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Howgill Lodge Caravan And Camping Park
Barden
Skipton
North Yorkshire (Browse area)
BD23 6DJ
Tel: 01756 720655
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Pitches: 40
Open: 01/03/2026 to 31/10/2026
01/03/2027 to 31/10/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 Holiday Homes 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 |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <5 miles |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 Wild Swimming <1 mile |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 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 <5 miles |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: October 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Tobyfred |
3 reviews from this member |
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 Clean, quiet site run by helpful and friendly couple. Secure dog field to exercise dogs. Small shop on site. Clean showers and toilets. Beautiful setting.l Will visit again a.s.a.p. Can get to Skipton and surrounds very easily. Lots of wild life round and about. 
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| Date of Visit: September 2006 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: Philven |
11 reviews from this member |
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Just come back from a weekend away at Howgill, we only live 20 miles away but what a difference.
The surrounding countryside is gorgeous and the site is well hidden in a copse of trees on a hillside. The staff were very friendly and the site small but perfectly formed ! The facilities look basic but on closer inspection they have just about everything catered for with a laundry / showers and a good shop that stocks allsorts of goodies.
I highly recommend the site the only drawback is there are a couple of height and width restricting features that caused me to breath in when going through them - saying that we saw much bigger motorhomes go through them no bother - guess it's down to confidence !
All in all a lovely site, nice and quiet with great views. Yes the TV reception is poor but why are you wanting to watch TV when there's all this on your doorstep
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Kate w |
99 reviews from this member |
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Just spent 4 nights at Howgill Lodge, What a lovely setting for a campsite. It is absolutely beautiful. The owners are very friendly and helpful. They seem to stock everything in their little shop, from milk to playing cards and fishing nets! I took my two children and my nephew and they say it was the best camping trip so far. So it has to be good. They thoroughly enjoyed trying to race the ride on lawn mower back up the hill on their scooters even though they never won.
The site is very well kept, clean and tidy. The facilities are spotless, with excellent toilet facilities throughout the site. The terracing means that wherever you are your pitch is nice and flat.
My dog Bob thoroughly enjoyed himself although I do have to apologise for the holes he dug whilst on site. The dog exercise field is great but not good for the dog owners having to walk back up the hill! (The kids loved it for mountain boarding down).
The only slight criticism I have is having to pay for a shower. It has been such a long time since I had to do that and I forgot to take my purse to the shower.
I look forward to returning in the future
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| Date of Visit: June 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Sue7 |
6 reviews from this member |
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Had a lovely week here in June. As stated by other members the site is lovely and clean and the owners very helpful and friendly. The showers were spotless no matter what time we used them. The pitches are lovely and big and the terraces not only let everyone share the views but also give a feeling of privacy. Sunsets are wonderful. Would recommend to anyone and will definitely visit again soon. Its a lovely walk along the river to the nearest pub (2 quite close together) which both serve lovely food. The shop on site sells everything you can think of - even the citronella candles to keep the midges at bay. (Not usually troublesome but were this time)
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Trailer Tent |
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| Reviewer: Lhotse |
3 reviews from this member |
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Terrific campsite, wonderful views from the terraced pitches, wonderfully clean and spacious showers. The owners are so helpful and cheerful and really knowledgeable about the area and places to visit.
Great location for visits to Malham Cove, Fountains Abbey, Brimham Rocks, Bolton Abbey and wonderful walks over the surrounding moors
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Julieshaw2388 |
2 reviews from this member |
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We have just returned from a wonderful weekend at Howgill. The friendly welcome and individual attention to all visitors was great. Jump leads were available for the virgin tourers that we went with!
The pitches were spacious and the terracing offers superb uninterrupted views of the surrounding countryside. The toilets were very clean. Great field for letting the dogs loose and also flying kites! Not suitable for children riding bikes as steepish hills on site (as my son found out as he hit a dry stone wall!)
All quiet by 11pm but early morning calls at 7am by the resident cockerel! Thanks - we will definitely be back soon!
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| Date of Visit: April 2006 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: SammyJaneR |
12 reviews from this member |
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We have just spent a wonderfully relaxing weekend at this fantastic site. As mentioned in previous reviews the facilities are excellent and the owners really look after the site and their guests. The views from the site are fantastic, especially the sunset and there are lots of walking opportunities. We walked along the river to Grassington and back (quite a trek but helped by the pub lunch in Grassington!). We definitely will be using this site again.
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| Date of Visit: September 2005 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Topcat3451 |
3 reviews from this member |
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I have to agree with every review posted here. This is simply the best site that we have been to. We went twice in 2005 and intend to go back a few times in 2006.
The showers are excellent. Plenty of them, plenty of hot water, and plenty of space. Good value at 50p. Some people may object to paying for showers, but then who wants to use a dirty shower with no hot water.
The site is terraced, with one or two tents on each terrace. If you're lucky (as we were on both visits in 2005) you get a whole terrace to yourself. Each pitch also gets it's own picnic table, which is really handy.
We didn't use the site shop much, but they did seem to sell things in small quantities - 1/2 a block of ice cream, 3 frozen sausages.
I'm not going to say anything else though as everyone will want to go, and then it'll get too busy for me!
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| Reviewer: Layla21uk |
1 review from this member |
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August 2004
Have just got back from Howgill about half an hour ago and wanted to write this straight away.
The site is brilliant, have never met such nice caring people.The showers are really big and really hot and just the thing that you need if the bones are aching from all that lovely walking you can do in the area( If you want to!)
There is a laundry with washer, spin dryer,tumble dryer and even an iron, but I was on holiday so the iron didnt get a look in.
The site has some amazing views and although Britain being as it is the weather was not good but it somehow didnt matter as much because the view out of the van was spectacular.
The shop is amazing , full of everything you could need,and when we had to resort to watching the Tv due to the weather Bernard even lent us an aerial.
Good dog walking field although I did chuckle to myself whilst picking up my dog's mess and seeing the sheeps mess, very ironic.
Only downfall was the weather and the fact my partner fell over and injured her leg thus resulting in us having to leave three days early. Even then we was refunded two days which we never expected.
Good site 10/10 will be going again!!
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| Reviewer: helen237 |
11 reviews from this member |
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July 2004
Excellent little site, we just turned up without a booking for one night hoping they'd have room. They said they could squeeze in one little tent, as it was we had bags of room (about the size 3 tents would take up on any other site). Also had a little picnic table for our exclusive use. Toilets down near us to so not far in the middle of the night.I liked all the recycling in place too.Would definitely return, pity they can't organise the weather as well they do the site.
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| Reviewer: Howard |
1 review from this member |
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May 2004
Very clean, very tidy, very quiet. Abundant supply of very hot water (50p/shower). Bernard, the site owner very friendly, helpful and accomodating. Flat pitches with outstanding views. I agree with the previous reviewer when she states its the kind of site you don't really want to share with too many people!
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| Reviewer: Sue Wareing |
2 reviews from this member |
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August 2003
This was our first experience as week long campers and what a way to start. The site was perfect for our needs. Quiet, all the facilities were very clean (showers well worth the 50p) and everyone seemed so friendly. Some lovely walks in the locallity, although as dog owners, we were not allowed on some of the nearby fells. However, we found plenty of other walking opportunities and the dogs enjoyed the area set aside for them by the campsite. I would recommend this site to everyone except I think we shouldn't shout it too loud as we dont want it to get over booked for our next visit.
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| Reviewer: Sheena Maclean |
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August 2003
I camped for two nights at Howgill last week and I thoroughly recommend it. It was the first time I had camped with my 6 year old son without my husband as he was working. I felt very safe and the campsite was very quiet between 10pm and 8am thankfully. My son met other boys to play with and had a great time. Its about a 10 minute walk down the river for a swim and you can walk along the Dales Way to Appletreewick. The toilets and showers are very clean. The water for washing up is boiling and their recycling facilities excellent. A 4 star campsite to be highly recommended for families and people looking for a peaceful break.
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| Reviewer: Frank&Sandra |
6 reviews from this member |
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25th - 27th July 2003
Outstanding!
What a lovely place, Bernard & Anne really have made this a nice place to stay and are very helpful. Everything is immaculate, all the facilities are clean and well maintained (The new shower blocks are 50p but if you use the original shower in the gents block that is only 20p! and still very nice to use). The pitches are well manicured with excellent drainage. We had trouble getting a signal to watch our telly so Bernard lent us a tall aerial mast free of charge which I thought was excellent as most places you go to charge for absolutely everything. Out and about you couldn't wish for anything nicer than the countryside in Wharfedale. Miles and miles of footpaths, Rivers and streams, hills and bigger hills (we went up Simons Seat 485 feet which overlooks Howgill and Wharfedale what a climb! & what a view!!) The nicest finishing touch to our weekend was when asked what time we had to be off the site Bernard just smiled and said "there's no rush" Usually you get until 11am or 12pm latest and often if you want to stay later you have to pay extra. We was really made to feel welcome and didn't want to leave when the time came - we will definitely be going back to Howgill Lodge again!!!
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| Reviewer: Lisa Berrett |
6 reviews from this member |
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May 2003
Brilliant! This site is exceptionally clean and tidy with very good facilities, I think the tardis style shop sells just about everything except a nice bottle of red.
The only critiscm I could make was the lack of play areas for the kids, although there is a 'football field' with goalposts, it is on a slope and not really ideal for a game of footy.
However my kids were fascinated by the collection of birds (hens,geese, turkeys etc) just over the wall from us, and as there were loads of other kids around they were busy the whole time. I would have preferred they had somewhere to play rather than around the tents. But I would recommend this site to anyone.
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