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We visited this site right at the end of the season in October half-term. On arrival we were offered a full choice of pitches as it was very windy and the friendly warden was concerned that we chose a good sheltered pitch.
As it happened the wind died down a few hours later, but the site was only about a third full so
We had a good selection of pitches to choose from. The site is long and thin and at the head of the valley about a mile out of the Hayfield village right at the start of the walks up to Kinder so is ideal for walking directly from your unit. Access to the site when towing a large folding camper or driving a large Motorhome can be tricky as the roads through and from the village are narrow in places and contain a lot of parked cars.
The site is split into two areas: A grass field for tents with a backpackers drying room and a slightly wider field with tarmac road, hardstandings and electric hookup. This does also have room for some tents in the middle. This latter field gets more sunshine than the other. The toilet block and kids playarea lie inbetween the two areas.
Road noise is minimal, but as others have noted there is some aircraft noise from flights approaching Manchester Airport. As caravans are not permitted (except for one for the warden), the site was mostly Motorhomes with a few hardy tenters. The new hardstandings and electric hookups have made it much more comfortable at this time of year and they are all level which is a bonus.
As others have noted the toilet block is badly in need up an update having been built in 1975 and although large doesn't have indoor washing up facilities or laundry areas. However it does have adjustable height showers with plenty of hot water and no annoying push buttons. The toilet block is situated in between the tent field and the hardstanding/hookup field and doesn't have many nearby pitches. As it carries the WiFi antenna this means that reception of its signal is limited to only a few pitches. However, we found that despite the sites location we got a good 3G broadband signal with a 1. 8Mb downlink speed on T-Mobile so we were probably better off anyway. In fact a quick check showed that all 5 UK networks had at least a 2G signal at the site.
We were able to get a reasonable Freeview TV signal at the site but you must have a good sturdy
Directional aerial pointing down the valley back to the other side of the village where the Birch Vale transmitter is located only about a mile or two away (bearing 245 degrees with vertical polarisation). We sampled the nearby Sportsman Inn only a few minutes walk away from the site. This was quiet but the food was very good and reasonably priced. Overall, this is a good site with moderate facilities on site in an excellent location.
The campsite staff here are some of the most helpful wardens which I have ever met. On arrival they came and showed us around the site, which I thought was really nice. The campsite has a sort of drying hut/room with heating and an outdoor cooking area with a roof whihc is really great.
The site has spent some money on investing in a system to prevent the site getting water logged which hopefully will be good. There's plenty of space at the campsite so unlikely you will be squashed.
The campsite do sometimes worry particularly if DofE teams are late in off the hills, so when booking don't over exaggerate their arrival time. Campsite team were very helpful in dealing with an issue we had.
Toilet block is large and isn't particularly new, but to me it's fine and is quite sufficient.
What a lovely little site. Arrived late on the Friday as we had been delayed, although it was pitch black thr warden was waiting for us and gave us a lovely welcome, showing us our pitch and where to fill up with water etc, we rang and left a message that we were arriving about 8. 30.
Nice new hardstanding pitches, better for motorhomes as the grass elec pitches were not very level.
Very good location for walking and cycling, loads of trails starting from the end of the driveway, had a beautiful walk up into the hills both days we stayed, we were blessed with wonderful weather.
Little shop on site stocks essentials, including delicious home made lemon drizzle cake.
Nice walk into the town up the river, takes about 15-20 mins, plenty of pubs to eat at, we ate at the George which was ok, not great, not bad, we were able to take the dog in with us!
There is also a chemist and a newsagent.
Nice little park. Toilets and showers very clean, if a little dated, but lovely warm water.
Can't wait to return although will probably spend more than a couple of days next time and take the bikes as the trails look fab. Beautiful views, beautiful walks, nice facilities.
We have just spent a great weekend here, fantastic site with excellent views and hardstanding pitches with electric hook up for motorhomes. Very helpful staff, good facilities, motorhome drain points and a shop selling essentials. Nice walk into village along riverside which takes around 20 minutes, there is a pub which does nice food only 10 minutes walk from the site. There are a few other nice oldy world pubs in Hayfield also serving food. We enjoyed it so much we booked another weekend on leaving as two days is not enough to see everything.
The site is tucked away in the valley village of hayfield which is close to a plethora of walks into the peaks and has all the facilities you require. Prices were £12 per night for a grass pitch or an extra £3. 50 for hardstanding and electric, (was told by wardens that hardstanding alone is not an option!)
There is a circular layout with motorhomes and campervans around the perimeter and tents in the central grass area, a shop selling basics just behind the reception at the entrance and then the toilet block (showers are free). Fresh water taps situated at the toilet block and another at a motor vehicle point, bins are contained in the tenting area.
It's around a mile walk back into the village for the few shops, pubs, post office, newsagents, cafes and chippy, although the sportsman pub is a short walk from the site.
A very picturesque site being in the peaks and for me it was a bonus being on the flight path of Manchester airport and watching the planes coming around to land, so the noise from them was no issue, which can't be said about the flies - bugs!
An excellent site in a great location. Short Walk in to town, many walks start from the Car Park at the end of the drive in to the campsite. Friendly welcome from the wardens. Who look after this recently updated site. Although the toilet block has not been updated yet it is kept clean and well serviced. The new hard standing and EHU are a great asset to the site. There is a little aircraft noise but nothing to cause a problem. The site is busy on a weekend particularly with tent campers but quiet during the week. TV reception is a bit hit and miss if you do not have a directional ariel. Great if you have a satellite dish.
Great site with very friendly staff, arrived on a very windy saturday afternoon in October and was given lots of information on the local area pubs, shops etc by the lady in charge, although the site was busy I was given a more than ample pitch and facilities were very nice warm and clean.
This site is ideal for walkers or just to have a nosey round Hayfield as I did.
Other campers were very friendly and I joined some ladies from the site in the local pub, The George, which is dog friendly and does a lovely 2 course meal for 6 quid, don't forget your torch for the walk home though!
I had a bad time at this site not the sites fault but the weather,soon as we got there the heavens opened up and did not ease until the next morning.
On arriving at the site the wardens were very friendly and told us where to pitch our tent and they tried to help us find a good spot so to keep us out of the wind, of what we seen of the camp shop it looked pretty well stocked.
Had a little walk around the small village about 10 mins walk away but it was raining so bad we had to get back and shut up tent for the night (15.30)just manage to get a quick shower,the shower blocks and toilets are very clean but also very old and need a upgrade.
To sum it up good points, nice wardens,free showers, clean with plenty of bins around and also lots of wildlife, ducks, rabbits, etc, also I bet the views are very good when the sun is out and also nice stocked camp shop.
Bad points,shower block needs a massive upgrade its looking very old, very small site also very hard to knock your pegs in (rocky) and not to mention the price £18.00 per pitch which I think is a little to high, I would say £10.00 for low season, but on the whole I would give this site a 6/10 like I said the weather put us off
The site is in a lovely location with great walks on the door step.
Facilities are good. Hot showers, plenty of loos, very clean. Staff are very friendly and helpful.
There was a couple of down sides to this site. The ground is shockingly rocky. We nearly lost our windbreak on a couple of occasions as the ground was so wet and the pegs had worked loose.
The midges! Make sure you take plenty of repellent or you will be eaten alive!
We ate at the pub down the road,The Sportsman. Food and drink was excellent, service was superb and they are dog friendly!
The village is lovely, has a number of pubs and the village shop is well stocked.
We had a good time but not sure we would go back to this site because of the bad point mentioned.
Just spent a couple of days at this site and was very impressed, clean and well maintained with excellent staff. Great location for many activities especially if you like walking and some great local pubs serving good food and some fine beers. You may be troubled by aircraft noise as stated in other reviews but its only a minor irritation and I will be visiting again.
We went to Hayfield campsite for a few nights and ended up staying for 2 weeks and we both enjoyed every minute of our stay, the wardens were extremely helpful & friendly,
We walked along the river into Hayfield village to the local pub the George great food & you can take your dog in too.And there's also a good chippy.
The site was well made out with a good shop & shower facilities & the views were fantastic,there were also lots of rabbits were looking forward to our next visit, they sell rock pegs at the shop you'll need them!
I used this site as a base for mountain biking, The location was ideal and the site was perfect for that. The real bonus of having free showers was superb (we didn't hog them).
The managers were very friendly and helpful, maybe just a touch on the side of, pitch your tent there, not this is your pitch. Not a bad thing on hindsight.
The site was super and quiet and the village was a lovely wander for a few mins away.
After navigating the large hills with some stunning scenery we came through the village of Hayfield and turned off toward the campsite. We followed the long driveway running parallel to the site and parked up at reception to be greeted by two very cheerful and helpful wardens.
We checked in and paid £8.40 per campervan with 1 adult and 1 child, the dog came free. This site has no EHU. The reception has a good selection of tins, camping accessories and fridge, which I guess will be for the dairy and meat.
The wardens walked us to our pitch and proceeded to tell us where all the facilities were and what was available in the local village including how to get there. He also told us about some long stunning walks straight from the site up the side of the overlooking mountain.
The village is a 10 minute walk away where you will find a village store, butchers, pub which also provides food, a chip shop, cafe and post office.
The views from the pitch are fabulous with hills to three sides and trees to one side. There is a stream that runs alongside the driveway, but that is away from the pitches, so no danger to children, it was so relaxing to chill to the sound of running water! There are plenty of rabbits running around the site too, keeping the dog amused whilst watching them all day.
The toilet and shower facilities are to the usual high standard of the C&CC with the main block having four showers and toilets in the mens, and probably similar in the ladies. Clean and tidy and very usable.
There is another large field, which could be tents only and did have a block on this, it could have been another toilets / shower block, or a bunk cabin, I do not know as did not venture down there.
Overall a great site and one I would return to for walking, chilling and just good old camping
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Tent Pitches 
No Caravans 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
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 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop <5 miles 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
No Fishing 
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 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
No Dog Walk 
We visited this site right at the end of the season in October half-term. On arrival we were offered a full choice of pitches as it was very windy and the friendly warden was concerned that we chose a good sheltered pitch. 
