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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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Liked: Good pitches Disliked: Not enough showers - the park was extremely full due to a half price offer |
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Very good site John B. (Mature couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Overall very good Disliked: Too far to walk to empty waste containers |
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Absolutely brilliant site! JoyB (Young couple, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: The facilities, Disliked: The toilet block in field 6 not being open during stay! (Understandable) |
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Liked: Welcoming site, friendly staff and campers alike. Clean tidy and the hot choccy from Arnolds rocks. Disliked: Coming home |
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Liked: The play area,fishing lake and eating/drinking facilities Disliked: the toilets were a bit far from the tent,especially with my 5 year old daughter.She also couldnt reach the wash basins,toilet roll or soap dispenser so i had to lift her up or help her.We only stayed one night instead of three. |
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What a wonderful place APowell (Extended family, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: staff fantastic, great for children Lovely swimming pool bar/cafe and a pub that serves real ales Disliked: Nothing |
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Excellent site and would definetly stay here again! Sophie R. (Young couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Lovely clean campsite with everything needed. Perfect camping accommodation at great value! A* Disliked: We arrived on the Thursday evening and no activities were available or showers open. But we also understand this was because of the time of year it was! |
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Liked: the entertainment. Disliked: felt slightly unnerved that there was no life guard / park member observing the pool area although rules do state there is no lifeguard. even though i did not stay in peak season/summer it was hot when i stayed and would have felt more comfortable knowing there was a lifeguard. i myself as a parent unfortunatly cannot swim and have a small child - my responsibility is even more observant knowing this but genuine accidents can ... |
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Loo and Shower block too far away. Jeanette_A (With friends, 2 reviews, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The area was nice and the site very clean, facilities were also very clean. Disliked: Avoid fields 6 and 7 unless you have your own portaloo the toilets are too far away, and no heating on, and the shower block was even further. The grass could have done with being cut too. |
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Liked: Excellent location perfect for walking and cycling. good fishing lake on site. Good facilities for children. Heated pool even though it was closed due to it being september. Recommended it to our family who have just been this weekend. Disliked: No heating in showers, also the doors were left open so it was too cold to have a shower. Disapointed to find my disabled brother and family were unable to visit us they live in ashbourne and I would have liked them to come visit us and have a coffee with us or a drink and meal in the pub. Perhaps a visitors day pass would be a good idea even if they make a ... |
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Liked: General high standard and cleanliness of site & facilities -pub excellent Disliked: Unhelpful manner I was dealt with in arranging visit for my family. They obviously hate groups and made sure we were all in different fields. Having said this the staff on the visit were helpful and courteous. |
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last minute camping trip with 2 young boys beth g. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: family friendly site, staff really helpful. Disliked: pricey food |
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A very good campsite, in beautiful countryside. Martin A. (Family with older children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Friendly staff, clean and well layed out site. Disliked: Some rowdy campers staying up late, and then noisey early in the morning. But you can't please everybody all the time! |
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Excellent site,reasonable rates Clean and tidy Alan C. (Mature couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Nice location ,clean and tidy friendly staff. Disliked: not enough Toilets for size of site and in showers your clothes get wet nodry hanging place. |
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Nice holiday park. Ideal if you have kids. Very busy. Great facilities. cozscfc (Young couple, 3 reviews, 0 photos)
Liked: Facilities were very good - the shop and pub were good and very reasonably priced. The pub brews its own beer. Superb location for walking and cycling. Staff very helpful and friendly. Site was clean. Disliked: Wait for food in pub can be long at busy times. |
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A nice clean site in a great location in the heart of the scenic Peak District Steve K. (Mature couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The real ale pub on site with a nice large beer garden. The nice walks that started from the campsite and most importantly the allocated pitches that are well numbered and spaced out leaving enough open space at the front of your tent for a game of bowls, tennis or cricket. Our pitch on field 7 had a scenic west facing view ideal for watching the sun set in the hillside. The onsite shop was ... Disliked: Not enough lighting in the tent fields. |
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Really good for the family garymercer11 (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Everything. Disliked: Nothing |
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Liked: The space, the services and facilities being in a compact area ,heated pool and sports field. Disliked: Felt shop and cafe prices were a bit expensive - compared to other sites visited. The no visitors rule was a disappointment - other camps have allowed paying day visitors and the grandchildren really enjoyed this facility |
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Great location, average site. Steven R. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Friendly staff, willing to help. Disliked: Didn't think the toilet and shower facilities were adequate for the fields with tent pitches. This area needs some investment and a bit more thought. |
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Liked: the camp site was lovely for the kids and the swimming pool was warm on a cold day . Disliked: need light's on the tent picth's so you can see at night when going to the toilet. |
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We needed to be near Alton towers elizabeth s. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: How close it was to Alton towers. Staff Disliked: Not enough toilets and fresh water taps. |
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was a good site with very convenient facilities. We especially liked the location as it was just a small walk in to ashbourne. tom m. (Young couple, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: It's location was good, and facilities were clean and useful. The pool was a nice change but the website says there was an indoor pool, which we couldn't find. Disliked: The pitch we were staying on was spacious but when it rained it was very difficult to move the car through the mud. Good weekend but spent a good 2 hours at home washing dirt off the side of the car |
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Liked: very polite staff in reception, very clean site and shower/toilet blocks. Disliked: The english habit of not providing toilet brushes (why!!!). |
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camping fun, well organised site Barbara B. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: the many facilities, we had breakfast at the cafe, went in the pool, and the shop has everything! The children loved the play area Disliked: a big site, so we were a bit away from the toilet blocks. |
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Liked: I chose this site to introduce my wife & 9 r old daughter to camping and howgreat it can be, and it didn't dissapoint! Despite not being the most exotic, the location is supurb with great walks & views of the Derbyshire countryside. The site is superbly maintained and has a great family atmosphere with plenty of facilities to keep the family occupied. Disliked: Not a lot to dislike on this site although a few more water points around fileds 6 & 7 would be good. |
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Liked: Great facilities with evening activities. Generous pitch space and lots of room for children to burn off energy. Food quality very good and prices reasonable, although some more vegetarian options would be welcome. Service quick and courteous. Friendly and helpful staff. Piping hot showers! Disliked: "Dislike" is too strong a term, but a little more maintenance in the arcade would have kept more machines working, although we appreciate that it was peak season. The most "popular" toilets could perhaps have been cleaned more frequently, given the wet weather and the number of people on site. |
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Liked: Helpful staff and a very pleasant atmosphere.The bar and shop was not as expensive as you would think too. Disliked: The Callow Inn was only open at night,although there was another bar for food and drink.I didn't like having to pay for the showers all be it only 20p for 4min. |
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Excellent facilities excellent site Mark T. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Pool, facilites, pub and staff Disliked: nothing |
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very good would visit again Simon A. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: very clean Disliked: unable to choose pitch |
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Liked: Nice site clean and tidy and plenty going on. Good facilities easy access to everyrning Disliked: Nothing |
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OUR 1ST FAMILY CAMPING HOLIDAY. sarah-smith (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: I loved this site so much. So much so as soon as we got home we booked again for august. The site had everything we needed & was very clean & well kept with very friendly staff. Disliked: I didnt mind paying for the showers but having to pay 20p for about 4 minutes use of the plug socket to straighen my hair worked out a little expensive with mine & my daughters long hair. |
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Visiting alton towers. stephen h. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: the locality was excellent for our purpose, added bonus was all the amenities on site. Having visited many camping sites i found this to one to be exactly what we have come to expect of a well run site. Disliked: No dislikes. |
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A very pleasant stay cheekymonkey23 (Mature couple, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: Everything about the place was clean and tidy. The staff were friendly and helpful, without being too in your face. We have been coming to this site for as long as I can remember, and the site has vastly improved it's facilities over the years. It is a lovely base for some beautiful walks Disliked: Nothing |
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Liked: What a fantastic campsite !! great staff , great facilities and all round great camping experience ! The best site we have stayed on ! Disliked: THERE IS NOT ANYTHING TO DISLIKE ABOUT THIS SITE. |
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We Enjoyed our 2 night stay Mark M. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The pool, entertainment, pitch sizes, shop and toilet/wash facilities. Disliked: Cafe bar was a little expensive for the type of food. The road runs through the middle of the site, right next to the park and pub lawns. Drainage grids raised outside main toilets causing sharp trip hazards. |
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Great site for families Gill B. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: This campsite is fantastic - great location and facilities. The children loved the playground and outdoor pool. My husband liked the onsite micro brewery. The toilets and showers were kept very clean. Registration on arrival was efficient and all the staff were very courteous. There was plenty of empty space on the tent fields for ball games. Well done Callow Top! Disliked: The pool was very busy and numbers were not restricted. It wasn't helped that the pool got very steep very quickly so I was squeezed into a corner in the shallow end with my children. |
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Wet but nice break for the kids Shane T. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Despite the incessant rain from pitching up to pitching off, it was still an overall enjoyable holiday especially for the kids. It was easy to pitch up on the soft ground, spacious everywhere and the facilities were accessible and appropriate. Disliked: Obviously not having enough sun was the main disappointment [which has nothing to do with the site!]. But the reception being shut on arrival at 7pm on the Monday was slightly disconcerting. |
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Nice site Sara M. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Swimming pool Disliked: Paying for showers |
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Liked: Lovely Pool, good hard standing pitches and a nice friendly pub. Also a very pleasent 'family bar' Friendly staff who were happy to help. In fact we have booked again this weekend! Disliked: Lack of toilets near pool (you have to walk around to the site toilets) |
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We only stayed one night but found the site family friendly. A clean site and good amenities. We would definately recommend it and will be using the site again. craig c. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: Location near town Disliked: attended childrens disco and club seemed to small to accomodate, struggled to get a seat |
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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.
Holiday Cottages.
We will call you within 24 hours of your booking to take payment in full.
Cards accepted on the park
Visa, Mastercard, Maestro
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. Arnold's Cafe Bar is only open at weekends. The pub and restaurant 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
