Riverside Caravan Park
From £32 For 1 night, 4 adults
- Peaceful riverbank site on the edge of North York Moors National Park
- A 15-minute drive from Scarborough and beaches, 20 minutes from Filey
- Great spot for anglers, with river fishing on site
Site type
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Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.- No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
- A charge of £1.00 applies for the use of the shower.
- Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
- Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Languages spoken
English
Open from Fri, 23 Feb to
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Quiet site…
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Liked: Quiet site
Disliked: Very muddy. No-one available on site to explain where to pitch or where facilities were. No hot water at pot wash. Dilapidated caravans all over the place.
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Lovely weekend some dislike but we enjoyed it
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Electric grass pitch
Liked: The quiet surroundings and life stock roaming round
Disliked: Toilet block not finished and no signage to where things was
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AVOID!!!
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Electric grass pitch
Liked: We liked it when we finally got pushed out of the field by some friendly poor souls who were also stuck in the mud and we were able to leave after only one night in this disaster they call a campsite (no thanks to the owners of the site!). I would give 0 stars if I could!
Disliked: Where do I start?! Grass pitches are always a risk but I rang the owner of the site before I arrived and asked if it was boggy; to which he replied there's a few areas in the middle but as long as you avoid them you'll be fine. Well... within 2 minutes of arriving and finding ourselves stuck on the edge of the field wheels spinning and going nowhere I tried to phone him and explain how wrong he was BUT surprise surprise he didn't answer the phone! The two phone numbers were not answered the whole time and we did not see any site owners when we arrived or for the whole miserable night/morning we were there. Helpful campers pushed us and about four other stranded cars/motorhomes into a pitch (pitches are a free for all there's no allotted pitches as there's no owners to allocate one on arrival). We slept with the worry of how on earth will we make it out of here tomorrow on our mind, not the best night sleep as you can imagine! The next morning of course we were once again stuck and relying on fellow campers to push us and others out of the field. The only access to the site is through a deep ford too, at least it washed the caked mud off the tyres I guess. DO NOT STAY HERE! Filthy toilets too, caked in mud rarely cleaned. We left one night early. £69 to get stuck in a field twice and no owners to be seen or contacted what a disgrace! Oh. The local farmer can rescue you and pull you out for £20! No wonder the owner doesn't close the site during bad conditions between him and the farmer they are raking it in! Pitch up should not be advertising this site. My photos don't show how bad it actually was because I was so eager to leave I forgot to take photos of the entrance/exit where the land was very poor and people were getting stuck. If the owners cared at all this site could be fantastic for the price of a few ton bags of gravel. Which I'm sure they can afford given the prices they are charging.
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Nice place but needs a little investment for what you are paying for.
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Liked: The area was brilliant 👏 we loved the friendly 🐑. The young woman who helped.us.
Disliked: Just a shame that the entrance to the 2 fields gets really muddy as there are only entry and exit to the 2 fields through 2 gates. I think that the owner needs to put a couple of tonns of hard core down at the entrances, I can vouch for this as I got stuck at one of the entrances in my motorhome. I need to thanks all the people there who helped me escape the mud. The toilet and shower area are in a large room they were OK but it needs some signage to ask people to leave the shower as they find it, as grass was being walked in and made the area look worse than it actually was. I would come back here but only if there was access for going over the river, but for now use of wellies is OK. Thanks for the staff who helped.
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Electric grass pitch
Liked: Environment and quietness
Disliked: Toilets and showers in process of being refurbished but need to be cleaned and finished. No toilet paper one morning not great Mud is really bad had to help 3 campers that got stuck but they know it is an issue and they are sorting it
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Lovely site but needs gravel drive
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Liked: Peaceful place to bed down
Disliked: Little muddy and difficult to to get out had to be help by other campers
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Site is really basic and heavy rain is a problem but we liked it
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Liked: Quiet location. Friendly sheep! Helpful person visited on site. Nice basic campsite, no frills, and suitably cheap
Disliked: Site got easily waterlogged with recent heavy rain and we had to leave early to "escape" across the ford which is the vehicle access to the site
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Lovely peaceful site loved the silence ideal getaway…
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Liked: Lovely peaceful site loved the silence ideal getaway
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We won’t be stopping there again unless improvements are made.
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Liked: Location, price. The absolute hero of a local who towed us out when we got stuck in the mud when leaving.
Disliked: Showers/toilets were dirty. Only way off camp was through a ford or footbridge which wasn’t accessible by footpath as it was blocked. Lack of staff. Very wet and boggy after rain.
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Would never us this site again ,too expensive
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Liked: Can not find anything good to say about this site
Disliked: Having to cross a river to enter site Without being pre warned,nobody from the campsite met us on arrival we had to find the amenities for which at best very dirty ,basic and for the size of site weren't enough . Field was full of sheep droppings, and on leaving we had to get help as like everyone on site we got stuck in the mud ,yet again we got no help from anyone from the site ,we had to pay someone to tow us off which I feel we should be re embursed, we feel.pitch up should research the sites they allow on their website
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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
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
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
Themes
Peaceful
Remote location
Spectacular scenery
Walkers' paradise
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
Medium (26-50 pitches)
Nearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Indoor pool nearby
Restaurant nearby
Sailing nearby
Touring and motorhomes
Seasonal pitches
Tourer storage facilities
Location
Riverside Caravan Park
Carr Lane
East Ayton
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
England
YO13 9HW
Directions Timezone
Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)
GPS
54.24505°N
-0.47938°W
Nearest transport
Coach
Rail
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
Water quality at nearby bathing waters
| Name | Distance | Type | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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| Scarborough South Bay | 4.2 mi | Sea | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Scarborough North Bay | 4.4 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Good | Good |
| Cayton Bay | 4.7 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Filey | 8.3 mi | Sea | N/A | Good | Good | Good |
| Reighton | 10.7 mi | Sea | N/A | Excellent | Good | Good |
Data source: European Environment Agency
Must see
Dalby Forest Visitor Centre 8.6 mi
North Yorkshire Moors Railway 12.1 mi
Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo 13.6 mi
Burton Agnes Hall 14.8 mi
Whitby Abbey 17.6 mi
National Trust
Bridestones, Crosscliff and Blakey Topping 7.7 mi
Yorkshire Coast 10.8 mi
Nunnington Hall 20.2 mi
Rievaulx Terrace 25.5 mi
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
VALLEY GARDENS & SOUTH CLIFF GARDENS 3.9 mi
PEASHOLM PARK 4.1 mi
Yorkshire Wolds Way Stage 6 - Ganton to Filey 4.3 mi
Scarborough - Cloughton - Scalby - Peasholme Park 4.4 mi
EBBERSTON HALL 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
Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.
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- Is Riverside Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
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- When can I check in and check out of Riverside Caravan Park?
Read moreCamping and touring Arrive: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Riverside Caravan Park? From £32 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.