Hales Hill Park

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Aerial view of the pitches
Aerial view of the pitches
View from the other side of the river
Looking over the ouse towards selby
Aerial view of the setting
Rural views all around
Aerial view of the site
Park along the tree line, do not block any electric hook up points
Spacious pitch field
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View from the other side of the river
Looking over the ouse towards selby
Aerial view of the setting

  • Peaceful site on a 60-acre farm on the banks of the River Ouse
  • A 20-minute drive or 40-minute quiet bike ride from York
  • Three great village pubs within a 10-minute drive
A rural riverside stay on the banks of the Ouse – ooh, yes please… North Yorkshire site Hales Hill Park has a splendid 650 metres of river frontage as part of its 60-acre farm seven miles from York. With that waterside setting comes a fine spot in which to settle for a bit of birdwatching or coarse fishing (seek permission from the owners before getting your kit in place), or just to set up a deckchair, pour a drink and admire some classic country views. There’s easy access to public footpaths and bike trails too if you’d like to get out and survey your surrounds – stick to the rural lanes or pedal over to the National Cycle Network Route 65 to get up to York in 40 minutes or so (or drive it in 20 minutes if you’re a tad wobbly on two wheels). Sixty acres gives the owners plenty of space to play with, so they’ve kindly allocated a decent chunk of it to their guests – which means scope for kids to play games, for dogs to bound around and for folk to safely set up barbecues or campfires for alfresco evenings. Rather than encroach on the peaceful space, the team here have kept facilities simple, just installing showers, toilets and an area for dealing with rubbish and waste disposal. North Yorkshire not treating you to alfresco eating weather? Take your pick from any of the three country pubs within a 10-minute drive – the folk here give thumbs up to each and every one of them.

Site type

Tent sites 10
Caravan sites 24
Motorhome sites 24
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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).

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.6

Overall rating from 156 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

85% would recommend this site to a friend

81% would stay here again

What customers say

Spacious, level sites & peaceful rural setting, ideal for York. Clean facilities, friendly staff & on-site bar are highlights. Kids love the play park. Some found toilets lacking during busy times, with occasional noise. Bumpy approach road.

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The location was beautiful…

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Amy H.

Powered grass site

Liked The location was beautiful

Disliked Everything was a bit tired and the club house was quite noisy.
We paid less for sites with better facilities in comparible locations.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site

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Laura B.

Powered grass site

Liked Really lovely place, out of way of everything but easily accessible by car, toilets were clean just an evening floors were muddy but that didn’t affect stay as we wore footwear which I would of done even if it was sparkling. Washing up area was clean and drinking water on site (didn’t use) and the lovely guy at the small little club so a few drinks of an evening and they are reasonable priced. And watch the hundreds of ducks as you come on lane as they like to sit in road 🤣

Disliked Nothing to do with site or who ran it just a few campers that had screaming teens and thought they owned the site when they came on and screaming into the night (parents didn’t seem to have control of them, I had 5 kids of all ages and all was respectful of hours and other campers) and an old guy from the caravans that stopped his silver car in front of my young daughter whilst she waited for him to pass to cross and then she had to walk around him not properly being able to see around car if anything else was coming which was so rude of him so his wife didn’t have to walk a few extra steps to get in car.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful.…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass site

Liked Peaceful.

Disliked Facilities were dirty.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: I am sorry you found it dirty, it was a busy bank holiday. Hope to see you again soon.

Absolutely stunning place! Everything you need…

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Charlotte D.

Powered grass site

Liked Absolutely stunning place! Everything you need for a great camping trip! Fires, walks, fields for miles, just perfect

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Really pleased you had a good time, thank you for letting us know.

Would defo go again, clean and friendly staff

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Great site, big pitches and on site club, nice play ground

Disliked Could do with more toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your feedback.
We do have 2 facilities blokes,

Plenty of space and a quiet…

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Plenty of space and a quiet site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for letting us know you had a nice time!

Clean the toilets more.

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Plenty space to pitch. Lovely little park for children. Staying 3 nights, electric pitch has strong power. Family friendly. Good location into York.

Disliked Currently here now. Both toilet blocks are disgusting. For the volume of people here the toilets need cleaning more than morning and night. We have stayed here 3 years in a row now and won’t return again due to cleanliness of shower block. Better facilities around in the area. Has sadly gone downhill.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hello,
I am sorry to hear that you did not have a good experience with us.
The bank holidays do get busy, we do have 2 facilities blocks. We do clean as much as we can.

Over priced for a basic site

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Good Base for exploring York and surrounding areas

Disliked The entrance road is full of pot holes and it’s a dirt track in parts.
The facilities were filthy.
No one enforcing the rules eg. Two and three tents to a pitch.
WiFi was unusable and was faster and more stable on a mobile service

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good

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Jonathan O.

Powered grass site

Liked Spacious, not far from showers/toilets

Disliked The smell of human sewage

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your feedback, the site is on a farm, they may have been muck spreading. I am sorry you did not have a good experience with us.

This is a very quiet camp…

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Ramon L.

Unpowered grass site

Liked This is a very quiet camp with easy access to the motorway and York. The site has multiple spaces for campers requiring electricity.

Disliked The facilities are quite limited. We were not able to find drinkable water on site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: I am sorry about that, to confirm all the water on site from any tap is drinking water.
Thanks
Belle

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 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 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

Themes

Peaceful

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

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Level campground, no steep slopes Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Hales Hill Park

Acaster Lane

Appleton Roebuck

North Yorkshire

England

YO23 7BW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.87214°N
1.11351°W

Nearest transport

Coach
9.6 km Rail Station Stop J
9.7 km Bus Station Stand 1
9.7 km Rail Station Stop C
Rail
6.9 km Ulleskelf Rail Station
9.1 km Church Fenton Rail Station
9.6 km York Rail Station
Airport
35.9 km Leeds Bradford International Airport
43.5 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
44.1 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’ll be wanting a trip to York, yes? Or perhaps several, given how much there is to see and do around the place, and the fact that it’s only a 20-minute drive away. Start by getting to grips with the area’s history by taking a walk around the old city walls, visiting the castle and minster and checking out the exhibits at the Jorvik Viking Centre and Yorkshire Museum. Those fascinated by things that move will certainly want to make a stop at the city’s excellent National Railway Museum; sweet-toothed types will no doubt find themselves drawn more to the tempting aromas that waft out of York’s Chocolate Story. And when it's time for a pint? It’s said there are 365 pubs within the city walls… Take a break from city wandering with a day out cheering on the gee-gees at York Racecourse (15 minutes’ drive), admiring the landscaping at Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens (25 minutes) or meeting the menagerie at Askham Bryan Wildlife & Conservation Park (15 minutes).

Must see

York Racecourse 7.8 km

Clifford's Tower 9.5 km

York Castle Museum 9.5 km

York Dungeon 9.6 km

National Centre for Early Music 9.7 km

National Trust

Goddards Garden 7.6 km

Treasurer's House 10.3 km

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 17.6 km

Nostell Priory and Parkland 30.5 km

Nunnington Hall 38.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

MOREBY HALL 1.7 km

NUN APPLETON HALL 3 km

ROWNTREE PARK 8.7 km

YORK CEMETERY 9.2 km

Snickets, Ginnels and Walls of York 9.4 km

Local events

  • Harrogate Autumn Flower Show (Friday, 19 September 2025 – Friday, 19 September 2025)

    Ripon, England 27.5 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Hales Hill Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Hales Hill Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Hales Hill Park? You’ll be wanting a trip to York, yes? Or perhaps several, given how much there is to see and do around the place, and the fact that it’s only a 20-minute drive … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Hales Hill Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Hales Hill Park? From $63.02 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.