Riddings Wood Holiday Park

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Aerial view of the site
Grass pitches with electric hook up
Firepit and barbecue area
Exterior of the premium lodges

  • Peaceful park near the Peak District
  • Easy access to Derby and Nottingham; two pubs five minutes' walk away
  • New toilet and shower block kept to immaculate standards
What a peaceful park this is for Peak District hols – on 11 acres of quiet woodland near the national park and set deep in the Derbyshire countryside with picnic areas peppered all around. And what a pleasing park this is for those who insist on amenities being immaculate and up to date – the toilet and shower block comes with disabled access, baby changing and showers with hot and cold water, and is kept in tiptop condition at all times by the friendly site team. Riddings Wood Holiday Park is a rural park but with easy access to urban centres like Derby and Nottingham as well as to the hikes, bike rides and canters of the Peak District. (If you're a bit bamboozled as to what to do first, have a look at the tourist info point in reception or ask the team for tips.) Campfires are allowed if you need a bit of warming upon return. And finally, what a pint-friendly site Riddings Wood is too – the only thatched-roof pub in Derbyshire, Moulders Arms (aka The Thack), is a short stroll away; and the Seven Stars, a community pub, is just across the road. Cheers…

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 26
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 12
Tent pitches 49
Motorhome pitches 26
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Dogs

  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Reception

  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

This site is a member of James Parks group.

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Reviews

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Location
9
Value for money
9
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
5

81% would recommend this site to a friend

77% would stay here again

What customers say

Riddings Wood Holiday Park offers a peaceful woodland setting with generally clean and well-maintained facilities. Visitors frequently praise the friendly and helpful staff, spacious pitches, and good value for money. The park is well-located for exploring the local area and offers woodland walks. While most guests enjoy the site, some mention that pitches can be sloped, and there are occasional comments about the distance to facilities from certain pitches and the need for more frequent cleaning during peak times.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 11/08/2026

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Kids loved the park…

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
7
Value for money
5
Facilities / Activities
5
Customer service
3
Child friendliness
5
Cleanliness
3
Wifi
2
Anonymous

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Kids loved the park

Disliked Most pitches are on a hill and it’s not the cleanest site. The showers really needed to be cleaned more. The female owner was extremely rude (other campers had also mentioned she had been abrupt with them too) which really lets the site down.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us, we welcome all feedback.

We are sorry to see your stay was disappointing and you will not return in the future.

We are sorry if you found the staff member abrupt this was not there intention and she does apologise if that how she came across.

We wish you well in your future travels.

How quiet the site was and…

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7 out of 10
Location
7
Value for money
7
Facilities / Activities
4
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
6
Wifi
1

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked How quiet the site was and how places to walk the dogs around the area. Lovely people that manage the site though.

Disliked How steep the pitches are and the drop from the grass to the pitch. Made getting the caravan on the pitch difficult. If you don’t have motor movers u will definitely struggle if someone is on the pitch in front with a tent.

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Relaxed atmosphere. Nice staff. Kids playground…

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8 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
9
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
No rating
Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Relaxed atmosphere. Nice staff. Kids playground and games. Close to a pub and lovely woods walk.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your time with us we welcome all feedback.

We are glad that you as a family enjoyed your time both on and off the park, we do hope that we can give you a warm welcome back in the future.

Many thanks from the Riddings Wood team.

We had an amazing time here…

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10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
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10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
8

Luxury Woodland lodge (hot tub, pet friendly)

Liked We had an amazing time here with the dog
Very clean , great facilities
Wished we had booked longer !
Can’t wait to return

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us, we welcome all feedback.

Thank you for sharing your amazing pictures.

We are glad that you enjoyed the time with us and it was pleasure to have you here, we hope to see you again in the near future.

Thank you from all the Riddings Wood team

Nice clean cabins with good facilities. polite…

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10 out of 10
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10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
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10
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10
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No rating

Luxury Woodland lodge (hot tub)

Liked Nice clean cabins with good facilities.
polite and friendly staff

Disliked very strict with checkout times.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us, we welcome all feedback.

We are glad that you enjoyed your time with us and hope to see you again in the future.

Sorry we have to have strict departure times set at 10.00 am this allows our housekeeping to turn the lodge round ready for our next guests

Thank you from all the Riddings Wood team.

Overall perfect

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10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
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No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked On entry staff very helpful and friendly the site is very clean and well kept we had a nice little pitch (18) it is nice to go on to a site where people respect to the rules of the campsite and kept the noise to a minimum after a certain time at night there are a couple of local pubs a short walk away (moulders arms and seven stars) and we had a nice Chinese from foo lin we will definitely be going back maybe longer next time thanks Nick and Tracy

Disliked TV signal not great

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
7
Value for money
10
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
4
Wifi
1
John K. 1 review

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Friendly staff peaceful environment.

Disliked Waste and rubbish overflowing the bins in hot weather.
Most on the ground is on a slope

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay, we welcome all feedback.

We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back in the future.

The bins are emptied twice weekly, we did have a missed collection 2 weeks ago when the waste truck broke down. The past 2 weeks we have found that although we have 6 bins in the the bin compound guests only use the first 3 to point they overflow and then they pile bags on the floor if they went a bit further to the 4-6th bin they would find them empty. the top of the park by the toilets there are 2 bins guest use the first bin to point of overflowing and pile bags on the floor when the second bin remains empty. We do try to rotate the bins and pick the bags of the floor and put them in the empty bins. Guests also fill the bins with air beds, camping chairs and the list goes on, this has an impact on how full the bins get when we clearly ask guests to take any unwanted or broken camping stuff home.

Thank you for the feedback from all the Riddings Wood team.

Kids liked the park and the…

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8 out of 10
Location
7
Value for money
7
Facilities / Activities
7
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
No rating
Luke H. 1 review

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Kids liked the park and the stuff to do on the site

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us, we welcome all feedback.

We are glad that your family enjoyed there time with us and we do hope to welcome you back in the future.

Many thanks for the feedback from all the Riddings Wood team.

Amazing Stay

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10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
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No rating

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Everything.... we love this site think this is our 5th stay and we'll be back.Amazing stay, lovely warm welcome.... nothing is ever too much trouble...we booked electric hook up as last one available to book online but asked to go on the field (non electric) and no surprise "no problem go make yourself at home". Lovely clean facilities and a pop up pizza oven on site...thank you once again and see you soon :)

Disliked Having to pack up and go home :(

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay, we welcome all feedback.

We are glad to see that you enjoyed your time with us for your 5th stay and we do hope to see you again vey soon.

Thank you it was a pleasure to see you again from all the Riddings Wood team.

A shame the finer details were not looked at. A cleaner is needed.

Overall

4 out of 10
Location
6
Value for money
4
Facilities / Activities
3
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
2
Wifi
No rating
Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Everyone was friendly and the takeaway vans that attend including the pizza van was tip top.

Disliked Such a shame as this site had the potential to be really good, but let down by the following:

There was only 1 x shower / toilet block for the whole of the site. It was also not cleaned at regular points in the day. I understand that this could be attributed to the clientele not keeping it clean, but a cleaner would have helped (plus additional facilities).

The dirt track in the way out was undulating and the sound of exhausts catching it didn’t sound good.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us, we welcome all feedback.

We are sorry to hear that you found your stay disappointing and will not return in the future.

The toilets may not always look like they have been cleaned, please be reassured they are cleaned by cleaning staff and checked through the day by other staff on site. We have a cleaning LOG in our diary which shows they are checked or cleaned every 2 hours. We are now going to put a cleaning chart in the toilets which will show the times they are cleaned and or checked so that our guests can see how often we attend to the toilets.

Thank you for your feedback and we wish you well in your future travels.


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub 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/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Riddings Wood Holiday Park

Bullock Lane

Riddings

Alfreton

Derbyshire

England

DE55 4BP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.06608°N
1.3566°W

Nearest transport

Coach
6.1 mi Bus Garage
6.1 mi Bus Garage
7.8 mi Portland College
Rail
2.4 mi Alfreton Rail Station
3.5 mi Langley Mill Rail Station
4.9 mi Kirkby in Ashfield Rail Station
Airport
16.6 mi East Midlands Airport
22.8 mi Sheffield City Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

To the Peak! The Peak District National Park is but a short drive from Riddings Wood Holiday Park, and has a bit of what you fancy for all ages and inclinations. If you're in the area to hike, there are more Peak District trails than you can shake a (walking) stick at, from the shorter treks of seven or so miles around the upper Dove Valley and Pilsbury Castle, to long-distance paths like the Limestone Way (46 miles), the Derwent Valley Heritage Way (55 miles) or the Peak District parts of the Pennine Way, running for 268 miles from the northern Peak District to just inside the Scottish border. Climbers and cavers also delve into all things Peak: thousands of routes for all abilities are all over the park for climbers, including Burcen Edge for beginners and more hair-raising ascents like Debauchery and Mad Dogs and Englishmen for the severely experienced. If you're of a cavernous disposition, make your way to the village of Castleton and its four show caves, Blue John, the Peak, Treak Cliff and Speedwell Cavern with underground boat trip. Matlock Bath has a cable car to take adventurers to limestone caverns The Heights of Abraham, and Poole's Cavern near Buxton has vast caves to explore before an above-surface walk around Buxton Country Park. Other attractions like Chatsworth House and Gardens and the old Crich Tramway are to hand for the historically-minded, alongside old Peak District villages and market towns for tearooms, restaurants, family pubs and lots of shopping: try Buxton, Ashbourne and Bakewell to start you off. Back at Matlock Bath, let the kids go large at the rides and attractions of theme and play park Gullivers Kingdom for ages two to 13; the 600-acre Matlock Farm Park nearby should keep them busy for a bit too.

Must see

Hardwick Old Hall 7.4 mi

Hardwick Hall 8 mi

Mansfield Museum 8.4 mi

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 8.8 mi

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 9.1 mi

National Trust

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 7.3 mi

Hardwick Hall 7.3 mi

Kedleston Hall 10.6 mi

Winster Market House 12.9 mi

The Workhouse, Southwell 17.4 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

ANNESLEY HALL 4.8 mi

BELPER CEMETERY 5.3 mi

RIVER GARDENS, BELPER 5.8 mi

Derwent Valley Mills Buffer Zone 6.2 mi

Woolley - Highoredish - Ashover - Ashoverhay - Woolley 6.3 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Riddings Wood Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Riddings Wood Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Riddings Wood Holiday Park? To the Peak! The Peak District National Park is but a short drive from Riddings Wood Holiday Park, and has a bit of what you fancy for all ages and inclinations. If … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Riddings Wood Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11:30 a.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Riddings Wood Holiday Park? From £13 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.