The Old Mill

View prices & book 8.8 31 reviews
Grounds around the B&B
Grounds around the b&b
Visitor image of the gravel pitches
Wander around the grounds
Bubbles in the hot tub
Guest lounge with open fire
Pitchside parking
Real fire in the guest lounge
Shower available for an extra charge
1/10
Visitor image of the gravel pitches
Wander around the grounds
Bubbles in the hot tub

  • Small site in the well-kept grounds of a B&B near Yarm
  • A 20-minute drive from the coast; 45 minutes from Whitby
  • Well-regarded pub a short walk away
Small and well-kept, The Old Mill is in the grounds of a small six-room B&B on the edge of High Leven, around five minutes’ drive from the little market town of Yarm. Surrounded by well-kept gardens, the touring pitches have a pretty backdrop. Facilities on site include free wifi and a toilet block; although there’s no dedicated shower area by the pitches, guests can use the indoor shower room for a time in the mornings for an extra charge (so, it may be suitable for shorter or one-night stays). For evening meals, the highly recommended local pub is a two-minute walk down the lane (it's best to book ahead as it's a popular spot). Yarm High street is five minutes' drive away with several popular pubs and eateries (and taxis available locally if you'd like a drink or two). There's also a playground close by and an electric vehicle charging point. Days out around here might involve a wander around Yarm (for the castle and some tasty independent shops), a trip to the seaside at Saltburn-by-the-Sea or Whitby, a boat trip on the River Tees, a round of golf, or taking an alpaca for a walk from a nearby farm (now that’s not something you get to do every day…)

Site type

Motorhome pitches 2
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of £5.00 applies for the use of the shower.
  • The grocery shop is open between 31/01 and 20/12.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

8.8

Overall rating based on 31 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 75% of visitors View breakdown

90%

would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Relaxed atmosphere, nice bays, lovely staff, will definitely visit again.…

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

Non-electric gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Relaxed atmosphere, nice bays, lovely staff, will definitely visit again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very good, clean facilities, hard ground pitches

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

Non-electric gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Toilet available and a very good view.
Quick communication from the owner.
Lots of detail provided prior to the stay
Shop a short walk away

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely setting, great pub next door and a bus stop opposite. Definitely…

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

Non-electric gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely setting, great pub next door and a bus stop opposite.
Definitely going to return

Disliked: Leaving

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great spot.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Gavin H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Great spot this. One night stopover after a day in Middlesbrough, lovely and quiet, plenty of space, pub down the path bustling, great comms. Wifi non existent but getting away from it all is why we do it right?

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice clean toilet and gravel area to park the van.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
David H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely location, pub with great food just up the road, friendly owners,

Disliked: Found the The Old Mill on Pitchup, We had a VW camper so only a portapotty, and no shower and not a lot of room for washing, so needed a toilet available 24hrs with a sink for washing, there is a toilet there and a small basin, there is nowhere to empty the toilet apart from down the 24hr toilet,
It says it takes motorhomes/camper vans but not really set for them,

Recommend to friends Visit again

The owners could not have been more helpful. Quick response to all…

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

Non-electric gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: The owners could not have been more helpful. Quick response to all messages and when we had some trouble with our van they helped out, no questions asked. Very impressed, we will be back.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice clean location with really friendly helpful staff. Next to a nice pub…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Nice clean location with really friendly helpful staff.

Next to a nice pub

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfectly functional location to overnight in the van.

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

Non-electric gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Peace and quiet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

All in all it's a lovely place to stay

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

Non-electric gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: lovely grounds and not your bog standard bed and breakfast property with a nice friendy greeting upon arrival. Outdoor space with leafy surroundings has some tables and chairs placed in various spots to sit around which is a nice touch especially in decent weather, tucked well away from the main road and has a hedge lined walking/cycle path straight outside the proprty so those with dogs (like us) have no worry about getting them out to stretch their legs. There is a dog waste disposal bin just a few yards down from the entrance

Disliked: Unfortnunatly access with a coachbuilt Moho is tight, it's not necessarilly so within the property - there were other cars near the Moho bay we had, some presumably belonging to guests but im sure they could be shuffled to get the space needed to manouver if wanted, it was preferable for me to reverse into our bay when we arrived and did it ok with the help of the mirrors and the reversing cam, plus another eye at the back from the other half but once in its a lovely spot. The bigger issue is the access road through a little enclave of cottages. its ony a few meters long but it is lined with trees either side and they are currently overhanging quite low, anything bigger than a transit sized van converstion or a T5 might screech and scrape catching leaves and twiglets as they go (we did and we are 3m x 2.3m wide). My guess is that it is something the site owners don't have control over because its not on their land but it would be nice of they could do something about it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

lovley level pitches clean toilet

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

Non-electric gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: lovley and quiet. lovley staff couldn't do enough for us

Disliked: lots of hanging trees on the approach to the site kept hitting our van

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Features

Dogs allowed

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 Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Peaceful

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Restaurant nearby

Location

The Old Mill

Barwick Lane

High Leven

Yarm

North Yorkshire

England

TS15 9JR

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.50626°N
-1.30852°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.8 mi Bridge Road Stand 29
3.8 mi Bridge Road Stand 29
5.6 mi Bus Station Stand 11
Rail
1.9 mi Yarm Rail Station
2.3 mi Eaglescliffe Rail Station
2.5 mi Allens West Rail Station
Ferry
6.2 mi Transporter Bridge South Side
6.4 mi Transporter Bridge North Side
Airport
5 mi Durham Tees Valley Airport

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

Alpaca Alpaca (10 minutes’ walk) is the name of the farm where you can get trekking with an alpaca as your companion. Once you’re all warmed up, bigger hikes can be tracked down in the North York Moors National Park (20 minutes’ drive) or you could prep your legs for the 199 Steps in Whitby (45 minutes). This coastal spot has lots in the way of holiday activities, from a seaside fix at the beach to the abbey, brewery and Captain Cook Museum in the town. Meanwhile, a day out in Saltburn-by-the-Sea (20 minutes) could look like ice cream by the beach, a trip up the cliff tramway for some splendid views or taking in the fresh sea air on the pier. When you want to stick somewhere close by to the site, a small wander around Yarm Castle and high street (five minutes) is one option. Others are Middlesbrough Golf Club (10 minutes) or the Victorian street and museum at Preston Park Museum (10 minutes) Set off for some scenic ruins instead if you wish, as some of the Augustinian Gisborough Priory (25 minutes) still stands and guests can imagine what it looked like in its heyday.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Seaton Carew North Gare 11.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seaton Carew Centre 11.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seaton Carew North 12 mi Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Redcar Coatham 12.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Redcar Lifeboat Station 12.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Captain Cook Birthplace Museum 5.3 mi

mima 5.6 mi

Hartlepool's Maritime Experience 13.3 mi

Locomotion:The National Railway Museum at Shildon 15.7 mi

The Moors National Park Centre 16.8 mi

National Trust

Ormesby Hall 5.7 mi

Mount Grace Priory 8.8 mi

Moulton Hall 14.6 mi

Rievaulx Terrace 18.9 mi

Nunnington Hall 24.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

ROPNER PARK 3.7 mi

ALBERT PARK 5 mi

Middleton One Row - Low Dinsdale - Middleton One Row 6 mi

Flatts Lane Country Park - Eston Nab - Flatts Lane 6.9 mi

Great Ayton - Roseberry Topping - Little Ayton - Great Ayton 7.2 mi

Local events

  • Whitby Goth Weekend (Thursday 24 April 2025 – Thursday 24 April 2025)

    Whitby, North Yorkshire 27.6 mi

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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Old Mill have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Old Mill dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Old Mill? Alpaca Alpaca (10 minutes’ walk) is the name of the farm where you can get trekking with an alpaca as your companion. Once you’re all warmed up, bigger hikes can be tracked … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Old Mill?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3:30 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at The Old Mill? From £20 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.