Castle Howard Lakeside Holiday Park

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Camping field overlooking Castle Howard and lake.
Camping field overlooking castle howard and lake.
A recent airstream rally had a great weekend with us
Grass pitches at castle howard lakeside holiday park.
Summer camping at castle howard lakeside holiday park
Dog friendly electric grass pitch
Stay in a 2 bedroom classic holiday home
Stay in a 2 bedroom superior holiday home
Dog friendly electric grass pitch
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A recent airstream rally had a great weekend with us
Grass pitches at castle howard lakeside holiday park.
Summer camping at castle howard lakeside holiday park

  • Well-maintained site with views over Castle Howard's Great Lake
  • Half an hour's walk or a five-minute drive from Castle Howard
  • Fishing and dog-walking area on site; close to a café and farm shop
Pitching up by a lake's a plus in more ways than one – as well as being an instant de-stresser, waterside surrounds can be a prime spot for fishing and, in the summer, ever-so-soothing boat trips. If you like the sound of that, hotfoot it down to Castle Howard Lakeside Holiday Park for views over Yorkshire’s poshest country estates. Fancy a stroll close to the water's edge? Go and seek out sweet and savoury goodies at the nearby café and farm shop (a mile away from site) – the latter can rustle up a nifty breakfast or barbecue pack that you can pick up on your arrival. There is also a shop on site selling a few essentials and lots of treats. Pick up a pint of milk, a bottle of wine, meat from the Castle Howard butcher or a tasty cake on site. The site's non-watery parts are also pretty splendid – this family-friendly park has a dedicated dog-walking area where you can admire mature trees while the pups and/or youngsters let off a little steam. It's also got handy practical features like smart loos and showers and a laundry room. While there's plenty of scope for sticking to the estate during your time here, active off-site jaunts around the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty come highly recommended, too – the surrounding area's full of cycle paths, bridleways and hiking trails.

Site type

Tent pitches 100
Motorhome pitches 45
Touring caravan pitches 45
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

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).
  • Single-sex bookings of 2 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Languages spoken

Catalan

English

German

Spanish

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.8

Overall rating based on 718 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 67% of visitors View breakdown

90%

would recommend this site to a friend

84%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

How easy it was to pick where we wanted our tent and…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: How easy it was to pick where we wanted our tent and on a night they came round to check after 11:30 to ensure everyone was following the quite rule, plenty to do around the camp site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely situation just down from Castle. Next to large lake, great for…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Philip W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Lovely situation just down from Castle. Next to large lake, great for walking dog around. Reception lady very pleasant. Gravel pitch good. No issues really. Would stop again no problem.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Felt very upon arrival at reception, they gave clear instructions where to…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Felt very upon arrival at reception, they gave clear instructions where to go and pitch our tent. They explained where all the facilities was, also gave us a leaflet on information on the site aswell as the local area. We found a nice pitch, and ultimately enjoyed our stay. Highly recommend.

Disliked: Nothing. The site adequate.

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Overall a great site, clean facilities/grounds, well looked after.

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: We were really happy with the site, first time here, receptionist was extremely helpful and polite. Shower and toilet block impeccable even though it seemed to be in constant use. Pitches were ok, a little on the narrow side to be honest. The surrounding lake and woodland were an absolute pleasure to walk around, 51 Swans on the lake at one point. We’re bird watchers and couldn’t believe it when we saw a small flock of Gold Crest, they are absolutely beautiful little birds.
We will definitely be returning to the site, and most definitely ask to be near the lake.

Recommend to friends Visit again

2 stars because of pitch but but in general level and clean

Overall 4/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: We liked the location of the site the toilets and showers ok shop and reception lovely

Disliked: It was our first time on this site we were given pitch 18 had to be the worst on site no sun at all because of trees that were full of crows and nests noise unbelievable hence the 2 stars and won't return if you are visiting site ask what pitch your allocated before arrival avoid 17,18,19

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff, great location

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: The staff in reception were ever so polite, and kind. The proximity to the castle, and York was wonderful, and the lake walk was picturesque.

Disliked: I know it’s part of the wildlife, and it can’t be helped, but the crows were very noisy, and the campsite got so busy that the toilets/showers were crowded. Would have been great if there were a park for the children to play in. No signal/wifi

Recommend to friends Visit again

If you’re after a peaceful quiet stay then this is great.

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Pitches well kept. Peaceful surroundings. Shower block and toilets centrally located with washing up amend washing machines attached with water waste and bins nearby. We had a lovely peaceful weekend.

Disliked: Nothing really. Bit of a hike to castle Howard if you’re a bit challenged but other than that could not fault. Wi-Fi dipped in and out.

Recommend to friends Visit again

OK for a stopover and convenient for Castle Howard, clean site.

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 4
Ken P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Peace and quiet.

Disliked: Shop unbelievably expensive. 4 cans of beer and a bag of crisps £19.95, the crisps alone were £5.95 and the price ticket was hidden on the back of the packet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would stay again.

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Great location, friendly helpful staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

surrounding area I found to be expensive (parking in York £18.50 5hrs)

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
David O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Nice location, large pitch, friendly staff.

Disliked: No WIFI

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Portable toilet

Dogs 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 Local produce Off licence 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

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery 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 Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Pitch close to accessible bathrooms Step-free or level access Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Castle Howard Lakeside Holiday Park

Coneysthorpe

North Yorkshire

England

YO60 7DD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.1315°N
-0.91356°W

Nearest transport

Coach
9.6 mi The Royal Oak
9.7 mi The Square
9.7 mi Stamford Bridge The Square
Rail
4.7 mi Malton Rail Station
14 mi York Rail Station
14.4 mi Poppleton Rail Station

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

Yorkshire folk are rightly proud of 'God's Own Country' – it's home to some of the finest historic houses, coast and countryside around. If you want to keep things local, head out to Kirkham Abbey (15 minutes' drive) to visit the ruins of the priory or for waterside strolls along the Derwent river. Like to be beside the seaside? Of course you do, and luckily this area has plenty of options to choose from. If you fancy venturing to Whitby's harbour and beaches, drive to Pickering (25 minutes) and hitch a ride on a steam train for a stonkingly scenic journey over the North York Moors. Bempton Cliffs Seabird Centre (an hour away) is a rather wilder beauty spot – this nature hub is home to about a quarter of a million nesting seabirds (so be sure to pack your binoculars). Art, architecture and landscaped grounds can all be rather moreish, so check out other historic houses in the area, like Nunnington Hall (20 minutes), Duncombe Park (25 minutes), Sledmere House (30 minutes) and Beningbrough Hall (40 minutes), if you fancy a change of scene on your blue-blooded escapades.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Scarborough North Bay 23.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Scarborough South Bay 23.4 mi Sea PoorPoorPoorPoor
Cayton Bay 23.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Robin Hoods Bay 25.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Filey 26 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Kew at Castle Howard 0.8 mi

The Arboretum - Kew at Castle Howard 0.8 mi

Castle Howard 0.8 mi

Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo 6.6 mi

North Yorkshire Moors Railway 9.6 mi

National Trust

Nunnington Hall 5.7 mi

Rievaulx Terrace 11.9 mi

Treasurer's House 13.5 mi

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 14.3 mi

Goddards Garden 15.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

CASTLE HOWARD 0.8 mi

The Lumps and Bumps of Castle Howard 1.1 mi

Sheriff Hutton and the Howardian Hills 4.5 mi

SHERIFF HUTTON PARK 4.6 mi

HOWSHAM HALL 5.3 mi

Local events

  • Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday 8 July 2025 – Tuesday 8 July 2025)

    Harrogate, North Yorkshire 25.9 mi

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

    Ripon, North Yorkshire 26.1 mi

  • Leeds Festival (Thursday 21 August 2025 – Thursday 21 August 2025)

    Wetherby, West Yorkshire 26.2 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Castle Howard Lakeside Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Castle Howard Lakeside Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Castle Howard Lakeside Holiday Park? Yorkshire folk are rightly proud of 'God's Own Country' – it's home to some of the finest historic houses, coast and countryside around. If you want to keep things local, head out … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Castle Howard Lakeside Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Castle Howard Lakeside Holiday Park? From £17 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.