Dales and Trails

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View of the Three Peaks
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The three peaks

  • Family-run farm campsite on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales
  • Lake District National Park and Forest of Bowland 40 minutes’ drive
  • Luxury showers with underfloor heating; dog-friendly site
Not one national park, but two – with a National Landscape area thrown in for good measure. That’s what you get at Dales and Trails, a small, family-run and exclusive-use campsite on the edge of the spectacular Yorkshire Dales National Park. It’s also in pole position for excursions to the Lake District National Park or Forest of Bowland National Landscape (both around 40 minutes’ drive). Based on a working farm with views to the Three Peaks near Giggleswick (10 minutes), this rural site is also in a dark-skies area, so make sure you cosy up around the firepit on clear nights for the chance to watch the stars glittering across the heavens. Facilities here have been nicely thought out: guests have access to smart modern shower rooms with underfloor heating (bliss on a brisk Yorkshire day) and luscious toiletries provided. There are many scenic walks straight from the site, so dog owners, bring your pets too and exercise them among the untamed Dales scenery. Cyclists and bikers can relax, happy in the knowledge that there’s dry, secure storage for bicycles and motorbikes, and drivers can charge their electric vehicles too (for a small fee).

Site type

Caravan sites 3
Motorhome sites 3
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Tent sites 15
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Electricity is metered on site at £0.35 per kWh and must be paid at check-out. Please only dispose of green toilet fluid at the Elsan point.

Languages spoken

English

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

9.8

Overall rating from 205 Pitchup.com customers

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PeacefulSpectacular scenery

99% would recommend this site to a friend

98% would stay here again

What customers say

Stunning Dales spot, top-notch loos/showers, and lovely hosts. Generous, tidy sites, good WiFi. Bit remote and windy for some, but most rave about it, planning return trips. More facilities coming.

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A lovely little rural site set…

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Nigel H.

Power optional concrete slab motorhome site

Liked A lovely little rural site set in beautiful Dales countryside. Excellent toilet and shower facilites. Friendly and helpful owners. Quite isolated with nothing much nearby other than the glorious Dales, which we loved. Good WiFi. Highly recommended

Disliked Nothing

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Great campsite , toilets and showers…

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Matt J.

Power optional grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Great campsite , toilets and showers were exceptional and the owners were really helpful and friendly

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Magical- can’t recommend it enough

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Claire W.

1 bedroom cabin

Liked Stunning location, great hosts and the cabin looks even nicer than the photos- the extra touches like coffee, fresh eggs and biscuits and a hot chocolate station and a firepit set up with wood on arrival was just great. The cabin is beautifully decorated and warm (underfloor heating) just loved it! We also bought some fresh lamb to take home - looking forward to having that

Disliked There is a tiny issue with the noise of the boiler in the bedroom but with all the fresh air it didn’t stop us getting a good nights sleep x

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"A wonderful weekend stay"

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John G.

Power optional concrete and grass site

Liked Wonderful site, nicely laid out and very well kept. Facilities are exceptional and over and above quality expected. Owners are very welcoming and helpful.
Our next visit will more than likely be for more than a two night stay, in spring / early summer when we can enjoy the surroundings in better weather.

Disliked Nothing.

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Amazing campsite. Ticks all the boxes. Thank you.

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Paul R.

Power optional concrete and grass site

Liked Beautiful location and amazing 360 degree views. Well kept site and luxurious bathrooms (with heated floors). Very friendly and welcoming hosts. Loved that electricity was metered rather than an arbitrary fixed cost extra applied like most other campsites. I think this is much fairer and certainly works out cheaper for us. Great that camp fires are allowed - one of the highlights of camping.
Overall, a fantastic campsite and with the in-train improvements (additional WC and washing up block) it'll be even more amazing.
We enjoyed it so much that we stayed another night, despite it being sub-zero!

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Beautiful location, spacious pitches and immaculate…

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Kathryn R.

Power optional concrete and grass site

Liked Beautiful location, spacious pitches and immaculate bathrooms. Lauren and Charles were very welcoming and ensured we had everything we needed for our short stay. We look forward to visiting again. We didn’t use the WiFi but we were told it is free and superfast.

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Just home from an unusually good…

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Sharon H.

Power optional concrete and grass site

Liked Just home from an unusually good week of mostly sunshine and frost over NY. Great little campsite, with super helpful owners. well equipped with 2 warm modern shower rooms - just like home! Best thing for me was the fantastic views over the valley.

Disliked Leaving!

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Despite my slight misgivings I'll definitely be returning again.

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m p.

Power optional concrete and grass site

Liked The proprietors Lauren and Charles are such friendly and helpful people, they are the real selling point of the site. That and the outstanding area the site is situated in. My pitch was level and easy enough to place my caravan on, the electric hood up was nearby and the water and waste facilities weren't too far away either.

Disliked The 2 combination loo and shower rooms we're amazing with heated floors so we're nice when getting out of the shower etc. Only a small observation but the facilities may get very busy later during the summer season.
Also, again it's a personal observation. But log burning in fire pits etc around the site is permitted, even in a caravan it's difficult to avoid the burning smell at times. I didn't like that to be honest.

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The views/location and very friendly team Showers…

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Deborah S.

Power optional concrete and grass site

Liked The views/location and very friendly team

Showers were lovely and warm

Nice flat pitches

Disliked A bit too quiet over the Christmas period. Electric was expensive

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Excellent stay owners friendly facilities very…

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Gary S.

Power optional concrete and grass site

Liked Excellent stay owners friendly facilities very good great position for Yorkshire Tree Peaks and Forest of Bowland will definitely be back

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Luxury Peaceful Remote location 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 Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Farm Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Dales and Trails

Blaithwaite Farm

Giggleswick

Settle

North Yorkshire

England

BD24 0FE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.07883°N
2.33628°W

Route directions

What3Words: ranch.sues.cornering

Nearest transport

Coach
24.7 km Bus Station Stand 8
27.1 km Bus Station
28.2 km Broadway
Rail
2.9 km Giggleswick Rail Station
3.9 km Settle Rail Station
5.7 km Clapham (N Yorks) Rail Station
Ferry
38 km Heysham Ferry Terminal
45.8 km Fell Foot Country Park Ferry Landing
46.1 km Lakeside Windermere Ferry Landing

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 energetic among you will no doubt relish the challenge of hiking the Three Peaks (it’s 10 minutes’ drive to Ingleborough), or try climbing at Castleberg Rock (10 minutes) and fell running directly from the campsite. But there’s plenty of low-octane fun to be had too: have a potter around Malham Cove (25 minutes), or spot the stream trains chugging across sweeping Ribblehead Viaduct (25 minutes). Pretty Dales towns to explore include Hawes (40 minutes), where you can learn about local life in the Dales Countryside Museum and taste award-winning cheeses at Wensleydale Creamery. The market town of Giggleswick and its close neighbour Settle (10 minutes) are both packed with cosy old pubs, while in Skipton (half an hour), you can cruise the Leeds and Liverpool Canal on a day-hire barge. And talking of water, you can be cruising Lake Windermere in 50 minutes, fishing on Stocks Reservoir in the Forest of Bowland in 40 minutes, or following the circular trail to dramatic waterfalls at Ingleton (20 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Morecambe North 34.2 km Estuary GoodN/AGoodGood
Morecambe South 35.2 km Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Fleetwood 47.8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Beacon Fell Country Park 30.5 km

Lancaster Castle 30.8 km

Gawthorpe Hall 30.8 km

Levens Hall & Gardens 35 km

Sizergh Castle and Garden 36.4 km

National Trust

Malham Tarn Estate 10.9 km

Gawthorpe Hall 30.9 km

Sizergh Castle and Garden 36.4 km

East Riddlesden Hall 37.5 km

Braithwaite Hall 40.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Austwick - Feizor - Wharfe 4 km

The Many Caves of Settle 4 km

Clapham and Ingleborough 5.6 km

Clapham - Austwick - Moughton - Sulber Nick - Clapham 5.7 km

An Exploration of Crummackdale and Clapdale from Clapham 5.7 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 Dales and Trails have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Dales and Trails dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Dales and Trails? The energetic among you will no doubt relish the challenge of hiking the Three Peaks (it’s 10 minutes’ drive to Ingleborough), or try climbing at Castleberg Rock (10 minutes) and fell running … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Dales and Trails?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Dales and Trails? From $49.91 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.