Runswick Bay Caravan Park

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  • Family-run park on the cliffs overlooking Runswick Bay beach
  • A 15-minute drive to Whitby; half an hour to Robin Hood's Bay
  • A short walk to the dog-friendly beach; adjacent to Cleveland Way
A break by the fabulous North Yorkshire coastline is always a good idea – and arguably even better when you manage to steer clear of the crowds and find yourself a quiet little tucked-away spot to stay in instead. That spot could well be Runswick Bay Caravan Park, a peaceful family-owned spot up on the cliffs overlooking the beach at Runswick Bay. Ever-popular Whitby is about 15 minutes’ drive south, so you’ll be able to visit it (and many other coastal hotspots) easily enough, but here it's all about the peace and quiet. Runswick Bay may not be on many visitors’ radar but it’s a lovely little spot with a dog-friendly sandy beach (with rockpools that kids often love) and a village that’s got a pub and café among its cluster of seaside cottages. You can stroll down to the beach in a few minutes from the park – but there’s also plenty of space on site for kids to play in the woods or ride bikes in the open spaces. In fact, everything has been nicely set up for easy family holidays here – the pitches are surrounded by trees to shelter them from coastal breezes, and there’s a good collection of shared facilities including a launderette, a washing-up area, a chemical disposal point and bathrooms with disabled access. There are lots of lovely walks to be done along this stretch of coastline – but those of you with more challenging hikes in mind may like to note that this park is on the route of the 110-mile Cleveland Way, and on the northern edge of the North York Moors National Park.

Campground type

Tent sites 40
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 9
Open now
Opens 2 July
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 2 July to

Reviews

9.2

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Peaceful

95% would recommend this campground to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spot near Runswick Bay and Cleveland Way. Clean facilities, friendly staff, big pitches, and a good pub. A few mention the uphill trek from the beach, some shower temp issues or wind. Highly recommended, well-run site.

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Super great camp site. The receptionest is frirndly. The shower is very…

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Gloria H.

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Super great camp site. The receptionest is frirndly. The shower is very good with warm water and high pressure. All the area is clean included the toilet and utility room. We had very happy camping moment here.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice clean site, friendly and clean facilities.

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Craig M.

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked This is a lovely, clean and well maintained site. The owner was friendly and polite when we arrived - bit weird having to pay the balance of our camping stay in cash as they have no card machine (but hey - cash is King!). Facilities were nice and clean - the toile / cleaning block is one building with a good, clean room for washing pots, 3 washing machines (pay extra) and separate toilets / showers. Again, all reasonably clean.

The tent field was big and open, with each pitch clearly marked out. It seemed a bit stony underground - I know its been dry for so long this year but I mashed a few tent pegs as I seemed to hit undersoil stones / rocks quite a bit. Just a minor point.

The site is positioned next to a pub that serves food - can't comment as we didn't sample.

Other than that, all good - would go back again. An easy 15 minutes drive from Whitby and a great position up on the top of the cliffs.

Disliked Beware of the 5 minute walk down to the beach! It is 5 minutes down but more like 20 minutes back! Its a stupidly, steep road down and you have to walk it back up! Not for the unfit or elderly. No-one pointed out that there is a car park down there and I could have taken my car! The gradient must be a 1:5 or a 1:6 or something like.

Also, like I've mentioned above, not having a card machine is weird - its 2025 but no biggie.

Showers ran cold me us, no hot water.

Nothing else really to dislike.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Outstanding spot for those who wish to enjoy North Yorkshire

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Dawn H.

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Liked Lovely welcome, plenty of pitch space, sockets in toilets for hairdryers etc, all areas kept very clean. Great location, short walk to amazing beach, regular bus service and good choice for those wishing to eat out - Outstanding !!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Love it!

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Quita R.

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Fab spot with a lovely pub less than a minute away and it’s dog friendly.
Facilities are clean, slightly dated but good.
Good washing facilities including washing machine.
Everyone in site was really friendly, esp a young boy who had caught some Mackerel and was offering them out!
Beach is a ten min walk there, 20 back as steep bank but lots of benches for breaks.
Runswick bay is my favourite place ever so deffo worth a visit.

Disliked Ground very hard so bring a decent mallet!

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Great location, nice big field.

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely site, changed a lot since we were last here, with the added bonus of a cut through near the pub to save us walking on the main road.

Disliked Noisy camping neighbours - one side of us had tv on too loud & a camping group near us had music on and were drunk & noisy. Not a peaceful experience. But that’s our bad luck, could get this on any campsite.

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Amazing and will be back

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lisa T.

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Everything about the site was fantastic, plenty of space,great location and wonderful and friendly management 🤗

Disliked Only disliked we didn't book for longer.

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Very nice open site with good amenities and a stones throw from…

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Philip N.

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Very nice open site with good amenities and a stones throw from the pub
Great staff who helped me when my van battery went flat.

Disliked Nothing

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Great

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jon m.

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Liked Lovely welcome; beautiful spot; super clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wow

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Georgina N.

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Wow what an amazing place beautiful views ,facilities are clean and the manager was really helpful
this is our third time
and hopefully can book for next year soon .

Disliked Nothing

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Lovely campsite with gorgeous views - within walking distance to the beach.…

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Lucy S.

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely campsite with gorgeous views - within walking distance to the beach. Good facilities and friendly welcome on arrival. We’ll be back!

Disliked Nothing!

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Features

Pop-up campground

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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 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

Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites) Pop-up campground

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Runswick Bay Caravan Park

Hinderwell Lane

Runswick Bay

Saltburn-by-the-Sea

North Yorkshire

England

TS13 5HR

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.53607°N
0.75577°W

Nearest transport

Coach
10.7 km Bus Station
29.9 km Sunday School
29.9 km Playing Fields
Rail
9.5 km Lealholm Rail Station
10.3 km Sleights Rail Station
10.7 km Whitby Rail Station
Ferry
31 km Transporter Bridge North Side
31 km Transporter Bridge South Side
Airport
43.9 km 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

Getting out for a walk is a good idea here – either along the coast or out into the moors (Falling Foss waterfall, 25 minutes’ drive away, is a good place to aim for). For other fresh-air activities, you could go surfing in Saltburn-by-the-Sea (25 minutes' drive), follow the bike trails through Dalby Forest (45 minutes) or climb into the trees at Go Ape Dalby (45 minutes). Whitby (15 minutes) is a must-visit, of course – to walk the 199 Steps, visit the Captain Cook Memorial Museum and follow in Dracula’s footsteps at Whitby Abbey. A little way south, Robin Hood’s Bay (half an hour) is also a great place to take a stroll, with fossil hunts and ghost walks as well as National Trust - The Old Coastguard Station to explore. More seaside time? How about a day out in Scarborough (45 minutes), with its Sea Life Centre, open-air theatre and Alpamare UK waterpark? Alternatively, mix up coast and moorland scenery with a heritage ride on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway from Whitby to Pickering.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Runswick Bay 0.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Sandsend 6.9 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Whitby 9.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Saltburn 14.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Marske Sands 18.3 km Sea N/AGoodExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Whitby Abbey 10.8 km

The Moors National Park Centre 12.1 km

Dalby Forest Visitor Centre 29.4 km

Captain Cook Birthplace Museum 29.7 km

mima 31.1 km

National Trust

Yorkshire Coast 22.7 km

Bridestones, Crosscliff and Blakey Topping 27.1 km

Ormesby Hall 27.5 km

Rievaulx Terrace 38.5 km

Nunnington Hall 39.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Runswick Bay - Port Mulgrave - Hinderwell - Runswick Bay 0.2 km

Staithes - Runswick Bay - Sandsend - Whitby 3.1 km

MULGRAVE CASTLE 5.9 km

Lealholm Circular 9.7 km

Whitby - Saltwick Bay - Whitby 10.7 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 campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Runswick Bay Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Runswick Bay Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Runswick Bay Caravan Park? Getting out for a walk is a good idea here – either along the coast or out into the moors (Falling Foss waterfall, 25 minutes’ drive away, is a good place to … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Runswick Bay Caravan Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Runswick Bay Caravan Park? From $62.51 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.