Golden Square Touring and Camping Park

From £22 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.5 244 reviews
Great size pitches
Fantastic site (added by manager 02 aug 2022)
Base camp (added by visitor 11 sep 2023)
Well kept grass and pitches (added by visitor 12 jun 2023)

  • 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

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 Fri, 1 Mar to

Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award AA 5 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

98%

would recommend this site to a friend

93%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Staff were friendly when we arrived,facilities were excellent .

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: We have just had 2 nights at this camp site it was beautiful. The toilets and showers are spotless also washing up facilities are great.

Disliked: Nothing at all to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site.

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Lovely site. Great for dogs with dog field and lots of walks and a great play area for kids. Spotlessly clean toilets and showers and the staff are lovely. Will defo be back again.

Disliked: No dislikes.

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Loved everything

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Absolutely all of it. Fantastic and helpful staff. Showers were the best we've been to, excellent walking and easy to follow routes to Helmsley without going on the road. Duncombe park worth a visit. Plenty of wildlife to see

Disliked: Nothing. Deserve the 5 star rating

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Great clean facilities and lovely staff

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Gemma R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Liked how clean and modern the toilets were. Staff were really helpful and site was really quiet. Parks were lovely

Disliked: Walking from our van to the toilets/showers there wasn't a path we had to walk over the muddy grass and it was quite slippy

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Booked a grass pitch with electric hook-up but it was muddy. The…

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 W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Booked a grass pitch with electric hook-up but it was muddy. The Warden offered me a hard standing pitch at no extra cost. Lovely site with excellent facilities and the beautiful lively village/town of Helmsley just five minutes away.

Disliked: Going home

Recommend to friends Visit again

A good site for a family getaway

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Well landscaped and staff were friendly and nice little shop

Disliked: Not all guests treated the site with respect (not the wardens fault)

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Everything tidy nice site lovely staff…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Terry c. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Everything tidy nice site lovely staff

Disliked: Nothing

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Camp had great amenities. Good size tent pitch. Toilet/shower block kept…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Camp had great amenities. Good size tent pitch. Toilet/shower block kept lovely and clean. Staff friendly and helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We'll absolutely be back. Really great site.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Excellent facilities from bathrooms, to the shop, parks and the inside play area. Really safe site. Highly reccomend.

Disliked: Not a dislike but the indoor play area could be loads better with a little money spent on it.

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Excellent service and good price…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Chris M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Excellent service and good price

Recommend to friends Visit again


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

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

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 GMT (GMT+00:00)

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 2020 2019 2018 2017
Runswick Bay 25.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Sandsend 26 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Saltburn 26.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Whitby 26.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Robin Hoods Bay 26.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Good

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

  • York Early Music Festival (Saturday 6 July 2024 – Saturday 6 July 2024)

    York, North Yorkshire 17.1 mi

  • Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday 9 July 2024 – Tuesday 9 July 2024)

    Harrogate, North Yorkshire 23.3 mi

  • Harrogate Spring Flower Show (Thursday 25 April 2024 – Thursday 25 April 2024)

    Harrogate, North Yorkshire 23.3 mi

  • Harrogate Autumn Flower Show (Friday 13 September 2024 – Friday 13 September 2024)

    Ripon, North Yorkshire 23.7 mi

  • Leeds Festival (Wednesday 21 August 2024 – Wednesday 21 August 2024)

    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.

Want to know more about camping in North Yorkshire?

  • 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 £22 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.