Castleton Camping

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Site
The pitches
Brooding skies
Views from the site

  • Working farm site in the Peak District with far-reaching views
  • A mile and a half from Mam Tor via a path; Castleton a mile
  • Next to a pop-up café (open weekends); dogs allowed
Hankering for a stunningly rugged landscape full of opportunities for hiking, cycling, climbing and other outdoor activities? On a working farm within the Peak District National Park, Castleton Camping is the place to be. Regardless of whether you've come here to scale Mam Tor, the high peak a mile and a half from the site that’s accessible via a footpath, or whether you simply fancy a change of scenery, a stay at this laidback rural site opens up ample possibilities. This place is half a mile from the small village of Castleton, which is well-served by pubs and cafés. It’s a peaceful area and those of you who like your breaks full of rural hikes will be happy to find that there’s great access to local footpaths, many of which can be reached straight from the farm gates. If you need a light bite before you set off down yonder, a small pop-up café just next to the site is open on weekends for snacks. The amenities here are simple, with just a portable toilet available, but self-sustaining guests are welcome to set up campfires and barbecues. Please note that Castleton Campsite does not have running water. Castleton Camping also embraces well-behaved dogs but asks that they are kept on a lead at all times when around the site.

Site type

Tent pitches 47
Touring caravan pitches 3
Opens 2 May
Please note
  • This site has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 2 May to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

94%

would recommend this site to a friend

93%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Simple and beautiful

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Nichola C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass campervan pitch

Liked: Attended with my eldest daughter and wanted a simple site to have a fire and bbq following a walk! Beautiful site, very natural, lovely toilets - no shower facilities but not needed for one night. Owner lovely and drove around to collect money and could buy extra wood and kindling. Pubs in easy walking distance and could get takeaway pizza from the George. A lovely natural site - loved it thank you.

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Great site, will definitely be back for our next hiking trip!

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jess M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass campervan pitch

Liked: Information regarding our stay was sent out promptly. The ground seemed well maintained and toilet facilities were very clean. Great location, especially for us as we were hiking. Not overcrowded, even though it was quite popular. Considering the location, and arriving later in the evening. We were able to get a relatively flat area to camp!! Very nice quiet area, no noise pollution which was lovely for a nature escape! Lovely walk into the town of Castleton, where there’s lots of pubs & little shops. Good phone signal in the area (no wifi that we were aware of!)

Disliked: One thing to note is that the road to get to the site was very narrow and in some areas deteriorated (lots of big pot holes!!).
Also, there isn’t any staff on site. They only came round to collect payment. Although they do provide a direct contact number for themselves!

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The owner of the campsite regularly came down to check on guests…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Lauren C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass campervan pitch

Liked: The owner of the campsite regularly came down to check on guests and make sure everything was okay. Clean toilet area. Lovely friendly service from the owner.

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Small quiet campsite, ideal location with lovely views .…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Natasha O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass campervan pitch

Liked: Small quiet campsite, ideal location with lovely views .

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Enjoyed

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Oliver T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass campervan pitch

Liked: The location

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

A beautiful site with very clean facilities and amazing views.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass campervan pitch

Liked: The views, the facilities and the space.

Disliked: No drinking water (but that was clearly advertised). Not sure why there was a ban on awnings?

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From the manager: Hi thanks for your review - there isn’t a ban on awnings where did you get that info thanks

10/10 first trip

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Chris T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass campervan pitch

Liked: Peace and quiet! Lots of space for pitching and roaming. Ground was perfect. Surrounded by beautiful scenery. Facilities were pristine.

Disliked: Had everything I wanted in a camping trip. I wouldn’t expect it but there wasn’t drinking water or WiFi but that’s camping if your doing it right.

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The views was amazing walking distance to shops ideal location friendly and…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Emma S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass campervan pitch

Liked: The views was amazing walking distance to shops ideal location friendly and polite people

Disliked: The toilets smelt and lingered in the field .

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Would return if we visit near here again

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Lucy P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Massive field. pitch where you like. Amazing views. Toilets are nice portaloos, better than some toilet blocks on other campsites, clean and warm. Lots of space for kids to run about. Animals in surrounding fields for them to see. Polite laid back staff. Oh and did I mention the amazing views!!

Disliked: No there aren't showers but we only stopped 1 night and were able to have a wash so it's not a problem.

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Amazing site, perfect for families/couples, clean, good location

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass campervan pitch

Liked: Loved this campsite! Toilets were immaculate and was always available to be used/never had to queue and always were stocked with toilet roll!, the campsite itself was perfect, location was 10/10 just a short 5 minute walk from the village centre, was a lot of space for all campers to space out/wasn’t crammed in, had our personal space whilst camping. It was clean, no rubbish left around, and staff who came to collect the rest of the money were lovely and friendly!
All in all 10/10, making a return very shortly.

Disliked: Nothing that we disliked, there isn’t any shower facilities however this is put in the discription of the campsite, but as we only did a short stay this didn’t bother us in the slightest.

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available No drinkable water point No hot water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches) Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Castleton Camping

Woodseats Farm

Castleton

Derbyshire

England

S33 8WA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.35273°N
-1.79034°W

Route directions

On Millbridge road, please follow the road all the way to the top, following the signposts. What3words: damage.intruding.solar. If you are using GPS, please enter Woodseats Farm Castleton.

Nearest transport

Coach
8.4 mi Market Place
8.4 mi Market Place
10.3 mi Woodhead Road
Rail
1.4 mi Edale Rail Station
2.5 mi Hope (Derbyshire) Rail Station
4.3 mi Bamford Rail Station
Airport
17.1 mi Sheffield City Airport
19.8 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 3
20 mi Manchester Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

With lots of historic sites to see, landscapes to hike and caverns to descend into, the first bit is deciding where to start. For days hiking, the Pennine Way starts in Edale (15 minutes’ drive) and heads out onto moors, past reservoirs and gritstone edges. A hike with a view is certain at Ladybower Reservoir (15 minutes) too. Five miles through Cave Dale (30 minutes' walk), a limestone valley, is just as splendid. Places you might want to visit on the way include Castleton village and Peveril Castle - and there are views towards Mam Tor and The Great Ridge too. Caverns on your ‘to-explore’ list? Take an underground boat trip in Speedwell Cavern (35 minutes), investigate the Blue John stone in Treak Cliff Cavern (five minutes' drive) or learn rope-making in Peak Cavern (25 minutes' walk). When it’s time to extend your learning to history in the Peak District, Peveril Castle (25 minutes) above Castleton village is one the closest ruins. For somewhere that has survived the test of time, and now makes a rather excellent picnicking location, is Chatsworth House (30 minutes' drive). The estate also has a farmyard and playground.

Must see

Lyme Park & Gardens (NT) 11 mi

Chatsworth 11.7 mi

Haddon Hall 12.1 mi

Wentworth Castle Gardens 16.3 mi

Hare Hill Gardens (NT) 16.8 mi

National Trust

Lyme Park 10.9 mi

Winster Market House 15.9 mi

Hare Hill 16.8 mi

Marsden Moor Estate 18.1 mi

Nether Alderley Mill 19.1 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Castleton - Rushup Edge - Sparrowpit - Castleton 0.8 mi

Castleton and Peak Forest 0.8 mi

Castleton and Dunscar Farm 0.8 mi

Castleton, Losehill Farm and Hope 0.8 mi

Castleton - Mam Tor - Lose Hill - Castleton 0.9 mi

Local events

  • Parklife Festival (Saturday 14 June 2025 – Saturday 14 June 2025)

    Manchester, Lancashire 19 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Castleton Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Castleton Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Castleton Camping? With lots of historic sites to see, landscapes to hike and caverns to descend into, the first bit is deciding where to start. For days hiking, the Pennine Way starts in Edale … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Castleton Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Castleton Camping? From £23.50 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.