Blackshaw Moor Caravan Club Site

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For our first trip in the Opus we went to Blackshaw Moor Caravan Club site. Blackshaw Moor itself is about 3 miles north of Leek in Staffordshire and about 10 miles south of the ancient spa town of Buxton in Derbyshire, and is on the edge of the Peak District National Park.

The site itself is next to the main A53 road, so if you have a pitch that’s near to the road you can get some road noise. We had a pitch that was fairly close to the main road but the noise didn’t bother us too much.

The wardens are really helpful and friendly. When we said that this was our first time, they were very willing to help in anyway that they could. They allocated us to a pitch that wasn’t too far from the disabled bathroom, so that was helpful for John and George.

Our neighbour on the next pitch to us told us that during the Second World War, the site had been used to hold Polish airmen. We saw some evidence of this on the dog trail walk around the campsite, as some of the ruins of the old houses they lived in are still there to be seen.

From the dog walk trail you can see the Winking Man or Winking Witch, as some people call it. This is a rock that has a hole in it, and as you drive past it, it appears to wink at you. There are also some fabulous walks in the local area, for those who are fit and able to do them.

Blackshaw Moor Caravan Club site has seasonal opening because the area is quite high above sea level, and it’s not unheard of for the roads to become impassable in the Winter time.

We really enjoyed our few days at Blackshaw Moor and would definitely visit again.