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Herons Pond Caravan Park
Crakehall
Bedale
North Yorkshire (Browse area)
DL8 1TX
Tel: 07545 984223
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Pitches: 9
Open: 01/03/2026 to 31/10/2026
01/03/2027 to 31/10/2027
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 No Tents |
 No Caravans |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 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 |
 No Laundry |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No 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 |
 No Fishing |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 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 <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
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| Reviewer: IanMartin1960 |
4 reviews from this member |
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 First the good points; pitches were large and well tended with individual water and drainage points so no long walks with aqua rolls to refill. Site is well kept and maintained with plenty of useful information in the visitor shed for all to view freely. Nicely located for local towns/villages the site is very peaceful and quiet, local village is only 10 minutes easy walk to visit the pub (1 in number) and shop/garage for essentials should you need them. Masham and Bedale are lovely and well worth a visit and the Hackfall Trust park is beautiful with many dog friendly walks of all lengths to suit everyone, well recommended.
Now the not so good points; dog walking, if you like long hikes and not just a 10 minute stroll for toilet duty, is not so easy if you have a large dog. The 'wood' is at best a 100 yard tree lined path and the free run field is pretty small so numerous laps required if exercise is what you require. Styles are at 2 exit corners, one with only small enough aperture to get a little or skinny dog through and 2nd style is a tall ladder style. Small dogs can be picked up but if you have a 10 stone mountain dog like mine he could not get through or over them. I have never seen so many signs and posters. Do this, don't do that, be aware of the other, it was endless and made us feel like school children and not sensible adults. I enjoyed a nice large pitch and erected a full awning, the owner came straight over and complained because I erected a full length one when I had indicated at point of booking one month before that a 3/4 awning would be put up. 
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Dave n Cindy |
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A quiet friendly site that is ideal for those with quiet dogs! The shower & toilets were very clean and tidy, the water in them was as hot as required.
Each pitch has its own water supply but the waste water disposal on the particular pitch we were on was inefficient and overflowing - but to be fair, the site owner Richard was very quick to point this out and point out alternative disposal facilities.
The pitches are all 'Hard Standing' but on pitch 3 at least, this was loose soil under a layer of crushed stone, pegs were drawn out very quickly in the high winds on site during our visit and our awning had to be taken down before damage was caused.
Apart from this only disappointment, our visit was very, very enjoyable and we have no reservations on a return to this very quiet & friendly site.
The closeness of the site to the gateways of both the North Yokshire Dales to the West, and the North Yorkshire Moors to the East, makes the location of this site a huge bonus to those wanting to explore the wilds of the beautiful County of North Yorkshire!
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| Date of Visit: March 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Meryldawn |
16 reviews from this member |
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What a lovely relaxing place. The facilities were very clean and the whole place is well looked after.
The campsite is well situated for places to visit. Had lovely days out visiting the Wensleydale cheese factory and sampled all their cheeses, James Herriott museum and the Black Sheep Brewery. The lovely market town of Barnard Castle is only 30 miles away.
We will definitely stay at Herons Pond again as there are lots of places we still want to visit and it is such a lovely site.
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| Date of Visit: March 2011 |
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| Reviewer: K9gbo |
3 reviews from this member |
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Visited the site in March this year in our twin axle caravan which the friendly owner helped us to site.
The site is small but well laid out and not cramped. The facilities are clean and well looked after, good dog exercise area in pleasant surroundings, a relaxed atmosphere in a lovely location. Good pubs and shops in Beadale, not to mention excellent butchers!
Masham only 7 or so miles away with its brewery and quaint town to visit, great walks by the river Ure. Will most definitely return.
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| Date of Visit: March 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Michaelangela |
15 reviews from this member |
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Bit of a dodgy start with owner after I requested the pitch next to ours for my sister as we live in different parts of the country and don't get to see each other as often as we would like, to which they were not happy even though the site was not busy.
However, unbeknown to us it was put right and we had a wonderful time (next to each other).
Herons pond is a beautiful secluded site with lots of nice little touches that leave other sites behind (even binoculars in the hut for use), not a dog owner but walked the dog walk and noticed doggy bins with little scoops for use too (nice touch)shower was spacious and clean, as were the toilets, nice to have your own tap to connect direct to your van and save keep fetching water.
All in all an excellent place to stay for peace & quiet with nice views and plenty to do in the area, black sheep brewery tour is good and only 7 miles away, right on the edge of wensleydale too so plenty of walks and things to see / do.
Well worth a visit, highly recommended.
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| Date of Visit: October 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Jo-eliz |
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We have just returned from this wonderful little site. It is one of the nicest sites we have stayed on. The pitches are very large with own water tap and picnic bench. Richard the owner is very friendly and helpful and was a delight to talk to. The toilets and shower are kept clean with fresh flowers. Lots of good dog walks in the area and excellent dog walk on site.
Bedale is a small market town but you can get everything you need there. Recommend Aunt Sallys tea rooms in Bedale, lovely food and friendly service.
We had a fantastic relaxing 12 days at Herons Pond and look forward to returning next year.
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| Date of Visit: September 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Soldier1914 |
1 review from this member |
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A lovely peaceful site small and very friendly, first time out with a caravan, owners very friendly and helpful,everything needed for a relaxing time.
Our first visit but definitely wont be our last to this wonderful site. Lovely walk for dogs and field for them to run in, bins for dog waste set at intervals so site was clean.
With this being such a peaceful site plenty of wildlife to be seen Heron, Swan, various birds, rabbits, owl, fox and bats so plenty to watch as you just sit and relax, pitching area spacious and clean with table to sit at.
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
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| Reviewer: BRETT88 |
3 reviews from this member |
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This site is a lovely secluded site - very peaceful. It has lovely big pitches - a number of which overlook a large pond and grassy areas. Each pitch has it's own water supply and picnic area.
There is plenty of local info available in the info hut together with a small library of books to borrow. Basic facilities but always kept clean. An added bonus is an excellent private dog walk for campsite visitors which leads into a large open field where dogs can be let off for a good run round!
Lovely market town nearby and well situated for exploring this part of North Yorkshire.
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| Date of Visit: April 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Freda 1 |
8 reviews from this member |
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We booked this little site on the strength of the previous reviews and we weren't disappointed!
All that has been said before I can only reiterate and to add my appreciation of the ambience of this lovely place.
All the pitches were spacious with views of the pond and surrounding countryside. We particularly appreciated having our own water tap and the picnic table and bird feeders were a lovely touch. The location was ideal - well away from any main road and all you could hear was birdsong and lambs bleating.
The owners had gone to a lot of trouble to make this special place an oasis from everyday life and we loved every moment of our stay there and wished it could have been longer. We also greatly appreciated the thoughtful provision of the dog walk and the field where they can run free. We had our 2 young cocker spaniels with us and at this time of year it was near impossible to find a walk where they could run free, so they had the time of their life here. All this and at a very reasonable rate too.
It was an added bonus to find the friendly owner was a born and bred Isle of Wight man and used to live just 5 miles down the road from our home.
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| Date of Visit: March 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Chris6111 |
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This site a a little piece of heaven. Didn't want to leave review really as we want to keep this site for ourselves. The owners have thought of everything to make this site as near perfect as possible. View to die for, so so peaceful loads of places to walk and Richard pointed us on the right directions. The weather was very kind to us too. Cant wait to return. Thanks again
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