Rowter Farm Campsite

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  • Dog-friendly site at the top of Winnats Pass in the Peak District
  • 35 minutes’ drive from Chatsworth House; walk to Mam Tor and caves
  • Farmhouse sells essentials; off-ground firepits and barbecues allowed
Got the travel bug for country walks, caverns and granite tors? Rowter Farm Campsite might be the place for you. This site belongs to a working hill farm in a peaceful plot of land at the top of Winnats Pass in Castleton, so caves and country walks are practically in its backyard (within walking distance, Mam Tor and multiple caverns are open for exploration). Castleton village, five minutes’ drive away, has all the flavour of a classic Peak District village, including Peveril Castle, gift shops and pubs. For more local flavour, the site’s farmhouse sells essentials including eggs and milk. Whenever you want to warm the milk for breakfast or fry a couple of eggs sunny side up, firepits and barbecues are allowed (only if they're raised off-ground, though). Mountain biking and walking are all ways to conquer your new territory and handily, Rowter Farm Campsite is central to some pretty terrains, including Edale (15 minutes’ drive away) and the start of the Pennine Way, with other walks including the Kinder Scout and Jacob’s Ladder as extra spouts. As well as the handsome views up towards Mam Tor on site, the two-acre field has plenty of space for your family’s game of choice. Well-behaved dogs are welcome here and there’s strictly no noise after 10pm for everyone to get in their sleep. Please note that visitors are not allowed on site. Clean and basic sums up the facilities here, which include male and female toilets, one male shower and one female shower (it’s one pound for a three-minute shower), dishwashing facilities, a fridge-freezer and plug sockets for charging phones or drying hair.

Campground type

Tent sites 50
Camper sites 50
RV sites 50
Open now
Opens April 24
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 16 or over.

Extras

  • A charge of £1.00 ($1.34) applies for the use of the shower.

Occupancy

  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Apr 24 to

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Reviews

8.6

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Hikers’ paradise

89% would recommend this campground to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

Great location near Mam Tor and Castleton walks. Friendly staff, farm atmosphere, and views are a hit. Facilities are basic but clean, though showers cost. Some report overcrowding and noise. Good value for hikers.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great location, basic facilities.

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Fairly Quiet. Working farm. Simple. Eggs for sale. Excellent walking access to Mam Tor. Option to rent firepit.

Disliked Pay for shower. Very basic wash block.
Note - No (easy) walking route to town due to lovely rural location and elevation.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Open space, relaxed approach.…

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 lindsay v. 1 review

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Open space, relaxed approach.

Disliked Overflowing bin, no toilet roll.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice lovely Farmers

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 Maciej S. 3 reviews

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Good locatioons

Disliked -

Recommend to friends Visit again

Decent

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked I like the late check in time of 9pm. The site was well placed for climbing ethels and good scenery.

Disliked The toilets were dirty, there was no handsoap across the entire weekend. There was no toilet roll for Saturday or Sunday in both women and mens toilets.

The WiFi connection is a bit hit or miss, make sure you dowlaod your maps beforehand.

The jacket Potaote truck was not open, we would have liked this if it was.

Chemical waste disposal is just down the men's toilet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A really good site as a base to explore the peak district.

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Chris J. 3 reviews

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Relaxed site, great views, good location to Castleton

Disliked Shower wasn't in great condition considering you have to pay for it. But not a deal breaker.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Rough and ready camping but value for money.

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Good views and location for walking. Fire pits allowed. Tent area tidy and grass maintained. Showers were warm and although £1 for 3 min that is enough time. No signal which was nice to be cut off from the world for most of it, this goes for the surrounding area and town as well, was only a pain when we were looking for walking routes or trying to find information on the local area.

Disliked Facilities a bit tired. Lack of set pitches/rules so people will get close to you, luckily we arrived early and claimed a larger area in a better location but I think we would’ve struggled during peak summer holiday season. Limited interaction or information from staff on arrival (site rules/information about the area/facilities). High up exposed location, very windy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant site. Very quiet and great…

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Stephen J. 2 reviews

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Brilliant site. Very quiet and great location. We will definitely be back!

Recommend to friends Visit again

We'll go back one day.

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Phil S. 7 reviews

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Low cost and friendly. The facilities were a bit tired but worked fine.
It was in a great location.

Disliked The weather!

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The location (being in the middle…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked The location (being in the middle of nowhere)
The facilities
The friendly and relaxed atmosphere
Wasn’t too busy when I went.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect location for exploring Winnats Pass and Mam Tor

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Perfect location for hiking, nice place with a lot of space, can buy some eggs and other stuff, would like to comeback one day.

Disliked Not that dislike, but would need more toilets and showers, when busy days think need to wait in queue…

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

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 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 Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Farm Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Location

Rowter Farm Campsite

Castleton

Derbyshire

England

S33 8WA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.33574°N
1.80441°W

Nearest transport

Bus
7.1 mi Market Place
7.1 mi Market Place
10 mi Buxton Road
Rail
2.1 mi Edale Rail Station
3.2 mi Hope (Derbyshire) Rail Station
4.3 mi Dove Holes Rail Station
Airport
17.9 mi Sheffield City Airport
19.3 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 3
19.4 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

Fancy yourself as a lord or lady of the manor? The stately home and estate at Chatsworth House (35 minutes) might be the closest you’ll get. With a 105-acre garden, trout stream and nine rooms with painted ceilings, picnics are quite grand here, as is the scenery for your afternoon stroll or kitchen tour. You’ll certainly feel above everyone else, in the literal sense of the phrase, at Bamford Edge (20 minutes). There’s an uphill hike to this lookout over Ladybower Reservoir… pretty much primed for a photo opportunity, right? Further north, Derwent Reservoir (half an hour) has a fabric of walking and cycling routes plus fishing spots along the water, with bicycle hire available for those of you who don’t have your own pair of wheels. But what about the underground? Well, before you go down under into Castleton’s caverns, you’ll want to conquer Mam Tor (20 minutes' walk) first. It’s in the same area as the Blue John Cavern (25 minutes' walk/five minutes' drive), Speedwell Cavern (35 minutes' walk/five minutes' drive) and Treak Cliff Cavern (55 minutes' walk/10 minutes' drive), where there's everything from an 18th-century lead mine to musical events and rope-making works.

Food and drink

  • The George Pub 1.2 mi
  • The Castle Pub 1.3 mi
  • The Bull's Head Pub 1.3 mi
  • 1530 Restaurant 1.3 mi
  • Ye Olde Nag's Head Hotel Pub 1.3 mi
  • The Peaks Hotel Pub 1.4 mi
  • Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub 1.4 mi
  • Devonshire Arms Pub 2.1 mi
  • The Rambler Inn Pub 2.1 mi
  • Ye Old Bowling Green Inn Pub 2.5 mi

Groceries

  • Hope Valley Tap & Bottle Off-licence 2.7 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 2.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Supermarket 4.2 mi
  • Spar Supermarket 4.4 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 4.4 mi
  • Morrisons Supermarket 4.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Supermarket 4.7 mi

Parks and play

  • Memorial Park 4.7 mi
  • Squirrel Green park 5.6 mi
  • The Green park 6.1 mi
  • Brown Edge Road Playground 6.2 mi

Family days out

  • Speedwell Cavern 0.6 mi
  • Blue John Cavern 0.7 mi
  • Treak Cliff Cavern 0.7 mi
  • Devil's Arse (Peak Cavern) 1.1 mi
  • Peveril Castle 1.2 mi
  • Peveril Castle Visitor Centre 1.2 mi
  • The Chestnut Centre (owls & otters) 3.4 mi

Public transport

  • Blue John Cavern Bus stop 0.8 mi
  • Mam Nick Car Park Bus stop 0.8 mi
  • Mam Tor Bus stop 1 mi
  • Castleton Bus Station 1.4 mi
  • Castleton (How Lane) Bus stop 1.5 mi
  • Castleton (Losehill Hall) Bus stop 1.7 mi
  • Hope (Warehouse Lane) Bus stop 1.9 mi
  • Railway Station Bus stop 2.1 mi
  • Hope (The Marshes) Bus stop 2.1 mi
  • Hope (College) Bus stop 2.4 mi

What’s nearby

  • Victory Quarry Angling Club Fishing 4.5 mi
  • Sickleholme Golf Club Golf course 5.2 mi
  • Buxton and High Peak Golf Club Golf course 6 mi

Local services

  • YHA Castleton Losehill Hall Charging station 1.7 mi
  • UK Fuel station 2.7 mi
  • Tideswell Pharmacy 4.2 mi
  • Aesthetics by Nurse Hannah Doctors 4.3 mi
  • EV On the Move Charging station 4.3 mi
  • EG On the Move Fuel station 4.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily & Petrol Station Fuel station 4.5 mi
  • Thornbrook Surgery Doctors 4.5 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy 4.5 mi
  • Cera Doctors 4.7 mi

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Must see

Lyme Park & Gardens (NT) 10.3 mi

Chatsworth 11.2 mi

Haddon Hall 11.3 mi

Hare Hill Gardens (NT) 16 mi

Wentworth Castle Gardens 17.6 mi

National Trust

Lyme Park 10.4 mi

Winster Market House 15 mi

Hare Hill 16 mi

Nether Alderley Mill 18.2 mi

Marsden Moor Estate 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 1.1 mi

Castleton and Peak Forest 1.2 mi

Castleton and Dunscar Farm 1.2 mi

Castleton, Losehill Farm and Hope 1.2 mi

Castleton - Mam Tor - Lose Hill - Castleton 1.3 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 Rowter Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Rowter Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Rowter Farm Campsite? Fancy yourself as a lord or lady of the manor? The stately home and estate at Chatsworth House (35 minutes) might be the closest you’ll get. With a 105-acre garden, trout stream … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Rowter Farm Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Rowter Farm Campsite? From $31.14 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.