Philpin Farm

From £19 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.7 262 reviews
Visitor image of the campsite towards whernside (added by manager 07 Sep 2022)
Visitor image of the view across the camping field (added by manager 07 sep 2022)
Visitor image of the view from the entrance (added by manager 07 sep 2022)
Visitor image of the view from the campsite (added by manager 07 sep 2022)

  • Small quiet family-run site on a hill farm in the Yorkshire Dales
  • Top spot for the Yorkshire Three Peaks with direct access to trails
  • Cooked breakfasts, packed lunches and homemade cake sold on site
Three peaks before breakfast? That might not be possible (let alone pleasant) but the paths to two of the famed Yorkshire Three Peaks start less than five minutes' drive away from this quiet site on a family-run hill farm in the Yorkshire Dales. Philpin Farm is a 10-minute drive from Ingleton and the Ribblehead Viaduct, on the route of the Settle-Carlisle Railway. The site is small and two-tiered, with accommodation areas at the bottom and top of a small hill (the car park is near the top area as no cars are allowed on the field). The farm's barn is available for eating and mingling in, and it's home to a snack bar on weekends; you can also order cooked breakfasts and packed lunches, buy homemade cakes, even socks, gloves, hats and rain ponchos if you've come under-prepared. Barbecues are allowed on site if raised off the ground (strictly no fires). The only other strict rule is the farm's no-noise policy at night: please let everyone savour the peace of this very special place. There's a welcoming local pub two miles down the road, plus shops and a chip shop in Ingleton.

Site type

Tent pitches 30
Opens 26 April
Please note
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • Reception is unmanned after 7 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 26 Apr to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Nice clean facilities. Friendly welcome. And a peaceful stay. Great location 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
Simon W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Nice clean facilities. Friendly welcome. And a peaceful stay. Great location for exploring the Dales. Good Wi-Fi in the barn

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Back to basics in the best way, beautiful views and fantastic location…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Back to basics in the best way, beautiful views and fantastic location for the three peaks!

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Warm welcome, very affordable and stunning views.…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Warm welcome, very affordable and stunning views.

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What's not to like! Friendly staff, choice of high or low ground,…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: What's not to like! Friendly staff, choice of high or low ground, 24 hour barn area with vending , seating and toilets. Nice big shower, all kept in good order and cleaned regularly. It's on the 3 peaks route.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well placed site with great staff and just the right facilities.

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Excellent site making a great base for walking the area. Facilities available cover all the basic needs and those you’ve forgotten. Hosts friendly & readily available.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Absolutely brilliant, staff really good , cannot fault anything or anyone fantastic place

Disliked: Nothing

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Good location, lovely owners…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Good location, lovely owners

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent all round :)

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Everything about this campsite is excellent. The staff are incredibly welcoming and extremely helpful with any request. The facilities are generally well-maintained with two showers, several toilets and the use of the barn 24/7 (the only place where the wifi works) with a snack vending machine and a coffee machine. There are also secure lockers (£1 per use - non refundable - which is fair I think!) that have power sockets in them. The pitch field is clean and has plenty of space and there are ample taps for drinking water by the barn. The car parks are quite small, so best to minimise number of vehicles if possible. The nearest food/pub is 2 miles away, otherwise it's Ingleton (5 miles away, most food places stop around 8pm - but Ingleton pizza is worth a visit if you're late arriving). This was a chilled, happy camping experience and we would definitely go again!!

Disliked: Nothing

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Had a fantastic stay, was made to feel welcome right from when…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Had a fantastic stay, was made to feel welcome right from when I checked in. Shown around the site and shown all the facilities.

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Excellent site very clean facilities helpful and nice staff

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great facilities with very clean toilets and showers. good vending machines with hot drinks and cold snacks. Amazing location with lots of great views

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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

Local produce

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

Budget/backpacker

Lake and/or mountain

Remote location

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

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Type

Farm

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby

Cycling nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Philpin Farm

Chapel le Dale

Ingleton

North Yorkshire

England

LA6 3AR

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.19687°N
-2.39634°W

Nearest transport

Coach
15.9 mi New Street
15.9 mi New Street
16.9 mi Bus Station
Rail
1.6 mi Ribblehead Rail Station
5 mi Horton-in-Ribblesdale Rail Station
6.1 mi Dent Rail Station
Ferry
23.2 mi Fell Foot Country Park Ferry Landing
23.3 mi Lakeside Windermere Ferry Landing
23.8 mi Heysham Ferry Terminal

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

For committed peak baggers, trails up to Ingleborough and Whernside run just by the farm, and the starting point for third peak, Pen-y-ghent, is 15 minutes' drive away. While some mark off their scorecards and leave, others stay and explore this area stuffed with wonders both natural and man-made. The Settle-Carlisle Railway, and its transit over the mighty Ribblehead Viaduct, marks a meeting of human endeavour and landscape: don't miss a chance to take one of the world's great rides: 73 miles through remote and sometimes jaw-dropping scenery from Ribblehead, five minutes' drive away, or Settle (half an hour). If you're up for something more active, it's 10 minutes into Ingleton for tours of the White Scar Caves and the trail to the waterfalls. Heading further westwards towards the Forest of Bowland, it's a 45-minute drive to paths up Bowland's highest point, White Hill for views of Dales, Lakes and even sometimes, the sea. The area is popular with cyclists, too, with numerous bike routes through Gisburn Forest starting from the Forest Hub café, also 45 minutes away. If water's more your element, it's half an hour to Semer Water for coarse and brown trout fishing, canoeing and windsurfing and if you're a tad peckish after all that outdoor stuff you could head up to Hawes (20 minutes) and sample the cheesy delights of the Wensleydale Creamery.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Morecambe North 20.5 mi Estuary Good N/A Good Good
Morecambe South 21.2 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Levens Hall & Gardens 16 mi

Sizergh Castle and Garden 16.3 mi

Lancaster Castle 19.4 mi

Windermere Lake Cruises, Lakeside 23.4 mi

Blackwell, The Arts & Craft House 23.6 mi

National Trust

Malham Tarn Estate 11.1 mi

Sizergh Castle and Garden 16.3 mi

Cartmel Priory Gatehouse 22.6 mi

Fell Foot Park 23.1 mi

Braithwaite Hall 24.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Chapel-le-Dale - Ingleborough - Whernside 0.5 mi

The Yorkshire Three Peaks Part 2: Whernside and Ingleborough 1.5 mi

Ingleborough via Park Fell 1.9 mi

Gearstones - Birkwith - Ling Gill 2.6 mi

Gearstones - Birkwith - Source of the Ribble - Blea Moor 2.6 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.

Want to know more about camping in North Yorkshire?

  • Does Philpin Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Philpin Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Philpin Farm? For committed peak baggers, trails up to Ingleborough and Whernside run just by the farm, and the starting point for third peak, Pen-y-ghent, is 15 minutes' drive away. While some mark off … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Philpin Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  Anytime –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  Anytime
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Philpin Farm? From £19 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.