Rowter Farm Campsite

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  • 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.

Site type

RV sites 50
Tent sites 50
Travel trailer sites 50
Open now
Opens May 1
Please note
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of £1.00 ($1.66) 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, May 1 to

Reviews

8.5

Overall rating based on 531 reviews View breakdown

Hikers’ paradise

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Easy check in, just a warning, you'll open the gate from the…

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Easy check in, just a warning, you'll open the gate from the main road. Being a solo traveller with a dog, slight nerve wracking but theres a lay by to pull into to get it open. Drive all the way down, turn left, then left again pick your pitch and then check.

Toilets aren't far from the campsite, clean and well stocked

Simple, cheap and efficne

Disliked: The gates a bit squeaky and if you chooses the hedges to shield from the wind, pick the furtheest spot away.

Bit of signage on the road for the campsite would be nice.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Definetly come back again

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Perfect location. Comfortable site. Walking location to Mom Tor and more diferent location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Defo would stay again

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 9
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 9
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 9
Wifi 4
Clare G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Lovely set in beautiful surroundings on a working farm. Facilities basic but clean. Within walking distance of Castleton but the walk back isn't for the faint hearted.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, great views.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 9
Wifi 1
Brett B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Massive field and you can pitch anywhere.

Disliked: Only one shower available for each sex. I had no issue and the shower was good but I can imagine there being queues at busy times.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location and value. Simple honest camping!

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 7
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 7
Child friendliness 7
Cleanliness 7
Wifi 1
Steve P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Great location. For views, for access to walks.
Great price.
Plenty of space in the field.
Facilities are basic, but cover what you need - we like it that way!

Not too crowded even when hope valley is.

Disliked: Can be quite windy!
Can get a little muddy around the gate, but having been 4 years in May it's only once been annoying.
Poor phone reception (though that has its benefits too!)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, small improvements could make this even better

Overall 7/10
Location 8
Value for money 7
Accommodation 7
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 5
Child friendliness 7
Cleanliness 7
Wifi No rating
Matthew R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Beautiful location, Fires allowed (off ground), Close to both hills and villages.

Disliked: V.basic facilities, coin-charge showers.

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Lovely location. Pretty views and convenient for walks. Campsite was mainly flat with…

Overall 8/10
Location 9
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 9
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 7
Wifi 1
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Lovely location. Pretty views and convenient for walks.
Campsite was mainly flat with some sheltered spots. Check in was friendly and easy.

Disliked: Only one shower working, which wasn't super clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

Primitive grass campsite

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

Primitive grass campsite

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.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice enough site but would not go on a bank Holiday again

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 7
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 9
Child friendliness 9
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Helen F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Lovely location with an easy walk into Castleton and Mam Tor. Facilities were clean and owners were friendly.

Disliked: It was bank Holiday weekend and so they crammed as many vans and tents as possible into the field which wasn't particularly pleasant and made it pretty noisy. Also only one shower available for everyone on the site.

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Features

Dogs 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 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 Remote location

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge 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 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, June 14, 2025 – Saturday, June 14, 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

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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?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    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 $40.56 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.