Camp Lion at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Camp Lion at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
4.2 /5
For an unforgettable family adventure, stay at Camp Lion at Yorkshire Wildlife Park with plenty of space for games and a play area for little ones and a licensed bar for the grown ups in the evening. Stay just a short walk from lions, giraffes and leopards! Guests also get discounted multi-day entry to the park.
Camp at Yorkshire Wildlife Park with over 70 species to see and discounted multi-day tickets!
Family friendly camping in Yorkshire, just 15 minutes to Doncaster
Enjoy evening activities for all the family at the on-site lodge and bar
About Camp Lion at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Experience the thrill of a wild sleepover just a stone's throw from lions, leopards and giraffes at this family friendly site in Yorkshire's Wildlife Park, just 15 minutes to Doncaster. With a play area and plenty of space for games on the camping field plus a licenced bar for the adults! Campsite guests can take advantage of an exclusive walking bus from Camp Lion to the Yorkshire Hive shopping and dining area through the Wildlife Park daily between 6.15pm-9pm. For campers, there are spacious non electric grass pitches sleeping up to six people and just a short walk away from the animal enclosures. These pitches are suitable for tents, caravans, motorhomes, and tourers. Campers have exclusive discounted multi-day entry to the park, and additional days can be added during your stay, you just need to ask at the Camp Lion office. With over 400 animals and 70 different species in the park, boredom will certainly be kept at bay! Visit the polar bears, cheetahs, red pandas, tigers and more! Book one of the ranger talks, or animal experiences to get up and close with your favourite wild animals, or discover dinosaurs at Pangea. Campers have exclusive after park opening hours access to the Oasis Play area for the little ones, plus there's plenty of space for ball games and badminton on the campsite itself. There is a mess tent on the camping field that houses evening entertainment, and a licensed bar with snacks too! Please note, that fire pits are not allowed. Sorry, dogs are not permitted at this site.
The site is open from Thursday 22nd May to Sunday 1st June and then Thursday 24th July to Monday 1st September.
Campsite facilities include toilets, showers, disabled toilets, a washing up area and WiFi. There is the lodge mess tent with a bar, snacks and seating.
For little ones, guests have access to the Oasis Play area in the Wildlife Park and several restaurants including the Breakfast Den and the Masai Cafe/Pizzeria.
Guests have access to the Camp Lion shop, or the nearest pub is The Hayfield Bar and for picking up the essentials there is a Premier shop, both a five minute drive away.
Adult only
Allow commercial vans
Allow pets on site
Bike hire
Café / restaurant
Communal BBQ
Disabled facilities
Drinking water
Electric hookups
Entertainment
Family friendly
Fires allowed
Fishing
Games room
Glamping
Golf
Horse riding
Hot tub
Kids club
Kids playground
Laundry
Near beach
Near pub
Open year round
Peaceful
RV pitches
Shop
Showers
Swimming pool
Toilet
TV room
Vineyard
Water hookups
Watersports
W.C. disposal
WiFi
There are 100 accommodation options on-site
Bookable pitches and accommodation options
100 x Non Electric Grass Pitches
Max 6 people
Spacious 10m x 10m non electric grass pitches. Suitable for tents, caravans, campervans and motorhomes.
4.2 /5
88%
would recommend
Camp Lion August '24
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Sue H
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Been visiting Yorkshire Wildlife Park annually for years and absolutely love it. We decided to camp and will definitely be making it a yearly thing now. The site is a great open space, well laid out, and the bits that are open (after closing) are great, the grandkids loved the park. Staff were absolutely brilliant and helpful. Downside was that it was a bit expensive for no EHU. Portacabin for shower and toilet (even though, it was quite clean and tidy). No Elsan point. So for £35 per night, you would expect better facilities.
Big skies and large pitches
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Nicola N
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Large flat field, huge skies, large pitches, good toilet and wash facilities. Access to a great play park. Reduced price entry to safari park for next day :) We will likely return for all these reasons :) Note, I would say that the 'evening entry to park' isn't something to build your hopes up on as it's quite limited access.
Wide open and noisy
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Gary W
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A former overflow car park at the old entrance to Yorkshire Wildlife Park. It is a big wide open field which means there is no shelter from the weather and the wind howls across it. Pitches are ample sized but the allocation seems really random. The facilities on site are ok with the reception having emergency supplies. The showers were in portacabins, as are the toilets. Showers could do with cleaning more regularly. On site activities and access to the play area and restaurant in the park after 6pm is great for keeping kids entertained and fed. The price of food and drink though is extortionate. £48 for a 2 pizza meal deal! Worst thing about the site though is the nearby rail line that has freight trains running along it all night long.
Site tariff
Things to do on site and in the Doncaster area
Enjoy exclusive (6pm-9pm) and disocunted entry to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park with exclusive evening use of Masai Pizza House at Giraffes and use of Oasis Play Area. There is a Camp Lion Lodge with a bar and snacks as well as an outdoor activity space and evening entertainment.
Visit your favourite animals enclosure, or even opt for an exclusive morning tour with a ranger! There are a range of animal experiences and talks that guests to book onto to learn more about their favourite species. With over 70 species and over 400 individual animals, you will never run out of things to see here.
Take part in the immersive dinosaur park to meet and learn about the prehistoric giants. Even feed some of the gentler animals such as the giraffes. This truly is a unique family holiday! There are five play areas onsite for the little ones to enjoy and let off some steam.
Other nearby activities include:
- Doncaster (15 minutes)
- Town Moor Golf Course (15 minutes)
- Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre (20 minutes)
- National Trust- Clumber Park (25 minutes)
- Airkings Trampoline Park (40 minutes)
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