

Excellent site, clean and great location.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Lee J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, touring caravan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: great facility. with lovely clean wash/toilet/kitchen area. Very easy to get to, nice views and quiet.

Disliked: nothing. it was lovely.

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From the manager: Thank you for the lovely review

Location was good, facilities were okay. Nice that there were animals around,…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, touring caravan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Location was good, facilities were okay. Nice that there were animals around, it was mostly peaceful apart from one nearby family blasting a radio all hours of the day but can’t fault the place

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We would definitely return

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Rebecca D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, touring caravan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Welcoming, friendly owner, beautiful surroundings, loved the farm animals, well kept site with all the basic necessities and the odd added bonus like kettle and hairdryer 😊 Lots to do in the local area, highly recommend going to the Dreamery Gardens and the Stamford Chinese is fab!

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From the manager: Thanks for your nice review. Glad you had a good time. We love Stamford Chinese too!

Lovely little site. Freezer was a lovely little bonus! Hosts were friendly…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, touring caravan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Lovely little site. Freezer was a lovely little bonus! Hosts were friendly and helpful! Definitely stay again!

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

The site was very clean and tidy. Plenty of space for your…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, touring caravan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The site was very clean and tidy. Plenty of space for your pitch and could choose where you wanted to be also so if travelling with friends can pitch together. Great site!

Disliked: Not a dislike as such but a park for the kids would be amazing. I know it’s a new site so maybe on their to add on list!

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely feedback. Something for children to do is definitely on the agenda. We are thinking straw bale slide for next summer


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Beech Farm

Buttercrambe Road

Stamford Bridge

York

North Yorkshire

England

YO41 1AS

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.0128°N
-0.90892°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.4 km The Square
2.4 km Stamford Bridge The Square
13.5 km Rail Station Stop C
Rail
13.5 km York Rail Station
15.2 km Malton Rail Station
16.2 km Poppleton Rail Station

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Soaking in some of Yorkshire’s history should be no hard feat around here. Start with the rural side of Yorkshire at Murton Park (10 minutes’ drive), which is a farming museum with 14 acres of playgrounds, animals and historic areas all about Yorkshire farms in the present and past. Castle Howard (20 minutes) is a similar spot with a historic house and estate, playground and walks where the fashionable Howard family have strolled for 300 years or so. Keep up your history-themed tour with a visit to the National Railway Museum York (half an hour) or welcome a bit of wildlife art into your itinerary with a look around the Robert Fuller Gallery Ltd (20 minutes) - and see what inspiration strikes for when you’re relaxing around the green spaces at Beech Farm. Any folk who have come prepared with all their hiking gear and who are itching to get going will get in a good, long hike around the Yorkshire Wolds Way (around 20 minutes), a Wolds trail totalling 79 miles. Failing that, the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (25 minutes) has a gorgeous set of trails.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Cayton Bay 43.9 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Scarborough South Bay 44.9 km Sea Poor Poor Poor Poor
Scarborough North Bay 45.2 km Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Fraisthorpe 45.6 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Filey 46.2 km Sea N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Air Museum 10.6 km

The Arboretum - Kew at Castle Howard 12 km

Castle Howard 12 km

Kew at Castle Howard 12.1 km

National Centre for Early Music 12.6 km

National Trust

Treasurer's House 12.6 km

Goddards Garden 15.1 km

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 19.7 km

Nunnington Hall 21.8 km

Rievaulx Terrace 30.3 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

ALDBY PARK 1.6 km

Battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066 2.9 km

HOWSHAM HALL 5.3 km

SHERIFF HUTTON PARK 9.4 km

Sheriff Hutton and the Howardian Hills 10.3 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Beech Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Beech Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Beech Farm? Soaking in some of Yorkshire’s history should be no hard feat around here. Start with the rural side of Yorkshire at Murton Park (10 minutes’ drive), which is a farming museum with … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Beech Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11:30 a.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Beech Farm? From €26.19 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.