Osprey Meadow Campsite

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Great views from the pitches (added by manager 24 Jan 2023)
Sunset across the meadow
Camping field
Camp by night. pitch 8

  • Well-maintained and peaceful family site in Exelby, North Yorkshire
  • Half an hour’s drive to the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors
  • Grass pitches with a recreation field, play area and games available
When you’re chasing down a family camping adventure with all sorts for the kids to do, Osprey Meadow Campsite in the peaceful North Yorkshire village of Exelby should fit the bill rather well. Equidistant between the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the North York Moors National Park (it’s half an hour’s drive to both), it’s also easy to get to the museums of York (50 minutes’ drive), and lots of family attractions like Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park are within 20 minutes’ drive. Handy facilities for the few pitches set in a grass meadow include shower blocks, secure lockers with power for charging mobile devices and charging points for electric cars. This is a site that caters for kids very well, with swings and climbing frames in a play area, as well as a three-acre fenced field where they can safely have a run around, play games (archery and quoits are available) and kick a ball about. Mini-explorers can follow the interactive fairy trail, and games and books are on hand in the lending library for those days when the weather’s not on top form. You’re welcome to bring any four-legged friends too, as Osprey Meadow also has a dedicated dog-walking area and two lovable resident canines to help your pets feel at home.

Site type

Tent sites 10
Caravan sites 5
Motorhome sites 5
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (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 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great site, family friendly and will definitely return!

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

Powered grass caravan site

Liked: Fantastic site, very rustic which we loved! Everything was very well thought out they had a great selection of things to keep the kids busy and a lovely park on site. The owners were friendly, we will definitely be returning again soon we enjoyed our stay. Great base for exploring the area too!

Disliked: The chemical waste disposal wasn't very good and we ended up with lots of spillage which isn't ideal. It wouldn't put us off coming again as apart from that we loved the site but something easier and cleaner to use would be beneficial for the site guests

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Good park for the kids. Has a certain rustic charm.…

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

Powered grass caravan site

Liked: Good park for the kids. Has a certain rustic charm.

Disliked: Road noise - fast cars speeding past the site Uneven and unkept grass. A bit odd, higgeldy piggeldy facilities.

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Lovely friendly campsite, really clean and excellent toilet, showers and washing up…

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Lovely friendly campsite, really clean and excellent toilet, showers and washing up facilities. Great park for kids to wander freely round the site.

Disliked: Nothing.

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great location

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
neil s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass caravan site

Liked: quiet site with easy check in . lots of activies for the children clean facilites .

Disliked: nothing

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Great site with excellent facilities.

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Nice small site but with great facilities including good washroom and showers, communal dining room and recreation field. Kids loved the football pitch, the ducks and the chickens!

Disliked: My pitch was at the end of the field close to the road, and there was some traffic noise, but that cant really be avoided and it didn't really cost me any sleep.

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Fantastic site, great facilities and space for the kids to e…

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
Ben H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Fantastic site, great facilities and space for the kids to e free and explore

Disliked: Nothing, would happily stay again

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Very relaxed and quite 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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Very relaxed and quite site

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Nice small field, only 15 pitches (I think) which was nice. Plenty…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Nice small field, only 15 pitches (I think) which was nice. Plenty room for cars to be parked at side of tent. Clean facilities, plenty sockets to charge phones ect. Kids loved the play area and football goals

Disliked: Wouldnt put me off coming back but we have a reactive dog, friendly but likes to bark with excitement. Owners dogs coming round the field at 9pm which resulted in my dog barking, waking the children and potentially annoying other campers. Thankfully no complaints because we kept him on lead and under control. Also owners dogs pooping on field and not getting picked up

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Lovely stay. Will be back.

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Facilities very clean and stock replenished. Plenty of space within pitch. Lots to do. The lady owner let my daughter help feed the runner ducks; she's still talking about it excitedly.

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Excellent site, clean and well laid out.

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Excellent campsite with great facilities, all very clean and well laid out. Not too large or busy, perfect for small families! Phil was friendly and helpful without being intrusive. Looking forward to staying again!

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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 Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Osprey Meadow Campsite

High Grange

Exelby

Bedale

North Yorkshire

England

DL8 2HQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.27291°N
-1.54285°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.9 km The Angel
13 km High Green
13.8 km Market Place
Rail
9.4 km Northallerton Rail Station
12.2 km Thirsk Rail Station
27.4 km Dinsdale Rail Station
Ferry
40.1 km Transporter Bridge South Side
40.3 km Transporter Bridge North Side
Airport
27.4 km Durham Tees Valley Airport
45.6 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

The farm tours at The Big Sheep and Little Cow (five minutes’ drive) may appeal to younger kids, or they can watch raptor shows and play with meerkats at Thorp Perrow – Arboretum and Bird of Prey & Mammal Centre (10 minutes). For a day of fun scrambling around labyrinthine tunnels and dodging water obstacles, book tickets in advance for The Forbidden Corner (half an hour). Meanwhile teens and older kids are likely to love the adrenaline rides at Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park (20 minutes). To get out and about in clear North Yorkshire air, head up to How Stean Gorge (40 minutes) for rock climbing and canyoning adventures. Admire dramatic Aysgarth Falls (40 minutes) on the River Ure, or take a selfie atop the bizarre rock formations at Brimham Rocks (35 minutes). For a taster of North Yorkshire history, have a potter around the ruins of Middleham Castle (half an hour), the childhood home of King Richard III, or stroll through landscaped ground to see the damage inflicted by Henry VIII at Fountains Abbey (25 minutes). York Minster (50 minutes) is one of the architectural wonders of the region, and you can combine a visit with taking the kids to the Jorvik Viking Centre to see how the Vikings lived in the Middle Ages.

Must see

Jervaulx Abbey 12.7 km

Fountains Abbey 17.3 km

Richmond Castle 19.1 km

Easby Abbey (EH) 19.4 km

Rievaulx Abbey 27.7 km

National Trust

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden 17.3 km

Braithwaite Hall 17.4 km

Moulton Hall 18 km

Mount Grace Priory 18.9 km

Brimham Rocks 23.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

THORP PERROW 3.9 km

Masham, the River Ure and the River Burn 9.2 km

NORTON CONYERS 10.2 km

HACKFALL 11.2 km

SWINTON CASTLE 11.4 km

Local events

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

    Stockton-on-Tees, England 30.1 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 Osprey Meadow Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Osprey Meadow Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Osprey Meadow Campsite? The farm tours at The Big Sheep and Little Cow (five minutes’ drive) may appeal to younger kids, or they can watch raptor shows and play with meerkats at Thorp Perrow – … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Osprey Meadow Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Osprey Meadow Campsite? From $58.75 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.