Campground · Yorkshire Dales National Park
Family-run field on Kettlewell's edge, ten metres from the Dales Way
Overview
Dogs on a lead at all times, and clean up after them
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Yorkshire Dales Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Yorkshire Dales National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Kettlewell in Wharfedale“You're coming up on Kettlewell, a grey-stone village wrapped around a beck in the narrow part of Wharfedale.”
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Guide
This is a small, neatly kept family-run campground on the southern edge of Kettlewell, looking out over Upper Wharfedale. The main field sits about 10 metres from the Dales Way, so you can be walking the route within a minute of leaving your tent, and the village amenities are a short stroll away. It suits tents and small campervans; there is no space for caravans or large motorhomes.
About 150 metres out of the village, at the base of Great Whernside and beside Dowber Gill Beck, there is a separate Private Field with its own facilities and six electric hookups. Note that hookups are not for EV charging.
Follow the brown campsite signs rather than trusting a satnav route straight through the village, which can send you the wrong way on narrow streets.
These are open fields with little shelter, so wind and rain are felt directly and pegs and guylines matter. The main field is close to the village and the Dales Way, which is part of the appeal but also means passing walkers and neighbours nearby; at least one visitor has reported a noisy stay despite the stated quiet time. If you are travelling in anything larger than a small campervan, this is not the site for you.
Wildlife
10 sightingsEurasian OtterMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
11 sightingsAtlantic SalmonMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
12 sightingsShort-eared OwlMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
22 sightingsWestern Barn OwlMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
27 sightingsTawny OwlMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
34 sightingsCommon KingfisherMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Yorkshire Dales. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ChallengingOld Cote Moor from Kettlewell15.9 km · 3.7 hr · 0.4 km awaySteep ridge walk between two dales, with a gentle river return
ModerateKettlewell to Grassington Walk10.5 km · 3 hr · 0.4 km awayBus up, walk back: limestone shelves and wide Wharfedale views
ChallengingGreat Whernside from Kettlewell12.9 km · 5.5 hr · 0.4 km awayCave mouth, hilltop hostel, then 704 m of rocky Wharfedale fell
ModerateKettlewell to Starbotton Circular7.2 km · 3.2 hr · 0.4 km awayClimb high above Upper Wharfedale, then stroll back along the River Wharfe
ModerateBuckden to Starbotton Hillside and River Walk8 km · 2.5 hr · 6 km awaySteep fellside climb to Starbotton, easy Wharfe riverside path home
EasyBuckden to Kettlewell Walk6.4 km · 2 hr · 6 km awayRiverside Dales Way stroll past hay meadows into Kettlewell
ModerateBuckden to Cray to Hubberholme Circuit6.4 km · 2.8 hr · 6 km awaySteep fell climb, high Wharfedale views, then a riverside walk back
ChallengingBuckden Pike and the Polish Memorial13 km · 4.3 hr · 6 km awayClimb a Roman road to a 702 m summit and airmen's memorialParkwolf’s Yorkshire Dales ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
