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Camping and caravan Arrive: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

Through The Kissing Gate

9.5 12 reviews

Peaceful, simple grass pitches just outside the hamlet of Aldfield
Ripon and Lightwater Valley Theme Park within 20 minutes' drive
Walk across open fields to Fountains Abbey in 10 minutes

What a cracking location this is for those heading out on North Yorkshire walks: Through The Kissing Gate is just on the edge of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with the Yorkshire Dales National Park beyond – and it’s a mere 10-minute walk across open fields to the splendid Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, where there are abbey ruins, ducks by the pond and tearooms for a brew or ice cream. Not that it’s all about the hikes: there’s plenty more to explore around here, including Lightwater Valley Theme Park (15 minutes’ drive) and the town of Ripon – less than 10 minutes’ drive away but also easily accessed on foot, by bike or by bus from the village of Aldfield, a couple of minutes’ walk away (particularly handy if you’re planning to spend time in one of the town’s bars or restaurants…) The peaceful pitches back at base are in an open field, with views up to How Hill on a fine day. There’s plenty of space to play games and set up picnics for long, lazy evenings with the family (and that includes the dog, who's welcome to join you here). A cold-water washing-up area is provided, as is access to a portable toilet; for the brave types, there’s also a small outdoor shower area where you can bring along your own water and enjoy an alfresco freshen-up.

Campground type

Languages spoken

English

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Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campground

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

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 Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Pop-up campground Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Location

Through The Kissing Gate

Aldfield

North Yorkshire

England

HG4 3BE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.11826°N
-1.59258°W

Nearest transport

Coach

5.1 km Bus Station Stand 1

14.3 km Hgte Bus Stn Stand 8

14.8 km Bus Stn Stand A

Rail

14.4 km Harrogate Rail Station

14.5 km Knaresborough Rail Station

14.6 km Starbeck Rail Station

Ferry

Airport

28.1 km Leeds Bradford International Airport

44.9 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

A day out in Ripon (10 minutes’ drive) could look different depending on what sort of thing you enjoy… there’s the racecourse for race days (and another in Thirsk, 25 minutes’ drive away), the cathedral for some awesome architecture or the police and workhouse museums for those of you who fancy playing the role of a Victorian judge, constable or schoolteacher for a little while. Kids with you? Lightwater Valley Theme Park (15 minutes) is all about rides for under 12s, so the smaller ones in your group will be well tended to. Playtime is maze-style at The Forbidden Corner (40 minutes) instead - the four-acre garden is made up of tunnels, follies and other challenges for children. There’s a peaceful place or two around here, that's for sure, whether that's a cruise down the river at Newby Hall & Gardens (15 minutes), shopping down the Shambles in York (45 minutes) or wandering around the Victorian spa town of Harrogate (25 minutes). For more of the old stuff, there are guided geology walks around the cool rock formations at Brimham Rocks (10 minutes) or archery, canoeing or bushcraft in the grounds of the 14th-century Ripley Castle (15 minutes).

Must see

Fountains Abbey 0.9 km

RHS Garden Harlow Carr 15.2 km

Jervaulx Abbey 19.1 km

Harewood House 25.4 km

Beningbrough Hall 27.2 km

National Trust

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden 0.9 km

Brimham Rocks 7.4 km

Braithwaite Hall 21.8 km

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 27.2 km

East Riddlesden Hall 33.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Studley Royal Park and the ruins of Fountains Abbey 1.4 km

STUDLEY ROYAL 1.6 km

Brimham Rocks - Glasshouses - Guise Cliff - Dacre Banks 7.5 km

RIPLEY CASTLE 8.5 km

HACKFALL 8.5 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.

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

We were only staying a night so these issues were not too major

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

Anonymous Aug 2022

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Really liked the barn set up and small touches.

Disliked: The porta loos were not functioning properly, the water for the sinks were not enough to wash hands thoroughly.
There was also no toilet roll in any of the toilets (we do keep spare normally but didn’t this time).

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From the manager: Thankyou for the review. We do keep the toilets very well stocked, however we are sorry if it had run out on this occasion. We hope you will visit us again! and hopefully you have spare just in case!.

Very easy to book. Owner lovely, gave us some tips on where…

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 Sept 2022

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Very easy to book. Owner lovely, gave us some tips on where to venture to. Quiet and clean campsite. Would recommend, definitely.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay!. We hope to see you again soon.

Easy access to site, beautiful views, has all the facilities you need…

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

Robert W. Aug 2022

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Easy access to site, beautiful views, has all the facilities you need to get by. Fountains Abbey only a 10min walk away. Couldn't ask for more from a camp site. Would go again.

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From the manager: Thankyou for your lovely review. We are glad you had a lovely time. We hope to see you again soon!

Loved this campsite. Lots of space for the children to run about…

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

Angela B. Sept 2022

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Loved this campsite. Lots of space for the children to run about and close to amazing places. Pleasant and clean. We will definitely come again

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From the manager: Thankyou for your lovely review. We are glad you and your family enjoyed your stay. We hope to see you all again soon!.

Basic but everything you need, clean, great views, walks, very frie

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

Victoria H. Aug 2022

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Beautiful spot minutes from Fountains Abbey

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for the lovely review!, we hope to see you again very soon.

beautiful site, very well kept, very clean facilities, brilliant staff

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

Emma S. Aug 2022

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Owners really went above and beyond to ensure visitors had a nice stay, information provided on local attractions, events, walks. Free apples provided which my daughters loved! Box of games in barn. Not too busy and lots of safe space for children to play. Toilets kept very clean.

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From the manager: Thankyou for the lovely review, we are glad the apples went down well. We hope to have them in abundance again his year!. We hope to see you all again soon.

Wonderfully relaxing, peaceful and perfect location for many yorkshire

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

Laura M. Aug 2022

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: The area and views, perfect location.

Disliked: No showers

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From the manager: Thankyou for your review, we hope to see you again in 2023!

Exactly as described. Clean and well maintained. Staff amazing!

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

Anonymous Aug 2022

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Ease of access, cleanliness and location. An unexpected bonus was a reasonably large shed with bales of straw for seating and a communal sink. There were two well maintained and clean toilet cubicles.

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From the manager: Glad you enjoyed your stay, thankyou again for the lovely review and we hope to see you again very soon!.

Great pop up site

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

Emma d. Aug 2022

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Lovely peaceful site. Kind owners. Very clean potatoes and a fun barn to wash up in.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for your lovely review. we are glad you enjoyed the barn area!. Hope to see you all again very soon!

Great basic site. Perfect if you want the rustic camping experience.

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 Aug 2022

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Everything

Disliked: The toilets pretty smelly by Sunday morning

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for your lovely review. Apologies if the toilets did get a bit smelly, we always do our best to keep them spotlessly clean and usually smelling fresh. Hopefully we will see you again soon.

Frequently asked questions

Does Through The Kissing Gate have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Through The Kissing Gate dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Through The Kissing Gate? A day out in Ripon (10 minutes’ drive) could look different depending on what sort of thing you enjoy… there’s the racecourse for race days (and another in Thirsk, 25 minutes’ drive … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Through The Kissing Gate?

Camping and caravan

Arrive: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

Read more