Crows Nest Caravan Park

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Childrens Play Area with camping field and upper touring caravan area in the background.
Childrens 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
Family bar with guitar-shaped bar and music memorabilia
Sea view from the pitch
Swimming pool and slides
Aerial image of the upper touring caravan aera 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
Family bar with guitar-shaped bar and music memorabilia

  • 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 ($6.22) per person per session.
  • The grocery shop is open between 29/03 and 30/09.
  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 29/03 and 30/09.
  • 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.
  • Touring caravan: the maximum size 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. The takeaway is open daily during high season. Pup tents are only suitable for up to children aged 14 or younger. Trailer tents, folding campers (or similar) require a grass tent pitch. They will not be allowed access to a caravan pitch.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

AA 4 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 626 Pitchup.com customers View breakdown

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Spectacular scenery

86% would recommend this site to a friend

82% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Stunning views with easy access to costal walks

Overall 10/10

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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Arran H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Great views out across the bay to Scarborough. Easy access on to the costal path with stunning walks out to both Filey and Scarborough. Bus route back to site gates.
Immaculate toilet and shower facilities.
Bar, pool, chippy and shop all onsite.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would benefit from having a fenced walkway to the cliff gate access

Overall 8/10

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

Unpowered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Good view point

Disliked Very busy but wkend so expected pitch near cliff gate had people constantly walking past

Recommend to friends Visit again

Kids loved it, clean shower blocks etc, plenty of space

Overall 9/10

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

Unpowered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Shop, bar area, shop, location, staff

Disliked Wind at the top area

Recommend to friends Visit again

Site well laid out with clean modern facilities.…

Overall 8/10

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

Upper area fully-serviced gravel caravan site (super)

Liked Site well laid out with clean modern facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff Clean Well stocked shop Nice walks Easy check in Lovely views…

Overall 7/10

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

Unpowered grass tent or motorhome site (overflow)

Liked Friendly staff
Clean
Well stocked shop
Nice walks
Easy check in
Lovely views

Disliked Uneven ground
Toilets not close enough if staying in the overflow campsite
Was very noises on a even due to a couple of campers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Absolutley fab place!…

Overall 10/10

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

Unpowered grass tent or motorhome site (overflow)

Liked Absolutley fab place!

Recommend to friends Visit again

I will 100% be back. Will be booking again on payday.

Overall 9/10

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

Deluxe 2 bedroom static caravan (pet friendly)

Liked - Fish and chip shop
- cheap onsite supermarket
- Nice and clean
- Well stocked and friendly bar
- Good entertainment
- Well maintained grounds and amenities
- Helpful staff
- Well placed geographically- easy access to both Filey and Scarborough.
- local bus serves for both above directions so you can leave the car onsite if you so wish
- Access to picturesque cliff top coastal path
- enclosed field for doggy friends

Disliked The only ‘constructive criticism’ I would like to leave is that although my dogs loved the ‘dog park’ they were able to escape under the fence. Ideally I feel that the fence facing the road should be dog-proofed to prevent a potential accident

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful views and easy access into Scarborough

Overall 8/10

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

Unpowered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Beautiful views and easy access into Scarborough, with good nearby beaches. On site chip shop was excellent. The site shop was OK, but other shops nearby meant you weren't short of choice if you needed other things.

Disliked The site was quite busy and because of this the toilets were in heavy use. They could have done with a bit more cleaning. Having been before, I'd say this is the exception rather than the rule.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Out of a score of 0-10 sorry but this is a 2-4 for us !!!

Overall 2/10

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

Unpowered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Site was convenient!

Disliked Non electric tent pitch area was overcrowded once pitched you struggled to get out !!!
Noisy ! !!
Kids just doing what they want at all hours !
Dog barking constantly thru the night and day !
Other campers have no consideration for others !
Car alarms and radios going off at all hours !
Toilet and shower blocks full of flies 🤢
Inconsiderate dog owners that let their dogs go off lead and mess wherever ,, the fenced off dog park was empty the entire time ???
Loose dogs trying to get into your tent !!!!!
Poor WiFi ??
Poor service and overpriced supermarket,,, they are buying a £1 bag of ice and splitting it into 9 bags and then charging 1:50 a bag for it !!!
Pub/restaurant,,,, if you like flies you’ll love it ,,,personally I don’t want to be sitting having a drink with my loved one swatting the dozens of flies away 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮and having to cover my food and drink up !!
Other than that ,,, benefit Britain comes to mind !!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Shower blocks & the amount of bins…

Overall 10/10

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

Unpowered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Shower blocks & the amount of bins

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

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

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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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 $135.95 (for 2 nights, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.