Blackshaw Moor Club Campsite

Rated 4 of 5

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Nice weekend but noisey road

Just returned from a nice weekend break at this site Great location good facilities good dog walk Great site built on a polish camp from the mid 40s Plenty of history there Great setting with the roaches nearby Unfortunately the pitch i was on no 4 Suffered from alot of noise from the nearby road The bottom section is one to avoid if u want a wiiet relaxing time Great pubs and tea room nearby Great for walks

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Aflint88

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Reviewed on 10/07/2019 12:58

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Blackshaw Moor

Good base for the western edges of the Peak District. Just an overnight stay for us but we went high up to the back of the site, it was peaceful and had plenty of greenery. We did the short stroll to the Three Horseshoes Hotel, excellent meal in comfortable surroundings. Good drive over motor home point on site. We had visited nearby NT Biddulph Grange on the way, stunning gardens! Beautiful drive onwards past the Roaches and over the hills to Buxton etc.

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brue

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 20/06/2019 16:34

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Not for us.

Cannot complain about the site facilities. However, I wouldn't really call it "dog friendly" as the on site dog walk does not allow dogs off leads and you must tether your dog on a relatively short leash to your van. We found the whole site a bit "regimented". You have to park in a certain way, within a certain distance from the next pitch etc etc .... Roads are too busy to make dog walking easy and there are too many large heavy vehicles using the road to make it safe (in our opinion) to take a relaxing bike ride. We even took the relatively hazardous walk (narrow road and blind bends) with the dog to the reservoir, thinking he could at least have a good run. No - wrong again - they don't allow dogs off the lead either! Having said that, it's a great, safe site for young families. Just not dog friendly and relaxed enough for us.

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General Franco

Reviewed on 10/06/2019 15:09

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Definitely no peace and quiet

Visited this site for the first time for a weekend visit with friends celebrating a birthday.Positives are the site has good flat pitches and good access and good clean facilities onsite. Downside was the peace and quiet.From 10.00am on Sunday morning the wardens decided to petrol strim the hedges between pitches.Warden wore ear defenders,it was a pity we all couldn't be supplied with the same. No one could hear each other speak.First occasion went on for 40 minutes of constant stimming until 1040am then stopped. A short while later we left the site to go walking returning early afternoon .After being back for a few minutes they started again on the hedges on the next pitch along.No point sitting outside as the noise was horrendous.Appreciate site maintenance has to be done but a Sunday morning /afternoon? Lots of people come away for chill out weekends to get away from, work wouldn't it have been better a quieter time in the week. Approached the warden doing the work said we were leaving early asked us if we had had enough.Replied I had of the noise and he said it had to be done and he was doing it when the weather was dry.Wasn't really interested when I said fee paying customers might also like a bit of peace on site . When doing a review one of the questions asked is about peace and quiet, i think it was quite reasonable to ask for that. Maybe a high powered petrol strimmer on a Sunday morning might be replaced with a hand held pair of shears and we might all be happy. Left instead of staying tonight payed for with a caravan club voucher. Not the best experience could of been made easier by a better response from the warden.Won't be returning will be revisiting Longnor Wood from now on.

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Teddyboysmum

Reviewed on 09/06/2019 20:26

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Serviced not serviced....

We stayed here for the first time a couple of weeks ago, on one of the serviced pitches. Unfortunately we had already read reviews about dreaded pitch 71, only to find on our arrival that this was the only serviced pitch available. I wish we hadn't bothered. Probably the poorest serviced pitch we have used. You'll need at least a 15 metre water hose, and good luck with trying to get your waste to drain uphill, although i think most people on this side of the road struggled as they could be seen lifting their hoses in the morning in order to assist gravity. In addition to the uphill struggle the waste itself is on the wrong side of the van, so if you only have actual waste pipe and not coils of pipe then you'll struggle. We asked at the shop if they sold, or had any water pipe we could borrow, but were met with a rather disappointing no, maybe get some in Buxton 8 miles away. We plodded on without and made no use of the 'serviced' pitch as a result. If we come back then we'll just go on a normal pitch. To be fair they all seem a lot nicer and the ones lower down have a lot more space than the area we were on. All that said, this is a lovely spot with loads to explore on your doorstep. There are numerous pubs and places to eat with some in walking distance, a couple more only a few minutes drive away. The site is really easy to get to although if you are coming from Leek itself, don't get excited when you see the first sign on the left as you leave the town. That's the Caravan and Camping site down the road.... Lots of friendly caravaners on site to share their knowledge of the local area and places to visit and eat, and the dog walk and other facilities are all lovely and clean. As mentioned by others, I would want to avoid the pitches which back on to the road as this is busy and there is a lot of road noise.

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Benemisarag

Reviewed on 08/06/2019 20:46

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Rated 4 of 5

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Beautifully kept site and ultra helpful wardens!

Just stayed at Blackshaw Moor for the first time and had a great time. We found the wardens Keith and Tracy extremely helpful and very approachable. We only got our campervan last year so are very new to life not in a tent! After parking up and spending a good hour trying to work out how to get our drive-away awning up (assisted eventually by Bill who was walking past and gave us some great advice) we went to hook up to electric and found our cable wasn't long enough. Keith spotted us scratching our heads and came straight over and explained that we needed at 25m cable and most vans are knowingly sold with 15m cables. That was us off grid then! Nope, Keith sorted us out with a cable at a good price and we were good to go. Bill later passed by again and offered us some rock pegs as the plastic ones that came with our awning were not playing game on our pitch. What a lovely welcome by all to The Club! The only thing we struggled wiith a little was the traffic noise from the road. I was fine as i always travel with good earplugs but my partner needs to get with the earplug brigade. We will defiintely be back. Loved the site and everything was so clean and well kept. thanks Keith and Tracey - we had a great time helped by you both. Hope to see you again in the future! Liz and Tony

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lizsharpley

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 02/06/2019 15:31

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Definitely be back!

Excellent site! Just spent a lovely weekend here and have to say could not fault. The staff are so friendly and welcoming and all the facilities were extremely clean. The whole site is very well maintained and picturesque. Will definItley be back and recommend to everyone! Sandra & Darren Smith.

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Sandaz1972

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Reviewed on 02/06/2019 11:58

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A jewel in the crown

We have just spent a week at this superb site. We first came last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. We visited the site again and were not disappointed. Everything is excellent; the facilities the cleanliness of the entire site and the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff. This really is one of the best sites we have visited. The Peak District itself is lovely and the site is very well placed to access good walking of all difficulties, along with being close enough to the Potteries and the industrial history they represent. We will certainly be back again

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andybe

Caravanner from Suffolk

Reviewed on 19/05/2019 19:52

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Shakedown visit

We have just swopped our Bailey Pegasus and tow car for a Coachman Olympia and. Korando. This visit was to sort both out. We arrived in the middle of storm Hanna, got welcomed by the duty warden, pitched and got soaked. Left all my shoes at home save a pair of slippers. Wardens were brilliant, even delivering the barrier key in the howling gale. Not much to add about the facilities but this was our first outing and we noticed the price increases. Why? Seems to us that it’s been reasonable for the last few years but the big boss has wielded the big stick. Lots of things to do in the area. Buxton and Bakewell are very dog friendly, the Roaches over the way from the site has some hard walks but a few are manageable for wrinklies like us. Tittesworth reservoir has good flat walks. Great area to explore. The staff are brilliant, can’t say it enough.

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peatman

Reviewed on 05/05/2019 12:55

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Shame about the weather

My wife, our two dogs and I stayed here for the weekend when the hurricane arrived during Saturday, ah well, not the sites fault.... The site is very well maintained with spotless shower blocks, however, the A53 is very very busy and there is road noise, especially if you pitch at the lower end as we did, on pitch 24. The noise did not bother us at all, but mentioning it to inform others, however, the site itself is very relaxed and peaceful. In fact, our pitch was great in the storm as the trees protected us from the high winds, just not the torrential rain :O( The pitches are a good size and hard standing and did not have any standing water at all on them despite the weathers best efforts. The dog walk is about 300yds long and through a lovely wooded area, from the entrance to the top of the site and good for first and last thing walks for the dogs, there is also a dog wash station at the top end of the walk exit/entrance. The wardens are extremely pleasant and helpful and work hard all day maintaining the site. The site has some fully serviced pitches but mainly just EHU with TV point which we didn't use as our van ariel worked fine. I would advise leveling blocks for some of the pitches but nothing too bad, I managed to go into the woods and find two logs which I used under the rear legs of the van as they wouldn't reach the floor once leveled front to back, (I left them on the pitch for the next guests to use) Really is a very pleasant and well laid out site with small enclaves of pitches dotted around the tiered site which gave us an abundance of room. The site is about 200yds from the three horseshoes hotel which is OK but it is a long 3 mile walk into Leek, on enquiring, a taxi is £7.00 and busses run but infrequently. All in all a very pleasant stay and we will be returning probably in September, hopefully without a hurricane.

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ponciauman

Caravanner from Clwyd

Reviewed on 30/04/2019 13:09

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