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Forestside Farm
Marchington Cliff
Uttoxeter
Staffordshire (Browse area)
ST14 8NA
Tel: 01283 820353
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Pitches: 5 caravans/8 tents/2 Camping Pods
Open: 01/04/2024 to 31/10/2024
01/03/2025 to 31/10/2025
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 No Laundry |
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 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
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 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 No Fishing |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 No Dog Walk |
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Date of Visit: August 2024  |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Judda3 |
1 review from this member |
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 Absolutely beautiful site, all 5 pitches are close to showers and toilets. All have light and own water.
There’s a fridge and microwave for anyone with no electric or camping.
Owners are lovely.
And you’re just up the road from a lovely town with plenty of shops. 
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| Date of Visit: October 2023 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Scuzbert |
16 reviews from this member |
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We really enjoyed our few days on this site, rainy weather notwithstanding. The pitches were on the hill, and although described as hardstanding, it was really just a sensible strip on which to park up ie grass on either side to put the chairs on rather than loads of crunchy gravel.
The little wooded area behind the pitches was home to pheasants and owls. The pheasants, about 20-odd of them - would come onto the area next to us and have a mooch about, and the owls hooted in the evening. Lovely! There was a small amount of farm noise at the expected times but nothing to disturb. Well, it is a working dairy farm.
The views are smashing, and a pleasant backdrop for having a cuppa or glass of wine. The facilities are of a good standard and nice and clean. Free hot showers - tick vg. The only thing I would say is it would have been nice to have had some paper towels to dry your hands on. Not the end of the world, though. Just remember to take a towel. There is a nice kitchen area next to the showers, complete with lots of useful touristy information, walks, and menus from all the local pubs, etc. Much appreciated.
We ate at The Roebuck, just up the road from the site - food good, friendly service, worth a visit.
All in all, I would very happily return to this well-kept, relaxing site for another stay.
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| Date of Visit: April 2022 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Pie#face |
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What a fabulous site. Facilities all clean and we'll maintained.
Quiet and peaceful with outstanding views.
We stayed two nights, but will definitely visit again.
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| Date of Visit: April 2022 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 4 |
Travelling as: Solo traveller |
| Reviewer: Buttershap |
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What a great time I had here, despite the cold showery weather. I used the kitchen to avoid cooking in the tent.
I was sent an email telling me how to pick my site.
I was able to pitch the tent on grass and park my car on the hardstanding. Lots of walks nearby although it wasn't the weather for walking for me.
I will return, hoping for drier and warmer weather.
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| Date of Visit: August 2021 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Karenw |
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Wow what a lovely site, beautiful views over the valley. Strangely though it was empty and I mean empty! It's August - the school holidays! We arrived Friday teatime one little motor home next to us, they left Saturday morning. Billy no mates it was then.
Teatime saw one tiny tent arrive (in the pouring rain, bless em). Where is everyone? Facilities very good, except loo's need separating out of the showers or a couple of just loo's adding as if site was full and two ladies were having a shower no-one else can use a loo!
If you want a really peaceful site then this is it, no noise, no kids nothing just peace and quiet.
If full I can see getting off the hardstanding to be a little difficult as they are angled to the right but you need to turn sharp left to get off.
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| Date of Visit: June 2021 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Sheryl |
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Lovely site, quite easy to find. Fantastic view. Very quiet. Although on a dairy farm it wasn't as noisy as I expected from the cows. Lovely owners.
Shower block was excellent - spacious and clean, lots of space. Although we didn't use the kitchen area it is extremely well kitted out.
All in all very impressed and I am sure we will be back.
We went midweek as we like a quiet peaceful site with preferably no kids!
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| Date of Visit: June 2021 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Su56tty |
4 reviews from this member |
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Easy to get to very peaceful with stunning views,
Clean toilets and showers,
Will go again,
Site is well kept with the grass cut,
Found it very relaxing.
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| Date of Visit: July 2019 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Daveandmel1611 |
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My wife and I had a couple of nights here last weekend, the site was fairly easy to find, we checked in with the farmer's wife in the courtyard at the end of the track, then turned round and went down to the site.
There is a row of 5 hard standing pitches at the top, a couple of camping pods, then in the field in front are the camping pitches, all of which are fairly large and those against the middle fence have EHU.
We set up and then ventured back out for food at the Dog and Partridge in Marchington, where the food was excellent and the portions were large! Unfortunately this was where the bad aspect of the weekend began - the rain.
It rained consistently from Friday evening until the Sunday morning, which kind of ruined the experience as we couldn't sit outside the tent and enjoy the views and the country air.
We did manage to take a trip out to Sudbury Hall on the Saturday but again we couldn't really explore the grounds due to the weather. All in all, 4/5 for the campsite, 0/5 for the weather.
We hope to go back in the next couple of months and try out one of the camping pods
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| Date of Visit: June 2019 |
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| Nights stayed: 6 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Wilkins |
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We visited Forestside Farm campsite during June for six nights.
The site lived up to all the reviews placed on website of UK Campsite. A big thank you to everyone who reviews the sites they have visited, this really assists other campers selecting some of the best sites available across the UK.
When we arrived at Forestside Farm, we reported to reception as requested on arrival but unfortunately no one was in, but there were clear instructions of where to pitch, a plan of the site & details of the facilities block.
In fact we didn’t see anyone from the site during our stay; thankfully no problems arose during our stay.
Yes the facilities were as good as the website advertised & details from previous reviews, washing up area could have done with another draining board, but there was plenty of very hot water, made washing up quick & easy.
The site is by the farm, down a long lane well off the road, so no traffic noise, such a delight.
The views from the site were delightful as described, from the front of our tent we looked over Dove Valley & behind us was the forest; the weather was fairly good with just one day of rain.
We were fortunate enough to be at Forestside Farm during the annual festival held in Marchington, the local village. We went to the country music & BBQ evening on the Saturday; we had a wonderful evening the sun shone the whole day & evening.
The only downside was the amount of flies, our tent was totally invested. I know it is a working dairy farm, so there will always be some flies, but we have never encountered this amount of flies before & we have stayed on many farms.
But having said that, I would recommend Forestside Farm Campsite for a peaceful break.
Brian & Martina Wilkins.
Tonbridge. Kent
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| Date of Visit: May 2019 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Rob5425 |
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We stayed here for 3 nights at the beginning of the month, Chris the owner was very friendly and helpful, the views over the countryside are outstanding, we had the place to ourselves for the first 2 nights, it is a haven for peace and quiet, if that's what you are looking for, the quiet was only broken by the birdsong and the odd cow moo, just what the doctor ordered
I had intended to go fishing but, on arrival, found the pond to be quite a distance from the site, you would need to load up your gear in the car, drive off the site and down the lane to a gate in the field and then schlepp your gear uphill 2-3 hundred metres over the field, you can`t park your car there, so would need someone to take it back to site and pick you up again. I had no boots with me either and the field was soaking, so I didn`t fish in the end.
The facilities were good, clean and tidy if a bit spartan, one or 2 more hooks near the shower wouldn`t go amiss, this is however a very small niggle, washing up facilities are indoors which is a bonus.
In the facilities block there are lots of tourist brochures a microwave, kettle, toaster, fridge and freezer all available to be used
Be careful when arriving, there is a small sign at ground level at the entrance to the site at the end of the lane, it tells you to carry on to the farmhouse to check in, turn on to the pitches first or you`ll find yourself in the farmyard with little room to turn around.
All in all a very nice, well kept, quiet site, we will definitely use it again.
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