Hi all
What I'm hoping for probably doesn't exist, and if it did it wouldn't last unspoilt for long enough to hear about...but google's drawn a blank so here goes anyway - I'd really appreciate any suggestions!
My girlfriend has done a surprise U-Turn (they're good at that, aint they?) and decided she really wants to try out camping. Fantastic news for me, so I just need to find a nice basic campsite to get her used to roughing it - she's noway brave enough for meets yet
Her requirements are pretty simple actually (her only demand is a toilet block), but I confess I'm being the fussy one.
What I'm trying to find is a nice quiet site, the simpler the better - don't need anything daft like electricity points - and preferrably without allocated pitching spots. 99% of the campsites I found on google, you don't have any say about where you pitch, you just pay and get pointed at a small gap between two other pitches, crammed in like sardines. Not what I remember sites being like when my Dad took us as a kid...
The MAIN thing I'm searching for is somewhere a little rough around the edges. Don't get me wrong - I'm NOT looking for "we allow bonfires, and sure wave that mora around all you like".
But if anybody knows any campsits that have for example woodland pitches, or heck even a few trees at the edge of the field to hang a tarp off, I'd be forever in your debt for pointing me there.
Final important detail, we're in the Manchester/Stockport area but don't have a car...so we need to be able to get to a nearby town by train/bus and walk it. No big limit on distance from Manchester - Peak district, West Yorkshire, that kind of distance is fine (though closer is better obviously).
Yeah, I won't be surprised if I'm fantasizing about somewhere that doesn't exist, but thank you all for reading and any suggestions/tips.
P.s. Ground dwelling.
What I'm hoping for probably doesn't exist, and if it did it wouldn't last unspoilt for long enough to hear about...but google's drawn a blank so here goes anyway - I'd really appreciate any suggestions!
My girlfriend has done a surprise U-Turn (they're good at that, aint they?) and decided she really wants to try out camping. Fantastic news for me, so I just need to find a nice basic campsite to get her used to roughing it - she's noway brave enough for meets yet
Her requirements are pretty simple actually (her only demand is a toilet block), but I confess I'm being the fussy one.What I'm trying to find is a nice quiet site, the simpler the better - don't need anything daft like electricity points - and preferrably without allocated pitching spots. 99% of the campsites I found on google, you don't have any say about where you pitch, you just pay and get pointed at a small gap between two other pitches, crammed in like sardines. Not what I remember sites being like when my Dad took us as a kid...
The MAIN thing I'm searching for is somewhere a little rough around the edges. Don't get me wrong - I'm NOT looking for "we allow bonfires, and sure wave that mora around all you like".
But if anybody knows any campsits that have for example woodland pitches, or heck even a few trees at the edge of the field to hang a tarp off, I'd be forever in your debt for pointing me there.
Final important detail, we're in the Manchester/Stockport area but don't have a car...so we need to be able to get to a nearby town by train/bus and walk it. No big limit on distance from Manchester - Peak district, West Yorkshire, that kind of distance is fine (though closer is better obviously).
Yeah, I won't be surprised if I'm fantasizing about somewhere that doesn't exist, but thank you all for reading and any suggestions/tips.
P.s. Ground dwelling.
