Rue Hill Campsite

From £20 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.6 188 reviews
Great for watching the sun setting (added by manager 04 Aug 2022)
Beautiful morning sunrise (added by manager 04 aug 2022)
Summer camping (added by manager 24 oct 2015)
Campsite (added by manager 01 oct 2021)

  • Simple rural site in Staffordshire, on the edge of the Peak District
  • A 10-minute drive from Alton Towers and 20 minutes from Dovedale
  • Football and volleyball nets; lots of space; a minute from the pub
Family rift? One lot wants rides and slides and attractions, the others long for walks in the wilderness and watery outdoors stuff? Reconcile all warring parties at Rue Hill Campsite, a simple and friendly site in the Staffordshire countryside, where (almost) every wish can be granted. This special spot is surrounded by green fields on the edge of the Peak District, a minute’s drive from the village of Cauldon Low and about 10 minutes’ drive from Alton Towers. Space is the word here: there’s a wide grassy field to stay in with plenty of room for running about at full pelt too, as well as more organised activities around the football and volleyball nets. Barbecues are welcome; hire firepits with logs, sticks and paper from the team for the simple pleasures of gathering round the flames, warming fingers, sizzling things on sticks or singing lusty songs (reasonably quietly). It’s a minute’s drive to a pub with food and 15 minutes to a nicely varied selection of shops, supermarkets, takeaways and other eateries at Ashbourne.

Site type

Tent pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 20
Touring caravan pitches 20
Open now
Please note
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 14 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

97%

would recommend this site to a friend

96%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Nicely organised site in a great location. Very welcoming hosts.…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Nicely organised site in a great location. Very welcoming hosts.

Disliked: Nothing

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Perfect site for camping! Clean, comfortable facilities, kind staff.

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
Valentina V. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Good location, clean and comfortable bathroom/shower facilities, hot and cold water on tap, drinking water on tap, spacious tent area, option to pitch on an area with trees and a large stone fire pit. Can also rent a fire pit and get everything you need for it! Very attentive, friendly, and helpful owners. Gave us a beautiful map for the area, took the time to tell us about the surroundings, and checked in with us after our stay.

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Really lovely stay for our one night away

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Toilet and washing facilities. Host was really friendly and helpful aswell.

Disliked: There was a party or something going on when we went and they were extremely loud. I know it’s nothing by the host or location, it was just very loud and we were at the other end of the field and still heard them.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We will be back!

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
Lara P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: This campsite was brilliant, probably one of the most organised that we’ve ever been to, the Lady organising it was fantastic, understanding, welcoming, chatty and lovely overall. The Campsite had a number of great amenities including, Hot water sinks, Hot showers (that were very clean in the men’s and women’s), Hair dryers and optional campfires. They also provided a handmade map showing different places like, pubs, bars and restaurants. I could this extremely unique and helpful. The field was quite flat with park benches dotted around the place- while we were there, it was a shame that it rained, but we still had a nice night stay! Thank you!

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Welcoming and helpful hosts, excellent maintained pitch with fantastic toilet and shower…

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

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Welcoming and helpful hosts, excellent maintained pitch with fantastic toilet and shower facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A fantastic site in an easily accessible location

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

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely site, great location , owner is fantastic, really friendly and helpful! Shower and toilet facilities were clean and well looked after, hot showers on demand! Will definitely return!

Disliked: Nothing!

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Great site, clean, great welcome.

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The host was very helpful and the location was great.

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No nonsense just let us get on with our weekend it was…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: No nonsense just let us get on with our weekend it was our second stay at the farm

Disliked: I got stuck on the field but you can’t have it always, lovely green grass to walk on bear foot

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Great little site with lots of room and great location for alton tower

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

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Open ground, lots of room and fire pits

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with helpful friendly owners

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

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: The owners were friendly and offered us suggestions of where to pitch when we said we wanted a quiet spot. The showers were lovely and warm.

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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

No dogs allowed

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Rue Hill Campsite

Cauldon Low

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

England

ST10 3EY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.02826°N
-1.88094°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.2 mi Bus Station
12.3 mi Bus Station
12.3 mi Bus Station
Rail
8.8 mi Blythe Bridge Rail Station
9.1 mi Uttoxeter Rail Station
11 mi Longton Rail Station
Airport
26.9 mi East Midlands Airport
28.1 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 3
28.2 mi 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

For those who like to be hurtled about at great speeds and heights, happiness awaits: it’s 10 minutes to the assorted excitements of Alton Towers, and for those who haven't quite graduated to the big league, an array of rides aimed at younger clientele are at Gulliver’s Kingdom, 40 minutes away. For active stuff in the outdoors, make for the Dovedale valley, 20 minutes away for walks and rides through the fab surrounds of the southern Peak District. If you prefer a splash of water with your adventures, wend your way over to Carsington Water (25 minutes) for kayaking, sailing and fishing as well as walks and bike rides round the reservoir. For more urban antics, meanwhile, sidle over to Stoke Skatepark (40 minutes), a mecca for concrete acrobats. Penchant for the past? The Churnet Valley Steam Railway is 10 minutes' drive away, while the fine old stately piles of Haddon Hall and Chatsworth House are within 45 minutes. It's a similar distance to the Crich Tramway Museum and the Heights of Abraham, a Victorian pleasure ground reached by cable car from Matlock Bath, with a fossil museum, caverns and acres of upland parkland. For animal fans, there’s horse trekking from the Beaver Hall equestrian centre, 10 minutes away, and very close by, encounters with lemurs, penguins, wallabies and pygmy goats at the Peak Wildlife Park.

Must see

Alton Towers Resort 2.8 mi

Sudbury Hall 10.5 mi

Royal Doulton Factory Shop, Trentham 11.9 mi

Wedgwood Visitor Centre 12.9 mi

Royal Stafford 13.2 mi

National Trust

The Old Manor 4.4 mi

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 10.8 mi

Winster Market House 12.6 mi

Biddulph Grange Garden 13.6 mi

Kedleston Hall 15.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Winkhill - Waterfall - Waterhouses 2.5 mi

Oakamoor - Churnet Valley - Dimmings Dale - Oakamoor 2.6 mi

ALTON TOWERS 3 mi

Ellastone - Rocester - Marston Montgomery - Roston - Ellastone 3.5 mi

Ellastone - Swinscoe - Stanton - Ellastone 3.5 mi

Local events

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

    Buxton, Derbyshire 16 mi

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

    Macclesfield, Cheshire 21.4 mi

  • Bloodstock Open Air (Thursday 8 August 2024 – Thursday 8 August 2024)

    Swadlincote, Derbyshire 21.7 mi

  • Download Festival (Friday 14 June 2024 – Friday 14 June 2024)

    Derby, Derbyshire 25.3 mi

  • Camp Bestival Shropshire (Thursday 15 August 2024 – Thursday 15 August 2024)

    Telford, Shropshire 29.1 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.

Want to know more about camping in Staffordshire?

  • Does Rue Hill Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Rue Hill Campsite dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Rue Hill Campsite? For those who like to be hurtled about at great speeds and heights, happiness awaits: it’s 10 minutes to the assorted excitements of Alton Towers, and for those who haven't quite graduated … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Rue Hill Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  8 a.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Rue Hill Campsite? From £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.