A19
Shipton, North Yorkshire, YO30 1BB
Contact & location
- Address
- Shipton, North Yorkshire, YO30 1BB
About camping in Yorkshire
Yorkshire was historically divided into three ridings (North, East, and West), a word derived from the Old Norse "thriding". Today the county spans two National Parks, three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and hundreds of miles of coastline. The market towns of Skipton, Helmsley, and Pickering serve as useful bases for exploring the moors and dales. Rail access is excellent from Leeds, York, and Scarborough; the Settle to Carlisle railway line is one of the most scenic train journeys in Britain and passes directly through the Dales camping heartland.
Why camp in Yorkshire?
Yorkshire is England's largest county and arguably its most varied. The Yorkshire Dales offer limestone pavements, waterfalls, and stone-walled meadows; the North York Moors provide purple heather moorland and a dramatic coastline from Saltburn to Filey. The Wolds roll gently between them, and the city of York anchors the whole county with 2,000 years of history. For campers, this means an extraordinary range of settings — riverside pitches in Wharfedale, moorland sites above Whitby, or sheltered farm sites tucked beneath the Wolds. Yorkshire is also remarkably affordable compared with the south-west, with fewer crowds outside of bank holidays.