Primrose Park

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Hard standing
Tent on the grass field (added by manager 26 jul 2022)
Camp layout (added by manager 26 jul 2022)
Sunset at primrose park. (added by manager 25 jul 2022)

  • Well-maintained and peaceful park a mile away from Gisburn Forest
  • A 20-minute drive from Settle and half an hour from Skipton
  • Barbecues and dogs welcome; a 10-minute drive from the local pub
What say you to pitching up in a peaceful forest clearing? Primrose Park is a well-maintained site on the edge of the Forest of Bowland and close to the Yorkshire Dales, making this spot a particularly appealing base for those seeking back to basics hols filled with rural rambles. This fine little site is surrounded by green Lancashire lanes and gorgeous forest vistas – Gisburn Forest Hub (10 minutes' drive), a visitor centre with a café, mountain bike trails and waymarked walks, makes a great starting point for exploring both. You'll also likely want to plan a few trips across the Yorkshire border for outdoor jaunts around Malham or shopping trips in the market town of Skipton (both are about half an hour away). Families (including their canine members) are welcome at this friendly site; there's also an outdoor play area where the tiddlers can play and meet new pals in a safe environment. For sociable evening eats, you can light up a barbecue or firepit (off-ground only for both) get cooking with your clan; if the weather has other ideas, you can always bag yourself a table at the nearest pub, 10 minutes away. Facilities are fairly minimal on site, but you'll have access to two unisex toilet/shower blocks. Snacks and other supplies can be sorted with a quick stop at the small on-site shop. The closest supermarket is in Settle (20 minutes away by car), where there's also a range of eateries from fish and chips to fine dining and all things in between.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 25
Motorhome pitches 25
Tent pitches 30
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 6 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • During winter time and freezing spells it is possible that the the toilets and showers may be out of use due during short periods to drain the pipes so that they do not freeze and cause bursts.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely quiet place, all facilities required which were clean. Andrew was v…

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

Primrose Park non-electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Lovely quiet place, all facilities required which were clean. Andrew was v welcoming

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Lovely site with clean facilities, friendly staff & spacious pitches.

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

Primrose Park Field non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely site, staff made us very welcome upon arrival. Cute shop on site which is ideal. Most importantly clean toilets and showers which are well maintained. Kids was kept happy and made friends in the play area, sand pit and the stream. Beautiful scenery, local walks all within driving distance. Well priced site. Would recommend to friends and family and worth visiting again.

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Nice walks, fairly quiet even though very busy.…

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

Woodland Park non-electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Nice walks, fairly quiet even though very busy.

Disliked: Would have liked pitch markers on the part of the site I was on

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Friendly staff, good grassy pitches and fantastic forest close by

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

Primrose Park Field non-electric grass pitch

Liked: The fire pits, relaxed atmosphere and views

Disliked: Only one shower working at the time but no too much of a que so didn't really impact us.

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Great little site, surrounded by nature.

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

Woodland Park non-electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Very peaceful, a lovely little campsite which I am guessing is up and coming. Don't be put off by the porter cabin style showers and toilets. They are kept very clean and nice hot water. Owner is very friendly and helpful. No extra charge for awnings or pup tent and no set pitch. We stayed in the woodlands bit which was hard standing only but there are other areas which have grass pitches. Campfires allowed in off ground in a firepit. Logs available to buy you just need to ask and they do hire out the firepits if you don't have one. The fee you pay is straightforward and no hidden costs. Overall absolutely loved it

Disliked: Nothing to dislike from my point of view. But no electric hook up might be an issue for some people. There are facilities to keep ice packs in a freezer for your cool box. If you're wanting WiFi this won't be for you but personally I'm all for going off grid and being surrounded by nature. If you're the sort of camper that wants TV, internet and regimented neat pitches you probably won't like this. But if you like chilled out, relaxing, birdsong and nature, like us, you will love it.

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Excellent clean family run site!

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

Beck View non-electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Clean ,spacious site , great little kids playing area in the middle of the field , which was great for people with kids 😀 the owner drove round later on in the afternoon to see if you wanted firepit or wood ! Very relaxed , family run site 😎 very rural not much around ! So self contained

Disliked: Nothing really to dislike

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Excellent place, very clean and friendly and had everything needed

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

Primrose Park Field non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely clean and friendly place, great little park for the kids to run free. Perfect stay.

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Great location and fantastic welcome by the owners. The owner actually went…

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

Woodland Park non-electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Great location and fantastic welcome by the owners. The owner actually went out of his way to drop me and my partner over to the pub for an evening meal! Even offered to pick us up after if we ran out if energy on our bikes coming back.. (Thankfully we made it) Top man! We will defo be back soon. The wild garlic is awesome here, grows everywhere.

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Great site! Andrew from the office always had time for a chat…

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

Primrose Park Field non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Great site! Andrew from the office always had time for a chat and nothing was ever to much trouble! Facilities were basic but very clean! We will definitely be back!

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Nice campsite, welcoming owner. Lots of kids playing together. Lovely view with…

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

Primrose Park Field non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice campsite, welcoming owner. Lots of kids playing together. Lovely view with campfire allowed

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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

Picnic table

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest

Peaceful

Remote location

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Communal freezer

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Primrose Park

Mill House Barn

Tosside

Lancashire

England

BD23 4SJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.98039°N
-2.34001°W

Nearest transport

Coach
11.1 mi Bus Station
11.3 mi Broadway
11.6 mi Town Hall
Rail
4.3 mi Long Preston Rail Station
5 mi Hellifield Rail Station
5.8 mi Giggleswick Rail Station
Ferry
23.6 mi Heysham Ferry Terminal
27 mi Knott End-On-Sea Ferry Landing
27.4 mi Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing
Airport
28.8 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

Itching to get out for some outdoor pursuits? Put your tackle to the test at Stocks Reservoir (10 minutes' drive), a nearby angling spot where you can catch both brown and rainbow trout. (If all this fly fishing malarky is new to you, you can also book a crash course in the basics before getting started.) The local riding stable (10 minutes) is another popular pick if you fancy a spell in the saddle. Up for roaming the hills of the Yorkshire Dales and Eden Valley by rail? Pull up in Settle (20 minutes) and get yourself aboard the Settle to Carlisle railway, a solidly scenic 73-mile line with highlights like the Ribblehead Viaduct and Dent station, the highest in all of England. Steam services are also occasionally laid on for those looking to make the four-hour round trip in style. Other visit-worthy Yorkshire haunts include Skipton (30 minutes), home to a well-preserved castle and narrowboat tours, Bolton Abbey (40 minutes) and the Dales village of Malham (30 minutes), the starting point for hardy hill walkers heading out to Malham Cove and Malham Tarn.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Morecambe North 22.2 mi Estuary Good N/A Good Good
Morecambe South 22.7 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Fleetwood 27.9 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Cleveleys 29.6 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Gawthorpe Hall 12.4 mi

Beacon Fell Country Park 14.7 mi

Oswaldtwistle Mills 16.2 mi

Bronte Parsonage Museum 18.7 mi

Lancaster Castle 19.5 mi

National Trust

Malham Tarn Estate 10.7 mi

Gawthorpe Hall 12.5 mi

Hardcastle Crags 19.8 mi

East Riddlesden Hall 20.1 mi

Sizergh Castle and Garden 27.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Journey through the Centre of the Kingdom, Section 3: Bolton-by-Bowland - Slaidburn 2.8 mi

Bolton-by-Bowland - Beacon Hill - Grindleton - Sawley 2.8 mi

Slaidburn, the Roman road and Dunsop Fell 4.1 mi

Slaidburn and the Upper Hodder Valley 4.1 mi

Journey through the Centre of the Kingdom, Section 4: Slaidburn - Dunsop Bridge 4.1 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Lancashire?

  • Does Primrose Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Primrose Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Primrose Park? Itching to get out for some outdoor pursuits? Put your tackle to the test at Stocks Reservoir (10 minutes' drive), a nearby angling spot where you can catch both brown and rainbow … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Primrose Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Primrose Park? From £20 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.