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Craken House Caravan Site
Middleham Road
Leyburn
North Yorkshire (Browse area)
DL8 5HF
Tel: 01969 623192
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Pitches: 25
Open: 01/03/2026 to 30/11/2026
01/03/2027 to 30/11/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Adults Only |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 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 |
 Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 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 <5 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 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: September 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Ennaloc |
4 reviews from this member |
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 We have just returned from an overnight stay and I felt I really needed to write a review for this site what can I say apart from FAB! This was only our second camping trip with our two boys and we really enjoyed it.
The site was positioned perfectly for Leyburn, and the surround walks. There was no rules of dos or don'ts and as for the toilets and showers, they were basic but very adequate.
Even though we were very lucky, as it was the warmest weekend so far of the year, it was still a very good site with good size pitches and we will be booking up again for next year. 
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| Date of Visit: July 2008 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Franbane |
1 review from this member |
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A very attractive and simply laid out site capturing the true essence of camping or caravanning. No signs about saying do this or don't do that and Marjorie is very cheery and relaxed - she waved us goodbye as we stopped to pay our bill!
Agricultural surroundings with stock in adjacent fields but otherwise quiet and relaxed with plenty space for each electrified pitch in the upper square field which holds 12 outfits. The lower field has a similar number and mostly canvas. Superb view over to Middleham castle about a mile to the South.
Good walking access to Leyburn via track then pavement takes 15-20 minutes. Adequate showers (20p) and toilets are conveniently placed, well provisioned and clean and a great laundry and wash up room with spin drier. Leyburn itself is attractive and has all facilities but is well placed for outings to Hawes, Grassington or Ripon so good for exploring the dales.
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| Date of Visit: July 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Biscuit_bec |
1 review from this member |
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We have just got back from a two-night stay here. Would like to say we were very impressed with the campsite-very well looked after, with a flat field, clean toilets and showers and a very helpful owner, great value at £10 / night for a two man tent. Location is ideal for exploring Leyburn etc, we walked into Leyburn for a couple of drinks on the Friday afternoon.
It helped that the weather was the best we have had all year (still got the sun burn!). Would deffo recommend this campsite to anyone regardless of age.
If your boyfriend is like mine and likes to straighten his hair then he might be a bit disappointed with the lack of a socket in the men's shower room but then again, who really straightens their hair when they go camping!??
Apart from a complaint from an adjoining caravan user that we were 'blocking their view', what of I'm not quite sure, seeing as our tent was tiny compared to the other caravan in front of their caravan, everyone was very friendly.
Sure to return again next year, make sure you book! Hope you have found this review helpful, I used the reviews on this site as a basis for booking this campsite, and I hope you do the same.
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| Date of Visit: July 2008 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Familygoodwin |
1 review from this member |
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Parents spent 3 weeks here, we went up 3 week-ends. What lovely, friendly people. Site beautifully kept, toilets and showers perfectly adequate, clean and well cared for.
Coverbridge pub just outside Middleham does lovely food, and excellent beers. Views of God's own county superb. Pity about the British weather. Warning though, mobile phone signals a bit dodgy, and in certain places TV reception not great. All in all would recommend and will return.
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| Date of Visit: March 2008 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Goldentabs |
1 review from this member |
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Just had a smashing break, lovely site I cant understand some of the comments about the showers and toilets unless those folk are more used to 5 star sites. I found them very acceptable but granted basic. Watch the wall to enter the site though I think you may need bike clips if you have a long van, but trust Maureen she will walk you through the line to take. Overall even the weather could'nt dampen the enjoyment of the location. Marvelous
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| Date of Visit: September 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Bernard426 |
2 reviews from this member |
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What can I say this is the third time I've been to this site and what a lovely 3 night stay we had. The owners are very helpful and friendly. The site has lovely views over lower Wensleydale looking towards Middleham, you can even see the castle! The site is very close to Leyburn but you would never know as it is so peaceful! Leyburn has numerous places to eat and drink with a Co-op that's like a Tardis there's even a cinema if the weather isn't up to much!
My only bug is that there's only two showers, one for the ladies, one for the men so if the sites busy you may have a short wait but they're fit for purpose.
My advice is go there because its so peaceful you'll nearly forget yourself!
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| Date of Visit: July 2007 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Mark J |
4 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from a 5 night trip to this site.
We chose this site at short notice after having been let down by a CL site nearby after having booked it months ago. I gave Craken House a call and they gladly let me have a pitch.
I am extremely happy the CL site let me down to be honest because in Craken House we have found a little gem of a site. The showers were fine and I cant understand the problems stated in other reviews. The shower was always clean when I went in at 7:30 in the morning! The loo's were also very clean.
The owners are really pleasant, happy people who are really welcoming and full of information. We like to walk and there are plenty of walks that can start from your caravan door so you can leave the car on site and not have to worry about where you are going to park etc.
My dog loved the free run of the adjoining field and the views over the countryside are truly amazing. We were not blessed with the driest of visits but nevertheless the touring field remained firm underfoot.
We will definitely be visiting here again, on our last day my wife and I both agreed we really didn't want to go home.
Great site, nice and peaceful, lovey owners. Thanks for fitting us in!
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| Date of Visit: April 2007 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Casper |
17 reviews from this member |
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What a lovely clean site, lovely views. Toilets showers very clean, 20p for a hot shower. Caravan / motorhome needs blocks as is very hilly but some flat parts as well.
Twenty minutes walk to Leyburn. Lovely people, very friendly, nice cheap site, only paid £27 for weekend for 2 adults 2 kids. Watch out for wall when you get through second gate as we nearly touched the wall with our van.
Go through top gates on site for a 15 min walk with kids to the chocolate factory and tea pottery, both free entrance. Turn left out of gates 2 mile drive to the fantastic forbidden corner fantastic place for adults and kids £28 for 2 kids 2 adults, well worth a visit: secret paths mazes, dark tunnels, be careful were you walk you can get very wet. Lovely picnic area.
All in all brilliant weekend, just before I go my daughter who is 13 said I had to mention the lovely horses they have and my son who is 16 said watch out for goose, it runs round, he had a lot of fun with it.
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| Date of Visit: April 2007 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Rhilton |
5 reviews from this member |
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I was in two minds about reviewing this site as it only has 25 pitches for vans and tents and by giving it a great review might mean I would struggle to book it again. Anyway fairness prevailed, after all I use the review service myself! You would struggle to find a site in England with such a fantastic view. Yes the facilities are basic but they are very clean.The owners live on site at the farmhouse, and are keen to be helpful in anyway they can. There are some good walks from the site and maps are available from the farmhouse. It is an easy walk into Leyburn using the fields and tracks. Most of the pitches have electric hookup but they are not compulsory, unlike some of the sites we have been on.This site would not suit all families with children as there is no dedicated playground area although there is plenty of grass areas. Nearby there are superb places to visit and if you like walking, visit West Burton,often overshadowed by Aysgarth but definitely worth a visit.I cannot wait to visit this site again soon.
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| Date of Visit: April 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Lert75 |
3 reviews from this member |
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We stayed hear over Easter. I assume the shower blocks have all been redone as they were exceptionally clean. 20p for a shower but it lasted more than long enough t get washed, and shampoo and condition my shoulder length hair, so can't grumble. Only problem was that the shower and toilets are connected, so if someone flushes the loo you have to jump in and out of the freezing / boiling hot water, in between trying t make your 20p go far!
The site itself is ideally located for a 20 minute walk into Leyburn, but it's up a hilly gravel path so not ideally for anyone with mobility problems, and no way you'd want to walk home from the pub in the dark!
BE WARNED : We only stayed for 4 days but there is a strict site rule that ANY units must be moved position after 7 days, bad enough if you're in a caravan, but in a tent, if it were me and I had to pack up and move 10 feet.I'd think I might as well move to another site!
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| Date of Visit: April 2007 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Fiona W |
260 reviews from this member |
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Cracking site! Quiet, small, well tended, wonderful views, dark night skies, with a great field for spaniels that need exercise. Motorhomes will need wedges for the slight slope. Facilities freshly painted, shower cubicle is new and clean, and 20p is ample - we never had to queue for loo or shower. Only downer might be lack of a coin-op laundry machine - hand washing plus spin dryer. Leaflet for walks over fields to real ale pubs and beautiful churches, Leyburn is ten minutes uphill (excellent family supermarket). Very helpful owner accommodated us when this site (and all others) had no electric hookups left at Easter and we were far from home, by running a cable from the farmhouse. Motto: always take your 3-pin converter with you! And we'll book next time!
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| Date of Visit: September 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Tracey1234 |
1 review from this member |
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I'll start with the good. Excellent location, only a 20 min walk in to Leyburn up a lane from the site. There are lovely views over Middleham and you can even see the race horses being exercised on the moor in the morning. The people who own the site are lovely and really friendly and there is loads of information in the washing up room. They have a huge field behind the tent/caravan field where dogs can be let off to have a run which is really good because they have to be on the lead a lot when out walking due to the livestock in most of the fields.
Now for the bad, I read the reviews for this site before we went and it said the facilities are dated. Well I can do dated so off we went. The toilets are ok, the loo in the shed is the better one though. (2 ladies & 2 Gents loo's) Now the shower. (1Ladies & 1 Gents) It was awful, the first 20p was spent just rinsing all the bugs out before I could even get in! (It was over run with Daddy long legs when we were there). I actually felt like I needed a shower AFTER being in that shower! I would only go back to this site if I had a caravan with its own shower. It's a real shame too because other than the shower everything else is really good. If the facilities were updated and maybe a little bigger this would be an excellent site. We were supposed to be staying at this site for a week but we moved on after 3 days to somewhere with much better facilities.
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| Date of Visit: May 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Heppy |
3 reviews from this member |
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We have stayed on this site several times and always found it well-maintained and received a warm welcome from Marjorie ,her husband and the dog Bramble.
The shower & toilet facilities are always clean, and the information room well-stocked with books to buy or exchange.
It is a pleasant walk into Leyburn or Middleham for provisions,and there are several nice walks possible from the campsite.
Can be boggy after heavy rain but Marjorie always willing to help,even loaning us her land-rover to tow us off the wet grass! Have recommended this site to several friends and they always say how good it is and have made return visits.
The views across to Middleham are fantastic,and it is very handy for visiting many other beautiful places in the Yorkshire Dales.
we now have a Motorhome so we will be back soon!
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| Date of Visit: May 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Heppy |
3 reviews from this member |
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Have stayed several times at this delightful site; Marjorie and her husband are always very helpful. The site is clean ,well presented and has stunning views across Middleham. There is a small information room where you can also exchange books and magazines.We have recommended this site to several friends and all have made return visits.
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Skillyb |
7 reviews from this member |
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The views from this site are really lovely. The site has basic but clean facilities and the owners are very friendly & helpful. You can choose the camping field or the higher caravan filed with hook ups. Not particularly level in caravan field but owners did warn us about that & offer us the choice. Very good value.
Nearest town is Leyburn which has good facilities and is very picturesque. Great place to stay on a trip to the Dales.
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