The Duke of Wellington

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  • Pub campsite on the outskirts of North York Moors National Park
  • Preston Park Museum & Grounds half an hour’s drive; Whitby one hour
  • Play area, games room, Sky Sports, home-cooked food and live music
If you don’t want to give up your regular beer outings while on holiday, you might want to book a pitch at The Duke of Wellington, a traditional pub in the quiet North Yorkshire village of Welbury, a 15-minute drive from the market towns of Northallerton and Yarm. Here you’ll be able to spend your evenings sampling local ales without having to worry about designated drivers or taxis. Not only that: you’ll be on the outskirts of the North York Moors National Park, which you can access from the village of Osmotherley (10 minutes’ drive). The park has a long network of trails for all abilities – from short circular walks to challenging hikes up to the rocky Wainstones crags – plus mountain-biking routes. For something less strenuous, you can ride on the bridleways lacing the woodland around Northallerton Equestrian Centre (10 minutes), get a day ticket for course fishing at Stonebridge Fishing Lakes (half an hour) or spend a day at Redcar Beach (35 minutes), a popular spot for surfing. The Duke of Wellington serves home-cooked food and organises a programme of events, from live music to quiz nights. It also has a children’s play area and a games room with a pool table, table football and, for those who can’t bear to tear themselves away from the footie, Sky Sports. The pub toilets are available for camping guests, and there is also a parent-and-baby washroom.

Site type

Tent sites 10
Caravan sites 5
Motorhome sites 5

Languages spoken

English

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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

Disabled facilities

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

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

Pub campground

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Horse riding nearby

Location

The Duke of Wellington

Tofts Lane

Northallerton

North Yorkshire

England

DL6 2SG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.41195°N
-1.38503°W

Nearest transport

Coach
16.4 km The Angel
16.4 km High Green
16.6 km Dolphin Centre
Rail
9.4 km Yarm Rail Station
9.5 km Northallerton Rail Station
12.1 km Tees-side Airport Rail Station
Ferry
21.6 km Transporter Bridge South Side
21.8 km Transporter Bridge North Side
Airport
11.5 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

The atmospheric ruins of a 14th-century Carthusian monastery are just one of the highlights at Mount Grace Priory, House and Gardens (15 minutes’ drive), where you can also visit a manor house with elegant Arts and Crafts decor (including a William Morris carpet). And, of course, the gardens are well worth a stroll at any time of year, with seasonal spectacles like spring bluebells and Japanese maples providing autumn colour. On the banks of the River Tees, Preston Park Museum & Grounds (half an hour) has heaps of activities to keep the kids entertained, from an adventure play area and a skate park to woodland walks and Butterfly World, a tropical environment where you can stroll among colourful butterflies. At the seaside town of Whitby (one hour), you can climb the 199 Steps to a windswept clifftop with the ruins of Whitby Abbey, said to have served as inspiration for Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’. You can also go on a whale-watching tour or grab fish and chips at one of the many restaurants along the lively harbour.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Seaton Carew North Gare 30 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Redcar Coatham 30.5 km Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Seaton Carew Centre 30.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Seaton Carew North 30.9 km Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Redcar Lifeboat Station 31.2 km Sea N/A Excellent Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Captain Cook Birthplace Museum 19.8 km

mima 20.5 km

Easby Abbey (EH) 22.4 km

Richmond Castle 22.9 km

Rievaulx Abbey 24.4 km

National Trust

Mount Grace Priory 5.8 km

Moulton Hall 16.8 km

Ormesby Hall 19.7 km

Rievaulx Terrace 24.6 km

Braithwaite Hall 32 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Battle of Northallerton, 1138 5.4 km

ARNCLIFFE HALL 5.7 km

Osmotherley - Mount Grace Priory - Arncliffe Wood 7.3 km

Osmotherley Circular Walk 7.3 km

Osmotherley to Sutton Bank on the Cleveland Way 7.3 km

Local events

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

    Stockton-on-Tees, England 17.2 km

  • Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday, 9 July 2024 – Tuesday, 9 July 2024)

    Harrogate, England 48.2 km

  • Harrogate Spring Flower Show (Thursday, 25 April 2024 – Thursday, 25 April 2024)

    Harrogate, England 48.2 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.

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Yes the site was clean and tidy, the staff were friendly, the pitch is

Overall 6/10
Location 4
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass and gravel site

Liked: There was a pub, the kids could go in the pub until 9pm which they could play with toys and colouring books. Nice place, quiet, nice scenery around. Toilet use through the night.

Disliked: Nothing to do for the kids outside of the facility. No park or play items.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Warm welcome and great stop off not too far from the A1.

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

Unpowered grass and gravel site

Liked: Stayed here in our little campervan with our two kids. Lovely warm welcome and great value stop off. I'm really sensitive to road noise and the camping field was very peaceful and set back from the pub and the quiet road.

Disliked: Would be tight access for a motorhome

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great value home cooked food and choice of drinks. Free pool table…

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

Unpowered grass and gravel site

Liked: Great value home cooked food and choice of drinks. Free pool table and darts with good atmosphere. Friendly staff. Lovely little village. Great place to park up the van in a quiet place, relax with food and drink and its close to all what North Yorks has to offer.

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Excellent stay, good beer & food - would recommend!

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

Unpowered grass and gravel site

Liked: I camped with my daughter as was running Northallerton Parkrun the morning after. Really enjoyed our stay, the owners were lovely and made us feel very welcome. The pub was really nice and had excellent beer & food and the site was exactly what we wanted. We would definitely recommend, and look forward to visiting again.

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Clean welcoming and very good hosts

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

Unpowered grass and gravel site

Liked: Great hospitality and went out off there way to help in any way needed 👍

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: It was great to have you here as part of our first weekend...hope to see you again soon

Fantastic little place. We booked last minute for 1 night and ended…

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

Unpowered grass and gravel site

Liked: Fantastic little place. We booked last minute for 1 night and ended up staying 2 nights. very fair priced the owners are the nicest people an can not do enough for their guests. The pub serves nice food, and drinks are reasonably priced to, Their was entertainment on in the pub on Saturday night which was really good and they also done a funday on the bank holiday Monday. Would definitely recommend going. We will return we were a family of 4 with a 15 year old and 13 year old and we all enjoyed our self. Thanks Decca & Cheryl for your lovely hospitality x

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From the manager: Thank you for staying with us on our first weekend...had a great time and thank you for extending your stay..hope to see you again soon

Great relaxed and easy site to use with lovely pub,friendly owners A++

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
Matthew W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass and gravel site

Liked: We stayed in our trailer tent and found it perfect for us. Owners were great, very helpful and accommodating and friendly. Being behind a very nice pub with great food and variety of beers etc is very convenient and relaxing. Very family friendly too. We would definitely stay again. Thank you guys for a great stay x

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From the manager: As our first "campers" we are overwhelmed with the response we have received from yourselves and hopefully long may we continue.. hope to see you again


  • Does The Duke of Wellington have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Duke of Wellington dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Duke of Wellington? The atmospheric ruins of a 14th-century Carthusian monastery are just one of the highlights at Mount Grace Priory, House and Gardens (15 minutes’ drive), where you can also visit a manor house … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Duke of Wellington?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more