Crows Nest Caravan Park

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Children's play area with camping field and upper touring caravan area in the background.
Children's play area with camping field and upper touring caravan area in the background.
Camping field at crows nest with sea views.
Heated indoor pool with waterslides
Sea view from the pitch
Heated indoor pool with waterslides
Swimming pool and slides
Aerial image of the upper touring caravan area and camping field
Dogs can be let off their leads in the dog park
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Camping field at crows nest with sea views.
Heated indoor pool with waterslides
Sea view from the pitch

  • Dog-friendly park five miles from Scarborough and 2.5 from Filey
  • Award-winning amenities block, family bathroom and launderette
  • Indoor heated pool, lounge bar, family bar, play area and supermarket
Feel free as a bird at award-winning Crows Nest Caravan Park between Scarborough and Filey – this well-maintained place is roomy, green and has sea views overlooking gorgeous Gristhorpe Bay and Scarborough Castle. Crows Nest is five miles from Scarborough and two and a half miles from Filey, but if you’re taking a break from the seaside/ exploring the North Yorkshire coast there’s loads to do on site too: a lounge bar with entertainment in peak season to suit all ages and tastes, a family bar with pool tables, a games room, a play area for little fledglings and a heated indoor pool with poolside assistants during high season. The award-winning amenities block a short walk from the tent field has free hot showers, wash basins, hairdryers and socket/shaver points, and there are also family bathrooms and a disabled-access shower room. Elsewhere on site there’s a washing-up area, launderette, chemical disposal point and well-stocked supermarket. And, as you can’t come to the coast and not have fish and chips, there’s also a chippy takeaway open in high season (but they do have more fish and chips in Scarborough too). Bringing the family friend? Crows Nest Caravan Park is dog-friendly and dogs are allowed in the conservatory area of the lounge bar; there's also a dog park on site.

Site type

Tent sites 150
Caravan sites 50
Caravans for hire 35
Motorhome sites 50
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • All units: access to the swimming pool is not included in the rate and is charged £3.00 ($6.91) per person per session.
  • The grocery shop is open between 29/03 and 28/09.
  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 29/03 and 28/09.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Maximum touring caravan length allowed is 26ft. Group bookings of 4 or more people (excluding couples) where over 50% of the guests are same sex are not permitted via Pitchup.com. Only children aged 14 or younger may sleep in pup tents. Trailer tents, folding campers (or similar) must book a grass pitch.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sun, 1 Mar to

This site is a member of Crows Nest Holidays group.

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Reviews

8.6

Overall rating from 588 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Spectacular scenery

87% would recommend this site to a friend

85% would stay here again

What customers say

Stunning sea views, great for exploring coast. Clean facilities, friendly staff, good amenities (shop, pub, chippy). Kids' play area & pool a hit. Watch out for peak-time crowds/noise and wind on cliff for tents.

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Julie anne C.

Lower area fully-serviced gravel caravan site (super)

Liked Lovely and clean, shower and toilet block cleaned to high speck, very well stocked shop, although opening times are a bit odd, the chip shop on site is lovely.
Pool is good size with 3 slides.

Disliked Everything was good.

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Nicola F.

Upper area fully-serviced gravel caravan site (super)

Liked Great views, friendly staff, clean facilities. Bus stop outside of park.
All great

Disliked Found nothing to complain about.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loads of spaces and had the…

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Michael h.

Unpowered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Loads of spaces and had the pool to ourselves

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good sized travel pitch with water…

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Linda C.

Lower area fully-serviced gravel caravan site (super)

Liked Good sized travel pitch with water and grey waste disposal on pitch.
Well cared for site in lovely location.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Reception staff friendly welcome and very…

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Carolyn M.

Upper area fully-serviced gravel caravan site (super)

Liked Reception staff friendly welcome and very helpful
Spacious pitches well maintained
Clean and tidy
Dog field was great and close by to children’s park
Toilet/ shower blocks clean and plenty available, even at peak times
Fish and chips very nice
Plenty of space in the on site pub in the conservatory if you have dogs
Good location to all seaside places and there’s a bus stop at the bottom of the driveway.
Will definitely return to this campsite

Disliked The showers are push button and can be difficult at times as this does not give you constant flowing water and it was only Luke warm

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Everything was fine our…

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Paul M.

Lower area fully-serviced gravel caravan site (super)

Liked Everything was fine our 2nd time there hence why we came back

Disliked Bar had steep prices and untrained member of staff but sure he will get to grips with it

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we used to come for years…

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leslie C.

Lower area fully-serviced gravel caravan site (super)

Liked we used to come for years with my children now we got our grandkids with us always been a lovely site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Spacious pitches, well-maintained, with kids enjoying…

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Stacey F.

Lower area fully-serviced gravel caravan site (super)

Liked Spacious pitches, well-maintained, with kids enjoying the park and the swimming pool.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, clean , great facilities perfect for families

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JEMMA B.

Unpowered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Lovely campsite super clean toilet shower block, washing up sinks and waste disposal ect all available at no extra charge. Even hair dryers are a nice added bonus. The little swimming pool is definitely worth a trip. Its tiny but the kids, and big kids had a brilliant time. The bar has a lovely family feel to it, very village type atmosphere. Lacking in actual entertainment but overall I'd definitely stay here again.

Despite the fact the first night we pitched up at the top of the hill right in the middle of the field. Thinking this was safest option for the kids 😅 how wrong was we! Super windy that night so our tent and a few of the others there were completely obliterated. The campsite was supposed to be fully booked but so many spaces! We should have known.
Anyway after putting everything down relocation closer to the children's park and in shelter of some small trees, we survived the rest of the weekend.
The park was big and great for the kids, they spent hours there.

There's a lovely little chip shop on site too reasonably priced which was a welcome change to hot dogs and easy camping food. WiFi available and code given with paperwork. Which reached most of the park I believe.

Dont actually think we had any issues other than the fly away tent. Im sure in the summer months when the sun is shining the hill would be a lovely spot 😅. Just not when theres a good breeze!

Location is beautiful I believe i saw a bus stop outside but everything was fairly close by car. Highly reccomended

Highly reccomend

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Open plan pitches made it easy…

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Shane R.

Unpowered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Open plan pitches made it easy to spread out. Toilet and shower blocks were immaculate!
Lots of hot water for washing up.
Reception were lovely and helpful. Plenty of parking when you first get there to check in.

Disliked Although there was some litter onsite when we arrived. There was a litter picker around to tidy that up. So all good.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 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

Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for caravans Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Crows Nest Caravan Park

Gristhorpe

Filey

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

England

YO14 9PS

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.23155°N
0.33553°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.3 km Haven Holiday Park
2.3 km Haven Holiday Park
3.8 km Bus Station
Rail
3.6 km Filey Rail Station
5.4 km Seamer Rail Station
6.6 km Hunmanby Rail Station

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

Leave the car behind: buses running between Scarborough and Bridlington pick up from the end of the Crows Nest Caravan Park drive and discount day tickets are available to keep more money for seaside rock. The kids will probably clamour first for Scarborough: there are the North Bay and South Bay beaches to bounce around as well as the traditional seaside fairground and donkey rides. But Scarborough’s also a hotspot for culture vultures, with the Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Scarborough Art Gallery and Rotunda Museum alongside regular festivals and events throughout the year. Fab Filey is even closer: this Edwardian town has a five-mile stretch of sand and is backed by the peninsula and cliffs of Filey Brigg – this is the place to birdwatch and wildlife spot, with rockpools along the beach and many species of birds and beasts to see all year round. The 110-mile Cleveland Way starts here for hiking your way around Yorkshire’s history and heritage: Scarborough Castle, Whitby Abbey and Dracula tales, Mount Grace Priory and Rievaulx Abbey are all along the route. Away from the seaside and vampires, puff between Whitby and Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, veer between villages in the North York Moors National Park or get citified around York and Hull, all within easy driving distance of Crows Nest.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Cayton Bay 2.3 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Filey 4.2 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Scarborough South Bay 6.8 km Sea PoorPoorPoorPoor
Scarborough North Bay 8.3 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Reighton 8.9 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Burton Agnes Hall 19.8 km

Dalby Forest Visitor Centre 23.3 km

North Yorkshire Moors Railway 28.8 km

Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo 30.9 km

Whitby Abbey 33.6 km

National Trust

Yorkshire Coast 21.4 km

Bridestones, Crosscliff and Blakey Topping 21.4 km

Nunnington Hall 41.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cleveland Way, Stage 1 - Filey to Scarborough 3.7 km

VALLEY GARDENS & SOUTH CLIFF GARDENS 6 km

PEASHOLM PARK 8.1 km

Scarborough - Cloughton - Scalby - Peasholme Park 8.2 km

Bonhomme Richard 8.5 km

Local events

  • Whitby Goth Weekend (Friday, 1 May 2026 – Friday, 1 May 2026)

    Whitby, England 34.2 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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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Crows Nest Caravan Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Crows Nest Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Crows Nest Caravan Park? Leave the car behind: buses running between Scarborough and Bridlington pick up from the end of the Crows Nest Caravan Park drive and discount day tickets are available to keep more money … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Crows Nest Caravan Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Crows Nest Caravan Park? From $137.61 (for 2 nights, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.