Spotlight on: York Naburn Lock Caravan & Camping Park, North Yorkshire

York is an exhilarating city. Its year-round attractions and festivals can be enjoyed from New Year through to the Christmas markets.

York Naburn Lock Caravan & Camping Park is an adults-only site, a very short walk from the impressive Victorian locks and weir that give the park its name. In fact, the park’s tent field extends down to the riverbank where guests can enjoy fishing and riverside rambles.

Naburn Lock is easily found from York’s A64 ring road or the A19, just under a mile south of Naburn village. Arriving at the site gate, we were excited to see what was new since our last stay. Most noticeable is a striking new facilities building. ‘Luxury’ is a description sometimes overused, but here it is fully justified and recently backed by an AA five gold stars award. Every facility is provided, while accessibility has been carefully thought out.

Staff are very friendly and helpful at the combined reception and campsite shop and there is a motorhome service point.

The park’s pitches are neatly landscaped into hedged paddocks. It is serenely peaceful even when all 118 pitches are occupied. Guests can choose from grass or hardstanding pitches. All are generously sized with full-service options available for each. Newly introduced ‘superior’ pitches are popular, these extra-large pitches have an additional paved area and picnic table.

Our plan was to walk into York along the 4.6-mile Ouse riverside path, returning on the Arriva 42 bus which stops at the site entrance. There is also the six-mile York Solar System cycle path (Sustrans Route 65). Best of all is York City Cruises Riverbus (dog-friendly) from Naburn Lock Wharf at weekends, April to September. We found all the information on the park’s website.

Food is available nearby at the Blacksmiths Arms (15 minutes’ walk), Tea by the Lock (five minutes’ walk) and York Designer Outlet (ten minutes’ drive).

Naburn Lock Caravan & Camping Park 
Naburn, York, North Yorkshire YO19 4RU 
01904 728697

This site review first appeared in MMM magazine, January 2026 issue, submitted by Richard Mooney.