Crowden Campsite

Crowden Campsite is a campsite in Tintwistle, High Peak District, England, which is located on Woodhead Road. Crowden Campsite is situated near the forest Brockholes Wood, as well as near Loftend Quarry (disused).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Torside Reservoir and Woodhead Reservoir.

Torside Reservoir

Reservoir

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Torside Reservoir is the largest man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between April 1849 and July 1864 as part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.

Woodhead Reservoir

Reservoir

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Woodhead reservoir is a man-made lake near the hamlet of Woodhead in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between 1847 and June 1877 as part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.

Rhodeswood Reservoir

Reservoir

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Rhodeswood Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between 1849 and June 1855 as part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. Rhodeswood Reservoir is situated 1½ miles southwest of Crowden Campsite.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crowden-in-Longdendale and Woodhead.

Crowden-in-Longdendale

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Crowden-in-Longdendale is a small and isolated village in the upland valley of Longdendale in Derbyshire. Crowden's main interest to travellers is as the traditional first-night stop on the northbound Pennine Way.

Woodhead

Locality

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Woodhead is a small and scattered settlement at the head of the Longdendale valley in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the trans-Pennine A628 road connecting Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire, 6 miles north of Glossop, 19 miles east of Manchester and 18 miles west of Barnsley. Woodhead is situated 2½ miles east of Crowden Campsite.

Padfield

Village

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Padfield is a small village near Hadfield in High Peak, Derbyshire, England. The village is on the west side of the Peak District National Park, and the nearest town is Glossop, where many local amenities and services are based. Padfield is situated 3 miles southwest of Crowden Campsite.

Crowden Campsite

Type: Campsite
Address: Woodhead Road, Crowden, SK13 1HZ
Categories: tourism and camping
Location: Tintwistle, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.49069° or 53° 29′ 27″ north

Longitude

-1.89429° or 1° 53′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C5WF4R4+77

OpenStreetMap ID

way 79088236

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=camp_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Brockholes Wood and Loftend Quarry (disused).

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Crowden and Woodhead Road.

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