How much does it cost to stay at House Martins Camping?

From R584.98 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

House Martins Camping

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Our tent for hire (added by manager 03 Jun 2023)

Quiet back-to-basics site at Shiptonthorpe edging the Yorkshire Wolds
Hull half an hour’s drive; York 35 minutes; Hornsea Beach 40 minutes
Walking and cycling from the grass pitches; takeaway 10 minutes’ walk

Wake up to the peace and quiet of East Yorkshire countryside at House Martins Camping, a back-to-basics campsite with a limited number of pitches on an expanse of level meadow. In Shiptonthorpe village, right on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, there is plenty of wildlife to see on site, from owls, bats and pheasants to the deer and hares that inhabit the surrounding countryside. There’s no need to leave any dogs at home; well-behaved canines are welcome on site too – and there are plenty of dog-walking opportunities direct from the pitches at this family-run – and family-friendly – site. Barbecues (raised off the ground please) are allowed. No need to bring food for your whole stay, as you can restock at supermarkets and butchers in Market Weighton (five minutes’ drive). There are also cafés, bakeries, pubs and takeaways all within 10 minutes’ walk, and a vending machine for fresh milk at a farm in Shiptonthorpe. If you’d prefer to abandon the car when you set out exploring, there is a bus stop five minutes’ walk away, which takes you to historic York (35 minutes by bus) one way, or Hull (half an hour) in the other direction. The facilities on site include toilet and shower blocks, along with a washing-up area with hot and cold water and a tap for drinking water. There is no electric hook-up on site, but there are charging facilities for mobile phones and power packs. The site encourages recycling; bins are provided. You're also welcome to bring your own firepit, and if you don't have one, the site has firepits for hire and wood available to purchase.

Site type

Opens 27 June 2025

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
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.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 27 Jun to Mon, 08 Sept 2025

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Our fire pit with the mat we were allowed to borrow!

The field is surrounded by trees and hedges, so makes it private

The sun is over the field all day. owner will tell you where you get most shade!

Excellent site, great facilities. Very friendly and helpful owners.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Sharon D. Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: A beautiful and peaceful site. Paul, Ruth and the girls came to see us to check everything was ok. Very friendly and helpful. A lovely flat pitch, the facilities were amazing. Good walks nearby and a quaint English pub nearby. Fire pits and wood available at a reasonable price. Would highly recommend this site.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant and will be back!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Abby T. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Loved the friendly people that came to check if we needed anything morning and night, the facilities, the placement of pitches. Grass was lovely and well kept. We were given a fire mat for the fire pit which was lovely.

Disliked: Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site, clean facilities

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Nice site, great welcome. Toilets and showers spotlessly clean, and good hot water in the showers. We cycled in and the host kindly lent us a table and chairs, beats being slumped in a backpacking tent. Phone charging facility spot on and just what we needed after a day on the road.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The well kept camping field, well maintained toilets and showers and the…

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

Karen A. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The well kept camping field, well maintained toilets and showers and the very friendly owner and his family (including Buddy the rabbit). hire of a firepit and wood was a bonus. It was nice to be shown all of the facilities by the owner Paul and nothing was a bother. The tree swing and Buddy kept my grand daughter occupied for quite some time. Plenty of room to play games in the centre of the field. Will definately return to explore further afield.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with friendly helpful owner and new clean facilities

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely small campsite with friendly helpful owner, and clean new facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

De ruimte, de rust, het supernette en schone sanitair. De gastvrouw- en…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	2

Wiebe S. Jul 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: De ruimte, de rust, het supernette en schone sanitair. De gastvrouw- en heer waren heel erg vriendelijk en klantgericht!

Recommend to friends Visit again

A hidden gem!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Rachael C. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Huge field, good size pitches! Owner really friendly and helpful! Get the sun all day! Lovely clean toilet and shower block!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really friendly owners, very clean toilets and shower

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

Patty W. Jul 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The people, the facilities, the neighbourhood.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site

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

MARK B. Jul 2024

1 bedroom rental tent

Liked: Location Peaceful Facilities Hosts Value

Recommend to friends Visit again

A very relaxing overnight stay, didn’t want to leave!

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 Sept 2023

1 bedroom rental tent

Liked: Friendly owners, clean facilities, peaceful site, excellent rental tent complete with very comfortable mat, light and camping chair.

Disliked: Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks so much for booking with us, glad you enjoyed your stay and we hope to see you again :)

Features

Pop-up campground

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 pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Communal fridge Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Pop-up campground Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

House Martins Camping

Cathmona

Town Street

Shiptonthorpe

East Yorkshire

England

YO43 3PE

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.87811°N
-0.70431°W

Nearest transport

Coach

16 km Fridaythorpe A166

18.3 km Beverley Bus Station

Rail

14.6 km Gilberdyke Rail Station

14.7 km Eastrington Rail Station

15.5 km Broomfleet Rail Station

Ferry

32 km Hull Ferry Terminal

Airport

40.4 km Humberside Airport

48.1 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Burnby Hall Gardens (water lily collection): 10 minutes’ drive - Yorkshire Air Museum and Allied Air Forces Memorial: 25 minutes - Hull: half an hour - York: 35 minutes - Hornsea Beach: 40 minutes - Bridlington: 45 minutes - Castle Howard: 45 minutes - Flamingo Land Resort: 55 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Skipsea	34.9 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Hornsea	35.9 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	Good
Fraisthorpe	37.3 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Wilsthorpe	38.6 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Bridlington South Beach	39.8 km	Sea	N/A	N/A	N/A	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Air Museum 17.8 km

Far Ings National Nature Reserve 25.6 km

National Centre for Early Music 25.8 km

York Castle Museum 26 km

Clifford's Tower 26.1 km

National Trust

Treasurer's House 26.4 km

Goddards Garden 27.1 km

Maister House 28.7 km

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 36.7 km

Nunnington Hall 40.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Market Weighton - Londesborough Park - Goodmanham 2.7 km

LONDESBOROUGH PARK 3.2 km

Yorkshire Wolds Way Stage 3 - Goodmanham to Fridaythorpe 3.7 km

HOUGHTON HALL 5.3 km

Wandering in the Wolds: Millington to Huggate Wold 9 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

Vehicles

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

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leashes and supervised at all times.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).

Safety

Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.

Extras

Motorcycle(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

Occupancy

No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Vehicles

Only one car is to be parked at the site. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

Safety

Open fires are prohibited.
Please do not touch or feed the animals.

Pitches

Please note, pup tents are to be used for storage purposes only. Guests may not use them for sleeping.

General

Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and trunks must be closed quietly.

Occupancy

Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

General

The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behavior is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
The park is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Dogs

The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Admission

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

Arrivals and departures

Units will be allocated on arrival.

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 10 p.m..

Pitches

You must follow management instructions when setting up your tent/rig and related equipment.

Payment terms

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does House Martins Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is House Martins Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near House Martins Camping? Local attractions and activities include: - Burnby Hall Gardens (water lily collection): 10 minutes’ drive - Yorkshire Air Museum and Allied Air Forces Memorial: 25 minutes - Hull: half an hour - … Read more

When can I check in and check out of House Martins Camping?

Camping and touring
Arrive:	noon –	8 p.m.
Depart by:	11 a.m.
On-site accommodation
Arrive:	noon –	8 p.m.
Depart by:	11 a.m.

How much does it cost to stay at House Martins Camping? From R584.98 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.