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Bank Top Camping

Pickering, North Yorkshire

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Pickering, North Yorkshire

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Bank Top Camping is a family-run campsite in the North York Moors, within ten minutes of Pickering and 20 minutes from the Dalby Forest. There are spacious grass tent and touring pitches with the option of electric, or opt for a cosy, unfurnished bell tent. Enjoy access to modern facilities and a small cafe serving up ice cream and local treats. Within walking distance of a pub (20 minutes) and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (40 minutes)!

Why choose Bank Top Camping


Peaceful family and dog friendly camping, touring and glamping site with a small cafe!

A 20 minute walk from a pub, within an hour's drive of York, Whitby and Scarborough

In the North York Moors, ideal for walking and cycling, a ten minute drive to Pickering

About the site


This peaceful campsite is surrounded by the scenic countryside of the North York Moors, with easy access to miles of footpaths and bridleways. It is conveniently located just 45 minutes from the North East towns of Whitby and Scarborough, and an hour from the historic city of York. The site also benefits from being ten minutes from Pickering! The park welcomes tents, roof and trailer tents, campervans, motorhomes and caravans, as well as rallies, D of E students, bikers, cyclists and walkers. Campers can choose from a range of grass pitches, each with the option of a 16 amp metered hook up. There is also a ready pitched 4m bell tent for hassle-free camping. The tent comes unfurnished with an optional electric hook up, so bring all of your usual camping gear including beds and bedding. Outside, you will be provided with a picnic table and charcoal BBQ (can purchase coal onsite). Self-catering accommodation is also available for up to eight guests in the renovated stone barns - Bank Top Barn and Rawcliffe Barn. The small onsite café serves teas, freshly ground coffee, locally made ice cream, venison products, snacks, home-produced honey and free-range eggs. Some of the tasty ice cream flavours include honeycomb, mint choc chip, stem ginger and more! Dogs are welcome on your camping or touring holiday, with up to two dogs permitted per pitch. Please note, the bell tent is pet free. In the evening, you can cook up a tasty BBQ, just please ensure it is raised from the ground. Open fires are not permitted.

Pitches are available from late March to the end of October, glamping is available from early May to the end of September. Pitches from £25/night for 2 people.


What facilities are at Bank Top Camping?

Accessible facilities

Allow commercial vans

Allow pets on site

Café / restaurant / takeaway

Drinking water

Family friendly

Shop

Showers

Toilets

W.C. disposal

WiFi

Baby changing facilities

Caravan storage

Dog exercise area

Electric hookups

Freezer

Fridge

Glamping

Laundry

Peaceful

Wash up area

Facilities include a toilet and a shower block with disabled amenities and a family room with underfloor heating throughout. There are a total of eight toilets and six showers. The bathrooms include hairdryers, hand dryers, electric shaving points, baby changing and a baby bath.

A covered washing up area includes hot water and washing up liquid. The onsite laundry room offers coin-operated washers, dryers and a shared fridge and freezer. A small onsite cafe offers hot and cold drinks, ice cream, snacks, local honey, fresh eggs and venison products for the BBQ.

The White Swan Inn is just over a 20 minute walk away for food and drink. The market town of Pickering is also a ten minute drive away, offering shops, pubs, restaurants, doctors, dentists, vets, leisure facilities and a library.



There are 21 accommodation options on-site

Bookable pitches and accommodation options

Grass tent and touring pitches in the back field

5 x Optional Electric Grass Pitches (Two Person)

Max 2 people

Grass pitches 11m x 7m with optional metered 16 amp electric. For tents, campervans and roof tents only, up to 12m2.

The main camping field at Bank Top Camping bordered by hedges and trees
Grass 11m x 8m pitches with optional 16 amp hook ups

5 x Optional Electric Grass Pitches

Max 4 people

Grass 11m x 7m pitches with optional metered 16 amp electric. For four man tents up 6m x 2m, roof and trailer tents, campervans, motorhomes up to 6m and caravans.

Large grass pitch for units up to 8m x 6m with optional electric
Large grass pitch for units up to 8m x 6m with optional electric

5 x Large Optional Electric Grass Pitches

Max 6 people

Grass 11m x 8m pitches with optional metered 16 amp electric. For tents, roof and trailer tents, campervans, motorhomes and caravans up to 8m x 6m.

Optional electric grass touring pitches in the main camping field
Grass 11m x 7m touring pitches with optional 16 amp hook ups in the main field
Optional electric grass touring pitches in the main camping field

5 x Optional Electric Grass Touring Pitches

Max 4 people

Grass 11m x 7m pitches with optional 16 amp metered electric. For campervans, caravans and motorhomes up to 6m x 3m.

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A note from the site themselves...

Our site is family owned and run by us, Keren and Iain, who have both enjoyed long careers in aviation and have almost 50 years of RAF service between them. With a desire to live in the peaceful countryside once 'retired' with our family and pets.

We fell in love with the views over the Vale of Pickering and have relished the challenges of renovating and managing this beautiful campsite since 2019. It is our home, and we strive to offer a calm, friendly and relaxed ambience. We work hard to keep the site as tidy as possible, and we welcome all who come to stay a while.

As the campsite has operated since the late '60s, we regularly welcome back campers who came as children and now return with their own grandchildren. Happily, they say that not much has changed!

Bank Top Camping is ideal for...

Couples
Duke of Edinburgh Award
Older children (13+)
Peace and quiet
Rallies
Young children

Things to do on site and in the Pickering area

Guests can enjoy peaceful walks in Cropton Forest (10 minutes), where quiet woodland paths wind through tall pine trees. Nearby, Dalby Forest (20 minutes) offers even more adventure, with cycling trails, family walking routes, a Go Ape high ropes course and an activity centre.

The market town of Pickering is also a ten minute drive away. Step back in time at Pickering Castle, where you can climb the towers and walk the old walls. The North York Moors Heritage Steam Railway runs from here, taking you on a scenic journey through rolling moorland. You'll also find the Isle Beck Museum and Pickering Swimming Pool and Leisure Centre.

History continues at Cawthorne Roman Camp (5 minutes), an ancient site hidden in the forest, while Ryedale Folk Museum (20 minutes) brings the past to life with historic cottages and exhibits. The grand Castle Howard is also within 35 minutes, with impressive rooms, gardens and lakeside walks.

Nature lovers can visit Mallyan Spout (30 minutes), a waterfall reached by woodland paths, or explore the narrow streets and sandy beach at Robin Hood's Bay (45 minutes).

Other nearby attractions include:

  • Flamingo Land Fun Park (20 minutes)
  • Nunnington Hall (25 minutes)
  • Eden Camp Modern History Museum (25 minutes)
  • Helmsley Walled Garden and Castle (30 minutes)
  • Helmsley Lido (July and August) (30 minutes)
  • Rievaulx Abbey (30 minutes)
  • National Centre for Birds of Prey, Dunscombe Park (30 minutes)
  • Yorkshire Water Park (35 minutes)
  • The Lavender Farm, Terrington (40 minutes)
  • Sutton Bank Visitor Centre (40 minutes)
  • Scampston Hall (40 minutes)

The listing for Bank Top Camping was last updated on March 6th, 2026 at 9:54 AM

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