Usha Gap

Spent May bank holiday weekend here and had a lovely stay. 

On arrival I was greeted by the very lovely owner who was very warm and welcoming. I arrived quite early so was able to pitch up at the best spot in front of the river. There are 2 additional fields closer to the facilities if you so need and they are clean and suitably equipped for your basic camping needs. 

Location is superb and I took advantage of exploring on Sunday and walked a very pleasant 12mile circuit taking in all the fabulous scenery, through Keld and up on to the peak of Ivelet moor and finishing off for a deserved pint at the farmers arms.

The ability to have fires is a real plus since for me cooking your dinner over real flames is what camping is all about. Overall I have no complaints and would highly recommend staying here to anyone and everyone.

This campsite is located in a beautiful part of North Yorkshire. Some excellent walks straight from the campsite and a gorgeous drive over Buttertubs pass into Hawes. Even though it rained for most of our stay we had an excellent time. Campsite facilities are good and clean. Would definitely return.

So this was our first camping trip (apart from many years ago on DofE) and we were lucky to pick Usha Gap last week.

We camped near the river (as shown in the picture on Cool Camping with the VW campervan).  It's a relatively narrow strip between the road and the river.  Downsides are being next to the road and probably additional midges.  The road is probably the quietest dale road (and you're towards the quieter end here also) in the Dales and is silent overnight.  The pub in the village sells Smidge if you've forgotten to bring anything.  We loved having the sound of the river.

If you're not bothered about that, then they have one (and additional if needed) larger fields on the farmhouse side of the road which are worth checking out.  Probably easier to get a bit more space around you over there (although we were not crowded at all).

We'd been to Muker (say Mooker, not Mucker we learned!) once before on a day trip so new it was nice, but staying there made this even better.

The site is so well placed for a quick walk through the fields to Muker - the pub does distinctly non-gastropub pub food, but what we had was great.  It's a fantastic community pub in addition to visitors and you shouldn't miss out on stopping by.  

The village shop and tea room is open 7 months of the year (sorry not sure which), closes earlier on Mondays and is closed on Tuesdays - there's nowhere else close to buy supplies so bear this in mind.  

Facilities were excellent.  The showers are cubicles without changing space inside the cubicle (the only slight downside).  Friendly, helpful owners are the icing on the cake.

Stayed here this last weekend. Usha gap has two main camping areas, one next to the river, one field over the road. They (very brilliantly) open up a very large second field when busy, therefore never worry about not booking here, they can easily cope. The showers, toilets and washing up block is rather new I understand and frankly excellent. They don't have a drying room but having inadvertantly met Louise while helping a fellow walker, she informs me they are on the case. Fire pits can be used for a deposit. They have plenty of flyers/books/magazines to help yourselves to. Personally I love this campsite, the area is lovely and has great facilities. Only downside (which they can do nothing about) are the midges. No bites but bloody annoying. I'd recommend further from the river being better when midges are in season. And finally, we loved Muker. Great pub, tea room and village shop (has maps). We did the Pennine way walk to Keld and would also recommend that - though with the exception of a lovely force, not much in Keld. About 3hours round trip. Lovely views. 

My old scoutmaster, who learned his camping skills from Lord Robert Baden Powell himself, used to say that a good campsite is flat, well drained and sheltered. My wife, who is not all that keen on camping, insists that a good camp site has, brilliant clean showers, a place to wash up properly and somewhere to keep food chilled or frozen. I am delighted to say that Usha Gap hist the spot both for my wife and my old scout master.

What a brilliant place!

Wonderful paths all 'round - go for a walk or a run straight from your tent - beautiful trails going in all directions

Amenities - 5 minute walk to the pub across a couple of fields

Well situated - hop over to Kirby Stephen in the Eden Valley or to Hawes in Wensleydale in very quick time

In a nutshell - proper traditional camping, with proper modern facilities in a wild but sheltered location

Have stayed here a few times now and can highly recommend it.

Although pretty basic (two loos and two showers when we stayed last time) it's in one of the most amazing spots in Yorkshire and is a real refuge from the distractions of busy town life. The owners leave you well alone and for the price, it's a steal. Muker is a beautiful village that can be walked to pretty quickly either along the road or through the fields - the farmers arms pub is an absolute delight (good food and ale and a roaring fire when it's cold and wet - but don't sit too close or you'll be politely asked to stop hogging it). The site is safe, and although the sheep can be a bit noisy, it's very peaceful.

Will be heading back as soon as we can.

I stayed at the this campsite in the first week of September 2013 with my boyfriend. We are a couple in our early and late 20's and thought this campsite was lovely. It is only small but surrounded by lovely views. The owners are lovely and friendly and made us feel very welcome. Although it is situated in a quiet area, bring ear plugs as there are sheep about and can be noisy at 5am! Basic facilities are provided i.e. toilets, showers, washing machine and washing up area.

Would definitely return.