Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site

View prices & book 9.7 1,169 reviews
Lots of space for small and large tents (added by manager 05 Jun 2017)
Super pitches - hard standing, water tap and grey waste disposal (added by manager 01 nov 2023)
Lots of space for tents large and small (added by manager 05 jun 2017)
Happy guests – even when it's raining! (added by manager 20 feb 2017)

  • Peaceful and family-run site next to the Forest of Bowland
  • In a walkers' paradise near the Yorkshire Three Peaks
  • A variety of pre-ordered homemade pizzas on Saturday evenings
These routes are made for walking… Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site is in the Three Peaks area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park for hikes up Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-Ghent, and right next to the wanders and strides of the Forest of Bowland, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Many more walks and footpaths start directly from the site; get a map from the site information office to show you on your way. Based at the village of Austwick and five miles from the market town of Settle on the edge of the national park, Orcaber is a peaceful and family-run site, set among outstanding scenery with horses and sheep grazing in the neighbouring fields. Dogs are welcome (on leads on site at all times please) and a big field with stream is allocated as a dog walk area on site. Pitches at Orcaber are large, flat and well drained. Facilities include separate ladies' and gents' showers with plenty of hot water; toilets; a freezer with coolbox ice packs, and an info room with details of local attractions, events – and those many local walks. A variety of pre-ordered homemade pizzas are available on Saturday evenings.

Site type

Tent pitches 100
Motorhome pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 50
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 8
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of £0.50 applies for the use of the shower.
  • The restaurant is open between 01/04 and 31/08.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

98%

would recommend this site to a friend

97%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Stayed in a pod. Weather amazing. All staff so friendly. Facilities very very…

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

Camping pod

Liked: Stayed in a pod. Weather amazing. All staff so friendly. Facilities very very clean.

Disliked: None

Recommend to friends Visit again

More geared up to the caravan fraternity, still a very nice site.

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

Electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Views, clean toilets and showers. Friendly welcome in reception. The acceptance of camp fires.The ability to just walk as far as you can.

Disliked: Weather Uncontrollable.apart from that disliked nothing

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10/10 All Around.

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Superb location with excellent facilities, really friendly and helpful staff. Well stocked shop and spotlessly clean toilets/showers.

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From the manager: Thank you for your 10/10 review its great to hear that you found our staff friendly and helpful and enjoyed our facilities. Kind Regards Orcaber Team

Friendly staff. Clean and well equipped facilities Hot showers Pizza Beautiful location…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Friendly staff. Clean and well equipped facilities Hot showers Pizza Beautiful location

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review and we are happy to hear that you liked so many things about our site. We hope to welcome you back in the future Kind Regards Orcaber Team

Friendly site every thing was really clean no negativity from us

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Loved every minute of our stay

Disliked: Nothing at all

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From the manager: Thank you for your 10/10 review of our lovely site. Its great to hear that you would recommend us to your friends and we hope to welcome you back soon Kind regards Orcaber Team

Everything. The facilities were fantastic. Very clean warm and spacious... Also very…

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Everything. The facilities were fantastic. Very clean warm and spacious... Also very friendly staff

Disliked: The weather but that's not your fault.. Also the four Very loud woman screaming until 3 am but again not your fault..

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From the manager: Thank you ever so much for your 10/10 review of our site. We are so happy to hear that you loved everything about our site even though the weather was not so great. We apologise about the guests who failed to abide by our housekeeping rules and we can assure you that our staff do try their very best to make sure that we operate a silent site policy after 11pm. We hope to welcome you back in the not too distant future Kind Regards Orcaber Team

Helpful staff easy to find…

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Helpful staff easy to find

Disliked: Non electric tent pitches were at the bottom end of the park in the wettest area so was a job to find somewhere dry enough to pitch for the night

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From the manager: Thank you for your review of our site. Our staff do go over and above to make sure every guest has a great experience. Our non electric field spans the whole length of our site and as there are no designated pitches you can pitch in whichever area of that field you like. Kind Regards Orcaber Team

Brill

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Staff absolutely brilliant so friendly and helpful. Facilities immaculate. Free firepit to use, logs and kindling to buy. Bacon butties for sale in the morning. We will come back to this site.

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review. Its great to hear that you were impressed with everything you found here at Orcaber. Don't leave it too long to come back and see us again Kind Regards Orcaber Team

Clean and tidy site, very clean showers and facilities. Strong wifi connection…

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

Electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Clean and tidy site, very clean showers and facilities. Strong wifi connection (I worked a full day including video calls). Great location within walking distance to the village and the cheese/wine shop. Some great walks like Ingleborough are accessible straight from the site, no need to drive.

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Great showers/toilets Great area in the dales…

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great showers/toilets Great area in the dales

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your 10/10 review of our site. Its good to hear that you enjoyed our facilities and we hope to welcome you back soon Kind Regards Orcaber Team


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 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

Themes

Budget/backpacker 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

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis 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

Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site

Orcaber Farm

Austwick

Settle

North Yorkshire

England

LA2 8AE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.10179°N
-2.37411°W

Nearest transport

Coach
16.2 mi New Street
16.2 mi New Street
17 mi St Michaels Lane
Rail
1.5 mi Clapham (N Yorks) Rail Station
4 mi Giggleswick Rail Station
4.4 mi Horton-in-Ribblesdale Rail Station
Ferry
22.4 mi Heysham Ferry Terminal
26.4 mi Fell Foot Country Park Ferry Landing
26.5 mi Lakeside Windermere Ferry Landing

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

The Three Peaks of Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-Ghent in close range are a topping location for walkers – if you're here to hike, see if you can complete the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge to tackle the 24 miles around all three in one day. Orcaber Caravan Camping Site is also near the famed Ingleton Waterfalls Trail for woodland-based walks among spectacular northern scenery, and within easy driving distance of the waterfalls, stalactites and tours of the spectacular White Scar Caves, the longest show cave in the UK. Also recommended by the Orcaber team are the Settle to Carlisle railway line, through 73 miles of spectacular countryside through the Yorkshire Dales and the North Pennines, and passing splendid Ribblehead viaduct. The limestone formation of Malham Cove, a famed Yorkshire Dales beauty spot, is also a popular local spot. Yet more walks, hikes and heaps more spectacular scenery are at the Lake District National Park, about an hour's drive away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Morecambe North 19.8 mi Estuary Good N/A Good Good
Morecambe South 20.5 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Fleetwood 28.9 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Lancaster Castle 17.8 mi

Beacon Fell Country Park 19.2 mi

Levens Hall & Gardens 19.6 mi

Sizergh Castle and Garden 20.4 mi

Gawthorpe Hall 20.9 mi

National Trust

Malham Tarn Estate 8.1 mi

Sizergh Castle and Garden 20.4 mi

Gawthorpe Hall 21 mi

Cartmel Priory Gatehouse 24.5 mi

Braithwaite Hall 25.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Austwick - Feizor - Wharfe 1.2 mi

Clapham and Ingleborough 1.3 mi

Clapham - Austwick - Moughton - Sulber Nick - Clapham 1.3 mi

An Exploration of Crummackdale and Clapdale from Clapham 1.3 mi

Yorkshire Three Peaks Part 1: Pen-Y-Ghent 4.4 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 Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site? The Three Peaks of Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-Ghent in close range are a topping location for walkers – if you're here to hike, see if you can complete the Yorkshire Three Peaks … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site? From £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.