Clover Hill Farm

From £32 For 1 night, 4 adults 9.9 21 reviews
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  • Family-run site at Scaling in the North York Moors National Park
  • A 20-minute drive to Whitby; 25 minutes to Roseberry Topping
  • Well-equipped kitchen hut on site; barbecues and outdoor games to hire
With the landscapes of the North York Moors National Park all around and the coastline only about 10 minutes’ drive away, this is a nifty location for a North Yorkshire outdoor break. Clover Hill Farm is a family-run site in the hamlet of Scaling, up at the northern end of the national park about 20 minutes’ drive from Whitby. That location means there are plenty of options around for activities and days out, with hiking/cycle trails galore nearby, plus outings to beaches and seaside towns. And you won’t have to travel far to get your scenery/activity fix, as a 15-minute walk gets you to the waterfall at Roxby Mill. Alternatively, a five-minute stroll takes you to Scaling Reservoir for fishing, walks and watersports (or a game of crazy golf and a good meal at the waterside pub). Tailoring your break to your style is easy here – you can keep things simple or boost your break with various extras like barbecue hire, prosecco buckets and birthday banners. On arrival you can also sort things like local barbecue meat packs and outdoor games hire (giant Jenga, supersized Twister, that sort of thing…) Guest facilities centre around a shepherd’s hut washroom (with hot showers and flushing toilets) and a well-equipped kitchen hut with a mini oven, double hob, microwave, fridges and various pots, pans and utensils. Outside, there’s a large mowed area for games or for groups to gather. The folk that own this site are passionate about the environment, so they’ve made a concerted effort to plant new trees and hedging to create wildlife corridors and enhance the site’s biodiversity. Owl and bat boxes on site mean you may well see and/or hear these species at some point during your stay.

Site type

Tent pitches 8
Rent a tent 4
Open now
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • Reception is unmanned after 7 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.
  • 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.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 23 Mar to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely location, great facilities

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

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The kitchen and washing/WC facilities were really excellent. Loads of hot water

Disliked: Was a little exposed, but lots of trees planted to improve shelter

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Definitely will book again when the weather is better!!

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Fantastic site. Really big pitches, well spread out. Friendly owners that allow you to get on with your stay. Shower facilities are excellent and a great kitchen area too. Despite the weather being awful we still had a great 4 days.

Disliked: It's not a dislike but in the future an ev charging port would be a fantastic addition.

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The site is a real credit to the owners.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Alan K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Good size pitch, friendly and very helpful owners and the nicest, cleanest showers / toilets and best equipped kitchen we’ve ever seen on a campsite. Location excellent for exploring the North Yorkshire Moors and coastline.

Disliked: Nothing

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Lovely little site

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Natalie C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely little site. The toilet\loo block was super cute. You get your own bath mats. Mini kitchen well stock to cook and use. Comms was brilliant. Got a text on our way up. Close to lovely pub, dam and mini golf. Lovely large pitches too! Easily get two large tents on them.

Disliked: Probably would need more toilets and showers if site was fully booked. We take a lot stuff camping so not being able to park on the pitch was hard work for us but we got the idea behind it - this is the only reason we wouldn't go back.

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A beautiful site

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

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: A beautiful, small site with private, well spaced pitches. A kitchen hut provides sinks for washing up plus a couple of fridges, microwave, hot plates, kettle and more. A lovely shower/toilet hut even provides shower mats for families to use for the duration of their stay. No cars allowed on site but trolleys are provided to get set up. Location is perfect for the coast or moors. Scaling dam is at the end of the lane for a stroll in the evening. It looks about a mile all the way around but it's actually 3 miles so don't go too late!

Disliked: Nothing to dislike except we'd have liked to come out of season. Plus there wasn't anywhere that told what the wifi password was, which was advertised.

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Gorgeous campsite - we'll be back!

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

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Really lovely campsite, well set out with spaces between most of the pitches, pretty wild flower meadow and lovely facilities. Great location for exploring the coast round here.

Disliked: We were unlucky with our preallocated pitch - one of the furthest from the car park and loo. On this note checkout is too early for a campsite (most are midday) but not sure how strict they would be, but since most were leaving the same day we couldn't get a trolley to carry our stuff back to the car. A couple more toilets would be a good idea too.

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Lovely spot. Liked the not-in-your-face eco vibe. Great location, really well thought…

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

Chestnut bell tent (four person)

Liked: Lovely spot. Liked the not-in-your-face eco vibe. Great location, really well thought through.

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Excellent

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
Bridget C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Washroom and toilets spotless wonder surrounding owner very nice and warm person tents spaced out which I found very nice will book again 5stars plus

Disliked: None

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Fantastic base for travelling/walking

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

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: This was a lovely place to relax , showers were hot and toilets were clean , plenty of facilities if You haven’t brought your own , the kitchen area was a lovely touch, there was everything you needed , pots ,pans , utensils, cooker ,toaster , everything you need 😊we hired a bbq and a fire pit , nothing was too much trouble 😊

Disliked: The only downside for us was there was only 2 toilets so a queue in a morning but that wasn’t a biggie

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Clean and tidy, suitable for couples and families

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

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Thank you for accommodating myself and my family. We have had the best time! Will definitely be returning again!

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

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

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Tents for hire

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

No pets allowed

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Luxury

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Communal fridge

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

Farm

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Clover Hill Farm

Mars Lane

Scaling

North Yorkshire

England

TS13 4TR

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.50965°N
-0.85267°W

Nearest transport

Coach
9.7 mi Bus Station
16.2 mi Bus Station Stand 11
18.7 mi The Royal Oak
Rail
3.6 mi Lealholm Rail Station
3.8 mi Danby Rail Station
4.8 mi Castleton Moor Rail Station
Ferry
15.9 mi Transporter Bridge North Side
16 mi Transporter Bridge South Side
Airport
23.4 mi Durham Tees Valley 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

There’s a whole lot of choice around here when it comes to walks and bike rides – and as the farm is on a public right of way, you can get started straight from the gate. Some of the top spots nearby include Blakey Ridge (20 minutes’ drive), Roseberry Topping (25 minutes) and the Hole of Horcum (half an hour). Not up for the exercise? Ride the North Yorkshire Moors Railway from Goathland (25 minutes). The national park stretches all the way to the coast, taking in seaside towns like Runswick Bay (10 minutes), Staithes (15 minutes) and Robin Hood’s Bay (half an hour). Saltburn-by-the-Sea (20 minutes) is another popular spot, with a lovely beach, a pier and a funicular railway to ride. The highlight for many, though, is a trip to Whitby (20 minutes), where you can stroll through the Old Town, climb the famed 199 Steps and visit the abbey, as well as spending time on the beach.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Runswick Bay 4.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Saltburn 7.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Sandsend 7.5 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Marske Sands 9.1 mi Sea N/A Good Excellent Excellent
Whitby 9.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

The Moors National Park Centre 3.6 mi

Whitby Abbey 9.8 mi

Captain Cook Birthplace Museum 14.9 mi

mima 15.9 mi

Dalby Forest Visitor Centre 17.5 mi

National Trust

Ormesby Hall 13.4 mi

Yorkshire Coast 16.3 mi

Bridestones, Crosscliff and Blakey Topping 16.7 mi

Rievaulx Terrace 20.2 mi

Mount Grace Priory 20.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Danby Visitor Centre - Little Fryupdale - Danby Visitor Centre 3.5 mi

Lealholm Circular 3.7 mi

Staithes - Runswick Bay - Sandsend - Whitby 3.7 mi

Runswick Bay - Port Mulgrave - Hinderwell - Runswick Bay 4.3 mi

Commondale - Hob-on-the-Hill - High Moor 5.1 mi

Local events

  • Whitby Goth Weekend (Friday 26 April 2024 – Friday 26 April 2024)

    Whitby, North Yorkshire 9.4 mi

  • Festival of Thrift (Saturday 21 September 2024 – Saturday 21 September 2024)

    Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham 27.1 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.

Want to know more about camping in North Yorkshire?

  • Does Clover Hill Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Clover Hill Farm dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Clover Hill Farm? There’s a whole lot of choice around here when it comes to walks and bike rides – and as the farm is on a public right of way, you can get started … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Clover Hill Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Clover Hill Farm? From £32 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.