Curator's Pick

Newhouse Farm

Organic working farm with fire pits, real produce and hard-kept quiet.

Newhouse Farm is a proper organic working farm on the edge of the Peak District, and camping here comes stitched into the life of the place: agriculture, growing and a bit of education all going on around you. Pitches are not marked out, so you choose your own spot in the field, and the hosts thoughtfully spread everyone so that livelier groups sit well away from those who came for the hush.

The quiet is taken seriously, with a 10:30 wind-down that actually holds, and the reward is a genuinely peaceful night under big farm views. Fire pits are there to borrow with firewood for sale, so evenings mean something cooked over flames, and you can buy the farm's own produce on site: meat, eggs and salad picked more or less from the field you are sleeping in. Facilities are simple and honestly kept, with tidy compost and long-drop toilets stocked with paper and sawdust.

It suits families who want their kids running free and couples after somewhere unplugged and unfussy. Communicative, friendly hosts and repeat-visitor loyalty tell you the rest.

Before you book

Facilities are compost and long-drop toilets, so come expecting simple rather than plumbed.
Firewood and logs are bought on site (around eight pounds a bag), so budget for your fire.
The 10:30 quiet rule is enforced, which is the point but worth knowing if you want a late one.