Vale Of Pickering Caravan Park

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Touring area
Trees around the pitch
Pitches
Hardstanding pitches

  • Landscaped site 20 minutes' drive from Pickering, with rural views
  • Well-maintained heated shower/toilet block with makeup area
  • Licensed shop and launderette; caravan spares and gas for sale
The Pickering people have it sorted. The Vale of Pickering Caravan Park is crammed with trees, shrubs and flowerbeds and it has views over the North Yorkshire countryside, plus washrooms you'd want to find anywhere. The heated toilets and showers are immaculate, there are private wash cubicles, an electric point for those all-important hairdryers and hair straighteners, and even a ladies’ makeup area. Best of all, there are ladies’ and gents’ baths – providing a long hot soak after a long hard day relaxing and sightseeing. There are first-class facilities on site too, including a well-stocked licensed shop, a launderette, caravan spares and gas cylinders, a play area and a football pitch for the kids. A pub is about two and a half miles away for food, or you can pick up some fresh local produce at the nearby farmers’ market. Thornton Dale (four miles away) also has two traditional pubs so you won't be short of choice when it comes to satisfying all tastes and tums.

Site type

Tent sites 50
Caravan sites 120
Motorhome sites 120
Open now
Opens 3 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The grocery shop is open between 06/03 and 31/10.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.
  • The maximum unit length permitted is 7.9m (26 feet).

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 3 Mar 2025 to

AA 5 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Other pitch types

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98% would recommend this site to a friend

96% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Not for us!

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Anne M.

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Friendly receptionist.
Toilet block was clean.
Site was clean and tidy.
Microwave and freezer in potwash area - though I didn't realise that until we were leaving.
Good play area for children.

Disliked We were in a beautiful area, but we had no views.
Lack of privacy - our pitch was on a corner, so we had people just behind us, plus people at the side and in front. The people next to us were sitting right beside our motorhome - using their barbecue next to a gas container!!! Planting hedges in between the pitches would help.
Not enough soap dispensers in the men's shower block.
No recycling bins - bar for glass.
Grey waste disposal very awkward to drive over. We had to drive in at an angle almost into the building! A drive over grid would be so much better.
There is some road noise.

From the manager: Thank you for reviewing your stay with us.

We are pleased to read that you found our facilities and site clean and tidy which is of the upmost importance to us.

Just to address a couple of points you have mentioned :-
We have a soap dispenser at the hand wash sink in the gents and in the accessible cubicle. Where else do we need one?
We have 6 x 1100 litre recycling bins that are emptied weekly. These are positioned next to the glass recycling which you have seen so i'm not sure how you didn't see this facility.

Would definitely come back again and recommend it to friends

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Kevin B.

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked The tranquility, the facilities were second to none, the friendly lady in reception

Disliked Nothing

From the manager: Thank you for your review your comments are much appreciated.

The facilities on site, showers toilets & the little shop/ cafe were…

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Anonymous

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked The facilities on site, showers toilets & the little shop/ cafe were immaculate.
We would stay here again, beautiful place.

From the manager: Thank you for your review your comments are much appreciated.

The site was immaculately clean with great facilities. Upon arrival we…

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Glyn D.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked The site was immaculately clean with great facilities. Upon arrival we received a friendly, helpful welcome which we appreciated. There was a great cafe on site which we gladly took advantage of serving pizzas, chips etc. Showers and bathroom facilities were superb. Well stocked shop on site open until 8pm. We also like the quiet and respectful atmosphere across the whole site.

From the manager: Thank you for your review. Your lovely comments will be shared with the rest of the VOP team.

Perfect stay we will book to come again later in year brilliant

Overall 10/10

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Kevin A.

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Perfect pitches very spacious exceptionally clean site
Exceptionally clean toilet/shower block always and very well equipt
Staff all very friendly and very efficient grass cut at every opportunity and dog field kept low bushes trees kept looking nice
All in all a perfect site 👍🏻👌🏻

Disliked Some of the seasonal people don’t seem to know what rules are dogs of leads and not obedient ours was attacked on the dog field fortunately not hurt and was approached by a growling dog on site who was off lead had to pick ours up and make the lady come and get her dog as it made myself and my dog nervous nothing wrong with site

From the manager: Thank you so much for leaving us a review we are pleased that you found our facilities and grounds in tip top condition. We will keep an eye out for dogs and sorry to read you had an issue with one. We are always available onsite should you need to discuss anything. We hope to welcome you back again in the future.

Definitely be revisiting

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Anonymous

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Everything lovely caravan park excellent facilities lovely coffee shop on site nice little shop that’s not over priced free WiFi.

From the manager: Thank you - We hope to welcome you back again in the future.

Excellent site.

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Steve L.

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked The overall ambience of the site. Thee Park cafe. The lovely ladies in Reception and Shop. The attention of the maintenance staff to the cleanliness and well running of the site.The convenience of the hook-up a d the built-in water point. The well appointed facilities. The weekly fish and chip van. The North Yorkshire Moors and the Wolds on the sites doorstep. The local pubs and the local towns; Thornton le Dale and Helmsley were a couple of our favourites.
Vale of Pickering Caravan Park is definitely deserving of many more visits.

Disliked The entrance to the site from the road can be tricky. Can the hedge around the field opposite be cut down a bit more to make it easier to see and be seen when turning?
I'm sure there's something else, but nothing of any real note springs to mind.

From the manager: Hi Steve, Thank you for your review. Your comments are much appreciated. Your photos are lovely.
The hedge has been cut this week :)
We hope to welcome you back again to The Vale of Pickering

Brilliant facilities and the hole park was exceptional we will definitely…

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Douglas B.

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Brilliant facilities and the hole park was exceptional we will definitely be going again

From the manager: Thank you - We look forward to your return visit.

All round exceptional in every area would highly recommend

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Anonymous

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Very clean, great easy check-in, lovely peaceful site at least whilst we where there, had a lovely breakfast at the cafe and really friendly staff.

Disliked None

From the manager: Thank you for your review and recommendation. We hope to welcome you back again in the future.

Very clean tidy site easy bays to get in n out of,…

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Lisa G.

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Very clean tidy site easy bays to get in n out of, all staff are very helpful, shower and toilet block is very clean
Just wish we lived closer
Close to beautiful villages

From the manager: Thank you your review is much appreciated.


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

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Local produce Off licence 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

Themes

Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking 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 Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Motorhome service point Seasonal sites

Location

Vale Of Pickering Caravan Park

Carr House Farm

Allerston

Pickering

North Yorkshire

England

YO18 7PQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.21816°N
0.64882°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8.7 km The Royal Oak
17.3 km Railway Station Stop S
17.3 km Railway Station Stop S
Rail
13.6 km Malton Rail Station
15.3 km Seamer Rail Station
17.3 km Scarborough 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

Trainspotters and sightseers alike will be chuff-chuffed at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to take visitors on a steam-rollering 18 miles through the moors, with rural villages along the route – Goathland was used as Hogsmeade in the first Harry Potter film and as Aidensfield in ITV’s Heartbeat – and with plenty of opportunities to hop off and go hiking o’er the moors. The North York Moors National Park has walking and cycling routes galore, with other sporty options near the Vale of Pickering taking in tennis, golf, horse-riding, sailing, mountain biking, fishing and watersports at Wykeham Lakes, or cantering at Snainton Riding Centre. Savvy shoppers should sally to the nearby market towns of Pickering and Malton, or head towards York to spend the day at the Monks Cross Shopping Centre two miles from the city centre. And once the wallet is somewhat lighter, other recommended and less expensive days out in the area include taking in the World War II museum at Eden Camp, seeing the historic buildings at the Ryedale Folk Museum, or going to one of the many events at the Baroque mansion Castle Howard. A visit to this neck of the woods wouldn’t be complete without a day at the seaside – visitors can stroll on the sands at fantastic Whitby, flit around Filey, browse through Bridlington or spend days at the country’s first ever seaside resort of Scarborough with its Italian gardens, miniature steam railway, casino, clifftop castle and kid-clamouring for seaside amusements. Kids will also love the nearby theme park and zoo Flamingo Land, making like a monkey on the zip wires at Go Ape! or getting grisly at the York Dungeons after the big folk take in the architecture of York Minster and the history of the Jorvik Centre.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Scarborough North Bay 17.8 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Scarborough South Bay 17.9 km Sea PoorPoorPoorPoor
Cayton Bay 18.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Filey 23.7 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Robin Hoods Bay 24.8 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Dalby Forest Visitor Centre 6.8 km

North Yorkshire Moors Railway 9 km

Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo 10.5 km

Kew at Castle Howard 19.9 km

Castle Howard 19.9 km

National Trust

Bridestones, Crosscliff and Blakey Topping 9.3 km

Nunnington Hall 21.3 km

Yorkshire Coast 22.6 km

Rievaulx Terrace 30.4 km

Treasurer's House 40 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

EBBERSTON HALL 2.8 km

SCAMPSTON HALL 6.2 km

Pickering to Levisham Station by Train - Return on Foot 9 km

Dalby Forest - Woodcock Way Trail 9.3 km

Lockton and Levisham 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Vale Of Pickering Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Vale Of Pickering Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Vale Of Pickering Caravan Park? Trainspotters and sightseers alike will be chuff-chuffed at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to take visitors on a steam-rollering 18 miles through the moors, with rural villages along the route – Goathland … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Vale Of Pickering Caravan Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Vale Of Pickering Caravan Park? From $57.31 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.