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Castle Howard Lakeside Holiday Park
Coneysthorpe
York
North Yorkshire (Browse area)
YO60 7DD
Tel: 01653 648316
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Pitches: 160
Open: 01/03/2024 to 31/12/2024
01/03/2025 to 31/12/2025
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 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing On Site |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: May 2011 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Julia Dooley |
8 reviews from this member |
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 Having spent the Bank Holiday Weekend at Castle Howard we found the site to be a wonderful location over looking the lake.
This was our first visit the shower and toilet units are very clean one problem was people were driving in their cars to visit the blocks yes they are a little distance away, this did not bother us.
The answer could be a second shower and toilet block is needed in the camping field. An ice cream van visited the site on the Friday and Saturday evening and a Chip van visits on the Saturday.
The site does not have a shop no need really a farm shop is located at Castle Howard which has a fantastic range of local products. In fact we spent two days in the Castle Howard grounds the house is restored with the most beautiful decorations, the staff are only to happy to converse historical facts.
We were a large party including many children and nothing was to much trouble to them. The woodland trails,a boat ride and tractor ride, the adventure playground all must be recommended.
We will revisit again next year the site is peaceful with lots of playing room for families. 
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
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| Reviewer: AJaneG |
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We have just returned from spending 4 days at this campsite and had a fantastic time.
It is ideally located in a beautiful setting with breathtaking views of Castle Howard and its grounds. The site was extremely quite, and the children on the site seemed to find enough to keep them occupied with the large playing field and lake.
The staff are extremely helpful and friendly - 10 out of 10 for customer service. They will freeze ice packs for 30p each and gave us great information about cycling routes and places to visit. Everyone on the site was extremely friendly too. Plenty of hot water and kept clean by the staff daily.
We enjoyed some fantastic cycling and running in the surrounding countryside - turn right out of the gate, go through the white gate and follow the gravel track right around the back of CH. We did this at sunset and the views were amazing, we also got some fantastic photographs of the back of CH, the Mausoleum and the Temple of the Four Winds with no-one else around. The cycle back down the main road can be a bit hairy if you're not an experienced cyclist as its downhill all the way and there are surprisingly a lot of cars.
On arrival the reception staff gave us 1/2 price entry tickets to Castle Howard with a free return within one week - worth every penny and a must visit. The farm shop at CH sells everything you need for a picnic and the meat was amazing (fresh from the grounds). It's a very child-friendly place with a fantastic play ground and knowledgeable guides. You can visit the farm shop, cafe and garden for free.
The nearest pub was in Terrington (3 miles, friendly but quite expensive) - we visited York and thoroughly recommend Oscars for homecooked, fresh, good value food, 15 miles - 25 mins drive, and after 6.00pm only £2.00 to park right in the centre.
The only suggestion to improve this site would be a small shop selling basics - although tbh we managed fine and combined our trips to CH and York with trips to Sainsburys.
We'll definitely return and would recommend this to our friends.
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
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| Reviewer: MartinJWhite |
5 reviews from this member |
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Arriving on a Monday for a two night stay in August, we expected the site to be quite busy, but were pleasantly surprised. The camping field was quite large and there were only about six other tents there.
The setting is fantastic, in a peaceful spot in the grounds of Castle Howard. There is a beautiful lake right next to the campsite which you can take a walk by. We went for a walk beside the lake with a our two young children, who were excited to see, ducks, Canada geese, swans, butterflies, dragonflies, rabbits and even a vole.
There is no children's' playground, but the wide open field allowed them plenty of space to play without bothering anyone. Most the other people camping there had children, and they all found new friends to play with.
The shower / toilet block on the site is fine with plenty of hot water, and was kept clean.
We had a great day at at Castle Howard itself. Get there early, as there is a lot to do and see.
The nearby town of Malton is very nice, with lots of distinctive local shops. We had breakfast there twice; once in a bistro for a full English, and once in a great independent coffee shop.
We also had a great day out at Flamingo Land, which is about a twenty minute drive away, and a trip up to Teesside to visit family.
We had intended to stay two nights and then move on to another site, but decided to just stay put for four nights.
As we left on Friday morning the site was starting to fill up for what looked like a very busy weekend. That coincided with a concert at Castle Howard though, so I don't know if weekends are always that busy.
Castle Howard campsite is a lovely little site in a great location. We will probably go back again next summer, and have recommended it to friends.
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Aconiston |
3 reviews from this member |
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Enjoyed 4 night stay. Excellent shower block with 4 showers and 4 toilets in the ladies, two 20p hair-dryers. The block is quite a walk from the middle and far side of the field, but not a problem. There is a laundry and washing up room. Blocks can be frozen at reception for 30p. This is a very relaxed no hassle site with beautiful walks through the estate and also along the side of the lake. There is a farm shop up at Castle Howard itself, nothing on site except a mobile fish&chip van on Saturday evenings. The country road is constantly busy, surprisingly so through the night, so there is some noise.
All in all though it is an excellent place to stay.
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Wynyardlad |
3 reviews from this member |
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This is a lovely quiet site toilet and shower facilities good but showers could do with another hook and a stool to enable you to hang your clothes 1 is not enough.
Site is clean and well looked after and staff are friendly.
Just make sure you take everything with you if like me once parked I don't move and there is a shortage of shops unless you walk to Castle Howard 20 mins where you can get a few groceries like meat and fresh veg.
We enjoyed visiting Castle Howard itself where we showed our receipt from the camp site and got a 2 for 1 offer, a good saving and an enjoyable day.
Not a lot on the site for children to do could do with a play area for the kids to enjoy themselves instead of using the tap near the camping field to enjoy themselves with, bless em.
Asked at reception about walks in the area no leaflets available.
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Motorhome-Mark |
13 reviews from this member |
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The site simply has it all. The location is so incredibly peaceful, especially when you consider it is part of the ever popular Castle Howard estate. Okay - we visited midweek, but still. There are plenty of walks / trails, plus obviously the house and gardens to visit.
The staff meanwhile were lovely, especially the lady who told us she could see Castle Howard from her loo in the village! Seriously though - staff were not only helpful, but so enthusiastic and friendly too.
Back to the site - its clean, spacious and is adjacent to a pleasant and larger static site. It backs onto the Great Lake (of the stately home) and thus, creates a lovely natural environment for all kinds of birdlife. The heron was the highlight of our stay.
Didn't see any of the problems mentioned by the person below - toilets were spotless and were cleaned once if not twice a day. Didn't see a scrap of litter either.
Will definitely return - one of the best sites we have been to. So relaxed and friendly.
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Detectivepufferfish |
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Lovely campsite. Good facilities. However could do with a childs play area near the tent area. The place was clean and good hot water.
There is a beautiful walk around a lake where my kids enjoyed feeding the swans and ducks.
There was a bit of traffic noise where we were placed in the camp field and a lot of holes which I had to fill prior to pitching my tent.
Other than this I would recommend this campsite to others. Top tip would be to take a football or other like item as we managed to get a football match up and running between the adults and the children in the tent field. Good fun.
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Jlewisjones |
3 reviews from this member |
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This site is located in North Yorkshire in An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in the grounds of one of England's grandest Baroque mansions, Castle Howard. Which was the filming location for the 1981 TV serial and the 2008 Miramax Films version of Brideshead Revisited. The site is located next to a lake which over looks Castle Howard.
As a location the site is wonderful but unfortunately during our seven day visit the shower block was only cleaned out once and the hot water never got above lukewarm.
The camping field was not litter picked and the site offered no recycling facilities.
The problems with the showers not being cleaned were reported three times to the site staff but no action was taken.
If the showers were clean and site had hot water I would love to return but not until these issues are addressed.
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Westwick |
4 reviews from this member |
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Expected a little more from this site with it being near Castle Howard and thought it expensive for what it was. When we arrived the office was closed so we took ourselves off to pitch allocated (left on door for us).
Electric supply was so far away our lead wouldn't reach and there wasn't anyone there to help. We found another free pitch and set up there. We had family staying in a tent but they were so far away from us we mostly drove to and from one another. (They had to drive to the toilet block in a morning as so far away from their tent) We just didn't get that 'good feeling' about this site at all.
Pitches also under huge trees so very dark and bleak feeling. Nothing much to do here for our children either. We were woken early with cars driving past our van (maybe campers going to the toilet!) so all in all not a site we would recommend.
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Ragdoll22 |
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After reading the reviews made by other people we where really looking forward to visiting this site, castle howard is in the most beautiful area the gardens are magnificent. The wardens were really nice people
The area around the campsite is beautiful a 2 minute walk and you are at the side of the great lake with swans, ducks and a lot more besides we did not have children with us but watching the faces of the children there was a treat, could of been the first time they had seen such a view. It was about 1 mile to the house itself so an easy cycle ride or walk.
The thing that let the campsite down was the cleanliness or should I say the lack of it. We were there for 3 days should of been 4 but the need for a clean hot shower sent us home as there was no hot water, a lot of people where complaining about this, and people with kiddies found it difficult because the showers were so small
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