Camping at The Hollies

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Visitor image of the great backdrop
Visitor image of the great backdrop
Freshly-mowed field
Campfire
Football
Sun set
View of the roaches and hen cloud.
View from the lane
Tittesworth reservoir playground
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Freshly-mowed field
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  • Dog-friendly farm-style site on the edge of the Peak District
  • A 20-minute drive from Buxton and 25 minutes from Alton Towers
  • Walking distance from watersports and pubs; walking trails nearby
Pining to get away to the pretty Peak District? From Camping at The Hollies, a farm-style site on the edge of the national park, you’ll be able to put your best foot forward and get to walking or biking through valleys, woods and caverns… or mix it up with a meander in some of the park's characterful towns such as Buxton, 20 minutes’ drive away, and Bakewell, half an hour's drive away. The backdrop here is The Roaches – just one of the good spots for hiking in the area. There are more walks accessible right from the site or a short car ride away. While you’re exploring, you may want to pay a visit to Tittesworth Reservoir, just 15 minutes’ walk away down the road and a proper watersports haven. The reservoir also has a kids' playground. Pubs are also on hand to keep up the merry time, including a couple within walking distance. In Hartington, 20 minutes’ drive away, there are village shops, cafés and tea rooms for a coffee and a cake (or two, depending on how far you’ve walked). Leek (five minutes’ drive) or Rudyard (15 minutes) are other local spots with shops, restaurants and pubs. On site, a few sheep and chickens roam around. Plus, a resident pizza van called Pipers Pizzas sells delicious stonebaked pizzas (done in a woodfired oven and very much liked by many guests) every Friday and Saturday from 4pm and on bank holiday Sundays from 4pm. There are basic facilities – on-site toilets (proper ones, not portable-style) are provided, and there are four showers (bring coins for the meters if you want to use these). Firepits are available to hire, but they require a cash-only deposit, and you'll only be allowed to burn wood purchased on site. To make sure everyone gets a good night's sleep, quiet hours are set between 10pm and 7am.

Site type

Tent pitches 60
Motorhome pitches 20
Open now
Opens 15 March
Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • A charge of £1.00 applies for the use of the shower.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • Firepits are free to use but do require a £20 cash only deposit on arrival.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 15 Mar to

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Reviews

9.2

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PeacefulSpectacular sceneryWalkers' paradise

96% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a spacious, laid-back campsite in a beautiful location with stunning views of The Roaches. Pitches are plentiful, and visitors appreciate the freedom to choose their own spot. Facilities are basic but generally clean and well-maintained. The on-site pizza van and option to hire fire pits are popular additions. The site is praised for its friendly staff and good value. Some minor issues include limited toilet and shower facilities during busy periods and occasional road noise.

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Wish I'd found this place years ago for a local weekend break

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Guy P.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Clean toilets and showers, perfect location for water sports at tittensor, walks in the roaches, three shires, reasonable price, perfect balance of back to basics site but with shower and toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place, we would come back

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iain t.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely site and views of Roaches, clean, toilets and showers decent, fire pits available, friendly attentive staff, pub nearby. Pizza van there at weekends. Quiet despite being very busy for part of our visit.

Disliked Toilets and showers were stocked but bit inadequate for number of campers on busy Aug bank holiday so we had to queue. But once the hordes left it was fine.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent facilities, clean, overall a really lovely site

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Rachelle R.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked What a lovely site, plenty of room , nice proper toilets, hot showers , washing up area and love the pipers pizzeria at the weekends

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Large site, good location but the toilet facilities let it down

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Ailsa L.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked The location was nice, and there was a pizza van. Although make sure you have cash as we all had very little signal and they don’t have a card machine only bank transfer which I didn’t have enough signal to do.
They did have very hot showers.

Disliked There are 3 huge fields, the toilet block , showers, water and washing up is in the very first field so if you end up in the furthest field it is quite a walk. There should be a cut through from the 3rd field really. No hot water for washing up. No plug for the sink either. Would have been good to have extra sinks for brushing teeth etc, instead of having to use the tiny sink in the toilet cubicle.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite - fantastic location.…

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John T.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Great campsite - fantastic location.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site views and good base for sightseeing the local area

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Cleanliness of toilets and other facilities pizzeria on site pub just up rd for other meals /drinks picturesque settings value for money will return

Disliked Wasps and flying ants but that’s nature 😢

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything about the site …liked how…

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Jonny N.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Everything about the site …liked how they came round with the fire pits and additional wood daily .

Disliked Didn’t dislike anything

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fabulous campsite, clean toilets, clean hot…

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Zoe O.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Fabulous campsite, clean toilets, clean hot showers, pizza van in a nice wooded area, clean and tidy, option for a fire at night, loads of walks nearby and fabulous view from the site itself. Great ground too. We felt very safe for the entire stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved everything, clean toilets and showers…

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Amy R.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Loved everything, clean toilets and showers friendly people really enjoyed our stay 100% go back again. We also rented a fire pit and this was so fun at night with the kids making memories

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site with amazing views, fantastic location, we loved it.

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Mark N.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Location was perfect for local walks, 2 pubs and water sports at Tittesworth reservoir. Beautiful views across to the Roaches. We particularly liked that we could pitch wherever we wanted to which worked really well for us as we had 3 vans between us. We took advantage of the pizza hut which was great. We enjoyed the atmosphere on the site. It was busy as expected, due to being August bank holiday.

Disliked We knew there were limited facilities before we booked so it was as expected but the no of toilets was limited for the no of people on site. We appreciate it is usually much quieter in which case the facilities are probably perfectly adequate.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Fishing nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Camping at The Hollies

Blackshaw Moor

Leek

Staffordshire

England

ST13 8TR

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.13804°N
1.99528°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8.9 mi Market Place
8.9 mi Market Place
10.9 mi Bus Station
Rail
8.3 mi Congleton Rail Station
9.1 mi Buxton Rail Station
9.9 mi Macclesfield Rail Station
Airport
19.1 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 3
19.2 mi Manchester Airport
19.3 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 1

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

In such a scenic setting, you may well spend a lot of your time outdoors … there’s a valley trail and Thor’s Cave in Manifold Valley (20 minutes’ drive) and cavern tours and woodland walks around Poole's Cavern & Buxton Country Park (15 minutes). Skip over the stepping stones at Park Dovedale & the White Peak (half an hour) or do the loop around Dovedale (half an hour), another top beauty spot. Rudyard Lake (20 minutes) is heavy on adventure too, with an activity centre, steam railway, cycle paths and boat trips. If you’re particularly daring, Madrenaline Activities (10 minutes) runs outdoor activities such as segways, axe throwing and archery. Alton Towers (25 minutes) has many more adrenaline thrills. Family-friendly attractions are all around, including Peak Wildlife Park (15 minutes) and the ice cream farm at Blaze Farm & The Potty Sheep (20 minutes). If it’s a peaceful place you’re after, Bakewell (half an hour) and Matlock (45 minutes) both fit the bill. The former has Bakewell puddings and a medieval bridge and the latter is a historic spa town. Biddulph Grange Garden (20 minutes), a National Trust landscaped Victorian garden, is just as peaceful.

Must see

Royal Stafford 10.5 mi

Little Moreton Hall & Gardens (NT) 10.7 mi

Alton Towers Resort 11.3 mi

Royal Doulton Factory Shop, Trentham 11.5 mi

Capesthorne Hall & Gardens 12.8 mi

National Trust

Biddulph Grange Garden 7 mi

Hare Hill 12.8 mi

The Old Manor 13.3 mi

Nether Alderley Mill 14.1 mi

Winster Market House 14.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Tittesworth Reservoir Circular 0.7 mi

Upper Hulme, the Roaches and Lud's Cave 0.8 mi

Roaches - Lud's Church - Wincle - Roaches 1.3 mi

Leek - Rudyard Lake Circuit 3.3 mi

Leek - Ladderedge - Denford - Leek 3.5 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Camping at The Hollies have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Camping at The Hollies dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping at The Hollies? In such a scenic setting, you may well spend a lot of your time outdoors … there’s a valley trail and Thor’s Cave in Manifold Valley (20 minutes’ drive) and cavern tours … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping at The Hollies?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping at The Hollies? From £18 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.