Buckden Camping and Pods
Buckden, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Buckden Camping is a small and friendly family camping site, located in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales right on top of the Dales Way. The site offers meadowland tent camping, a Camping and Caravanning Club CS touring site and three comfortable camping pods.
Why you'll love it at Buckden Camping and Pods
About the site
Buckden Camping is located at Heber Farm in the heart of real Yorkshire Dales life in the pretty village of Buckden. Based in Upper Wharfedale, beside the Cote de Cray (the first major climb in a previous Tour de France and not far from the source of the river Wharf), the working farm is owned by the National Trust and has been tenanted by the Schofields since 1994. The site's camping field provides lovely meadowland pitches for tents and trailer tents. The field sits by the River Wharf, running along the Dales Way footpath behind the farmhouse. There is also a separate CS site for Caravan and Camping Club members, with hardstanding for five units In addition to camping, there are also three furnished, spacious and secure camping pods on site - The Highland, The Swaledale and The Galloway. Each is well insulated and sleeps up to five people, offering electricity, lighting and heating, as well as a kettle, small table and electric socket. The pods have mattress covered seating that converts into beds, while outside is your own private decking area. Dogs are welcome.
Open all year
There are 25 accommodation options on-site
7 x Certificated Site for Tourers
Gently sloping two acre C&CC CS site, with space for five motorhomes/campervans and two caravans. All pitches have 16 amp EHU.
15 x Camping Field
Large grass pitches, four with electric hook-up. Trailer tents are welcome.
Site tariff
Site rules and policies
For everyone's safety, comfort and convenience we ask that you adhere to the following simple guidelines for good camping etiquette:
Arrival time for pods is 15.pm (to allow for cleaning) and tents is after 12:00 noon and before 20.00pm. Outside these times, please phone ahead to make any other specific arrangements.
Please leave by 12 noon on your day of departure and your Pod by 11 am
Please camp within your designated pitch area.
Dogs are welcome on the site (maximum of two per party), but please notify us at the time of booking. Your dogs must be on a lead at all times and you must clean up after them promptly.
We are not able to take responsibility for lost or stolen possessions; however, we will store any lost property items which are found on the site for six months before disposal at our discretion.
Please be considerate to your neighbouring campers and local villagers, observing quiet time between 21.30pm and 07.00am
For safety reasons, campfires are not allowed, but barbeques are permitted provided they are raised off the ground using stones we can provide.
To protect the natural beauty of the site, parking is available in a designated area on site away from tent pitches but near enough for you to carry your camping gear to and from your car.
Smoking is not allowed in or around the pods
Cooking on camping stoves inside tents or pods is NOT permitted and can be lethal due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Things to do on site and in the Skipton area
Situated right on the Dales Way, there are an abundance of walks for all abilities to explore straight from the site, as well as countless more in Wharfedale, Bishopdale, Wensleydale, Littondale, Deepdale, Coverdale and Langstrothdale.
A popular route is to follow the Dales Way river walk to Kettlewell before catching the Ventura bus back again.
The area is a haven for cyclists and the Dales have some of the best cycling terrain in the UK. The spectacular road race route up Kidstone Pass featured in the Tour de France Le Grande Depart in former years, while Buckden Pike is another good local challenge.
Kilnsey Crag, with its famous overhang, is one of Britain's best known climbing challenges and is just 7 miles from Buckden.
Riders can saddle up just 7 miles down the road for some happy hacking, intrepid trekking or a gentle river ride.
Interested in staying at Buckden Camping and Pods?
Call 07786 896985 to book.
Unfortunately Buckden Camping and Pods doesn't share their availability calendar with us yet. Availability changes quickly, especially in summer, so we recommend enquiring by phone to avoid missing out.
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