Shaw Ghyll caravan and camping
Kendal
Camping pitches
Touring caravans
Motorhomes
📍 High Abbotside, DL8 3LY
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.9 mi (Open Charge Map)
Photo: Jennifer Petrie (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Quiet, secluded site in a wooded valley with waterfalls
- Caters for camping, touring caravans and motorhomes
- Good base for walking and exploring the Dales
- Close to Dales pubs serving food
- Near the famous Butter Tubs Pass
Shaw Ghyll caravan and camping sits in a quiet, wooded valley near Simonstone in Upper Wensleydale, within Kendal, Cumbria, catering for camping, touring caravans and motorhomes, as well as offering a static caravan with parking and WiFi. The site is just off the famous Butter Tubs Pass, two miles from the market town of Hawes, and within easy walking distance of local pubs in Simonstone and Hardraw. It makes an excellent base for exploring Wensleydale, Swaledale and Wharfedale, with well-behaved dogs welcome on leads. Nearby you'll find museum attractions including the Heritage Centre and the Dales Countryside Museum, plus Garsdale station a short drive away, making it an easy spot to unwind and explore the surrounding Dales countryside.
How far to…
- Hawes
- two miles
- Simonstone Hall
- 1/4 mile
- The Green Dragon Inn
- 3/4 mile
- M6 junction 37
- 20 miles
- Simonstone pub
- 1/4 mile
- Hardraw
- 1/2 mile
Practical details
- Check-in
- From 1.00pm
- Check-out
- By 11.00am
- Open
- Beginning of April to end of October
- Pets
- Well-behaved dogs welcome on leads, max two per pitch
- Parking
- On site
Accommodation on site
- Camping pitches
- Touring caravans and motorhomes
- Static caravan
Details taken from the operator's own website on 14 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- ✓ WiFi
- ✓ Parking
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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