When can I check in and check out of Church Farm Camping?

Camping and caravan Arrive: 1 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Church Farm Camping?

From $38.77 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Church Farm Camping

From GBP 20 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.8 26 reviews

Woodland around the site (added by manager 30 Mar 2023)

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View of the site (added by manager 30 mar 2023)

The white horse overlooking the site (added by manager 30 mar 2023)

The view from the top of the field (added by manager 30 mar 2023)

Simple grass pitches overlooked by the Kilburn White Horse
Thirsk, Helmsley and Rievaulx Abbey within 20 minutes' drive
In the North York Moors National Park; excellent pub under a mile away

Several campsites in North Yorkshire can confidently speak of being surrounded by spectacular scenery (this is, after all, a most attractive part of the world…) but there aren't many that have a backdrop of a giant outdoor artwork… That is however, what you’ll get at Church Farm Camping, which is overlooked by the huge Kilburn White Horse, a 97-metre-long figure carved in 1857 and said to be the most northerly hill figure in England. It’s a fabulous view… and one you'll be able to look at all day long from the spacious camping field at this laidback site. The setup here is a simple one, with grass pitches that have access to a pair of toilets but no showers (and in fact no hot water). Barbecues are permitted, and you can stock up on things for the grill at the shops in Thirsk (15 minutes' drive away). If you'd rather eat out, there’s an excellent pub less than a mile away in Kilburn village that serves lunches, dinners and snacks along with a tempting range of afternoon cakes… While the view on site is splendid, it’s likely that you’ll want to get out and see more of your surroundings (this being a location on the edge of the North York Moors National Park and Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). That should be easily done, as there are several great walking and trails nearby, including the Cleveland Way, which passes about five minutes' drive away as it crosses Sutton Bank.

Campground type

Open now

Please note

This campground/park has no on-site shower facilities.

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
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).
No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
Please note that the toilet 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 Fri, 29 Mar to Thu, 25 July 2024

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Very quiet site with clean facilities. Short walk to nearby village pub…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Aaron T. Apr 2024

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: Very quiet site with clean facilities. Short walk to nearby village pub

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your comments. We're glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again.

Absolutely beautiful spot, toilets were spotless. Great for local walks (including to…

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 Aug 2023

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Absolutely beautiful spot, toilets were spotless. Great for local walks (including to a pub!) really friendly owners. We can’t wait to return when it re opens.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your great review and we look forward to seeing you again next year.

friendly staff and level pitches

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 Aug 2023

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: A very quiet and charming place to camp.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your great review and we hope you will return when we re-open

Note: No phone signal on EE or 3 -so poss the same on other networks

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2023

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Nice little site. Virtually no traffic passing so very peaceful. 2 clean portaloo type toilets. Local pub - good for food 20 minutes stroll away. Walks from site up to the White horse and onto the Cleveland way - trails in the woods aren't signposted so easy to get lost in the woods.

Disliked: Feel it's a bit overpriced at £25 a night as no shower or washing up sink ( which we did know before booking) but nevertheless would stay again for the location.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review and lovely photos and we hope you will come again when we re-open.

This is a lovely campsite! It is simple - a field with…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Hinny W. Aug 2023

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: This is a lovely campsite! It is simple - a field with two immaculate loos, a standpipe for drinking water and a rubbish bin - and it is charming. It nestles in the valley and feels enclosed, calm, safe, quiet and friendly. The owners were also very nice. The location was great for breaking our journey from Tyneside down to the south. And the horse is amazing!

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From the manager: Thank you for your great review and maybe we'll see you again if you're passing our way.

Perfect back to basics campsite

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2023

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: Nice open, flat paddock with plenty of space to pitch up. Beautiful surrounding tree-lined hills, perfect for back to basics camping. Very friendly host as well!

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From the manager: Thank you for your great review and we hope to see you again.

This was our second visit to Church Farm, it is absolutely gorgeous.…

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

Kelly S. Aug 2023

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked: This was our second visit to Church Farm, it is absolutely gorgeous. Especially this time with the cows visiting! The children loved them. Great views, flat land for pitching, great facilities and good price. Other campers were friendly. The friendly owners make a point of popping round to see if all is ok. What more can you ask!

Disliked: Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your return visit, great review and photos.

Vert relaxing stay at this quiet friendly site. The lovely cows all…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Keith Y. Aug 2023

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Vert relaxing stay at this quiet friendly site. The lovely cows all came to say good morning to us.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review

Highly recommend

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2023

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Great location. Clean facilities. Helpful host. Quiet. Loved it. Great biking in the area

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely comments and we hope you will visit again

Wonderful little site in a beautiful area. The site itself is super…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Tori c. Aug 2023

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Wonderful little site in a beautiful area. The site itself is super basic but it doesnt pretend to be anything else. It had a water point, bins and two toilets. The toilets seemed brand new and they were sparkly clean and had plenty soup and toilet roll etc. The owner popped by to say hello (even in the rain!) and she was very lovely and kind and even invited us to an event in the village There's a fantastic pub in the village. We went there for food the first night and we walked past it the second night and my children asked to go and eat there again so we did. food was super tasty and the staff were super friendly

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From the manager: Thank you for your great review and photo and we hope you will visit our site again.

Features

Pop-up campsite

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

Disabled facilities

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

Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump point

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

No hot water

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm

Medium (26-50 sites)

Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Location

Church Farm Camping

Carr Lane

Oldstead Road

Kilburn

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

England

YO61 4AL

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.21733°N
-1.20594°W

Route directions

What3Words location: something.dripping.wonderfully

Nearest transport

Coach

9.1 km Market Place

22.5 km Bus Station Stand 1

28.3 km The Royal Oak

Rail

10.9 km Thirsk Rail Station

20 km Northallerton Rail Station

25.1 km Hammerton Rail Station

Ferry

40.8 km Transporter Bridge South Side

40.9 km Transporter Bridge North Side

Airport

35.9 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 great walking and bike trails to give you a taste of the scenery. Some of the top spots nearby include the ruins of Byland Abbey (five minutes’ drive) and Rievaulx Abbey (20 minutes), both particularly atmospheric early in the morning or at sunset. If a trip to the countryside isn't complete without seeing some animals, take the kids to Monk Park Farm (10 minutes), where they can bottle-feed lambs (in season), meet the goats and ride a miniature train. Alpaca walks are on the cards at Beacon Alpacas (10 minutes), or you could saddle up for a day on horseback at Bilsdale Riding Centre (25 minutes). For a different kind of animal encounter, head to Thirsk Birds of Prey Centre (25 minutes), stopping by in the town to explore The World of James Herriot museum too. Another town worth visiting is Helmsley (20 minutes), which has a castle and a walled garden.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Saltburn	43.8 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Marske Sands	44.3 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Redcar Stray	44.6 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	Good
Redcar Granville	45.6 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Redcar Coatham	45.7 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Rievaulx Abbey 7.3 km

Rievaulx Terrace & Temples (NT) 7.7 km

Duncombe Park 8.8 km

Beningbrough Hall 22 km

Kew at Castle Howard 22.2 km

National Trust

Rievaulx Terrace 7.7 km

Nunnington Hall 15 km

Mount Grace Priory 19.3 km

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 22 km

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden 26.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Sutton Bank - Hambleton - Cold Kirby - Helmsley 2.6 km

Coxwold and Byland Abbey 3.3 km

The Villages of the Hambleton Hills 4.3 km

NEWBURGH PRIORY 6.2 km

RIEVAULX TERRACE 7.4 km

Local events

York Early Music Festival (Saturday 6 July 2024 – Saturday 6 July 2024)
York, England 29.5 km
Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday 9 July 2024 – Tuesday 9 July 2024)
Harrogate, England 32.3 km
Harrogate Spring Flower Show (Thursday 25 April 2024 – Thursday 25 April 2024)
Harrogate, England 32.3 km
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show (Friday 13 September 2024 – Friday 13 September 2024)
Ripon, England 33.2 km
Leeds Festival (Wednesday 21 August 2024 – Wednesday 21 August 2024)
Wetherby, England 40.3 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.

Vehicles

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

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leashes and supervised at all times.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.

Dogs

Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.

Extras

Motorcycle(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

Occupancy

No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Safety

Open fires are prohibited.
Please do not touch or feed the animals.

Pitches

Please note, pup tents are to be used for storage purposes only. Guests may not use them for sleeping.

General

Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and trunks must be closed quietly.

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).

General

The campground/park is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behavior is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
This campground/park has no on-site shower facilities.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Visitors

Visitors are not permitted on site.

Pitches

You must follow management instructions when setting up your tent/rig and related equipment.

Payment terms

Does Church Farm Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Church Farm Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Church Farm Camping? The North York Moors National Park is packed with great walking and bike trails to give you a taste of the scenery. Some of the top spots nearby include the ruins of … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Church Farm Camping?

Camping and caravan

Arrive: 1 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

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How much does it cost to stay at Church Farm Camping? From $38.77 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.