Leek Camping Barns. Bottom Barn

Bottom barn sleeps up to 8 people (£70 pn). (Top barn sleeps up to 7 people at £60 pn) on wooden platforms with 5 inch foam mattresses. Warm Sleeping bags are required. There are basic cooking facilities in each barn, covered communal area with wood burning stove and outside fire pit. It is very IMPORTANT to keep NOISE to a minimum at night, for other camper and the neighbours – Thank you Think camping without the tent. Leek Camping Barns are ideally situated to be your base to explore the local area around the lovely traditional market town of Leek, in the Staffordshire Moorlands. It is within easy walking distance (1 mile) of the town, but in the great British countryside that opens onto beautiful views across open countryside to Bradnop and Morridge where you can enjoy your camping experience in more comfort than a tent. There are two barns offering budget accommodation to campers who want to be free of lugging their tents around and have added protection from the great British weather that can spoil what should be an enjoyable experience. The barns are part of Padwick Farm which was built in 1848 of lovely mottled pink sandstone. The traditional cowsheds use to house milking jersey cows until recently. The barns are kept in their traditional black and white style. The character has been retained as much as possible and materials recycled to be environmentally friendly. The dairy is now a shower room and has been extended using wood from the old hen cote to accommodate a communal area. Bottom barn £70 pn (sleeps up to 8) and Top barn £60 (sleeps up to7). Warm sleeping bags and air beds are required. There are basic cooking facilities in each barn and a covered communal area with wood burning stove. There is also the opportunity to have a traditional camp fire in a ring of stones. Essential items: sleeping bag, towel, personal requirements, £1 & £2 coins for electric and shower Desirable; pillow, camping mat/airbed, crockery Optional: logs/coal for camp fire/stove Please keep noise to a minimum to keep neighbours and other campers happy and be particularly quiet early in the morning and late at night. We reserve the right to refuse or cancel a booking. Pets welcome subject to terms and conditions. Booking is advisable. There is off road parking and security lighting for more peace of mind. Barn, communal area and parking area. . Available, if any problems, within reason. Nearest lovely town – Leek centre (one mile) Nearest pub (1 mile)- around 30 in Leek Nearest garage/convenience store for basics/ logs – Esso (¼ mile) Nearest Tourist Information Office – (Stockwell Street 1 ¼ miles) Nearest fabulous fish and chip shop (Portland Street, Leek – ½ mile) Nearest supermarket – Asda on Springfield Road (½ mile) Nearest traditional Staffordshire Oatcake shop (Haywood Street 1 mile 6am opening) Nearest Indian restaurants – (¾ mile) Nearest Chinese/Thai - (1 mile) Alton towers – 11 miles Roaches – 5 miles Tittisworth reservoir – 5 miles Coombes valley (RSPB reserve) – 3 ½ miles by road (40 minutes by footpath) Deep Hayes Country Park Ladderedge Counry Park Manifold valley – 12 miles Rudyard Lake – 5 miles Chatworth House – 28 miles Trails – High Peak/Tissington/Manifold/ Staffordshire Way/ - approx. - 10 miles Caldon Canal – 1.5 mile Buxton 11 miles Macclesfield 13 miles Stoke-on-Trent 11 miles Leek Bus Station 1 mile Manchester airport 24 miles Stoke- on-Trent Railway 11 miles Macclesfield Railway 13 miles Private hire taxis (list available) Bottom barn £70 pn (sleeps up to 8 guests) and Top barn £60 (sleeps up to 7 guests) and). Please keep noise to a minimum to keep neighbours and other campers happy and be particularly quiet early in the morning and late at night. We reserve the right to refuse or cancel a booking. Nearest lovely town – Leek centre (one mile) Nearest pub (with food) – (The Flying Horse (¼ mile, better to go into Leek) Nearest pub (without food) - Earl Grey ( 3/4 mile) Nearest garage/convenience store for basics – Esso (¼ mile) Nearest Tourist Information Office – (Stockwell Street 1 ¼ miles) Nearest fabulous fish and chip shop (Portland Street, Leek – 3/4 mile) Nearest supermarket – Asda on Springfield Road (½ mile) Nearest traditional Staffordshire Oatcake shop (Haywood Street 1 mile) Nearest Indian restaurant – (¾ mile) Nearest butchers. Meakins , (Queen St ¾ mile): Ash, (Heywood St 1 mile) Alton towers – 11 miles Roaches – 5 miles Tittisworth reservoir – 5 miles Coombes valley (RSPB reserve) – 3 ½ miles (40 minutes by footpath) Deep Hayes Country Park Ladderedge Counry Park Manifold valley – 12 miles Rudyard Lake – 5 miles Chatworth House – 28 miles Trails – High Peak/Tissington/Manifold/ Staffordshire Way/ - approx. - 10 miles Caldon Canal – 1.5 mile Buxton 11 miles Macclesfield 13 miles Stoke-on-Trent 11 miles