Otterington Park

9.9 42 reviews

Well-maintained park in the Vale of York
Near James Herriot and Brontë country in Thirsk and Haworth
Private fishing lake, nature trails and heated amenities block

Set in the Vale of York near the market town of Thirsk (Darrowby in the James Herriot books), Otterington Park is a place to please all creatures great and small. Grownups can angle for a spot to land several fishy types at the park’s private one-acre fishing lake, while tiddlers can caper along the nature walks laid on exclusively for Otterington Park fry of all sizes. Then try a tramp along the stream or breaking out the hard-boiled eggs in one of the picnic areas: the park covers 25 acres so even solitary types should be able to find a secluded spot to sink down in. The site has a heated amenities block with ladies’ and gents’ toilets, shower rooms, a bathroom and disabled facilities. There’s also a parent and baby washroom, launderette and a play area for the tadpoles...

Site type

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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 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 Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites

Location

Otterington Park

South Otterington

Northallerton

North Yorkshire

England

DL7 9JB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.28786°N
-1.42201°W

Nearest transport

Coach

8 km Market Place

16.8 km The Angel

16.9 km High Green

Rail

5.2 km Northallerton Rail Station

7.4 km Thirsk Rail Station

23.4 km Yarm Rail Station

Ferry

35.2 km Transporter Bridge South Side

35.4 km Transporter Bridge North Side

Airport

24.8 km Durham Tees Valley 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

Use Otterington Park as a base to explore the Yorkshire moors and dales: local rights of way are a short distance from the park and walking maps are available from reception. Brontë and James Herriot country are both nearby for hikes, cycling or horseback cantering; the James Herriot visitor attraction and museum is in nearby Thirsk. York and the spa town of Harrogate are easily reachable too, as is Durham, a must-see with its Norman cathedral and 11th-century castle. There are Park and Ride schemes at both Durham and York if you’d rather not take the car. And no trip to Yorkshire would be complete without a trip to the seaside: scare the kids silly by ghoulishly relating Dracula’s tale to them over fish and chips on the beach at Whitby, then cruise along to coastal fishing villages such as Staithes and Runswick Bay, or arrow along to Robin Hood’s Bay just an hour’s drive from Otterington. The kids can paddle in the beck at the Falling Foss waterfall before behaving very nicely during a cream tea in the acclaimed tea garden at the waterfall’s top, then get scared silly all over again on the Robin Hood’s Bay ghost walk telling the story of the bay’s smugglers, sailors, myths and folklore (details from the Robin Hood’s Bay visitor centre or Whitby's tourist information centre).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Redcar Coatham	43.2 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	Good
Redcar Stray	43.3 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	Good
Marske Sands	43.5 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Seaton Carew North Gare	43.5 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Redcar Lifeboat Station	43.7 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Rievaulx Abbey 20.1 km

Rievaulx Terrace & Temples (NT) 20.4 km

Jervaulx Abbey 20.6 km

Fountains Abbey 21.4 km

Duncombe Park 23.2 km

National Trust

Mount Grace Priory 12.3 km

Rievaulx Terrace 20.5 km

Moulton Hall 20.9 km

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden 21.4 km

Braithwaite Hall 25.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Battle of Northallerton, 1138 9.9 km

THORP PERROW 11.9 km

Osmotherley Circular Walk 12 km

Osmotherley to Sutton Bank on the Cleveland Way 12 km

Osmotherley - Mount Grace Priory - Arncliffe Wood 12 km

Local events

Harrogate Spring Flower Show (Thursday, 24 April 2025 – Thursday, 24 April 2025)
Harrogate, England 34.2 km
Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday, 8 July 2025 – Tuesday, 8 July 2025)
Harrogate, England 34.2 km
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show (Friday, 19 September 2025 – Friday, 19 September 2025)
Ripon, England 35.4 km
Leeds Festival (Thursday, 21 August 2025 – Thursday, 21 August 2025)
Wetherby, England 46.6 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.

Payment terms

Offers

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent site with great amenities and lovely staff

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Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

A M G. Oct 2022

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked: The facilities on this site are some of the best we have seen they are always clean and available at all times, the park is beautifully laid out with designated childrens play areas, dog walking areas and there is also a wildlife walk through the woods where if you are lucky like i was you can come face to face with a fox and some squirrels. We love coming to this site as everyone is so friendly and this time was no exception with all the children on site dressed up for halloween, we even had a dog called Maisie call in a pumpkin outfit.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic stay and will definitely be back

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

sarah c. Oct 2022

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked: We had the best weekend its such a lovely camp and they did some great Halloween things for the kids. It was very clean and tidy the play area was great for our 5 year old.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitch good size toilets excellent…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

stephen a. Oct 2022

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked: Pitch good size toilets excellent

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent clean site with superb flat pitches and great toilet and shower…

Overall	10/10
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Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
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Customer service	10
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Cleanliness	10
Wifi	4

Anonymous Oct 2022

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked: Excellent clean site with superb flat pitches and great toilet and shower blocks

Disliked: None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Spacious pitch very clean toilet/shower blocks, great play park for kids.…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Kris R. Oct 2022

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked: Spacious pitch very clean toilet/shower blocks, great play park for kids.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely pitches and well maintained site. Toilet blocks brilliant and staff very…

Overall	10/10
Location	4
Value for money	6
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	4

Jenny C. Oct 2022

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked: Lovely pitches and well maintained site. Toilet blocks brilliant and staff very helpful. Lovely areas for kids to play, 2 parks and a football field and great dog exercise field. Fishing pond ok we had a few small fish out. 1 pub within walking distance.

Disliked: Nothing in the local area to walk to.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant site we will definitely recommend and return.

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

Katherine W. Oct 2022

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked: Site facilities were fabulous, very clean and spacious. Kids park was very nice and looked like new.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Large level pitch’s, great site.

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Helen F. Oct 2022

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked: The big football pitch but no goals.
Dog walking field, 10 mins drive away from Northallerton. 10 min walk. Size of pitch. Showers are great. Nice walks as part of site. Friendly staff.
Pub nearby in Otterington the Shorthorn Inn. We did not get to go as food only from Wednesdays until weekend.
Both kids play areas are great. Picnic spots near fishing ponds.

Disliked: Not having a place to eat nearby on Monday or Tuesday night.
Train track nearby but that did not bother us. Trains not frequent as night draws in.
Signal not brilliant but Wi-Fi available on site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site. Good facilities, level pitches & very helpful staff.

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

Anonymous Nov 2022

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked: No faults at all. Great shower block and all facilities as new and the whole site is well presented and looked after.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything. Facilities excellent. Pitches large spacious.…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Nov 2022

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked: Everything. Facilities excellent. Pitches large spacious.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

Does Otterington Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Otterington Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Otterington Park? Use Otterington Park as a base to explore the Yorkshire moors and dales: local rights of way are a short distance from the park and walking maps are available from reception. Brontë … Read more