Campsite bookings

Campsite bookings are open here for the York Cycle Rally, Retrobike Show and National Clarion CC Summer Meeting, which together make up the York Cycling Festival 2024!

Reduced earlybird prices are available only until the end of April, so please book your pitch ASAP!

The campsite is divided into two areas: a lightweight campers section which is kept free from all motor vehicles, and motorist pitches for car-carried tents, caravans and motorhomes.

  • Each pitch booked includes 1 adult. You can add additional adults and children during the booking process.
  • “Children”  means under 18s. There is no charge for under 5s.
  • The fee is for up to three nights camping (21, 22 & 23 June 2024), including shower use. Unfortunately for practical reasons we cannot offer any discount if you are staying for just one night.
  • Site opens 4PM Friday, closes 10AM Monday.
  • Prices are set so that the earlier you book, the cheaper it is. The online booking forms below always use the current prices. You are welcome to turn up on the day without a booking (we will not run out of space!), but it will be slightly more expensive, and we also can’t allocate you a pitch alongside your friends or clubmates.
  • Please note that advance bookings are not refundable – except if the event is cancelled, in which case full refunds will be made for all bookings.
  • Please note that there are no electrical hook-ups available on the site.

By booking a pitch you agree with the following statement:

“I agree to comply with the organisers’ instructions and not to hold them responsible for any loss or damage to persons or property.

I also agree to comply with the requirement of the Campers’ Code especially the need to be quiet after 11pm each night.

Click to read the Camper’s Code

The Camper’s Code

The site will be open from 4pm Friday.  All pitches are to be vacated by 10am Monday.

Pitch only behind the stake bearing your pitch number. Do not remove the stake.

Keep access clear at all times

No open fires are to be lit and barbecues (which must be clear of the ground) should be used carefully.

If you bring a dog, be considerate of others and keep them on a lead.  Please exercise them well away from the site and please clean up after them.

The site speed limit for ALL vehicles is 5 mph. This includes cyclists

Motor vehicles may only be parked on a motorist pitch, beside any tent or caravan. Alternatively they can be parked in the main car park near the main entrance.  Once parked on a camping pitch, cars should not be moved during the rally

Motor vehicles must not be parked beside or enter into the lightweight camping area.

Noise is to be kept to a minimum between the hours of 11 pm and 7 am to avoid disturbance. 

Rubbish is to be put in the bags provided and deposited in one of the skips when you leave. Barbecue coals are only to be disposed of in a skip once totally cold.

Chemical toilets must only be emptied into the collection tanks provided.  The gulley in the enclosure is for caterers’ waste water only.

Dogs are permitted in all areas of the York Rally site except for any condoned off areas, including the arena and any other areas from which the general public is excluded and, with exception of assistance dogs, in the marquees or in the vicinity of catering areas. Dogs must be kept under close control  and keepers are requested to refrain from using extending leads in all camping, trade and exhibition areas, other circulation areas and designated access routes. All waste from dogs must be disposed of appropriately and certainly not in the recycle bins.

Security: Campers are responsible for the security of their own belongings and we would caution that although we do have professional security patrols on site, the Rally takes place in a large open area and it is impossible for any security operation to watch everything. The Rally organisers can take no responsibility for any loss or damage. Bikes especially can be tempting targets, so please use a substantial lock whenever you leave your bike unattended – and especially when parking it overnight. Barriers are provided in the lightweight camping area to lock to. If you have a caravan or motorhome we’d strongly advise that bikes be kept INSIDE overnight for maximum security, or otherwise securely locked.

The organisers reserve the right to instruct those who fail to comply with these rules to leave the campsite, so as not to cause an unacceptable disturbance to other campers.”

PLEASE NOTE: We are monitoring the COVID situation closely but are currently confident that the 2024 York Rally will be able to proceed in June with appropriate precautions in place. If we must cancel the event for any reason full 100% refunds will be given for all campsite bookings, just as we did when the 2020 Rally was cancelled.

You can book by post or online. However you make your booking, we will use the information you provide only to administer the campsite and to communicate with you about your booking. Please see our Privacy Policy for full details.

Campsite bookings by post

If you have access to a printer, please download this 2024 Campsite Booking Form, print and fill it out, and return it to the address given. Please use one form per pitch! If you have not included an email address on the booking form, please enclose a stamped addressed envelope so that we can confirm your booking.

If you don’t have access to a printer, you are welcome to just send a cheque with a covering note. Please send it to: York Rally, Barnberry Lodge, Kirkby Underwood, Bourne, PE10 0SD.

If you prefer, you could send just the cheque by post and all of the details on an email to campsite@yorkrally.org.

Alternatively, we can send you a form in the post. To request a form, please either write to the address above or call our campsite team on 07814 030090 (a text message is preferred). If there is no reply please speak very clearly and leave a number for us to call you back. If you do not hear back within a week please call again – the message will not have got through.

The last date by which postal bookings must arrive is 14th June 2024 – after this date please pay on arrival.

Campsite bookings online

Online bookings use a secure shopping cart system, and payment can be made by credit/debit card or via a PayPal account. You can use the “Show cart” button to go back to your shopping cart at any time. Closing date for online booking is 14th June 2024!

Lightweight pitch bookings

For tents only, for those arriving by bike or on foot. No motor vehicles.

I would like to book a lightweight pitch (for £30, inc. one adult) with:
extra adults (£15 each) and
extra children (£5 each)

Children = under 18s; under 5s are free.

Please enter the names of any extra adults and children. You will enter your own details later in the payment process:

If you would like to camp together with fellow club members or friends please enter the name of your group here:

 

Optionally, you can help further support the Rally by taking out Friends of York Rally membership for one or more people (£5 each) along with this pitch booking. Please select for how many people you would like Friends membership:
people.

Finally, might you be willing to help out with the running of the Rally, at the event itself? If you can volunteer even for just an hour or two that could be very helpful. Duties range from sitting at a desk to marshalling traffic and everything in between. If you wouldn’t mind us contacting you about this (and without committing yourself to anything at this stage) please select how many of you might be able to volunteer:
people. Thank you!

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Motorist pitch bookings

For car-accompanied tents, caravans and motorhomes.

I would like to book a motorist pitch (for £38, inc. one adult) with:
extra adults (£18 each) and
extra children (£5 each)

Children = under 18s; under 5s are free.

Please enter the names of any extra adults and children. You will enter your own details later in the payment process:

If you would like to camp together with fellow club members or friends please enter the name of your group here:

 

Optionally, you can help further support the Rally by taking out Friends of York Rally membership for one or more people (£5 each) along with this pitch booking. Please select for how many people you would like Friends membership:
people.

Finally, might you be willing to help out with the running of the Rally, at the event itself? If you can volunteer even for just an hour or two that could be very helpful. Duties range from sitting at a desk to marshalling traffic and everything in between. If you wouldn’t mind us contacting you about this (and without committing yourself to anything at this stage) please select how many of you might be able to volunteer:
people. Thank you!

Have you been to the York Cycle Rally before?

Would you like us to sign you up for the York Rally email newsletter? See below for more details.

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Contact the campsite team

If you have any queries or problems with the booking process please just contact our campsite team: campsite@yorkrally.org. You may also find some answers to common questions in our visitor FAQ.

Photo by John Davies - sunset over the York Cycle Rally 2023 campsite
Photo by John Davies – sunset over the York Cycle Rally 2023 campsite