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Hillside Caravan Park
Canvas Farm
Knayton
Thirsk
North Yorkshire (Browse area)
YO7 4BR
Tel: 01845 537349
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Pitches: 50
Open: 04/02/2026 to 04/01/2027
04/02/2027 to 04/01/2028
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 Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 Holiday Homes for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 Fully Serviced 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 |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 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 |
 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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 Lakeside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
 Electric Car Charging Point |
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| Date of Visit: March 2019 |
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| Reviewer: Elliecat |
1 review from this member |
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 Very friendly welcome when we arrived. Facilities very clean.
Pitches excellent size and well thought out. Had a very relaxing weekend and will certainly return.
Village pub excellent food. 
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| Date of Visit: October 2018 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Brianrotti1 |
3 reviews from this member |
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We come to this site every year. Pitches/facilities first class.
The staff are extremely helpful and friendly. Personally I would not go anywhere else. Fantastic location.
Excellent walks for people and dogs. Pub in village absolutely superb.
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| Date of Visit: September 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Ellowhinn |
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This is a brilliant site on the edge of The North Yorkshire Moors. Ideally situated for visiting Moors or Dales.
The owners and staff are very friendly and helpful and the site is calm and restful and well kept.
All pitches are super pitches, with water and grey waste drainage. Also there are some very large spacious pitches with a good stretch of grass between each.
The shower blocks are very well kept and are very warm in the chilly weather. There are a number of local pubs with good food which are within five minutes drive.
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| Date of Visit: September 2018 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: BessyBus |
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This was our 2nd visit but with a 4 year gap between, we enjoyed our stay the first time but then left the motor home world for a few years and have returned as caravaners, all I can say is fantastic!
Lovely site, beautifully kept and maintained, the super pitch was great, the privacy space between the pitches works a treat. Dog walking area is perfect for our four legged child!
The toilet blocks was spotless and the chemical waste area was all immaculate.
Definitely will be back - sooner rather than later!
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| Date of Visit: August 2018 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Tobyleeds |
17 reviews from this member |
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An excellent site, well kept and good facilities. The pitches are well spaced and on most spaces there is an option to go tow bar in or out.
The recently updated toilet block is kept clean and has several nice touches. We would have preferred to be able to adjust the shower temperature rather than it be preset. The infra red button is probably a slight improvement on the push button type.
A nice touch was the hand washing sink in the chemical toilet emptying.
Our dog enjoyed the dog walks round the fields with a cooling off dip in the stream on the way home!
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| Date of Visit: July 2018 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Donns |
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We had a family get together, over 4 nights, with our touring caravan and 2 'camping pods' - and it was wonderful. We had a fully serviced pitch next to the pods and so we were together but separate.
With plenty of space for playing, fantastic facilities, friendly owners and wonderful views I cannot recommend this site enough. This was our third visit and I am sure there will be many more.
Pauline D
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| Date of Visit: June 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Michael Dinnage |
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Needed a convenient place to stay whilst visiting Thirsk.
After the initial apprehension of the single track road leading to the site, especially as we have a vey long unit, the access proved to be more than okay,
The welcome was exemplary and they couldn't have been more helpful when realising that, as I've already mentioned, our unit was one of the longest they had encountered. They juggled their bookings so that we had a pitch that would accommodate us, and not many sites would have gone to that trouble,
The staff tried to keep the facilities clean, but unfortunately whilst we were there the people who used them didn't show much respect and very soon after the toilet block had been cleaned it was fouled again. This is no refection whatsoever on the staff who had the thankless task of cleaning up the mess on a daily basis.
On a more pleasant note the fully service pitch that we had chosen had all the connections for drinking water, grey water waste, electrics and TV connection. It was a mixture of gravel hardstanding and grass and very well maintained. I would however recommend strong awning pegs as the ground can be extremely hard.
The site is very open and well laid out and there are plenty of walks attached to the site so if like us you have dogs, it's ideal.
There is a small general shop in the reception area (try the ice-cream!) and a wonderful Coffee Shop which is a must try.
Overall this site is to be recommended.
If you do have dogs and can get to Thirsk, then a visit to 'Bliss' the most dog-friendly cafe is a must. The food, especially the breakfasts, are well worth a try, and your dog even gets it's own treats upon arrival. It was packed when we visited on a Saturday morning with other cafe's nearby nowhere near as busy. Just maybe they should look at what Bliss is giving it's customers!
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| Date of Visit: June 2018 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Dalhousie1 |
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A superb site with excellent facilities. Wonderful large pitches, excellent dog walks and super friendly staff.
All in all we enjoyed our 4 days there, would recommend to anyone and hope to return another time.
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| Date of Visit: June 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Macaster |
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Excellent facilities loved the under floor heating! Made us very welcome despite also hosting a family wedding. Very friendly and helpful. Water, electric and drain to each pitch.
Even the single track road was easy with plenty of passing places. Free Wi-fi in the lounge was an added bonus. Definitely one to repeat again as the whole experience was enjoyable, easy and relaxing.
The only downside is that we may find all other sites disappointing after Hillside.
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| Date of Visit: May 2018 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Linda and Alan |
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Just had a three night stay at Hillside and we were very impressed with the facilities the pitches and the area Lots of space between Caravans and great walking from the site.
Hard standing and fully serviced pitches and wash amenities were very good. Village pub just down the road too
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| Date of Visit: March 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Jayneelew |
15 reviews from this member |
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Lovely site.
Great lady on reception who was exhale to at her job.
Lovely showers I could rave about.
Stunning views.
Nice dog walking
No complaints at all and will certainly use this site again, all be it rather expensive, I was given a one person discount that helped.
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| Date of Visit: February 2018 |
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| Reviewer: WWLL |
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Really enjoyed our winter stay on this friendly site. The site is very well thought out, pitches are hardstanding well spaced with lovely views of the hills of the North Yorks Moors. The facilities block was lovely and warm containing all we needed with nice hot water in showers and sinks.
The barrier fob worked perfectly and provided safety and security. We enjoyed using the wifi in the comfy coffee lounge and met the friendly staff and owners.
This is great site for touring or longer stays there is lots to do in the area.
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| Date of Visit: February 2018 |
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| Reviewer: JJ Marritt |
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Spacious, clean and tidy site. Shower facilities very well thought out. Ideal for a relaxing break.
Owners are friendly and very helpful. Animal friendly. Nearby public house serving delicious meals.
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| Date of Visit: October 2017 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Donns |
2 reviews from this member |
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Easy to find. Helpful and friendly, family run site - nothing is too much trouble. Wonderful views. Fully serviced, hard-standing pitches made setting up and packing away almost pleasurable! Will recommend to friends and we will return.
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| Date of Visit: October 2017 |
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| Nights stayed: 4 |
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| Reviewer: Dave and Wendy |
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What a lovely well kept site, basically level although some pitches have a very very slight slope.
Good views around the site most pitches faced the same way.
The facilities at the top of site are good and kept clean, under floor heating kept them very warm. There are newer facilities at the back of the reception and as we did not use them we can't comment on them but they looked good. A key is supplied for the top block as they are kept locked as I believe there is a footpath going through the farm.
There is a coffee lounge at the rear of reception where WiFi is free, very comfortable on a rainy day. WiFi at the pitch is charged for.
The pitches are fully serviced for everything even a chemical emptying point with a screw cap, if you don't fancy that there is a chemical emptying point at the facilities block.
You are supplied with a barrier key to allow you access at all times on and off the site. Added security by means of CCTV is in operation 24hrs a day.
This is one of the better sites that are around, shame not all sites come up to this standard. The owners are very helpful and friendly and always found the time to chat even when busy. If your caravan needs a wash they also have a wash facility.
Take note that the approach lane is single track it has good visibility as you drive along it with plenty of passing places, we had no problems, the lane is quiet but may be busier in the summer months
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