St Helens Caravan Park

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Pod exterior
Grass pitches
Caravans st helens in the park
Playground

  • Well-equipped family-friendly site a 15-minute drive from Scarborough
  • Fishing lakes five minutes’ drive; North York Moors 20 minutes
  • Cycle hire; play area; launderette; licensed shop; dog-washing station
Don’t let the name mislead you: there is more to St Helens Caravan Park than… well, caravan pitches. Indeed, with several accommodation options, this site is definitely a contender for your next North Yorkshire family holiday. And if you’re looking for a romantic break, there’s also an adults-only area where you will be undisturbed by… er, over-enthusiastic children. (There’s also enforced quiet time after 10pm.) St Helens sits in the Vale of Pickering, between the Beedale Beck river and the A170, which takes you straight to Scarborough in about 15 minutes (by car). It’s a great location – of that, there’s little doubt. Are you into fishing? There’s top-class angling in the four freshwater lakes that make up the North Yorkshire Water Park Fisheries (five minutes’ drive). Maybe you prefer hiking? Besides easy woodland walks in the vicinity, you’re at the southern tip of North York Moors National Park here (20 minutes) and not far from Howardian Hills National Landscape (45 minutes). And if you fancy a day at the seaside, sandy Scarborough Beach (15 minutes) is a fine spot for a swim or an ice cream as you watch the tide come in. Back at the site after a day with the kids, no one would blame you for wanting some time to yourself, so leave the children to make new friends in the playground and take the dog for a nice walk. Muddy tracks? No problem: with a dog-washing station on site, your four-legged companion will look even fluffier and more handsome than when you first arrived. Other facilities on site include a café and a licensed shop, family-friendly bathrooms, a launderette and cycle hire.

Site type

Tent pitches 20
Touring caravan pitches 70
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 13
Open now
Opens 3 February
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. XL Bully, 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.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • A cable measuring at least 20 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Guests must bring their own duvets, pillows, sheets and towels when staying in rental accommodation. You will not be allowed to stay if you do not bring these items.
  • Minimum spacing of 3 metres between pitches.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • No gas barbecues allowed.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • Pitches : electricity is metered on site at £0.49 per kWh and must be paid onsite using a pre-paid topup card.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 3 Feb to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

97%

would recommend this site to a friend

95%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

All in all couldn't fault it and we will definitely be back.

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (medium, adults only)

Liked: The site was brilliant, staff were very helpful and friendly. The pitch was a great, fully serviced and adult only area, which was perfect for us. Great dog walk and exercise area for our two energetic pooches. Toilet/showers were spotless. The site was well kept. We managed to have brunch from the café on site and it was delicious.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fabulous

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (medium, adults only)

Liked: I like the whole site, under floor heating in the shower block and music playing.
Only thing I would recommend is to have a detachable hose for us ladies in the shower.
We visited the adult part so I can't comment on the children's experience.
I did walk on the fantastic walks and discovered the ice cave.
There is a lovely cafe there and we had breakfast which was very nice apart from the sausage. We prefer plain pork but that's mine and my husband's choice.
The staff in the shop were really friendly and the reception staff were great and very helpful. My enquiries were dealt with immediately and my emails responded to in a timely manner.
It was a clean site and I witnessed staff on site sorting a mans problem out when he had bent his key to get the wheel clamp off.
They have a pizza nigh on a Saturday with a doughnut van on site.
The donkeys and llamas were brilliant to see.
I would highly recommend this site, look for the old railway station, there is loads of history to be discovered on this site.

Disliked: Just the lack of a detachable shower hose for us ladies, I'm small and this would make a great feature in your shower rooms, my friend also said this while stopping on your site.

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Beautiful site, loved everything ❤️, facilities lovely and clean, enjoyed singing…

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (medium, adults only)

Liked: Beautiful site, loved everything ❤️, facilities lovely and clean, enjoyed singing in the shower 🚿, lovely surroundings, definitely coming back

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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff

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

Camping pod

Liked: Camping pods were comfortable, toilets were always clean, the cafe was amazing

Disliked: The cafe abs shop had very limited opening hours and the radio in the toilets could have been turned off at night (although it wasn't loud)

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Clean & tidy site with basic pod & no WiFi - not a site I’d recommend

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Claire M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod

Liked: The scenic views, cleanliness of site & toilets

Disliked: How basic the pod was (1 socket, 1 heater, 1 lamp)
Pods location - stuck down the back of site
No wifi connection
Distance to the toilets and the lack of footpaths
Cafe place was only open one evening for food

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From the manager: Our pods aim to give an authentic camping experience (minus the tent) with the added convenience of not having to pitch a tent, warmth, electricity and lighting. They are basic in their nature, as they are intended to be for a more authentic camping experience. We do have other pods which may be more suited to your families needs which include toilets, more electricity and hot tubs. Our onsite cafe is open everyday during high season with an onsite shop too so we are unsure that it would have been closed during your stay.

We will definitely go back again. Thank you for a great visit.

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

Camping pod

Liked: The site was absolutely lovely. Well laid out pitches, paths, roads and facilities.
The shower blocks were amazing and they were so clean. The staff were friendly and approachable. My son loved the adventure playground. We both enjoyed Pizza night at the Hitch and Brew.
We had a camping pod which was exactly as described. We watched the sun set over the fields from the decked area of our pod. The site benefits from being in a dark skies area and we were blessed with a clear night so saw thousands of stars!

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: We are so pleased you had the opportunity to do some stargazing, that is wonderful to hear. Thanks so much for your lovely review, we hope to welcome you back again soon!

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (large)

Liked: what a lovely place i have never stayed on a site with such clean and modern toilet and shower facilities, staff were very helpful as a first time in motorhome had a few teething problems and the maintenance guys came out to help me. reception staff excellent and friendly we will go back.

Disliked: nothing to dislike

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From the manager: We are so pleased to hear you loved our fantastic facilities! Thank you for your lovely review, we look forward to welcoming you back again soon!

Clean and tidy shower and toilet…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (four person)

Liked: Clean and tidy shower and toilet

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From the manager: Thank you! come back soon!

Friendly, well tended site with excellent facilities

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
Joleen B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass touring pitch

Liked: The pitch was a great size and had the services within it. The park sits in a beautiful area and there were plenty different sounds of nature to be heard. The facilities are very well appointed as individual shower rooms with local radio playing (which I found a great touch).
The staff are all very pleasant and welcoming and always seem to be on hand should there be any issues (which there definitely weren't for us). I love the proximity to all the seaside towns which makes this site a gem to visit.

Disliked: Nothing at all

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review, we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay and hope to welcome you back again soon!

Gem of a 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
Niamh B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod

Liked: Pod 3 was fantastic, we couldn’t have asked for more and for the price too! The Reception experience was easy and fold out map really useful. Site was very clean and had everything we could have needed and more. It felt very safe with a young child and really child friendly, but not too loud or busy either.

Bathroom facilities were the best we’ve ever visited… and with under floor heating! The cafe was really good, flapjack especially. Playground was a great success, really good mixture of things for children of different ages and loads of room. The donkeys and llama were a really nice addition to our stay. We didn’t make use of them but loved the additions of the private bathrooms, bike and dog wash. Everything was so cleverly and carefully thought out, including the site maintenance as we regularly saw site team tidying/ planting and maintaining a really beautiful site.

We wish we’d booked an extra night and will definitely be back again!

Disliked: Can’t think of anything it really was a gem of a find!

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From the manager: What a fantastic review, we appreciate it very much. So pleased you enjoyed your stay and we very much look forward to welcoming you back again soon!


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 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

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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Sailing nearby

Touring and motorhomes

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

Location

St Helens Caravan Park

Wykeham

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

England

YO13 9QD

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.2381°N
-0.5193°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8.8 km Railway Station Stop S
8.8 km Railway Station Stop S
8.8 km Railway Station Stop S
Rail
6.7 km Seamer Rail Station
8.7 km Scarborough Rail Station
15 km Filey 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

At North Yorkshire Water Park (10 minutes’ drive or a 15-minute bike ride) the entire family can make a bit of a splash, either on the inflatable obstacle course or having a go at wakeboarding. There’s also paddleboarding, kayaking and open-water swimming, plus (for those who prefer solid earth to water) climbing and axe throwing. Scrambling up the headland that is home to Scarborough Castle gives you the chance to admire the town’s two beaches from up high: South Beach is lively and lined with shops and arcades, while North Beach tends to be less busy. At its northernmost end is the SEA LIFE Scarborough aquarium. Dotted with statues, follies and fountains, the gardens at Castle Howard (40 minutes) are quite spectacular. Swans and other birds inhabit the area around the lakes and waterways, and it is also possible to take a rowing boat for a trip around the Great Lake.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Scarborough South Bay 9.4 km Sea PoorPoorPoorPoor
Scarborough North Bay 9.5 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Cayton Bay 10.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Filey 15.6 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Reighton 19.1 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Dalby Forest Visitor Centre 11.6 km

North Yorkshire Moors Railway 16.9 km

Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo 19.2 km

Burton Agnes Hall 24.4 km

Kew at Castle Howard 28.3 km

National Trust

Bridestones, Crosscliff and Blakey Topping 10.7 km

Yorkshire Coast 18.1 km

Nunnington Hall 29.9 km

Rievaulx Terrace 38.5 km

Treasurer's House 47.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Yorkshire Wolds Way Stage 6 - Ganton to Filey 6.5 km

EBBERSTON HALL 7 km

VALLEY GARDENS & SOUTH CLIFF GARDENS 9 km

PEASHOLM PARK 9 km

Scarborough - Cloughton - Scalby - Peasholme Park 9.4 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 St Helens Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is St Helens Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near St Helens Caravan Park? At North Yorkshire Water Park (10 minutes’ drive or a 15-minute bike ride) the entire family can make a bit of a splash, either on the inflatable obstacle course or having a … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of St Helens Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.

    From 01 October to 28 February, the latest arrival time is 5pm.

    From 01 March to 30 September, the latest arrival time is 8pm.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at St Helens Caravan Park? From €23.48 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.