Swithens Farm

8 14 reviews
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The site's first ever guests on a non-electric grass tent pitch
Bilbo the pony
Some of the friendly sheep
Lacey the sow with her piglets
Non-electric grass pitch
Happy guests with the petting farm in the background
Well-maintained and even ground
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  • Family-friendly site next to a 150-acre farm park
  • A 20-minute drive from central Leeds; 45 minutes from York
  • Café, food shop, kids' farm, play area and wifi
Fancy a family holiday where the activities are within ridiculously easy reach? Head to the pitches at Swithens Farm, next door to a 150-acre adventure farm near Leeds, for easy access to a farm park full of friendly critters (including farm animals and a few more exotic ones like alpacas and meerkats). This countrified West Yorkshire site may be full of farmyard sights and sounds, but it's also well-connected – it's a 20-minute drive from here into central Leeds, and both the M1 and M62 are a few minutes' drive away. This location makes planning many a fab day out splendidly straightforward (including jaunts further afield to York or the Yorkshire Dales). There's plenty to explore by the site though if you're not up for venturing far – the farm park next door (separate charge for entry) has a soft play area and a kids' farm (often the scene of cooing grownups too), plus a café that serves up cooked breakfasts and lighter bites. You may also like to contemplate meals cooked on a barbecue back at your pitch: bring your grill along and you can pick up fresh meat from the farm's butchery for a winning dinner. In terms of facilities, this site is a little lower on frills: no showers are available, but there's a portable toilet in the pitching field and guests can use the café toilets during opening hours. Well-behaved dogs are welcome to join you on hols here (but please keep them on a lead to curb that pesky herding instinct).

Site type

Tent pitches 30
Opens

Languages spoken

English

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Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campsite

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 Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Peaceful Walkers' paradise

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

Farm Pop-up campsite Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Swithens Farm

Swithens Lane

Rothwell

West Yorkshire

England

LS26 0BT

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.73921°N
-1.47357°W

Nearest transport

Coach
6.1 km Bus Station
6.3 km Union Street
7.6 km Kirkgate
Rail
2.8 km Woodlesford Rail Station
3.6 km Outwood Rail Station
5.4 km Normanton Rail Station
Airport
18.9 km Leeds Bradford International Airport
38.7 km Sheffield City Airport
41.7 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield 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

Leeds and its suburbs are packed with family-friendly activities: head to the Royal Armouries Museum (20 minutes' drive) for a swashbuckling display of arms and armour from across the world or drive out of town to Harewood House (35 minutes) if you fancy touring a rather regal country estate. York (45 minutes) has plenty of further kid-pleasing adventures in store, including the interactive Jorvik Viking Centre and National Railway Museum. Looking for some outdoor adventure? Prep a picnic and drive up to Low Laithe (about an hour), where you can hire bikes and explore Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. You can also pedal a couple of miles further down the road and visit the weird and wacky geological formations at Brimham Rocks. For active pursuits a little closer to base, check out Temple Newsam Park (20 minutes), where there's a Go Ape and golf course. Want to get seriously in shape while sojourning at Swithens Farm? A local leisure centre and gym can be reached with a five-minute drive.

Must see

Royal Armouries Museum 7 km

The Henry Moore Institute 8.3 km

Xscape Castleford 9.6 km

Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills 10.1 km

Lotherton Hall & Gardens 13.4 km

National Trust

Nostell Priory and Parkland 11.2 km

East Riddlesden Hall 30.7 km

Goddards Garden 33 km

Marsden Moor Estate 33.8 km

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 35.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

OULTON HALL 1.1 km

HUNSLET CEMETERY 4.5 km

Leeds - Castleford - Aire Canal 4.7 km

TEMPLE NEWSAM 5 km

Leeds City Centre, The Royal Armouries and Holbeck 7.9 km

Local events

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

    Wetherby, England 15.8 km

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

    Ripon, England 26 km

  • Harrogate Spring Flower Show (Thursday 24 April 2025 – Thursday 24 April 2025)

    Harrogate, England 27.2 km

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

    Harrogate, England 27.2 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

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Feeding the calfs at the farm was awesome!…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Feeding the calfs at the farm was awesome!

Disliked: Toilet facilities weren't great but it is camping so expected.

Recommend to friends Visit again

I’d go back for the farm and play area but won’t go back camping.

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Farm and play area are lovely. The play area could do with a jet wash and paint but all still works fine.

Food in cafe was nice and the animals are adorable.

Disliked: Booked to go camping for 2 nights but actually only managed 1 night. There was a large group at the bottom end blasting music from their car until late, kids running about unsupervised screaming and banging on my tent, flashing their torches on my tent till gone midnight. I understand this isn’t the fault of the campsite, but if you’re looking for a relaxing camping trip I wouldn’t recommend.

The camping area is ok, toilets at the bottom end were absolutely disgusting.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Liked that the park was opened up to keep the kids entertained…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Liked that the park was opened up to keep the kids entertained and loved being close to all the animals while camping

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not much really…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Not much really

Disliked: The ground is so hard you can’t peg your tent down
Toilet facilities are dirty
Shower is slow

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent campsite but needs improved facilities

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great flat field to pitch in, beautiful location and really cool to be surrounded by animals such as alpacas. Also really handy to be right next to a cafe and a shop with Rothwell town centre not far away.

Disliked: Only portaloos outside of 10am-5pm. Outside showers. Nicer 24hr facilities needed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent place to stay for families

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Everything, I couldn't find anything to dislike.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice flat camping ground. Close toilets. Animals all around you; great for…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Nice flat camping ground. Close toilets. Animals all around you; great for the kids.

Disliked: Staff constantly looked miserable and was just awkward to talk to. A shame non of the farm or play gym wasn’t included in the price

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent friendly staff and reasonable prices ... Great for kids…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Excellent friendly staff and reasonable prices ... Great for kids

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything Great area, pitch sizes, clean toilets and shower. Close to shops,…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Everything
Great area, pitch sizes, clean toilets and shower.
Close to shops, pubs etc if needed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Safe campsite with friendly owners living on site.

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Friendly owners and surrounded by all the lovely animals whilst camping. Cafe on site and shop.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Swithens Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Swithens Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Swithens Farm? Leeds and its suburbs are packed with family-friendly activities: head to the Royal Armouries Museum (20 minutes' drive) for a swashbuckling display of arms and armour from across the world or drive … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Swithens Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  Anytime –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  4 p.m.
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