Calder Farm

View prices & book 9.6 198 reviews
Aerial view of the countryside (added by manager 03 Jan 2023)
Oak pod (added by manager 12 mar 2023)
Oak pod (added by manager 12 mar 2023)
Exterior acorn pod (added by manager 19 apr 2023)

  • Small family-run tourer site with Ribble Valley views in Lancashire
  • A 20-minute drive to Gisburn Forest bike paths, Pendle Hill and Settle
  • Dog-friendly pitches and dedicated exercise area; pub 15 minutes’ walk
Keen to have a look at Lancashire and a sneaky peek into Yorkshire? Lurk for a while on the tourer pitches at Calder Farm for a peaceful break with views to Pendle Hill in the spectacular Ribble Valley – they make a scenic pitstop for exploring the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (10 minutes’ drive) or hopping counties into the Yorkshire Dales National Park (20 minutes). Sparkling clean facilities on this family-run site include a heated toilet block with disabled access to the showers and washing-up area. Barbecues are permitted (but not open campfires please), and you’ll need to bring your own firepit, although you can buy wood on site and picnic tables are provided on the tree-sheltered camping field. Stock up on barbecue supplies in the supermarkets of Clitheroe (15 minutes’ drive), and if you’re just not that into cooking on your Lancashire camping break, there’s a gastro-pub and microbrewery in the pretty village of Bolton by Bowland (15 minutes’ walk). Your family dogs are welcome to join you on the many footpaths direct from the site, and there’s also a dedicated dog-exercise area in a fenced field – the owners do ask, however, that dogs remain on a lead while around the pitches. And talking of animals, you’ll soon be firm friends with the horses and ponies grazing neighbouring fields.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 8
Motorhome pitches 8
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Tent pitches 12
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • 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) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Group bookings of 3 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).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The site only allows dogs up to 25kg.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 30 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Units longer than 7.3 metres are not allowed.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Will return

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Scenic and clean. Nice owners who will help you out. Beautiful site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent views and beautiful pod

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

Acorn Pod camping pod

Liked: The set up was absolutely gorgeous, catered for all needs very clean and tidy and had working facilities. I'd definitely come back, found it for a wedding and wish we had more time to make the most of it!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful surroundings, very pleasant helpful owner (and children) - quiet, clean Will be…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Rachel K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Beautiful surroundings, very pleasant helpful owner (and children) - quiet, clean Will be going again !!

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

We would stay again

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Very large pitches and a quiet site. In a beautiful location.

Disliked: There isn't a reception and we had no idea which was our pitch. Calder Farm nor Pitch up gave us any information. We had to ask another caravaner what we had to do. Perhaps a sign or written on confirmation email.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant site, nice atmosphere

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Nice atmosphere, lovely surroundings. Pub a short walk away. Freezer which came in handy, good facilities for washing up Will book again

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

being out in the middle of the countryside and just relaxing for…

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

Oak camping pod

Liked: being out in the middle of the countryside and just relaxing for a couple of days

Disliked: very nice outdoor in the nature holiday site on arrival there was a very nice man to take care of us and help us to get to your pod and he was very nice to let her know what we could do around the area as it was in the middle of the countryside very happy with the way it turned out and would recommend to other people.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing stay

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

Acorn Pod camping pod

Liked: We stayed in the Acorn pod, everything was great and as expected. Easy parking and check-in, modern interior but very cosy. We also liked the views and the quietness. Unfortunately, we couldn't use the fire pit but would have been great to have a little BBQ.

Disliked: Nothing to complain about.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place.

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

Oak camping pod

Liked: Beautiful location, beautiful little glamping pods, nice small site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful spot. Lovely village with good pub within walking distance. Facilities were…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Beautiful spot. Lovely village with good pub within walking distance. Facilities were v good.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Its a nice clean peaceful; site and the views are outstanding.

Disliked: Unable to log into WIFI. Messaged the owners but no response

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hello Sorry you had problems signing into the wifi. We did reply to your message so it may have gone into a spam folder. Sorry we missed you with us being busy lambing. Hopefully if you decide to stay with us again we will make sure you get connected.


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

Disabled facilities

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

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

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Calder Farm

Settle Road

Bolton-by-Bowland

Lancashire

England

BB7 4NT

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.94362°N
-2.33858°W

Nearest transport

Coach
9 mi Broadway
9.2 mi Bus Station
9.3 mi Town Hall
Rail
5.4 mi Clitheroe Rail Station
6.1 mi Long Preston Rail Station
6.5 mi Hellifield Rail Station
Ferry
24.2 mi Heysham Ferry Terminal
26.9 mi Knott End-On-Sea Ferry Landing
27.2 mi Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing
Airport
28.2 mi Leeds Bradford International 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

Families can get active on mountain bikes in Gisburn Forest (20 minutes’ drive), with trails for all levels of accomplishment, or follow the Pennine Bridleway (10 minutes) on cycle, foot or horseback. Try your hand at fly fishing for trout in Stocks Reservoir (15 minutes), or take in the moorland scenery of the Forest of Bowland AONB (10 minutes) on rambles across the fells. Fancy spending the day in North Yorkshire countryside? Head for the Yorkshire Dales National Park (20 minutes) to potter along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal on a barge cruise from Skipton (25 minutes), or yomp up Castleberg Crag from Settle (20 minutes) and be sure to have a look around its lively market if you’re visiting on Tuesday. Wander around the photogenic ruins at Bolton Abbey (35 minutes), and then have gentle ambles to the spectacular limestone cliff at Malham Cove (40 minutes). Once firmly back in Lancashire, follow the Pendle Sculpture Trail through Aitken Wood, or climb flat-topped Pendle Hill (both 20 minutes) and learn about the fate of the infamous Pendle Witches on the looped Walking With Witches Trail.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Morecambe North 23.1 mi Estuary Good N/A Good Good
Morecambe South 23.6 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Fleetwood 27.7 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Cleveleys 29.2 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Bispham 29.9 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Gawthorpe Hall 9.9 mi

Oswaldtwistle Mills 13.7 mi

Beacon Fell Country Park 13.7 mi

Bronte Parsonage Museum 17.4 mi

East Riddlesden Hall (NT) 19.2 mi

National Trust

Gawthorpe Hall 9.9 mi

Malham Tarn Estate 12.8 mi

Hardcastle Crags 17.9 mi

East Riddlesden Hall 19.2 mi

Brimham Rocks 28.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Bolton-by-Bowland - Beacon Hill - Grindleton - Sawley 0.4 mi

Journey through the Centre of the Kingdom, Section 3: Bolton-by-Bowland - Slaidburn 0.4 mi

Sawley - Gisburn Cotes - Swanside - Sawley 2 mi

Horton and Bracewell 3 mi

Gisburn and the Ribble 3.1 mi

Local events

  • Lytham Festival (Wednesday 3 July 2024 – Wednesday 3 July 2024)

    Lytham St Annes, Lancashire 29.2 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Lancashire?

  • Does Calder Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Calder Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Calder Farm? Families can get active on mountain bikes in Gisburn Forest (20 minutes’ drive), with trails for all levels of accomplishment, or follow the Pennine Bridleway (10 minutes) on cycle, foot or horseback. … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Calder Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Calder Farm? From £27 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.