Peaceful and family friendly

This small site is in the heart of the English countryside where you'll be camping in a small Hamlet of farms, fields and cottages. With cows and calves in the field, the sound of tractors on the lane and our friendly cockerel and chickens you'll feel immersed in the countryside ambience. So you'll be on the verge of wild camping here as the camping field is joined to our cottage, so you'll be using our outside tap and our downstairs toilet, but not our shower, sorry! Just take a look at the 'Services' page.

Spring Bank campsite is right in the middle of the 'Newcastle Way' 25 mile footpath (from Mow cop to Market Drayton) so if you fancy a pit-stop then you are very welcome to set up your tent in our camping field. We're also on the doorstep of Keele University, so if your planning a visit then then come along.

• Camping in a Hamlet

In the beautiful Hamlet of Finney Green there is a small number of cottages and a working farm, so you you'll be able to see the farmers herding the cows and hear the tractor trundling down the lane. It is like going back in time, rural and rustic.

• Internet Access

Even though you'll be in the countryside, you will still be able to get internet access (it can be quite intermittent ) just ask us for the password.

• Blackberry Picking

During your stay make sure to pick some wild blackberries as there are blackberry bushes along Agger Hill. Blackberries are at their best towards the latter half of summer, peaking in August and early September.

• Campfires

Bring along your firepit and have a campfire, we do have a little bit of wood if you run out - just take a look at our 'Packages' page. When you have finished just empty the ashes into the wheelbarrow.

• BBQ

You can use your charcoal barbeques here. When the coals are cold they can be put into the wheelbarrow. Please can you make sure that your BBQ is raised off the grass, there is bricks available if you need them.

Please be considerate of other campers if having a campfire or BBQ

• Cows and calves

Cows are very inquisitive but can be quite shy too, they absolutely love the leaves from the 'Horse Chestnut' tree and young brambles. You can walk through the field whilst the cows are in the field as there is a public footpath.

• The Cockerel and Chickens

Come and meet 'Kev the Cockerel' he is very friendly and looks after his four hens very well by keeping a watchful eye out for the fox, finding them food and not letting them wander off too far. The free range hens are too old to lay eggs now, but love being let out so that they can roam around the garden and fields.

• Pheasants

When it's very quite (generally early in the morning) you will see a pheasant roaming around in the field.

If you would like to see more wildlife then head down to 'Bateswood Nature Reserve'