Stablefell Holidays

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Scenic spot
Spacious pitches
By the trees
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  • Back-to-basics rural site in the stunningly scenic Yorkshire Dales
  • A 15-minute drive from Hawes and the Wensleydale Creamery
  • Dog-friendly spot with firepits, clean toilets and hot showers
Those who believe back-to-basics doesn’t have to mean entirely no frills will feel vindicated at Stablefell Holidays, a family-friendly site 15 minutes’ drive from the Yorkshire town of Hawes that marries basic stays with the comfort of cosy facilities. Deep in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, this scenic spot makes a fab base for nature-filled stays – it's a wildlife haven, about a mile from Lake Semerwater and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s nature reserve. The former will keep guests busy with watersports (canoeing, sailing, windsurfing and fishing) while the latter will have guests looking to the skies in the hopes of spotting oystercatchers, snipe and whooper swans. The site is dog-friendly too (as long as dogs are kept on a lead), so it’s a good thing that there’s a wealth of lengthy wanders and hikes starting from base, including setting off across fields to the lake, following the River Bain as far as Bainbridge village, and wandering the valleys of Raydale and Wensleydale. If more of a laidback break is called for, that’s handily sorted too: the site is car free – wheelbarrows are available for bringing kit and caboodle from car park to pitch – so peace is not easily disturbed. You'll also be free from the sound of pinging gadgets too, as there's no wifi or mobile phone reception at this site (a bonus for many folk seeking a break from the constant communication of modern life…) Each pitch comes equipped with a firepit for cosy evenings next to an open fire, and the clean facilities and hot showers will ensure guests feel fresh at all times.

Site type

Rent a tent 10
Tent sites 30
Open now
Opens April 17
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • This is a quiet park: no music is allowed.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • All tents must be moved to a different pitch after four days in use to preserve the grass. Please note that to prevent boiler damage, the shower block will not be operational in weather conditions of 2C or below.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, Apr 17 to

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Can't wait to go back

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Lovely quiet place. plenty of room on the pitches with a fire pit, family friendly, lovely location, a bit out of the way but loved it, showers toilets clean. the host did lovely wood fire pizzas on the Saturday night which was a real treat

Disliked: Nothing

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Lovely family friendly site

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Great site, fantastic rural area, beautiful views, hot showers, clean toilets, my daughter loved the goats cats & horses, big pitches, fire pits on each pitch, friendly owners

Disliked: Take note pizzas are on Saturday evenings only and have to be ordered 24 hours in advance, so we missed trying the pizzas

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From the manager: Vicki

Thankyou for your lovely review - great to see you enjoyed our site and what we had to offer.

Just a note to point out - PIZZAS, we advertise these on an Ad-Hoc basis - we don't guarantee these are every Saturday night, and may sometimes do these on a Friday. ( or sometimes not at all)
With all our guests we email arriving guests about 4 days before arrival to confirm if we are doing pizzas, prices and how to order.
They do have to be ordered 24 hours before cooking as we prepare the sourdough in advance and this takes time because they are all fresh. - All this information is in the prearrival pizza email we send out to all guests.

Hope this clarifies

Lovely stay at stablefell. We will be back

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Really good facilities, clean showers and toilets.
Beautiful views
Lovely host - homemade rocky road and pizzas on site!

Disliked: Nothing at all!

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The peace and tranquility of stablefell is just what I was looking…

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: The peace and tranquility of stablefell is just what I was looking for. From the moment you come over the hill and see the view of Semer water you know you've picked the right place. The site is well laid out with plenty of room between the pitches. Great views from every pitch. The owners are very helpful and can't do enough to help you enjoy your stay. Facilities are excellent. The small shop is well stocked sadly missed the pizzas, but we weren't there over a weekend, maybe next time. Showers are hot and clean. All in all just an excellent place to stay. Definitely will book again.

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Excellent site in a beautiful location, very welcoming owners

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Great bathrooms, fantastic big pitches, pizza's, coffee and croissants. Friendly and welcoming owners. Nice vibe at the campsite - friendly and relaxed. A real mix of families, couples - young and old.

Disliked: Nothing!

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Excellent

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Very friendly nice clean facilities also liked the offer of a fresh pizza

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Everything xx Beautiful site with amazing views and great pizza Thank you x…

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Everything xx
Beautiful site with amazing views and great pizza
Thank you x

Disliked: Nothing

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Wonderful!

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Gorgeous setting and spacious pitches. Really lovely, helpful hosts. Great facilities.

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Fantastic

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Very friendly owners, plenty of space, good facilities, the owners make pizza at weekend and very tasty.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site worth visiting for some quiet camping.

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

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Nice view and the staff were fantastic. Showers and facilities we good too.

Disliked: Floodlight on toilet block that shone on to site was quite bright and didn't get a lot of darkness.

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Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Tents for hire Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Gastronomic delight Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horseback riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Stablefell Holidays

Nr Lake Semerwater

Marsett

North Yorkshire

England

DL8 3DG

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.26981°N
-2.15168°W

Route directions

Please access the site via the woodland camping track (hrough the gate which opens towards the campsite, downhill past the tree).

Nearest transport

Coach
35.7 km Bus Station Stand 8
35.9 km High Green
35.9 km The Angel
Rail
12.7 km Garsdale Rail Station
13.9 km Dent Rail Station
15.4 km Ribblehead 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

Start stays with explores of nearby Hawes, a small town 15 minutes’ drive from the site. This is among Yorkshire’s most well-known spots, home not only to the Dales Countryside Museum, but the Wensleydale Creamery as well, where visitors can take part in tours and demonstrations, and catch up on the exploits of the man-and-dog duo that made Wensleydale cheese so famous. Not much into cheese? Sample other flavours at the town’s Raydale Preserves. For a taste of history, there’s no need to travel all that far either. The site’s just 30 minutes from the 14th-century Bolton Castle and its bird of prey displays, archery demonstrations, wild boar feeding, and castle and garden tours. Slightly further afield are the follies of the Forbidden Corner, the remains of Middleham Castle (Richard III’s childhood home), and the ruined Jervaulx Abbey, all within 40 minutes of base. To experience the Dales’ natural landscape, spend some time outdoors with pilgrimages to Aysgarth Falls (20 minutes), or dive below the surface at White Scar Cave (40 minutes) – the UK’s longest show cave – and Ingleborough Cave (55 minutes). Prefer to spend some time away from the countryside instead? It’s 50 minutes from base to the large market town of Richmond for a day among its museums, castle, falls and art gallery.

Must see

Jervaulx Abbey 26.9 km

Richmond Castle 30.6 km

Easby Abbey (EH) 31.3 km

The Bowes Museum 33.9 km

Barnard Castle 35.1 km

National Trust

Malham Tarn Estate 18.8 km

Braithwaite Hall 22.1 km

Brimham Rocks 36.9 km

Moulton Hall 37.1 km

Sizergh Castle and Garden 40.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Marsett - Bardale Head - Marsett 0.2 km

Semer Water - Wether Fell - Marsett - Semer Water 2.5 km

YORKSHIRE DALES 4.6 km

Hawes and Aysgill Force 4.6 km

Hawes - Bainbridge 4.7 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.

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 Stablefell Holidays have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Stablefell Holidays dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Stablefell Holidays? Start stays with explores of nearby Hawes, a small town 15 minutes’ drive from the site. This is among Yorkshire’s most well-known spots, home not only to the Dales Countryside Museum, but … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Stablefell Holidays?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Stablefell Holidays? From $46.21 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.