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Caravan Holiday Parks And Lodges Near Leeds And York 2026
Author: Robbie Lane | Last updated: 15 January 2026
York Minster is worth a visit if you're in the area
There's a decent choice if you're looking for holiday parks near Leeds or holiday parks near York.
The majority can be found around the Yorkshire coast near Bridlington, Filey and Scarborough, where you'll be treated to sandy beaches. Large, family-friendly holiday parks tend to be found around here.
There are also a smaller number of inland holiday parks closer to York, which are a bit quieter.
For people based in Leeds, you'll need to drive for about 90 minutes to two hours to reach big resorts like Haven Thornwick Bay, Haven Primrose Valley and Parkdean Resorts Cayton Bay. These parks offer beach access, indoor swimming pools and a wide range of on-site activities. Personally, I would be hesitant to drive this far for a weekend, but you may have more patience than me!
If you’re travelling from York, the coast is a somewhat quicker journey and you can reach those parks in just over an hour. You can pick from a mix of busy, entertainment-led parks and smaller, great-value sites with fewer facilities.
This guide highlights holiday parks that score well for value, location and customer reviews, ranging from large Haven and Parkdean Resorts with swimming pools and entertainment to cheaper, simpler inland caravan parks.
The majority can be found around the Yorkshire coast near Bridlington, Filey and Scarborough, where you'll be treated to sandy beaches. Large, family-friendly holiday parks tend to be found around here.
There are also a smaller number of inland holiday parks closer to York, which are a bit quieter.
For people based in Leeds, you'll need to drive for about 90 minutes to two hours to reach big resorts like Haven Thornwick Bay, Haven Primrose Valley and Parkdean Resorts Cayton Bay. These parks offer beach access, indoor swimming pools and a wide range of on-site activities. Personally, I would be hesitant to drive this far for a weekend, but you may have more patience than me!
If you’re travelling from York, the coast is a somewhat quicker journey and you can reach those parks in just over an hour. You can pick from a mix of busy, entertainment-led parks and smaller, great-value sites with fewer facilities.
This guide highlights holiday parks that score well for value, location and customer reviews, ranging from large Haven and Parkdean Resorts with swimming pools and entertainment to cheaper, simpler inland caravan parks.
Holiday parks near Leeds and York - Our top picks for 2026
Thornwick Bay Holiday Village East Yorkshire
- 1 hour 15 minutes from York, 1 hour 40 minutes from Leeds
- Caravan park run by Haven
- By the beach, lots of activities for families and indoor swimming pool
- 15 minutes' drive to Bridlington, 40 minutes' drive to Scarborough
- Three different places to eat onsite
- One of the best value Haven resorts in our top 10 guide.
- Opened in 2016, making it one of the newest Haven holiday parks
- 86% from customer reviews, which we worked out by adding together TripAdvisor and Google Review scores and then turning it into a percentage for easier comparison.
- Read our review of Thornwick Bay Holiday Park
Thornwick Bay is one of Haven's newest holiday parks. It is by a beach and has plenty of family-friendly facilities
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The park has an indoor pool and outstanding reviews
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Primrose Valley Holiday Park East Yorkshire
- 1 hour 10 minutes from York, 1 hour 30 minutes from Leeds
- Busy holiday park next to a wide sandy beach.
- In 2024, it became the first Haven to have its own Wetherspoons pub
- Three swimming pools, including two indoor pools
- High ropes, fishing, playgrounds and evening entertainment
- Run by Haven, which has 40 holiday parks around the UK. Primrose Valley is the third largest Haven holiday park in the UK with almost 1500 caravans.
- Several onsite places to eat, including Papa Johns, fish and chips and three different pubs/restaurants.
- Average of 80% from customer reviews.
- Read our detailed guide to Haven Primrose Valley Holiday Park, if you're struggling to get to sleep or the blog about our visit to Primrose Valley.
Primrose Valley is another well-located Yorkshire holiday park run by Haven
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We reckon that Primrose Valley is the third largest Haven resort in the UK
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Cayton Bay Holiday Park East Yorkshire
- Coastal resort, which is about 70 minutes from York or 100 minutes from Leeds
- Idyllic location next to a terrific beach.
- Run by Parkdean Resorts, which operates more than 60 UK resorts.
- One of Parkdean's 10 'Action Packed Parks', which are those with more facilities than most.
- Indoor swimming pool with flume and slide.
- Activities include minigolf, high ropes, kids' crafts, pub and restaurant, laser shooting, playgrounds and bungee trampolines.
- Scores 4/5 with reviewers on TripAdvisor. Slightly higher score of 4.3/5 on Google Reviews. That gives it an average of 83% and ranks it 30th in our comparison of every Parkdean Resorts in the UK (mid-table).
- Read our review of Parkdean Resorts Cayton Bay Holiday Park.
Parkdean Resorts runs Cayton Bay Holiday Park, which has a popular indoor swimming pool and restaurant
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It is classed as one of Parkdean Resorts' ten 'Action Packed Parks'
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Tollerton Holiday Park ​North Yorkshire
- 50 minutes drive from Leeds, 20 minutes from York
- Cheap caravan park with simple facilities
- Mix of two bedroom and three bedroom caravans
- Fishing lake
- Positive reviews of 4.5/5 on Google Reviews. We couldn't find scores on TripAdvisor, so haven't calculated a percentage score.
Tollerton Holiday Park is a simple and good value caravan park near York
Thirkleby Hall Caravan Park, North Yorkshire
- One hour from Leeds, 40 minutes from York
- Thirty acre park in the grounds of a stately home
- Mostly camping and touring but they also have two static caravans for hire.
- Fishing lake onsite
There are two caravans for hire at Thirkleby Hall, plus space for tourers
Images are from Haven, Tollerton and Parkdean Resorts.
