Whitehough Outdoor Centre

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Whitehough Outdoor Centre
Whitehough outdoor centre
Spacious camping field
Grass pitches
Tent pitches
Great camping location
Winter at whitehough outdoor centre
Aerial view of the campsite
Quiet
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Spacious camping field
Grass pitches
Tent pitches

  • Back to basics camping surrounded by scenic countryside and woodland
  • Walks five minutes’ drive, including Pendle Hill and sculpture trail
  • Pubs within walking distance; dogs permitted on a lead
Families should hotfoot it right now to Lancashire’s Whitehough Outdoor Centre. Operated by Burnley FC in the Community, the centre is a 22-acre outdoor education facility in untamed Pendle countryside. Set in gorgeous Lancashire woodland and fields with spectacular views of fells and valleys, there’s lots of open space on the camping field, with ample room to park your car beside your tent if the weather permits (and if it doesn't, there's a car park). The grass pitches have access to toilet facilities and a designated washing-up area. Spark up a barbecue for more outdoor fun around the campfire with the kids, and if self-catering isn’t your style, there are pubs within a five-minute drive or 20-minute walk from the site. If you want to get stuck into activities, the site may be able to help you pre-book an outdoor activity with an instructor, although they are not always available. For groups of 10+ only, these activities may include crate stacking, obstacle courses, archery, high ropes and orienteering. Some practical bits and bobs now: this is a dog-friendly site, but your four-legged pals must be kept on leads at all times on site and always cleaned up after, please.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Tent pitches 40
Open all year
Opens
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).
  • The site only allows dogs up to 40kg.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • The office is manned Monday to Thursday from 8am to 4pm and Friday from 8am to 3pm; it is closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 42 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 5
PeacefulBudget/backpacker

88% would recommend this site to a friend

86% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a spacious, friendly and quiet campsite with beautiful views and a lovely local area, perfect for walks. Facilities are generally clean and well-maintained, including showers with hot water and toilets, though some guests noted issues with cleanliness and availability. Campfires are permitted. Some visitors experienced noise disturbances from other campers and noted a lack of staff presence on site at times. The uphill pitches and potential for mud in wet weather are also mentioned. Despite some minor drawbacks, many guests found the site to be good value and a peaceful getaway.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Friendly staff, nothing it too much trouble

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Marta T.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Beautiful big place, great views, lovely local area, grass nicely cut

Disliked Toilets need more chcecking on during the day

Recommend to friends Visit again

owners very nice but paying for a functioning campsite not friends

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1 out of 10
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Accommodation
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Fiona W.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked The pitch, being able to have multiple tents for the kids

Disliked Toilet and shower facilities totally inadequate, (one shower and toilet combined), for a field full of campers absolutely useless. Added to this they were filthy. Washing up are had 3 sinks, but only one was connected to running water!!!!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great Stay all round.…

Overall

10 out of 10
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 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Simon P.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great Stay all round.

Disliked Not a complaint at all, One group seemed to be cutting firewood that was provided by the site. It may be that they brough there own. If it was provided by the site it would be good if this was shared with all the customers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet, place to ourselves pretty much. Friendly people Great value for money.…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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John P.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Quiet, place to ourselves pretty much.
Friendly people
Great value for money.

Disliked Toilet block was pretty basic

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful little place

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7 out of 10
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Rebekah C.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Surroundings

Disliked Only one toilet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 6
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 6
Wifi
 2
Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked The area, facilities, quite

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really lovely, family friendly site.…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 10
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Natalia M.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Really lovely, family friendly site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean, staf 👍

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 10
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Kamil K.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Facilities, nice view from camp site,

Disliked No car next to tents because rain

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely little site with lots of activities to entertain.

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 7
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Robert C.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked We liked how it's was an open plan field with no marked out plots.
The price was very reasonable and the staff were super friendly.
Really enjoyed that campfires are allowed.
Was only a short walk into town where there are two pubs and a childs park with lots of playground apparatus.

Disliked Not the fault of the site however we had a noisy group of polish campers who were drinking and singing with a guitar until 1 o'clock in the morning until I lost my temper and shouted at them!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Too expensive for what it is

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 2
Accommodation
 2
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Mary N.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked The toilets were clean, bins available and no litter around the site.

Disliked I’m a fan of basic camping - but for me to say there was 25 medium pitches on the field is wrong. The camp ground is on a hill, there are a few flatter (i.e. not flat) pitches but def not 25 of those.

To me, it doesn’t feel fit for purpose; it isn’t “value for money” - people could just turn up over a weekend and leave and no one would care / know. With no one on reception, no one answering text messages (I can’t use the phone to call) it isn’t a great service. I don’t think the facilities are cleaned at all on a weekend.

I wouldn’t opt to pay £20 a night to sleep on a windy hill, in an unmanned site, with no marked pitches and no lighting.

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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

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

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Whitehough Outdoor Centre

Barley New Road

Barley

Burnley

Lancashire

England

BB12 9LF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.86096°N
2.25525°W

Route directions

When you turn off Barley New Road, go down the hill to the bridge and turn left, following the green signs for 'Whitehough Outdoor Education Centre'. After passing the houses, continue up the lane and look for a sign that says 'Whitehough, all parking'. Go past this entrance and take the next right, where you will see a white farmhouse on your left. The camping field is on your left. This is the best place to unload. Please park in the bottom car park.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.4 mi Broadway
2.6 mi Town Hall
2.7 mi Town Hall
Rail
2.5 mi Nelson Rail Station
2.7 mi Brierfield Rail Station
3 mi Colne Rail Station
Ferry
29.3 mi Heysham Ferry Terminal
Airport
24.3 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Pendle Hill (walks): five minutes’ drive - Pendle Sculpture Trail: five minutes - Prestige Go Karting Colne: 15 minutes - The Fun House Of Colne (rollerskating): 15 minutes - Clitheroe (historic market town): 20 minutes - Reel Cinemas Burnley: 20 minutes - Skipton (canal, castle and shops): half an hour - Bolton Abbey: 40 minutes - Bowland Wild Boar Park: 45 minutes - Gisburn Forest (hiking and biking): 45 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Morecambe North 28.8 mi Estuary GoodN/AGoodGood
Morecambe South 29.2 mi Sea N/AN/AGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Gawthorpe Hall 4.3 mi

Oswaldtwistle Mills 9.6 mi

Bronte Parsonage Museum 12.3 mi

East Riddlesden Hall (NT) 15.3 mi

Beacon Fell Country Park 16.5 mi

National Trust

Gawthorpe Hall 4.4 mi

Hardcastle Crags 11.6 mi

East Riddlesden Hall 15.3 mi

Malham Tarn Estate 16.9 mi

Marsden Moor Estate 22.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Barley and the Reservoirs 0.6 mi

Barley - Barley Moor - Pendle Hill - Barley 0.7 mi

Barley - Rimington - Barley 0.7 mi

Foulridge Tunnel and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal 2.3 mi

Downham - Pendle Hill 3.7 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Whitehough Outdoor Centre have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Whitehough Outdoor Centre dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Whitehough Outdoor Centre? Local attractions and activities include: - Pendle Hill (walks): five minutes’ drive - Pendle Sculpture Trail: five minutes - Prestige Go Karting Colne: 15 minutes - The Fun House Of Colne (rollerskating): … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Whitehough Outdoor Centre?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  8 a.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Whitehough Outdoor Centre? From £20 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.