Camping at The Hollies

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Visitor image of the great backdrop
Visitor image of the great backdrop
Freshly-mowed field
View from the lane
View of The Roaches
Rural views
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Freshly-mowed field
View from the lane
View of The Roaches

  • 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
Opens
Please note

Dogs

  • 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).

Extras

  • A charge of £1.00 applies for the use of the shower.

General

  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.

Safety

  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Firepits are free to use but do require a £20 cash-only deposit on arrival.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

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Spectacular sceneryPeaceful

95% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a popular, family-friendly campsite with spacious pitches and stunning views of The Roaches. Guests praise the friendly owners, clean facilities and the convenience of the on-site pizza van and fire pit hire. It's well-located for walks and local pubs. While generally quiet, some guests noted occasional noise issues and limited facilities during peak times, though improvements have been noted by guests.

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Lovely simple back to nature site

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Charlotte R. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Peaceful , simple site, beautiful views

Disliked Nothing other than we were sad we missed the firewood coming round !

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Peaceful, easy to find and able to pick your own pitch.

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Elizabeth Y. 8 reviews

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Liked Really enjoyed our stay here! 15 minute walk away to Tittesworth Reservoir - which we completed the 4.7 mile trail around it. Pub 20 minutes away, which was lovely. The other Pub was in the opposite direction, only spotted that on our way home. Woodfired pizza van a great addition to the site. Toilets were clean and well stocked up with toilet roll. Slept well - very peaceful and no noise whatsoever after 10pm. Will definitely return!

Disliked Nothing!

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Excellent campsite. Really friendly and helpful.…

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Jennifer F. 6 reviews

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Liked Excellent campsite. Really friendly and helpful. The use of fire pits and selling of firewood make for a perfect evening. Only a mile from Hen Cloud

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Pleasant stay thanks

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Anonymous

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Liked Plenty of space, nice views.
Showers hot, showers and toilets clean.

Disliked Perhaps more shower and toilet facilities.
Hot water to washing up sinks which would benefit from being under cover.

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Peaceful, gorgeous views…

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Foster F. 1 review

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Liked Peaceful, gorgeous views

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Love this place, very chilled, love…

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Anonymous

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Liked Love this place, very chilled, love the fire pit service and the pizzas. Gorgeous location.

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Great place to camp

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Karl B. 1 review

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Liked Plenty of space, lots of flat grassy areas for tents, nice toilet/shower facilities and friendly staff. Would definitely recommend.

Disliked Nothing to dislike

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Great campsite, more than likely visit again

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Adam S. 1 review

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Liked Our second visit to The Hollies. Easy to choose a space and set up. Staff really friendly and helpful. Firepits delivered and set up for you. Toilets clean and well stocked with loo roll. Showers clean and the water hot. Would happily stay again.

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Good value for the peak district. Would recommend for no frills site

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Michael L. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked It's clean and pleasant. The showers are hot and good value for £1 for 5 mins. Tidy and well presented. No frills.

Disliked £2 a night for the dog, for what exactly? Although this site could be considered cheap for the peak district I still feel it's overpriced generally but then most sites are nowadays. It's just a bandwagon thing I guess. £2 for a dog. £2 for this
£2 for that. When in reality you're staying in a field...is it because we are paying per square inch? I'm not sure.

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Camping at the Hollies was such…

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Jacqui S. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Camping at the Hollies was such a great experience, it was very peaceful, we could select where we pitched (it was a quiet time so not sure if this is applicable all year). The toilets, shower rooms and washing up hub were up to standard, they were clean, the best bit about the shower and toilets were they weren't just plastic containers, they were properly built! No port a loo vibe at all! The owner of the site came round every evening with rental fire pits and was a very lovely lady, we had a question through the day and we simply emailed and got a response in good time. We have never actually camped before so I have nothing to compare it to but for our first stay we can't actually fault it! It is only 30 minutes away from our home so we will most definitely be booking again for when we just feel like getting away and we will be booking for when the pizza is open because I NEED to try it! P.S the cows in the next field were stunning and I fell in love with them!

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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 GMT (GMT+00:00)

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.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • Three Horseshoes Inn Pub 0.3 mi
  • Ye Olde Rock Inn Pub 0.8 mi
  • The Lazy Trout Pub 1 mi
  • The Reform Inn Pub 1.2 mi
  • Hare & Gate Pub 1.7 mi
  • La Casona Restaurant 1.8 mi
  • The Priory Pub 2 mi
  • The Ball Haye Tavern Pub 2 mi
  • The Blue Mugge Pub 2.3 mi
  • Benks Free House Pub 2.4 mi

Groceries

  • The Co-operative Food Supermarket 1.9 mi
  • The Green Ball Off Licence Off-licence 2.1 mi
  • Asda Supermarket 2.3 mi
  • Lidl Supermarket 2.3 mi
  • Sainsbury's Supermarket 2.5 mi
  • Mill street food & wine Off-licence 2.5 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 2.6 mi
  • Morrisons Supermarket 3.1 mi
  • Bargain Booze Off-licence 5.5 mi

Parks and play

  • Haregate Hall Play Area Playground 1.6 mi
  • Birches Gardens park 2.2 mi
  • Brough Park 2.3 mi
  • Sparrow Park 2.5 mi
  • Pickwood Recreation Area park 2.6 mi
  • Pickwood Recreation Area Playground 2.6 mi
  • Cruso Street Play Area Playground 2.8 mi
  • Westwood Recreation Ground park 2.8 mi
  • Woodcroft park 3.1 mi
  • Ladderedge Country Park 3.5 mi

Family days out

  • Nicholson War Memorial Visitor attraction 2.5 mi
  • Gib Torr Rocks Visitor attraction 2.8 mi
  • Lud's Church Visitor attraction 3.6 mi
  • Rudyard Lake Sailing Club Visitor attraction 3.7 mi
  • Rudyard Lake Sailing Club Visitor attraction 3.7 mi
  • Egg Well Visitor attraction 3.8 mi
  • Butter Cross Visitor attraction 5 mi
  • Deep Hayes Country Park Visitor attraction 5.5 mi
  • Peak Wildlife Park Zoo 6.1 mi
  • Archie’s Farm Zoo 8.4 mi

Public transport

  • Three Horseshoes Inn PH 0.3 mi
  • Car Park 0.7 mi
  • Old Buxton Road 0.7 mi
  • Paddock Farm 0.9 mi
  • Post Cottage 1 mi
  • Red Lion PH 1.2 mi
  • Haregate Hall 1.6 mi
  • Churnet View Middle School 1.7 mi
  • Horsecroft Crescent 1.7 mi
  • Shops 1.7 mi

Other nearby

  • Westwood Golf Club 3.6 mi
  • Leek Golf Club 3.7 mi

Local services

  • Sainsbury's Bank Cashpoint 2.5 mi
  • Post Office Cashpoint 2.6 mi
  • Note Machine Cashpoint 7.2 mi
  • Leek Pharmacy 1.7 mi
  • Moorlands Pharmacy 2.4 mi
  • Moorland Medical Centre Doctors 2.4 mi
  • Well Pharmacy 2.4 mi
  • Fountain Street Pharmacy 2.4 mi
  • Moorlands House Clinic 2.4 mi
  • Leek Health Centre Doctors 2.5 mi
  • Leek Moorlands Hospital 2.5 mi
  • Well Pharmacy 2.5 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 2.5 mi

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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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