York House Caravan Park

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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.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • 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.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.
  • 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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Reviews

9.1

Overall rating from 584 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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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

89% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a well-maintained and clean campsite with friendly, helpful staff. Guests praised the excellent location, ideally situated between Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay, with convenient bus links and local attractions nearby. Facilities, including toilets and showers, are generally reported as clean and modern. Many enjoyed the on-site cafe/bar and the dog walking field. Some noted issues with pitch size, electricity costs, and occasional limited opening hours for on-site food services.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great location for the Coast to Coast path, which we were hiking.

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8 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric optional grass tent pitch (small)

Liked Really clean showers and toilets.
Our camping pitch was quiet and away from the main family noise of the caravans.

Disliked The showers didn’t stay on for very long and our camping pitch wasn’t level.

Recommend to friends Visit again

They need to spend some of the money they're making and sort toilets

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4 out of 10
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Neil A.

Electric optional gravel touring pitch

Liked Location

Disliked Toilets, shower block

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean site

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9 out of 10
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric optional gravel touring pitch

Liked Lovely site with some stunning sunsets and views.

Brilliant big dog walking field where you can let them off for a run xx

Disliked The showers

Recommend to friends Visit again

Site excellent, facilities good, club house good food and drink and very…

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10 out of 10
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Kath D.

Electric optional gravel touring pitch

Liked Site excellent, facilities good, club house good food and drink and very dog friendly 🙂

Disliked Not sure about the electricity card's. We normally have the electricity included with the pitch. It just seems expensive 🙁

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site to walk to Whitby and Robin Hoods Bay. Nice drive…

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8 out of 10
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric optional grass tent pitch (large)

Liked Great site to walk to Whitby and Robin Hoods Bay. Nice drive to Scarborough.

Disliked Uneven pitches.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing Campsite to explore North Yorkshire. Will be back

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9 out of 10
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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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Munish M.

Electric optional gravel touring pitch

Liked Amazing campsite, great facilities, really nice location and relatively quiet. Bus stop and village pub less than 5 minutes walk.

Staff really friendly and welcoming.

Toilets and showers are absolutely fine not the poshest but clean and adequate, cleaned once per day.

Onsite has a bar and café, didn't try as beer choice was not so good but local pub was great.

For touring around the area a 3 day bus pass costs £20 and allows you to travel the coast and inland to the Moors unlimited travel amazing value with regular busses that run to after 11pm.

We did Saltburn, Whitby, Robin Hoods Bay, Scarborough, Goathland (Harry Potter & Heartbeat), Thornton-Le-Dale (Mathewson's) over 2 days all by bus. Great way to take in the landscapes on the top deck of the bus.


Reading the reviews electricity seems to be a negative theme but the shop sells the cards in £1 denominations so not really a problem i used less than £5 over a 3 night stay, and can buy from the onsite pub after shop is closed.

If like me you are in an old slow motorhome I would recommend going via Scarborough on the A614 if you are travelling from the South as the moors road A169 is very challenging with steep 20%+ gradients/declines that seem to go forever, but amazingly scenic if you are brave.

I will be back next year as we have so much to do still.

Disliked Only minor gripes

Build electric costs into the pitch price,
More toilets in the gents as there are only 3.
Possibly clean the toilets twice a day as they can get messy by 10am.
Pushbutton showers which are annoying and cant adjust temperature.

Recommend to friends Visit again

What’s not to like, beautiful caravan and camp site, we have a…

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric optional grass tent pitch (small)

Liked What’s not to like, beautiful caravan and camp site, we have a dog, and there’s a lovely big field for exercise. There’s also a nice cafe bar on site, dog friendly also. Shower and toilet block were always lovely and clean. Everyone we came across was so friendly. Not forgetting the lovely staff, we were made to feel so welcome, I would definitely recommend, it was our first time camping, for a very long time, and it was really pleasant. We will definitely be returning in the future.

Disliked There was nothing to dislike.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Love the camp site ideal location very clean and tidy great shower…

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Anonymous

Electric optional gravel touring pitch

Liked Love the camp site ideal location very clean and tidy great shower block and toilets very large dog walking field nice cafe and bar staff friendly and helpful very quite site safe barrier entry

Disliked Paying for electricity but we managed with this could do with a few more play items notice some gravel pitches were small ours was fine for awning and car wifi was weak signal

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site with good facilities. Clean toilets and showers.

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Child friendliness
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Anonymous

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Facilities and cleanliness.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Many better places to stay

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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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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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Anonymous

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Friendly welcome

Disliked Motorhome pitches, toilet block and facilities, ambiguous information

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

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 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

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.

Nearest sites

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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.