Stress was building up for Lise and I, so we nipped up to the peak district on Friday for an impromptu weekend away from it all, ending up at the Greenacres camp site after the usual Hardhurst farm was full.
This site is a bit more out of the way - continue on into Hope, turn right just after Old Hall pub towards Edale, keep driving after you think you must have gone the wrong way, under the bridge, after the spooky farmhouse on the corner, it's on the left just after the pony trekking place - but has a really pleasant view, decent toilets, spring water on tap... it's actually pretty good. The only negative was the trains going right past the bottom of the site - but stay at the roadside end of the fields and it's fine.
There's a bit of a slope going down away from the road, so pitch your tent with your heads facing away, but the ground seemed firm and well-drained. There's a dedicated washing-up sink by the toilets, and you can get tokens for the hot shower from the house.
We arrived about 11pm on Friday, and were rewarded with a jaw-droppingly beautiful night sky, the likes of which I haven't seen for well over ten years. The Milky Way was clear and bright, with so many stars it was hard to pick out even the familiar constellations. We brewed up on the Trangia, layed back, and watch in wonder for a full half an hour, letting the images settle in to our memories. Beautiful.
2 comments:
Fine but were told no same sex groups , when pointed out we were not a group but a same sex couple we were asked to leave on the second day , they stated it was a family orientated camp site
Thanks for sharing in detail.
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