Peakstones Inn

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  • Family-owned pub site five minutes' drive from Alton Towers
  • 15 minutes' drive from the Peak District; Stoke on Trent 30 minutes
  • Bar, restaurant and large beer garden; dogs welcome
Fill your days zooming about on Alton Towers rides and your evenings sipping pints at Peakstones Inn, a traditional pub in the Staffordshire countryside with more than 400 years of history to its name. This rural spot is but a five-minute drive from the UK's biggest theme park, far enough from the action to get a proper night's sleep but close enough for thrill-seekers who plan on making repeat trips. Set on the edge of the Churnet Valley, Peakstones Inn has several well-placed plots for under-canvas stays on the edge of its spacious beer garden. Those pitching up here have access to basic amenities like toilets inside the pub, where you can also settle in for drinks and food, including full English breakfasts for early birds who are up and about before 9am. Other perks of staying in an old pub include plenty of classic games like darts and pool. Any energetic dogs you've brought have several run-around spots within a three-mile radius, including Dimmingsdale Valley where they can snuffle through forest terrain and the Churnet Valley Cycleway, an accessible route that runs along an old railway line (you might want to keep them on a lead at this latter spot). Prefer urban escapades? Stoke on Trent, a city made up of six historic towns, is half an hour away by road. Hankering for extra snacks? The closest supermarket is a five-minute drive away.

Campground type

Tent sites 5
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Open now
Opens March 27
Please note
  • This park has no on-site shower facilities.

Admission

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

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Occupancy

  • Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Mar 27 to

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Reviews

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Budget/backpacker

84% would recommend this campground to a friend

83% would stay here again

What customers say

Great location near Alton Towers. Staff are super friendly. On-site pub gets rave reviews for food & atmosphere. Site is good value but facilities are basic, notably a lack of showers. Road noise & pitch size issues noted. Upkeep & safety get mixed feedback.

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Very helpful and friendly staff and…

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Aaron W. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Very helpful and friendly staff and owner Margaret is very friendly and welcoming aground pleasant experience

Recommend to friends Visit again

Relatively cheap and cheerful.

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Friendly staff in the pub.
Decent location, particularly if visiting Alton Towers like we were.
Toilets are very basic but I found them to be clean enough and warm.

Disliked No signage to indicate you’d arrived, or what to do to check in once you had.
Not very much space to pitch a tent - it was very tight when we arrived (3 others already there) but then two more parties arrived. I was pleased to have only been there for one night due to this!
Seemed as though everyone on the site was ‘smoking’ which was horrendous.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall nice place, would go back and stay again

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 Lauren P. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked lovely location
The peakstone inn staff were welcoming.
Nice atmosphere and the food was nice and reasonable prices.
Great if visiting Alton towers as 5 minutes away

Disliked There was a noise like an extraction fan going off all night both nights so didn’t sleep well.
Nothing for children to play or keep entertained.
Would of been great if there was at least one shower on site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing little gem. The food as…

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 Clementine C. 2 reviews

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Amazing little gem. The food as great both breakfast and dinner options and so reasonable for what you get. On top the pub is so nice eith a fe2 hidden gems for you to look for. The staff including margaret herself are just so friendly and knowledgeable.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Cheap for 1 night if going to Alton towers. Wouldn’t stay for longer!

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Jenna H. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Close to Alton towers. It was cheap

Disliked I didn’t feel like a campsite or even a field just a random patch of ground. The whole place feels run down, it was really noisy next to the road

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 Paul J. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Location

Disliked Pub and toilets very poor

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect economy camping for two nights, close to Alton towers.

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 Sally D. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Location and cost were brilliant

Disliked Very basic as expected, take your own toilet roll! Road is quite busy and noisy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, quiet, friendly…

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 Luke S. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Great site, quiet, friendly

Recommend to friends Visit again

10 minutes from Alton Towers Quite cheap,…

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5 out of 10
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 Dan C. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked 10 minutes from Alton Towers
Quite cheap, about £20 per night

Disliked Right next to a busy road; really loud when trying to sleep
In the middle of nowhere, 25 minutes to the nearest supermarket
Weird smell in the camping bathroom

Recommend to friends Visit again

Helpful friendly staff, good food &…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Helpful friendly staff, good food & beer reasonably priced. Well lit campsite with access to toilets. Convenient location to Alton Towers in quiet area.

Disliked Some traffic noise from nearby road.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 Rallies welcome 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

Utilities

Charging facilities 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

Type

Pub campground Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Horseback riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Peakstones Inn

Cheadle Road

Alton

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

England

ST10 4DH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.98104°N
1.91933°W

Nearest transport

Bus
11 mi Bus Station
11 mi Bus Station
11 mi Bus Station
Rail
6.2 mi Blythe Bridge Rail Station
6.4 mi Uttoxeter Rail Station
9.1 mi Longton Rail Station
Airport
26.8 mi East Midlands 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

As nearby attractions go, it doesn't get much more local than Alton Towers (five minutes' drive) – in fact, it's said that the Peakstones Inn was once the gatekeeper's lodge of Alton Towers back in the days when the 910-acre park was owned by the Earl of Shrewsbury. Nowadays, as well as the coasters and other headline rides, there's a spa, water park and miniature golf course that cater to those looking for chilled-out times alongside big adrenaline hits. This well-located site is also a mere 15-minute drive from the edge of the Peak District National Park, a hub for epic hill hikes, laidback leg-stretching and everything in between. Drive to Dovedale car park (30 minutes) if you fancy mostly flat walks along country lanes and riverside paths, or take on mighty Mam Tor (an hour) if you're up for a challenge. And don't neglect the fab family-friendly ents on offer in Stoke on Trent (30 minutes) – the city is home (to name but a few) to Trentham Monkey Forest, a wildlife park where apes roam free, Waterworld Tropical Aqua Park and the spectacular Trentham Estate.

Food and drink

  • The Peakstones Pub 0.01 mi
  • Rambler's Retreat Restaurant 0.5 mi
  • Alton Bridge Hotel Pub 1 mi
  • The Royal Oak Pub 1 mi
  • Bulls Head Inn Pub 1.1 mi
  • White Hart Pub 1.2 mi
  • The Oak in Chains Bar & Grill Restaurant 1.2 mi
  • The Blacksmiths Arms Pub 1.3 mi
  • Courtyard BBQ Restaurant 1.4 mi
  • The Welcom-inn Restaurant 1.4 mi

Groceries

  • Coca-Cola Refresh and Refill - Dark Forest Drinks shop 1.2 mi
  • Coca-Cola Freestyle - Forbidden Valley Drinks shop 1.6 mi
  • Asda Supermarket 2.7 mi
  • Morrisons Supermarket 2.8 mi
  • Bargain Booze Off-licence 2.9 mi
  • Tean Co-Op Supermarket 3.4 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 3.6 mi
  • Premier Stores Supermarket 5.9 mi
  • Asda Supermarket 6.1 mi
  • Majestic Off-licence 6.1 mi

Parks and play

  • Hey Dugee Big Adventure Badge Playground 1.2 mi
  • The Lawns park 1.3 mi
  • Arundel Playing Field park 2.4 mi
  • Arundel Play Area Playground 2.4 mi
  • Millbrook Open Space park 2.5 mi
  • Tean Road Recreation Ground park 2.8 mi
  • Chuchill Play Area Playground 2.8 mi
  • Thorpe Rise Play area Playground 2.9 mi
  • Wedgwood Open Space park 3.2 mi
  • austin close play area Playground 3.2 mi

Family days out

  • Wright's Rock Visitor attraction 0.3 mi
  • Gentleman's Rock Visitor attraction 0.3 mi
  • Painter's Rock Visitor attraction 0.4 mi
  • Earl's Rock Visitor attraction 0.5 mi
  • Rainroach Rock Visitor attraction 0.5 mi
  • Chained Oak Visitor attraction 0.8 mi
  • X-Cite Amusement arcade 1.1 mi
  • Raj's Bouncy Bottom Burp Visitor attraction 1.1 mi
  • Alton Castle 1.1 mi
  • Cuckoo Cars Driving School Visitor attraction 1.1 mi

Public transport

  • The Elms 0.7 mi
  • Highwayman Inn PH 0.9 mi
  • Post Office 1.1 mi
  • Greendale Farm 1.2 mi
  • Alton Towers 1.3 mi
  • Denstone Road 1.3 mi
  • Saltersford Lane 1.3 mi
  • Farley Gates 1.3 mi
  • Alton Towers Entrance 1.4 mi
  • Oakamoor Road 1.4 mi

What’s nearby

  • Denstone College Golf Club Golf course 2.6 mi
  • Penny Lane Shopping Mall Shopping centre 2.9 mi
  • Whiston Golf Club Golf course 2.9 mi
  • JCB Golf & Country Club Golf course 3.5 mi

Local services

  • ratcliffes Pharmacy 2.7 mi
  • J C Ratcliffe Pharmacy 2.9 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 3 mi
  • Cheadle Hosptal Hospital 3 mi
  • Tean Pharmacy 3.4 mi
  • Tean Service Station Fuel station 3.5 mi
  • Valero Fuel station 3.6 mi
  • Mill View Surgery Doctors 4 mi
  • Kingsley Moor Filling Station Fuel station 4.7 mi
  • Shell Uttoxeter Fuel station 5.2 mi

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Must see

Alton Towers Resort 1.3 mi

Sudbury Hall 8.7 mi

Royal Doulton Factory Shop, Trentham 10.4 mi

Wedgwood Visitor Centre 10.5 mi

Trentham Monkey Forest 11.8 mi

National Trust

The Old Manor 4.2 mi

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 9 mi

Shugborough Estate 13.7 mi

Biddulph Grange Garden 14.4 mi

Kedleston Hall 16 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Oakamoor - Churnet Valley - Dimmings Dale - Oakamoor 1.3 mi

ALTON TOWERS 1.4 mi

Ellastone - Swinscoe - Stanton - Ellastone 3.8 mi

Ellastone - Rocester - Marston Montgomery - Roston - Ellastone 3.9 mi

Winkhill - Waterfall - Waterhouses 5.4 mi

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 Peakstones Inn have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Peakstones Inn dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Peakstones Inn? As nearby attractions go, it doesn't get much more local than Alton Towers (five minutes' drive) – in fact, it's said that the Peakstones Inn was once the gatekeeper's lodge of Alton … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Peakstones Inn?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Peakstones Inn? From $24.36 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.