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Can anybody tell me if there are any restrictions I should be aware of or if camping is even permitted in Burbage Valley.
If the weather permits I will be hoping to get up to burbage north to do some routes and it would be nice to camp out rather than do the 2 hour exhausted drive home at the end of the day. It would be somewhere out of the way, maybe down by the woods or the stream. I just dont want to step on any toes if this is not permitted.

In reply to GREEDOTHEFERRET:

If it were permitted I think you'd find a few people doing it.

You don't seem to be thinking of many alternatives if the only options are sleeping in the woods or driving home.

In reply to GREEDOTHEFERRET:

http://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/visiting/getactive/camping

In reply to GREEDOTHEFERRET:

Walk along to Stanage an sleep in the cave.

In reply to GREEDOTHEFERRET: Cheers for the info; loos like I will be heading over to the Eric Byne site. Shame just seems like such a lovely place for it.

In reply to GREEDOTHEFERRET:
North Lees is closer.
I'd second LSN's suggestion though.

In reply to lowersharpnose: Do other people not often have the same idea then?

In reply to _MJC_:

There is that risk.
If the main cave is occupied you can get in the caves next-door, but they are less comfortable.

In reply to gethin_allen:
Though it probably helps that so many people confuse the one cave with the other - you might find the uncomfortable cave full of people and the comfy one empty. ;O)

In reply to GREEDOTHEFERRET:

The trouble is, it'd stop being such a lovely place for it very shortly after half the population of Sheffield pitched up on a saturday night and started playing music, shouting, partying, drinking, shitting, dropping litter...

(Nb not a specific dig at Sheffield, it just happens to be the large centre of population that's 20 minutes drive from the Burbage Valley.)

In reply to Ramblin dave:

If you head down Burbage valley on Sat morning, you already do find people camping on a fairly regular basis. I've seen groups of 10+ with full on family tents, deck chairs, tables, crates of beer, stereo....the works.

In reply to MattDTC:

The wild camping that takes place at Burbage IS a big problem for the council and park authorities and is discouraged.

Stanage is a little different in that it is tolerated if you only leave footprints & have no fires.

We are experiencing quite a lot of people staying at Horseshoe now as they sleep round the fire pits and wood is no problem. Not saying its open for this - but it is tolerated.

Or just pay to stay at North Lee's - that's what its there for!

Si