Galtres Pickering Showground

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Tractor pulling county fair
Tractor pulling county fair
Archery at the county fair
Pickering County Show - Various activities
Pickering County Show - Various activities
Pickering County Show - Various activities
Pickering County Show - Various activities
Pickering County Show - Various activities
Pickering County Show - Various activities
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Archery at the county fair
Pickering County Show - Various activities
Pickering County Show - Various activities

  • Neatly kept grass pitches 20 minutes’ walk from Pickering
  • Flamingo Land Resort five minutes’ drive; Castle Howard 20 minutes
  • Entry to Pickering Country Fair and Motor Show during your stay
A stay at Galtres Pickering Showground – refurbished for 2025 – includes entry to the family-friendly Pickering Motor Show (at the end of July) or the Pickering Country Fair (at the end of August) during your stay. As well as vintage cars, bikes and enormous trucks, the Pickering Motor Show features lots to do for all the family as well as evening entertainment – all included in the ticket price. There’s a bar and catering available all day Saturday and until 4pm on Sunday too. If you're visiting for the Pickering Country Fair instead, there's also lots to look forward to, including mounted games displays, falconry, dog shows and heavy horses, plus evening entertainment (on Friday and Saturday only) – again, all included in the ticket price. The bar and catering open on Friday evening, all day on Saturday and until 4pm on Sunday. The level camping field itself is sheltered by mature trees and neatly mowed; simple facilities include portable toilets, Elsan points, rubbish disposal and water points. On Friday and Sunday, you can get stuck into an evening barbecue (bring your own gear and buy bits to grill in Pickering's shops, 20 minutes’ walk), but if you’d rather check out a few local pubs and restaurants, you have quite a choice, and there are takeaways in town too. If you’re staying over for a whole weekend, you might also have a chance to try the scenic rail journey from the town's station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway or take a day trip to somewhere like Castle Howard or Flamingo Land Resort.

Site type

Tent sites 100
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Please note
  • This park has no on-site shower facilities.

Admission

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

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

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Reviews

8.9

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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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71% would recommend this site to a friend

86% would stay here again

What customers say

Great location for Pickering show with easy access & free entry. Friendly, helpful staff create a good vibe. Large pitches appreciated. Generator noise and arrival confusion noted. Facilities generally good, though showers and water points had issues. Missed opportunities for food/taxis.

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Everything so close and staff very…

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Wifi
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 Lisa F. 1 review

August Pickering County fair primitive grass campsite

Liked Everything so close and staff very welcoming

Recommend to friends Visit again

Was okay would probably use again I'd avoid Gypos next time.

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Value for money
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Anonymous

August Pickering County fair primitive grass campsite

Liked Ease of access and freedom to come and go into show itself.

Disliked Never stayed on a site where there are so many caravans with motorised generators which were very noisy when they were running. We actually moved pitches because of the noise.

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We stayed here for Pickering Country…

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 Caragh M. 1 review

August Pickering County fair primitive grass campsite

Liked We stayed here for Pickering Country Fair. Absolutely loved this camp site. The security and staff were the best I’ve ever known at an event like this. They were kind, helpful and always checking in around the site to see if everyone is okay. Just a great atmosphere and well organised.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well organised . Young man on…

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 K L. 3 reviews

August Pickering County fair primitive grass campsite

Liked Well organised . Young man on gate were well organised and helpful.Loved the shows .

Disliked There's nothing we didn't like.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place to camp if you're planning on going to Pickering show!

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Value for money
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Heather C. 2 reviews

August Pickering County fair primitive grass campsite

Liked Great that we could have a fire.
Staff were very friendly.
Fantastic that we could enter the show for free.
Nearby to Pickering town centre.
Large pitch and no extra charge for extra tents on the same pitch.

Disliked We booked though pitch up.com which gave us the information that we could arrive from 11am. Other people who booked direct had been told 12pm. In reality we couldn't get in until 12.30pm. Had we known this wouldn't have been an issue but as we didn't we were sat in a queue waiting in hot weather, potentially missing an activity we'd booked nearby for that afternoon.
No showers although we were aware of this and only there one night so was fine.
Sign went up to saying that a particular water point was no drinking water later on during our stay after we had already drank from there.

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Location great…

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 Jackie C. 4 reviews

August Pickering County fair primitive grass campsite

Liked Location great

Disliked Bit noisy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff, level site good organisation of pitches.

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Zoe D. 1 review

August Pickering County fair primitive grass campsite

Liked The toilet and water facilities.

Disliked Lack of information regarding the actual show. Start times for evening entertainment and show start times.
Lack of amenities for food, missing a trick here. Taxis’s that would come or failed to turn up so attractions in the area could be explored. An information booklet with all information would have been a good addition.

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Features

Portable toilet

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Touring and motorhomes

Gray water hook-up for RVs/trailers

Location

Galtres Pickering Showground

Malton Rd

Pickering

North Yorkshire

England

YO18 8EA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.22776°N
0.77153°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.8 km The Royal Oak
24.1 km Sunday School
24.1 km Playing Fields
Rail
10.8 km Malton Rail Station
23.2 km Seamer Rail Station
23.3 km Egton Rail Station

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

Local attractions and activities include: - North Yorkshire Moors Railway (station at Pickering): 20 minutes’ walk - Flamingo Land Resort (zoo and rides): five minutes’ drive - Golf course 15 minutes - Castle Howard (estate and gardens): 20 minutes - North Riding Forest Park (walks and cycling): 20 minutes - North Yorkshire Water Park (inflatables and kayaking): 25 minutes - Whitby (beach and abbey): 35 minutes - Scarborough (beach and cathedral): 35 minutes.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • Black Bull Inn Pub 0.5 km
  • Spencer's Bar and Grill Restaurant 0.7 km
  • Noyon Restaurant 1.8 km
  • Blackboard Restaurant 1.8 km
  • Spice 4U Restaurant 1.9 km
  • Figaro's Restaurant 2 km
  • Black Swan Pub 2 km
  • Feast Deli & Cafe Restaurant 2 km
  • White Swan Inn Pub 2.1 km
  • Bay Horse Inn Pub 2.1 km

Groceries

  • Co-op Food 1.6 km
  • One Stop 1.8 km
  • Lidl 2 km
  • Co-op Food 2 km
  • Costcutter 2.9 km

Parks and play

  • Otter Drive play area park 1.7 km
  • Hawthorn Lane Play Area Playground 1.8 km
  • Troutbeck Close play area park 1.8 km
  • Garden Way Park Playground 1.9 km
  • Paddock close park and play area 2.1 km
  • Potter Hill Green park 2.2 km
  • greenlands park and play area 2.3 km
  • Castle Green and park area 2.4 km
  • Manor Drive Park and recreation area 2.6 km
  • Pickering Community Park 2.7 km

Family days out

  • Ryedale Exhibition & Leisure Village Visitor attraction 0.3 km
  • Pickering Castle 2.5 km
  • Storks Visitor attraction 2.9 km
  • Hippos Visitor attraction 2.9 km
  • Kumali Visitor attraction 2.9 km
  • Hippo Viewing Visitor attraction 2.9 km
  • Lions Visitor attraction 2.9 km
  • Giraffes Visitor attraction 3 km
  • Giraffes Visitor attraction 3 km
  • Mumbo Jumbo Visitor attraction 3 km
  • Balloon Race Visitor attraction 3 km
  • Neville Castle 11.8 km
  • Slingsby Castle 12.8 km
  • Castle Howard 14.7 km
  • Hovingham Hall Castle 15 km

Public transport

  • Black Bull 0.6 km
  • Thornton Road 1.5 km
  • Rosecroft 1.5 km
  • Eastfield Road 1.5 km
  • Lyndale 1.5 km
  • Royal Oak 1.8 km
  • Beansheaf Inn 1.8 km
  • County Inf School 1.9 km
  • Manor Drive 2.6 km
  • Northway 2.8 km

Other nearby

  • Brigham Park Golf Course 0.7 km
  • Yorkshire Trading General shop 2.1 km

Local services

  • Co-op Food Cashpoint 1.6 km
  • Post Office Cashpoint 2.1 km
  • Costa Cashpoint 2.1 km
  • Malton Road Garage Fuel station 1.6 km
  • Vale Motors Fuel station 1.7 km
  • Spelsberg - Bosch;Shimano;Generic plug Charging station 2 km
  • Pickering Medical Practice Doctors 2 km
  • Pickering Pharmacy 2.1 km
  • Beckside Pharmacy 3.3 km
  • Stonegate Surgery Doctors 3.4 km
  • Middleton Service Station Fuel station 3.4 km
  • Spelsberg - Bosch;Shimano;Generic plug Charging station 7.6 km
  • The Poplars Surgery Doctors 9.2 km

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Must see

North Yorkshire Moors Railway 2.1 km

Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo 3.5 km

Dalby Forest Visitor Centre 7.6 km

Kew at Castle Howard 14.7 km

Castle Howard 14.8 km

National Trust

Bridestones, Crosscliff and Blakey Topping 11.7 km

Nunnington Hall 13.5 km

Rievaulx Terrace 22.3 km

Yorkshire Coast 26.4 km

Treasurer's House 35.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Pickering to Levisham Station by Train - Return on Foot 2.2 km

Lockton - Stain Dale - Bride Stones - Lockton 9 km

Lockton and Levisham 9.1 km

EBBERSTON HALL 9.5 km

SCAMPSTON HALL 9.6 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 Galtres Pickering Showground have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Galtres Pickering Showground dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Galtres Pickering Showground? Local attractions and activities include: - North Yorkshire Moors Railway (station at Pickering): 20 minutes’ walk - Flamingo Land Resort (zoo and rides): five minutes’ drive - Golf course 15 minutes - … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Galtres Pickering Showground?
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    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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