Crows Nest Caravan Park is situated on the Yorkshire coast between Scarborough and Filey. Privately owned and operated by the Palmer family, this Rose Award-winning park is the perfect base for families and couples wishing to explore the coast, and is five miles from of Scarborough and two and a half miles from Filey.
The grassy tent area has gorgeous views overlooking Gristhorpe Bay towards Scarborough Castle. The tent area does not have regimental or marked-out pitches, thus giving you the freedom and varied choice of where you would like to pitch your tent i.e. flat, gentle sloping, sea view, sheltered, etc.
A new toilet block is just a short walk away with toilets, free hot showers, wash basins, shaver points, hairdryers and plenty of plug sockets for straighteners etc. We also have family shower rooms and a disabled shower room. A pot wash, laundry and chemical disposal point are also available. For families with children, please be assured that the tent area is well fenced from the cliff top, and is close to the play area.
Facilities include:
- Heated indoor swimming pool
- Supermarket
- Lounge bar, featuring live entertainment in high season
- Family bar
- Fish and chip takeaway
- Games room
- Children's play area
Nearby attractions and activities
Scarborough, Britain's first seaside resort, has been welcoming visitors for over 360 years and is still as popular as ever. There are plenty of attractions to take in: the safe, sandy accredited North Bay Beach and South Bay Beach, historic Scarborough Castle, the award-winning Sea Life Marine Sanctuary, Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Scarborough Art Gallery and the refurbished Rotunda Museum, along with many festivals including Seafest, Jazz, Bike week, Scarborough Fayre and the Scarborough Cricket Festival to provide you with all year round events.
Filey is an Edwardian English seaside town with a friendly atmosphere, perfect for those who want an active holiday, a short break or who just prefer to relax.
The five-mile stretch of award-winning sandy beach is protected by the rocky grandeur of Filey Brigg, a haven for a variety of birds and wildlife. All generations of families can enjoy the nature trail along Filey Brigg as they explore the many rock pools in search of sea creatures. Surfing, fishing, yachting, golf, walking and birdwatching are just a few of the activities on offer here.
Nearby attractions include Scarborough Sea Life Centre, Flamingo Land, Eden Camp, John Bull Rock Factory, Castle Howard,Playdale Farm Park, quad bike trekking, horse-riding and Go Ape!
Attractions near Crows Nest Caravan Park
Must see
- Burton Agnes Hall (12.4 miles)
- Dalby Forest Visitor Centre (14.5 miles)
- North Yorkshire Moors Railway (17.9 miles)
National Trust
- Yorkshire Coast (13.3 miles)
- Bridestones, Crosscliff and Blakey Topping (13.3 miles)
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Activities near Crows Nest Caravan Park
Cayton Bay (1.4 miles) Beach - Excellent Water Quality Beaches
Cleveland Way, Stage 1 - Filey to Scarborough (2.3 miles) Walking
Filey (2.7 miles) Beach - Excellent Water Quality Beaches Surfing
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na wayne c. (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: excellent facilities especially toilets and showers. Disliked: na |
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Looking forward to returning :) JulieP (Family with older children, 1 review, 2 photos)
Liked: Genuinely 5* facilities. Plenty of toilets/showers/sinks etc, hairdryers & spare sockets - All regularly cleaned (Always some that leave a mess but staff seem to do their best), plus family & disabled bathrooms. On site shop, chippy (Om nom nom), pool, Launderette, Pot wash, Bins regularly emptied etc, Fab little pub/pool tables/live music etc, park, dog field, Over flow field, Direct access to clifftop walk, stunning views both ways :) Bus stop, service station & pub ... Disliked: Not a dislike as such but sometimes frustrating that other campers didn't observe the general rule of 1) pick up after yourself & 2) bear in mind noise travels after 11pm at night. Saying that - a lot of visitors seemed to be large groups of friends/family who made up their own pitches with theirs own tents/windbreaks etc, especially as it was August & they obviously enjoyed their holidays! |
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Liked: The views were stunning, the staff were really friendly, the pitch was great, on a really well planned site. The facilities couldnt have been better, showers, lots of loos, family shower rooms, laundrette, bar, chippy, pool, playground and pot wash. Overall excellent! Disliked: Had to think really hard for any downs on this!! The shower timers a bit short and the drinking water point is next to the bins which was a bit weird!! Oh and my daughter thought the little amusement arcade wasnt very good. |
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Liked: Being able to pitch the tent in a spot chosen by us Disliked: No toilet paper in the first 7 cubicles I tried |
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lovely caravan park kaye b. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: i liked the toilets very clean had a family shower rooms supermarket had everything you needed would go again and recommend,to others very clean site enjoyed our camping holiday chips shops great on site , Disliked: bar didnt open during the day would loved to have had a coffee as it rained went during the week .not really a dislike just a suggestion . |
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we were more than pleased with this site! Judith K. (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Everything about it ! Disliked: nothing about it ! |
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Liked: We had a flat car battery at one point, which a very friendly maintenance man from the site helped us with jump starting. Disliked: The weather, as first time campers being right next to the shore was an experience. We were given the option of re-pitching our tent behind reception which was fantastic. |
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ruined by the great british weather nadejacko (Family with older children, 3 reviews, 0 photos)
Liked: The cleanliness of the site and its facilities. Disliked: The price was a little on the high side. |
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A Well Run Campsite bunker13 (Extended family, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: The pitches were great, unlimited space for non electric and neighbours were friendly. Disliked: Be wary where you pitch up as if you wat a good view the price to pay is a frequent strong wind. My advice is, if you can pitch up way from the cliff as the wind gets really strong. |
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Liked: lovely site near everything you need for a summer holiday.pub small but entertainment on every night Disliked: Very small toilet block which doesnt get cleaned that often shower's need cleaning a lot more and all need to be working as there is only 3 and 1 was never working and hard dryer never worked all the time i was there in the ladies toilets and the mens some nasty smells as well |
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Liked: The view, The cleanliness of the site and facilities, the range of facilities, ie Launderette, fish shop, swimming pool, supermarket with reasonable prices, playpark, The staff were always friendly and polite. There was a clubhouse with entertainment as well but I never used it. Disliked: the launderette could have been bigger, and I would have loved electric hook up but you can,t have everything, Nothing to do with the site but I really hate that people just drop and leave their rubbish come on campers clean up your mess!! |
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summer holidays sally b. (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The dog park is brilliant. The site is close to all the beaches and there is a big car boot on every sunday which is in walking distance. The shops on the site sell everything you need. Try the fish and chip shop! Disliked: The toilet block needs cleaning more frequently ( not very nice) if you have a touring caravan there isn't much room when you have neighbours. The pitches are very small. |
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weekend get away with friends Thomas O. (With friends, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The entertainment in the evenings. Disliked: The fact that you have to pay to get into the pool, although its cheaps I feel it should be included in the price of the site.
From the manager...
Thank you for your great review. We decided a long time ago that the people who use the pool should pay for it, as it is unfair to charge everybody in site fees for something they may not use. We do feel that £2.00 per person for a full day pass allowing unlimited access is very reasonable. |
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nothing wrong with the site but not for us suzanne s. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: how near the toilet block was to the pitches, Disliked: used to a quieter site, bit noisy at night, alot of families with older kids so didn't quieten down at night.
From the manager...
Thank you for your review. I'm sorry that we did not turn out to be the park that you were looking for, we are a family park however i would not say we are a quiet country park. Please see Jasmine Park if that is what you are looking for. During your stay the toilets were cleaned and checked several times per day, however in between these checks some people do occasionally treat the toilet blocks in a manner which we both find unacceptable. We do our best to clean up in a timely manner in such an occasion. |
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great michelle_r (Extended family, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: prices in the shop. park clean and friendley Disliked: dog poo outside the ladies
From the manager...
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, i am pleased that in general you enjoyed your stay at the park. I agree that it is not nice that an irresponsible dog owner did not pick up after their dog, thank you for doing this on their behalf, i assure you that had a member of our staff seen it they would have also picked it up. The childrens disco starts at 8pm, this is earlier than the rest of our evening entertainment which starts at 9pm. Due to the opening hours of the bar it is difficult for this to begin any earlier. We do have the swimming pool, games room, an adventure and childrens play area on the park. We believe that the range and size of facilities available is suitable for a park of our size. We are not, and do not want to be an all singing and dancing Haven style park. |
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Liked: I liked that we didn't have to pay extra to shower and even had plug socket and hair dryer for free Disliked: No dislikes but could do with a freezer to freeze cool block for cool bag.
From the manager...
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we are pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us. Just so you know for next time, we do have an ice block freezing service in the supermarket. |
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Liked: Toilet facilities Disliked: Very exposed, hence very windy |
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4 nights stay with 3 young children teenager and 4 adults deborah s. (Extended family, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: how we could choose our pitch. shower were excellent and always hot water on hand. lovely view of the sea and site staff always kept site clean and tidy. would recommend and stay again. Disliked: everything about the site was great it was just the way some other campers let the site dowm by washing babies in washing up sinks and didnt respect the new site washing facilites. |
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Liked: Crows Nest is an excellent place for the camper with children. The cleanliness and facilities on the whole site were fantastic, the supermarket stocks everything you need for your trip and all the staff at Crows Nest were a credit to the site. I would recommend this site to everyone. Disliked: nothing to dislike |
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Our own experiences of The Crows Nest Caravan Site Schosh (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: Being in our own caravan. Rated low as a 10 would falsely increase the site rating. Disliked: Poor customer service,
From the manager...
We are sorry you did not enjoy your time at the park, however i would like to comment on the negative aspects of your review: Our poor customer service and incorrect site charges are down to the customer booking the incorrect nights. On finding out this, we managed to move other bookings around so the customer did not have to leave. This of course was all our fault, despite showing the customer the dates they had booked and a copy of the receipt, and yes we had the audacity to charge the customer for the night they had not paid for. The customer then accused us of not sending confirmation emails, which we do to all customers. I can confirm that the email was sent on 16/07/2012 at 12.20pm. Our toilet and shower facilities are cleaned 3 times per day and checked regularly, we have had no other complaints about this nor has it been mentioned in any other reviews. I do admit that we do not have plastic recycling facilities. We do have glass recycling and all cardboard deliveries in the park supermarket are recycled. However until our local council review their recycling charges, it does not make it feasible to recycle all waste. Why this would affect the enjoyment of a holiday at our park i am not sure. |
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fantastic place to stay denisons (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: we went to the crows nest for the first time this week. the staff are friendly the toilet blocks are clean, the shower cubicals are in the toilets area (seperate mens and womens) in the ladies area there is about 15 toilets and 12 showers, there are private sink areas for washing and brushing teeth, there are 2 hair dryers free for use, and there are plenty of plug sockets for hair straighteners and hairs ... Disliked: there was nothing we disliked
From the manager...
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a review, and our first customer photo addition. We hope to see you again soon. |
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clean site well run well situated for local sites Wendy N. (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: well kept clean site toilet blocks were lovely good view towards scarborough Disliked: no obvious complaints |
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Liked: The campsite as an whole was brill, and the views were amazing. Disliked: There was nothing i disliked, the holiday was a big success. |
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excellent site would certainly recommend horner37 (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: The facilities on the site are 5*. Lovely little store with all your essentials and more. Swimming pool is Fab like having a bath water is warm. Play area for kids is perfect and the dog park is and excellent addition well thought out site we will be returning many times in very near future many thanks to site owners for an enjoyable stay being new to camping it was everything we hoped it would ... Disliked: No dislikes |
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Ticks all boxes, excellent site shadylady (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: This is my fourth year at this site and I have nothing bad to say about it. Disliked: There isnt anything i dislike about this site.
From the manager...
Thank you for taking the time to review our park. The old basic shower block has now been replaced by a brand new facility, come and give it a try in 2012. |
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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
Drainage hook-up points for tourers
Electrical hook-up points for tourers
Fully serviced pitches
Hard standings
Motorhome service point
Water hook-up points for tourers
Rules
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Dogs allowed all year
Themes
Spectacular scenery
Walkers' paradise
Nearby leisure
Golf nearby
Restaurant nearby
Surf school nearby
Groups welcome
D. of E. welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Public transport nearby
Shop nearby
Type
Very large (over 200 pitches)
Camping 2.0
Jumbo tent pitches
Cool Camping
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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Cayton Bay: Haven Holiday Park Coach Stop — 1.4mi
Filey Bus Station — 2.3mi
Scarborough: Rail Station Coach Stop — 4.3mi
- Train stations
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Filey Rail Station — 2.3mi
Seamer Rail Station — 3.4mi
Hunmanby Rail Station — 4.1mi
- Ferry ports
- Hull Ferry Terminal — 33.9mi
- Airports
- Humberside Airport — 44.9mi
Directions
Crows Nest Caravan Park is situated just off the main Scarborough to Filey coast road (A165), five miles south of Scarborough and two-and-a-half miles north of Filey.
From the north (Whitby) – take the A171 road to Scarborough then join the A165 signposted to Filey. After five miles you will come to a roundabout with a Jet petrol station on the corner, turn left at this roundabout. We are then the second caravan park on the left.
From the north (Thirsk) – take the A170 road to Scarborough then join the B1261 to Gristhorpe. Follow this road to the end: you will come to a roundabout with a Jet petrol station on the corner, go straight on at this roundabout. We are then the second caravan park on the left.
From the south – take the M18 to the M62 (east) to Howden. Follow the A164 to Bridlington, then join the A165 road to Scarborough. Two-and-a-half miles north of Filey you will come to a roundabout with a Jet petrol station on the corner, turn right at this roundabout. We are then the second caravan park on the left.
From the west – take the A64 road to Scarborough (via York). After a series of roundabouts turn right at the roundabout with a McDonalds restaurant on the corner, follow this road until you meet the B1261. Turn right here signposted towards Filey. Follow this road to the end: you will come to a roundabout with a Jet petrol station on the corner - go straight on at this roundabout. We are then the second caravan park on the left.
Permitted arrival time
From 12 noon
Cancellation policy
Touring caravans and tents - of your balance payment, £40 per pitch per week or part week is non refundable. The remaining balance will be refunded upon written confirmation of a cancellation.
Caravan hire - of your balance payment, £100 per pitch per week or part week is non refundable. The remaining balance will be refunded upon written confirmation of a cancellation.
Please note that your deposit paid to Pitchup.com is non-refundable.
Payment of balance
We will contact you within 48 hours with regard to the balance of the payment. Please note there will be a £2.00 transaction fee on balance payments on a credit/debit card.
If you are likely to arrive late, please let us know using the contact details in your email confirmation.
Cards accepted on the park
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Visa
Terms and conditions
Site booking terms and conditionsPlease note
Bookings can only be accepted for family parties or couples. We do not accept same sex or majority sex groups.
The swimming pool is open from Easter to the end of September.
Check availability at Crows Nest Caravan Park…
Grass tent or motorhome pitch with no electric hook up. No size limit or fixed pitches. One unit per pitch - no awnings or pup tents.
Max. persons: unlimited
A hardstanding pitch with electric (minimum of 10-amp), suitable for touring caravans or motorhomes of no longer than 21 feet in length. Close to a shower/toilet block and the park facilities including indoor heated swimming pool. One unit per pitch. We do not accept pup tents.
Max. persons: unlimited
A gravel premium pitch with 16-amp electric, water hook up, direct waste and TV aerial hook up. Suitable for touring caravans or motorhomes of no longer than 26 feet in length. Close to a shower/toilet block, children's play area, dog park and a short walk from the cliff top. One ...
Max. persons: unlimited
The 2010 model caravan is our mid-range caravan. It has a double bedroom, a twin bedroom and a pull-out double bed in the lounge area. The caravan has central heating and double glazing, so even in early and late season it will feel like a home away from home. Our ...
Max. persons: 6x
We hate that people leave their rubbish too.