Black Swan Holiday Park

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  • Pub site with 17th-century inn and moor/vale views
  • Easily reachable from the A1, two miles from Masham
  • Walks starting directly from the site: route copies available
Here’s a site you’ll be happy to swan around: Black Swan Holiday Park is in a hidden spot in the Yorkshire Dales and just next to a 17th-century inn dishing up home-cooked food among views of the moors and the Vale of York. Hurrah, hooray and pass the Black Sheep bitter. No eating like a bird either: the Black Swan food is properly portioned with plenty to pick from, and there are several veggie options as well as themed evenings such as steak nights (occasionally with non-local samplings like springbok or ostrich). The bar meals are served at lunchtime, with a bistro in the evenings and a roast lunch on Sundays with locally sourced meat and homemade desserts, alongside local and guest ales. (As you can probably imagine, all this is rather popular, so you'd do well to book yourselves a table ahead of your trip as space can't be guaranteed otherwise.) Getting swanwards is simple: the pub is easily reached from the A1 and is in the old village of Fearby, two miles from Masham. Once there, two walks start directly from the site; ask staff for copies of the routes. Black Swan guests have access to a shower and toilet block.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 33
Touring caravan pitches 33
Tent pitches 10
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The restaurant is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 1 Mar to

Reviews

8.5

Overall rating based on 343 reviews View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely pub campsite with breath taking views, very steep site so levelling…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
John H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely pub campsite with breath taking views, very steep site so levelling is quite difficult, nice welcome & greeted by my first name on entering the pub/ restaurant which was a nice touch.

Disliked: Steep site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Views, countyside,tranquility.…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Kenneth M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Views, countyside,tranquility.

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Great location with beautiful scenery. Clean facilities, very friendly staff and great…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Great location with beautiful scenery. Clean facilities, very friendly staff and great breakfast.

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OK site for our purpose. On a gradient so make sure have blocks.

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Alison M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Toilets clean. Stayed to support family competing in Yorkshire Long Course Weekend so handy for Masham and bike ride camp past campsite twice. Appears to be nice location with plenty of walks but didnt have chance and weather not great. Electric included.

Disliked: When we arrived nobody was about so unsure where to park, went to the pub and a phone number was on the door, we rang but just stated closed. No one checked on us so just drove on and had to guess where to go as site was almost full. Even though we had parked furthest away from the pub we could hear the very noisy Karaoke on Friday night till late & an even more noisy birthday party till well after midnight on Saturday night that was in the gazebo outside the pub. Didn't eat in pub but breakfast advertised in toilets at £13.00 looks pricey.

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Clean site friendly staff nice pub

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Michael F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Excellent site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly, small, all the essentials

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Small friendly campsite attached to a small friendly pub. Quiet hard standing pitch, hot showers in the communal block, above average pub food and decent beer...and they welcome dogs. Lots of walks straight from the site.

Disliked: It's on a bit of a slope so a bit of a fiddle to get level and in wet weather avoid putting a wheel on the grass it will bog down

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VERY CLEAN AND FRIENDLY PEOPLE

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: WAS VERY CLEAN AND FRIENDLY PEOPLE

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Everything about this site is 1st class.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: My wife and i are approching 66years old and this was our first ever pitch we loved the site and the pub, everyone wes helpfull and we are going to book this site for our next trip wasnt over crowded and the location/ views/toilets/showers were 1st class.

Disliked: Nothing.

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Lovely warm welcome & nothing was to much trouble. The food at…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Angie K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely warm welcome & nothing was to much trouble. The food at the Black Swan was delicious. 😋 The site amazing. Spotlessly clean. Shower was nice & hot. Nice size pitches, not crammed together. All in all, we really enjoyed our stay. Infact that much, we stayed another night. We will be back 😃

Disliked: Nothing to dislike 👌

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Great views and a fantastic service from all the staff. Food excellent in…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Maxine B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Great views and a fantastic service from all the staff. Food excellent in the pub.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

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 pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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

Gastronomic delight Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches) Pub campsite

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Black Swan Holiday Park

Fearby

Masham

North Yorkshire

England

HG4 4NF

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.22323°N
-1.70804°W

Nearest transport

Coach
15.5 km Bus Station Stand 1
17.8 km The Angel
17.9 km High Green
Rail
21.2 km Northallerton Rail Station
21.9 km Thirsk Rail Station
27.9 km Harrogate Rail Station
Airport
36.7 km Durham Tees Valley Airport
39.6 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

Those Black Swan walks first: the pub team has put together details of two local walks direct from your pitch, including a five-mile trek to 19th-century folly The Druid’s Temple, built by a local squire as a mini Stonehenge. There are walks for all levels in this part of the Yorkshire Dales: if you’re feeling fit, you can stride off into the moorland; if not, ask about the easy riverside strolls nearby. Most Ordnance Survey paths around here are accessible but some aren't well used, so hone your navigational skills before setting off. Masham is easily reached by foot and has Georgian architecture, two breweries and one of the biggest markets in the area (on Wednesdays and Saturdays); bike hire is available here too. The Black Swan can be used as a base for beetling around the Yorkshire moors whatever your activity level after a few Yorkshire ales the night before: high ropes adventure courses are at nearby Aerial Extreme, clay pigeon shooting within a mile and off-road 4X4 driving/quad biking nearby for the energetic. The 18-mile route of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway or exploring the many nearby market towns are topping options for the more moderately minded. You may of course have no say in deciding your activity levels/options if the kids are with you; if so, you’ll probably end up at Lightwater Valley eight miles away, home of the country’s first Angry Birds activity park and with a farm park and falconry. And even culture-resistant kids should like the Beamish living museum in Co Durham with its regular events and costumed guides…

Must see

Jervaulx Abbey 5.2 km

Fountains Abbey 14.3 km

Richmond Castle 19.9 km

Easby Abbey (EH) 20.7 km

RHS Garden Harlow Carr 28.2 km

National Trust

Braithwaite Hall 8.3 km

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden 14.3 km

Brimham Rocks 15.9 km

Moulton Hall 22.7 km

Mount Grace Priory 30.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

SWINTON CASTLE 2 km

Masham, the River Ure and the River Burn 3.5 km

HACKFALL 5.8 km

Cover Bridge - Thornton Steward - Jervaulx - Cover Bridge 7.8 km

THORP PERROW 8.2 km

Local events

  • Festival of Thrift (Saturday 21 September 2024 – Saturday 21 September 2024)

    Stockton-on-Tees, England 37.5 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.

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Black Swan Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Black Swan Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Black Swan Holiday Park? Those Black Swan walks first: the pub team has put together details of two local walks direct from your pitch, including a five-mile trek to 19th-century folly The Druid’s Temple, built by … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Black Swan Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Black Swan Holiday Park? From €35.72 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.