Willow Caravan Park

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  • Adults-only, dog-friendly site 15 minutes’ drive from York
  • Clifton Moor shops five minutes’ drive; Castle Howard half an hour
  • Café on site for breakfasts, sandwiches and afternoon teas
Those who wish to experience the attractions of the city of York while also waking up to the sight of endless green fields and dense woodland should consider staying at Willow House Caravan Park. From this peaceful, adults-only site (over 18s only), it’s a 15-minute drive to reach York Minster – that’s pretty handy, right? Even handier, though, is letting someone else do the driving into the city: you can catch a bus at the end of the drive. What’s more, you’re only a five-minute drive from Clifton Moor Retail Park, with its supermarkets, stores and entertainment options for rainy days (a multiscreen cinema and ten-pin bowling among them). But what about the site itself? In addition to two wildlife ponds – where you can stroll along looking at the ducks as they swim in and out of the bullrushes – there’s a café serving huge cooked breakfasts, sandwiches and wraps, all made with locally sourced produce. Oh, and afternoon teas with home-made cakes and other sweet treats. There is also a gift shop in the café. Your four-legged companion is a welcome guest here, and you can take them (or yourselves) for a walk through Westfield Wood nearby. Back on site, you’ll be able to use the wet room and washing-up area, as well as extra facilities near the café, which include showers and toilets (including facilities for disabled guests) plus a laundry area.

Site type

Tent pitches 16
Touring caravan pitches 20
Motorhome pitches 20
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

8.1

Overall rating from 230 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
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Customer service
 7
Child friendliness
 5
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
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Peaceful

77% would recommend this site to a friend

74% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a quiet, adult-only site with good-sized, level pitches and clean, warm wet room facilities. Its main draw is the excellent location for accessing York via a bus stop directly outside the entrance. The on-site cafe receives consistent praise for its food and friendly staff. Some visitors noted issues with site maintenance, particularly during wet weather, including potholed access roads and muddy conditions. A lack of visible staff or formal reception was mentioned, with self-check-in being standard.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Excellent site, nice clean facilities thoroughly recommend stayin here

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Mark B.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Lovely clean site

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice set out site, quiet, good…

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10 out of 10
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Karen H.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Nice set out site, quiet, good facilities, great cafe next to the site, will definitely be back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice site & relaxing

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Alan P.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Lovely site toilet block clean & useable might benefit a refresher .
Good pitch nice cafe we loved it

Disliked Nothing shower block might need a modern tidying up but useable & clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

A great place to stay

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Graham P.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Great pitch, amazing toilets and showers. Wonderful cafe on site, bus at the end of the road into York.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good price and clean facilities

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8 out of 10
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Anthony F.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Spacious pitches ...toilet showers spotless lovely and quiet bus stop for york outside entrance cafe on site but didn't use it was very busy so assume really popular

Disliked Barrier not working so code we were given was not needed as it was permanently up
...so it could be a security issue

Recommend to friends Visit again

We would stay again.

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8 out of 10
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Nicholas F.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Quiet large pitch facilities were clean and heated.

Disliked Quite a few pitches seemed to be permanent so available pit we’re at far end away from toilets and wifi unavailable.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very clean site, Heated wetroom &…

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7 out of 10
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Joan D.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Very clean site, Heated wetroom & toilets

Disliked Narrow Entrance. Unmanned Reception & not booked pitches. Had to take car to use the facilities as so far away from the touring pitches & Iam disabled.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything about this place is just…

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ronnie h.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Everything about this place is just brilliant

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

We stayed 5 nights at the…

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8 out of 10
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Ruth H.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked We stayed 5 nights at the site in early March. Pitches were large, fairly level, stoned, with water and electric nearby. Good distance between each pitch, with maintained grass. Shower/toilet were individual, spacious and well heated. Wash-up area outside but covered. Great cafe next door, good prices, good cooked breakfast and lots of cake. Number 40 bus runs 1/hr weekdays but last bus back is 1910hrs. However, taxis available c. £12. Lovely to listen to the bird song. Little traffic noise with pop top up. No one on site but telephone number if service required. Pitches not pre-allocated. Would definitely recommend.

Disliked Most of the pitches were taken up by longstay/permanent caravans, which made it feel empty/quiet.This obviously varies depending on the weather/season. Toilet block at one end of long site and therefore long walk if your pitch was at far end of site. All minor points compared to all the positive points, so wouldn't put me off returning.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site close to York City Centre

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9 out of 10
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Value for money
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Justin B.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Large pitch
Close to York CC
Warm large clean showers

Disliked N/a

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Adults only

Dogs allowed

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: Large spacious toilet 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 Caravan Park

Wigginton Road

York

North Yorkshire

England

YO32 2RH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.00341°N
1.08607°W

Route directions

What3words: thatched.mutual.line.

Nearest transport

Coach
3.1 mi Rail Station Stop C
3.2 mi Rail Station Stop J
7 mi Stamford Bridge The Square
Rail
3.2 mi York Rail Station
3.2 mi Poppleton Rail Station
8.1 mi Hammerton Rail Station
Airport
25.2 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

Unmissable sights in York (15 minutes’ drive) include the medieval Minster, with its colourful stained-glass windows, and the JORVIK Viking Centre, where you can learn all about the early history of the city. Trainspotters make a beeline for the ​​National Railway Museum York, where locomotives on display include a replica of Stephenson’s Rocket and the Art Deco-inspired Duchess of Hamilton. With a patchwork landscape of hills, arable fields and woodland, the Howardian Hills National Landscape (20 minutes) is a popular destination for hikers and cyclists. Wildlife enthusiasts can keep an eye out for roe deer, stoats and badgers, plus birds of prey. An 18th-century stately home, Castle Howard (half an hour) has elegant rooms adorned with paintings by Italian Old Masters and English artists like Sir Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough. There’s also a pre-Raphaelite Chapel, decorated by William Morris, plus expansive parkland dotted with lakes and follies.

Must see

York Minster 2.8 mi

YorkBoat Guided River Trips 3 mi

National Railway Museum 3 mi

JORVIK Viking Centre 3.2 mi

York Dungeon 3.3 mi

National Trust

Treasurer's House 2.8 mi

Goddards Garden 4.4 mi

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 5.2 mi

Nunnington Hall 14.6 mi

Rievaulx Terrace 17.6 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

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 Willow Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Willow Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Willow Caravan Park? Unmissable sights in York (15 minutes’ drive) include the medieval Minster, with its colourful stained-glass windows, and the JORVIK Viking Centre, where you can learn all about the early history of the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Willow Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Willow Caravan Park? From £27 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.