Rue Hill Campsite

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Great for watching the sun setting
Beautiful morning sunrise
Summer camping
Campsite

  • 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

Tent sites 30
Caravan sites 14
Motorhome sites 14
Open now
Opens 14 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 14 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

96%

would recommend this site to a friend

95%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Very spacious Beautiful surroundings The host Lorraine is absolutely lovely Toilets & showers…

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

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Very spacious
Beautiful surroundings
The host Lorraine is absolutely lovely
Toilets & showers are clean & water is hot
Fire pit & wood supplied for very reasonable price
Couldn’t fault it

Disliked: All 3 of us could not pick one fault.

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Large camping fields, separated for adults and families. Basic showers and toilets…

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Large camping fields, separated for adults and families. Basic showers and toilets but very good for he price

Disliked: Not much within walking distance, pubs shops etc. just take your own booze and foo

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Great site, great amenities.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Declan I. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Well presented site with all amenities on hand.

Owners were very welcoming & polite.

Adequate space.

Lovely views.

Disliked: Not really an issue, but had to be off site by 11:00.

Wanted to relax, until later on in the day.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice rural site good good, clean amenities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Adam F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Nice rural location near to amazing local farm selling great grub. Toilet and shower facilities very clean

Disliked: There were a few kids running around... only disliked because I wished I could have a kick about instead!

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Great campsite

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

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Loved this campsite ! Lovely toilet block! Also great you can hire flame pits we enjoyed toasting marshmallows one evening. Lovely local walks and near to Alton towers

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Hidden gem - well thought out site, group and family friendly

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Plenty of space, well kept campsite, clean and spacious toilet/shower block, fire pit hire and stone fire circles, really good price, lovely welcome from team - helpful local recommendations

Disliked: Nothing!

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For the price charged for 2 nights it was a bargain.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Stuart H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Beautiful location with great views across the roaming fields. Great if you want to ride the Manifold bike route.
Shower & Toilets are clean and well stocked.

Disliked: Located next to a road that get busy.
No local pubs with food and the food truck on site was not open.
Walk back from the local pub at night is not safe. Thankfully the very nice landlord gave us a lift home for safety reasons.
There is no phone signal for calls or data, make sure you take a book with you.

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Brilliant campsite with plenty of space. Football pitches with nets, which my kids…

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Brilliant campsite with plenty of space.
Football pitches with nets, which my kids loved!
Excellent bathroom and washing up facilities.
Owners were extremely helpful, especially when I had a flat battery on my car before leaving!

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay

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

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Location, facilities, friendly owners

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great all round 👍…

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

Unpowered grass caravan site

Liked: Great all round 👍

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

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 Car parking by site/unit 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

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)

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 +0100 (GMT+01:00)

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.

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

Local events

  • Download Festival (Friday, 13 June 2025 – Friday, 13 June 2025)

    Derby, England 40.6 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

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

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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 $45.11 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.