Cow Close Caravan and Camping

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Pitches
New
River Ure
Dogs welcome
Large hardstanding pitches

  • Well-maintained and peaceful North Yorkshire site a mile from Leyburn
  • Aysgarth Falls and Wensleydale Creamery within a half-hour drive
  • Dog-friendly pitches just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park
The town of Leyburn is often styled as the ‘gateway to the Yorkshire Dales’ – and it’s a fitting description, as it’s just a little way from the national park’s eastern border. Tucked away down a country lane about a mile from the town sits Cow Close Caravan and Camping, a small and friendly site that makes an excellent base for some time spent exploring the local scenery and all the attractions of North Yorkshire. This is a very attractive spot, looking out over quiet green farmland in all directions and with lots of wildlife around – you’ll often spot deer, hares and pheasants while on site. And it’s a well-located spot too, with a footpath leading to Leyburn for a good range of independent shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants. This area is prime territory for walkers, who can choose from all manner of trails, including gentle strolls along Leyburn Shawl or more extensive moorland walks up and around Penhill. Cyclists are well served too, with routes ranging from easy pedals to the Tour de France-worthy challenges of Buttertubs Pass. Beyond all that, you’ll also be able to visit castles, waterfalls and museums, and sample the famed cheeses of the Wensleydale Creamery. Back on site, you’ll be staying on spacious marked-out pitches (some of which have a gentle slope) and will have access to a large modern amenities block with toilets and hot showers, plus handy extras like large mirrors and plugs for hairdryers. There’s also a washing-up area and a chemical disposal point, and barbecues are available to hire. If you need help or local advice, just ask – there’s always someone around to lend a hand.

Campground type

Tent sites 36
RV & Motorhome sites 36
Caravan sites 36
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note

Pitches

  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Occupancy

  • Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Reception

  • There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sun, 1 Mar to

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96% would recommend this campground to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spot! Clean, quiet, with heaps of room on the sites & ace facilities. Close to Leyburn with stunning views. Staff are legends. Some found the Wi-Fi a bit dodgy & a few sites a bit tight, with the odd dog barking.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely place & v.friendly hose.

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Malcolm T. 1 review

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Location. Cleanliness. Facilities. Checking in.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Easy walk into Leyburn.The site was…

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Anonymous

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Easy walk into Leyburn.The site was clean and tidy.

Disliked The hard standing pitches were small compared to other sites. The site is not far from the road,there is a lot of noise from bikers over the weekend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review although we are very disappointed with your comments.

With regard to your pitch size, we had allocated you one of our larger pitches as per your request on the booking form. However, You arrived over 1 hour before our arrival time and consequently our arrival sheets had not been posted in our arrival kiosk. You therefore decided to pitch on another pitch before talking to us. You then left the site leaving us to work out who we van was on pitch! This pitch was actually allocated to another visitor and is not one of our larger pitches. You also drove across the grass to access this pitch despite there being a road to use and left tyre marks.

Our site is up a single track country lane. The A6108 runs along the side of the field opposite the site which is over a quarter of a mile away from the site. Occasionally, on pleasant weekend days there is some motorbike activity which I am sure you can appreciate is out of our control.

We are disappointed about your comments and wish you had contacted us to discuss your grievances.

Fantastic location, the views were lovely.…

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Anonymous

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Fantastic location, the views were lovely. Helpful staff and very clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place

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Carl C. 3 reviews

Powered grass caravan site

Liked We found this site a few months ago and we have now visited twice. It's a lovely site very quite with stunning views, well kept with grass and hard standing, good sized pitches with electric and water hook up.The views are to die for and is just out side Leyburn. The owners are lovely. The toilets and showers and dish washing area are spotless. There is an information kiosk as you enter the site.
Gorgeous place!!!

Disliked Nothing

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Greeted with a smile, welcomed and…

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Anonymous

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Greeted with a smile, welcomed and quickly set up. Everything we needed, exceptionally maintained, clean shower/toilet block and great location for exploring the dales.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely visit again

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Steve S. 2 reviews

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Excellent location, spacious pitches, friendly helpful welcome, quiet, easy access into Leyburn, good for dogs

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely little site would definitely stay here again

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Lynn T. 2 reviews

Powered concrete and grass caravan site

Liked friendly welcome and very informative . The shower block was only small but very clean and functional

Disliked Nothing

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An all in all, lovely site. Definitely worth a stay!

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Anonymous

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Great location.
Spacious pitch.
Easy access to water and dishwashing facilities and toilets.
Nice warm showers.
Really friendly, helpful site manager.
Everything kept clean and topped up 😊.
Manager on site regularly and always happy to help in any way - she was fantastic when the strong winds did their worst!

Didn't use the Wi-fi, but sure it would have been great!

A choice of great food pubs in Leyburn.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would stay there again

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paula h. 1 review

Unpowered grass site

Liked Amazing views, easy arrival, proimity to Leyburn
Clean toilets/showers, tidy site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic and very close to all…

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Chris B. 3 reviews

Unpowered grass site

Liked Fantastic and very close to all the attractions we wanted to see great place to stay

Recommend to friends Visit again


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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Level campground, no steep slopes Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

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Location

Cow Close Caravan and Camping

Barden Moor

Leyburn

North Yorkshire

England

DL8 5JJ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.32108°N
1.81755°W

Route directions

Access from the A684 is not suitable as it is not possible to turn into the site with a caravan or large motorhome.

Nearest transport

Coach
13.6 km High Green
13.7 km The Angel
28.1 km Bus Station Stand 1
Rail
24.5 km Northallerton Rail Station
28.3 km Darlington Rail Station
29.4 km North Road Rail Station
Ferry
48.1 km Transporter Bridge South Side
48.2 km Transporter Bridge North Side
Airport
32.7 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

Into the Yorkshire Dales National Park to start, presumably? You’ll be in a great location for walks at lots of the park’s top spots, including Aysgarth Falls (20 minutes’ drive), Hardraw Force waterfall (35 minutes) and the lakeside Druid’s Temple (35 minutes). If walking doesn’t give you enough of an adrenaline hit, head to How Stean Gorge (45 minutes) for adventure activities including caving and gorge walking. Fancy a light bit of learning while you’re here? Start at the Dales Countryside Museum (half an hour) for an insight into local life, then move on to the Wensleydale Creamery (half an hour) to find out how the delicious cheese is created. There’s plenty of history to explore nearby too, in places like Bolton Castle (15 minutes) and the Bowes Museum (40 minutes). For a family day out, turn your attention to the likes of The Forbidden Corner (15 minutes), full of tunnels, follies and surprises, or Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park (35 minutes), home to rides and attractions for kids of all ages.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • Cross Keys Pub 1.2 km
  • King's Head Pub 1.4 km
  • Royal Spice Restaurant 1.4 km
  • Golden Lion Pub 1.4 km
  • Black Swan Hotel Pub 1.4 km
  • The Sandpiper Inn Restaurant 1.4 km
  • Dragon Inn Restaurant 1.5 km
  • Bolton Arms Pub 1.5 km
  • Pheasant Inn Pub 2 km
  • Three Horseshoes Inn Pub 3.4 km

Groceries

  • R. Campbell & Sons 1.5 km
  • Co-op Food 1.5 km
  • Tesco 8.5 km
  • Aldi 8.6 km

Parks and play

  • Hunton Village Recreational Area 6.8 km
  • Coronation Park 8.9 km

Family days out

  • Harmby Waterfalls Visitor attraction 2 km
  • Middleham Castle 4.2 km
  • The Forbidden Corner Theme park 5.7 km
  • Jervaulx Abbey Visitor attraction 7.9 km
  • 19th Platoon 4th Section Visitor attraction 8.5 km
  • Bolton Castle 8.6 km
  • Castle Motte 8.8 km
  • Richmond Castle 10.4 km
  • Bird of Prey and Mammal Centre Zoo 15.5 km

Public transport

  • Leyburn, Mount Drive 0.7 km
  • Maythorne (Leyburn) 1.1 km
  • Cross Keys Inn 1.2 km
  • Leyburn Market Place 1.5 km
  • Waterfalls 3.3 km
  • Hall 3.6 km
  • West End Methodist Ch 4.1 km
  • Downholme 6.2 km
  • School 6.3 km
  • Village Hall 6.9 km

Other nearby

  • Akebar Park Golf Course 7.6 km
  • Catterick Golf Club 7.7 km

Local services

  • Yorkshire Building Society Cashpoint 1.4 km
  • Leyburn Medical Centre Doctors 1.4 km
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy 1.5 km
  • Leyburn Filling Station Fuel station 1.5 km
  • 7 Kw Charging station 5.6 km
  • Tesco Fuel station 8.5 km
  • Tesco Superstore Catterick Garrison Charging station 8.5 km
  • Tesco Bank Cashpoint 8.6 km
  • Harewood Medical Practice Doctors 8.8 km

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Must see

Jervaulx Abbey 7.9 km

Richmond Castle 10.3 km

Easby Abbey (EH) 11.2 km

The Bowes Museum 25.4 km

Barnard Castle 26.9 km

National Trust

Braithwaite Hall 6.1 km

Moulton Hall 16 km

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden 27.3 km

Brimham Rocks 28.1 km

Mount Grace Priory 33.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

CONSTABLE BURTON HALL 3.9 km

Middleham - River Cover - East Witton - Cover Bridge - Middleham 4.1 km

Cover Bridge - Thornton Steward - Jervaulx - Cover Bridge 5.3 km

Applegarth - Whitcliffe Scar 10.2 km

TEMPLE GROUNDS 10.2 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Cow Close Caravan and Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Cow Close Caravan and Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Cow Close Caravan and Camping? Into the Yorkshire Dales National Park to start, presumably? You’ll be in a great location for walks at lots of the park’s top spots, including Aysgarth Falls (20 minutes’ drive), Hardraw Force … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Cow Close Caravan and Camping?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Cow Close Caravan and Camping? From $18.80 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.