Rue Hill Campsite

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Great for watching the sun setting
Great for watching the sun setting
Sunset in the van field
Beautiful morning sunrise
Summer camping
Campsite
Hardstanding pitches
Hardstanding pitches
Wide grassy field
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Sunset in the van field
Beautiful morning sunrise
Summer camping

  • Simple rural site in Staffordshire, on the edge of the Peak District
  • A 10-minute drive from Alton Towers and 20 minutes from Dovedale
  • Football and volleyball nets; lots of space; a minute from the pub
Family rift? One lot wants rides and slides and attractions, the others long for walks in the wilderness and watery outdoors stuff? Reconcile all warring parties at Rue Hill Campsite, a simple and friendly site in the Staffordshire countryside, where (almost) every wish can be granted. This special spot is surrounded by green fields on the edge of the Peak District, a minute’s drive from the village of Cauldon Low and about 10 minutes’ drive from Alton Towers. Space is the word here: there’s a wide grassy field to stay in with plenty of room for running about at full pelt too, as well as more organised activities around the football and volleyball nets. Barbecues are welcome; hire firepits with logs, sticks and paper from the team for the simple pleasures of gathering round the flames, warming fingers, sizzling things on sticks or singing lusty songs (reasonably quietly). It’s a minute’s drive to a pub with food and 15 minutes to a nicely varied selection of shops, supermarkets, takeaways and other eateries at Ashbourne.

Site type

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Motorhome sites 14
Rent a tent 4
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open now
Opens 20 March
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Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 20 Mar to

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Reviews

9.7

Overall rating from 242 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

98% would recommend this site to a friend

98% would stay here again

What customers say

Good-sized, tidy campsite with top-notch, clean facilities. Owners get rave reviews for being friendly and helpful, with local tips. Great for Alton Towers trips. Has family stuff and fire pits for hire. A few mentioned road or group noise from some spots.

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Steve E. 10 reviews

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Fantastic site, peaceful, clean and great owners.

Disliked Nothing

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Brilliant site, very quiet this time…

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Gary K. 1 review

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Brilliant site, very quiet this time of year but the hosts were fantastic. Spoke to us throughout and were there if we needed anything. Toilets and showers were cleaned daily and the fire pit and wood bundle for £10 was excellent value for money. Highly recommend and will definitely visit again.

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Good place, will stay again

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked Good facilities, nice warm showers, even in October

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A great site.football pitches and fire pits was a nice touch.

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked The site is wonderful has great views great amenaties. The staff are friendly and welcoming. This is the second stay and

Disliked The only small issue was the grass was a bit long in the top field. It was end of season i understand but made things bit wetter when travelling to the loo in the night.

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Its well maintained, quiet and peaceful,…

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Aid 1 review

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Its well maintained, quiet and peaceful, plenty of countryside to walk around, pub within my walking distance, fire pits and logs available on site. excellently situated if you plan to visit Alton Towers

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Accommodating staff, clean and easily accessible…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Accommodating staff, clean and easily accessible toilets, showers and drinking water. Large camping area.

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Beautiful location and helpful owners

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Jenna 7 reviews

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked Owners were great, really helpful and nice to chat to. The showers were warm and the music playing in the loo was a nice touch. They're pretty basic but clean. Shower flip flops are recommended. Plenty of space and beautiful views with glorious sunsets one side and the moon coming up the
other side. No walkable pub or shop but the location is brilliant for all of the local hotspots.

No internet unless you're with a certain provider (can't remember which) but that was a bonus in my eyes

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Clean, well looked after campsite…

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Jessica S. 1 review

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked Clean, well looked after campsite

Disliked Nothing

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Well organised clean and Alton towers just down the road !

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Andrew P. 5 reviews

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked Had a lovely couple of nights at Rue hill very well organised with everything you could need .Clean showers and toilet block with nice hot showers, Nice friendly owners who gave some great advice on where to eat etc in the local areas shall return next year thank you ps (great roads for motorcyclists on the doorstep)(

Disliked Nothing

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Really nice campsite. Lots of space…

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Cindy M. 5 reviews

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Really nice campsite. Lots of space and facilities were really looked after. Lady who runs the campsite was very knowledgeable of the area and came to check I was okay which was great as a solo camper. Loved the separate adult only field

Disliked Not the campsite fault but phone signal was really bad in the area for my network

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Features

No 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 Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed No pets allowed

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Step-free access Site close to accessible bathrooms Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Rue Hill Campsite

Cauldon Low

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

England

ST10 3EY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.02826°N
1.88094°W

Nearest transport

Coach
19.7 km Bus Station
19.7 km Bus Station
19.7 km Bus Station
Rail
14.2 km Blythe Bridge Rail Station
14.7 km Uttoxeter Rail Station
17.7 km Longton Rail Station
Airport
43.3 km East Midlands Airport
45.2 km Manchester Airport Terminal 3
45.3 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

For those who like to be hurtled about at great speeds and heights, happiness awaits: it’s 10 minutes to the assorted excitements of Alton Towers, and for those who haven't quite graduated to the big league, an array of rides aimed at younger clientele are at Gulliver’s Kingdom, 40 minutes away. For active stuff in the outdoors, make for the Dovedale valley, 20 minutes away for walks and rides through the fab surrounds of the southern Peak District. If you prefer a splash of water with your adventures, wend your way over to Carsington Water (25 minutes) for kayaking, sailing and fishing as well as walks and bike rides round the reservoir. For more urban antics, meanwhile, sidle over to Stoke Skatepark (40 minutes), a mecca for concrete acrobats. Penchant for the past? The Churnet Valley Steam Railway is 10 minutes' drive away, while the fine old stately piles of Haddon Hall and Chatsworth House are within 45 minutes. It's a similar distance to the Crich Tramway Museum and the Heights of Abraham, a Victorian pleasure ground reached by cable car from Matlock Bath, with a fossil museum, caverns and acres of upland parkland. For animal fans, there’s horse trekking from the Beaver Hall equestrian centre, 10 minutes away, and very close by, encounters with lemurs, penguins, wallabies and pygmy goats at the Peak Wildlife Park.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • Yew Tree Inn Pub 1.5 km
  • Ye Old Crown Hotel Pub 2.3 km
  • The Star At Cotton Pub 2.8 km
  • The Red Lion Inn Pub 3.7 km
  • Cricketers Arms Pub 4 km
  • Pizza & Pasta Restaurant 4.3 km
  • Courtyard BBQ Restaurant 4.4 km
  • The Welcom-inn Restaurant 4.4 km
  • Energy Station Restaurant 4.6 km
  • Fox and Goose Pub 4.6 km

Groceries

  • Coca-Cola Freestyle - Forbidden Valley Drinks shop 4.7 km
  • Coca-Cola Refresh and Refill - Dark Forest Drinks shop 4.8 km
  • Morrisons Supermarket 8.3 km
  • Asda Supermarket 8.4 km
  • Bargain Booze Off-licence 8.5 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 9.2 km
  • Majestic Off-licence 9.5 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 9.8 km

Parks and play

  • Moorfield Play Area Playground 0.9 km
  • Hey Dugee Big Adventure Badge Playground 4.3 km
  • The Lawns park 4.4 km
  • Thorpe Rise Play area Playground 7.7 km
  • Chuchill Play Area Playground 7.9 km
  • Arundel Playing Field park 8 km
  • Arundel Play Area Playground 8 km
  • Millbrook Open Space park 8.6 km
  • Tean Road Recreation Ground park 8.7 km
  • austin close play area Playground 9.4 km

Family days out

  • Alton Towers Main Entrance Visitor attraction 4.1 km
  • JoJo & Gran Gran at Home Visitor attraction 4.2 km
  • Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop Visitor attraction 4.3 km
  • Something Special Sensory Garden Visitor attraction 4.4 km
  • Battle Galleons Visitor attraction 4.5 km
  • Alton Towers Resort Theme park 4.5 km
  • R-Cade Training Facility Amusement arcade 4.6 km
  • The Games Bunker Amusement arcade 4.6 km
  • Peak Wildlife Park Zoo 4.7 km
  • Alton Towers Car Park Visitor attraction 4.7 km
  • X-Cite Amusement arcade 4.7 km
  • Chained Oak Visitor attraction 4.8 km
  • Cuckoo Cars Driving School Visitor attraction 4.8 km
  • Tissington Hall Castle 10.4 km
  • Caverswall Castle 14 km

Public transport

  • Wardlow Turn 0.3 km
  • Westfields 0.8 km
  • Hoftens Cross 0.9 km
  • Cross Inn PH 0.9 km
  • Cow Lane 1.5 km
  • Yew Tree Inn PH 1.5 km
  • Hill Top 1.5 km
  • Moorend Farm 1.5 km
  • Green Man PH 1.6 km
  • Ye Old Crown Hotel 2.3 km

Other nearby

  • Whiston Golf Club Golf course 3.9 km
  • Denstone College Golf Club Golf course 7.8 km
  • Penny Lane Shopping Mall Shopping centre 8.4 km
  • JCB Golf & Country Club Golf course 9.4 km
  • Ashbourne Golf Club Golf course 9.7 km

Local services

  • Barclays Cashpoint 8.6 km
  • The Bank Bar and Bistro Cashpoint 10 km
  • Sainsbury's Bank Cashpoint 10.1 km
  • Duke of York filling station Fuel station 8.3 km
  • ratcliffes Pharmacy 8.5 km
  • J C Ratcliffe Pharmacy 8.6 km
  • Mighty Compton Organ Fuel station 8.6 km
  • Boots Pharmacy 8.6 km
  • Cheadle Hosptal Hospital 8.8 km
  • Mill View Surgery Doctors 9.1 km
  • Kingsley Moor Filling Station Fuel station 9.3 km
  • Saint Oswald's Hospital 9.6 km
  • Ashbourne Medical Practice Doctors 9.7 km

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Must see

Alton Towers Resort 4.5 km

Sudbury Hall 16.9 km

Royal Doulton Factory Shop, Trentham 19.2 km

Wedgwood Visitor Centre 20.8 km

Royal Stafford 21.3 km

National Trust

The Old Manor 7.1 km

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 17.3 km

Winster Market House 20.3 km

Biddulph Grange Garden 22 km

Kedleston Hall 24.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Winkhill - Waterfall - Waterhouses 4 km

Oakamoor - Churnet Valley - Dimmings Dale - Oakamoor 4.2 km

ALTON TOWERS 4.8 km

Ellastone - Rocester - Marston Montgomery - Roston - Ellastone 5.7 km

Ellastone - Swinscoe - Stanton - Ellastone 5.7 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 Rue Hill Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Rue Hill Campsite dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Rue Hill Campsite? For those who like to be hurtled about at great speeds and heights, happiness awaits: it’s 10 minutes to the assorted excitements of Alton Towers, and for those who haven't quite graduated … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Rue Hill Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  10 a.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Rue Hill Campsite? From $46.97 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.