Orchard Camping

Orchard Camping is a tiny, family-run campsite on Halifax Road just east of Penistone, set up for walkers and cyclists on the edge of the Peak District. With space for roughly six pitches, it is deliberately small, and the owners run it with a personal touch rather than as a big commercial field. It takes tents and has one hardstanding pitch for a small motorhome or campervan, but there are no facilities for caravans, so tourers with a caravan should look elsewhere. What makes Orchard Camping stand out is everything packed around those few pitches, a campers' kitchen, a games room, a TV room and laundry, plus ready-pitched tents and even cooked meals for anyone travelling light. The Trans Pennine Trail runs close by, and the site sits within reach of the Penistone Boundary Walk and quiet lanes made for cycling, which is why it draws walking groups, cycling parties, Scouts, Guides and Duke of Edinburgh expeditions. Penistone town, with its shops and railway station, is a short trip away in South Yorkshire. It is a spot for people who want company and comfort on a small site, not solitude, so book ahead because those six pitches go quickly.