Golden Square Touring and Camping Park

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Well kept grass and pitches
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Fantastic site
Base camp
Well kept grass and pitches

  • Scenic spacious site on the edge of the North York Moors National Park
  • Two playgrounds, indoor play area, bike hire and pitch and putt
  • Award-winning amenities, licensed shop, and homemade cakes for sale
Families, couples and even the family dog, get ready to strike gold. Popular Golden Square Touring and Camping Park on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park is an absolute gem of a site – safe, scenic, spacious, well-maintained and with enough to do to keep guests of all sizes busy for days. Once the kids are persuaded to leave the two outdoor playgrounds, indoor play area, pitch and putt and football field, countryside walks and trails start direct from the park; seaside frolics at Scarborough and surrounds are an hour away, and a sports centre with indoor pool is five minutes’ drive down the road. Those who prefer to take to two wheels can hire bikes on site and ask the Golden Square owners for info on the best cycling and mountain bike trails in the area; there be loads. Away from the hum of activities, Golden Square has glittering little touches all over: two luxury stonebuilt and heated toilet and shower blocks – previous winners of the local Loo of the Year accolade – as well as two disabled/family bathrooms. An on-site licensed shop sells caravan accessories, toys, games, groceries and essentials like bread and milk (it sells daily newspapers and homemade cakes too; a golden opportunity for afternoon relaxing in the sun, perhaps…). Pitches are warm, sheltered and kept secluded by specially planted trees, hedges and shrubs; the park has also been designed on three levels so that even in the height of the summer season it doesn’t feel crowded. And as it’s North Yorkshire, the views at Golden Square are gold-standard too: moorland, forest and farm stretching all around and into the Yorkshire moors.

Site type

Tent pitches 50
Touring caravan pitches 50
Motorhome pitches 50
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not consist of more than 1 different households.
  • Mastercard and Visa credit cards are not accepted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

AA 5 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 291 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

98% would recommend this site to a friend

92% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a highly-rated campsite with excellent, spotlessly clean facilities, particularly the toilets and showers. It's praised for its spacious pitches, friendly and helpful staff, and a well-stocked shop. The site offers fantastic play areas and activities for children, along with dog-friendly spaces and beautiful walking routes nearby. While most guests have a positive experience, a few note issues with hard ground for pitching tents and some added costs.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Friendly staff, lovely site.

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Very well kept grounds, clean and tidy facilities. Friendly staff that helped us out a lot when our car broke down. They made sure we had a place to stay while we sorted everything out and we’re very accommodating. The wardens also helped us get some Calpol in the evening when the shop was closed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant staff, family friendly and super clean facilties.

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Sam K.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Amazing family site, immaculately clean facilities and brilliant weekend had camping with our 3 and 5 year old. Lots of spacing between tents (choose your own) and perfect location for family days out. We will be back!

Disliked Choose tent space carefully when making booking, we were top tent row (non electric) which was the perfect spot for us but some may not manage the up and down the hill to shower and toilets - not a dislike at all just a consideration.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent all round park

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked I never write a review but this park definitely deserves one. Everything about this park is 5 star absolutely brilliant check in, the pitch is a nice big size absolutely plenty of room to have the canopy out on the motorhome plus our car beside it, the dog walk area is absolutely fantastic absolutely huge area, and the toilet/shower blocks are absolutely spotless best ive been too, the shop on site has absolutely everything which is good for people with motorhomes who don’t always have cars to go out and about the area, definitely be back more often thank for a fab stay we did not want to leave 😄

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely site for families lively friendly staff

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Jacqueline S.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Fantastic toilet block so clean and large showers hot
Lovely friendly staff
Nice atmosphere around site
Great facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site and one in my top 5

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Wendy W.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Everything about this park. The staff were top notch friendly and helpful. I was on pitch 8 where there several seasonal caravans but a couple more vans also arrived whilst I was there. The whole site was incredibly neat, tidy well maintained with gorgeous hanging baskets and planting around the park. I wax a solo traveller with my pooch and there was a fantastic dog walking field, with another dog walking lane at the other end of the park. Children were catered for so well with 2 play parks including a small football pitch, playground swings, roundabouts, climbing frames all set in sand. And most used of all a great zip line. Don’t think it was unused for many minutes in the day. The on-site shop was very well stocked with a wide range of goods. A play barn is near the entrance to site with a large are to play inside and pool table etc in that area. Near Reception/shop are one of the toilet/shower blocks with ample toilets and showers. Also a washing up station with plenty of sinks and an Elsan point for emptying of toilet cassettes. They have a motorhome point for emptying of grey tanks into a concreted drain and lots of drinking water points dotted throughout the site. Also near Reception is an information hut with tons of information leaflets, a free book swap and a hot drinks vending machine. I loved this place and would definitely revisit with my family and grandchildren. The only added bonus would be an on-site cafe/ restaurant but the shop sells all you need so this is just a wish list item. What a lovely site and a credit to the owners/managers/staff.
And it’s only 2 miles from Helmsley which is another big thumbs up.

Disliked Nothing. It was all just lovely

Recommend to friends Visit again

Enjoyable week thank you

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Children's play areas, clean facilities

Disliked Unable to connect wifi even though paid for it - although money was refunded I would have preferred wifi access.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Our 10 year old daughter loved both play parks. Clean toilets and…

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Paul K.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Our 10 year old daughter loved both play parks. Clean toilets and shower facilities. Small shop on site which is handy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site and staff and management were very welcoming. Definitely booking…

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Lyndsey T.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely site and staff and management were very welcoming.

Definitely booking up again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site - will definitely be returning.

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked We absolutely loved the site as a whole. The pitches are big with an area of grass to each, in order to sit out, play etc.
The shower/toilet blocks were always kept clean and well maintained.
The children loved both parks and had lots of fun. There is a football pitch that often had different groups of children playing altogether, which was nice to see.
The shop provided all the essentials and more, so there is no worry if you forget something or want something more for the children to play with.
All the staff were so friendly and helpful and very welcoming.
At the back of the site there is a large dog walking field with a wooded area for walking and exploring.
We will definitely be returning.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A large site with excellent facilities, a shop and amazing staff

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The facilities were excellent, the shop was well stocked and the staff were amazing.

Disliked No free wifi

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs 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 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

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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Golden Square Touring and Camping Park

Oswaldkirk

Helmsley

North Yorkshire

England

YO62 5YQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.2104°N
1.0754°W

Nearest transport

Coach
10.9 mi Market Place
12.4 mi The Royal Oak
16.5 mi The Square
Rail
12.1 mi Thirsk Rail Station
12.5 mi Malton Rail Station
16.5 mi Poppleton Rail Station
Ferry
26.5 mi Transporter Bridge South Side
26.6 mi Transporter Bridge North Side
Airport
25.3 mi 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

Golden Square Touring and Camping Park is above Ampleforth village which has two village pubs serving meals and snacks (and ales); several more pubs as well as restaurants and cafés are available in the market town of Helmsley, a few miles away. The 110-mile Cleveland Way starts in Helmsley, looping around the North York Moors National Park and ending at Filey via the North Yorkshire and Cleveland Heritage Coast. Endless other outdoor opportunities in the 554 square miles of the North York Moors National Park include pony trekking across the moors, rock climbing, and off-road driving… a mere few of the pursuits here to suit all tastes. If you prefer a more peaceful time, professional fly fishing tuition is to hand close to Golden Square and fishing lakes are at Castle Howard, Terrington and Hovingham; for golf, five courses are within 12 miles including Gilling Castle two miles away, Kirkbymoorside within six, Easingwood 10 miles away, and Malton and Thirsk within 12 miles.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Runswick Bay 25.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Sandsend 26 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Saltburn 26.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Whitby 26.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Robin Hoods Bay 26.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Duncombe Park 1.9 mi

Rievaulx Terrace & Temples (NT) 3.6 mi

Rievaulx Abbey 3.7 mi

Kew at Castle Howard 9.2 mi

The Arboretum - Kew at Castle Howard 9.2 mi

National Trust

Rievaulx Terrace 3.6 mi

Nunnington Hall 4 mi

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 14.3 mi

Mount Grace Priory 15.1 mi

Treasurer's House 17.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

DUNCOMBE PARK 1.9 mi

GILLING CASTLE 2.4 mi

Beverley and The Westwood: 'Minster, Mills and Markets' 2.5 mi

RIEVAULX TERRACE 3.5 mi

NEWBURGH PRIORY 3.7 mi

Local events

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

    Ripon, North Yorkshire 23.7 mi

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

    Wetherby, West Yorkshire 26.6 mi

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

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Golden Square Touring and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Golden Square Touring and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Golden Square Touring and Camping Park? Golden Square Touring and Camping Park is above Ampleforth village which has two village pubs serving meals and snacks (and ales); several more pubs as well as restaurants and cafés are available … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Golden Square Touring and Camping Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Golden Square Touring and Camping Park? From £46 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.