Crossgate Farm Campsite

View prices & book 8.9 165 reviews
Beautiful view
Beautiful view
Toilet and shower block
Bar
Good scenery with plenty of room
View from field two
Arnfield brook, close to the camping field
Arnfield brook
Rural view
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Toilet and shower block
Bar
Good scenery with plenty of room

  • Grass pitches on a farm overlooking Arnfield Reservoir, Derbyshire
  • On the Trans Pennine Trail and 10 minutes’ drive from the Pennine Way
  • Walking and cycling accessible from the site; café-bar on site
Keen to get some hiking in? Crossgate Farm Campsite may be just the spot for you. Set on a working farm with views over Arnfield Reservoir and Longdendale on the outskirts of Tintwistle, Derbyshire, this is a smashing place for walkers and bikers, as guests have direct access to the Trans Pennine Trail, the Pennine Bridleway and Pennine Cycleway Route 68 from the site. Pick-up from public transport can also be arranged so you don’t need to worry about bringing a car. You can pitch up pretty much anywhere you want in the slightly sloping camping field, and while dogs are welcome on your Derbyshire farm stay, please keep them on a lead around the cattle. You’ll also probably be joined at some stage by the free-range chicks, guinea fowls and peacocks. Amenities-wise, the site has toilets and showers with separate male and female facilities. There is a café-bar on site, but if you prefer to do your own meal prep, barbecues are permitted on the camping field (bring your own gear). The village of Hollingworth (five minutes’ drive) has a small convenience store as well as pubs and takeaways.

Site type

Tent sites 30
Open now
Opens April 17
Please note
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of £1.00 ($1.84) applies for the use of the shower.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, Apr 17 to

Reviews

8.9

Overall rating from 165 Pitchup.com customers

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PeacefulSpectacular scenery

85% would recommend this site to a friend

82% would stay here again

What customers say

Great location & friendly staff, with a good on-site café. Lovely views & farm animals. Easy access to walks. Some found facilities basic for the price; pitches can be sloped.

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Paradise on a hilltop with great facilities.

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fiona r.

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked What a site! Stunning views and the animals are all adorable. The barn is a wonderful facility to have with food and drink served in lovely surroundings inside and out. Toilets are way nicer than mine at home and kept spotless! Yes you can hear the A628 but so nice to sit on a hilltop watching the slaves to 9-5 racing up and down while you can just chill to birdsong and rolling hills! The swallows are a sight to see and bats too. Good campfire wood sold in cardboard boxes which makes a pleasant change from the environmentally questionable orange net bags. Lovely walks from site and the waterfall is a 30 min walk and spectacular to see. Not that many level pitches - vans are ok with levelling ramps. The views at night are something to see too!

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Lovely site with friendly staff. Food and drinks were very good also.…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Lovely site with friendly staff. Food and drinks were very good also.

Disliked Only stopped one night but ate alive by midges.

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We loved the cafe and accessibility of the site…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked We loved the cafe and accessibility of the site

Disliked We had a group pitch up very close to our tent and they were very rude

Recommend to friends Visit again

The site was spacious, well located; not too far from Manchester/Glossop, friendly…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked The site was spacious, well located; not too far from Manchester/Glossop, friendly staff and more than adequate facilities.

The supplied fire pit made out of an old washing machine drum was a great additional at only £10 for the pit and wood

Being surrounded by the farm animals was a very pleasant bonus!

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Nice and easy to find. Liked that there was music and good…

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Jenna B.

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Nice and easy to find. Liked that there was music and good food and drinks available. Friendly welcome.
Good location to head off for walks without going on main roads.

Disliked We were surprised that the view from the camping field is over houses and industrial buildings as you’re quite close to the town. Not really shown in the photos. That’s fine, but better to know what you’re going to get. I chose this as it looked to be more rural with views over water.
I think the advertised photos are from the car park field rather than the camping area, so be aware if considering.

It was a busy weekend with an event on which mean limited toilets as they are used by the bar/cafe visitors too. Didnt fancy going in in my pjs in the middle of a party 🤣. But maybe will be quieter other weekends.

I thought the price was quite high for a slanted pitch without electric

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wonderful stay, nice showers, toilets, cafe and pub on site

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Everything! Great location, friendly hosts, beautiful views

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice area, plenty of walks from the door. Facilities clean and tidy.…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Nice area, plenty of walks from the door. Facilities clean and tidy. Large field and you can pitch where you like.
The cafe bar was very handy for food and drinks.

Disliked It was a hot weekend with a full camp site and the cafe bar was very busy. None of this is a bad thing, but they could do with more toilets for the number of people.

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Great location, site could do with a few more facilities.

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Location.

Disliked Only one male sit down toilet for a site that size seemed inadequate, especially when the barn was extremely busy. Also there were no washing up facilities.

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Brilliant stay can't recommend enough

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Michael F.

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Great facilities, bar weekend DJ (only certain weeks) food was amazing, staff owners all really lovely, welcoming and lots of expert advise on the local area.Lots to explore on foot.

Disliked Nothing

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Great campsite, great toilet and shower facilities and the bar/cafe is a…

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Chris R.

Primitive grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked Great campsite, great toilet and shower facilities and the bar/cafe is a nice addition

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Car parking by site/unit 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 Rallies welcome 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 Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities 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 Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horseback riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Crossgate Farm Campsite

Crossgate Farm

Tintwistle

Glossop

Derbyshire

England

SK13 1HP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.4748°N
1.97344°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.2 km Mottram Moor/Gun Inn
2.2 km Mottram Moor/Gun Inn
5.6 km Woodhead Road
Rail
1.7 km Hadfield Rail Station
2.8 km Dinting Rail Station
3.7 km Glossop Rail Station
Airport
23.5 km Manchester Airport Terminal 3
23.5 km Manchester Airport Terminal 1
23.6 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

There’s bike hire in Hadfield (five minutes’ drive) for cyclists keen to embark on the Pennine Cycleway Route 68, which can be accessed from the camping field along with the Pennine Bridleway and Trans Pennine Trail. There is a connection to the Pennine Way at Torside Reservoir (10 minutes). If you’re just not that into the long-distance, serious hiking stuff, you can still get plenty of bracing Derbyshire air fishing at Arnfield Fly Fishery (five minutes’ walk), practising your swing on 18-hole golf courses (20 minutes) and exploring Pennine trails on horseback (15 minutes). Birdwatchers might get lucky and see curlews and red grouse flitting around the water at Dove Stone Nature Reserve (25 minutes), or woodpeckers, long-tailed tits and owls at Eastwood Nature Reserve (10 minutes). Keep an eye out for hares, red grouse and warblers as you circumnavigate Ladybower Reservoir (half an hour), or see if you can spot harriers high above rugged Kinder Scout (50 minutes).

Must see

Manchester City Experience 14.9 km

Lyme Park & Gardens (NT) 16.1 km

Whitworth Art Gallery 17 km

Manchester Museum 17.4 km

Manchester Art Gallery 17.8 km

National Trust

Marsden Moor Estate 14.4 km

Lyme Park 14.5 km

Hare Hill 25.2 km

Nether Alderley Mill 27.7 km

Hardcastle Crags 32.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

HOWARD PARK 2.9 km

Old Glossop - Doctor's Gate - Bleaklow - Old Glossop 3.7 km

Broadbottom and Coombes Edge 4.6 km

Alphin Pike via Turf Pits and Wilderness 4.7 km

Torside - Black Hill - Crowden - Torside 5.1 km

Local events

  • Creamfields (Thursday, August 21, 2025 – Thursday, August 21, 2025)

    Warrington, England 47 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Crossgate Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Crossgate Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Crossgate Farm Campsite? There’s bike hire in Hadfield (five minutes’ drive) for cyclists keen to embark on the Pennine Cycleway Route 68, which can be accessed from the camping field along with the Pennine Bridleway … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Crossgate Farm Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Crossgate Farm Campsite? From $55.42 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.