Ponden Mill

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Grassy space
Grassy space
Beautiful grassy area next to the river, ideal for pennine way walkers
Hardstanding and grass touring pitches
Visitor image of the non-electric grass tent pitch
Beautiful grassy area next to the river, ideal for pennine way walkers
Campervan pitched by the river
Pointy-Tenty from outside
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Beautiful grassy area next to the river, ideal for pennine way walkers
Hardstanding and grass touring pitches
Visitor image of the non-electric grass tent pitch

  • Dog-friendly site on the River Worth, with access to the Pennine Way
  • In Brontë country, two miles from Haworth’s Brontë Parsonage Museum
  • Excellent walks to Hebden Bridge; a five-minute walk to a pub
Always up for a good long walk or a getaway in an area packed with literary history? If your answer is yes – to both or either question – get your bags packed and make your way to Ponden Mill in West Yorkshire. The Pennine Way, a long-distance national trail, crosses near the mill, and there’s also access to excellent walks to Hebden Bridge or further away. This site is also part of the area known as Brontë country, so you’ll be surrounded by the landscapes that inspired the Brontë sisters’ classics. To explore those literary connections, you could start by strolling the two miles to the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth (five minutes’ drive), although there are many more Brontë sites in the area – including the inspiration for ‘Wuthering Heights’ on the hill facing the mill. On site, you’ll be staying at a grassy woodland area alongside the River Worth. All pitches are generous in size, with most of them placed on flat, well-drained ground. There are excellent views too, as the site sits underneath Scar Top Chapel. Within 100 metres of the pitches, the main facilities include toilets, showers and a washing-up area. Dogs are also welcome. A pub is a five-minute walk away, and there are grocery stores in Haworth.

Campground type

Tent sites 10
Camper sites 5
Rent a tent 3
RV sites 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Mobile homes for rent 1
Open now
Opens March 2
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (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.

General

  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
  • This is a quiet park: no music is allowed.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 2 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 8 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Safety

  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

French

German

Open from Mon, Mar 2 to

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Reviews

8.4

Overall rating from 197 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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

84% would recommend this campground to a friend

82% would stay here again

What customers say

This scenic spot by a stream is lauded for its peaceful vibe and lovely views, perfect for hikers with great access to the Pennine Way and Brontë Country. Facilities are noted as basic and dated by some, but generally clean. Staff are called friendly and helpful. Guests enjoy the quiet, though some note midges by the water. Glamping and a cafe are offered.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Nice place Very quiet Friendly staff…

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8 out of 10
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked Nice place
Very quiet
Friendly staff

Disliked Zero mobile signal on different mobile signals - not the sites fault but is a factor as the free on site wifi is not good.

Recommend to friends Visit again

V good

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 9
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 Martin T. 2 reviews

Primitive grass tent campsite (solo, no cars)

Liked Nice campsite .Plenty of room .2 pubs nearby .showers and toilets clean.

Disliked No shops nearby.Poss a small shop in the office to buy a few things.The lady in the office kindly gave me some bagles

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice quiet campsite, facilities need up grading.

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5 out of 10
Location
 8
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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 Rachel S. 2 reviews

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked The position of the site was great walks on the door step, walking distance of Haworth, pub 20 mins walk. The site was very quiet, and small sort of resembles a pub stop over, great wifi.

Disliked The facilities could have been better, and a given daily clean, no hot water in the ladies toilets, only 1 shower, unisex for the whole site, pot washing wasn’t covered, luckily it didn’t rain whilst we were there, also no hot water, on our last day we were provided a kettle of hot water.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Tranquil in Autumn on a Sunday, warm and unpretentious.

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10 out of 10
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 10
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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 Karl S. 1 review

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked We really loved this place,, the warm laid back atmosphere, the immediacy of the rugged authentic landscape. The amusing Bronte sign.

Disliked We could have woke up there, but Luna Doggy had a poorly belly, but we will be back

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Quiet site, basic but nice facilities,…

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10 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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Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked Quiet site, basic but nice facilities, responsive host, easy access to haworth

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice and intimate being a small site and next to the stream was lovely

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7 out of 10
Location
 8
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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 Lewis W. 2 reviews

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Nice and small site, we turned up early so were able to get a good spot by the stream

Welcomed by the owner and sorted out with all we needed. Even got us some milk which we forgot it!

Very accommodating with a fire pit to have by the pitch

Toilet block and washing up area were clean. Can’t comment on the shower as only stayed one night

Disliked Be aware of the midges by the stream and under the trees. In hindsight we should’ve clocked it but worth noting

Didn’t realise we were so close to the event space, and we were not told in advance whether there would be an event on. Not much heard from inside the building however when guests were leaving there was a bit of hustle and bustle

Despite it being advertised as a quiet site there was a camper playing music which could be heard from our side of the site. In hindsight we could’ve talk to the owners but we thought it a bit petty. Went and spoke to the other camper as music could still be heard around 10pm

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Great location with good pubs a…

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5 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 5
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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Graham H. 1 review

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked Great location with good pubs a short walk away. Nice hot shower.

Disliked Facilities are very limited. Only one shower annd toilet and no hot water to shave with. Okay if you’re in a motor home - not so good in a campervan

Recommend to friends Visit again

Facilities…

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Adam S. 17 reviews

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked Facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

The owners were friendly and really…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
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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 Greg D. 1 review

Primitive grass tent campsite (solo, no cars)

Liked The owners were friendly and really helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location, close to Haworth, nice spot…

Overall

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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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Frans P. 19 reviews

Power optional cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked Location, close to Haworth, nice spot on te site of an old mill. Good sanitairy facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 Composting toilet 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Location

Ponden Mill

Ponden Lane

Haworth

West Yorkshire

England

BD22 0HP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.83117°N
2.00432°W

Nearest transport

Bus
4.7 mi Bus Station
6.9 mi Bus Station
6.9 mi Midland Hotel
Rail
4.9 mi Keighley Rail Station
5.3 mi Steeton & Silsden Rail Station
6 mi Cononley Rail Station
Airport
14.3 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

Climb aboard the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (10 minutes’ drive) at Haworth station, and travel south to Oxenhope or north to Keighley. The line and the surrounding area provide the background to several scenes in the 1970s film ‘The Railway Children’, and grown-ups might be overcome with nostalgia during the ride. In Keighley (20 minutes), Cliffe Castle was built as the home of a wealthy Victorian textile manufacturer. It is now a museum full of furniture, art and decorative objects, plus displays of fossils, taxidermy and vintage toys. The gardens include several water features, an aviary and a playground. On the outskirts of the market town of Hebden Bridge (20 minutes) is Hardcastle Crags, a National Trust nature site with dog-friendly woodland walks. Assorted ponds, streams and waterfalls are home to frogs and other aquatic beasties, while woodpeckers and curlews are just two of the resident bird species.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo, & Cashpoint (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • The Old Silent Inn Pub 0.3 mi
  • The Friendly Inn Pub 0.7 mi
  • The Wuthering Heights Pub 0.8 mi
  • The Grouse Inn Pub 1 mi
  • The Old Sun Inn Pub 1.8 mi
  • Kings Arms Pub 2 mi
  • Old White Lion Pub 2 mi
  • Haworth Steam Brewing Restaurant 2 mi
  • Black Bull Pub 2 mi
  • The Hawthorn Restaurant 2 mi

Groceries

  • Co-op Food Supermarket 2.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Supermarket 2.5 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 2.6 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 3.8 mi
  • Morrisons Supermarket 4.6 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 4.7 mi
  • Shans Supermarket 4.7 mi
  • Wisla Off-licence 4.8 mi
  • Keighley Continental Off-licence 4.8 mi
  • Sainsbury's Supermarket 4.8 mi

Parks and play

  • Central Park 2.2 mi
  • Oxenhope Millennium Green park 2.5 mi
  • Holden Park 2.5 mi
  • Cross Roads Park 3 mi
  • Lund Park 4 mi
  • Cowling Park 4.1 mi
  • Middleton Recreation Ground park 4.2 mi
  • Devonshire Park 4.7 mi
  • Cliffe Castle Park 4.8 mi
  • Cliffe Castle play area Playground 4.8 mi

Family days out

  • Stone books Visitor attraction 1.5 mi
  • Lumb Hole Falls Visitor attraction 3.6 mi
  • Wycoller Hall Visitor attraction 4.3 mi
  • Cliffe Castle 4.8 mi
  • Gibson Mill Visitor attraction 4.8 mi
  • Slack Bottom Standing Stone Visitor attraction 5.3 mi
  • Dry Stone Walling Demonstration Area Visitor attraction 5.5 mi
  • East Riddlesden Hall Visitor attraction 5.9 mi
  • St Ives Estate Visitor attraction 5.9 mi
  • Castercliff Castle 7.1 mi
  • Sowerby Castle 9 mi
  • Dobroyd Castle 9.4 mi

Public transport

  • Scar Top Road Ponden Lane 0.09 mi
  • Back Lane Hob Lane 0.5 mi
  • Main Street Stanbury Moor View Terrace 0.6 mi
  • Oldfield Lane Mean Lane 0.6 mi
  • Ashcroft Farm 0.6 mi
  • Main Street Stanbury School 0.6 mi
  • Main Street First School 0.7 mi
  • Main Street The Old Chapel 0.8 mi
  • Sun Lane Lumbfoot Lane 1.1 mi
  • Reservoir Road Cemetery Road 1.2 mi

Other nearby

  • Branshaw Golf Course 2.9 mi
  • K2 Nightclub 4.5 mi
  • Airedale Shopping Centre 4.6 mi
  • Cavendish Court Shopping centre 4.8 mi
  • Keighley Golf Course 5.4 mi
  • Halifax Golf Club Golf course 5.8 mi
  • Bingley St Ives Golf Club Golf course 5.8 mi
  • Hebden Bridge Golf Club Golf course 6.1 mi
  • Colne Golf Club Golf course 6.2 mi

Local services

  • HSBC UK Cashpoint 4.6 mi
  • Nationwide Cashpoint 4.6 mi
  • Halifax Cashpoint 4.6 mi
  • Haworth Medical Practice Doctors 2 mi
  • Haworth Medical Practice Doctors 2 mi
  • Kilmeny Surgery Doctors 3.8 mi
  • Olive Pharmacy Ashbourne 3.8 mi
  • Shell Fuel station 4.1 mi
  • myPharmacyDirect 4.2 mi
  • Cullingworth Medical Practice Doctors 4.3 mi
  • Holycroft Surgery Doctors 4.3 mi
  • Keighley Health Centre Clinic 4.3 mi
  • Exel Pharmacy 4.3 mi

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Must see

Bronte Parsonage Museum 1.9 mi

East Riddlesden Hall (NT) 5.8 mi

Halifax Ski & Snowboard Centre 8.8 mi

Eureka! The National Children's Museum 9.8 mi

National Media Museum 10.5 mi

National Trust

Hardcastle Crags 4.9 mi

East Riddlesden Hall 5.8 mi

Gawthorpe Hall 12.1 mi

Marsden Moor Estate 16.1 mi

Malham Tarn Estate 19.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Stanbury - Ponden Reservoir - Oakworth Moor - Oldfield 0.8 mi

Penistone Hill Park - Top Withins - Walshaw - Crimsworth Dean 1.4 mi

Haworth - Top Withins - the Bronte Walk 2 mi

CENTRAL PARK, HAWORTH 2.2 mi

LUND PARK 4.1 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Ponden Mill have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Ponden Mill dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Ponden Mill? Climb aboard the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (10 minutes’ drive) at Haworth station, and travel south to Oxenhope or north to Keighley. The line and the surrounding area provide the background … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Ponden Mill?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Ponden Mill? From $13.33 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.