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Peak District National Park

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Regulations on 31 October 2026

Signs at the site and later resolutions prevail; check the source.

These hold everywhere inside the boundary, whether or not a site is marked.

Permit required

Camping & bivouac · All year

In force on 31 October 2026

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Wild camping

There is no provision under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act for camping on open access land. You may also be trespassing if you do not have permission from the landowner and in some circumstances the use of land for camping will need planning permission.

We do not allow wild camping on any land that we own and would encourage use of authorised campsites.

Published by Peak District National Park Authority · Camping: Peak District National Park
Regulated

Camping & bivouac · All year

In force on 31 October 2026

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Byelaws made by the Peak Park Joint Planning Board under Section 90 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, with respect to access land.

Interpretation
1. 1. In these byelaws:
"access land" means each of the areas of land to which the public have been given access by an agreement or in consequence of acquisition, and which are described in the Schedule to these byelaws;

[…]

Camping
1. 14. No person shall on the access land erect a tent or use any vehicle, including a caravan, or any other structure for the purpose of camping, except on any area which may be set apart and indicated by notice as a place where camping is permitted.
Published by Peak District National Park Authority, 11 Jul 1996 · Peak District National Park: Byelaws for Behaviour on Access Land
Regulated

Paragliding · All year

In force on 31 October 2026

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Byelaws made by the Peak Park Joint Planning Board under Section 90 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, with respect to access land.

Interpretation
1. 1. In these byelaws:
"access land" means each of the areas of land to which the public have been given access by an agreement or in consequence of acquisition, and which are described in the Schedule to these byelaws;

[…]

Aircraft
1. 16. No person shall, except in case of emergency, take off from or land upon the access land in an aircraft, helicopter, microlight, parascender, hang-glider or hot-air balloon.
Published by Peak District National Park Authority, 11 Jul 1996 · Peak District National Park: Byelaws for Behaviour on Access Land
Regulated

Camping & bivouac · All year

In force on 31 October 2026

J F M A M J J A S O N D
INTERPRETATION
1. 1. In these byelaws:
[…]

"the land" means each of the areas of land owned or occupied by the Authority for the provision of parking places including any part of the said land which has been set apart by the Authority for uses ancillary to parking, and which are described in the Schedule to these Byelaws;

[…]

CAMPING
1. 6. No person shall on the land, without the consent of the Authority, erect or use a tent or use any vehicle, including a caravan, or any other structure for the purpose of camping/overnight sleeping.
Published by Peak District National Park Authority, 28 May 2024 · Peak District National Park Authority Byelaws for Car Parks

Regulated sites

20 sites · Regulations on 31 October 2026