Wrens of Ryedale Touring Park

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Some grass pitches
Some grass pitches
Entrance
The entrance from the main road
Some hardstanding pitches
Grass pitches
Beautiful sunset
Entrance
Grass pitch
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Entrance
The entrance from the main road
Some hardstanding pitches

  • Peaceful family-run park on the southern edge of the North York Moors
  • Helmsley and Rievaulx Abbey 10 minutes' drive; 40 minutes to York
  • Well-kept amenities including washing-up facilities and laundry area
Planning to nest in the North York Moors National Park for a while? If you like a small, peaceful place to stay, take a look at Wrens of Ryedale Touring Park, on the southern edge of the national park within a short drive of both Kirkbymoorside and Helmsley. This is a quiet location for a break, and it’s also easy to get to, as it’s only a little way off the A170. That handy main road also means that it’s simple enough to get out and about, whether you’re heading into the national park for hikes and other outdoor activities or escaping to the east for a day at the seaside (Scarborough is about 45 minutes’ drive away). You could also spend your days pottering around lovely market towns like Pickering (20 minutes' drive) and Thirsk (25 minutes) or exploring York's ancient city centre, which can be reached by road in about 40 minutes. Run as a family business, this friendly site is set among well-kept gardens and has some well-maintained amenities, including outdoor washing-up facilities and a handy laundry area. Well-behaved dogs are allowed to come and stay here throughout the season, and barbecues are allowed as well. A pub and Indian restaurant/takeaway are at the end of the lane, about half a mile away, for when you’d rather eat out.

Campground type

Caravan sites 10
RV & Motorhome sites 10
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

French

German

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

AA 5 pennants

Site types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.9

Overall rating from 29 Pitchup.com customers View breakdown

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Peaceful

90% would recommend this campground to a friend

83% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

friendly owner welcomed us on site and offered us a hard standing…

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Julian B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked friendly owner welcomed us on site and offered us a hard standing rather than grass as a lot of rain was expected.
The site is clean with good facilities and we enjoyed our stay. As it is not too far from where we live we will probably come again, thank you.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

A very quiet site with close access to the surrounding area.

Overall 8/10

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John H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Excellent shower block, extremely clean. Had a nice welcome from Geoff. He showed me to my pitch and showed me were everything was.
Only a short walk to the village and the pub. Public transport available in village.

Disliked Paving slabs at the pitch could do with replacing.

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All round excellence.

Overall 10/10

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Peter S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked Friendly, very clean, high quality facilities, more than adequate number of showers, toilets wash point etc.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lots of facilities and friendly family.…

Overall 7/10

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Susan M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked Lots of facilities and friendly family.

Disliked Electric cables ran across the path to the toilet, not very safe especially at night. WiFi slow to nonexistent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Easy to find, clean facilities, friendly staff on arrival, level area to…

Overall 10/10

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Kirsty Jane S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked Easy to find, clean facilities, friendly staff on arrival, level area to pitch. A lovely quiet site with everything you need. Will definitely be going back

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely weekend perfect location to get away from it all and relax .,

Overall 8/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked Friendly greeting and directed to a nice quiet pitch . Location was perfect for a couple of days chilling out . Approx
15 mins to walk into Beadlam .. toilet block was spotless as was the washing up facilities with plenty of hot water .. pity about the cold shower …. WiFi just didn’t work but never bothered us as we just wanted to escape social media

Disliked Waited 20 mins for the water in shower to get warm.. it never did and it just trickled out .. disappointed! That’s only complaint otherwise it was perfect

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Clean, well run, peaceful, private, level, we enjoyed our stay

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Paul, the host was very friendly and accommodating. Peaceful stay in a lovely location

Disliked Showers were a bit “hit and miss” but didn’t detract from the stay. The shower blocks were very clean, just the temperature and spray pattern were not ideal…. That’s all. Didn’t see this as a negative though.

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Exactly what we like. Very peaceful with good facilities.

Overall 8/10

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Kevin B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Piece and quite.

Disliked It's a shame that the hardstanding pitches have a lot of broken slabs. It would be better to remove the slabs and replace with gravel.

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Clean quiet site in a good location but pitches too small for us.

Overall 8/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked Location very good and a short walk to the village pub which serves nice food and is dog friendly. Helmsley was lovely. Very good dog walking field for our young dog to have a run. Friendly owner, quiet site and very clean toilet and shower facilities. We didn’t use it, but there’s a bus service to Helmsley and kirbymoorside and beyond with just a short walk to the bus stop.

Disliked The pitches were very tight and felt like they were in the owner’s front garden right up against his house. The site was full when we were there so we were all up against each other with hardly any space in between units. We had our small awning with us but our larger one wouldn’t have fitted in.
On the first night the water in the shower was lukewarm but a bit better the next night.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good stay would potentially stay again.

Overall 8/10

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Accommodation
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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Location
Lovely site
Facilities good
Friendly site manager

Disliked Pitch was small and broken paving slabs
But was fine.
Waited 30 mins at the gate to be allowed access on arrival despite a few phone calls.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

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 restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

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

Themes

Luxury Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites

Location

Wrens of Ryedale Touring Park

Gale Lane

Nawton

Helmsley

North Yorkshire

England

YO62 7SD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.24563°N
0.99412°W

Nearest transport

Coach
14.3 km The Royal Oak
22.8 km Market Place
28.8 km The Square
Rail
18 km Malton Rail Station
24.5 km Battersby Rail Station
24.7 km Thirsk Rail Station
Ferry
40.6 km Transporter Bridge South Side
40.7 km Transporter Bridge North Side
Airport
41 km 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

The North York Moors National Park is packed with options for hikes, bike rides and other outdoor activities among gorgeous landscapes. If you're not feeling all that active, you don’t have to feel left out – just book in a ride on the North Yorkshire Moore Railway from Pickering (20 minutes’ drive); services run to places like Goathland (famed for its appearance in the Harry Potter films) and Whitby. For easy days out, you could also stroll around local historic buildings and estates like Duncombe Park (10 minutes), Rievaulx Abbey (10 minutes) and Castle Howard (20 minutes) or seek out ancient remains at Cawthorn Roman Camp (20 minutes). York (40 minutes) is always a great idea for a day trip – perhaps to walk the city walls, take a boat trip on the River Ouse or visit the Jorvik Viking Centre and National Railway Museum. If you like your days out to be more about animals and adrenaline rides, aim instead for the theme park and zoo at Flamingo Land Resort (20 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Sandsend 35.5 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Runswick Bay 35.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Robin Hoods Bay 36.3 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Whitby 36.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Saltburn 38 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Duncombe Park 5.3 km

Rievaulx Terrace & Temples (NT) 7.7 km

Rievaulx Abbey 8.1 km

Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo 12.9 km

North Yorkshire Moors Railway 14 km

National Trust

Nunnington Hall 4.7 km

Rievaulx Terrace 7.7 km

Bridestones, Crosscliff and Blakey Topping 23.6 km

Mount Grace Priory 25.6 km

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 28.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Beverley and The Westwood: 'Minster, Mills and Markets' 4.5 km

NUNNINGTON HALL 4.6 km

DUNCOMBE PARK 5.2 km

RIEVAULX TERRACE 7.8 km

GILLING CASTLE 9.7 km

Local events

  • Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday 8 July 2025 – Tuesday 8 July 2025)

    Harrogate, England 44 km

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

    Ripon, England 44.7 km

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 site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Wrens of Ryedale Touring Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Wrens of Ryedale Touring Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Wrens of Ryedale Touring Park? The North York Moors National Park is packed with options for hikes, bike rides and other outdoor activities among gorgeous landscapes. If you're not feeling all that active, you don’t have to … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Wrens of Ryedale Touring Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  1 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  1 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Wrens of Ryedale Touring Park? From $62.42 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.