Chinley Camping

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Overview (added by manager 15 Jul 2024)
Overview
Great camping field with eccles pike and the goyt valley in the background
Looking over the site from nearby south head
Path up to toilets
Sunset at chinley camping
Overview
The camping field
Path from the camping field up to the toilets. approx 50m.
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Great camping field with eccles pike and the goyt valley in the background
Looking over the site from nearby south head
Path up to toilets

  • Simple site on a five-acre family smallholding a mile from Chinley
  • On the edge of the Peak District National Park
  • Friendly sheep and chickens on site; fresh eggs and firewood for sale
Behold, free spirits – it’s a pick your own pitch affair at Chinley Camping, a relaxed rural site between the Derbyshire villages of Chinley and Chapel-en-le-Frith (and less than five minutes’ drive/20 minutes’ walk from both). Settle down in whichever corner of the field appeals most at this family-run farm, and feel free to spread out over a decent amount of space – there’s plenty to go around at the five-acre smallholding, although the flock of Icelandic sheep and the friendly chickens have already laid claim to a fair chunk of it (you’ll get fresh eggs from the latter though, so it’s worth treating them very nicely…). A scenic setting on the edge of the Peak District National Park means that the views from wherever you pitch up are pretty fine. It’s the sort of spot that’d lend itself well to an evening round the barbecue or firepit, you may assess – and that opinion is enthusiastically shared by the site owners, who'll sell you firewood to help make the flames happen. Walks from the site also get the thumbs up from the owners, who suggest everything from intrepid climbs up Kinder Scout (two and a half hours away on foot) to gentler ambles to the local pubs (a far less leg-busting 20 minutes). As it’s safe to assume guests are in search of peace and views rather than noisy entertainment, facilities have been kept simple, just stretching to a shower and a toilet in the field – it’s worth bringing a torch along to help you locate such things after sunset.

Site type

Tent pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

9.7

Overall rating based on 22 reviews View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

This was a beautiful little campsite, pitch, toilets and showers were kept…

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: This was a beautiful little campsite, pitch, toilets and showers were kept very clean… Fire pits and wood provided for a small charge and the family were very welcoming and friendly, lovely 25 min walk to shops and two great dog friendly pubs in the village and all round great connection to other walking areas ….definitely stay here again..

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent place with clean facilities and lots of water points

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Friendly owners, lots of drinking water and even though it rained the whole time we had a lovely time and the tent didn't flood! The owners gave us fire wood and a fire pit and the cat was very sweet!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great service from Henry and Kate, has everything you need and great…

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great service from Henry and Kate, has everything you need and great location for top level peak district hikes!!

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The pitch was flat and on grass. The Shower and Toilet block…

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The pitch was flat and on grass. The Shower and Toilet block was clean and the showers were hot. Henry what a friendly chap!

Disliked: No dislikes.

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The owners were very friendly and helpful - e.g. recommended local walking…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
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: The owners were very friendly and helpful - e.g. recommended local walking routes.

Recommend to friends Visit again

fantastic site

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
Rob U. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: fantastic and friendly owners who are always around if you need anything. Toilets and showers are kept spotless, basic but do what they need to. 2 villages are withing walking distance.

Disliked: cant fault it

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely small homely site which is well kept with everything you need

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Arrived late afternoon and picked my own pitch which gave me.plenty of space. The grass is very well kept and relatively level. The hosts came round later that evening to make sure I was happy and asked if I needed anything. Firepits are allowed off the ground but I didn't use mine. The toilets and showers are exceptionally clean and there is a great pot wash area and elsan disposal point. I met the very friendly farm cat and had a chat with the hens! They came running over to see if I had any goodies for them! The views are gorgeous around the site which is small but has everything you need. It had a lovely homely feel and I could tell that the hosts love it too. WiFi was top notch.

Disliked: It's fairly close to the road so you do get some road noise and I was pitched near a small group of lads who were very noisy til around 2am. Neither of these are the fault of the host.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Basic but very clean site in a beautiful setting.

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
Jason N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Stayed for 1 night in our campervan while exploring Blue John Cavern and Mam Tor with my dad and my young daughter. This is exactly the type of campsite we love, very basic, pick your own pitch, basic but very clean shower and toilet facilities, and owner very friendly and clearly enjoys what he does and chatting to everyone. I'm sure we'll return!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Plenty of space, quiet and friendly campsite

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

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The location, the friendliness of the owner, clean and well maintained showers/toilets. Also lovely to buy eggs laid by the onsite chickens and meet the cat that came to see us while we were brushing our teeth!

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Henry was very welcoming. Toilets and showers nice and clean.…

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 No rating
Rachel M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Henry was very welcoming. Toilets and showers nice and clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Location

Chinley Camping

Black Lane Head Farm

Buxton Road

Chinley

Derbyshire

England

SK23 6DT

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.33648°N
-1.92305°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8.9 km Market Place
8.9 km Market Place
14.7 km Mottram Moor/Gun Inn
Rail
1.5 km Chinley Rail Station
2.7 km Chapel-en-le-Frith Rail Station
4.2 km Whaley Bridge Rail Station
Airport
23.3 km Manchester Airport Terminal 3
23.4 km Manchester Airport
23.5 km Manchester Airport Terminal 1

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

Having had a taster of the Peak District National Park’s views from the farm, it’s time to get stuck in for real. There are hundreds of trails to choose from in the area, including quiet footpaths and well-known routes like the Peak Forest Canal towpath (25 minutes’ drive) and the Monsal Trail (half an hour). If you’re out and about on bikes, the site owners recommend heading out on the Pennine Bridleway, which passes the site, or hitting the historic tramway for access to the canal path. And if you’d like to head underground, that’s easily done with a tour of the limestone cave at Blue John Cavern, or a boat trip to a huge subterranean lake at Speedwell Cavern (both about 10 minutes by car). Those who watched the British telly adaptation of Pride and Prejudice will recognise the National Trust estate at Lyme (20 minutes) – its exterior was used as the body double for Pemberley, and both house and gardens make for fine wandering (even if the lake doesn’t yield a dripping Mr Darcy…).

Must see

Lyme Park & Gardens (NT) 8.8 km

Hare Hill Gardens (NT) 18.1 km

Quarry Bank Mill and Garden (NT) 21.7 km

Capesthorne Hall & Gardens 23.1 km

Haddon Hall 23.4 km

National Trust

Lyme Park 9 km

Hare Hill 18.2 km

Nether Alderley Mill 21.7 km

Biddulph Grange Garden 28 km

Winster Market House 28.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Buxworth - Hayfield and the Goyt Way 3.1 km

Hayfield - William Clough - Kinder Scout - Hayfield 4.6 km

Hayfield and Lantern Pike 5 km

Jacob's Ladder - Edale Head -Grindslow Knoll 6.1 km

A Circuit of the Goyt Valley 7.2 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Chinley Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Chinley Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Chinley Camping? Having had a taster of the Peak District National Park’s views from the farm, it’s time to get stuck in for real. There are hundreds of trails to choose from in the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Chinley Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Chinley Camping? From R417.99 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.