Ponden Mill

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Grassy space
Hardstanding and grass touring pitches
Visitor image of the non-electric grass tent pitch
Campervan pitched by the river

  • 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 pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Rent a tent 2
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, 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, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 8 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 7 consecutive nights.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

French

German

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Other pitch types

Reviews

84%

would recommend this site to a friend

78%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Fantastic, I'll be back for sure.

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: From the moment we arrived everyone was lovely and welcoming. Facilties were nice and clean.. washing up area was good. We eneded up with a full pitch to ourselves which we was buzzing about. Shaan (if that's spelt right) came and introduced herself, she was so nice so was fletcher the dog. Such a laid back peaceful time with no wifi or signal which I loved. Had a nosey at the other things available to hire like the cabin in the woods, the teepee etc. Just an overall brilliant experience and I think id finally brave coming alone in my van next time as I felt so comfortable. Definitely a 10 10 for me.

Disliked: Cant think of anything other than we came during the week so missed out on the bar which opened Sunday so I'd come back to have a nosey in there too

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Lovely and quiet. Friendly cafe on site.…

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely and quiet. Friendly cafe on site.

Disliked: Nothing

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10/10 for location and staff. Absolutely would visit again.

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The service was absolutely amazing, we ran out of gas on the first night and Barbara let us cook in the b and b as were halfway through cooking. All staff were very friendly and ensured we had a good stay. The camp site was clean and easy to access. The toilet and shower facilities were always clean and stocked. There was loads to do around including the Bronte falls, walking trails throughout and a moderate walk into oakworth where we got a lovely meal. Overall we would definitely come back again for both the amazing views and the lovely staff.

Disliked: My phone did not have much service but my partner had full bars. There was wifi available closer to the building when needing to access booking.

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Good site, very reasonably priced and friendly hosts…

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Small site very quiet, lovely spot next to a stream. Toilets and shower block very clean. Looked like they where serviced every morning… Power lead not long enough but the site staff lent me a long lead…

Disliked: None really.

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Very peaceful, good location, friendly staff…

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Very peaceful, good location, friendly staff

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Good not great

Overall 6/10
Location 4
Value for money 6
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Not a bad location. Nice people when they can be bothered!

Disliked: 1 shower ? And facilities are a bit of a walk. It has the makings of a good site

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Peaceful with beautiful scenery

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
Tracy S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Peaceful location in a beautiful setting, lots of walks and pubs nearby.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet site

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Such a quiet and picturesque site, basic but friendly staff and plenty of space for the kids to play. We could safely walk to the pub in 5 minutes, albeit no paths, with our dog and two boys (6 and 9). Perfect place to explore from.

Disliked: Ground was too hard to put up the awning.

Only cold water at the toilets/dish wash area (although they advised this was being sorted)

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Excellent

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Clean facilities, lovely welcome , situation

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful quiet surroundings, wonderful hosts, would definitely recommend, we'll definitely be going…

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Beautiful quiet surroundings, wonderful hosts, would definitely recommend, we'll definitely be going back

Disliked: Nothing

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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 TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

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

  • Harrogate Autumn Flower Show (Friday 19 September 2025 – Friday 19 September 2025)

    Ripon, England 36.7 km

  • Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday 8 July 2025 – Tuesday 8 July 2025)

    Harrogate, England 37.1 km

  • Leeds Festival (Thursday 21 August 2025 – Thursday 21 August 2025)

    Wetherby, England 41.1 km

  • Parklife Festival (Saturday 14 June 2025 – Saturday 14 June 2025)

    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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

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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?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site 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 €23.78 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.