My review is a little late, we visited for 5 nights at the end of the last May Bank Holiday.
Beautiful, clean and well set out site. Warm welcome from Ruth and Ian which was nice. Electric operated security gates gives piece of mind when on/off the site and welcomed.
When we arrived the grass on the side pitches was a little long, but not an issue Ian kindly mowed the following morning which was helpful for setting up our awning.
Lots of places of interest within easy driving distance include Carssington Water, Poole's Cavern, Buxton to name a few. There is a convenience store within a 20 minute or so walk and by car there is Morrison's and Sainsbury's.
On the site, it's peaceful and the scenery is really stunning, perfect location to switch off and relax. The rubbish, water and waste area is nicely fenced off and kept immaculate. Recycling facilities too.
Ruth is a fountain of knowledge of good places to go including local places to eat/drink, we went to a pub she recommended on our 1st night and was a really good choice.
One useful word of warning though, the site info does say arrival after 1pm, it's a good idea to follow that because the access in from the main road is a single track road to the electric gates - there is no room for passing vehicles so if you try to arrive early be warned one person will HAVE to reverse. It's also worth bearing in mind that coming from Ripley direction the CL sign does come upon you quite quickly (you come over the bridge over the main A road as on the directions provided and round a sweeping bend and the turning is just beyond a stone wall. Interestingly there is no CL sign coming from the other direction.
Would have no hesitation returning to Upper Hartshay, the warm welcome and lovely site and bonus of their beautiful dogs which we had the pleasure of meeting. Thank you for a lovely relaxing stay.
We look forward to seeing you again in the not too distance future Ruth & Ian