Crossgate Farm Campsite

From £25 For 1 night, 1 adult 8.9 70 reviews
Beautiful view (added by visitor 12 Jul 2021)
Good scenery with plenty of room (added by darren_b315794 14 jul 2021)
We're left to it. morning breakfast (added by visitor 25 jul 2021)
Field one with arnfield reservoir views (added by manager 15 jun 2021)

  • Grass pitches on a farm overlooking Arnfield Reservoir, Derbyshire
  • On the Trans Pennine Trail and 10 minutes’ drive from the Pennine Way
  • Walking and cycling accessible from the site, pubs and shops nearby
Crossgate Farm Campsite is a pop-up affair on a working farm with views over Arnfield Reservoir and Longdendale valley in Tintwistle, Derbyshire. This is a smashing place for walkers and bikers, as guests have direct access to the Trans Pennine Trail, the Pennine Bridleway and Pennine Cycleway Route 68 from the site – and pick up from public transport can be arranged so you don’t need to worry about bringing the car. There’s cycle hire in Hadfield (five minutes’ drive) too, and if you’re just not that into the long-distance, serious stuff, you can still get plenty of bracing Derbyshire air fishing at the reservoir (five minutes’ walk), practising your swing on 18-hole golf courses (20 minutes) and exploring Pennine trails on horseback (15 minutes). Birdwatchers might get lucky and see curlews and red grouse flitting around the water at RSPB Dove Stone (30 minutes), or waders and swallows (surprise) in Swallows Wood (five minutes), on the site of a former reservoir. Barbecues are permitted on the camping field, and the village of Hollingworth (five minutes) has several handy shops as well as a couple of pubs and takeaways for those days when you don’t feel like cooking. You can bring dogs on your Derbyshire farm stay too, but please keep them on a lead around the cattle.

Site type

Tent pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 30
Opens 10 May
Please note
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of £1,00 (R23,07) applies for the use of the shower.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 10 May to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent site, clean facilities, campfires allowed, amazing animals.

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: I loved everything about this place. The cutest friendliest dogs, the owners are amazing and the scenery is great. We enjoyed a lovely breakfast cooked by the owners and got to feed the hen and one of the dogs it was a really soulful experience. There is also an amazing place to swim with several waterfalls and beautiful scenery a small walk away. Cannot recommend it enough. Seriously grateful for the two who run this place as it was an amazing experience for me and my friend. With love from Australia.

Disliked: Literally nothing.

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From the manager: Thank you Liam

Very welcoming, various animals, good setting…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Very welcoming, various animals, good setting

Disliked: Traffic coming back through Glossop

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Shower…

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Shower

Disliked: Terrain too steep. Hard to find flat pitch Difficult to drive over when wet

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Just what we were after! We've just returned from 2 nights camping here…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Just what we were after! We've just returned from 2 nights camping here with a 4 month old baby and a nearly 2 year old over August Bank Holiday. We were greeted on arrival by the friendly owner who explained where things are and that we could pitch wherever we like in the field, if we need anything to just ask the site is on a hill though we didn't struggle finding a reasonably level spot. The toilets are portaloos and were always clean and stocked with toilet roll during our stay. Bacon butties are available in the morning which was much appreciated after a very wet night, they even invited us to sit inside out the rain. There a loads of walks nearby, we walked around valehouse reservoir with the double pram no problem and called into the pub round the corner from the campsite for a drink afterwards. The farm has goats, horses the kids can see and a lovely farm dog called Meg, a peacock and peahen wandering around the site. There's also a great play area just a 3 min walk from the bottom gate with swings, slides zip wire etc.

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Beautiful hidden gem!

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Magical spot to camp in, beautiful views of reservoir, plains fly really low overhead which was captivating for the kids, also a resident peacock and peahen. Lovely area for kids to play or enjoy the surroundings and owners were lovely and offered hot food and drinks at certain times.

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Great location, beautiful views, 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
Yen W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful well kept site, great location, friendly owners. Close to a lot of great walks. Dog friendly, and if the weather is miserable, they open the farmhouse for breakfast

Disliked: None although very mindful that it’s a tight one way road to the site itself

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Beautiful views Walks straight from the campsite A hut with drinks and sandwiches on…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful views Walks straight from the campsite A hut with drinks and sandwiches on site (open in the morning)

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Peaceful, spacious and owners were welcoming had a friendly dog around and…

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
Sarah C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Peaceful, spacious and owners were welcoming had a friendly dog around and peacocks roaming about but friendly.

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Great little stop off site, treated by the lovely owners! plenty of…

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great little stop off site, treated by the lovely owners! plenty of room to choose your own pitch. Little play park and farm at the top by the toilets. 5 minute walk to the local pub with delicious food!

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Spaceys pitches and free pick…

Overall 2/10
Location 4
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Spaceys pitches and free pick

Disliked: Mobile toilets and bad cleaning. Shower in private house during limited hours. No warm water in kitchen facilities. Didnt feel like That the owners were happy to have a campsite.

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From the manager: We are a pop up campsite for 28 days at the begining if the season so very limited facilities, as clearly described in the campsite description. As a pop up we are only obliged to provide toilets and a refuse area. We have applied for planning to open more days if we are successful it will be worth investing in proper showers, toilets and wash up area. Showers are only available when we are in the house if we go out to attend to farm jobs then we lock up because we don't want strangers having access to our family home when we are nit there, I'm sure you would feel the same about your home. WiFi is an issue even in the house because of the distance (13 miles equivalentof) from a junction box.


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 pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

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

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

No drinkable water point

No hot water

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Horse riding nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Crossgate Farm Campsite

Crossgate Farm

Tintwistle

Glossop

Derbyshire

England

SK13 1HP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.4748°N
-1.97344°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.2 km Mottram Moor/Gun Inn
2.2 km Mottram Moor/Gun Inn
5.6 km Woodhead Road
Rail
1.7 km Hadfield Rail Station
2.8 km Dinting Rail Station
3.7 km Glossop Rail Station
Airport
23.5 km Manchester Airport Terminal 3
23.5 km Manchester Airport Terminal 1
23.6 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Pennine Bridleway: access from the site - Pennine Cycleway Route 68: access from the site - Trans Pennine Trail: access from the site - Arnfield Fly Fishery: five minutes’ walk - Pennine Way connection at Torside Reservoir: 10 minutes’ drive - Eastwood Nature Reserve: 20 minutes - Ladybower Reservoir: 30 minutes - Lyme: 40 minutes - Edale: 40 minutes - Kinder Scout: 50 minutes

Must see

Manchester City Experience 14.9 km

Lyme Park & Gardens (NT) 16.1 km

Whitworth Art Gallery 17 km

Manchester Museum 17.4 km

Manchester Art Gallery 17.8 km

National Trust

Marsden Moor Estate 14.4 km

Lyme Park 14.5 km

Hare Hill 25.2 km

Nether Alderley Mill 27.7 km

Hardcastle Crags 32.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

HOWARD PARK 2.9 km

Old Glossop - Doctor's Gate - Bleaklow - Old Glossop 3.7 km

Broadbottom and Coombes Edge 4.6 km

Alphin Pike via Turf Pits and Wilderness 4.7 km

Torside - Black Hill - Crowden - Torside 5.1 km

Local events

  • Parklife Festival (Saturday, 8 June 2024 – Saturday, 8 June 2024)

    Manchester, England 16.6 km

  • Buxton Festival (Thursday, 4 July 2024 – Thursday, 4 July 2024)

    Buxton, England 24.3 km

  • Rewind North (Friday, 2 August 2024 – Friday, 2 August 2024)

    Macclesfield, England 30.5 km

  • RHS Flower Show Tatton Park (Wednesday, 17 July 2024 – Wednesday, 17 July 2024)

    Knutsford, England 30.8 km

  • Creamfields (Thursday, 22 August 2024 – Thursday, 22 August 2024)

    Warrington, England 47 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.

Want to know more about camping in Derbyshire?

  • Does Crossgate Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Crossgate Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Crossgate Farm Campsite? Local attractions and activities include: - Pennine Bridleway: access from the site - Pennine Cycleway Route 68: access from the site - Trans Pennine Trail: access from the site - Arnfield Fly … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Crossgate Farm Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  1:30 p.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Crossgate Farm Campsite? From R597,43 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.