Rowter Farm Campsite

Liked Place it was close to a Mam Tor which we did

Disliked One shower for a lot of people not enough toilet as well …

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Liked Absolute pleasure of a campsite. Perfectly located in the shadow of Mamtor. Exactly one mile to the Trig (which makes a perfect spot to watch the sun go down)
Huge trees to camp under which made a highly welcome relief from the heatwave.
It’s windy (obvs as it’s adjacent to Windy Knoll) so prepare ahead of pitching. Pizza on a Saturday (yum yum). Lovely campsite manager and fresh eggs for breakfast. As its remote limited signal which made a wonderful and unexpected detox Would recommend and stay again.

Disliked Shower is great. £1.00 for three minutes. Just be prepared to wait for a moment. - take a cuppa and relax.

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Liked The campsite is in a fantastic location for walking, particularly if you’re planning to hike Mam Tor and the surrounding area. The camping field was relatively level, making pitching straightforward, and despite being close to the road there was virtually no road noise, making for peaceful nights.

Disliked Unfortunately, the positives were outweighed by several significant issues.

The entrance and exit are poorly designed. On arrival you’re faced with a closed gate immediately off a fast road, meaning you have to stop while partially obstructing the carriageway to open it. This is awkward enough with a camping trailer and would be even worse with a caravan. Leaving is no better, as you have to pull onto the opposite verge to close the gate behind you. In my opinion this is a genuine safety hazard.

The welcome was disappointing. After ringing the bell at the farmhouse I felt more like an inconvenience than a paying guest. I was simply asked a few brief questions and told to pitch in the field. There was no explanation of where to find drinking water, that the showers require £1 coins, or reminders about logs for sale or the food van opening times. A basic site introduction would have made a much better first impression.

The toilet and shower facilities are wholly inadequate for the number of campers. The men’s toilets consist of just two cubicles, which regularly resulted in queues of five or six people throughout the day. They also had a persistent unpleasant smell.

The men’s shower situation is even worse. There is only one shower, costing £1 for three minutes. The shower block smelled unpleasant, felt very basic and there is no warning before the water cuts off. Long queues formed throughout the day, not just at the usual morning and evening peak times. I’ve camped on much larger sites with far better facilities and much shorter waits.

One thing prospective visitors should be aware of is the farm’s terrier, which is allowed to roam freely around the campsite all day. It repeatedly ran into campers’ pitches, approached nervous children and triggered reactions from other dogs. If you’re camping with a nervous dog or children who are uncomfortable around dogs, this may not be the right site for you.

Finally, I don’t think the campsite offers good value for money. I’ve paid similar prices at campsites less than five miles away with significantly better facilities and service. It feels like you’re paying a premium simply for being close to Mam Tor rather than for the overall camping experience.

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Liked This site is in a fabulous location with some beautiful views and the sound of sheep in the background. I didn’t use the facilities except to fill up with water so can’t really comment on those.
The site is on a slope but level spaces can be found around the edges if not busy.

Disliked As a solo traveller the gate at the entrance from the road is a pain. Exiting in the morning there were several cows around a few metres away who did look disinterested but when I opened the gate they decided to come and look so getting out was impossible. As you have to either stick out in the narrow road or cross the road to park and then go back to shut the gate (and either way the gate is open whilst you’re in your van or trying to get out of it quickly), the potential for escaping cows is huge. I only managed it because the farmer turned up and shooed the cows all back into the field. Would a cattle grid not work? They work everywhere else and if you have to have a gate then one set in from the road even a few metres would give us a chance.

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Liked Lovely open field with surrounding fields for sheep and cows.

Disliked Toilet block, I wasn't expecting luxury however does need work provided. Flush would work one day but not the next. Shower was out of order.

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Liked Good spot, good area lots of space, good facilities

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Liked Amazing location, clean and tidy, comfortable site. Great value for money.

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Liked Location amazing

Disliked Nothing

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Liked Location, no frills camping! Good place to get away with limited phone signal.

Disliked For the final extra star, a few more showers and toilet would be good

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Liked The wall and the trees help to shelter you from the wind, but don’t rely on them 100% 😃
There’s a shop, a shower and a toilet, and they even serve breakfast and dinner in the mornings and evenings – sold from a small van, so you’re welcome

Disliked Not much space in the toilets and showers + queues

Toilets – two cubicles and one urinal in the men’s, and two cubicles in the ladies’

Showers – (literally just one cubicle) one for men and one for women + £1 for a machine that runs for 3 minutes and doesn’t let you adjust the temperature = long queues

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