Sleningford Watermill Caravan and Camping Park is an award-winning, 20 acre park on the banks of the River Ure, near the Nidderdale Area of Oustanding Natural Beauty. The site welcomes tents, tourers and RVs across spacious grass pitches with the option of electric. Providing a peaceful haven for guests and a refuge for wildlife, the site has been awarded the David Bellamy Conservation Gold Award with plenty of countryside walks nearby too!

4.87 /5

58 reviews

100%

would recommend

Overall
4.87
Location
4.93
Value for money
4.78
Service
4.93
Facilities
4.72
Cleanliness
4.97

Summer camping

Paul Y

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Trailer Tent - Premium Electric Grass PitchesAug 2024

Great little site, very clean and tidy, easy to access and close to other attractions. Children had a great time playing near the river. We will be back.

Site's response

So glad you had such a great time and thank you for leaving such a positive review! Families love playing the in the river and having fun. We look forward to seeing you again soon. David, Vicky and the Team

Brilliant site, bang on the river

Steve F

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Sprinter-Type Campervan - Standard Non Electric Grass Pitches (Island's Riverside Meadow)Aug 2024

Really balanced site, the land has wild areas for wildlife. Beautifully located on the River Ure. Owners were lovely. It was crazy busy being the summer hols and the toilet block was crowded, as you would expect! The only minor gripe I would have is just that the showers are push button, so you have no temperature regulation and they are very thin shower compartments, so you end up trying to wrestle with your towel and the shower curtain as you try and dry yourself! Tiny, tiny niggle for such a lovely site!

Site's response

Thank you for your very positive review. Also thank you for your feedback. We hope to see you at Sleningford again soon to enjoy our beautiful river and location. Vicky, David and the Team

Wonderful site, will return

Caroline B

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Large Tent - Premium Electric Grass PitchesAug 2024

This was our first visit to this site and we will return. A family friendly site, dogs welcome too. Great facilities (shop, laundry, information centre, freezer, two toilet/shower blocks) and an amazing location on the river allowing paddling and kayak/paddle-boarding. Each pitch was spacious. Wonderful trees and wildlife on the site too. A great base to stay to explore the local area.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a positive review. Sleningford is a great place for enjoying the river and being immersed in nature. We are so glad you enjoyed your time with us. Hope to see you again sometime soon. David, Vicky and the Team.

Will definitely be staying again

Stephanie S

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Large Tent - Standard Non Electric Grass Pitches (Island's Riverside Meadow)Aug 2024

Just spent a weekend here with family and we have had an amazing time. So peaceful and relaxing and the owners are so lovely and helpful. Considering there was kids and dogs on the site they were no bother and never disturbed us even on a night. Can't wait to book again.

Site's response

We are so glad that you had such a great time at Sleningford. We really look forward to you visiting us again! Vicky, David and the team

Idyllic and picturesque

Melissa K

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VW-Type Campervan - Premium Electric Riverside Hardstanding PitchesAug 2024

Great pitch over looking River Ure. Very friendly family-run campsite for all types of campers. Great location. Would definitely book again.

Site's response

We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay with us, we are very lucky to be in such a beautiful location and we love sharing it with our campers. Hope to see you back at Sleningford one day soon. David, Vicky and the team.

Great

Robert P

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Motorhome - Premium Electric Riverside Hardstanding PitchesAug 2024

Great place to stay, great views. Nice to see Kingfishers and Herrons catching food in the morning. My only concern is that it needs internet.

Site's response

Thanks so much for leaving such a great review. We are so lucky to be surrounded by such wonderful wildlife. We hope to see you at Sleningford again some time soon. David, Vicky and the team.

Lovely 2 night stay

Ralph S

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Aug 2024

Lovely 2 night stay, would highly recommend. The only thing I would say would be Wi-Fi, but that just personal preference just because I ended up using all my data. Apart from that, had a good time. The facilities were clean and done the job. The staff as well were very kind and helpful.

Site's response

We are so glad that you enjoyed your time at Sleningford. Thank you for posting a lovely review and we hope to see you again soon. Vicky

Quick 2 night stay

Brian H

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Trailer Tent - Standard Non Electric Grass Pitches (Island's Riverside Meadow)Jul 2024

Perfect Yorkshire location giving loads of choice of nearby places to visit. We found the information room useful as we found a nearby nature reserve that we enjoyed an evening stroll in. Highly recommend the pub in nearby Leckington for a super meal. The tent pitch by the river was well tended and perfect for getting our dogs into the river for some exercise - they loved it. The campsite was quite busy, as you might expect at the start of the school holidays, but there was little noise and all was quiet by 10pm for a good night's sleep. All the toilets and showers were kept very clean. No rush on the final day to pack away as we didn't need to leave until 11.30am. We'll be back for another stay.

Site's response

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your recent stay at Sleningford. It sounds like you too full advantage of our lovely local area. We hope you come and see us again one day soon. David, Vicky and the team.

Short vist

Andrea B

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Small Tent - Standard Non Electric Grass Pitches (Island's Riverside Meadow)Jul 2024

Great campsite. Lovely location. Facilities well maintained. Family run by genuine folk, very helpful and friendly. Quiet at night.

Site's response

Thank you for such a lovely review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and really hope to welcome you back to Sleningford soon. All the best, Vicky, David and the team.

Great site

Gaynor L

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Medium Tent - Standard Non Electric Grass Pitches (Island's Riverside Meadow)Jul 2024

Fantastic site! Will be returning.

Site's response

We are so glad you enjoyed your stay. Thank you so much for you review. See you again soon at Sleningford. Vicky, David and the Team.

Absolutely fabulous weekend

Catherine W

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VW-Type Campervan - Standard Non Electric Grass Pitches (Island's Riverside Meadow)Jul 2024

Had a fantastic weekend, weather was wonderful.

Site's response

We are so glad you had a wonderful sunny weekend at Sleningford. Hope you see you again soon. David, Vicky and the Team.

Amazing!

Louise W

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Single Axle Caravan - Premium Electric Grass PitchesJul 2024

Our first time on this site, what an amazing site. We were pitched right next to the river, the noise of the river was so soothing. Beautiful wildlife to watch and the bird song in the morning is fantastic. Very peaceful and not too busy as it was still term time. David and Victoria were always about to help and nothing was too much trouble. Very clean facilities, powerful showers and plenty of hot water. All the basics in the little shop to help if you run out of anything. Lovely local pubs to eat at. We have booked to return in September and can't wait.

Site's response

Thank you so much for choosing Sleningford for your break. We are so glad you loved our Riverside pitches. it is such a tranquil place to do some wildlife watching. We look forward to seeing you again in September. Vicky, David, Janet and Pete.

Nice site with nice location

Ernestas B

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VW-Type Campervan - Premium Electric Grass Mill Pitches Jul 2024

Next to the river, nice location.

Site's response

Thank you for your review. We hope to see you at Sleningford again. David, Vicky and the team.

Camping weekend

Amy B

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VW-Type Campervan - Standard Non Electric Grass Pitches (Island's Riverside Meadow)Jul 2024

Fantastic last minute camping weekend. Wonderful setting and close to a lovely village with great pubs, park and cafe. We have 2 children and a dog and it was just a perfect site with so much green space and lovely walks right from where we were staying.

Site's response

We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us and the lovely local area. We hope to see you again at Sleningford in the future. David, Vicky and the Team.

Excellent site and location

Martin H

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VW-Type Campervan - Standard Non Electric Grass Pitches (Island's Riverside Meadow)Jun 2024

Great location. Everybody very friendly. First time ever at a campsite and very impressed. Would have liked more items in the onsite shop, other than that couldn't fault anything. Will definitely return.

Site's response

Thank you for a great review. We are pleased you loved our site. Thank you for your feedback and hope to see you soon, David, Vicky and the team.

Just lovely

Simon T

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Motorhome - Premium Electric Riverside Hardstanding PitchesJun 2024

Great location. Book a pitch by the river if you can.

Site's response

Thank you for a great review. We are glad you enjoyed your river view. Vicky, David and the team.

Fantastic campsite

Pete H

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Large Tent - Standard Non Electric Grass Pitches (Island's Riverside Meadow)Jun 2024

Really nice site next to the river. Perfect for water loving families. We had two problems, our own fault. We booked the wrong night, but this was sorted by the friendly staff. On leaving, our car battery was flat. The staff helped by jumping our car off. I couldn't be more grateful. Would highly recommend this site.

Site's response

We are so glad that you guys had a lovely stay with us and that we could make everything work out! Hope to see you again soon. David, Vicky and the team.

Lovely campsite

Thomas C

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Motorhome - Premium Electric Riverside Hardstanding PitchesJun 2024

Lovely big campsite in a beautiful setting. We stayed here on a lovely summers evening and it was great. Spotlessly clean and tidy. Set beside a lovely river in an old farmhouse yard that's full of charm. Great walks beside the river and into the countryside. Very friendly and welcoming hosts. Despite it being a big campsite it is totally tranquil with big pitches. Would definitely recommend. It lacks Wi-Fi and decent phone coverage but in such a setting, it would be a shame to spend too much time on a phone anyway.

Site's response

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your recent stay with us. It sounds like you had a great explore and enjoyed the river. We hope to see you back at Sleningford again soon. David, Vicky and the team.

Stunning, friendly & very accommodating

Steph M

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VW-Type Campervan - Premium Electric Courtyard Hardstanding PitchJun 2024

Booked last minute, rates were amazing. We turned up so later than expected but staff were so accommodating, friendly and so nice, didn't mind at all that we were a little late. The site itself is absolutely stunning, the lake and beach were an added bonus to this site. Facilities were absolutely spotless and all campers were so nice and welcoming. Would definitely recommend this site and stay again x

Site's response

Thank you so much for such a great review. We are so glad you felt so welcome and enjoyed your stay. Look forward to welcoming you back some day soon. David, Vicky and the Team.

Practice run

Karl G

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Trailer Tent - Premium Electric Grass PitchesJun 2024

We took our new tent for its first outing at Slenningford Mill campsite. We were met with a smile and given a choice of pitches, as it was quiet. Given a leaflet showing rules and emergency numbers etc. This site is beautiful, set alongside the river Ure near Ripon. All facilities were very clean and serviceable. A lovely quiet place with plenty of room. and the grounds were tidy. We enjoyed our stay and will be re-visiting again.

Site's response

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are so glad you decided to come to Sleningford for your first outing. Hopefully the first of many! Best wishes Vicky, David, janet and Pete.

Lovely site

Kimberley M

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Motorhome - Premium Electric Riverside Hardstanding PitchesMay 2024

Lovely site, friendly staff, very clean, great walks and local pubs near. Highly recommend.

Site's response

Thank you for taking the time to review our site. We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay and exploring the local area. We really hope to see you again some day soon. David, Vicky, Pete and Janet.

Peaceful and beautiful

Steven J

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Large Tent - Premium Electric Grass PitchesMay 2024

Our first camping trip as a family. Very glad we chose this site. Great facilities and pitches. Relaxing river to listen to and a beach of sorts for the kids to play at. Also, conditions depending, the river would be great for kayaking/paddleboarding etc. Further downstream from the beach is a calmer spot where there appeared to be much less of a current - potentially a good spot for calm water sports but obviously at everyone's own risk. Nice walks straight out of the site. The local pubs looked perfect but we didn't have the time to try either out. Also, a local post office and car garage. Would definitely go back at some point.

Site's response

We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and thank you for such a great review. We really hope you come back again to enjoy our beautiful river and visit our great local pubs. Vicky, David, Pete and Janet

First time campers

Leah P

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VW-Type Campervan - Premium Electric Riverside Hardstanding PitchesMay 2024

This was our first family trip out in our VW and it was absolutely faultless. The facilities were very clean and tidy, the owners were wonderful, very welcoming and helpful (along with their 2 lovely young girls). We had pitch number 25 for the evening, right by the river and my goodness it was beautiful. Fishing was a huge bonus, as my partner loves fly fishing! We will most certainly be back, next time for longer, as we really didn't want to leave!

Site's response

What a lovely review of our campsite. Thank you! We are so glad you enjoyed one of Riverside pitches. So much willdife to enjoy. It was lovely to meet your familiy and we are so glad you all had a great stay. We look forward to seeing you all again soon, Vicky, David and the Team

Catherine, Pedro and doggy Bella

Joao T

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VW-Type Campervan - Standard Non Electric Grass Pitches (Island's Riverside Meadow)May 2024

Great welcome from lovely hosts…peaceful location, immaculate facilities..will recommend highly 😊😊😊😊😊

Site's response

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a positive review. We love welcoming all our guest and sharing our beautiful site!! Come back soon! Vicky, David and the Team.

A must !

Lydia F

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Single Axle Caravan - Premium Electric Grass Mill Pitches May 2024

This beautiful place is a must to visit! From the warm welcome to the beautiful location I was blown away with this caravan park, the facilities are immaculate and the showers are lovely and warm. We have never felt so relaxed and our little dog loved it too. Will definitely be visiting again soon.

Site's response

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time with us at Sleningford. We look forward to seeing you again and thank you for taking the time to review our site! Vicky, David and the Team.