Wagtail Park

From £30 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.5 211 reviews
Camping pods under the trees (added by manager 04 Aug 2022)
Fishing lake (added by manager 04 aug 2022)
Camping pods next to the trees (added by manager 10 jul 2018)
Camping pods in the sunshine (added by manager 10 jul 2018)

  • Quiet site with fishing lake on the outskirts of York
  • North Yorkshire Moors National Park and coast within an hour's drive
  • A 15-minute drive to York's museums, minster and shops
Wag your tails for this fab spot with a fishing lake: if you’re a fan of the art of waiting patiently for a bite by the waters, Wagtail Park in North Yorkshire will be a top berth for you. Its 10 acres of landscaped parklands include an angling lake stuffed with carp and perch, bream, roach and tench, and there are two tackle shops within a 10-minute drive. The other variety of wagging tail is welcome too, with dog-walking areas set aside around the site. For a break from fishing, the city of York is 15 minutes' drive away for tours of the medieval town, visits to the Jorvik Viking Centre and National Railway Museum and the Minster, as well as practical things like shops, pubs and innumerable places to eat. Attractions on the peripheries of York are easy to reach as well, such as the Yorkshire Air Museum (10 minutes) and 18th-century Beningborough Hall (20 minutes). The coast is around an hour’s drive away, and in between it and the site lie the 1500-odd square kilometres of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. Get a taste as well as a trip back in time on the North Yorkshire Moors steam railway from Pickering (half an hour) to Whitby. Wagtail Park is fully accessible for disabled guests, with spacious wetroom showers; underfloor heating in the washrooms is a bonus appreciated by many, especially through the chillier months.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 30
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Tent pitches 10
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent little site, good sized level pitches

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
Rob S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Great little site, nice sized pitch with electric hook up, clean amenities block with underfloor heating and nice hot water. The site is clean and very well looked after and has on site fishing if thats your thing.

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Clean with all accessories that you need…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
John A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Clean with all accessories that you need

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Great facilities, good service…

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 The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Great facilities, good service

Disliked: Nothing

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Excellent - hope to return in a few months.

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Open, sunny and very well maintained site. Facilities are very good with underfloor heating especially welcome in colder weather. Peter who looks after the site and guests is a star; so friendly annd helpful after we presented him with a few unexpected challenges.

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Great value getaway for York and surrounding area

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Wash room facilities

Disliked: Needed to take a car to get to York or Monks Cross as there are no footpaths alongside the roads.

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Good location, friendly owner.

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely campsite, clean toilet block and friendly owner who couldn’t do enough for you. Great location for visiting York.

Disliked: Field was very muddy due to the glorious British weather so a hardstanding pitch would have been nicer. No wifi which was disappointing as it’s an essential when travelling with children!

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Well run site. Friendly owner. Nice clean facilities. Very handy for York…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Well run site. Friendly owner. Nice clean facilities. Very handy for York city centre

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Quiet site, clean facilities, friendly owner and level pitch.

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: The owner was very friendly and told us how to find the bus to the city centre. It was close enough to enjoy York for the day and get back to our campervan for the evening. The showers were nice and hot and we had the place to ourselves. Will definitely go back when we're up that way again!

Disliked: Unfortunately the underfloor heating in the bathrooms wasn't working

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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff. Wonderful time!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Rhonda C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod (no pets)

Liked: The pod has heating and the showers/toilet block was very clean and easily accessible. Owner was very easy to communicate with and on hand.

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As last year we were up for the Christmas markets in York.…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: As last year we were up for the Christmas markets in York. We had a wonderful stay for the week and Peter as always was most helpful and accommodating. The facilities were good and in spite of very cold conditions our stay was wonderful. Hopefully we’ll be back up in the summer, where will be able to take advantage of their lovely fishing lake. Thanks again Peter for a great pre-Christmas trip, looking forward to the next trip already . Tim & Gail😊

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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

Disabled facilities

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

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Location

Wagtail Park

North Lane

Huntington

York

North Yorkshire

England

YO32 9SU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.99927°N
-1.03163°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.8 mi Rail Station Stop C
3.8 mi Rail Station Stop J
4.8 mi Stamford Bridge The Square
Rail
3.8 mi York Rail Station
5 mi Poppleton Rail Station
10.3 mi Hammerton Rail Station
Airport
27.2 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

If you’re fired up for walking more through this fab area of moors and heaths, take another railway trail: the tracks and engines have gone from the Goathland (50 minutes' drive) to Grosmont route, leaving a footpath for scenic strolls. The wider park is laced with trails of all lengths, taking walkers to landmarks like the White Horse hill carving at Kilburn, 40 minutes away, and the crags of Roseberry Topping, dubbed the Yorkshire Matterhorn. The views and emptiness of this area are endlessly impressive; for a contrast, see what humans can do with a trip round the Baroque splendour of Castle Howard (20 minutes). You can easily spend a day exploring the lakes and fountains, woodlands and walled gardens of this mighty estate even before you set foot inside the house. Over the moors, the sea beckons with Whitby an hour away for coastal walks, seal-spotting boat cruises and fishing trips as well as a museum devoted to its number-one son Captain Cook… and of course the ruined abbey that inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula. At a similar distance and justifiably proud of its clifftop location, Scarborough draws visitors for its castle and beach, the traditional amusements of Luna Park fairground and the marine wonders of the SEA LIFE aquarium.

Must see

York Minster 3.2 mi

National Centre for Early Music 3.5 mi

YorkBoat Guided River Trips 3.5 mi

JORVIK Viking Centre 3.5 mi

York Castle Museum 3.6 mi

National Trust

Treasurer's House 3.2 mi

Goddards Garden 5 mi

Beningbrough Hall and Gardens 7.4 mi

Nunnington Hall 14.4 mi

Rievaulx Terrace 18.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

MUSEUM GARDENS, YORK 3.4 mi

YORK CEMETERY 3.7 mi

Snickets, Ginnels and Walls of York 3.9 mi

ROWNTREE PARK 4 mi

Battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066 5.3 mi

Local events

  • York Early Music Festival (Saturday 6 July 2024 – Saturday 6 July 2024)

    York, North Yorkshire 3.2 mi

  • Leeds Festival (Wednesday 21 August 2024 – Wednesday 21 August 2024)

    Wetherby, West Yorkshire 16.8 mi

  • Harrogate Autumn Flower Show (Friday 13 September 2024 – Friday 13 September 2024)

    Ripon, North Yorkshire 19 mi

  • Great Yorkshire Show (Tuesday 9 July 2024 – Tuesday 9 July 2024)

    Harrogate, North Yorkshire 19 mi

  • Harrogate Spring Flower Show (Thursday 25 April 2024 – Thursday 25 April 2024)

    Harrogate, North Yorkshire 19 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.

Want to know more about camping in North Yorkshire?

  • Does Wagtail Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Wagtail Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Wagtail Park? If you’re fired up for walking more through this fab area of moors and heaths, take another railway trail: the tracks and engines have gone from the Goathland (50 minutes' drive) to … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Wagtail Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.

    Please let the site owner know your arrival time by calling the telephone number 30 minutes prior.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Wagtail Park? From £30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.