Ay up AustinAustinW wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:05 pm Hi Steve, its been ages....but living on the edge of Bowland I have never camped there. There isn't many considering how nice the area is but I suppose thats because its a quiet area, or is it the there way round. There does seem to be a lot of holiday park the places though for some reason. Anyway I have noticed the following sites when out and about:
Clitheroe Caravan and Camping Club Site, right by the river ribble on the outskirts of Clitheroe, which is a very nice town.
There's a couple or three sites between Slaidburn and Wigglesworth but a couple of them may be more holiday park places. A quick google has shows Marl Barn Campsite approximately where I thought there was one. This is right in the heart of Bowland.
There's a couple of sites along the eastern edge of the area/ western edge of the Dales but all quite near the A65. I did notice thats Dalesbridge campsite was open the other day, Just near Austwick. I used to have a few thousand acres of shooting on the moors there - the Gamecock at Austwick is a very good pub.
Theres a small field right next to the Bridge Inn near Wennington. Not sure if they take tents though as I have only ever seen caravans and campers there.
There's a Pod clamping place in Littledale that I believe takes a few tents. https://crossghyllfarm.co.uk/the-pods/ This place is the middle of nowhere.
Bowland Wild Boar Park has some spaces for tents. Not sure if its organised camping or what. Also in the middle of nowhere other than Wildboar park.
That's all I can think of just now. Remember I haven't stayed at any of these and there's probably more.
Wild camping should be possible - usual stuff but most of the area is either farmed or keepered so you may expect to be challenged unless very discrete or prepared to lug your kit a few hundred yards away from a road.
When are you coming? We could meet up.
Nice to hear from you! Regrettably, I missed your post last Monday evening as I was baling until late so I could get away, so sadly, I failed to get back... Would have been grand to have a meet and chat.
Funnily enough, I remembered having ridden a couple of the roads running through to the Dales, as Paul Wightman aka Bimbler took us up on a run when we were on the way to the first of the Galloway events. Long time ago....
I ended up at the site near Clitheroe and was reasonably comfortable, although a bit orientated towards Campervans. Good location though, just needing a pub, but TBH, I was on a suitably socially distanced break
Can of beer and gas stove!!! A lot of the sites were not really keen on tents according to one chap I spoke with. 
I think we need a revisit of the GdL next year and catch up properly!!
