RAF Search & Rescue/Retired XZ589/Now boarding guests
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XZ589
Sleep aboard a retired RAF Search & Rescue Sea King, grounded on the lake shore at Wykeham, North Yorkshire.
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The aircraft · XZ589
A genuine Royal Air Force Sea King — the big yellow Search & Rescue helicopter that spent its career plucking people from the sea — now grounded on the shore of North Yorkshire Water Park and reborn as one of the most unusual places to stay in Britain. Climb aboard, take the cockpit for dinner, and fall asleep in the tail where the winchman once worked.
Double bed in the tail
A proper double at the rear of the aircraft, where the crew once worked the winch.
Bunk beds
A set of bunks make it an easy sleep-4 — brilliant for families or a pair of couples.
Dine in the cockpit
Two seats up front in the original cockpit — the best dinner-with-a-view you'll ever have.
Kitchenette & seating
A small kitchenette and a seating area in the open-plan cabin for pottering and unwinding.
Gallery
Aboard the Sea Kings
Aboard, included
What's on board
- ✓Free on-site parking
- ✓Fridge
- ✓Microwave
- ✓Kettle & toaster
- ✓Basic cooking supplies
- ✓Toilets & showers on-site
Pre-flight briefing
Good to know
- !This is proper glamping — bring your own bedding and towels.
- !Toilets and showers are on-site at the water park, a short walk from the aircraft.
- !Set on the shore of the lake at North Yorkshire Water Park Activity Centre.
- !Sleeps up to 4 per aircraft (one double + bunks) — eight if you take both.
Location · 54.2432°N 0.5451°W
On the lake at Wykeham, North Yorkshire
Sea King XZ589 sits on the shore of North Yorkshire Water Park, Wykeham, North Yorkshire — an activity park with wild swimming and paddleboarding on the doorstep, forest and moor behind, and the Yorkshire coast a short drive east.
North Yorkshire Water Park
Wild swimming, paddleboarding, kayaking and an aqua park right on your doorstep.
Dalby Forest
World-class mountain-bike trails and forest walks a short drive away.
Scarborough & the coast
The Yorkshire coast, beaches and Scarborough's harbour around 20 minutes away.
North York Moors
Steam railways, moorland drives and pretty villages to explore.
Her sister ship
ZE369 is parked alongside
Her sister ship, a few paces along the lake shore — same airframe, same view. Take both and you have eight berths on the lake shore.
Cleared for
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