York House Caravan Park

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Hardstanding touring pitches with sea views
Hardstanding touring pitches with sea views
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The camping pods
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Hardstanding pitches with a play area in the middle
Hardstanding touring pitches
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  • Well-maintained, peaceful Yorkshire park 10 minutes’ drive from Whitby
  • Robin Hood’s Bay five minutes’ drive and Scarborough half an hour
  • Restaurant and bar on site, plus a play area and dedicated dog park
Set in 10 acres of stunning North Yorkshire moors and countryside, York House Caravan Park is just 10 minutes’ drive away from Whitby – not that you’ll need much reminding, as the Gothic abbey is visible from parts of the site. This spacious site in the small village of Hawsker appeals to both couples and families – and it must be doing something right, as guests often come back year after year. There are two play areas for kids, and also plenty of opportunities for gentle strolls and relaxing in the peaceful surroundings. It’s a canine-friendly place too, with a dedicated dog-walking field. From the site, there’s easy access to the Cinder Track, a 21-mile path along the disused railway from Whitby to Scarborough. Leaving the car behind on your adventures? There's a good bus service from Hawsker to Scarborough in one direction and Middlesbrough in the other. On-site facilities include a well-maintained shower block, a washing-up and laundry room, and – saving the best news for last – a bar and restaurant for those days when you just don’t feel like catering for yourselves (note that during low season, they are only open from Thursday to Sunday). There’s also a local pub five minutes’ walk away, which serves tasty home-cooked food and a good selection of drinks.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 20
Tent pitches 25
Motorhome pitches 45
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 8
Open now
Opens 4 February
Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 2 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 2 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The restaurant is open between 04/02 and 04/01.
  • The grocery shop is open between 04/02 and 04/01.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 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.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • The bar is open between 04/02 and 04/01.
  • Guests must bring their own duvets, pillows, sheets and towels when staying in rental accommodation. You will not be allowed to stay if you do not bring these items.
  • Electric is metered on site at £0.39 per kWh and is purchased on arrival by way of cards of £1, £5, or £10 denominations. The bar and restaurant are only open at weekends in low season; from mid-May through the summer they are open seven days a week.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 4 Feb 2025 to

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Accommodation

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Reviews

9

Overall rating from 640 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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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 well-maintained campsite boasts an excellent location, ideal for exploring Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay, with convenient bus links. Visitors consistently praise the friendly and helpful staff, the cleanliness of the facilities, and the spacious pitches. The on-site cafe/bar is a popular addition, as is the large dog walking field. Minor criticisms include the metered electricity system and some pitches being less level.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great location

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8 out of 10
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

York house family camping pod

Liked The pods were a good size, clean and had power. Great location, easy walk/cycle along the cinder track to Robin Hoods Bay/Whitby.
The bbq/live music was a great addition.

Disliked Toilets/shower block dirty at times.
Overly complicated bar/cafe for ordering

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wonderful site, just toilet block lets them down

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric optional grass tent pitch (large)

Liked Site clean and tidy, all staff were friendly and helpful.

Pub/cafe was lovely and dog friendly. They had a brilliant singer on one of our nights.

The woman who checked us in was very helpful and offored us advise on buses and electricity point. All staff were helpful and friendly.

Disliked The toilets were filthy, even after cleaning. The drains were blocked and the whole room was flooded most mornings and evenings.

Many of the toilets were blocked throughout the day and would be filled with toilet roll and poo until they were un blocked at lunchtime the following day when they were closed for cleaning.

The site was beautiful they could just do with an upgrade to the toilet/shower block.
Would have also been nice to have better mirrors and a place to dry your hair.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site with so much nearby to visit

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Dean H.

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Staff very friendly
Nicely run site
Pitches a nice size
Dog walk field very good
Food on site nice

Disliked Toilet block too small for amount of people using it and very dated
Paying for electricity, other sites it's in with the price

Recommend to friends Visit again

Another enjoyable stay, as always clean…

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10 out of 10
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Wifi
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David C.

Electric optional gravel touring pitch

Liked Another enjoyable stay, as always clean site, clean facilities & very handy for trips into Whitby, Robin Hoods Bay. We will definitely be back. Staff friendly & helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would visit again

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9 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Britta D.

Electric optional gravel touring pitch

Liked We had a big corner pitch. Location fantastic, went to Goathland, Robin Hoods Bay and a bike ride to Whitby . Nice pub/cafe .

Disliked We had £4 left on the electric meter and would have liked a refund or better still left it for the next family but once you leave the meters get cleared!!!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great spot

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Richard W.

Electric optional gravel touring pitch

Liked Great site, good location with good access to bus routes to whitby & scarborough, will return.

Disliked Just personnel preference, would prefer grass pitch, and showers are constant auto shut off. Everything is charged as in nights staying charge, plus charge on top for awning, then charges for pets, then electric charges on top, makes it quite an expensive stay for where it is.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly site with good facilities.Very…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Dave H.

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Very friendly site with good facilities.Very informative receptionist.Nice cafe/bar an nearby local pub restaurant.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ein guter, ruhiger Platz mit vielen Möglichkeiten

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Wifi
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Annette S.

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Guter Ausgangspunkt für Wanderung über den Cleveland way und auch Radtouren über den Cinder track.
Der Platz ist ruhig.
Strom wird nach Verbrauch bezahlt und nicht pauschal.
Restaurant, incl. Bar und Tearoom auf dem Platz.
Nur ein paar Kilometer nach Whitby, auch gut mit dem Fahrrad zu erreichen.

Disliked Etwas veraltete Sanitäranlagen.
Die Dusche ist sehr heiß und lässt sich nicht regulieren.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely not recommend or visit again.

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Location
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Accommodation
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Customer service
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jane b.

Electric optional gravel touring pitch

Liked The location of the site is a positive.
A play area for our granddaughter, albeit a bit run down.

Disliked The main issue was the amount of caravans crammed into the site.
Pretty sure there is a legal minimum requirement for the distance between caravans. We had a caravan plus awning & the distance to next doors caravan was less than 2 meters. They kept their blinds closed for privacy!
Definitely a fire hazard!


The showers are in dire need of a revamp. Mold covered walls & overall not very clean.
I have also attached a photo of the amount of rubbish at the un-emptied bins. This would have been horrendous if the weather had been warmer with the amount of flies.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff very friendly and helpful Pub…

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5 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Maria L.

Electric optional gravel touring pitch

Liked Staff very friendly and helpful
Pub and cafe good value and nice food

Disliked Pitch very uneven and small
Showers were not very warm and push button only lasted a matter of seconds so difficult to shower

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Covered terrace area Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe On-site restaurant On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available 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 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 Leave the car at home Peaceful 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

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

York House Caravan Park

Back Lane

High Hawsker

Whitby

North Yorkshire

England

YO22 4LW

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.45285°N
0.57165°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.8 mi Bus Station
9.5 mi Sunday School
9.5 mi Playing Fields
Rail
2.6 mi Ruswarp Rail Station
2.8 mi Whitby Rail Station
3.7 mi Sleights Rail Station
Ferry
27.9 mi Transporter Bridge North Side
27.9 mi Transporter Bridge South Side

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

York House Caravan Park is nicely located on the eastern edge of the North York Moors National Park. It's a short drive from here to Robin Hood’s Bay (five minutes’ drive), where ghost walks tell the story of times gone by. For a small taste of the village's smugglers' history, head to the museum. For hikers, there are fine choices around such as the 109-mile Cleveland Way (five minutes) through the North York Moors, and the Coast to Coast Path (five minutes) ending at Robin Hood’s Bay. Those who prefer to travel at higher speeds can take the North Yorkshire Moors Railway from the station in Whitby (10 minutes) – after spending some time exploring the famed abbey, of course. Goathland (20 minutes) is a popular destination – it's the home of the TV series 'Heartbeat' and starred in the Harry Potter films too. There are so, so, so many pretty spots along the coast that you might find it hard to choose where to spend your time. However, Ravenscar (20 minutes), a pretty coastal village with splendid cliffs, and the more ‘happening’ Scarborough (half an hour) are some very nice picks.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Robin Hoods Bay 2.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Whitby 3.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Sandsend 5.1 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Runswick Bay 9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Scarborough North Bay 12.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Whitby Abbey 2.9 mi

The Moors National Park Centre 13.1 mi

Dalby Forest Visitor Centre 13.1 mi

North Yorkshire Moors Railway 16.5 mi

Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo 19.6 mi

National Trust

Yorkshire Coast 4.8 mi

Bridestones, Crosscliff and Blakey Topping 10.8 mi

Nunnington Hall 23.6 mi

Ormesby Hall 25.3 mi

Rievaulx Terrace 25.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Robin Hood's Bay - Ravenscar - Robin Hood's Bay 2 mi

Cleveland Way, Stage 4 - Robin Hood's Bay to Whitby 2 mi

Circular Walk from Fylingthorpe 2.3 mi

WHITBY ABBEY HOUSE 2.8 mi

Whitby - Saltwick Bay - Whitby 2.9 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does York House Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is York House Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near York House Caravan Park? York House Caravan Park is nicely located on the eastern edge of the North York Moors National Park. It's a short drive from here to Robin Hood’s Bay (five minutes’ drive), where … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of York House Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at York House Caravan Park? From £25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.