Camping in the Yorkshire Dales

The Yorkshire Dales and the country around it, stretching well beyond the National Park boundary to the coast near Whitby and the market towns of Thirsk and Skipton, offers camping and glamping in almost every setting you could want. Riverside pitches, working farms and quiet pods tucked into folds of the landscape all feature, with Nethergill Farm and Malhamdale Glamping giving a proper sense of the high dales, while Bridge House Campsite and Church Farm Camping sit closer to the market towns.

Further east, sites around Pickering, Snainton and Hunmanby, such as Hunmanby Follies Posh Pods and Alum House Littlebeck, make good bases for the North York Moors and coast, while Skipbridge Farm Glamping and Aldwark Bridge Glamping near York suit those wanting easy access to the city as well as open countryside. Richmond and Leyburn have their own cluster too, handy for Swaledale and Wensleydale walking.

Choosing between them often comes down to how remote you want to feel: valley-floor farm sites tend to be sociable and well served, while those higher up, like Nethergill Farm, offer more solitude and starker views.