Black Swan Holiday Park

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  • Pub site with 17th-century inn and moor/vale views
  • Easily reachable from the A1, two miles from Masham
  • Walks starting directly from the site: route copies available
Here’s a site you’ll be happy to swan around: Black Swan Holiday Park is in a hidden spot in the Yorkshire Dales and just next to a 17th-century inn dishing up home-cooked food among views of the moors and the Vale of York. Hurrah, hooray and pass the Black Sheep bitter. No eating like a bird either: the Black Swan food is properly portioned with plenty to pick from, and there are several veggie options as well as themed evenings such as steak nights (occasionally with non-local samplings like springbok or ostrich). The bar meals are served at lunchtime, with a bistro in the evenings and a roast lunch on Sundays with locally sourced meat and homemade desserts, alongside local and guest ales. (As you can probably imagine, all this is rather popular, so you'd do well to book yourselves a table ahead of your trip as space can't be guaranteed otherwise.) Getting swanwards is simple: the pub is easily reached from the A1 and is in the old village of Fearby, two miles from Masham. Once there, two walks start directly from the site; ask staff for copies of the routes. Black Swan guests have access to a shower and toilet block.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 33
Touring caravan pitches 33
Tent pitches 10
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The restaurant is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 1 Mar to

Reviews

8.5

Overall rating based on 325 reviews View breakdown

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Voted 76% of visitors View breakdown

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Schöner Platz in den Dales. Pub mit gutem Essen und lokalen Bier…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Schöner Platz in den Dales. Pub mit gutem Essen und lokalen Bier gehört zum Platz.

Disliked: Toilette müsste öfter gereinigt werden.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice clean site in a good position.

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely area with plenty of nearby walks. Good food in the pub.

Disliked: No information available on arrival which would have been helpful. Campsite had no internet on lower pitches and water only available at top of site or by toilet block not available at bottom of site so long way to carry water. Site on quite a slope so an issue. Also a lot of noise past midnight and had our van hit by footballs late into the night.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice clean well maintained site nice clean shower block ,lovely views…

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Very nice clean well maintained site nice clean shower block ,lovely views and friendly staff

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site would recommend

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Great campsite in pub garden. Black Swan pub is busy and has a great atmosphere. Landlord and staff are helpful and welcoming. Lovely food with a good selection of ales and wines. Campsite has Electric hook ups, shower/toilet block, washing up facilities and chemical toilet disposal. Free WiFi. Great spot for exploring the area. Recommend a visit to Druids Temple, a nice walk directly from the site and nearby Masham.

Disliked: Shower cubicles have plenty of hooks to hang things but would benefit from a small stool inside. Toilet rolls loose on shelves or cistern which I felt was unhygienic.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Just ok

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Dave W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Great location for a base to walk and cycle

Disliked: The menu in the pub compared to what the website state very poor didn’t really feel that welcome either if we came back wouldn’t eat in the pub unless it severely improved

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice quiet site with lovely surroundings and good walks immediately from the…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Emma F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Nice quiet site with lovely surroundings and good walks immediately from the site. Toilets and showers were clean.

Disliked: Not obvious where the bins were and when we found them they were overflowing. Unable to get onto the Wi-Fi but that may be because we were at the bottom of the site. Not a big issue though.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful views & lovely, quiet 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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Everything was great - the location, site, views, pub, restaurant. Absolutely fell in love with this place! Small-ish site for travelling Motorhomes - there were some permanent Caravans etc - then the Pub offers accommodation etc - it all just suited us completely! Bonus was Sat night in the pub watching England win!! The locals made us very welcome & karaoke came on & we were entertained!! Will defo be coming back here!

Disliked: Nothing to dislike.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very quiet site, next to a pub with wonderful food. You can…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Very quiet site, next to a pub with wonderful food. You can have full peace and quiet and solitude or join the locals in the pub. Lots of walking, local amenities about 2 miles away so you may need a car depending on how far you’re happy to walk.

Disliked: No laundry facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place for some peace and quiet with great local walks

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Terry H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Nice surroundings..... Great access to public footpaths.... Pub on site with outside patios and Great food... Toilets and showers a little dated but always clean and tidy...

Disliked: Epson point was up the top of the hill....phew!.....Communal bins were full...

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site, clean & tidy. Friendly staff. Good pub.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely clean site, very quiet, friendly staff. Facilities clean. Nice pub on site with good beer garden.

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

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Gastronomic delight Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches) Pub campsite

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Black Swan Holiday Park

Fearby

Masham

North Yorkshire

England

HG4 4NF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.22323°N
-1.70804°W

Nearest transport

Coach
9.6 mi Bus Station Stand 1
11.1 mi The Angel
11.1 mi High Green
Rail
13.2 mi Northallerton Rail Station
13.6 mi Thirsk Rail Station
17.3 mi Harrogate Rail Station
Airport
22.8 mi Durham Tees Valley Airport
24.6 mi Leeds Bradford International 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

Those Black Swan walks first: the pub team has put together details of two local walks direct from your pitch, including a five-mile trek to 19th-century folly The Druid’s Temple, built by a local squire as a mini Stonehenge. There are walks for all levels in this part of the Yorkshire Dales: if you’re feeling fit, you can stride off into the moorland; if not, ask about the easy riverside strolls nearby. Most Ordnance Survey paths around here are accessible but some aren't well used, so hone your navigational skills before setting off. Masham is easily reached by foot and has Georgian architecture, two breweries and one of the biggest markets in the area (on Wednesdays and Saturdays); bike hire is available here too. The Black Swan can be used as a base for beetling around the Yorkshire moors whatever your activity level after a few Yorkshire ales the night before: high ropes adventure courses are at nearby Aerial Extreme, clay pigeon shooting within a mile and off-road 4X4 driving/quad biking nearby for the energetic. The 18-mile route of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway or exploring the many nearby market towns are topping options for the more moderately minded. You may of course have no say in deciding your activity levels/options if the kids are with you; if so, you’ll probably end up at Lightwater Valley eight miles away, home of the country’s first Angry Birds activity park and with a farm park and falconry. And even culture-resistant kids should like the Beamish living museum in Co Durham with its regular events and costumed guides…

Must see

Jervaulx Abbey 3.3 mi

Fountains Abbey 8.9 mi

Richmond Castle 12.4 mi

Easby Abbey (EH) 12.8 mi

RHS Garden Harlow Carr 17.5 mi

National Trust

Braithwaite Hall 5.1 mi

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden 8.9 mi

Brimham Rocks 9.9 mi

Moulton Hall 14.1 mi

Mount Grace Priory 19.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

SWINTON CASTLE 1.2 mi

Masham, the River Ure and the River Burn 2.2 mi

HACKFALL 3.6 mi

Cover Bridge - Thornton Steward - Jervaulx - Cover Bridge 4.8 mi

THORP PERROW 5.1 mi

Local events

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

    Ripon, North Yorkshire 19.3 mi

  • Festival of Thrift (Saturday 21 September 2024 – Saturday 21 September 2024)

    Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham 23.3 mi

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

    Wetherby, West Yorkshire 27.8 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

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in North Yorkshire?

  • Does Black Swan Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Black Swan Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Black Swan Holiday Park? Those Black Swan walks first: the pub team has put together details of two local walks direct from your pitch, including a five-mile trek to 19th-century folly The Druid’s Temple, built by … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Black Swan Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Black Swan Holiday Park? From £30 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.