Castle Howard Lakeside Holiday Park Reviews

Lovely site

Great campsite in fabulous location, perfect for visiting the lovely market town of Malton and York.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to give your review. We do have some great places to visit; Pickering and Helmsley are also close by if you wanted somewhere different to visit next time. Do come again!

Lovely place

Lovely place to visit.

Facilities were good nice and warm

A lovely quiet site close to Castle Howard, perfect for an Alice in Wonderland tour followed by a cream tea in the courtyard cafe. Site is next to the lake with a lovely view of the house. Would definitely visit again as all the staff were very helpful.

Site's response

We're so pleased you enjoyed your visit to Lakeside and Castle Howard where Christmas really is a lovely spectacle. The theme next Christmas is The Wizard of Oz. We hope to welcome you back.

Lovely quiet site

Beautiful surroundings, the site was small and comfortable. I found the pitches on the side were quite small compared to other sites we have stayed at. You had to park your car in front of you caravan, so when another guest arrived and was staying on a pitch a bit further along, it was quite tight. Lovely setting and very quiet, would recommend to others if they wanted somewhere peaceful.

Site's response

Thank you for your feedback. The peacefulness of the site is often mentioned. Regarding space, pitches include one car. We try to ensure that any extra vehicles are parked in the reception car park to keep our site safe and accessible to all but I will pass your comments to the relevant team.

Great site

A friendly welcome upon arrival, a lovely site and ideally situated for us. We wanted to visit York and Picketing. The bonus was being able to visit castle Howard, a short walk away. We will definitely visit again.

Site's response

Thank you for your lovely review. We shall look forward to welcoming you back. Helmsely is another historic market town you could visit on your return.

Fantastic stay

A fantastic site, very tidy and well kept. The toilets and showers were clean and modern. There were some lovely walks in the area. 10/10, I would definitely stay again.

Site's response

Thank you David, there are some beautiful walks. We look forward to greeting you again one day.

Brilliant place and surrounding area

Brilliant place and surrounding area, will definitely visit again. I could see there being a shortage of shower and toilet facilities in the bust peek.

Site's response

Very glad to hear you enjoyed your stay and our fabulous location. Thank you.

Really enjoyed this beautiful site and surrounding areas

We will return. A brilliant site and a lovely area.

Site's response

We shall look forward to greeting you again. Thank you for your review.

Quiet campsite with excellent facilities

Castle Howard Lakeside Holiday Park was a lucky find. Most of the other visitors were very quiet and respectful, and arrived and stayed a couple of days, weekends or week days. The site was easy to navigate and kept clean and tidy, with an ample supply of bins to deposit your rubbish in. The site facilities were central in the tourer field and kept clean and fully stocked. The showers were hot and there were free hairdryers should you need one. There was also an attached washing up room with a washing machine and dryer. Apart from a little bit of bad weather, it was a pleasant and easy stay for us, we are relatively new to the motorhome holiday but found it easy to position our van and place our awning. Thank you for a great stay.

Site's response

What a detailed review! Thank you Stephen. We are pleased to hear that your experience here was a good one.

Very friendly

Made extremely welcome on first arrival. Loads of space, excellent, clean facilities. A little bit noisy at night due to the main road but apart from that, all good.

Site's response

Lovely to hear that our receptionists gave you a good welcome and thank you for reviewing Lakeside.

New happy place

A beautiful place with stunning surroundings, very peaceful and amazing skies at night due to the lack of light pollution. Great place for the dogs as has a lovely lakeside walk. Facilities cleaned daily, just a shame the shop wasn't open longer and the pub was nearer. Would definitely come back again and again.

Site's response

Many thanks for reviewing Lakeside. We agree; the stars on a dark night really are fantastic and our lovely countryside is great for walking. We hope to welcome you again.

Nice for family

I stayed for 3 night to explore north Yorkshire. It was lovely and spacious, but I think they were very poor on showers and toilets. Also, the tumble drier wasn't working properly so we had to bring everything wet back home, but it was worth it still. It had a lovely lake and it was dog friendly 😊

Site's response

August is always a popular time for our lovely site. We're sorry that you found the facilities so busy but glad to hear that this didn't spoil your visit. The lake is beautiful! Thank you for your review.

Quiet

Site was very quiet as we wanted. Shower and toilet block could do with an update as they were quite old, but I must say the water was lovely and hot in the shower. Only 4 toilets for the whole site.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Glad to hear you had a peaceful stay. There are four showers and toilets in both the ladies and the gents facilities and a separate cubicle for our less able guests.

Most congenital

Booked at the last minute at half the cost of other sites. Perfect for our requirement of an overnight stop with showers and electricity. Very polite and helpful staff. If I was coming this way again, would just come again without looking elsewhere.

Site's response

Many thanks Andrew. It's good to know you were made to feel welcome and that our facilities were to your liking. We hope to see you again one day.

Great location

Lovely meadow with a lake beside it. Adjacent to Castle Howard.

Site's response

We're glad you enjoyed our surroundings Lee. They look lovely through all seasons. Do come again.

Great

Perfect little campsite. Lovely and quiet! We had a hard standing pitch for our tent, which was hard to peg down but managed in the end. I think I only saw one member of staff and that's when we checked in. Perfect for wildlife, fishing and watching the stars. Little girl loved it and it was great for her riding her bike around and not having to worry too much about cars. Only thing that would be great if there was a play area, but you would probably loose the peace and quite of the site.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to write your detailed review. We agree that our quiet, rural location is lovely and, on a clear night, the stars really are special. Glad you enjoyed your time here.

Friendly staff

Friendly staff, great welcome, nice little shop and good camping spots 😃

Site's response

We appreciate your feedback. Thank you.

Our stay

First time camping for my wife and she loved the location. I thought it was perfect for a quiet relaxing day/night. We stayed in the over flow part of the site. Next time we will be booking with the kids as I'm sure they would love it. If you or the kids want to spend time on technology, then I'd not recommend the site as we couldn't get any internet at all but a 5 star rating from us and wait to come again.

Site's response

We look forward to your return with the children. Thank you for your lovely comments.

Good location

I stayed one night at Castle Howard on my journey south from the Borders. It is well located, being a 2 minute drive from Castle Howard or a 30 minute walk. There is a shop onsite and helpful staff. All the facilities you would expect are provided. The grass camping area was busy and I was situated on a hardstanding pitch which was level and well maintained. A good site to explore the surrounding area.

Site's response

Many thanks for reviewing Lakeside so thoroughly. We hope that you will 'pass through' again or maybe stay a little longer to explore North Yorkshire?

Motorhome

Amazing site. Well sign posted.throughout the site. Clean facilities. Definitely visit again.

Site's response

It's good to hear that you enjoyed your visit to Lakeside. We look forward to greeting you in the future. Thanks for writing your review.

Camping etiquette

A lovely campsite but only one toilet block for campervans/caravans and campers, so it was very busy at times and cleaned once a day. I was sited on a pitch next to the lake walk entrance, the number of people who cut across my pitch and walked between my van and windbreak was unbelievable- what has happened to camping etiquette? I would go back but would ask to be placed on a different pitch.

Site's response

Summer at Lakeside can get busy; we're sorry to read that other campers heading to the lake were not respectful of your space. However, it is good to know that you would like to return. We hope to see you soon.

Beautiful setting, excellent families, accommodating staff

Just came back from a fantastic stay at this site. Originally booked a non-electric pitch by mistake and the hosts were wonderful, moving us to a more suitable pitch and even ensuring we had the sun during the heatwave! Facilities are the best we have encountered. Hot showers, free hairdryers, washer, drier, freezer etc. stunning location, we visited the lavender fields and Castle Howard, and both were breath-taking. Could not recommend this site more, we will definitely be back. Thank you again to the hosts for their patience and kindness.

Site's response

What a lovely review of our site, our staff and the area! Thank you. We shall look forward to welcoming you again in the future.

Lovely site

Very clean site. Nice location next to the lake. Facilities were clean and plenty. Nice little shop on site too. Will stay again.

Site's response

Your review is appreciated. Thank you.

Lovely site

Lovely clean and friendly site. Really enjoyed our stay with everything needed, toilets, showers, shop and beautiful scenery.

Site's response

We hope to see you again. Thank you for your review.

Overcrowded, noisy and inadequate facilities

The main camping field was overcrowded with tents, people and cars everywhere. It was also very noisy, with music and loud talking until early in the morning. The main problem with the site is the lack of loos and showers to cope with the number of campers they try and squeeze onto the site. Queues to use everything!

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to let us know about your visit. We're sorry that other guests were not adhering to our site conditions and that you found the facilities lacking. I will pass your comments to the relevant management team.