Fieldhead

Fieldhead sits in the middle of Edale village, right under Kinder Scout and at the foot of the Pennine Way, which is exactly where a walker wants to wake up. It is tent-only and cars stay off the camping fields, so what you get is three small grassy paddocks close to reception, a camp shop and the toilet and shower blocks, with nothing rumbling past your guy lines.

The layout does quiet cleverly: the fields are spacious but tucked away from each other, and pitching down by the river gives you real shelter from both weather and noise. There is a handy guest fridge and freezer, the facilities are kept clean, and two good village pubs are a short stroll away for when you have earned a pint. Campers keep coming back to the welcome as much as the setting; the staff are the sort who go out of their way to sort a problem.

It is a simple, honest site rather than a frills one, and that is the whole point. Come for the trails on your doorstep, the valley views and an early, easy start onto the hills.