Camping in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor

Holme-on-Spalding-Moor and the surrounding Vale of York and southern Yorkshire Wolds offer classic flat-to-gently-rolling English countryside for campers, though as everywhere in England wild camping is illegal without the landowner's permission, so a booked site or a farmer's explicit consent is essential. The terrain here is mostly low-lying arable land rising gradually into the chalk Wolds towards Market Weighton and the Yorkshire Wolds Way, meaning pitches tend to be well-drained and sheltered by hedgerows rather than dramatically scenic, but the sense of space and quiet is considerable.

Spring through early autumn is the sensible camping season, when the days are longer and the ground firmer; the flat lanes around the village also suit cycle touring and combine well with a night or two under canvas. Sites in the wider area range from simple farm campsites, often run as a sideline to arable or livestock farming, through to caravan and touring parks nearer Pocklington and Market Weighton with fuller facilities. For those who would rather skip the tent altogether, glamping options including shepherd's huts and pods have grown in popularity across the East Riding in recent years, offering a comfortable way to experience the same big skies and rural quiet without carrying camping kit.

Whichever way you camp, this is a good base for walkers and cyclists tackling the southern end of the Yorkshire Wolds Way, for anyone visiting the Kiplingcotes Derby course or Market Weighton's Giant Bradley trail, or simply for those after a genuinely peaceful rural stay within easy reach of York.