The Riverfront York

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  • Excellent location on the banks of the River Ouse in Bishopthorpe
  • A 10-minute drive to York city centre, with summer riverbus available
  • Restaurant, café-bar, playground, beauty salon and kayak hire on site
The name says it all here – The Riverfront York is indeed in a gorgeous location on the banks of the River Ouse, on the edge of the North Yorkshire village of Bishopthorpe. This is a fabulous setting for many reasons – the lush greenery and river views take top billing, of course, but there’s also the fact that the centre of York is only about three miles away. Drive up to the city in about 10 minutes, cycle it in 20 minutes or (if you’re here between April and September) catch a riverbus for a particularly scenic journey to the centre. Other ways to enjoy the river include hiring motor boats or kayaks on site, or taking walks along the riverside path. And if that all sounds like too much effort, just find a quiet spot and settle down with a good book. Facilities at this site have been very nicely thought out: there’s a playground for the kids and a beauty salon where frazzled grown-ups can treat themselves to a bit of pampering. Food is easily sorted as well, with a café-bar selling breakfasts, coffees, snacks and sandwiches. Bosun, the main restaurant (open Thursday to Sunday), also has a full menu featuring local seasonal ingredients, steak specials, seafood dishes, Sunday lunches and kids’ options. The bathrooms are worth an honourable mention, too: these smart modern facilities have been stylishly decorated and kitted out with accessible stalls, as well as handy extras like hairdryers.

Site type

Caravan sites 25
Motorhome sites 25
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 6
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Occupancy

  • Bookings must not consist of more than 3 different households.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

General

  • Entertainment and activities are available between 01/03 and 31/10.

Extras

  • Facilities/activities including all boat hire and beauty salon are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.

Safety

  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9.2

Overall rating from 190 Pitchup.com customers

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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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Peaceful

97% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

This tidy, tranquil riverside spot gets rave reviews for its spotless, modern loos. Handy bus/river taxi to York. Lovely views and a nice on-site cafe. Some found cafe hours a bit short and Wi-Fi patchy.

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Arrival date (latest first)

If I was to return would prefer to be on low number pitches

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel caravan site (medium)

Liked Nice clean quiet site
Toilets and shower block best I’ve ever seen on a site immaculate and modern
Never got a chance to use Bosans as was fully booked when I stayed but cafe hut provided decent options for snacks ect
Surroundings lovely

Disliked The pitch I stayed on was underneath a tree which was shaded and was a shame as most of the other pitches weren’t and had glorious sunshine on the Saturday where as we were stuck in the shade 😢 also with being under trees there was quite a bit of dropping on the awning which needed cleaning off before we left

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great pitch and fantastic washrooms…

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Mark B. 6 reviews

Powered grass and gravel caravan site (large, no awning)

Liked Great pitch and fantastic washrooms

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site. Great location. A bit cramped. Overall, a great stay.

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Value for money
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 Tim C. 1 review

Powered grass and gravel motorhome site (XXL, no awning)

Liked Great location.
Showers have fully closing screen doors, so no wet clothes
Cafe on site is good food with good value
Pods are a nice touch
Secure bike storage is fantastic. Not seen this elsewhere 5*
Bus and Uber to town easy.

Disliked Pitches are very close, bit cramped. We had the XXL pitch, still small.
No advise on parking. When we arrived we were the middle pitch.(24). The person on 25 had a continental door arrangement but backed in, so they opened onto our grass. As they arrived first, they assumed it was ours. Sorted next day, but some orientation advice for novices and those that don't get it would be helpful.
Not keen on the communal wash basin arrangements. Prefer some privacy for my bathroom use.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Best site I’ve been to in Bishopthorpe

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10 out of 10
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 Jacqueline H. 19 reviews

Powered grass and gravel caravan site (small)

Liked Spotless site well looked after
beautiful location would highly recommend
Amazing cafe with lots of different food options
Easy access to bus rote to York town centre

Disliked Shame restaurant close
And river bus not in operation mid week
Shame as the weather as great for a river cruise into York

Recommend to friends Visit again

The site was well kept. Nice…

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel caravan site (no awning, small)

Liked The site was well kept. Nice and peaceful. It's a lovely location close to the river. Walking distance into the village.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Im großen und ganzen schöner Platz.

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Iris S. 3 reviews

Powered grass and gravel caravan site (small)

Liked Sehr schön Anlage und toll gelegen.

Disliked Leider war es bei uns sehr lange sehr laut. Wenn man dort nur auf der Durchreise 1-2 Tage zum auftanken hält ist es schade wenn die Nachtruhe ab 22 Uhr nicht eingehalten wird.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice big pitches ,location…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 ARTHUR C. 5 reviews

Powered grass and gravel caravan site (large, no awning)

Liked Nice big pitches ,location

Recommend to friends Visit again

will definitely visit again during the spring/summer to use the boat.

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2 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 Karen S. 3 reviews

Powered grass and gravel caravan site (large, no awning)

Liked Absolutely brilliant.
Fantastic facilities.
Coffee shop on site for refreshments.
Right on the river .
Short walk to the bus stop .

Disliked Keep doing the same

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything about the site…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 John R. 7 reviews

Powered grass and gravel caravan site (medium, no awning)

Liked Everything about the site

Disliked Nothing not too like

Recommend to friends Visit again

Neat and tidy pitches and services Efficient…

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5 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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

Powered grass and gravel caravan site (small)

Liked Neat and tidy pitches and services
Efficient online service
Riverside cafe
Riverside location
Good facilities in local village

Disliked No security barrier, reception or apparent on site staff.
Small short pitches that are close together.
Very deep gravel that does not anchor tent pegs.
Groups of disruptive local youths on he site children's playground in the evening.
Restaurant only open on selected dates.
River taxi very limited service 2 days per week.
Access road narrow and bumpy.
Showers very narrow access to cubicle.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe On-site restaurant On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports Wild swimming

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities Bath available 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

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

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

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

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 85 cm) Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

The Riverfront York

Ferry Lane

Bishopthorpe

York

North Yorkshire

England

YO23 2SB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.9213°N
1.08862°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4.1 km Rail Station Stop J
4.1 km Rail Station Stop C
11.9 km Bus Station Stand 1
Rail
4.1 km York Rail Station
7.2 km Poppleton Rail Station
11.2 km Ulleskelf Rail Station
Airport
38 km Leeds Bradford International 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

When in York (10 minutes’ drive), head straight to the Minster for a tour of its spectacular stained-glass windows and bird’s-eye views of the city from the top of the Central Tower. Then take a walk on the medieval city walls or through the Shambles area, and visit the Jorvik Viking Centre to learn about the city’s Viking past. If your family is into getting lost in mazes, you might not want to miss the various options at York Maze (15 minutes). In addition to a maize maze the size of several football pitches (and with paths cut according to a different theme each year), there are musical mazes and a 3D mineshaft maze. Open between April and September, Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens (20 minutes) is a four-acre cottage garden featuring areas such as a wildflower meadow (with plants and flowers attracting bees and butterflies) and a wildlife pond populated by dragonflies and frogs.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • Bosun Cafe Restaurant 0.04 km
  • The Ebor Pub 0.5 km
  • The Woodman Pub 0.6 km
  • Bishopthorpe Sports and Social Club Pub 0.6 km
  • The Marcia Inn Pub 0.6 km
  • The Fisherman's Wife Restaurant 0.7 km
  • YO! Sushi Restaurant 0.7 km
  • PizzaExpress Restaurant 0.7 km
  • Wagamama Restaurant 0.7 km
  • The Plough Inn Pub 1.9 km

Groceries

  • Jorvine Off-licence 1.8 km
  • Tesco Extra Supermarket 2.1 km
  • Budgens Supermarket 2.2 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 2.4 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 2.5 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 2.6 km
  • Lidl Supermarket 3.3 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 3.5 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 3.7 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 3.8 km

Parks and play

  • Danesmead Residents Meadow park 2.3 km
  • Green field & sandpit park 2.4 km
  • Bray Road Play Area Playground 2.8 km
  • Woodthorpe Green park 2.9 km
  • Rowntree Park 3 km
  • Rose Garden park 3.2 km
  • Cemetery Road Playground 3.4 km
  • Foxwood Park 3.4 km
  • Scarcroft Green park 3.5 km
  • Chesney Field park 3.6 km

Family days out

  • Bishopthorpe Palace Visitor attraction 0.3 km
  • Goddards Garden Visitor attraction 2.3 km
  • York Barbican Visitor attraction 3.7 km
  • Fishergate Postern Tower Castle 3.8 km
  • Micklegate Bar Visitor attraction 3.8 km
  • Clifford's Tower Castle 3.9 km
  • York Dungeon Visitor attraction 4 km
  • Puzzling World of Professor Kettlestring Visitor attraction 4.1 km
  • Holgate Windmill Visitor attraction 4.1 km
  • Newgate Market Visitor attraction 4.3 km
  • Shambles Visitor attraction 4.3 km
  • York Guildhall Visitor attraction 4.3 km
  • Cawood Castle 10.3 km
  • Cawood Castle 10.3 km
  • Piglet's Adventure Farm Park Theme park 12.6 km

Public transport

  • Cricket Ground 0.3 km
  • Acaster Lane End 0.4 km
  • Garbett Way 0.4 km
  • Chantry Lane 0.4 km
  • Montague Road 0.5 km
  • The Woodman 0.6 km
  • Ramsey Avenue 0.6 km
  • Keble Park North 0.6 km
  • Naburn Lane 0.7 km
  • Maple Avenue 0.7 km

Beaches

  • York Beach 4 km

Other nearby

  • York Designer Outlet Shopping centre 0.8 km
  • Naburn Marina 1.5 km
  • Fulford Golf Club Golf course 3.2 km
  • Pike Hills Golf Club Golf course 3.2 km
  • Circuit Nightclub 4 km
  • Ziggy's Nightclub 4 km
  • Popworld Nightclub 4 km
  • Coppergate Centre Shopping centre 4 km
  • Club Salvation Nightclub 4.1 km
  • Heworth Golf Course York 5.8 km

Local services

  • Bishopthorpe Pharmacy 0.3 km
  • cashzone Cashpoint 0.5 km
  • Bishopthorpe Surgery Doctors 0.5 km
  • Link Cashpoint 0.7 km
  • ChargePoint Charging station 0.7 km
  • NoteMachine Cashpoint 0.8 km
  • York Supercharger Charging station 0.8 km
  • ChargePoint Charging station 0.8 km
  • Hepworth's Pharmacy 1.8 km
  • BP London Bridge Fuel station 2 km

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Must see

York Racecourse 2.2 km

Clifford's Tower 3.8 km

York Castle Museum 3.8 km

York Dungeon 3.9 km

National Centre for Early Music 4 km

National Trust

Goddards Garden 2.3 km

Treasurer's House 4.6 km

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 13.6 km

Nunnington Hall 32.4 km

Nostell Priory and Parkland 36 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

ROWNTREE PARK 3 km

YORK CEMETERY 3.5 km

Snickets, Ginnels and Walls of York 3.8 km

MUSEUM GARDENS, YORK 4.4 km

MOREBY HALL 4.5 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

Lodge, cabin, pod or hut
Chestnut cabin (two person)

  • 10% off

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    Min. stay 7 nights

  • 20% off

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    Min. stay 2 nights Expires 30/09/2026
Lodge, cabin, pod or hut
Rosebud cabin (four person, bunk beds)

  • 10% off

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    Min. stay 7 nights

  • 20% off

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    Min. stay 2 nights Expires 30/09/2026
Lodge, cabin, pod or hut
Shepherd's hut

  • 10% off

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    Min. stay 7 nights

  • 20% off

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    Min. stay 2 nights Expires 30/09/2026
Lodge, cabin, pod or hut
The Ark 3 bedroom lodge (hot tub, no pets)

  • 10% off

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    Min. stay 7 nights

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Riverfront York have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Riverfront York dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Riverfront York? When in York (10 minutes’ drive), head straight to the Minster for a tour of its spectacular stained-glass windows and bird’s-eye views of the city from the top of the Central Tower. … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Riverfront York?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at The Riverfront York? From $90.11 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.