York House Caravan Park

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Hardstanding touring pitches with sea views
Touring pitches
The camping pods
Sheltered camping pitches

  • 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. 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

Pitch types & availability

Other pitch types

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Fabulous site, lovely facilities, family orientated easy access to Robin Hoods Bay,…

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

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Fabulous site, lovely facilities, family orientated easy access to Robin Hoods Bay, Scarborough and Whitby would totally recommend!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Had a lovely few days away. Would return

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 5
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 7
Jade H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Friendly helpful staff
Clean facilities
Lovely area

Disliked: Bar was barely open for food or drinks.
Info online didn't match some info there, opening times, times to be off site etc

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Good stay.

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 7
Wifi 6
Cheryl L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: We thought Staff were really friendly, pitch size was good and the onsite bar with optional food service was great

Disliked: Bathrooms need updating. We probably didn’t need electric but obtained anyway and used 39p of £5

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Clean friendly site

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 5
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 7
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 7
Wifi 3
Tracey H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Clean and tidy outside, plenty of taps for water. Friendly staff. Good for families.
Good location with close by bus service

Disliked: We were on the main field / pitch, right next to play area and were surrounded by families and big groups we wished we were on the side bit which seemed abit quieter but might be I needed to reserve a different type of pitch?
Everyone was friendly though.

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Nice clean camp site ,there was a play are where our children…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 9
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 9
Wifi 9
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Nice clean camp site ,there was a play are where our children mixed with all the other children in the surrounding campers. Clean hot showers. Friendly receptionist when we arrived, giving lots of information.

Disliked: The only thing we were disappointed in was the lack of food at the restaurant/ takeaway. After packing up to come home we went to go for breakfast before setting off homeand the restaurant only serves breakfast on certain days.

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very welcoming staff, nice open space, good toilet/shower block.…

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
Philip R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent pitch (small)

Liked: very welcoming staff, nice open space, good toilet/shower block.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely stay again

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

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Great lay out with good facilities abd very clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would 100 percent recommend and we probably will return at some point

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent pitch (small)

Liked: Almost everything about our stay was perfect, pitch was great, toilet and shower facilities were spotless and warm. Reception staff really friendly and helpful

Disliked: Super critical but I found it difficult in the toilets with the loo roll being on the wall behind the toilet.

Would also like to have seen the onsite cafe/bar open a bit more - maybe that was just an off peak issue though

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fine campsite to stay

Overall 8/10
Location 9
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 9
Child friendliness 7
Cleanliness 7
Wifi 3
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The pitch, shower, friendly personals
Evering was OK

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would go again it was a great site in a great location.

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Clean, well kept and quiet. Motorhome pitch which was reasonably level. Used ramps so no problems. Cafe was open at the weekends only. Staff in the cafe were lovely and the breakfast was excellent.

Disliked: The water in the shower block was so hot as to be intolerable. Showering was not a pleasant experience. All four of us felt the same. I did raise it as a concern but was told it was fine. Would like to have seen him stand under it for a few minutes. I spoke to other campers who expressed the same concerns especially those with small children. We were there the week before half term so it was quite quiet whether that made a difference I don't know. Either way it was way too hot.

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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 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

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, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.