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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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| Who's it for |
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 No Rallies |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
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 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
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 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
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 No Gas Exchange |
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 No Kitchen Facilities |
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 No Motorhome Point |
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 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
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| 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 |
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 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: April 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Sweepy57 |
6 reviews from this member |
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 Fab Fab fab! Will definitely be back to this gorgeous gem of a site. Grassed pitched with electric. Feels like you're off the beaten track but not too far from the town of Leyburn. There are two fields. One which is slightly sloping with great views and one with a small stream running through it. I can't wait to take the grandsons there to play in the stream when the weather gets a bit warmer.
Two loos and one shower which may get a little busy at times but we had no problem at all.
Didn't meet the owner but his mum came for our payment and was very friendly.
Well kept, clean any tidy! 
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| Date of Visit: March 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Dumplings |
4 reviews from this member |
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This is a little gem of a site, great location, views fantastic, quiet and child friendly.
Toilet block and shower facilities very good, showers very powerful and always hot.
Richard who is now running it is absolutely fantastic, very friendly and helpful(previous owners take some beating but Richard has made a brilliant start. After a soggy weekend we had to be towed off the site Richard did this immediately without any fuss and a smile.
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Pauline Sellers |
14 reviews from this member |
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Another site which we would put in our top five sites. Just a short way by car out of Leyburn where you have all the amenities you require from supermarkets, chemists, pubs, take aways and eateries.
Fairly level grassy site with no hard standings. Good waste and toilet disposal facilities. Excellent shower and toilet block.
Perfect for exploring this southern area of the Dales.
Fantastic pub at Wensley just five minutes' drive away - Three Horseshoes and recommend the Bolton Arms in Wensley.
Campbells of Leyburn is an amazing independent supermarket with an excellent fresh meat section. Masses of bottled beer to tempt you.
Very helpful owners. We had an issue with children playing with a football round the van and the owner sorted it out immediately. There is a large play area away from the vans.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Princesschrissie |
3 reviews from this member |
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Cracking little site, I almost don't want to let everyone know in case it gets full. Pros and cons though:-
Cons:-1 shower per gender and 2 toilets per gender. That said, site not busy so it wasn't a problem. The owner is aware of this and does not cram it full. No play area ( slides etc. ) for children however room to play ball etc.
Pros:- BBQ's allowed, bricks supplied to keep them of the grass. Small site which allows generous pitch space. It has a little wooden summer house with plenty of tourist information leaflets.
Good walks straight from site. Near Leyburn which has plenty of pubs, shops and takeaways. Ideal site for family groups. A little gem.
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| Date of Visit: July 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Lindamick |
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We booked into another site but after reading the reviews soon cancelled. We found this this site and did wonder what we would find. We had found the most peaceful and tranquil site.
The owners are friendly and make you feel very much at home and the views - to die for. Even the worst weather we have ever caravanned in could not break our spirit.
For walkers it is wonderful and there is so much to go and see, Leyburn is within walking distance for most people.
The toilets could get busy but very clean and the showers have plenty of room. This is a site that we will certainly be visiting again, even having to be towed out on the last day because of the wet weather by the tractor did nothing to diminish our feelings for it.
We are so glad we found this little bit of heaven.
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| Date of Visit: May 2012 |
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| Reviewer: AnnMal |
2 reviews from this member |
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Just back from this site, first visit but not the last. Owners very friendly and helpful, good walking from the site.
Pitches are a good size and the grass is kept well cut. Toilet and shower extremely clean but busy at times. Loads of hot water, with good facilities for dish washing and clothes washing with use of spin drier. Views fantastic.
Leyburn has lots of shops and pubs some serving better food than others. Shops give wide choice with good local food available. Plenty of places to visit without too much travelling
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| Date of Visit: September 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Tellsitasitis |
9 reviews from this member |
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What a cracking little site. Just returned from a wet and windy midweek break in Leyburn. Peaceful, fantastic views, cheap - £13 a night for our van, awning and EHU!
Owners very laid back and helpful, had to use their tractor to get us off a rain soaked field. Loos and showers basic but very clean.
Leyburn only about a mile away, everything you could want is there. Try the 'Cost Cutter' shop lots of local food plus stuff you wouldn't normally find in a UK supermarket.
Will definitely be returning to this lovely site. Had to think twice about posting this review - don't really want to draw everyones attention to it!
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| Date of Visit: September 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Namanga |
18 reviews from this member |
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Lovely site in wonderful location. Very friendly and helpful owners. We arrived as loads people pulling off because they had heard about a hurricane coming our way.
We had been watching the weather and had seen no no mention of it? We pitched on quite a slope making awning difficult but in view of forecast decided to do without it. Site very well kept, toilet block basic but perfectly adequate and clean.
Great walks directly from the site, and easy to walk into Leyburn where there is everything you could need and more. Chip shop, curiously this closed at 8pm? Indian and Chinese restaurants and some fab specialist shops. A must is a visit to the Teapottery just outside Leyburn.
Sure enough tail end hurricane arrived, we were advised to move our van to be sheltered by tall hedge, this worked very well.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Lee.spikey |
1 review from this member |
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What a brilliant site, we booked for 4 nights and ended up stopping for 6 nights.
Ideal for totally chilling out and relaxing, toilet block basic but adequate and same for showers, dog walk absolutely brilliant not the usual penned in area but a big field for them to have a good blast.
Owners are very friendly and helpful and the other campers were very helpful and very polite to talk to. Great views of the Yorkshire moors and surrounding areas,
Owners have a storage area for your caravan if you want to leave your unit there and before you arrive I noticed the owner actually pulled your caravan onto the field and positioned your unit and levelled it all up for you when you arrive (how helpful is that),
All in all cant wait to go again!
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Jimbouk |
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We spent three nights here and can only echo the view of other people. A little quirky which we liked ….
What a Gem.
Owners are very friendly and helpful
The grass pitches are slightly sloping but very large and spacious well drained, with
Fantastic views over Middleham with the gallops visible in the distance.
Great base for visiting the dales. With Leyburn, Middleham and Wensley easily walkable.
Basic but very clean facilities Mens and womens toilets, washbasins and showers. A utility room is available for washing-up and laundry and a spin-dryer is provided.
Plentiful tourist information can be found in the summer house inc local takeaway menus. Dogs are welcome and there is a great dog walk through a gate to the side of the pitches,
We have visited Leyburn previously and on future visits this will be our first choice
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Laura3t |
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My boyfriend & I have just come back from 3 nights stay here and can highly recommend it.
Marjorie greeted us as we drove in and gave us the option of 3 different plots to choose from. We chose a nice corner one which was very spacious even with our 9 man tent up and car parked beside it!
There was several other plots taken up by small caravans, but everyone was very friendly and it was extremely peaceful both day and night.
The site itself was well maintained and the facilities can not be faulted. There is only two toilets & one shower each for both men & women, however I showered every morning and never had to wait. I am never keen on using public showers but I must say, these were kept very clean and well kept which was a massive plus for me.
Marjorie also offered us use of her own personal freezer to pop our ice packs in if required which was a lovely gesture.
During our short stay we visited The Forbidden Corner (fantastic), Fountains Abbey (beautiful) Aysgarth Falls, Bolton Castle, White Scar Caves and had evening meals in Middleham & Leyburn. For us, the site was in a perfect location…the furthest we had to travel was to White Scar caves which were about 45minutes drive away, but the scenery along the way was just breath taking so it wasn’t an issue.
I would definitely come back here again and have already recommended it to several others.
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| Date of Visit: May 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Hanlb |
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We came here for a long weekend and loved it. Beautiful location, very peaceful. Owners were very pleasant and helpful and had a little summer house full of leaflets, local info etc which was useful.
We were given a choice of pitches for our tent, the spot we chose was level, some shelter from hedges, plenty of space and a lovely view. Nicely kept loos/showers and good washing up area.
Leyburn is great, good restaurants (we particularly liked the Indian and Chinese), plenty of pubs and shops and all only about 15 mins walk from site.
Everyone we saw on the site and in local area was really friendly.
We would definitely go back!
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| Date of Visit: May 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Travelbuggles |
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Fantastic site, we stayed here for 3 nights in May, weather wasn't great but despite this we had a brilliant time.
Facilities are basic but very clean, hot water was plentiful and owners were helpful.
Area was lovely and it was great watching the horses in the next field. We would definitely recommend this site, we booked our next trip before leaving.
Site was about 10 minutes walk uphill into town, plenty of places to eat and drink, spa was a tad expensive but overall a good place to visit.
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Lindilou |
14 reviews from this member |
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What a wonderful site! We arrived to wonderful weather and that set the scene for the rest of our weeks stay. Owners were very welcoming and showed us straight to our pitch (very spacious), the site was slightly sloping at top but not a problem, grass kept nice and short.
Toilets/showers very clean as was whole site, the recycling was very good, nice touch was spin dryer in washing up area and designated sink just for laundry. Walk into Layburn easy and good walks all round the area.
There is a small summerhouse that has plenty of information and a section of books should you wish.
Wonderful views over to Middleham and the horses training on the horizon.
Great, will be going back for sure.
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
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| Reviewer: ReiversMrs |
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We arrived on Friday for a two night stay to a friendly greeting. It was very peaceful and beautiful and only a short 15-20 min walk to pubs and shops.
The campsite was very clean and looked after with good facilities. Help was on hand but no one bothered you.
Looking forward to staying again, would definitely recommend it to others
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