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

Tent sites 50
Caravan sites 50
Motorhome sites 50
Open now
Opens 24 April
Please note

Extras

  • A charge of £1.00 ($2.29) applies for the use of the shower.

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 16 or over.

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 24 Apr to

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Reviews

8.6

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Walkers' paradise

90% would recommend this site to a friend

87% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spot for hikers near Mam Tor/Castleton. Friendly staff, stunning views, handy food/shop. Basic but clean facilities, though sometimes a wait. Peaceful generally, but can get noisy when busy.

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Anonymous

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Liked Great setting, will definitely be going back

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Everything was great. Great location. Would…

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Anonymous

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Liked Everything was great. Great location. Would definitely stay again

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Great campsite.

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Dawn H. 2 reviews

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Liked Relaxed. Friendly. Location is top notch.
Facilities are basic but clean and just right.

Disliked Nothing

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Wonderful locations, shame the few spoilt it for the many.

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Georgia W. 1 review

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Liked Perfect location and easy access for a large camper. There were basic facilities up in the farm yard however I didn’t need them myself so can’t rate. Would stay again for the location, maybe just nowhere near the weekend when the rowdy campers pitch up as I can see from previous reviews it’s not been everyone’s experience.

Disliked First site I’ve stayed on that doesn’t ask people to be courteous and leave a 3m space from others. Consequently carfuls of teenage lads turned up and wedged their cars between my van, the stone wall and some poor guy in a one man tent (clearly wasn’t a clear area to pitch) couldn’t use my main door or sit outside the van on a chair, also pitched their three tents less than half a metre in a U shape across the bonnet so I couldn’t relocate, they kept the whole site up until early hours as no noise curfew. This place could be an absolute gem with just the standard campsite restrictions but I fully understand the owners are busy running a farm and don’t have the time to enforce it.

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Excellent location and great scenery…

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 Sean D. 7 reviews

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Liked Excellent location and great scenery

Recommend to friends Visit again

Shower has great water pressure and…

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Anonymous

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Liked Shower has great water pressure and perfect temperature. Handy washing up facilities. Location is amazing.
Friendly family owned site. Highly recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would be good during the week but weekends are rowdy.

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Debbie F. 3 reviews

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Liked Great location for walks and facilities are good. Even though there was only 2 toilets and 1 shower I never had to wait.

Disliked Large groups allowed to camp together causing loud noise untill past 1am playing music. Not the place to go if you need to get up early to hike like we did.

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A basic campsite with perfect distance of multiple walks

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Charlotte c. 1 review

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Liked Great location for multiple walks.

Disliked 10pm noise curfew is not policed and often ignored bu campers. During my stay several groups were up talking and playing music via a speaker until midnight/early hours. Im not the fun police but they showrd no respect to their nearby campers.

The facilities are basic so be prepared for this. Showers are £1 for 3mins, and there is only 1 male and 1 female shower. They could so with a bit of TLC, but your camping in a working farm.

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Ben G. 2 reviews

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Liked Location, near to good hiking and biking trails. Nice big field, good for pitching tents etc.

Disliked Noise from other campers, lots of groups ignore the 10pm curfew for silence. This is probably because everyone knows it's not enforced. Would make a difference if the campsite owner did a walk around at 11pm. There were groups playing music and shouting at 2:30am last night despite others telling them to shut-up. Also, wish the gate at the main road was set back a bit because it's not safe to stop car on the road to open it. Same when leaving and closing it.

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Anonymous

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Liked Location was lovely and nice scenery

Disliked Very noisy in the night till the early hours - not good noise control .
Showers not great - not very clean

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Features

Dogs allowed

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 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 Large (51-200 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.

Food and drink

  • 1530 2.1 km
  • The Merchant's Yard 6.7 km
  • Sal’s Italian 6.8 km
  • Golden Dragon 7.3 km
  • Coco Chapel 7.4 km
  • Rems Cafe Bar & Restaurant 7.4 km
  • Bukharaa Chapel 7.5 km
  • Deacon's Bank 7.5 km
  • Stella’s Kitchen 8.9 km
  • Cafe Bombay 9.1 km

Groceries

  • Hope Valley Tap & Bottle Off-licence 4.3 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 4.4 km
  • The Co-operative Food Supermarket 6.7 km
  • Spar Supermarket 7 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 7.1 km
  • Morrisons Supermarket 7.2 km
  • The Co-operative Food Supermarket 7.6 km

Parks and play

  • Memorial Park 7.6 km
  • Squirrel Green park 9 km
  • The Green park 9.8 km
  • Brown Edge Road Playground 9.9 km

Family days out

  • Speedwell Cavern 1 km
  • Blue John Cavern 1.1 km
  • Treak Cliff Cavern 1.1 km
  • Devil's Arse (Peak Cavern) 1.8 km
  • Peveril Castle 1.9 km
  • Peveril Castle Visitor Centre 2 km
  • The Chestnut Centre (owls & otters) 5.5 km

Public transport

  • Blue John Cavern Bus stop 1.2 km
  • Mam Nick Car Park Bus stop 1.3 km
  • Mam Tor Bus stop 1.5 km
  • Castleton Bus Station 2.2 km
  • Castleton (How Lane) Bus stop 2.4 km
  • Castleton (Losehill Hall) Bus stop 2.7 km
  • Hope (Warehouse Lane) Bus stop 3.1 km
  • Railway Station Bus stop 3.3 km
  • Hope (The Marshes) Bus stop 3.4 km
  • Hope (College) Bus stop 3.9 km

What’s nearby

  • Victory Quarry Angling Club Fishing 7.3 km
  • Sickleholme Golf Club Golf course 8.3 km
  • Buxton and High Peak Golf Club Golf course 9.6 km

Local services

  • YHA Castleton Losehill Hall Charging station 2.8 km
  • UK Fuel station 4.3 km
  • Tideswell Pharmacy 6.8 km
  • Aesthetics by Nurse Hannah Doctors 6.8 km
  • EV On the Move Charging station 7 km
  • EG On the Move Fuel station 7 km
  • Morrisons Daily & Petrol Station Fuel station 7.2 km
  • Thornbrook Surgery Doctors 7.3 km
  • Peak Pharmacy 7.3 km
  • Cera Doctors 7.5 km

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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

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.

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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 $52.46 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.