Rowter Farm Campsite

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Stunning views
Site
Tents set up on site
Well-maintained grass

  • 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
Caravan sites 50
RV & Motorhome sites 50
Open now
Opens 1 May
Please note
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of GBP1.00 ($1.92) applies for the use of the shower.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 16 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 1 May to

Reviews

89%

would recommend this campground to a friend

87%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great location, would recommend

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 7
Wifi 7
Kami A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Great location and lovely campsite. Second time staying here for the good local walks. Woke up to the sound of cows which we loved!

Disliked: Toilets could have been cleaner

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Very relaxed camp site, lot's of space and not too loud. about…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 1
Jessica C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Very relaxed camp site, lot's of space and not too loud. about 30 minute walk to Mam Tor which was great as we wanted to catch the sunrise so perfect site for those wanting to do this.

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Great location, Mam Tor a 15 min walk away, plenty of space,…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 9
Wifi 1
Paul B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Great location, Mam Tor a 15 min walk away, plenty of space, flat pitches, easy to find, quiet area, can be very windy which is fine, supermarket 10 mins away

Disliked: Only 1 shower working for whole campsite and it kept getting blocked, toilets running out of paper

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Great location in the heart of the beautiful high peaks. Walking distance…

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 9
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 9
Wifi No rating
Emma C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Great location in the heart of the beautiful high peaks. Walking distance to both Edale and Castleton. Mam Tor right there and a gorgeous hike to Kinder Scout plus other peaks. The site is basic and a good size. Lots of space for kids to play on their bikes which was nice to see.

Disliked: Ask people to take their rubbish home or have enclosed bins. There was a skip that stuff was being dumped in and litter kept on blowing out of it.

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The site was very flat, clean, mostly quiet. Liked you can choose…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 7
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 7
Cleanliness 7
Wifi 1
Anita J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: The site was very flat, clean, mostly quiet. Liked you can choose your own space, not too far to walk to the bathroom and showers! The washing up area was useful and check in was easy

Disliked: Very very windy!

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Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 1
Natalia S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Location

Disliked: Only one shower working

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Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 7
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 7
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 1
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Location

Disliked: only one shower per gender for the whole campsite - and this wasn't very clean. Plus you pay £1 for only 3 mins for the shower
only 2 toilets for the ladies for the whole campsite
no allocated pitches
no electric pitches

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Great little farm site, which does a lot of things right.

Overall 9/10
Location 8
Value for money 7
Accommodation 7
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 7
Wifi No rating
Matt T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Great little farm site, decent shower blocks and toilets.
They have a little shop selection (similar to a tuck-shop) in the farmhouse entrance. For a few hours at weekends and Bank Holidays, they have a little pop-up hot food van with breakfasts and sometimes hot-potatoes in the evenings.
Short walk away from Mam Tor and the Hope Valley.

Just to note, check-in is in the farmhouse on the right hand side

Disliked: Nothing to dislike.

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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and views

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

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Just had my 4th stay at Rowter farm campsite. As a solo female camper I’ve always felt safe and welcome here and there is usually plenty chats with other campers. Fab wee campsite with great views, some great walks and not too far from Castleton village. Facilities are basic but kept clean. Shouldn’t be long before I’m back for my 5th stay.

Disliked: I’ve not found anything to dislike on any of my stays.

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Love it this place!!!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Magdalena M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Very good place to stay in a good connection to lots of things to do and seeing. In the evening it is not far away to go for sunset. I love it. Very beautiful views and good point to go for a bike ride and walking. The pitches was beautiful when in the morning you wake up next to sheep walking around. That’s was so funny for a kids when they wake up. And in Saturday it was chance to buy a delicious jacket potato. You can also rent a fire pit with logs for a small amount.

Disliked: I don’t know if was something to dislike? No I am so happy with my stay.

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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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

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

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 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

Coach
11.4 km Market Place
11.5 km Market Place
16.1 km Buxton Road
Rail
3.4 km Edale Rail Station
5.1 km Hope (Derbyshire) Rail Station
6.9 km Dove Holes Rail Station
Airport
28.8 km Sheffield City Airport
31.1 km Manchester Airport Terminal 3
31.3 km 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.

Must see

Lyme Park & Gardens (NT) 16.6 km

Chatsworth 18 km

Haddon Hall 18.2 km

Hare Hill Gardens (NT) 25.7 km

Wentworth Castle Gardens 28.3 km

National Trust

Lyme Park 16.8 km

Winster Market House 24.2 km

Hare Hill 25.7 km

Nether Alderley Mill 29.4 km

Marsden Moor Estate 30.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Castleton - Rushup Edge - Sparrowpit - Castleton 1.8 km

Castleton and Peak Forest 1.9 km

Castleton and Dunscar Farm 1.9 km

Castleton, Losehill Farm and Hope 2 km

Castleton - Mam Tor - Lose Hill - Castleton 2.1 km

Local events

  • Parklife Festival (Saturday 14 June 2025 – Saturday 14 June 2025)

    Manchester, England 30.4 km

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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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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?
    Camping and caravan
    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 $46.12 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.