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6.8

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60% would recommend this site to a friend.

60% would stay here again.

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Very enjoyable stay, we will be back :-))

Wendy K. (Mature couple, 1 review, 0 photos)   Confirmed ?

  • Stayed May 2013 Review submitted
  • Stayed in: Touring pitches
  • Would recommend to friends
  • Would visit again

Liked: Myself, my partner and our dog had a very enjoyable and relaxed stay.
The staff were very welcoming, friendly and accommodating.
The site was very well maintained and all areas clean and tidy.
There are plenty of toilets and showers that were spotless
The pitches are very spacious and private.
All in all an excellent site that we would highly recommend in a beautiful area close to the tissington trail, perfect for walkers and cyclists.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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Very good site, excellent location

johnsmith (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)

  • Stayed Oct 2012 Review submitted
  • Stayed in: Tent pitches
  • Would recommend to friends
  • Would visit again

Liked: Underfloor heated showers, real ale in the pub, log fires, fantastic fresh ground coffee in the cafe, most of all the numerous walks and cycle trails direct from the park into Dovedale - a real walker & cyclists paradise. Also the huge number of things to do when it was wet Chatsworth, Gullivers Kingdom and so on.

Disliked: Although everything was very clean, some things were a bit untidy - the shed roof with a tarp on it, construction equipment in the car park. Not disastrous - just unnecessary.

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Underwhelmed

becca-forsyth-edwards (Young couple, 1 review, 0 photos)

  • Stayed May 2012 Review submitted
  • Stayed in: Tent pitches
  • Would not recommend to friends
  • Would not visit again

Liked: Liked our pitch (no 1) as was sheltered on two sides by hedges good for privacy, good distance to shower block, good shower block. Fab area of peaks for exploring

Disliked: If shower block is cleaned everyday not sure how well, same clumps of hair in shower for three days. The road a very main a road quite noisy with lots of bikes and lorries at all hours, it's quite close to the main road. Was really let site down was customer service and range of goods in shop. We love this area of uk as people are generally soooo friendly , helpful and chatty , not the case here. They re not rude by any means but not as welcoming or helpful as you would expect, with that and noise from road we would
Not go back
Ps not sure if it's normal but to charge for freezing ice packs seems a bit cheeky

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From the manager...

Thank you for your comments. The toilet building is cleaned at least once per day (low season), twice or 3 times per day high season. We have been short of staff which has resulted in some part time help which has been trained............but not quite there yet, for which you have our apologies.
Usually, road noise does not intrude into the pitching area because it is seperated at its nearest point from the road by wooded embankments and cliffs which shield it from the prevailing south-westerly wind. However, if the wind is (unusually) blowing from the North you can get some road noise carried on the wind, which it does for miles because there is very little background noise.

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Nice pub very welcoming with kids. All in all a good site.

antrichards (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)

  • Stayed Jul 2010 Review submitted
  • Stayed in: Tent pitches
  • Would recommend to friends
  • Would visit again

Liked: Facilities clean.
Kids Play area.
Pub beer and food good quality.
Our pitch.

Disliked: Distance to toilet block.
Some tent pitches on a slope.
Shop not very well stocked.

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Nice site, run badly

gareththomas1 (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)

  • Stayed Jun 2010 Review submitted
  • Stayed in: Tent pitches
  • Would not recommend to friends
  • Would not visit again

Liked: Lovely setting in a former quarry with modern facilities and a bar, shop and cafe.

Disliked: Very poor customer experience spoiled the trip for my family and the family we visited with.

On arrival I was told they were too busy to deal with me and despatched me to a spot with instructions to come back the next day to pay.

Most importantly, all weekend the hot water did not work and, except a couple of short occasions, the showers and taps were cold. When we brought this to the attention of the management we were told that "problems happen" but offered no apology or explanation. They told us they were waiting for a plumber but from Friday night to when we left on Sunday it was broken.

The toilets and showers did not appear to be cleaned all weekend and showers had muddy footprints and toilets were splattered with faeces over the flush line. Not pleasant.

My wife went to the shop which adjoins reception - the shop was closed and the reception empty. Receptionist couldn't seem to reach in the fridge five yards away to sell us an ice cream. Quite unhelpful.

Overall, a massive shame that the site was let down by the customer service. We won't bother again; there are plenty of nice sites around that area.

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From the manager...

This is now some time ago, but there was an intermittent electrical fault with the boiler that was hard to trace - until it finally expired. When it did, our staff drove around frantically over the weekend trying to find bits for an industrial heating system for our electrcian & plumber - which is why we had hardly any staff left to empty the bins etc etc. To add to the fun it was muddy and, amazingly, some people were taking their dirty pets into the shower building, which was cleaned twice daily - but you would hardly have known it. We put a sign up apologising for the hot water problems in the toilet building and bought a brand new boiler for thousands rather than wait weeks for new part. A nightmare for us. Our apologies for any inconvenience.

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