Ponden Mill

View prices & book 8.5 96 reviews
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
Riverside relaxation
Riverside pitch
1/116
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.

Site type

Tent pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Rent a tent 2
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open now
Opens 1 March
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. XL Bully, 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.
  • 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 8 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

French

German

Open from Sat, 01 Mar to

No availability here for your search criteria

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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

Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 96 Pitchup.com customers

  • 59%
    10
  • 4%
    9
  • 15%
    8
  • 2%
    7
  • 9%
    6
  • 1%
    5
  • 2%
    4
  • 1%
    3
  • 3%
    2
  • 2%
    1
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 6
Peaceful

83% would recommend this site to a friend

80% would stay here again

What customers say

Ponden Mill: peaceful, rural escape with lovely views & great walks. Friendly, helpful hosts. Basic but clean facilities, though some want updates. Midges can be a bother, but the quiet, wildlife, and nearby pubs/Haworth make it a winner for nature lovers.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

Reviews page 1 of 10
Arrival date (latest first)

Would absolutely visit again

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 7
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
Emily H.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Lovely views
Very peaceful
Sat right next to the water, there was midgies but it’s expected , once we set up the fire they seemed to disperse .
Toilets were close by to the small pitch area, clean, look updated to previous pictures. They had hot water to wash up utensils in close by also.
Cafe wasn’t open but we walked the 5 minutes up to The Old Silent Inn which is beautiful with the be eat food and dog friendly, lovely barmaid

Disliked Our arrival wasn’t really welcoming, the host (female with glasses) seemed slightly rude like we’d interrupted her.
The other hosts we saw as we were leaving, a male and female seemed lovely, said hello etc.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Stayed one night stopover for inaugural…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 6
Value for money
 6
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 10
Tim H.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Stayed one night stopover for inaugural trial use of new roof tent.
Nice little site adjacent to stream. Only one other vehicle arrived stayed over night when I was there, so site very quiet (which was good).
May not be so quiet if Ponden Mill being used a wedding venue.
Facilities clean, but basic.
Owner/manager very friendly and cafe at end of car park nice unexpected facility.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Splendid all round

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Simon's Brief Encounters F.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked This is my third visit and won't be my last. That says it all. Beautiful location near the historic town of Haworth. Helpful and friendly staff. highly recommended.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent Site. Is near a stream, so do need mosquito net's.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
John S.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely friendly, welcoming site. The food in the cafe was excellent. Already booking to go back

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very peaceful setting . Lovely walks…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 No rating
Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 7
Wifi
 10
Kate P.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Very peaceful setting . Lovely walks and Hebden Bridge and Howarth great places to visit .

Disliked Pitches somewhat awkward for awning. Ground very solid !

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely hidden away site, peaceful with wildlife all around.

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 No rating
Customer service
 No rating
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 No rating
Wifi
 10
Judith G.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked My tiny caravan had a puncture before I arrived so I opted for tent this time.

It was a lovely small site nestled in the hills, very relaxed and had most things I needed.
There had been a pop up cafe and bar in the mill next to the site over the weekend but I missed this.

The roads to the site were very windy and often single lane; next time with the caravan I'd make sure I planned my route beforehand to avoid most of these.

It's virtually on the Pennine Way and Brontë way so lots of walking from the site. It was beautiful at this time of year with the heather in bloom.

Disliked No obvious hot water for washing up.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, probably best for a single night due to basic facilities.

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 3
Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 6
Wifi
 2
Rory P.

Non-electric grass tent pitch (solo, no cars)

Liked Beautiful location, camping beside the little stream with the gentle burble of water is very idyllic. It’s a quiet spot and a small enough site you likely won’t be disturbed. My motorcycle felt secure and I was able to camp near it. The popup cafe was good with proper homemade cakes.

Disliked The facilities are very basic, the gents lacked hot water and what little soap was available on Saturday was gone by Monday. Definitely bring your own soap or wet wipes. Only one male toilet could also mean queues in the morning.
Wifi stopped working on the first evening.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful site by the river, a…

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
 6
Value for money
 3
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 5
Customer service
 1
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 1
Jeanette K.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Beautiful site by the river, a very friendly guy talked us through our pitch options.
Clean loos and shower, and level pitches

Disliked Didn't feel very welcome by the lady in the office and was over charged. Once I realised I had been over charged I emailed Ponden Mill requesting a refund, I have not received a response.

Be careful if you walk up to the nearest Pub, the road is quite dangerous for walkers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Flat pitches. Clean ladies toilet Lovely area and…

Overall

3 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 4
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 2
Customer service
 4
Child friendliness
 4
Cleanliness
 4
Wifi
 1
Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Flat pitches.
Clean ladies toilet
Lovely area and a very friendly cat.
Spoke to the male owner who was nice and friendly.

Disliked Midges, although by the water so to be expected these were relentless and had to leave after one night due to us all being bit so much (even with repellant) The images made it look like plenty of room for tents when infact right next to each other. The washing up area was not clean and was blocked/very slow draining due to food.

Recommend to friends Visit again

will definitely be back

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Rosemary C.

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked What a lovely little gem of a place, the person who greeted us was so friendly she couldnt do enough or tell us enough about the place and surrounds

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

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 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

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

Small (11-25 pitches)

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

Coach
7.5 km Bus Station
11 km Bus Station
11.1 km Midland Hotel
Rail
7.9 km Keighley Rail Station
8.6 km Steeton & Silsden Rail Station
9.6 km Cononley Rail Station
Airport
23 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

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.

Must see

Bronte Parsonage Museum 3.1 km

East Riddlesden Hall (NT) 9.4 km

Halifax Ski & Snowboard Centre 14.1 km

Eureka! The National Children's Museum 15.8 km

National Media Museum 16.9 km

National Trust

Hardcastle Crags 7.9 km

East Riddlesden Hall 9.4 km

Gawthorpe Hall 19.5 km

Marsden Moor Estate 26 km

Malham Tarn Estate 32 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Stanbury - Ponden Reservoir - Oakworth Moor - Oldfield 1.4 km

Penistone Hill Park - Top Withins - Walshaw - Crimsworth Dean 2.3 km

Haworth - Top Withins - the Bronte Walk 3.2 km

CENTRAL PARK, HAWORTH 3.6 km

LUND PARK 6.5 km

Local events

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

    Ripon, England 36.7 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.

Want to know more about camping in West Yorkshire?

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?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Ponden Mill? From R235,74 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.