Ponden Mill

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Grassy space
Grassy space
Beautiful grassy area next to the river, ideal for pennine way walkers
Hardstanding and grass touring pitches
Visitor image of the non-electric grass tent pitch
Beautiful grassy area next to the river, ideal for pennine way walkers
Campervan pitched by the river
Pointy-tenty from outside
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Beautiful grassy area next to the river, ideal for pennine way walkers
Hardstanding and grass touring pitches
Visitor image of the non-electric grass tent pitch

  • Dog-friendly site on the River Worth, with access to the Pennine Way
  • In Brontë country, two miles from Haworth’s Brontë Parsonage Museum
  • Excellent walks to Hebden Bridge; a five-minute walk to a pub
Always up for a good long walk or a getaway in an area packed with literary history? If your answer is yes – to both or either question – get your bags packed and make your way to Ponden Mill in West Yorkshire. The Pennine Way, a long-distance national trail, crosses near the mill, and there’s also access to excellent walks to Hebden Bridge or further away. This site is also part of the area known as Brontë country, so you’ll be surrounded by the landscapes that inspired the Brontë sisters’ classics. To explore those literary connections, you could start by strolling the two miles to the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth (five minutes’ drive), although there are many more Brontë sites in the area – including the inspiration for ‘Wuthering Heights’ on the hill facing the mill. On site, you’ll be staying at a grassy woodland area alongside the River Worth. All pitches are generous in size, with most of them placed on flat, well-drained ground. There are excellent views too, as the site sits underneath Scar Top Chapel. Within 100 metres of the pitches, the main facilities include toilets, showers and a washing-up area. Dogs are also welcome. A pub is a five-minute walk away, and there are grocery stores in Haworth.

Site type

Tent sites 10
Travel trailer sites 5
Rent a tent 3
RV sites 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Mobile homes for rent 1
Open now
Opens March 2
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 8 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • This is a quiet park: no music is allowed.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

French

German

Open from Mon, Mar 2 to

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Reviews

8.4

Overall rating from 123 Pitchup.com customers

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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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Peaceful

83% would recommend this site to a friend

80% would stay here again

What customers say

Ponden Mill: A peaceful, scenic escape for walkers. Friendly hosts, lovely riverside spots, close to Haworth. Basic but clean facilities. Some noted dated amenities & midges. More hot water & better dishwashing asked for.

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Lovely setting , great warm and…

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Louise K.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Lovely setting , great warm and kind welcome , loved the undercover area which they let us cook in during the foul weather

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Plenty of places to choose from…

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Becky S.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Plenty of places to choose from to pitch the tent and they are all spacious. Bathrooms/ shower units are clean and are pretty close to camp sites.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Definitely worth a night or two to explore the beautiful area

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Anonymous

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked Roomy pitches near to a babbling brook with views out to the rolling hills from where you hear the calls of curlews. A warm welcome from the manager. Some interesting non motorhome accommodation options on site

Disliked Although facilities were good quality, the hygiene could be improved

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Clean fresh and great food. And a brew always on the go.

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Tony H.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Amazing place to camp. Excellent can't fault it at all. Will be going again and he is a fellow motorcycle rider himself so bonus.

Disliked Nothing.

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Everything was perfect…

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Devon M.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Everything was perfect

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect site for Pennine Way and Bridleway. Idea for Haworth

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andrew s.

Primitive grass tent campsite (solo, no cars)

Liked A lovely little site located next to a stream. The owners are incredibly friendly and helpful. The site and facilities are of a good standard and well maintained.

Disliked So only limited facilities (one male loo, one female, one shower) but not a big issue on a relatively small site.

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Okay for 1 to 2 nights

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Sara L.

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked Pitches quite close together if you are on hookup. Owner lovely, great walks and local pub 5 min walk away. Very quiet

Disliked Didn't use the shower, ladies toilets basic cleanish. One men's toilet my husband struggled to shut the door. It was very stiff.

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Beautiful area with attentive hosts. …

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Nikki W.

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked Beautiful area with attentive hosts. Great little area for wash up. The toilets have clearly had a lovely referb. Decided to pay for electricity as it was a cold March night but the site is peaceful enough not to need it

Disliked Although there is a pub close it did not appear to be walkable. There is however a lovely walk to the lovely village of Howath and a bus or taxi back

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Small, friendly and un ridged…

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Michelle B.

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked Small, friendly and un ridged

Recommend to friends Visit again

Needs a little more investment in facilities please.

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Paul B.

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked Great natural location, we put a 3.5t camper on the quite solid grassy area which had very good drainage. Owner offered to drive us into town but we had bus passes. (a bus ride is recommended, its amazing how the drivers cope with the narrow roads). Generally all seemed well during our stay.

Disliked The extra £10 per night for power is too much. The toilet waste disposal facility was disgraceful, a home made plastic dustbin with no flushing water was un acceptable. A nice little stainless steel steel unit with a rinsing facility as seen on many other sites would significantly improve my rating.

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Features

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

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

Small (11-25 sites)

Location

Ponden Mill

Ponden Lane

Haworth

West Yorkshire

England

BD22 0HP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.83117°N
2.00432°W

Nearest transport

Coach
7.5 km Bus Station
11 km Bus Station
11.1 km Midland Hotel
Rail
7.9 km Keighley Rail Station
8.6 km Steeton & Silsden Rail Station
9.6 km Cononley Rail Station
Airport
23 km Leeds Bradford International 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

Climb aboard the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (10 minutes’ drive) at Haworth station, and travel south to Oxenhope or north to Keighley. The line and the surrounding area provide the background to several scenes in the 1970s film ‘The Railway Children’, and grown-ups might be overcome with nostalgia during the ride. In Keighley (20 minutes), Cliffe Castle was built as the home of a wealthy Victorian textile manufacturer. It is now a museum full of furniture, art and decorative objects, plus displays of fossils, taxidermy and vintage toys. The gardens include several water features, an aviary and a playground. On the outskirts of the market town of Hebden Bridge (20 minutes) is Hardcastle Crags, a National Trust nature site with dog-friendly woodland walks. Assorted ponds, streams and waterfalls are home to frogs and other aquatic beasties, while woodpeckers and curlews are just two of the resident bird species.

Must see

Bronte Parsonage Museum 3.1 km

East Riddlesden Hall (NT) 9.4 km

Halifax Ski & Snowboard Centre 14.1 km

Eureka! The National Children's Museum 15.8 km

National Media Museum 16.9 km

National Trust

Hardcastle Crags 7.9 km

East Riddlesden Hall 9.4 km

Gawthorpe Hall 19.5 km

Marsden Moor Estate 26 km

Malham Tarn Estate 32 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Stanbury - Ponden Reservoir - Oakworth Moor - Oldfield 1.4 km

Penistone Hill Park - Top Withins - Walshaw - Crimsworth Dean 2.3 km

Haworth - Top Withins - the Bronte Walk 3.2 km

CENTRAL PARK, HAWORTH 3.6 km

LUND PARK 6.5 km

Local events

  • Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival (Saturday, August 8, 2026 – Saturday, August 8, 2026)

    Skipton, England 35.2 km

  • Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday, July 14, 2026 – Tuesday, July 14, 2026)

    Harrogate, England 37.1 km

  • Leeds Festival (Thursday, August 27, 2026 – Thursday, August 27, 2026)

    Wetherby, England 41.1 km

  • Parklife Festival (Saturday, June 20, 2026 – Saturday, June 20, 2026)

    Manchester, England 44.7 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Ponden Mill have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Ponden Mill dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Ponden Mill? Climb aboard the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (10 minutes’ drive) at Haworth station, and travel south to Oxenhope or north to Keighley. The line and the surrounding area provide the background … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Ponden Mill?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Ponden Mill? From $18.63 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.