Ranah Stones Farm Certificated Site

High on the moorland shelf above Penistone, Ranah Stones Farm is about as back-to-basics as camping gets in South Yorkshire. It is a working hill farm with a certificated site for Camping and Caravanning Club members, taking tents, caravans and motorhomes on open, windswept ground near Hazlehead, with the Peak District National Park boundary right alongside. There is no electric supply and no toilet or shower block, so only fully self-contained campers should turn up, and those who do are rewarded with silence, big skies and walking from the gate. Langsett and Winscar reservoirs lie a couple of miles off, the Trans Pennine Trail runs through nearby Dunford Bridge, and Penistone, four miles east, has the shops and the station. This suits hardy walkers and tourers, not families after comforts. Online details are sparse and the site keeps a low profile, so contact Ranah Stones Farm to confirm it is taking bookings and to check the season before you commit to the trip.