Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site

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Lots of space for tents large and small
Super pitches - hard standing, water tap and grey waste disposal
Lots of space for small and large tents
Happy guests – even when it's raining!

  • Peaceful and family-run site next to the Forest of Bowland
  • In a walkers' paradise near the Yorkshire Three Peaks
  • A variety of pre-ordered homemade pizzas on Saturday evenings
These routes are made for walking… Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site is in the Three Peaks area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park for hikes up Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-Ghent, and right next to the wanders and strides of the Forest of Bowland, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Many more walks and footpaths start directly from the site; get a map from the site information office to show you on your way. Based at the village of Austwick and five miles from the market town of Settle on the edge of the national park, Orcaber is a peaceful and family-run site, set among outstanding scenery with horses and sheep grazing in the neighbouring fields. Dogs are welcome (on leads on site at all times please) and a big field with stream is allocated as a dog walk area on site. Pitches at Orcaber are large, flat and well drained. Facilities include separate ladies' and gents' showers with plenty of hot water; toilets; a freezer with coolbox ice packs, and an info room with details of local attractions, events – and those many local walks. A variety of pre-ordered homemade pizzas are available on Saturday evenings.

Campground type

Tent sites 100
RV & Motorhome sites 10
Caravan sites 50
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 8
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of GBP0.50 ($0.96) applies for the use of the shower.
  • The restaurant is open between 01/04 and 31/08.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Site types & availability

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98% would recommend this campground to a friend

97% would stay here again

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Great location with spotless facilities.

Overall 10/10

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Al L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked The location is great, in the goldilocks zone just far enough from the main road to feel away from it, but not so far that getting anywhere is a 20 minute trip down a single track road. A well stocked shop and easy, clear instructions upon arrival. The facilities where great, spotless toilets. Saturday night pizzas were fantastic. The football goal with a net was a massive bonus for my son.

Disliked The weather but there was nothing Orcaber could do about that unfortunately.

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Loved it and would come again

Overall 9/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Great location
Good Food
Nice Shop
Spacious
Friendly staff

Disliked No club to have a social drink

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Its great to hear that you enjoyed everything that we have to offer here at Orcaber Farm and we look forward to seeing you again on your next visit.
Kind Regards
Orcaber Team

Facilities were immaculate, excellent sized pitches in a gorgeous location. The food…

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Facilities were immaculate, excellent sized pitches in a gorgeous location. The food available was lovely and really reasonably priced. The enclosed dog walking area was perfect and the nice seated area next to the river was lovely. As someone who gre up at harness racing in Scotland it was a total highlight getting to watch them train on Sunday morning and show my daughter what I used to help do.

Disliked All things outwith the campsite (weather 🤣 mainly but the sun did shine on pack up which was helpful)

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review and share your photographs with us.
It sounds like you had a great time experiencing what we have to offer our guests and we love that your daughter was able to get an insight to what you used to do.
Glad to hear that the sun shone for you and we look forward to seeing you again in the not too distant future.
Kind Regards
Orcaber Team

Great site, great surroundings and friendly staff.

Overall 10/10

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Selina H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced concrete slab caravan site

Liked The facilities were super clean, pitches had plenty of space with each one having it's own picnic bench which was a great addition.

The shop was well stocked with dogs well catered for including dog ice cream.

The site is well placed for walking and cycling, as well as trips to nearby towns such as Settle and Skipton.

The pizza on a Saturday night was yummy.

There are fire pits on offer. We got one with a bag of kindling and was £8 total for our stay.

The showers are 50p but you get ample time and they are powerful and hot so more than happy to pay a bit extra.

Will definitely be returning.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a detailed review of our site. It sounds like you had a great time with us and made the most of everything that we have to offer here at Orcaber Farm.

We like to look after the fur kids (dogs) and its great to see the wagging tails when they get their ice cream which is proving very popular.

We look forward to seeing you on your next visit.
kind Regards
Orcaber Team

Very clean both grounds and also facilities, staff were amazing couldn't do…

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod

Liked Very clean both grounds and also facilities, staff were amazing couldn't do enough to help

Disliked Nothing to dislike all perfect

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From the manager: Thank you for your very lovely review of our site. Amazing staff and perfect facilities is such a compliment to all that work on site to ensure our guests leave happy and come back time and time again. Hope to see you again soon.
Kind Regards
Orcaber Team

Ideal choice for exploration of local area. Great walking trails.

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David W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod

Liked Peaceful, open, stunning views, brilliant shower block, warm friendly staff, well maintained public areas.

Disliked The rain!!

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. It sounds like you had a great time with us and enjoyed the lovely area that we are very lucky to be in. We hope to see you again soon and we will try and sort the weather for your next visit.
Kind Regards
Orcaber Team

Everything about the site Clean, spacious, facilities are excellent, staff are really helpful…

Overall 10/10

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James W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Everything about the site
Clean, spacious, facilities are excellent, staff are really helpful

Disliked The only thing needs some attention or alternative thinking would be put the larger crowds together, or people who wish to be on a more quieter side can do.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 10/10 review of our site. "Excellent" is a word we love to hear from our guests when describing what we have to offer here at Orcaber Farm. Its also great to hear that you would come back and see us as well as recommending us to your family and friends.
Kind Regards
Orcaber Team

Amazing clean site with a great location

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely flat campsite with clean toilets and showers. Lovely trails nearby and all around it's in a fantastic location. The staff were also very friendly and the shop was priced the same as any other standard shop if not cheaper. The shop also sells common games and spare necessities if you need them.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and share your lovely photos with us. Its great to hear that you enjoyed your time with us and we hope to see you again soon.
Kind Regards
Orcaber Team

All in all a lovely site but the clientele were an absolute disgrace!

Overall 8/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely peaceful clean site, good facilities, situated in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales!

Disliked Lady in reception was very military with her rules re noise after 11 pm , driving speed etc., a little off putting to be honest!, not as friendly as we would have expected, no friendly chat upon arrival. Our first 24 hours were absolutely peaceful with beautiful walks and picturesque local villages ! Then on the Friday evening the site started to get very busy and the noise and mayhem started! Young families just leaving their children to their own defences while the adults totally did their own thing and leaving the children to hassle and play ball etc on everyone’s pitches around them constantly hitting out vans with balls etc., it turned out to be a nightmare! After 11 pm the adults carried on leaving the children to play ball etc holding torches! Overnight there had been many complaints lodged and a couple like ourselves were actually moved to another pitch, but the children were still bouncing balls etc off their van ? Also the site speed limit was certainly not adhered to ! Such a shame that people like this spoil it for others!
All in all a lovely site but the clientele were an absolute disgrace ! Such a shame for the site owners ! Maybe large groups shouldn’t be allowed!

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are pleased that you enjoyed the facilities that we have to offer here at Orcaber Farm.
Unfortunately, bar explaining the rules to our guests at check in stage we cannot then control how people choose to parent their children whilst staying on our site. We do not recall any complaints being lodged on the weekend you stayed with us and our wardens do a full site walkaround after 11pm so that any disruption can be quickly nipped in the bud.
We do hope to see you again in the future.
Kind Regards
Orcaber Team

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

Overall 10/10

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John H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked First time staying at Orcaber campsite and we're already booking back up to comeback. We both agree that this has been the best site we have stayed on. We stayed on an electric grass pitch, TE34 was a large size flat pitch, toilet and shower facilities we excellent and cleaned regularly. Our Labrador Leo rated the onsite dog wash and dog exercise field. Lots to do in the local area, we enjoyed doing some walks in the area via all trails, malham cove and Janets foss was a highlight on Sunday. The staff we friendly and helpful. Can't fault the site at all.

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you for your wonderful 10/10 review of our site. We love it when guests share their photos with us and we are thrilled that we got Leos approval too. We will look forward to seeing you again in the not too distant future.
Kind Regards
Orcaber Team


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 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

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome 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 Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Drainage hook-up points for caravans Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site

Orcaber Farm

Austwick

Settle

North Yorkshire

England

LA2 8AE

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.10179°N
2.37411°W

Nearest transport

Coach
26 km New Street
26 km New Street
27.4 km St Michaels Lane
Rail
2.4 km Clapham (N Yorks) Rail Station
6.4 km Giggleswick Rail Station
7.1 km Horton-in-Ribblesdale Rail Station
Ferry
36 km Heysham Ferry Terminal
42.5 km Fell Foot Country Park Ferry Landing
42.7 km Lakeside Windermere Ferry Landing

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 Three Peaks of Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-Ghent in close range are a topping location for walkers – if you're here to hike, see if you can complete the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge to tackle the 24 miles around all three in one day. Orcaber Caravan Camping Site is also near the famed Ingleton Waterfalls Trail for woodland-based walks among spectacular northern scenery, and within easy driving distance of the waterfalls, stalactites and tours of the spectacular White Scar Caves, the longest show cave in the UK. Also recommended by the Orcaber team are the Settle to Carlisle railway line, through 73 miles of spectacular countryside through the Yorkshire Dales and the North Pennines, and passing splendid Ribblehead viaduct. The limestone formation of Malham Cove, a famed Yorkshire Dales beauty spot, is also a popular local spot. Yet more walks, hikes and heaps more spectacular scenery are at the Lake District National Park, about an hour's drive away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Morecambe North 31.8 km Estuary GoodN/AGoodGood
Morecambe South 32.9 km Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Fleetwood 46.5 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Lancaster Castle 28.7 km

Beacon Fell Country Park 30.9 km

Levens Hall & Gardens 31.5 km

Sizergh Castle and Garden 32.9 km

Gawthorpe Hall 33.7 km

National Trust

Malham Tarn Estate 13 km

Sizergh Castle and Garden 32.9 km

Gawthorpe Hall 33.7 km

Cartmel Priory Gatehouse 39.4 km

Braithwaite Hall 41 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Austwick - Feizor - Wharfe 1.9 km

Clapham and Ingleborough 2.1 km

Clapham - Austwick - Moughton - Sulber Nick - Clapham 2.1 km

An Exploration of Crummackdale and Clapdale from Clapham 2.2 km

Yorkshire Three Peaks Part 1: Pen-Y-Ghent 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 Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site? The Three Peaks of Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-Ghent in close range are a topping location for walkers – if you're here to hike, see if you can complete the Yorkshire Three Peaks … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Orcaber Caravan and Camping Site? From $41.62 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.