Welcome to Height Gate Farm Camping Barn. This is a seventeenth century farmhouse high above the Calder Valley between Todmorden and Hebden Bridge, in West Yorkshire. It is owned by the Woodcraft Folk and used by groups of up to 30 children and young people – or adults who don’t mind sleeping on the floor!
A breath of fresh air
Height Gate Farm is ideally located for groups wanting to explore the South Pennines. The Stoodley Pike obelisk is a short scramble from the centre.
A network of footpaths, including some paved ’causey paths’ (old packhorse routes), criss-cross the hillside. There are also delightful wooded cloughs to explore, and in the Calder Valley itself the picturesque Rochdale Canal can be followed both to Todmorden and Hebden Bridge. The Bronte village of Haworth is a day’s hike away.
Curlews nest in the fields near Height Gate Farm in the spring, and peregrine falcons also breed in the area
The Centre is owned by the Woodcraft Folk.
Height Gate is a non-staffed property, working on simple lines. It relies on its users and a few volunteers to keep it clean and running smoothly.
Head here to book and find out more.
Getting to Height Gate
What3words ///under.flame.protester or OL21, grid reference 972252
Please follow this map – failure to follow directions might lead in a fine from the landowner of the track and therefore you must not go to the wrong address.
Walking and public transport
We are an outdoor activity camping barn, we love it when people come by public transport, walk or cycle to our centre.
The nearer stations are Todmorden and Hebden Bridge. There are bus stops from both stations at the start of Stoodley Glen, the road we are off, and then it is just under 1.5km walk.
We also recommend a nice walk directly from Hebden Bridge station, which takes in part of the Pennine Way. See the map below for instructions.
Most people should walk to Height Gate from either Hebden Bridge or Todmorden.
If you are driving please follow video and instructions below.
Driving
If you are driving please do not just follow your sat nav. Please make sure you are going to the right location.
Navigation postcode: OL14 6DL
All cars should park at the bottom of the hill and you should walk up. Only authorised vehicles may drive to Height Gate Farm.
View map on above before you arrive
If you are permitted to drive up, go to OL14 6DL. Instead of bearing right at the houses at the end of Stoodley Glen, follow the winding track to your left. Drive up to the top, making sure you turn right at the fork. Do not go through the stone gate, if you do you may be liable for a fine from the landowner. At the top of the hill, turn right again towards the two cottages along the ridge. Height Gate Farm Camping Barn is on your left.
PLEASE ONLY DRIVE IF YOU NEED TO. MOST PEOPLE SHOULD PARK ON STOODLEY GLEN.
(1) At Eastwood Hall, turn off Halifax Road into Stoodley Glen and drive over the canal towards a small row of houses.
P1 – PLEASE CONSIDER PARKING HERE. DO NOT DRIVE UP UNLESS AUTHROISED.
(2) On Stoodley Glen Before you reach the houses, bear left up the track.
(3) Follow the track, going around 2 hairpin bends, then drive over the 1st cattle grid.
(4) At the 2nd cattle grid, turn right.
DO NOT GO THROUGH THE STONE GATE POSTS, IF YOU DO YOU MAY BE LIABLE FOR A FINE FROM THE LANDOWNER.
(5) At the top of the hill, turn right again along the flat track/ridge towards the two small cottages.
WELCOME: On the left, you have reached Height Gate Farm Camping Barn
Parking
Most people should park at the bottom of the hill on Stoodley Glen, just after Eastwood Hall or just before the houses.
There are 3 parking spaces at the centre for people needing to deliver supplies and other essential cars. Cars should remain in place for the majority of your visit.
There are an additional 5 parking spaces in the shared car park at the edge of a field by the centre. Use of these spaces must be pre-arranged.
Booking & Availability
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