Moscar Cross Camping

Looking out from the campsite towards Stanage Edge

Dog-friendly wild camping site on a Peak District National Park farm
A five-minute drive to Ladybower Reservoir; 20 minutes to Stanage Edge
Pubs five minutes’ drive away and direct access to footpaths

You're going to want to put Moscar Cross Camping on your radar if you’re fishing for a wild camping break in the Peak District National Park, surrounded by reservoirs, pretty little villages and ample outdoor activities. Back to basics is the speciality at this working farm site, as is easy access to ultra-cool climbing crags like those on Stanage Edge, 20 minutes’ drive away, and hikes around the water at Ladybower Reservoir (five minutes’ drive) and Derwent Reservoir (15 minutes). Public transport, as you might expect, is pretty rare up here, so you’ll need your own form of transport to get around. What a time – you’re welcome to bring a barbecue, you see, and what better a place to grill veg or sausages than such a lush, green setting? There’s a shop for your greens, buns, meat and such in Low Bradfield village, 10 minutes’ drive away. As for your chunky pub chips, ales and other bites to eat, there are pubs within five minutes’ drive of the farm. With all of that to keep any hunger pangs at bay, you should feel bright and ready to tear up the mountain biking trails across the local moorlands. Your base is a working farm, remember, so there are footpaths that can be accessed directly from the site. Wild camping, of course, means that the only facilities at Moscar Cross Camping are portable toilets… leaving you free and easy to take a look around the pretty villages in the Hope Valley, hike Bradfield Valley before you return to civilisation in Sheffield (20 minutes’ drive) or wherever else you came from.

Campground type

Open now

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Jul 3 to Mon, Sep 28 2026

Nearby parks that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campground

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 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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Remote location Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) No drinkable water point No hot water No running water Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pop-up campground Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Mountain biking nearby

Location

Moscar Cross Camping

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

England

S6 6GL

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.39167°N
1.63068°W

Route directions

The site must be accessed from Rod Side road, off the A57, which has good access to both Sheffield and the Hope Valley via bus routes. What3words: lift.oppose.prom.

Nearest transport

Bus

6.4 mi Hunshelf Road

6.5 mi Opp Stocksbridge Library

6.9 mi Sheffield Interchange

Rail

4.4 mi Bamford Rail Station

4.6 mi Hathersage Rail Station

5.2 mi Hope (Derbyshire) Rail Station

Ferry

Airport

10.3 mi Sheffield City Airport

26.3 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport

26.5 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield 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

You’ll be well-served with a trusty pair of hiking boots or some sturdy trainers, what with all the ripe hiking grounds around. Make your way to big Peak District favourites like Mam Tor (25 minutes’ drive), Bamford Edge (five minutes) and Back Tor (15 minutes) in Hope Valley (10 minutes). String on your water gear for sailing on Damflask Reservoir (10 minutes). A picnic might be an essential if you’re planning on hiking around the shore too – you’re sure to find a splendid spot by the water to tuck into those sandwiches, after all. With Strines Moor and Strines Reservoir (10 minutes) nearby, there’s much more of that sort of thing around. All that’s likely to root you firmly in the present, but Chatsworth House (half an hour) turns back time a little. The 1600s mansion has huge grounds (just the place for more picnics), as well as lamb feeding experiences and other activities in the farmyard.

Food and drink

Strines Inn 2 mi
The Plough 2.3 mi
The Three Merry Lads 2.5 mi
The Sportsman 2.6 mi
Ladybower Inn 2.8 mi
Old Horns Inn 2.9 mi
Nags Head 3 mi
The Crown & Glove 3.3 mi
The Shiny Sheff 3.4 mi
The Rose & Crown 3.4 mi

Groceries

Spar Supermarket 3.7 mi
Co-op Food Supermarket 3.7 mi
Co-op Food Supermarket 4 mi
Co-op Food Supermarket 4 mi
Spar Supermarket 4.6 mi
Lidl Supermarket 4.9 mi
Bargain Booze Off-licence 5.1 mi
Berlin Calling Bottle Shop Off-licence 5.1 mi
Crookes Off License Off-licence 5.2 mi
Asda Supermarket 5.3 mi

Parks and play

Train Park Playground 2.8 mi
Spider Park Playground 3.3 mi
Stannington Park 3.6 mi
Forge Dam Park 4.1 mi
Forge Dam Playground 4.1 mi
Deer Park 4.2 mi
Goole Green park 4.2 mi
Sycamore Park 4.3 mi
Hathersage Park 4.4 mi
Common Lane Open Space park 4.4 mi

Family days out

David Mellor Visitor Centre 4.7 mi
Whirlow Hall Farm Trust 5.2 mi
Longshaw Moorland Discovery Centre 5.3 mi
Granby Discovery Barn 5.3 mi
Tree stumps embedded with coins 5.4 mi
Padley Manor (ruins) 5.9 mi
Ecclesall Woods Sawmill 6 mi

Public transport

Manchester Road/Rosary Cottage 0.3 mi
Manchester Road/Old School House 0.4 mi
Moscar/Manchester Road 0.5 mi
Manchester Road/Moscar 0.5 mi
Manchester Road/Holme Farm 0.5 mi
Manchester Road/Surrey Farm 0.8 mi
Manchester Road/Moscar Lodge 1 mi
Manchester Road/Wyming Brook Drive 1.2 mi
Ashopton/Strines Turn 1.4 mi
Game Lane/Beeton Green 1.6 mi

What’s nearby

Cow Gap Farm Fishery Fishing 2 mi
Loxley Fishery Fishing 2.9 mi
Hallamshire Golf Club Golf course 3.4 mi
Loxley Driving Range Golf course 3.8 mi
Mill Dam Fishing 3.9 mi
Sickleholme Golf Club Golf course 4.1 mi
Hillsborough Exchange Shopping centre 5.4 mi
Stocksbridge Golf Club Golf course 5.7 mi
Dyson Place Shopping centre 5.8 mi
Oxspring Dam Fishing 5.9 mi

Local services

Lodge Moor Surgery Doctors 3.1 mi
Lodge Moor Pharmacy 3.2 mi
Stannington Medical Centre Doctors 3.4 mi
The Claremont Hospital 4.1 mi
Deer Park Surgery Doctors 4.1 mi
Lo's Pharmacy 4.1 mi
Texaco Fuel station 4.4 mi
Esso Fuel station 4.5 mi
Sickleholme Service Station Fuel station 4.5 mi
Nethergreen Surgery Doctors 4.6 mi

Must see

Wentworth Castle Gardens 10.3 mi

Magna Science Adventure Centre 10.3 mi

Chatsworth 11.9 mi

Haddon Hall 13.6 mi

Yorkshire Sculpture Park 15.5 mi

National Trust

Winster Market House 17.3 mi

Lyme Park 17.7 mi

Marsden Moor Estate 19 mi

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 20.4 mi

Hardwick Hall 20.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Stanage Edge - Redmires - Hallam Moors 0.3 mi

Dale Dike - Brogging Strines 2.3 mi

Bradfield - Agden Reservoir - Bradfield 2.4 mi

Stanage (Dennis Knoll) - Redmires Reservoirs - Ringinglow - Hathersage Moor - Stanage 2.8 mi

Lodge Moor - Redmires - Stanage Burbage - Grindleford 2.9 mi