Camping in Brandesburton

Camping around Brandesburton means lakeside pitches rather than wild, open countryside — this part of the East Riding is farmland and low-lying former quarry land, and as with the rest of England, wild camping is not legal here without the landowner's explicit permission, so it's best to stick to established sites. The village's own former gravel pits have been turned into exactly the kind of parks that suit a relaxed camping trip: level, sheltered ground close to water, with fishing and watersports laid on rather than dramatic scenery to hike through.

Dacre Lakeside Park, alongside the neighbouring Coneygarth Lakes & Lodges, is the obvious focus, with its six-acre lake, clubhouse bar and Bert's Café making it as much a destination in its own right as a place to pitch up. Anglers in particular are well served, with day-ticket coarse fishing for carp, pike, perch, roach and dace right on site, alongside pitch and putt, tennis, bowls and non-motorised watersports for those who want more than a rod and a chair. The flat East Yorkshire terrain around the village also makes for easy, gentle cycling and walking from a base here, whether that's out towards Hornsea Mere and the coast or into Beverley.

Like most of lowland East Yorkshire, Brandesburton doesn't get the extremes of weather seen further north or west, but it's still an exposed, breezy part of the country close to the coast, so a well-pitched tent and decent groundsheet matter. Late spring to early autumn is the best window, when lake-based facilities are fully open and the long evenings suit a walk around the water after dinner; outside those months, some seasonal amenities wind down, though the fishing continues year-round for those who don't mind cooler conditions. Anyone who prefers a roof over their head without giving up the lakeside setting has glamping-style options too, with holiday lodges at the lakeside parks offering a warmer, more comfortable alternative to canvas while keeping the same water's-edge position.