The Pickering people have it sorted. The Vale of Pickering Caravan Park is AA North East Campsite of the Year 2013, is crammed with trees, shrubs and flowerbeds, has panoramic views over the North Yorkshire countryside, and has washrooms you’d want to find anywhere. The heated loos and showers are immaculate, there are private wash cubicles, an electric point for those all-important hairdryers and hair straighteners, and even a ladies’ make-up 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. There are spacious tent pitches in the camping field, or roll your caravan or motorhome onto one of the roomy hardstanding electric pitches instead – either way there’ll be plenty of room for the kids to have a kickabout.
For food, there are two pubs within strolling distance and the clever people at Pickering also have a visiting fish and chip van once or twice a week. Or you can pick up some fresh local produce at the nearby farmers’ market and sizzle your sausages over the barbie.
Nearby attractions and activities
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 - Goathlands 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 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 fangtastic 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 Yorvik Centre.
Attractions near Vale Of Pickering Caravan Park
Must see
- Dalby Forest Visitor Centre (4.3 miles)
- North Yorkshire Moors Railway (5.5 miles)
- Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo (6.3 miles)
National Trust
- Bridestones, Crosscliff and Blakey Topping (6.0 miles)
- Nunnington Hall (13.0 miles)
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Activities near Vale Of Pickering Caravan Park
Pickering to Levisham Station by Train - Return on Foot (5.5 miles) Walking
Lockton and Levisham (6.0 miles) Walking
Dalby Forest - Woodcock Way Trail (6.0 miles) Walking
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Nice campsite with excellent facilities, staff helpful and wecoming. Matthew P. (Young couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The staff when we arrived were very welcoming and helpful. They had taken into account the weather and allocated us a tent pitch in a sheltered location. The campsite is very clean and the facilities are excellent. The toilet and shower blocks are spotless and lovely and warm. The campsite is in a good location and there is a nice country pub nearby. It is eay to travel to many of north yorkshires attractions from ... Disliked: We didn't find anything to dislike about this campsite. |
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Jan Canning janette c. (With friends, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The site had a few residents for the New Year period but was so quiet it was a breath of 'fresh air'. Disliked: The only thing that we found a problem was the lowering of the power to the electric but we managed thanks to 'duel fuel' in the van ! |
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brilliant!!! barbara r. (Mature couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: the site was excellent, clean. loved the peace quiet. will go back again.... Disliked: no local transport nearby... |
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Liked: Nicely set out pitches Disliked: Minor: although the childrens play area had dry areas around each play item, it would have been nice to have connecting dry walks to each play item instead of walking on the grass (which was very wet/muddy) |
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Liked: The cleanliness and calm of the site even though there were a good number if children present. The shower and toilet block were kept lovely and clean and the water was lovely and hot the options in there were very good eg. Shower, bath, or cubicle if you just needed to wash, hairdryers were all working.the whole block which consisted of men's, women's toilets laundry room, wash up room were all excellent ... Disliked: Having to leave when our week end was over |
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great site terence a. (Mature couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Open dog walk Disliked: Poor signage indicating pitch number |
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shame about the british weather!! karl p. (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: the campsite was warm and welcoming, all amenities were spotless. the showers were toastie warm and there were plenty of them. The tent field was a large, seperate field that was enclosed all around by tall banks which acted as a wind break! the ground was flat and soft, so pegs went in easily. despite all the rain that we had the field stayed pretty dry except for the tracks used by the cars which ... Disliked: I have struggled to think of anything negative to say so the only thing I can grumble about is that our stay was monday to friday and the mobile fish and chip van only came mondays and saturdays and had came to the site on monday while we were erecting ou tent so we missed out lol. |
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Fabulous Park, kids loved it! Samantha O. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Cleanliness of facilities Disliked: Nothing to dislike about the site. |
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Great facilities - Kids loved it Ian W. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Kids liked the play area and football pitch Disliked: English summertime |
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Liked: Freindly site, staff were happy to chat and help out with whatever needed including blowing up airbeds outside reception window! Disliked: The weather on packup morning, but it would be an amazing site if they had control over that! |
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excellent site with friendly staff and clean facilities wayne v. (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: good size flat pitches Disliked: limited access to walks straight from site |
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Excellent friendly site louisbella (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: Everything!! Disliked: Nothing!! |
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Absolutely brilliant... Nick W. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Everything about the campsite.....very clean toilets with hanging baskets......Generous pitches.....nice and quiet which was ideal for our young children....very good play park for the kids..... well stocked shop and very well priced....in fact it was one of the best campsites weve visited......will definately be returning!!! Disliked: Coming home!!!!!!!! |
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Absolutely brilliant... Nick W. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Everything about the campsite.....very clean toilets with hanging baskets......Generous pitches.....nice and quiet which was ideal for our young children....very good play park for the kids..... well stocked shop and very well priced....in fact it was one of the best campsites weve visited......will definately be returning!!! Disliked: Coming home!!!!!!!! |
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Lovely site, wonderful countryside, good facilities. Nigel P. (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Night time sky has little light polution, fabulous star displays. Disliked: Not booking for longer. |
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A great campsite in a really good location with super clean facilities LINDSAY C. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The cleanliness of the site,the facilities for the children, the quietness of the site, the friendly staff Disliked: Very very dark from the tent field to the toilet block |
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great site wayne p. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: This is a great family friendly site would highly recomend, will go back very soon Disliked: There is nothing I disliked |
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Beautiful!! Nothing to complain about!! Wiffy (Young couple, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: Absolutely everything. This site has exceptionally clean facilities. I did not see a single spider, fly or other bug anywhere near the toilets or showers. They are exceptional. There are beauty stations for the ladies and private booths for you to clean your teeth etc. with locking doors. There is also a plug for your own hairdryer/straighteners if you wish. Use of their hairdryers is free. Absolutely every aspect of this site was wonderful ... Disliked: Nothing, everything about this place is wonderful. Some people may think that the gate closing at 11:30pm is a little bit of a bind, but it never caused us any problems and the road outside is a tarmac road, not a dirt track, so leaving your car there if you had to is no great shakes!
From the manager...
Thank you for your lovely comments and pleased you enjoyed your holiday with ourselves. Look forward to meeting you again. |
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Ideal holiday base Eirwen C. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: A warm welcome as soon as we got there. Although we did'nt use the shop it looked well stocked. The toilets were clean, with a private wash area. Enough showers and a bath for the little ones. The play area for the children was brilliant - better than some parks - the kids would have stayed there all day! A great campsite, and ideal base for visiting different parts of North Yorkshire - York one day, Whitby ... Disliked: Not much to dislike. Maybe a bath area in the gents would be an idea so that the mums could have a rest. Also, showers kept cutting out after a minuit but that's just me being fussy. Plenty of fun for the little ones, but not much to do for teens.
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Great site fanta Wendy G. (Mature couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The pitches were very large and great to have the water on the same pitch with the electrics. Disliked: I don't think there was anything we did not like.
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Thank you for your custom and hope to welcome you again soon. |
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Gorgeous site, very clean and friendly. Dawn14 (Young couple, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: The cleanliness of the facilities was superb. Disliked: Nothing.
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Thank you for your comments and pleased you had an enjoyable holiday. |
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Fantastic Holiday katie (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: The staff were all friendly and helpful. The play area was a particular favourite with our children. The facilities were kept clean and tidy. The on site shop was well stocked with all the essentials. Fish and Chip van came on the Sat night which saved me cooking and they were very good!! Disliked: We found nothing to dislike.
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Thank you for your review. Glad to hear the children enjoyed our play area. |
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excellent site ....i'm going back ! darren m. (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: the camp was very well run with beautifully kept bathrooms and toilets , a well stocked little shop and was in ideal location to be a base for exploring north yorks and the coast ! Disliked: having to go home !
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Thank you for your comments and we look forward to your return. |
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Stayed for a couple of nights.Wanted a walking break,having 2 dogs michelle_e (Mature couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: We did like the look of the site,how it was set out. Disliked: Ther was supposed to be 6 acres of dog walks.There was just 1 field where children could play football on, and you can also walk your dogs on.Its right next to the road in which vehicles go up and down up to the farm.I know its a site for families,and children should be supervised at all times.(Never saw any evidence of this)There were children of all ages,gangs of ...
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In response to your review I would just like to clarify that the dog walking field is 6 acres. There is a small football pitch within the six acres. We also have another walk from the site around another field which also links up with Allerston Village back lane which I gave directions for. |
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Family friendly and in a beautiful location Rachel J. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: We used this campsite as a trial run for our first trip in a tent with 3 children aged 7, 4 and 2. Disliked: There was a generator right behind the tent which was quite noisy
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Thank you for your comments. We are glad your trial run was a success. |
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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
Disabled facilities
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Launderette
Local produce
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Public telephone
Shower available
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Touring and motorhomes
Electrical hook-up points for tourers
Hard standings
Motorhome service point
Seasonal pitches
Tourer storage facilities
Rules
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Dogs allowed all year
Themes
Gay friendly
Spectacular scenery
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
Groups welcome
D. of E. welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Rallies welcome
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Nearby farmers' market
Public transport nearby
Shop nearby
Type
Large (51-200 pitches)
Ordnance Survey maps (GB and Northern Ireland only) are available at lower levels via the drop-down menu.
Nearest transport
- Coach stations
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Thornton le Dale (N Yorks): Bus Stop — 3.1mi
Pickering: Eastgate Coach Stop — 5.3mi
Sherburn (N Yorks): Bus Stop — 5.5mi
- Train stations
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Malton Rail Station — 8.2mi
Seamer Rail Station — 9.7mi
Scarborough Rail Station — 11.0mi
- Ferry ports
- Transporter Bridge South Side — 34.5mi
- Airports
- Durham Tees Valley Airport — 37.5mi
Directions
From Pickering take the A170 towards Scarborough. Drive approx 8 miles and when you reach Allerston take a right turn onto the B1415 opp Cayley Arms Pub. Follow road down for 1.25miles until you reach our park entrance.
Permitted arrival time
12.30pm to 8.00pm
Cancellation policy
Bookings are non refundable and non transferable.
Please note that your deposit paid to Pitchup.com is non-refundable.
Payment of balance
The full balance is payable upon arrival.
Cards accepted on the park
Visa, Mastercard, Maestro
Terms and conditions
Site booking terms and conditionsPlease note
Security barrier locked at 11.30pm and re-opens at 6.30am.
Single-sex or group bookings are not accepted via Pitchup.com.
Check availability at Vale Of Pickering Caravan Park…
Grass 8m x 10m pitch without electric, located in the camping field or the main site. One unit per pitch, all unit sizes accepted.
Max. persons: 6x
Hardstanding 6m x 9.5m pitch with 10-amp electric hook-up and room for a full awning - max. caravan/motorhome length 26ft (7.9m).
Max. persons: 6x
Hi, Many Thanks for your review and for your custom and hope to see you again soon.