Gelder Wood Country Park

This small adults-only park is open all year and has 34 pitches, including a disabled suite. You can be parked and in central Manchester within half an hour of leaving the campsite, and it’s also recommended to check out Bury Open Market if you’re at Gelder Wood on a Wednesday, Friday or Saturday – it’s been voted the best in Britain and was also voted the BBC Best Food Market. If you want to relax after all that, Gelder Wood has two golf courses, coarse fishing, horse-riding or walking on the Lancashire and Yorkshire moors.

Campground type

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

Nearby parks that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

Adults only Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Horseback riding nearby

Location

Gelder Wood Country Park

Ashworth Road

Rochdale

Lancashire

England

OL11 5UP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.6151°N
-2.2282°W

Nearest transport

Bus

3 mi Rochdale Interchange STAND C

5.9 mi Broadway/Middleton Road

Rail

2.6 mi Castleton (Manchester) Rail Station

3.1 mi Rochdale Rail Station

4.9 mi Smithy Bridge Rail Station

Ferry

Airport

17.3 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 2

17.5 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 1

17.7 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

Must see

Manchester City Experience 9.2 mi

People's History Museum 9.3 mi

Manchester Art Gallery 9.5 mi

Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) 9.6 mi

Manchester Museum 10.2 mi

National Trust

Marsden Moor Estate 12.2 mi

Hardcastle Crags 13.1 mi

Gawthorpe Hall 13.2 mi

Lyme Park 19.4 mi

Hare Hill 22.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

QUEEN'S PARK, ROCHDALE 1.2 mi

ROCHDALE CEMETERY 1.9 mi

FALINGE PARK 2.7 mi

BROADFIELD PARK 2.8 mi

Bleakholt - Scout Moor - Waugh's Well - Plunge Valley 4.2 mi

Local events

Parklife Festival (Saturday, June 14, 2025 – Saturday, June 14, 2025)
Manchester, England 11.4 mi
Creamfields (Thursday, August 21, 2025 – Thursday, August 21, 2025)
Warrington, England 25.9 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.