Willow Campsite

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Corner of the camping area
Corner of the camping area
View across the vale of york
Main site and camping ground
Pitches under the trees
Aerial shot of the site
Camping pitches
Level camping field shaded by trees and hedges
Overview
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View across the vale of york
Main site and camping ground
Pitches under the trees

  • Peaceful adults-only campsite 25 minutes by bus from central York
  • York Designer Outlet and the Howardian Hills both 20 minutes' drive
  • Sheltered dog-friendly pitches with an on-site café and gift shop
Up for a dog walk along a bubbling beck straight from your pitch, or would you rather spend your days sightseeing in historic York (20 minutes by bus)? Whatever your holiday style, North Yorkshire’s Willow Campsite is bound to have a quiet corner in its tree-sheltered camping field that’s just right for you. Tucked away by two wildlife ponds – where you can spot ducks and occasional kingfishers flitting among bullrushes – tree-shaded Willow Campsite forms part of a larger, adults-only holiday park. Your needs are very well taken care of indeed; you can refuel in the wooden-beamed Willow Farm Café (open daily 9am–4pm, they do a delicious afternoon tea and there’s a souvenir shop right next door), or fire up a barbecue (raised off the grass please). If that doesn’t appeal, make a beeline for the local foodie pub (half an hour’s walk) instead. The site also has a bunch of handy practical facilities, from disabled access and wet rooms in the amenities block to a pot-washing sink and laundry room. Wifi reception can be a bit patchy around the camping area, but it’s strong in the café. This being North Yorkshire, there may be the odd rainy day – but never fear, there’s a cinema and bowling alley at Clifton Moor Retail Park (10 minutes’ drive), or you could console yourselves with an afternoon’s shopping at York Designer Outlet (20 minutes).

Site type

Tent pitches 16
Touring caravan pitches 20
Motorhome pitches 20
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note
  • Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 30 consecutive nights.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.2

Overall rating from 21 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
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Child friendliness
 6
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 7

76% would recommend this site to a friend

76% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite is praised for its cleanliness, tidiness, and peaceful atmosphere, particularly by the pond. It's well-located for exploring York with a bus stop directly outside. Facilities, including showers and toilets, are generally described as clean and adequate, with a nice on-site cafe. However, some visitors experienced issues with toilet cleanliness, distance to facilities, and a lack of amenities for tent campers. Wifi coverage is also noted as limited.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Super camping, très propre.…

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8 out of 10
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Super camping, très propre.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything…

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10 out of 10
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Camelia P.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Everything

Recommend to friends Visit again

Toilet and shower facilities…

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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Jonathon P.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Toilet and shower facilities

Disliked Distance from camping to toilets.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great value, nice spot

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8 out of 10
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 8
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Wifi
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Jeff M.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Nice spot, quite good facilities.

Disliked Hard to decipher acceptable places for tents, but otherwise great

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely clean site - very handy for visiting York

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Wifi
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Hannah A.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Loved the pond end of the site where I was pitched in my rooftent. It was peaceful and there were moorhens wandering around. The site is clean, tidy and well kept. There is a lovely cafe and shop onsite too. I used the campsite as a base to go and explore York. The bus stop is right outside the front gates so very handy.

Disliked The only slight dislike was the road noise but that was just because it was a very still night I think. For the convenience of getting into York, the road noise was a small price to pay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean, tidy and quiet…

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8 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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Wifi
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ANDREW Q.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Clean, tidy and quiet

Disliked Organisation could have been clearer if pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nothing about the site…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Nothing about the site

Disliked Overflowing bins not enough toilet or showers was a portal toilet by a tree dirty a dead duck on the grass by the pond and no pitch just told to go near the end of the field which had 4 tents together with guys drinking dear did not feel safe so went to a hotel

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi, I am sorry to read this, and very sorry that you chose not to call us while you were here to see if we could help with any of the things you werre having dificulty with.
We did have a problem with the bins this week - the company were unable to collect them due to a car blocking the entrance to the site - they also chose not to inform us, but once we realised we got them back and the problem was solved.
As for the duck, unfortunatley the foxes do get to them now and then, all part of being in the country, but now we know about it we will try and find it to remove it. The portaloo is cleaned extensivly everyday, and is there for emergency midnight wees, to save you the walk to the main site toilets. As all toilets, they are only ever as clean as the last person to use them.
There will probably always be other campers on site - that is the idea. We currently have no way of defining pitches, as we feel it is nicer for people to choose where they pitch, but this seems to be a problem for a few people, so we will probably change this over winter when we have opportunity to amend the site layout.
If you had of called us we could probaly have sorted something out for you while you were here, we cannot help you days after you have left, and to be fair it is unfair to give us the chance to address any peoplems you find.

Lovely Campsite

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10 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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Marie S.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked This campsite is so peaceful me and my friend just wanted a little get away and I really am glad we chose this site. It’s perfect it’s so clean and tidy. There is a cafe on site the food is delicious and the staff are lovely too. I would highly
Recommend this site. My friends have booked to go next weekend as they seen my snap chat pics! I will definitely coming back. There is a bus stop outside the site that takes you in to York it’s about a 15 min bus ride.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful well kept canmpsite.

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10 out of 10
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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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Katrina T.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked The campsite was wonderful and peaceful, the cafe has delicious food, but very busy we booked a table for breakfast before hand, we will definitely stay again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Definitely recommend this site. Positioning and facilities very good.

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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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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Michelle B.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Clean shower and toilet facilities. Friendly regular users. Well positioned for travelling into York.

Disliked Nothing. All was good. 👍

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

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 cafe 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 Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful 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

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Willow Campsite

Wigginton Road

York

North Yorkshire

England

YO32 2RH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.00305°N
1.08722°W

Route directions

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Nearest transport

Coach
3.1 mi Rail Station Stop C
3.1 mi Rail Station Stop J
7.1 mi Stamford Bridge The Square
Rail
3.1 mi York Rail Station
3.1 mi Poppleton Rail Station
8 mi Hammerton Rail Station
Airport
25.1 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

Keen historians might start their exploration of York (25 minutes by bus/15 minutes by car) at the landmark Minster, where free guided tours take in the glittering stained-glass Rose Window as well as Roman and Anglo-Saxon artefacts in the Undercroft Museum. Continue your immersion in culture with an amble around the Roman/medieval city walls, stop into the Castle Museum to see recreations of Victorian streets and book evening events at the Barbican theatre. There’s more rich heritage to be admired at gorgeous Castle Howard (half an hour’s drive), with sumptuous apartments stuffed full of great art from the likes of Reynolds and Gainsborough. National Trust-owned Beningbrough Hall (15 minutes) is a close contender in the arts stakes, with a collection of paintings squirrelled away from London’s National Gallery. Anyone with an interest in wildlife can find plenty to see and do: there are raptor flying displays at York Bird of Prey Centre (15 minutes), while a wander in the Howardian Hills National Landscape (20 minutes) might bring you sightings of deer and hares in woodland and meadows. If your interest veers towards more powerful beasts, there’s flat racing at York (also 20 minutes) and a jumps course at Wetherby (half an hour).

Must see

York Minster 2.8 mi

YorkBoat Guided River Trips 2.9 mi

National Railway Museum 3 mi

JORVIK Viking Centre 3.2 mi

York Dungeon 3.2 mi

National Trust

Treasurer's House 2.8 mi

Goddards Garden 4.4 mi

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 5.2 mi

Nunnington Hall 14.7 mi

Rievaulx Terrace 17.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

MUSEUM GARDENS, YORK 2.9 mi

Snickets, Ginnels and Walls of York 3.3 mi

YORK CEMETERY 3.7 mi

ROWNTREE PARK 3.8 mi

BENINGBOROUGH HALL 5.2 mi

Local events

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

    Wetherby, West Yorkshire 15.1 mi

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

    Ripon, North Yorkshire 16.8 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 Willow Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Willow Campsite dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Willow Campsite? Keen historians might start their exploration of York (25 minutes by bus/15 minutes by car) at the landmark Minster, where free guided tours take in the glittering stained-glass Rose Window as well … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Willow Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.

    Our check-in is self service - please ensure you check your emails for instructions.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Willow Campsite? From £28 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.