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Very cheap site, friendly owners, showers are excellent but toilets a little dated, only down side I found was a lot of dog fouling around pitches, pitches are of good size and owner very accommodating with any requests, grass is level and good access to local shops and fantastic walking in area, nice cafe onsite at very reasonable rates, stayed at another local site in July at double the price but not as good as hardhurst farm, will stay again
Site was wonderfully situated very clean facilities wasn't overcrowded will definitely be returning. Suits all kinds of campers. We were s group spread over 4 tents plenty of room to pitch up together, site had a very relaxed atmosphere on the evening. Didn't use the on site cafe other than for a cuppa on last morning but the breakfasts looked good
A large group of us stayed here, the campsite owner was very friendly and laid back. The showers were excellent and despite being very busy, I never had to queue for them and the water was piping hot.
Cost, £6 per person
There is a cafe on site which provides a very decent breakfast for not a lot of money.
Well located, only a hundred yards from the pub although a better pub ( the Cheshire Cheese) is about a mile away in Hope village.
We use this site throughout the year we always find it ticks all the boxes, great site. Always a friendly greeting clean toilets and showers good pub just round the corner and a nice walk into Hope nothing much for the kids to do. Café open in the mornings big bacon butties, plenty of room in the pitches all in all give it a try.
Recently spent a week here, friendly welcome and a choice of pitches, It looked as if there were a few seasonal pitches as well, The price of £17 a night was acceptable, However facilities are somewhat basic, showers need updating and locks that work need to be fitted to the cubicle doors, muddy boots in the shower seem to be a constant problem, outdoor washing up sinks that aren't protected against the elements, The whole site would benefit from a little TLC, This is a working farm so you cant expect perfection, on the positive side the setting is idyllic lovely views and a pub just minutes away that does good food and drink, There are plenty of local information leaflets in the nearby laundry room, Good access from main road and lots of attractions are within easy reach, If I came to this area again to be honest I would look for an alternative location
After every other site we wanted to visit was fully booked for the bank hol weekend, Hardhurst was suggested ( although they havnt got as much facilities as us). We paid £18. 50 per night which included electric, absolute bargin. This site has everything that all the other sites have in the area but without all the fuss, relaxed stress free camping/caravaning at its best. Toilets, showers, washing up facilities ehu and a cafe (open am only). Massive pitch sizes and loads of room to get on to your pitch. Pub 200-300 yard, spar supermarket 2 1/2mile up road towards Castleton. Great for walking or just have a relaxing time away. All my family really enjoyed our stay here and will definitely return.
If I had any regrets at all it would be there was no allocated area for the kids to play eg just a couple of swings and a slide would keep the little ones more than happy.
Stayed for a couple of nights in late February and the pitch for a small-ish tent with EHU & 1 person was £9. 50/night (If I remember correctly).
The site has a large field with combination for tents/caravans/tourers & separate toilet/shower blocks, both of which are well maintained and relatively clean apart from the trudge of muddy boots, which one shouldn't worry about-the showers are very clean. The dish washing facilities are outdoor with no cover, which obviously can get slightly moist if raining!
I am unsure of any other facilities as I didn't use them. There is a nice pub at the end of the road about ten minutes walk away and regular buses into Hope/Castleton and in the other direction, with shops and pubs etc.
The field got rather muddy on the second day due to rain as you might expect-I would recommend using a groundsheet for a tent.
I recommend this site as it's close to the town and not as remote as the Edale sites.
Just spent the weekend at this site with a few friends and enjoyed it immensely
The purpose of this visit was to take in a walking weekend in the surrounding area. Have visited this site before last year when it was very wet and muddy This time it was snowing which is what you would expect this time of year ! I found the facilities to be adequate and had not changed since my previous visit Owners very laid back told us where to pitch we had opted for ehu and was charged £9. 50 per night for a small tent, one person.
A short walk up the hill leads to the station which took us to nearby village of Edale One of my favourite locations, great for walking and two pubs to choose from
We decided to eat more local and returned to the site A two minute walk took us to the Travellers Rest where we had a good meal reasonably priced I would recommend this pub especially the distance from the site
A good site with different types of units there this weekend including seven tents would definitely return
Have stayed here a couple of times now. While out walking in the area this year, I made a point of looking at the other sites near Hope, Castleton and Edale and Hardhurst Farm is still my preferred site in the area. Taste in campsites is obviously a subjective matter, but this one scores well on my key criteria: location, price, availability of hot showers, and that one can park the car by the tent!
The tariff was £6 per person per night and no charge for cars; some of the nearby campsites seem to have a minimum charge assuming two people, so are expensive if you are on your own. As others have noted, the owner is incredibly relaxed, to the point of not chasing people for fees and not providing any kind of proof you've paid. I had no trouble at all with noise at night; I can imagine there might be in high season and/or at weekends, though personally I find ear plugs solve such problems. A big DoE group was present when I was there, but they were well-behaved.
Although the site has attracted some criticism for the facilities, I thought they were good (four showers for men and four for women, all free to use, separate toilets with soap dispenser, paper towels and air dryer, two sinks for washing up, water always hot). The owners have clearly put some thought into the facilities. The floors did sometimes get a bit muddy but that is camping, and I never found it a problem. The weather was good, so that probably helped.
The railway line is a mixed blessing: make sure you don't pitch at the north end of the tent field, as the trains are very noisy and a few run during the night. But on the upside, for walkers, it's a big plus being so close to Hope railway station, as one can do several walks, including linear walks, without needing a car.
In case it matters to you, mobile phone coverage on all four networks is fine.
If I may, I'll also put in a recommendation for the Hope Chest Deli, next to the Spar in Hope, which sells ciabattas for £3-£4 that are great for lunch and seem to go on forever. And the Spar is open until 10pm.
The location of this campsite is fantastic - short walk to a pub which did good food, short drive to places we wanted to visit and good views from the site.
The facilities weren't pleasant, didn't seem clean, dreadful smell and not enough for the number of people on the site.
Our first night we parked on the first field as we had paid for a hook up. There were groups partying until after 3am. Our second night we moved to the other field, deciding to do without the hook up. It was quieter but still noise.
Overall, wouldn't recommend during high season. May be better when not so busy.
Site location is wonderful with fantastic views all round. A walkers paradise. Unfortunately, the facilities were awful. Toilets and showers were absolutely filthy and smelly. Only one water tap for the whole site. Chemical disposal point hidden away behind the bins, as was the sign pointing to it. Caravans in the caravan field seemed to be crammed together. Very noisy early in the morning. We were woken at 6. 30am by a lady in the farm house shouting at her dogs.
Owners were very friendly though, even the so-called rude son. Nice pub around the corner and Hope is a very pleasant village about 10 minutes walk away.
So to sum up, Lovely location but poor facilities.
Don't think we will go again at £18. 00 a night, especially as there are lots of other sites to choose from in this location.
I visit this site, every year now for the last 5 years always at the same time and I think that speaks volumes in itself. The owner is as helpful as anyone I've come across. Nice shower block and toilet block just upgraded. Easy to get to local pub and Hope village. Shower does get muddy at times with walkers getting changed out of their hiking gear. There's a good choice of campsites in the area and I'll always come back here.
Just spent 6 nights at Hardhurst Farm and had a really great time. The March sunshine helped and made the scenery even more spectacular. The owners were very friendly and were quite laid back about where to pitch. We had a hard standing pitch with EHU that cost £13. 50 per night so really good value for 2 of us. There is a toilet block with plenty of toilet roll, soap and paper towels. The separate shower block had great showers really hot and free. The site is a 5 minute walk to The Travellers Rest pub and a short walk to Hope with more pubs and tea rooms. There is a regular bus service to Castleton and Hathersage. All in all a great little site ideally placed for walking as well as visiting the neighbouring villages.
We went here for a long weekend away in our Folding Camper. The idea was to meet up with other members of UKCS.
On arrival we were met by an elderly man who was very pleasant and showed us where to site ourselves.
The ground was very wet but with care caused no real problem.
We were on the Caravan side, the camping field was very wet and closed.
We pitched up and I left the car next to the trailer on the grass which was stuck when we wanted to go out the next morning.
Nearby was several small villages which provided basic shops/small supermarkets or about 20 mins away was Buxton which had everything.
We had a very pleasant meal in the Travellers Rest, 6 Dogs and 13 people all catered for with no problem and there was not much delay with the food despite there being a variety of dishes ordered.
The site had been notified of our wishes to Barbecue and have an evening gathering and we were told no problems just no campfires!
A campfire to me is a fire on the ground which causes damage to the grass so that was a fair comment. We had a firepit/barbecue which was on legs and caused no damage to the ground and even dried some of the mud up. On both Friday and Saturday we had a 'get together' around the barbecue which was great, we tried to keep the noise down and were finished by about 10. 30pm each night. On both occasions a very rude man from the campsite came and told us to put the fire out. There was no if's or but's, just do as he said and he walked off muttering down the field.
It was a disappointing addition to a very pleasant time considering there was another group the other side who had a large fire and were noisy to midnight plus.
The campsite is obviously run by a family, it seems the younger generation needs a lesson in Customer Service!
There would be problems if the camping field was open because I don't think the facilities are enough to cope.
Despite the staff, I would use the site again, but there are plenty of choices in the area so it would not be my first choice.
We arrived at the site and were greeted very pleasantly by a lovely woman, we paid our fees (£5. 50 per night each for adults plus £3. 50 for electric).
The camping field was closed when we visited so we were told to pitch in the caravan field. The ground was very muddy/boggy but we visited in winter so it's to be expected.
We pitched okay and explored the site. It has basic toilet facilities (heated). They were very muddy, the owners did clean it daily but with the time of year it was soon muddy again. Not their fault though. Plus if you're camping in winter then expect dirt/mud.
The showers are fantastic, very powerful, nice and hot.
There is a utility room with washing machine, tumble dryer and a freezer for ice packs. You can purchase tokens for the washer/dryer from the farmhouse.
There are two washing up sinks but these are outside and exposed to the elements which was unpleasant when it was raining.
On one of our nights there we had a BBQ and kept it going after we finished eating to keep warm (which we had been given permission for prior to visiting) whilst sat round it the owner came over and he told us to put it out very rudely, whilst trying to explain that it was a bbq and we had permission he swore at us and told us again to put it out and walked off. As a paying customer I feel I deserve respect and probably wouldn't visit again.
There was a pub at the bottom of the road (less than a 5 minute walk) which served lovely food. A petrol station/shop was about 2 miles down the road and the local village was about 2. 5 miles away. Also, around 10 miles away is the town of Buxton which has everything you could need.
There are some lovely walks nearby, with Ladybower Reservoir only a couple of miles away which is a lovely scenic place.
Overall, the site is nice and the area is lovely, just a shame about the rudeness of the owner.
Also, we visited with our 14 month old daughter and were a little disappointed that they had no baby facilities, no change, bath etc.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
No Hardstandings 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
No Laundry 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
No Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
Shop <1 mile 
Bar On Site 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <5 miles 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
No Golf 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
No Dog Walk 
Very cheap site, friendly owners, showers are excellent but toilets a little dated, only down side I found was a lot of dog fouling around pitches, pitches are of good size and owner very accommodating with any requests, grass is level and good access to local shops and fantastic walking in area, nice cafe onsite at very reasonable rates, stayed at another local site in July at double the price but not as good as hardhurst farm, will stay again 
