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50% off
Standard (Part serviced (hardstanding with electric))
20 Sep 2013 > 31 Oct 2013 -
50% off
Standard (Non-electric grass tent pitch)
20 Sep 2013 > 31 Oct 2013
Dogs allowed
See all facilities…Callow Top Holiday Park has received lots of awards, and it’s easy to see why: the location is great, and the list of facilities endless.
There’s an on-site supermarket selling all the essentials, plus some carefully considered products such as camper-friendly barbeque packs (without any gastronomical prices). From May to September, visitors can callow-n around in the heated outdoor swimming pool and paddling pools. There’s an amusement arcade, well-designed children’s playgrounds and a games field with football and cricket pitches, plus a volleyball court. You can hire bikes, bait your hook at the fishing lake or do some twitching in the bird hide. In season, you won’t need to go far for entertainment, with outdoor family discos, live bands, quiz nights and bingo all laid on. The cherry on the lager top is the place’s own micro-brewery, which concocts tasty real ales under its ‘Bad Ram’ brand name.
Tummywise, the Callow Inn, a former drovers’ inn on site, serves trad pub grub and children’s meals as well as the aforementioned home brew. There’s also a café bar with pool tables and satellite TV. Venture just a little further and you’ll find loads of eateries in the pleasant market town of Ashbourne, including some that will deliver takeaway to the site.
Callow Top offers a mixture of non-serviced grass pitches for tents, plus hardstandings with electricity for campervans, caravans and trailer tents.
Dogs are welcome on site, but must be kept on a lead at all times. We are very sorry but dogs are not allowed in the Callow Inn, Arnold’s Café Bar, Callow Top shop, swimming pool area or fishing lake/nature reserve.
Nearby attractions and activities
Set in prime Derbyshire territory, there are fantastic walks all around, and for power-pedallers, the Tissington Trail provides a (mainly flat) route out of Callow Top right into the heart of the ravishing Peak District.
The local region boasts a cornucopia of pleasures for all ages, from the stately Chatsworth House and historic spa towns of Buxton and Matlock, to the chills, spills and thrills of Alton Towers. Visitors of an excitable disposition can keep their adrenaline boosted with water sports, paintballing, zip wiring, high wire assault courses, quad biking and laser tag all available nearby.
Younger children will enjoy a visit to Gulliver’s Kingdom theme park or a ride in a cable car followed by some cave-exploring at the Heights of Abraham. Other options include walking among macaque monkeys in the Monkey Forest at the Trentham Estate, near Stoke on Trent, where they can also make like an ape on the aerial walkways - all that fun should buy you some privileges at Trentham’s shopping village or lakeside café, surely?
Attractions near Callow Top Holiday Park
Must see
- Alton Towers Resort (6.9 miles)
- Kedleston Hall (8.9 miles)
- Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills (9.3 miles)
National Trust
- The Old Manor (4.8 miles)
- Winster Market House (8.9 miles)
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Activities near Callow Top Holiday Park
Ashbourne - Mapleton - Swinscoe - Mayfield - Ashbourne (0.4 miles) Walking
Ashbourne (Bellevue) - Hanging Bridge - Clifton - Wyaston - Osmaston - Ashbourne (0.5 miles) Walking
Thorpe - Fenny Bentley - Parwich - Tissington - Thorpe (1.9 miles) Walking
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Great for kids lots of facilities Maridoth (Extended family, 3 reviews, 0 photos)
Liked: This is a great campsite, we stayed on the first May bank holiday. Disliked: No electric hook ups available for tents- minor point. |
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Excellent site with good camping fields and facilities,great for young Victoria M. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Spacious camping fields, play areas, pub with disco. Amazing surrounding scenery and walks for all ages on the Tissington Trail. Disliked: Smelly toilets, young boys congregating on roads with scooters. |
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First camping holiday.` And a perfect way to start! Tom D. (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Hmmm, where to start? I liked the layout of the fields, where it was as if people were put together based on the ages of their kids I think. There was a massive open grassy area in the middle of the field we were in (field 6) and all the kids could play in there safely and be seen by everyone. As they seemed to be sorted according to ages, there was always a communal ... Disliked: Coming home! Oh, and dog owners who DON'T keep their dogs on leads and don't clean up after them. Hardly the fault of the site though, these things just annoy me. |
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Weekend last minute booking - fab site! Michelle B. (Mature couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Check in is really easy and staff were pleasant and helpful. Disliked: Walked up the driveway around 10.30pm after walking into Ashbourne and its very dark and I felt very uneasy. |
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very good simon t. (Young couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: well maintained site Disliked: nothing |
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Excellent stay kate w. (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Having decided to stay at Callow Top and having never camped anywhere before, we were novice campers. The camp seemed to be very clean with the bin areas removed frequently. The showers were clean, lovely and warm and the toilet area was also kept very clean. My boys really enjoyed the pool area and the pool tables as well. We really enjoyed our stay and would definatley stay again. Disliked: However there wasn't much for two 14 year olds to do at night although for younger children the saturday night disco seemed to be a hit. There isn't much to complain about as 14 year old boys are hard to please and we will be returning in the future. |
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This site is perfect for my 10 year old son and I. ian g. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: All the facilities a camper could want. Clean site, efficient and polite staff. Lots of choices of well priced food, well stocked shop, great location; quiet and private. Good prices all round. Disliked: Having to leave! |
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very clean and tidy sharonadkin71 (Family with young children, 1 review, 3 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: the position and helpfulness of being able to be near toilet blocks with having young children and the other facilities Disliked: the weather, but that couldnt be helped |
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Great family site, lots of facilities but busy lrturner (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: The layout was great. They'd clearly thought about who to put with who (they have seven fields, so lots of space). Having young children the field we were in was perfect. We were surrounded by other families with similar-aged kids and there was a small village green arrangement n the middle which meant the kids had freedom to play but we could still see them. Disliked: This is a VERY large site and rather commercial for our tastes. That said, it wasn't overly noisy at night, partly I think because of the well thought-out arrangement. |
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Liked: The site was clean the staff were really friendly and great football cricket and volleyball pitches Disliked: Absolutely nothing |
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Leisure on site
Bar or club house
Cycle hire
Evening entertainment
Fishing
Fitness centre
Games room
Indoor swimming pool
Kids' club
On-site restaurant/cafe
Outdoor swimming pool
Play area
TV room
Take away
Tennis
Watersports
Amenities on site
Bath available
Car parking by pitch
Disabled facilities
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Launderette
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Public telephone
Shower available
Tents for hire
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Touring and motorhomes
Electrical hook-up points for tourers
Hard standings
Motorhome service point
Tourer storage facilities
Max. motorhome length: 9.0 metresRules
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Themes
Walkers' paradise
Nearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby
Climbing nearby
Cycle hire nearby
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Indoor pool nearby
Leisure/theme park nearby
Outdoor pool nearby
Restaurant nearby
Sailing nearby
Tennis nearby
Watersports nearby
Groups welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Public transport nearby
Shop nearby
Type
Large (51-200 pitches)
Ordnance Survey maps (GB and Northern Ireland only) are available at lower levels via the drop-down menu.
Nearest transport
- Coach stations
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Alton Towers: Coach Stop — 7.0mi
Matlock Bath: Coach Stop — 9.6mi
Belper Bus Station — 10.4mi
- Train stations
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Idridgehay Rail Station — 6.9mi
Wirksworth Rail Station — 8.0mi
Cromford Rail Station — 9.8mi
- Ferry ports
- Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal — 58.5mi
- Airports
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East Midlands Airport — 21.8mi
Sheffield City Airport — 29.5mi
Directions
The access to Callow Top is 1/2 mile north of Ashbourne off the A515. We are opposite Sandybrook garage. Two large green signs mark the entrance.
Permitted arrival time
12 noon
Cancellation policy
- If you cancel your booking your deposit is non-refundable or transferrable.
- If you have not checked in within 24 hours of your arrival time (i.e. not arrived by 12 noon the day after your booked arrival day,) and we have not heard from you, we reserve the right to cancel your booking and re-let your pitch.
- If, after check-in, you decide to cut your holiday short, for any reason, and leave before your departure date no monies will be refundable.
- For holiday cottage bookings once payment in full has been taken no part of the payment is refundable or transferable in the event of cancellation.
Please note that your deposit paid to Pitchup.com is non-refundable.
Payment of balance
Camping/Touring Pitches.
Balance of payment for camping/touring pitches is due on check-in. We accept cash or credit/debit card. Cheques are not accepted. Any guest who is unable to make payment will not be permitted to pitch.
One night stays - we may call you before arrival to take the balance of payment.
Holiday Cottages.
We will call you within 24 hours of your booking to take payment in full.
Cards accepted on the park
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Visa
Terms and conditions
Site booking terms and conditionsPlease note
- We only accept bookings from couples aged 21+ and families.
- No single sex groups of 3 people or more, groups of singles, unaccompanied under 21s, school, university, scout/guide, Duke of Edinburgh or other similar groups.
- No large group bookings of 3 pitches or more even if booked separately. If you book multiple pitches separately and you are all part of the same group we reserve the right to refuse your bookings.
- Swimming pool open May - end of September
- Day/evening visitors are strictly not accepted on site under any circumstances.
- Park gates are closed between 11.30pm and 6.30am. There is no pedestrian access. If you need access between these times then prior arrangements must be made with reception.
- Facilities may vary according to the time of season. If you stay with us during low season (April/May/midweek June/September/October/November,) especially during the week, please expect that not all facilities will be available. The pub is only open at weekends. The Arnold's Cafe Bar is always open at weekends but week day opening is dependent on the number of guests staying on site at the time.
Check availability at Callow Top Holiday Park…
Grass tent pitch with no hook-up. Pitches are approx. 10m x 10m.
Max. persons: 5x
Hardstanding with 10-amp hook-up, with small area of grass to one side. Suitable for caravans, motorhomes or trailer tents. Cost includes one car. If you have a large/twin axle caravan or motorhome please let us know in the 'other details' box so that we can allocate you a large enough ...
Max. persons: 5x
Join us for our Calloween Halloween Spooktacular 1st - 3rd November! Fancy dress family disco on the Saturday night with prizes for the best costumes. Why not decorate your tent too? Grass pitch with no hook-up. 10m x 10m.
Max. persons: 5x
8th - 10th November bonfire and spectacular fireworks display on the Saturday night followed by a family disco. 10m x 10m grass pitch with no hook-up. Price includes fireworks display.
Max. persons: 5x
Holiday cottage with double bedroom, single bedroom a double sofa bed in the lounge. Full use of holiday park facilities included. Bed linen provided. Arrival time 3pm onwards. Check-out time 11am. Short break arrival days are Monday or Friday.
Max. persons: 5x
Holiday cottage with double bedroom with additional single bed, room with bunk beds and a double sofa bed in the lounge. Full use of holiday park facilities included. Bed linen provided. Arrival time 3pm onwards. Check-out time 11am. Short break arrival days are Monday or Friday. Sorry, dogs not accepted ...
Max. persons: 7x
