Greystone Cottage Farm

From £25 For 1 night, 4 adults 9.7 76 reviews
Aerial view of the campsite (added by manager 28 Jul 2022)
View of the area (added by manager 28 jul 2022)
Level grass pitches (added by manager 28 jul 2022)
Touring pitches (added by manager 01 jun 2023)

  • Family-run campsite between Northallerton and Thirsk, North Yorkshire
  • A 20-minute drive to the North York Moors, and 25 to Lightwater Valley
  • Well-maintained camping on a small farm; shops 10 minutes’ drive
Torn between the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors? Book a pitch at Greystone Cottage Farm in the village of Maunby, and there’s no need to choose as you have easy access to both from its handy location between the market towns of Northallerton and Thirsk. This is a small campsite on all-grass pitches on a working farm, and when you’re exploring you’re likely to meet free-range chickens, curious goats and horses – especially Biscuit the (mini) Pony, likely to become a firm favourite with kids. While dogs are more than welcome, please respect the livestock and keep them under control at all times. Fantastic views stretching across the Vale of York to Sutton Bank and the chalk White Horse (first carved in 1857) are an added bonus, and there are loads of family attractions within easy striking distance. Pick up everything you need in Thirsk (10 minutes’ drive) supermarkets to spark up the barbecue, or head for the local village pub, which does a good line in traditional dishes (eat in or takeaway) with a range of local cask ales, ciders and lagers. One last thing: this is wild camping with no fuss or frills, so please bring your own torches and barbecues.

Campground type

Camper sites 5
Tent sites 15
RV sites 5
Open all year
Please note
  • This park has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Campsite types & availability

Reviews

97%

would recommend this campground to a friend

96%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Clean toilets and freindly staff

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The hosts were very accomadating, nothing was too much of an issue. The campsite was well looked after and my little boy made great freinds with their young son and played all day, he was very keen to introduce him and my niece to their farm animals which was great fun for them both. The grounds were very wet, due to time of year, however they explained this befor arrival and with a quick phone call we were towed straight off the campsite with no issues! We will return.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay, Sam super welcoming and helpful. Lovely dog friendly and good…

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Great stay, Sam super welcoming and helpful. Lovely dog friendly and good walks from site. Hope to visit again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Second visit, lovely stay again despite the poor weather conditions. Will comeback…

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

Primitive grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Second visit, lovely stay again despite the poor weather conditions. Will comeback again in the summer as I imagine the touring field is lovely when you can be sat out on the evening. Hosts are super friendly and accommodating. Would recommend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly Owner on a simple site.

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Really friendly and helpful owner. Nice and quiet rural location with simple, but clean facilities. Very little light pollution, so great for seeing the stars.

Disliked: Noisy and confused cockerel started at 1am!

Recommend to friends Visit again

The warm welcome, informative and helpful. The scenery is beautiful even…

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: The warm welcome, informative and helpful. The scenery is beautiful even though the weather was awful, there is clearly a lot more to see and discover. We definitely plan to go back in the spring to see the farm flourish as the season gets started. Facilities were great too, very clean and practical. Our dogs were also welcomed, nothing was too much bother, really lovely vibe about the place. I can see the farm being a regular place for us to visit.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely secluded site on a working farm.

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

Primitive grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely secluded site on a working farm with lots of nice walks on the doorstep. Host super friendly and accommodating. We had some horrendous weather pre my trip and the owners arranged to have the van and car on harder ground and ran electrics to me etc. All in all lovely relaxing stay and would certainly recommend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely welcoming owner Great on site facilities…

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Lovely welcoming owner Great on site facilities

Disliked: The weather 😂

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly and accommodation.…

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Friendly and accommodation.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site. Clean facilities. Washing up and fridge available.

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The clean toilets. The Animal areas and the helpful owner.

Disliked: No showers

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very happy with our time on site and would happily return.

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Toilets cleaned and rubbish cleared daily. Clear and concise instructions given before arrival. Very pleasant site.

Disliked: Unfortunately, a local Cockerell crows even before dawn but this is not something that can be the fault of the sites owner

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Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Playground

Recreation room/arcade

TV room

Takeout

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Restrooms

Shower available

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Scouts welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Hikers’ paradise

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Communal freezer

Communal fridge

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

No hot water

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Location

Greystone Cottage Farm

Maunby

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

England

YO7 4HA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.26974°N
-1.45035°W

Route directions

The what3words for the site are acre.smokers.handover.

Nearest transport

Bus
5.1 mi Market Place
9.6 mi Bus Station Stand 1
10.4 mi The Angel
Rail
4.3 mi Thirsk Rail Station
4.4 mi Northallerton Rail Station
16 mi Yarm Rail Station
Ferry
23.5 mi Transporter Bridge South Side
23.6 mi Transporter Bridge North Side
Airport
16.7 mi Durham Tees Valley Airport
29 mi 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Thirsk Birds Of Prey Centre: five minutes’ drive - The World Of James Herriot (restored 1940s’ vet’s house): 10 minutes - The Big Sheep and Little Cow (animal encounters) 20 minutes
 - North Yorkshire Moors National Park: 20 minutes - Thorp Perrow Arboretum (walks in woodland): 25 minutes - Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park: 25 minutes - Sutton Bank White Horse (views and chalk horse): half an hour - Rievaulx Abbey: half an hour - North Yorkshire Dales National Park: 40 minutes - Castle Howard (gardens and house tour): 45 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Redcar Coatham 28.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Redcar Stray 28.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Seaton Carew North Gare 28.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Marske Sands 28.7 mi Sea N/A Good Excellent Excellent
Redcar Lifeboat Station 28.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Jervaulx Abbey 11.6 mi

Fountains Abbey 11.7 mi

Rievaulx Abbey 13.5 mi

Rievaulx Terrace & Temples (NT) 13.7 mi

Richmond Castle 14.7 mi

National Trust

Mount Grace Priory 9.3 mi

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden 11.7 mi

Moulton Hall 13.2 mi

Rievaulx Terrace 13.7 mi

Braithwaite Hall 14.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

THORP PERROW 6.1 mi

NORTON CONYERS 6.6 mi

Battle of Northallerton, 1138 7.4 mi

Masham, the River Ure and the River Burn 8.9 mi

Osmotherley Circular Walk 9.1 mi

Local events

  • Festival of Thrift (Saturday, September 21, 2024 – Saturday, September 21, 2024)

    Stockton-on-Tees, England 19.2 mi

  • Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday, July 9, 2024 – Tuesday, July 9, 2024)

    Harrogate, England 19.9 mi

  • Harrogate Spring Flower Show (Thursday, April 25, 2024 – Thursday, April 25, 2024)

    Harrogate, England 19.9 mi

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

    Ripon, England 20.6 mi

  • York Early Music Festival (Saturday, July 6, 2024 – Saturday, July 6, 2024)

    York, England 26 mi

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.

Want to know more about camping in North Yorkshire?

  • Does Greystone Cottage Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Greystone Cottage Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Greystone Cottage Farm? Local attractions and activities include: - Thirsk Birds Of Prey Centre: five minutes’ drive - The World Of James Herriot (restored 1940s’ vet’s house): 10 minutes - The Big Sheep and Little … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Greystone Cottage Farm?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Greystone Cottage Farm? From $31.25 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.