Pool Bridge Farm

No availability at present on Pitchup.com 9.2 346 reviews
Waterside pitches (added by manager 10 Aug 2022)
Waterside pitches
Grass pitches
Eddie the motorhome onsite at pool bridge farm
6a.m from meadow site
Secluded camping field surounded by ancient trees
Camping field
Camping field
Camping field
1/359
Favourite
Grass pitches
Eddie the motorhome onsite at pool bridge farm
6a.m from meadow site

  • Peaceful site with secluded pitches near three wild swimming lakes
  • A 15-minute drive to central York, and 30 minutes to Castle Howard
  • Use of swimming lakes included in all stays; dark skies area
Pool Bridge Farm is home to a large six-acre grass site lined with ancient oak trees. Even though you’re in the middle of the countryside, it is only a 15-minute drive from historic York and all its museums, restaurants and riverside walks. There are three lakes for wild (open-water) swimming, which is free for all guests from arrival to departure. Lakeside saunas (open from Thursday to Sunday and on bank holidays) must be booked separately. Make your way to the on-site café (open from Thursday to Sunday, as well as bank holidays). As the site is a mini nature reserve dedicated to preserving local wildlife, guests also have the chance to spot barn owls and kestrels feeding next to the site. Thanks to the lack of light pollution, the site is in a dark-skies area. You can be pottering around Rievaulx Abbey or living it up among the bright lights of York, but on a sunny evening, do try to get back to base at nightfall to indulge in a spot of stargazing while cosied up around your firepit. Modern amenities include a well-maintained toilet and shower block a few minutes' walk from the pitches via a path along the bank of one of the swimming lakes, so take in the scenery as you stroll to the facilities (best bring a torch too).

Site type

Tent sites 15
Motorhome sites 15
Open now
Opens 21 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Facilities/activities including lakeside saunas are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 21 Mar to

Reviews

9.2

Overall rating based on 346 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 88% of visitors View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Beautiful site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Meadow unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Absolutely wonderful site. Clean, tidy, improvements being made constantly! Staff are wonderful as well. My only regret was not booking 2 nights!

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Definitely coming back here!

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

Meadow unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Loved the camping meadow, not many tents so very spacious and private. Incredible lakes and very laid back atmosphere.

Disliked: Lack of and distance to toilet/shower block. Portaloos only near campsite, which weren’t great, but building work in progress for new shower block, so definitely coming back!

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an absolute gem run by lovely people

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

Meadow unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Liked everything! What a wonderful place PBF is! I could have stayed a week….and certainly plan to do so next time. The field was very big and very quiet with ample toilet facilities that you were confident was not going to run out of toilet roll etc. Only a short walk to the beautiful lakes, changing huts, saunas, café, and everything else on offer. I frequently saw stuff around and they always spoke and answered all questions, and we’re happy to help. The whole place has such a family friendly vibe and is excellent value for money. I’ll definitely be going back more than once.

Disliked: The only thing to dislike is that I don’t live nearer so I could go more often!!

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I would definitely return to swim but I wouldn't camp here again.

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

Meadow unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: The meadow is huge so there was no noise from surrounding guests. The location with four swimming lakes walking distance from the meadow is amazing and we'd certainly return to swim again. We booked via Pitchup which was smooth and the price for camping includes swimming.

Disliked: No one asked us about our booking details or took names etc. There is a new toilet block being constructed so portaloos were available. These were in a very poor condition, with a nappy blocking one of them. The showers are quite far from the meadow and were not clean when we arrived at 6pm and the loos there had no toilet paper in.

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Amazing place. Great massive and lovely field for quiet camping and room…

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

Meadow unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Amazing place. Great massive and lovely field for quiet camping and room for kids to play and explore. The lakes are brill - both more tranquil adult ones, and kid friendly ( it still beautiful ) Q lake. Great cafe, fire pits, friendly staff. Kids loved it. Definitely return.

Disliked: Big trek to potable water, showers and wash basin. Appreciate new block is being added, but at least a closer tap would have been good.

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Nice open field, plenty of room, swam in the ponds every day.…

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

Meadow unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Nice open field, plenty of room, swam in the ponds every day.

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Amazing location. The lakes were magical. Lakeside sauna was excellent. A truly special place for…

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

Meadow unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Amazing location. The lakes were magical. Lakeside sauna was excellent. A truly special place for outdoor swimming and paddleboarding. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Disliked: Portaloos. Lacking toilet/shower facilities but they are building new ones. Only 2 showers, no hooks in showers.

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Excellent place! Basic camping, but there are showers and toilets.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Deborah C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Meadow unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: The lakes for swimming, absolutely fantastic! The people, everyone was really friendly. The on site cafe, super food.

Disliked: The weather 🤣🤣

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Very spacious and quiet.

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

Meadow unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Lots of space and the access to the swimming lakes is great. Will be really good when the new toilet block is up and running.

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Ok for wild swimmers in motor homes, not good for tents

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

Meadow unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Beautiful swimming lakes but not a wild swimmer especially as was seasonably cold

Disliked: Lack of showers and dishwashing facilities and very far from pitch, portaloos only nearby and were smelly by end of weekend, had to drive to fill water containers as so far away

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Features

No 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 cafe On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Sauna TV room Take away Tennis Watersports Wild swimming

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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed No pets allowed

Themes

Bush Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Wild camping Wildlife haven

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

Farm Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Pool Bridge Farm

Crockey Hill

York

North Yorkshire

England

YO19 4SQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.91138°N
-1.02485°W

Route directions

For Satnav, please use 'Pool Bridge Farm' and not the postcode, as this usually takes guests 150 metres or so past the site entrance.

Nearest transport

Coach
6.8 km Rail Station Stop J
6.8 km Rail Station Stop C
11.4 km Stamford Bridge The Square
Rail
6.9 km York Rail Station
10.8 km Poppleton Rail Station
14 km Ulleskelf Rail Station
Airport
42 km Leeds Bradford International Airport
47.4 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
47.9 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield 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

You can cycle into York (30 minutes by bike) along a bridleway accessed from the farm – there’s also a regular bus service passing the farm entrance. Stroll around Roman walls, tour the Gothic Minster and check out the locomotives in National Railway Museum York. Have a flutter at York Racecourse (both 15 minutes’ drive) and spend all your winnings in the designer boutiques at Designer Outlet York (10 minutes). Alternatively, head off into the North York Moors National Park (50 minutes) for biking and walking over glorious moorland – to add an architectural element to your rambles, wander around the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey (50 minutes) or explore follies and temples in the landscaped grounds at Castle Howard (30 minutes). If you’ve got kids on board, Jorvik Viking Centre is a top spot for its immersive tour around a replica Viking village (complete with smells), or you can book tasting sessions at York’s Chocolate Story (both 15 minutes). Older kids might love ghost tours of night-time streets, but younger children should probably stick to the cute goats and mini-train rides at Piglets Adventure Farm (20 minutes).

Must see

Air Museum 4.2 km

York Racecourse 5.4 km

National Centre for Early Music 6 km

York Castle Museum 6 km

Clifford's Tower 6.1 km

National Trust

Goddards Garden 6.1 km

Treasurer's House 6.8 km

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 17.1 km

Nunnington Hall 32.8 km

Nostell Priory and Parkland 37.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

YORK CEMETERY 5.2 km

ROWNTREE PARK 5.5 km

MOREBY HALL 5.6 km

Snickets, Ginnels and Walls of York 6.6 km

MUSEUM GARDENS, YORK 6.9 km

Local events

  • Harrogate Autumn Flower Show (Friday, 13 September 2024 – Friday, 13 September 2024)

    Ripon, England 31.7 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Pool Bridge Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Pool Bridge Farm dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Pool Bridge Farm? You can cycle into York (30 minutes by bike) along a bridleway accessed from the farm – there’s also a regular bus service passing the farm entrance. Stroll around Roman walls, tour … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Pool Bridge Farm?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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