The Oaks Lakes Caravan Park

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Oaks caravan park
Summer afternoon fishing the oaks
Oaks 2020

  • Peaceful fishing site with 10 match and pleasure lakes
  • Leading coarse fishery with over 400 pegs and national competition
  • North York Moors and Harrogate within a half-hour drive
Game, set and… match. If you're a serious angling aficionado, The Oaks Lakes Caravan Park at Sessay in North Yorkshire is just the ticket: it's adjacent to a whopping 10 match and pleasure lakes making up one of the best-known coarse fisheries in the north. Fish to cast off for at The Oaks Lake include carp, tench, bream, roach, rudd, gudgeon, perch, barbel, ide, crucian, carb, golden tench and golden orfe – and the park also has a specimen fishing lake with grass carp to 25lbs, ghost carp to 26lbs and common mirrors to 28lbs. Site guests can buy reduced fishing day tickets at the side of the lake on the day they're angling to get started. The Oaks doesn't have fishing equipment for hire, but if you want to add to your kit, a fully-stocked on site tackle shop is there to cater to your needs – next door to a café serving hot and cold food. And if you're not a serious angling aficionado (either a beginner or a non-fishing type)? There's plenty here for you too: the site is in pole position for all sorts of off-site exploring, as it has easy access to the A1 and A19 and is handily placed for the gorgeous North York Moors, lots of country estates and the north's main towns and cities including York, Leeds and Harrogate. Pitches are set in a four-acre field with easy access to the fishing lakes. A toilet block with separate ladies', gents' and disabled-friendly facilities is next to the field, along with a screened chemical disposal point; the site also has a free hot shower. Finally, as it's a peaceful park set up for fishing, The Oaks doesn't allow rowdy guests and accepts adults only.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 25
Motorhome pitches 25
Tent pitches 25
Open now
Opens 7 April
Please note
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Facilities/activities including fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Reception is unmanned after 6 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 7 Apr to

Reviews

9

Overall rating from 119 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

90% would recommend this site to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a highly recommended, peaceful, adults-only site, praised for its cleanliness, spacious and level pitches, and excellent, well-maintained facilities. It's particularly popular with anglers due to the numerous fishing lakes. While most visitors found it relaxing with friendly staff and a good cafe, a few mentioned minor issues with shower facilities, lighting, and a lack of general waste and recycling bins. Some also found pitches to be too close together in certain instances.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Easy to get to. Check in was great with pitches easy to…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked Easy to get to. Check in was great with pitches easy to find.
Facilities were okay and was all I needed for my stay. Used the toilets, shower and pot washing area. Facilities were clean and the water was warm…all good.
Pitches are a good size with gravel and grass, really level too so was able to just drive on and hook in.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet ,camp site , large pitches…

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Jonathan G.

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked Lovely quiet ,camp site , large pitches

Disliked Showers were hot and a good flow just not much room to dry off and shower curtain ,too small so floor was soaked , in the men’s showered

Recommend to friends Visit again

Plenty of space and a lovely toilet and shower block ,very clean…

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mick m.

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked Plenty of space and a lovely toilet and shower block ,very clean and well looked after site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice vibes, clean toilets and showers, peaceful site, lots of places around…

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Megan C.

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked Nice vibes, clean toilets and showers, peaceful site, lots of places around for visits and walks.

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Lovely site clean and peaceful toilets and showers clean pitches long but…

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Mark H.

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked Lovely site clean and peaceful toilets and showers clean pitches long but not too wide close if your a caravan next to a tent but our neighbours were lovely so no problem for us .10 minutes to Thirsk we done the races great day.
Use cafe on Sunday for breakfast lovely and very reasonable.
Lovely walks around the lakes.
We will be there again 😁

Disliked Only the wasps 😞

Recommend to friends Visit again

Been twice in the last 5 weeks and will definitely be back again soon

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Joanne M.

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked Everything about the site. Good sized very well maintained plots, facilities are spotless, owner is very friendly. The fishing!!!

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site highly recommend, will definitely be going back

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Serena G.

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked Clean, peaceful and friendly, shower unit was spacious and handy seat just outside shower but in cubicle so your clothes don’t get wet.
Would highly recommend

Disliked Could do with a few repairs in ladies toilets nothing major but still very clean it would definitely not put me off going back

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice little site. Toilets were clean, never used showers so couldn'y comment…

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Lyndsay W.

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked Nice little site. Toilets were clean, never used showers so couldn'y comment on that. We will definitely return again

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place been 4 time

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Derrick S.

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked Great fishing toilet and shower block very clean and tidy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean but limited facilities

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked The bathrooms were very clean and the lakes were pretty and scenic. The campsite was quiet and peaceful.

Disliked The facilities for women were very limited, there were only 2 showers and toilets for women. The water in the shower was lukewarm or ran in bursts of hot then cold. It would have been nice to see someone at check in/out. The pitches are long but if you are in a tent pitched next to a caravan there wasn't much space or privacy at the sides.

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Features

No dogs allowed

Adults only

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

Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Themes

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location 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 Nearby farmers' market

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Pitch close to accessible bathrooms Step-free or level access Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Tourer storage facilities

Location

The Oaks Lakes Caravan Park

Sessay

Thirsk

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

England

YO7 3BJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.17894°N
1.30591°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4 mi Market Place
9.2 mi Bus Station Stand 1
13.5 mi Bus Stn Stand A
Rail
4.3 mi Thirsk Rail Station
12 mi Northallerton Rail Station
12.6 mi Cattal Rail Station
Ferry
28.2 mi Transporter Bridge South Side
28.3 mi Transporter Bridge North Side
Airport
23.5 mi Durham Tees Valley Airport
25.8 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

Even if you're not one of the fisherfolk, you'll find lots to do all year round from The Oaks Lakes Caravan Park, whether you want to stride off into the moors and surrounding countryside or go urban among local towns and cities. The walks, bike rides and tours of the North York Moors National Park a short distance away are rather legendary, as is nearby Brontë country around Haworth, the Vale of York and York city with minster and Jorvik Viking Centre. Spa town Harrogate is a short drive away. To the east, hit the superb Yorkshire coastline and famed seaside spots like Scarborough, Filey and Whitby for family days out, wildlife watching and getting close to the Dracula legend at Whitby's clifftop abbey. An abundance of stately homes, castles, abbeys and historic houses is also in the area, such as Castle Howard, Helmsley Castle, Beningbrough Hall, Newby Hall, Duncombe Park and the abbeys of Byland, Rievaulx and Fountains. All are within 30 minutes' drive of Sessay.

Must see

Rievaulx Abbey 9.4 mi

Rievaulx Terrace & Temples (NT) 9.6 mi

Duncombe Park 10.2 mi

Beningbrough Hall 11.6 mi

Fountains Abbey 11.8 mi

National Trust

Rievaulx Terrace 9.6 mi

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 11.6 mi

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden 11.8 mi

Nunnington Hall 13.5 mi

Mount Grace Priory 13.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Coxwold and Byland Abbey 4.8 mi

Sutton Bank - Hambleton - Cold Kirby - Helmsley 5.7 mi

Battle of Myton, 1319 5.7 mi

Battle of Boroughbridge, 1322 6.5 mi

NEWBURGH PRIORY 6.5 mi

Local events

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

    Ripon, North Yorkshire 16.3 mi

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

    Wetherby, West Yorkshire 21.6 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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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Oaks Lakes Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Oaks Lakes Caravan Park dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near The Oaks Lakes Caravan Park? Even if you're not one of the fisherfolk, you'll find lots to do all year round from The Oaks Lakes Caravan Park, whether you want to stride off into the moors and … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Oaks Lakes Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Oaks Lakes Caravan Park? From £24 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.