![Campertunity](http://ssr-app-zpimxgrglq-uc.a.run.app/assets/imgs/logo-long.svg) *This page is designed for AI agents like ChatGPT and Claude to help travelers find the right campground. A human-readable version is linked below.* # Betton Farm Centre > Human version: http://ssr-app-zpimxgrglq-uc.a.run.app/listings/campgrounds/betton-farm-centre-scarborough-north-yorkshire The Betton Farm campsite is small, friendly and quiet offering you a perfect rural setting which is only 10 minutes drive from Scarborough and with excellent access to the Moors, Wolds and Yorkshire Coast\. If you prefer to walk or cycle many footpaths and bridleways can be found close to Betton Farm giving you access to Forge Valley, Raincliffe Woods, or Wykeham Forest\. Don't miss the River Derwent flowing through Ayton or the romantic ruins of Ayton Castle\.The campsite is registered with The Camping And Caravan Club\. There are 5 pitches on grass with electricity points for caravans or motorhomes\. There is also a paddock with plenty of room for tents\. The kitchen and dishwashing room is warm and spacious\. There is a brand new toilet block and walk in shower room\.Dogs are allowed but must be supervised and not allowed to run wild because this is a working farm\.About Betton FarmBetton Farm nestles in a hollow two miles inland from Scarborough, fringed by the forests and moorland of North Yorkshire\. To the south lies the great flat valley of Ryedale famed for its vista of big skies, and beyond, the distant escarpment of the Wolds\.This is an ancient magical place, home to mankind since the last great ice age, but today you will find a thriving little farm and working community dedicated to your pleasure and interest\.Betton Farm is owned and run by Basics Plus, a registered charity and social enterprise providing employment opportunities for people with learning difficulties in the Scarborough area\. Basics Plus acquired the Farm in 2010 and are busy upgrading the farm, adding additional facilities and amenities while retaining the attractions for which Betton has become a popular visitor destination\.There are plenty of things to do and see even in wet weather\.There is an exciting play area with climbing frames and big yellow chutes\. Young children should be supervised by parents or accompanying adults\.Betton is a working farm with pigs, mini pigs, sheep, chickens, rabbits and horses\. There is also a small aviary with Cockatiels and Budgerigars\.Betton Farm also has a Tea Room, on site bakery and a Farm Shop\. There are toilets and baby changing facilities available\.The Honey Bee Visitors Centre on the farm is well worth a visit and the honey bee shop sells Yorkshire bee products from honey to soaps, creams and the famous Propolis\.Disability scooters are welcome and will be able to access many of the facilities\.There is a large car park with plenty of space but it is appreciated if coaches can give us prior notice of arrival\. The farm can cater for school parties\.Tearoom and licensed RestaurantThe Tea Shop and Restaurant is run by Basics Plus\. Renown local chef Peter Kirby has been secured as catering Manager and under his supervision the facilities have been awarded the highest rating for food hygiene from Scarborough Borough Council\.The carefully converted old farm buildings and our new conservatory create a perfect atmosphere for your enjoyment of the fresh home cooked snacks and meals\. A wide range of drinks are available\. This is the place to relax with fine views across the farmland to the distant Wolds while the children can run about and work up an appetite\.Booking is advisable at busy periods and we can also offer function facilities for any kind of party, Birthday, Wedding receptions, Christenings, Christmas and Easter specials, catering for upto 100 guests indoors, several more if indoors and outdoors\.Bakery and FarmshopFreshly baked bread cakes and tarts are available, there is even a viewing window so you can see the bakers at work\.A visit to the Farmshop is essential if just to experience the rich kaleidoscope of colours and shapes\. Appetising aromas of fresh food fill the air, you will be overwhelmed by the choice of local food, pickles and preserves, the range of gifts, toys, books, greeting cards, knitwear, bags and various craft items, sweets and ice creams\.Beehealth Honey Bee Centre and Shop at Betton FarmThis unique venue just 4 miles from Scarborough boasts an indoor honey bee exhibition which is an experience that will be remembered by all the family, young and old\.Visitors learn about the wonderful world of the honey bee, how they live in the wild through to how they produce so many gifts for man from honey to health\.The honey bees are shown living in a natural environment in various hives and are all kept safely behind glass for you to observe\.Honey TastingWhat better way to finish off your tour of the bee exhibition than to taste for yourself the different varieties of honey, gathered from the unspoilt North Yorkshire countryside\.The Honey Farm ShopAfter tasting the honey you will probably wish to visit our comprehensive honey farm shop where you can select the different types of honey, you will also find a wide range of honey related products, pure hand made bees wax candles, honey cosmetics, honey gold beer, propolis health products, honey bee novelties and much more\!Betton Farm Farmyard and Children's Play AreaBetton Farm, in addition to being a visitor centre, is also in part a working farm\.Pigs and mini pigs are very easy to see, but Betton Farm is not a petting farm\.The chickens are accessible and the horses and sheep are in a field munching grass\.There is an extensive children's play area with swings, slides, climbing frames, ride\-on toys and more \.\.\.\.\.\. guaranteed to keep children entertained for hours and help them work up an appetite for a visit to the on\-site Tea Room\.The children's play area is FREE to use for all site visitors, but donations in our donation boxes on site are welcome\.There is also a Picnic table from where you can enjoy views across the countryside around Betton Farm, take\-away drinks and snacks are available from the Farm Shop\.Phoenix Angling Shop at Betton FarmPhoenix Angling Shop at Betton Farm, Visitor Centre, East Ayton, nr\. Scarborough, offer a large range of bait, quality fishing tackle, Carp and Specimen, Coarse Fishing, Poles and Accessories, Rods, Reels, Accessories, Nets, Clothing and Luggage\.WorkshopsBasics Plus Chopstick WorkshopThe "Chop Sticks" scheme sees Basics Plus students recycling old wooden pallets into bagged kindling which is available for purchase in the Farmshop at Betton Farm, but also available from local shop Boyes and Proudfoots\. The Conservation team fell old trees and cut them up for logs which are sold by the load\. Please contact us to place an order or find out more details on delivery and prices\."Crafty Little Things" \- Ceramics Workshop at Betton FarmCrafty Little Things is a friendly craft workshop run by Elaine where you can drop in and paint a piece of pottery or design a T\-shirt in your own unique style\.There is a large selection of plates, mugs and other ceramics to choose from with vibrant paint colours, stamps, design books and all the tools, encouragement, and help you need to create your own work of art, perhaps a gift for a special occasion, or a chance to record baby hands and footprints\. Pets paws? This is the place to put your ideas into practice and these are perfect activities to compliment a party at Betton Farm\.The relaxing atmosphere in the workshop makes it a great place to enjoy time with others\. No previous experience is necessary and you only pay for what you paint as all the glazing and firing is included\.David Lowe Woodturning Workshop at Betton FarmThere is an opportunity to spend a relaxing half hour amidst the sweet smell of wood shavings while watching David Lowe quietly producing exquisitely turned wooden objects on his lathe\. He gives regular demonstrations and offers one to one tuition\. There are unique gifts to buy and David is happy to answer your technical questions\.David Lowe is a member of the Woodworkers Institute and the Register of Professional Turners, which is part of the worshipful company of turners of London\. He has always had a passion for working with wood and looking at ways to show off its natural beauty using traditional techniques combined with modern ideas such as airbrushing, texturing and piercing\.David is drawing his inspiration from the natural beauty that surrounds us here in Scarborough with the Moors, the Coast and the Wolds\. He prefers to use locally grown timber from sustainable or storm damaged sources as much as possible\. However, sometimes he also likes to use foreign hardwoods such as Bubinga for its rich colour and grain or Padouk \(carrot orange in colour\) and many other varieties, but again, all from sustainable forests around the world\. Another of his favourites is Yew, the deep red hue of the heartwood and the contrasting creamy colour of its sapwood quite often makes stunning pieces of work\.One thing most people have in common is that they are drawn to feel and hold and sometimes even smell items made from wood, this is where it is unlike any other medium to work with\.The Quarry \- a site of archaeological and geological scientific interest at Betton FarmThe Betton Farm Quarry is an exciting future project\.The Quarry is classed as an SSSI, a site of special scientific interest, but is not as yet open to our visitors as it is undergoing careful clearing in preparation for further geological examination\. Please note that the site should not be entered, especially with children, as heavy machinery is in operation\.The quarry is composed of fossilised coral from a prehistoric reef which was home to an assortment of marine life\. Later it was buried beneath sand made of tiny shell fragments\.According to the Geological Conservation Review the Betton Farm Quarries show the best example of Thamnasteria patch reefs in the Yorkshire Corallian, with a rich associated molluscan fauna, notably gastropods, occurring both in and around the reefs\. This is an important paleoecological locality in the classic Yorkshire Corallian\.Once the site has been thoroughly surveyed it will be open for visits and there will be interpretation boards at the site to show you what to look out for\. ## Key facts - Coordinates: 54.2820009, -0.4011868 - Phone: \+441722862029 ## Address Racecourse Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 4RF ## Amenities - Farm - Fishing - Forest - Picnic Table - Picnic\_table - Playground - Recycling - River - Tent - Tent\_camping - Toilets - Valley - Walk In - Walk\_in ## Structured data (schema.org) Also available as raw JSON: http://ssr-app-zpimxgrglq-uc.a.run.app/listings/campgrounds/betton-farm-centre-scarborough-north-yorkshire.json ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Campground", "@id": "http://ssr-app-zpimxgrglq-uc.a.run.app/listings/campgrounds/betton-farm-centre-scarborough-north-yorkshire", "name": "Betton Farm Centre", "description": "The Betton Farm campsite is small, friendly and quiet offering you a perfect rural setting which is only 10 minutes drive from Scarborough and with excellent access to the Moors, Wolds and Yorkshire Coast. 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