Howgrave Hall Caravan Park

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  • Well-maintained park on a scenic farm, family run for generations
  • Set over five acres with countryside views from each pitch
  • Between Bedale and Ripon: 20 minutes' drive from each
How would you like a Yorkshire Dales stay on a friendly family-run farm? Have a look at Howgrave Hall Caravan Park: the amiable and hardworking team at this Bedale farm have been welcoming guests for generations, leading to a site that’s being constantly improved and where customer service, friendliness and spotless amenities are all taken as standard. (As are toasty flames and glowing embers: campfires and barbecues are both allowed.) It’s all expertly overseen by Paul, who’s there on almost all occasions to welcome guests to their pitch and to share his extensive info on what to see and do – and eat and drink – nearby. And what might that be? Well, rather a lot... The Yorkshire Dales National Park is 15 minutes’ drive to the west, there are spectacularly scenic countryside walks straight from the farm, Ripon, Masham, Richmond and Lightwater Valley theme park are all within easy driving distance… and York is under 50 minutes’ drive for city sightseeing days. The pitching part of the farm spreads over five acres of uncrowded green space, where every pitch has scenic views of the North Yorkshire surrounds. Among the well-maintained amenities are toilets, showers, disabled facilities, a washing-up area and chemical disposal; recycling is available on site.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 8
Motorhome pitches 8
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note

Dogs

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

Admission

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

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sun, 01 Mar to

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97% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

A peaceful spot with gorgeous country views and plenty of space. Facilities are clean & adequate, with hot showers. Owners are super friendly and helpful. It's a great base for exploring, though you'll need your car for shops.

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Warm welcome, peaceful site, views across…

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Stuart K. 7 reviews

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Warm welcome, peaceful site, views across the site are brilliant.
Great free WiFi.
Facilities were very clean.
Paul the Manager likes to check everything is in order.

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Very beautiful, very well kept, very…

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Liked Very beautiful, very well kept, very quiet

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Excellent quiet location, on a working…

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Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Excellent quiet location, on a working farm, with lots of space between pitches.
Great views across the rolling countryside.
Friendly and extremely helpful owner.

Disliked Nothing to dislike.

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The location & facilities. Paul.…

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Juliy W. 1 review

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked The location & facilities. Paul.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ein schöner, ruhiger Stellplatz, die Sanitärräume…

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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Ein schöner, ruhiger Stellplatz, die Sanitärräume haben wir nicht benötigt, wir kommen gerne wieder

Disliked nichts

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site with great facilities

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Jon 7 reviews

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely peaceful site, facilities were fantastic and the area has some great views. Paul was on hand on arrival and very friendly and helpful.

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Good location to see the local…

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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Good location to see the local attractions, friendly and relaxed and a nice big open field for the kids to play

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If you like a peaceful site this is ideal

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Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Site as described. Lovely views and quiet peaceful area. A walled dog walking field. The facilities are older but they are kept very clean. Paul runs the site and is a very helpful and friendly chap. A big field with pitches around the perimeter and plenty of room for children to play in the middle away from the pitches. It is about a 15 minute drive to Ripon which has a choice of supermarkets. Good area for touring around.

Disliked Nothing to dislike. If you are booking direct from Howgrave website you need to know that the numbering of the pitches starts at the bottom of the field and works towards the buildings at the top which is not clear on Paul's plan.

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lovely site!

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Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Quiet and tranquil, run by friendly people!

Disliked Not the site's fault but dog owners should clean up after their dogs better! (we did!)

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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Very tidy and well kept place to stay. Very friendly service

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

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 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 Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Tourer storage facilities

Location

Howgrave Hall Caravan Park

Sutton Howgrave

Bedale

North Yorkshire

England

DL8 2NU

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54,20398°N
1,52403°W

Nearest transport

Coach
7,5 km Bus Station Stand 1
12,3 km Market Place
20,5 km The Angel
Rail
10,2 km Thirsk Rail Station
15,3 km Northallerton Rail Station
22 km Knaresborough Rail Station
Ferry
46,4 km Transporter Bridge South Side
46,6 km Transporter Bridge North Side
Airport
34,7 km Durham Tees Valley Airport
38,3 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

Howgrave Hall is between Bedale to the north and Ripon to the south, both within 20 minutes’ drive of the farm. Like many towns in this part of Yorkshire, Bedale’s a fine shopping town for local produce and specialities of all sorts: market days are on Tuesdays and the Bedale car boot sale is held every Saturday from April to October. Access the Wensleydale Railway at Bedale too, on its 22-mile puff between Leeming Bar and Redmire. Heading south, Ripon is most famed for its cathedral, founded in the city in the seventh century, and for Ripon Racecourse, on a site where jockeys have raced since the early 18th century. A 10-minute drive out of town just inside the Yorkshire Dales National Park, is the spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Park, a must-see if you’re anywhere in the region. Even the kids should/might be impressed by Ripon and its surrounds; if not, zip speedily back up north for a day at Lightwater Valley Theme Park (15 minutes' drive), home of Europe’s longest rollercoaster.

Food and drink

  • The George at Wath Pub 2,1 km
  • Black Horse Pub 2,6 km
  • George and Dragon Pub 3,2 km
  • The Staveley Arms Pub 3,2 km
  • Freemasons Arms Pub 3,8 km
  • Bull Inn Pub 4,2 km
  • The Bruce Arms Pub 4,3 km
  • The Fox & Hounds Restaurant 5 km
  • Milbank Arms Pub 5,5 km
  • The Nags Head Pub 5,8 km

Groceries

  • Majestic Off-licence 7,1 km
  • M&S Simply Food Supermarket 7,2 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 7,3 km
  • Tesco Supermarket 7,4 km
  • Sainsbury's Supermarket 7,5 km
  • Drinks Well Off-licence 7,6 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 9 km
  • Morrisons Supermarket 9,2 km

Parks and play

  • Maze park 3,6 km
  • Riverdale Rural Holidays park 4,5 km
  • Well Village Playing Field Playground 5,3 km
  • College Lawns park 7 km
  • Spa Park Playground 7,5 km
  • Allhallowsgate Park Playground 7,5 km
  • Spa Gardens park 7,7 km
  • Millfield Play Area Playground 7,8 km
  • Borrage Green Play Area Playground 8 km
  • Back Park 8,7 km

Family days out

  • Caterpillar Visitor attraction 4,3 km
  • Ladybird Visitor attraction 4,3 km
  • Snape Castle 7,5 km
  • Ripon Heritage Centre Visitor attraction 7,8 km
  • Thorp Perrow Aboretum Visitor attraction 8,4 km
  • Theakston Brewery Visitor Centre Visitor attraction 9,1 km
  • Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park Visitor attraction 10 km

Public transport

  • Cross Keys Bus stop 3,2 km
  • Lane End Bus stop 3,7 km
  • Lightwater Valley Bus stop 3,9 km
  • Mickley Bus stop 5,8 km
  • North Road Bus stop 6,9 km
  • St Michaels Retail Park, M&S Bus stop 7,3 km
  • Ripon Bus Station 7,5 km
  • Alanbrooke Barracks Bus stop 7,6 km
  • Borrage Bridge Ripon (SW-bound) Bus stop 7,9 km
  • Borrage Bridge Ripon (NE-bound) Bus stop 7,9 km

Beaches

  • Pebble Beach 5,5 km

What’s nearby

  • Brick Yard Fishery Fishing 5 km
  • Ripon City Golf Club Golf course 5,5 km
  • Ripon Waterside & Marina 8,8 km
  • Masham Golf Course 9,5 km
  • Ripon Motor Boat Club Marina 9,7 km

Local services

  • BP Fuel station 7,1 km
  • North House Surgery Doctors 7,2 km
  • Gulf Fuel station 7,3 km
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy 7,5 km
  • Boots Pharmacy 7,5 km
  • Dr Ingram & Partners Doctors 7,5 km
  • Ripon Spa Surgery Doctors 7,6 km
  • Ripon Community Hospital 7,6 km
  • Autogas 2000 Fuel station 8,5 km
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy 8,8 km

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Must see

Fountains Abbey 10,1 km

Jervaulx Abbey 15,6 km

RHS Garden Harlow Carr 24,9 km

Richmond Castle 26 km

Easby Abbey (EH) 26,5 km

National Trust

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden 10,1 km

Brimham Rocks 17,3 km

Braithwaite Hall 19,9 km

Mount Grace Priory 23,7 km

Moulton Hall 25,6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

NORTON CONYERS 2,5 km

HACKFALL 7,6 km

THORP PERROW 8,1 km

Masham, the River Ure and the River Burn 8,7 km

STUDLEY ROYAL 9,8 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 Howgrave Hall Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Howgrave Hall Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Howgrave Hall Caravan Park? Howgrave Hall is between Bedale to the north and Ripon to the south, both within 20 minutes’ drive of the farm. Like many towns in this part of Yorkshire, Bedale’s a fine … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Howgrave Hall Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Howgrave Hall Caravan Park? From R540,96 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.