Wethercote Farm Campsite

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View of the main site
View of the main site
Aerial view of the location
Open field location
Farm campsite
View over the main site
Sheep on the farm at lambing time
Main entrance
Rievaulx abbey within walking distance
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Aerial view of the location
Open field location
Farm campsite

  • Small family campsite at a working farm in the North York Moors
  • Thirsk and Helmsley both 15 minutes’ drive; Castle Howard half an hour
  • Countryside views; walks to Rievaulx Abbey and Sutton Bank from site
It’s not often that you find a campsite with a gorgeous ruined abbey within walking distance, but Wethercote Farm Campsite is that rare beast. Surrounded by amazing open views, this relaxed and peaceful spot is an hour on foot from the atmospheric remains of Rievaulx Abbey. The camping pitches are located on the fields of a beef, sheep and arable farm fringing the North York Moors National Park. There’s always plenty going on in neighbouring fields and there are lots of animals around, including Herdwick lambs in spring and the resident farm dogs. Because of the other animals, your well-behaved canine companions are welcome, but must be kept on a lead at all times. Facilities around the camping fields include a shower and toilet block with hot running water, a washing-up shed and rubbish and recycling areas. Drinking water taps are scattered around the site and firepits are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The lovely market towns of Helmsley and Thirsk are both roughly 15 minutes’ drive away for stocking up on goodies from the supermarkets, and a short drive in pretty much any direction will lead you to a delightful country pub (often with a good food menu).

Site type

Motorhome sites 5
Tent sites 10
Caravan sites 5
Rent a tent 1
Open now
Opens 3 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. 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.
  • 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 campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • 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.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 3 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.6

Overall rating from 91 Pitchup.com customers View breakdown

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Peaceful

97% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Top notch campsite in phenomenal scenery

Overall 9/10

Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 No rating
Charles H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: Incredible scenery and lovely little set up. Friendly and welcoming owner. Standard but clean and effective facilities. Shower was hot and powerful. Bliss.

Disliked: Nothing. Would use again, without hesitation..

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great facilities,very well maintained friendly owners

Overall 9/10

Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 9
Tony A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: Great facilities,
Well maintained

Disliked: If anything extra toilet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved it!

Overall 10/10

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

Powered grass site

Liked: Good sized pitches, electric worked fine. The WIFI here is better than in my house. Shower and toilets nice and clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you!

Farm, location, eggs…

Overall 10/10

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

Powered grass site

Liked: Farm, location, eggs

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would highly recommend

Overall 10/10

Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Sally Anne C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: The farm is in the most beautiful location

Disliked: Just the one shower with toilet. Sometimes a bit of a wait
The off grid shower and composting toilet were extremely good once tried !!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for the review and I'm glad you found the second shower and additional toilets :)

Nice quiet site…

Overall 8/10

Location
 10
Value for money
 6
Accommodation
 8
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
 6
Child friendliness
 6
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 6
Joanna H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Nice quiet site

Disliked: Single toilet & shower facility.
Having to take out a subscription to stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank for leaving us a review it is always appreciated. We do have additional toilets amd a second shower on site sorry if you didn't find these. Also the £12 Greener Camping Club fee is an annual membership not a subscription so is only payable on your first visit each year. Unfortunately by law we have to be affiliated with one of the clubs to obtain our campsite certificate and then we must operate on a members only basis. I hope thos clears up some of your queries.
Many thanks
Fliss
Campsite Owner

Excellent stay, loved it. Will definitely be back.

Overall 10/10

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: 1 - location
2 - the owners (friendly and welcoming)
3 - cleanliness
4 - animals ❤️

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you

Location, wonderful welcome by owner, spacious pitch. Great facilities, showers toliets and…

Overall 10/10

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Location, wonderful welcome by owner, spacious pitch. Great facilities, showers toliets and site immaculate. Added extras of free range eggs, fire pits, wood, free WiFi and stargazing made for a perfect stay. Campsite rules made for a quiet, relaxing stay in an amazing location. Thank you!

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you

great family friendly site

Overall 10/10

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

Powered grass site

Liked: what a lovely site, in the middle of nowhere but with plenty of places to visit in the area. the owners were very friendly and very helpful. there if needed but very busy on there working farm. toilets, showers and other camping areas were cleaned daily and were good. beautiful views and peaceful, family friendly

Disliked: nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you

Lovely little site with everything you need. Clean toilets and showers and…

Overall 10/10

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

Powered grass site

Liked: Lovely little site with everything you need. Clean toilets and showers and beautiful panoramic views.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for the review and I'm sorry we were so busy and didn't get to meet you! Hope to see you again sometime!

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 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

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 Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

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

Location

Wethercote Farm Campsite

Hambleton

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

England

YO7 2HW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.26902°N
-1.19794°W

Nearest transport

Coach
10.2 km Market Place
25.7 km Bus Station Stand 1
27.8 km The Royal Oak
Rail
12.3 km Thirsk Rail Station
17.4 km Northallerton Rail Station
22.1 km Battersby Rail Station
Ferry
35.1 km Transporter Bridge South Side
35.2 km Transporter Bridge North Side
Airport
31 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

Wethercote Farm Campsite is a handy overnight stop for hikers on the Cleveland Way National Trail (15 minutes’ walk), and within a five-minute drive you are at the top of steep Sutton Bank for views of the mid-19th-century chalk Kilburn White Horse; on clear day you’ll also have panoramas right across the Vale of York. At the Sutton Bank National Park Centre (five minutes’ drive), there’s a café, small store and bike hire as well as lots of visitor information about this spectacular part of the world. You can walk to Rievaulx Abbey (an hour’s walk) for a wander around the lovely cloisters, and then move on to Rievaulx Terrace (another 20 minutes) for views back over the abbey grounds. York (50 minutes) is a treasure trove of history, from its Gothic Minster to the medieval cobbled street of The Shambles, lined with dinky souvenir shops. There’s more history to be discovered at Castle Howard (half an hour), the setting for many a TV drama, with tours of the house and gardens designed by John Vanbrugh. Thirsk has also had its moment of TV fame as home of ‘The Yorkshire Vet’ documentary series and The World Of James Herriot (15 minutes), with displays in a vet’s restored 1940s home and surgery – and for a day full of fun on adrenaline rides, head for Flamingo Land Resort (40 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Saltburn 38.3 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Marske Sands 38.6 km Sea N/AGoodExcellentExcellent
Redcar Stray 38.9 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Redcar Granville 39.9 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Redcar Coatham 40 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Rievaulx Abbey 5.4 km

Rievaulx Terrace & Temples (NT) 5.8 km

Duncombe Park 8.7 km

Kew at Castle Howard 25.1 km

The Arboretum - Kew at Castle Howard 25.1 km

National Trust

Rievaulx Terrace 5.8 km

Mount Grace Priory 14.4 km

Nunnington Hall 16.1 km

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 27.7 km

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden 29.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Sutton Bank - Hambleton - Cold Kirby - Helmsley 3.3 km

The Villages of the Hambleton Hills 3.7 km

Moor Gate - Easterside Hill - Hawnby - Hawnby Hill 5.7 km

RIEVAULX TERRACE 5.8 km

DUNCOMBE PARK 8.9 km

Local events

  • Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday, 8 July 2025 – Tuesday, 8 July 2025)

    Harrogate, England 37.4 km

  • Harrogate Autumn Flower Show (Friday, 19 September 2025 – Friday, 19 September 2025)

    Ripon, England 38.3 km

  • Leeds Festival (Thursday, 21 August 2025 – Thursday, 21 August 2025)

    Wetherby, England 46 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

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Wethercote Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Wethercote Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Wethercote Farm Campsite? Wethercote Farm Campsite is a handy overnight stop for hikers on the Cleveland Way National Trail (15 minutes’ walk), and within a five-minute drive you are at the top of steep Sutton … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Wethercote Farm Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Wethercote Farm Campsite? From $44.56 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.