Wayside Caravan Park

The morning mist lifts slowly over Wrelton's gentle farmland, and from your pod or chalet doorway you're watching the North York Moors proper rise darkly on the horizon.

This is a base for families and couples who want a proper roof and four walls after a day walking the moors or exploring Pickering and the market towns that dot this corner of North Yorkshire. The pods and chalets mean you're sleeping warm whatever the weather does, and the village location puts you in quieter Ryedale rather than the honeypot villages further north — still ten minutes from proper moorland paths, still close enough to the steam railway and Dalby Forest if you've got kids to tire out.

Dogs are welcome by arrangement, so ask ahead if you're bringing one. Campfires are down to a conversation on arrival — some sites in this part of the world say yes in fire pits, others keep it contained. It's a straightforward, unpretentious spot: you get your own space, a solid night's sleep, and easy access to some of England's emptiest walking country without the fuss of canvas in a Ryedale spring.