Hacking Hall Farm Camping

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Riverside pitches (added by manager 19 Aug 2022)
Riverside pitches
River running along the site
Grass pitches
The river calder
The river calder
Ariel view
Stunning old farm house
View from our tent.
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River running along the site
Grass pitches
The river calder

  • Dog-friendly pop-up site on the riverside in the Ribble Valley
  • A 10-minute drive from Whalley Abbey; 20 minutes to Clitheroe Castle
  • Access to walking trails; pub nearby; barbecues permitted
Put your feet up at Hacking Hall Farm Camping, a dog-friendly site on a working farm in Ribble Valley, alongside the confluence of the river Calder and the river Ribble. Here, you’ll be in a countryside chunk of land with views of Longridge Fell, surrounded by woodlands for walking (including family-friendly trails for all ages), with Whalley Abbey 10 minutes’ drive away and Clitheroe Castle 20 minutes away. The pitches are part of a field in front of Hacking Hall, with access to toilets and water. Pets are permitted here (on leads), and under 18s are also allowed, as long as they’re accompanied by an adult. You’ll be able to access lots of public footpaths in the area, along with places to eat: a couple of restaurant are about five minutes' drive/half an hour's walk away. The site is on the outskirts of Whalley in Lancashire, so the town centre is under 10 minutes’ drive away, where there’s a nice chain of shops, restaurants, pubs and supermarkets. If you’re still hungry or don’t want to get up just yet, local places also deliver, so you can take a pizza down to the river if you wish. Barbecues and campfires are also permitted, so this may be another way to wind down in the evening nicely. Please note that this is an active working farm, with some agricultural activity beginning as early as 6am. Fishing is only permitted if you are part of the local angling association. Other activities like swimming and paddleboarding are not allowed along this stretch of the river.

Campground type

Tent sites 50
Opens
Please note
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • The site do not have any rights to fishing on the river.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9

Overall rating based on 245 reviews View breakdown

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Voted 68% of visitors View breakdown

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would recommend this campground to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Good site, felt very safe solo female clean site with friendly owners

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
Rebecca D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Easy to book and pay to stay, got to park close to the river and set up. Felt very safe as a solo female traveller, close to family so will be booking again. Very friendly site owners. Clean toilets and owners come round on a quad to offer fire pits and wood.

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Excellent site with friendly staff and level pitches.

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Lovely location close to the river. Very friendly welcome.

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Excellently.…

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Excellently.

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Frendly staff

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Nice please nice people

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Beautiful campsite and lovely atmosphere.

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The owner was very friendly, but respectful and came around every evening to see if any logs were needed. The field is quite big, so they had two sets of toilets/showers which were kept in a good condition and drinking water just outside the toilet by tap. The views were amazing.

Disliked: Because the field is so big, they only have one washing up station, near the entrance but not one on the next part of their field. Showers at the top side were cold showers and the bottoms ones were hot, so there is definitely a difference in amenities depending on which side of the field you camp, which felt a little unfair. Because of this it felt a little expensive for the basic amenities we had on our side of the field.

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Toilet easy to find. Lots of space to pitch. Not far from…

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Toilet easy to find. Lots of space to pitch. Not far from the town.

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Fantastic site,will definitely be going back. Friendly staff

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Could camp wherever you wanted,no silly rules. Lovely and clean. Very welcoming. New to camping and this site will definitely be revisited

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Fantastic views, lovely sitting overlooking the river. Staff were great. Lovely campsite…

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Fantastic views, lovely sitting overlooking the river. Staff were great. Lovely campsite on a working farm, sheep and horses. Surprisingly peaceful. Thoroughly enjoyed our 3 night stay.

Disliked: They werent terrible but the toilets and showers are basic standard cabins.

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Beautiful site. Wonderful views. Friendly owners.

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
Hayley L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: This was a beautiful little find. The first night we practically had the field to ourselves. (My friend camped next to us) Such a peaceful night with lots of star gazing. The river is beautiful. The field is well kept. When we got there, we got there early, the young lad got busy rolling the field to make it flat for us. The sheep had escaped and was grazing as we pitched, which we loved but the owner was very apologetic when we saw her later. It wasn't an issue at all as we knew was a working farm, so all part of the experience. The 2nd night was a bit busier, but everyone was respectful and lovely. There are a few walks which we asked the owner and she kindly got a map for us and showed us the variety of walks nearby. It was a bit late in the day so we chose one of the smallest walks but even that had some lovely views. Hopefully, we will be back again and can try some longer walks. I loved that they came round in the evening to ask if we needed anything for the campfires. The wash area was a lovely addition, providing washing up liquid and bowls. We always bring our own but handy if you forget. The toilets are toilets and what you expect on a campsite. However some nice extra touches like handsoap and hand sanitiser. We wasn't there long enough to use the shower but I think would be enough to have a rinse if you needed if you was ther longer than a night or so. I love being near water when we camp so was lovely to be by the river. I highly recommend this place if you get the chance.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike at all.

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Beautiful Site with Stunning Views

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Beautiful surroundings & stunning views. The campsite owner was extremely helpful & accommodating - the pitch allocated wasn’t very level so they sorted us a new pitch no problem, we will definitely return.

Disliked: Spiders in the loo 🤣

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Features

Pop-up campground

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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

Hikers’ paradise Remote location Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites) Pop-up campground

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Restaurant nearby

Location

Hacking Hall Farm Camping

Elker Lane

Billington

Clitheroe

Lancashire

England

BB7 9HZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.82834°N
-2.44208°W

Nearest transport

Bus
5.6 mi Coach Stop C3
6.1 mi Bus Station
8.5 mi Town Hall
Rail
1.3 mi Whalley Rail Station
1.6 mi Langho Rail Station
3.7 mi Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Rail Station
Ferry
23.7 mi Knott End-On-Sea Ferry Landing
23.9 mi Heysham Ferry Terminal
24 mi Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing

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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Whalley Abbey (former Cistercian abbey): 10 minutes’ drive - Clitheroe Castle (ruined early medieval castle): 20 minutes - The Jump Works Trampoline Park (discount available for guests at the site): 20 minutes - Gawthorpe Hall (National Trust Elizabethan country house on the banks of the river Calder): 25 minutes - Bowland Wild Boar Park (rural wildlife park with farm-themed rides and animal feeding): half an hour - Pendle Hill (walking trails): half an hour - Beacon Fell Country Park (nature reserve and country park with trails): 40 minutes - Blackpool: 55 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Morecambe North 24.2 mi Estuary Good N/A Good Good
Morecambe South 24.4 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Fleetwood 24.5 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Cleveleys 25 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Bispham 25 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Oswaldtwistle Mills 5.9 mi

Gawthorpe Hall 6.3 mi

Beacon Fell Country Park 9.5 mi

Forest of Bowland 12.1 mi

Camelot Theme Park 17 mi

National Trust

Gawthorpe Hall 6.2 mi

Hardcastle Crags 17.5 mi

Rufford Old Hall 20.1 mi

Malham Tarn Estate 21.8 mi

East Riddlesden Hall 23.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Hurst Green, the Three Rivers and Tolkien 1.7 mi

Three Rivers and Stonyhurst with Tolkien Connections 1.7 mi

Stonyhurst College and Around Kemple End 1.8 mi

STONYHURST COLLEGE 1.9 mi

Whalley Nab 2 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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Hacking Hall Farm Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Hacking Hall Farm Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Hacking Hall Farm Camping? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Whalley Abbey (former Cistercian abbey): 10 minutes’ drive - Clitheroe Castle (ruined early medieval castle): 20 minutes - The Jump Works Trampoline Park (discount available for … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Hacking Hall Farm Camping?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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