Calder Farm

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Aerial view of the countryside (added by manager 03 Jan 2023)
Oak pod
Oak pod
Exterior acorn pod

  • Small family-run site with Ribble Valley views in Lancashire
  • A 20-minute drive to Gisburn Forest bike paths, Pendle Hill and Settle
  • Dog-friendly site with dedicated exercise area; pub 15 minutes’ walk
Keen to have a look at Lancashire and a sneaky peek into Yorkshire? Lurk for a while at Calder Farm for a peaceful break with views to Pendle Hill in the spectacular Ribble Valley. This is a scenic pitstop for exploring the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (10 minutes’ drive) or hopping counties into the Yorkshire Dales National Park (20 minutes). Sparkling clean facilities on this family-run site include a heated toilet block with disabled access to the showers and washing-up area. Barbecues are permitted (but not open campfires please), and you’ll need to bring your own firepit, although you can buy wood on site and picnic tables are provided on the tree-sheltered field. Stock up on barbecue supplies in the supermarkets of Clitheroe (15 minutes’ drive), and if you’re just not that into cooking on your Lancashire camping break, there’s a gastro-pub and microbrewery in the pretty village of Bolton by Bowland (15 minutes’ walk). Your family dogs are welcome to join you on the many footpaths direct from the site, and there’s also a dedicated dog-exercise area in a fenced field – the owners do ask, however, that dogs remain on a lead while around the site. And talking of animals, you’ll soon be firm friends with the horses and ponies grazing neighbouring fields.

Campground type

Camper sites 8
RV sites 8
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Tent sites 12
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • 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.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The park only allows dogs up to 25kg.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 30 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Units longer than 7.3 metres are not allowed.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Campsite types & availability

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Lovely nice away

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

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Great, spacious pitches. Had a great time

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Lovely and quiet area, and is in the middle of some beautiful…

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

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely and quiet area, and is in the middle of some beautiful countryside.

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Couldn’t have asked for anything more, it was perfect -except the rain

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

Oak camping pod

Liked: Everything! What an amazing little pod, the best we have stayed in so far, can’t wait to come again. Like a little home from home, just perfect.

Disliked: The rain. If you could make sure that doesn’t happen next time then that would be fab 😂

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There was absolutely no faults at all with this pod or anything…

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

Acorn Pod camping pod

Liked: There was absolutely no faults at all with this pod or anything about the stay. Me and my friend Totally found acorn pod and the view truly magical, peaceful and healing. Very quiet yet friendly, small sight with everything you need and the owners are super friendly and helpful. Supplying wood and everything you need to get and keep a fire going. You literally only need to bring food, cloths and bedding. Very well made cabin warm and cosy , with underfloor heating and lots of natural light. I didn’t want to leave and will definitely be back and recommending to all my friends as a perfect country side retreat ✌🏻🫶🧚‍♀️🌳 🌰🐿

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Excellent find

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

Oak camping pod

Liked: What an absolutely fantastic stay. Pod was great and really well equipped with everything we needed. It was warm and cosy when we needed it to be. Peaceful setting and lots to do in the area.. or nothing if you want to sit back and relax!! We will return.

Disliked: Nothing!! The weather!!!! But even that didn't spoil our stay.

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Wouldn’t stay again because of the attitude of the male owner

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Nice small site, walkable to gorgeous pub.

Disliked: The male owner

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A lovely site, very clean and well maintained. Everything was very neat…

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

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: A lovely site, very clean and well maintained. Everything was very neat and tidy. Farm In a lovely place with great views all round. Very pleasant surroundings.

Disliked: Nothing.

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A wonderful stay can’t wait to return

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

Oak camping pod

Liked: Had a wonderful stay at Calder Farm we stayed in the Oak Pod it was lovely everything we needed for our stay lovely and clean world highly recommend the perfect stay thank you

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Brilliant dog friendly site

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

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: Very well kept site with flat spacious pitches - lovely quiet rural location, great for star spotting on a clear evening - clean facilities - very good free wifi - friendly hosts - brilliant dog walking field and hooks to tie up dogs outside the facilities, very useful - thank you!

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From the second we got there we loved the site, fab facilities…

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

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked: From the second we got there we loved the site, fab facilities set in a stunning part of Lancashire, this has now shot to the top of our favourite places to stay and only 20 mins from home yet might as well have been a 4 hour drive :) highly recommended

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Features

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 Peaceful Spectacular scenery

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

Farm Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Calder Farm

Settle Road

Bolton-by-Bowland

Lancashire

England

BB7 4NT

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.94362°N
-2.33858°W

Nearest transport

Bus
9 mi Broadway
9.2 mi Bus Station
9.3 mi Town Hall
Rail
5.4 mi Clitheroe Rail Station
6.1 mi Long Preston Rail Station
6.5 mi Hellifield Rail Station
Ferry
24.2 mi Heysham Ferry Terminal
26.9 mi Knott End-On-Sea Ferry Landing
27.2 mi Fleetwood for Knott End Ferry Landing
Airport
28.2 mi Leeds Bradford International 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

Families can get active on mountain bikes in Gisburn Forest (20 minutes’ drive), with trails for all levels of accomplishment, or follow the Pennine Bridleway (10 minutes) on cycle, foot or horseback. Try your hand at fly fishing for trout in Stocks Reservoir (15 minutes), or take in the moorland scenery of the Forest of Bowland AONB (10 minutes) on rambles across the fells. Fancy spending the day in North Yorkshire countryside? Head for the Yorkshire Dales National Park (20 minutes) to potter along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal on a barge cruise from Skipton (25 minutes), or yomp up Castleberg Crag from Settle (20 minutes) and be sure to have a look around its lively market if you’re visiting on Tuesday. Wander around the photogenic ruins at Bolton Abbey (35 minutes), and then have gentle ambles to the spectacular limestone cliff at Malham Cove (40 minutes). Once firmly back in Lancashire, follow the Pendle Sculpture Trail through Aitken Wood, or climb flat-topped Pendle Hill (both 20 minutes) and learn about the fate of the infamous Pendle Witches on the looped Walking With Witches Trail.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Morecambe North 23.1 mi Estuary Good N/A Good Good
Morecambe South 23.6 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Fleetwood 27.7 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Cleveleys 29.2 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Bispham 29.9 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Gawthorpe Hall 9.9 mi

Oswaldtwistle Mills 13.7 mi

Beacon Fell Country Park 13.7 mi

Bronte Parsonage Museum 17.4 mi

East Riddlesden Hall (NT) 19.2 mi

National Trust

Gawthorpe Hall 9.9 mi

Malham Tarn Estate 12.8 mi

Hardcastle Crags 17.9 mi

East Riddlesden Hall 19.2 mi

Brimham Rocks 28.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Bolton-by-Bowland - Beacon Hill - Grindleton - Sawley 0.4 mi

Journey through the Centre of the Kingdom, Section 3: Bolton-by-Bowland - Slaidburn 0.4 mi

Sawley - Gisburn Cotes - Swanside - Sawley 2 mi

Horton and Bracewell 3 mi

Gisburn and the Ribble 3.1 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 Calder Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Calder Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Calder Farm? Families can get active on mountain bikes in Gisburn Forest (20 minutes’ drive), with trails for all levels of accomplishment, or follow the Pennine Bridleway (10 minutes) on cycle, foot or horseback. … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Calder Farm?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Calder Farm? From $35.97 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.