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Golden Square Caravan And Camping Park
Oswaldkirk
Helmsley
North Yorkshire (Browse area)
YO62 5YQ
Tel: 01439 788269
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Pitches: 129
Open: 01/03/2026 to 31/10/2026
01/03/2027 to 31/10/2027
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 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 Holiday Homes for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <10 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool <1 mile |
 Outdoor Pool <5 miles |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire On Site |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <1 mile |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
 Electric Car Charging Point |
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| Date of Visit: April 2019 |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Family with young children |
| Reviewer: Clairewuk21 |
1 review from this member |
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 Gorgeous and clean campsite, excellent facilities, lovely and attentive staff, already planning our next visit back in a month or so.
Would definitely recommend it to anyone 
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| Date of Visit: August 2017 |
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| Reviewer: Rogermooreseyebrow |
7 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from a long weekend at Golden Square. Large, spacious, neat and tidy campsite and a great location/base from which to explore North Yorkshire.
On site, there's a shop, two children's play areas, dish washing/laundry room and it has to be said, some of the damn finest toilets and showers I've ever seen on a campsite.
We went with an electric hook up, which in hindsight, we probably didn't need, but the spot we were in was fantastic; right on the edge of a top terrace, overlooking the site.
My only complaint is the number of people who don't keep their dogs on a lead as per the rule. There were near fisticuffs on one occasion, after a camper had his tent area invaded by the same dogs, not once but twice while he was cooking food. His children were upset by it and the dog owners couldn't have cared less. The same dogs then terrorised another kid while he was playing with his ball, which led to the owners being told off by the lad's dad. I encountered a Doberman that had slipped it's lead and I grabbed it and found it's owner, who said: 'Thank God you found it; if there'd been a shitzu knocking about, it would've killed it!'.
Although it didn't spoil our stay, I do think that the site owners need to adopt a zero tolerance to this before someone gets hurt.
Other than that, I wouldn't hesitate to come back here. It's great.
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| Date of Visit: April 2017 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Sunncamp owner |
13 reviews from this member |
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Cant fault this site at all! Lots of park facilities for the kids, toilet facilities clean and tidy and generally a high standard of camp site.
Follow the route in and you shouldn't have any problems although the small village a couple of miles before site can be tight with parked cars and we did hit a spot of congestion on the way out with caravans coming the other way.
Most of the pitches seemed a decent size although I have to admit the one we were on was quite unlevelled but looking around the site this was a minority. Staff helpful and efficient so all in all a good stay.
It should be noted that on certain days with notice the white swan inn at ampleforth will collect you and drop you off if you plan on eating with them, there was no charge for this which meant that 4 adults and 4 kids were transported to the pub foc at a time of our needs. Food was very good too!
The village of Helmsley was close enough and seemed very quaint.
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| Date of Visit: May 2017 |
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| Reviewer: Hrambler |
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We have used this site for many years now and we are never disappointed. Always really clean. Always plenty of piping hot water. Safe place for kids to play.
2 playgrounds - one for younger kids and the other for older ones.
Owners very friendly and helpful and they don't put up with any nonsense or bad behaviour. So if you're looking for a family friendly place this is the site for you.
Along with stunning views across the North York moors. Lovely towns and villages her by.
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| Date of Visit: March 2017 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: BRanger5104 |
12 reviews from this member |
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First trip out of the season to shake the cobwebs out of the van and didn't want to travel too far. I had heard about this site from friends and also read the positive reviews on this site.
The site is well situated and there are lots of local attractions. The site is well maintained and the pitches are a good size but you will need to bring a leveller.
The toilet blocks are clean and the free showers are hot. The dog lovers will love the dog shower near the toilet blocks and there is a designated dog walking area. There are a couple of kiddies play areas and a small shop with a few essentials. The staff are friendly and the ANPR system on the barrier ensures security.
The site itself didn't feel too cramped and our pitch was perfect being at the end of the road and when I come again I would definitely try and get the same pitch.
My only gripe, and it isn't all the fault of the site, is that nearly all of the water/grey waste areas are 10/12 foot from the path and you have to cross the grassed areas to get to them.
Unfortunately during our first night it rained for about 8 hours and the grassed areas became a bit like a quagmire and getting fresh water became a very muddy affair.
In fact this is the only reason for my score of 9/10. If the site put some gravel in these areas or hard rubber matting I would score it a 10.
Would recommend it and would come again, albeit when weather is a bit drier
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| Date of Visit: August 2016 |
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| Reviewer: Punisher |
2 reviews from this member |
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We returned recently from a long weekend site was supper clean wc a little out dated now but staff were great managed to get upgrade to electric hook up at last min
The only problem we had was the ground or hard-core drainage was so close to the surface I bent nearly every tent pegs
Off to get rock pegs next time and big mallet
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| Date of Visit: August 2016 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Tobyleeds |
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We stayed for 3 nights to visit the area. The site is excellent for children as there is a very good playground and games field.
Our dog enjoyed the dog field and the walks along the local footpaths.
The site was quiet and well maintained. The only disappointments were the pre set push button showers - we are more accustomed to finding these on municipal sites in France where one pays a pittance, not on a site costing nearly £30 a night!
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| Date of Visit: May 2016 |
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| Reviewer: Sammymac |
3 reviews from this member |
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Stayed here over end of May bank holiday. On the plus side the staff were friendly, especially at reception/shop and the views across the vale are stunning with good TV reception.
On the negative side, pitches weren't level and were cramped, roads around the site very tight for caravan and not enough Loo/showers for size of site.
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| Date of Visit: May 2016 |
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| Reviewer: Alibali65 |
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Tent pitches were nice and spacious, but beware take rock pegs!
Well stocked shop with all the essentials and newspapers that you didn’t need to pre order
Staff very friendly and helpful, a shed opposite reception with plenty of local information
The site is great for Kids as there are 2 play areas, football pitch and a separate dog walking area plus a play barn which was good as it rained a bit! Although there was a fair number of kids at the play areas things over the B/H weekend it quietened down when it turned dark.
Well looked after site and handy for local attractions.
While the toilets are clean they were quite dark at certain times of the day, a few times when entering no lights came on and it wasn’t bright enough. Also It was probably that it was a wet weekend but the toilets seemed to be permamently damp with no chance of the floors and surfaces drying out. The hand drier was so poor so I ended up taking a towel to dry my hands or use the back of my jeans! However these are minor gripes
The showers weren't great when all full and beware of the spay wetting your clothes and shoes
We will return but the toilets feel dated
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| Date of Visit: March 2016 |
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| Reviewer: Mark26 |
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Stayed here for the Easter Hols. On arrival we found booking-in to be a bit slow but staff were friendly and helpful. We had a hard standing pitch which was big enough for Caravan Awning and Car parked on the grass, not a lot of room to sit out. The site has two play parks which our two loved and crazy golf. This park is designed with children in mind.
The shop is very good and sells most things you would need and is not over priced. The shower block was clean every time I used it and always had plenty of hot water.
The only bad thing that put me off this site was the lack of rules, or enforcement of them. Most sites I have been to do not allow ball games by the caravans, but here my van was hit 4 time, my car twice and my awning twice and not by children, but by an adult and his young son, for this reason I will not be returning. If the Wardens were a bit more active, this could be a great site
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| Date of Visit: March 2016 |
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| Reviewer: Coral67 |
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Stayed here for 5 nights over Easter, check in was easy although took a little while they were training a new member of staff, but very helpful and showed us where our pitch was, pitches on the small side we had a hardstanding pitch (not level need ramps) which is caravan, awning, car, but car was on the grass meaning not much room to sit out or BBQ.
Toilets were very nice and always clean and closed for an hour at 11am for cleaning. There was a shop in reception which was good sold most things.
There were 2 children's play parks which were very good with zipwire and swings and usual stuff one at the top main field and one on lower field (our kids loved it ages 9 and 13), also a small crazy golf, which is £10. 00 deposit and 30p a game for 2 children which I thought the deposit was very steep considering the state of the golf clubs and balls.
There is also a dog walk area, a tent field and a rally field. They say there is a indoor play barn but when we looked it was very over grown outside and around it, the kids nicknamed it the most Haunted barn, really needs an overhaul as were just few baby scooters in the out-side part and inside was dark and gloomy with a rusted up football table, a pool table with no balls or cues (maybe you had to ask in reception and pay a deposit), a soft play bit which was filthy inside. Apart from that we had a nice break, would I go again hmmm maybe not but I'm sure the kids would as there were lots of children there.
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: The4wildbears |
5 reviews from this member |
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Good site with good facilities and very child friendly with good play equipment to so there never really bored took my dogs this time first time camping with them dog friendly to good walking fields with access to woods to give them a really good walk around. Facilities had everything to offer microwave, iron washer dryer you name it with clean toilets showers and clean wash up area. A shop on site sells most things required or what you may have forgot. Great staff very pleasant and helpful. And as mentioned 2 good outdoor play areas for kids. Close by pubs and areas to venture out to all in all great place will stay longer next time defo worth a stay!
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Alrm198 |
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Upon first glance, you are met with stone walls and pretty flowers on either side of the drive-in entrance and are met with post and rail fencing which houses a large camping field to your right. Driving further along, you are met with another pitch, this time with static caravans and then the ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) barrier which lets you in and out of the main camping area. Once you’re through the gates (having booked online and having provided car registration details) we drove to the reception area which comprises of an on-site shop, toilet blocks and outside dish washing facilities. The area is quaint, with flower baskets and seating areas and the other camping areas feeding from the same road. There is a small shed with visitor information and a microwave oven, and next to the shed is a local pay phone and the recycle and general waste bins.
It was raining on the day we arrived, but this didn’t stop the staff from being welcoming and friendly, asking if the journey went well despite the weather. We were booked in and provided with site details and local attraction information within a matter of minutes. It is also worth noting that there is an on site warden who is available when the reception/shop area is closed, and you are provided with contact details should you require assistance out of office hours.
Finding our pitch was easy, we were on pitch 77, which is a ‘corner pitch’ with a hedgerow and an option to hook up to the electric point (which we didn’t use). The site is very large and has plenty of space for caravan and tent campers alike. There was a large children’s play area on site as well, quite close to our pitch area, which was very well received by our friends and their toddler, who we were holidaying with.
Families and pets will enjoy this site thoroughly. We especially liked the ANPR system at the gate, which adds a little bit more security. Everything was in good working order and the toilet blocks were cleaned and checked regularly during our weekend stay. Check-in is anytime after 1pm and check-out is before 12pm on the last day of your stay. The shop is stocked well; we ran out of milk at one point and were able to buy a 2 pint carton for just £1. 00. Evening conversations reduced massively by 11pm.
The site is in a good location, only a short drive to Helmsley and Reivaulx Abbey. We did the Reivaulx to Helmsley walk which joins to the Cleveland way - absolutely beautiful.
We really enjoyed our first stay and would visit this site again in the future. Thank you for having us.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Craigsimo157 |
7 reviews from this member |
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We have now been to this site a couple of times and both times have been enjoyable. Last year we got there on a very windy day, our pitch was at the top of the bank and we were very exposed. However on arrival the owners told us that if we had any problems they could locate us in another area. Which after snapping a pole we did. Relocated in the Rally field we had a excellent pitch shielded by a hedge row and well away from any roads which meant it was very safe for our 3 children. The local area offers some nice scenery and a trip into Ampleforth was a good day out with some great beer and cider to bring back. The facilities are great with 3 play areas for the children and a football pitch. The toilets and showers were very clean and well looked after. The staff were very helpful. This is a site I have recommended to friends and I will revisit in the near future.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Goodalltopaz |
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We have recently visited this holiday site for the first time as caravan owners and booked a supersite pitch. I have to say from the time we arrived to the time we left the staff were friendly, warm and welcoming. The gentleman (who I am now led to believe was the owner) who helped us reverse the van into our pitch was amazing! He could not do enough to help us at all and each time we saw him he was smiling. All the staff were great with the children too and never did I see a lack of patience even when the shop was full of little ones! The toilet blocks were amazingly clean and warm at all times and were regularly checked throughout the day. The site shop was well stocked and the prices were really reasonable. In fact I'd say the toys in particular were almost pocket money toys too! When we arrived, we had omitted to bring a hose for our hook up and one of the staff immediately went to see whether they had a spare one for us to borrow. The playgrounds were great too with a bit of something for everyone. Swings, roundabout, zip line, sand pit, football area and lots of grass recreational areas for the children to play games and sports. There was lots of space for the children to ride their bikes and play on their scooters too and the noise was non existent after dark so great for families with young children too. Although we didn't use it, the dog walk area was massive and a great addition to this site. We had a marvellous relaxing 4 nights here at the site and will most certainly be returning in the very near future.
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