Camp Lion - Yorkshire Wildlife Park

No availability at present on Pitchup.com 8.6 10 reviews
Family campsite (added by manager 18 Jun 2024)
New
Spacious camping field
Plenty of room for games
Evening entertainment and bar

  • Family-friendly site within the grounds of Yorkshire Wildlife Park
  • Easy access from the M18 and discounted entry to the wildlife park
  • Bar in the Mess Tent, Camp Lion shop and Oasis Kids’ Play Area
Here’s the chance for the whole family to go completely wild… in the nicest possible way of course. Now you and the kids can stay overnight at Camp Lion - Yorkshire Wildlife Park, the ‘wildest’ family-friendly campsite in South Yorkshire, and wake up to birdsong and the truly unforgettable sound of African lions roaring… Camp Lion’s spacious grass meadow (there’s bags of room for kids to have a runaround) is actually within the grounds of Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Booking a stay entitles you to exclusive discounted multi-day entry to the park, and additional discounted days can be added during your stay – please just ask at the Camp Lion office. Even after the park closes for the day, you can look forward to organised games and evening activities under the cover of Camp Lion Lodge Mess Tent, where there’s a licensed bar and snacks on offer too. Site facilities also include a breakfast den, access to the outdoor Oasis Kids’ Play Area and Camp Lion shop, where you can pick up anything vital that got left behind at home. The site is a doddle to get to as well, being just five minutes’ drive from Junction 3 of the M18 and 20 minutes from the centre of Doncaster.

Site type

Tent pitches 78
Touring caravan pitches 78
Motorhome pitches 78
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 20
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Wonderful camping experience

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: What great grounds for a wonderful camping experience. I stayed for Wild Live which made things very easy afterwards as I could just go straight to bed from the concert.

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We loved the easy access to the animal park via the gates…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: We loved the easy access to the animal park via the gates on the campsite plus discounted tickets to the park helped with the holiday cost. The access to the animal park play park area after hours was a lovely touch and great entertainment in the early evening. There was also a walking bus through to Yorkshire Hive for anyone wanting to use the restaurant there which was a great time to see some animals after the park closed. Plenty of space on site and while we were staying there the quiet times were pretty well respected by the other campers. The staff were all very helpful and friendly and the evening entertainment was simple but enjoyable. Clean toilets and showers and bins were emptied regularly. There is a small shop on site which is useful but also plenty of smaller shops (Co-op, Premier etc) within a coupe of minutes drive from the site.

Disliked: Breakfast bar was rather expensive which put me off using it. No hot water at the washing up station which was not ideal so we had to take it from the washing facilities.

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Kids activities were great, quiet at night and no disturbance so my…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Kids activities were great, quiet at night and no disturbance so my child was able to sleep well. Lovely staff

Disliked: Some of the kids activities I.e connect 4 board could do with replacing as it kept falling apart

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Loved it

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Easy access to the Yorkshire wildlife park Facilities for the young children Toilets and showers Peaceful

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Large pitches. Access to the play area and pizza place during the…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Large pitches. Access to the play area and pizza place during the evening. The food was very good. Kids disco, bingo and a bar for the adults. Clean facilities.

Disliked: No electric hookup

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The atmosphere, peaceful site but with plenty to entertain the kids…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: The atmosphere, peaceful site but with plenty to entertain the kids

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Would not go back unfortunately

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: The park was probably the best part about this place kids spent hours on here they also sell supplies in the check in area clean toilets and shower units the dinosaurs part of the safari park was great

Disliked: Requested a pitch close to the facilities as have a disabled child was put in pitch 1 which was the first pitch next to the entrance so was ignored from booking request not good when your child is autistic and has no sense of danger and had a load of kids and heavily pregnant we only ended up staying one night in the end not a lot for kids to do as the entertainment in the big tent was a box of Poundland games and some music the park gate was locked on the Sunday and only opened at 6pm no electricity on the whole site so no way to charge phones didn’t get any photos the wildlife park as well was a lot of walking and no animals to be seen as all were hiding other then The wallaby’s & giraffes and took us 6 hours to walk around also the postcode given on pitch up was different to the one from wildlife park so struggled to find it originally

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35 for night

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
Dorota O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Great place for a family with children. Very clean toilets, showers and the campsite itself. Very nice and helpful service. If you are looking for a place to really relax, I recommend it 100%

Disliked: 10 am is definitely too early to leave, especially since most people come here with children.

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Lovely staff, wildlife park amazing

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Sacha V. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Close to the wildlife park Nice staff Level pitches Toilets clean

Disliked: No hot water for washing up 10 am is too early to check out if you are in a tent. 3pm is quite a late check in also The accessible wash room was out of order for the whole 5 days we camped. Which having a small child made it difficult as the main showers were very small. Other than the wildlife park not much else to do in the area. No one’s fault but the camp had a lot of earwigs they were everywhere in our tent , clothes, food everything after getting home it took us hours to go through all our belongings still found hundreds of them 😖 Pitches were not clear enough and although we had plenty of space it was very quiet. If it was busy I think would be too cramped.

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Enjoyed the stay - the team the first night were disinterested. Cannot…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money No rating
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Enjoyed the stay - the team the first night were disinterested. Cannot fault the lad on shift Saturday, he even offered to help a new arrival set up, he made the stay comfortable. Facilities were clean. Night entertaining. You can actually hear the lions roar from camp which was brilliant. Pitches were quite on top of one another but there’s plenty of space of them, fortunately it wasn’t busy, not sure what it would be like at peak. Would probably only return if we were visit the safari again, could have easily done two days there with little ones walking, we didn’t get to see the animals near the main entrance. Overall great stay!

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Features

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 Soft 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 Picnic table 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 No dogs allowed

Themes

Peaceful Spectacular scenery 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)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Camp Lion - Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Brockholes Lane

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

England

DN4 6TB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.4985°N
-1.04488°W

Route directions

Use DN4 6TB for satnav and follow the signs for Camp Lion. This is not the general public entrance to the wildlife park.

Nearest transport

Coach
6.9 km Doncaster Interchange
20.9 km Bus Station
21.9 km Rotherham Interchange
Rail
6.8 km Doncaster Rail Station
7.5 km Kirk Sandall Rail Station
8.7 km Bentley (S Yorks) Rail Station
Airport
2.8 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
3 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
25.2 km Sheffield City 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

So what awaits you when you holiday at Yorkshire Wildlife Park? Your stay includes exclusive evening use of the Oasis Play Area and the Masai Pizza House at Giraffes – the latter is a dead cert for happy family dining with the kids.
 There’s loads more to do as well: encounter red pandas from the Himalayas, meet hyenas from Ethiopia and see seals frisking in the water at Point Lobos. Or how about booking polar bear experiences or going walkabout with wallabies? With all this excitement, it’s highly unlikely that you’ll be able to persuade the family away from the animals, but Yorkshire does have many other bucket-list attractions, including ever-changing alfresco exhibitions at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (45 minutes' drive) and high-octane rides at Gulliver’s Valley Theme Park (25 minutes). Most kids also love the chance to mess about and get dirty on tractors and bulldozers at Diggerland Yorkshire (40 minutes).

Must see

Brodsworth Hall and Gardens 14.6 km

Magna Science Adventure Centre 24.2 km

Xscape Castleford 30.3 km

Wentworth Castle Gardens 31.5 km

Sherwood Forest Country Park 32.9 km

National Trust

Mr Straw's House 21 km

Clumber Park 25.7 km

Nostell Priory and Parkland 28.4 km

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 40.7 km

Hardwick Hall 40.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

THE DELL, DONCASTER 7.6 km

CUSWORTH HALL 9.2 km

Sprotbrough Falls - Barnburgh Cliff - Denaby Ings - Conisbrough 9.7 km

SANDBECK PARK AND ROCHE ABBEY 12.5 km

BRODSWORTH HALL 13.9 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

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Camp Lion - Yorkshire Wildlife Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
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  • When can I check in and check out of Camp Lion - Yorkshire Wildlife Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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