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Electric optional grass tent pitch

From £23 1 night, 2 adults

4 people maximum
Multiple Tent allowed per pitch

Pitch size

Min 6m width × 14m depth (84m²)

Ground type

Grass

0 rooms

Suitable for

Tent, (Roof tent not allowed), (Trailer tent not allowed)

Features

Electric: 16 amp extra cost
Bring a gazebo 1 included, 1 max.
Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.
Bring a pup tent 1 included, 1 max.
Car 2 included, 2 max.
Dog(s) allowed 3 included, 3 max.

Other restrictions

Car parking by pitch not allowed

Extras

Electric hook-up (16A) (1 max) £2 per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Reviews 9/10 20 reviews

This is a very relaxing site…

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
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10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
No rating

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked This is a very relaxing site … well maintained … owners very friendly… showers and toilets really modern and very very clean and well kept … I will be returning frequently as it’s only 10 miles from my home but I felt like I had been miles and miles away on a little holiday. Would definitely recommend x

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Clean, friendly owner, everything you need…

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10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
1

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked Clean, friendly owner, everything you need and explained where is what. Horses around.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff…

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

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked Friendly staff

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Was a lovely area, the owner…

Overall

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

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked Was a lovely area, the owner was very welcoming.. I would recommend it's quite and peaceful

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities

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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
Wifi
No rating
Helen T. 6 reviews

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked Beautiful location, plenty of space per pitch. Facilities were immaculate and enjoyed the sign asking guests to take good care of the space with provision of the tools needed to keep the space clear. Tap was conveniently close. Hookup worked a treat. Was greeted by the lovely friendly owner who showed us to our pitch and gave us instructions on how best to be oriented to maximise the space for all campers. Was not bothered by any insects - probably the least midgies we’ve ever encountered. Also really enjoyed being surrounded by horses in the nearby fields. Would definitely stay here again

Disliked Nothing would absolutely camp here again. Thank you for a lovely stay

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Owners are very friendly and helpful.…

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

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked Owners are very friendly and helpful. Toilets and showers absolutely spotless. Great location, quiet.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely new site

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

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked Beautiful peaceful campsite with stunning views. Clean warm facilities. Walking distance to Clay Cross and drive under 20mins to Matlock. Will deffo visit again. Even had WiFi all over the site.

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Ilex Farm Camping

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95% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

This peaceful campsite offers a lovely countryside retreat with beautiful views and friendly, helpful owners. Guests praised the clean, modern shower and toilet facilities, with many noting the good privacy afforded by the site's layout and strategic planting. While the site is generally well-regarded, some minor suggestions were made regarding kitchen facilities and an initial issue with the new toilet block that has since been resolved. The presence of horses on-site was a popular feature.

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Arrival date (latest first)

This is a very relaxing site…

Overall

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

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked This is a very relaxing site … well maintained … owners very friendly… showers and toilets really modern and very very clean and well kept … I will be returning frequently as it’s only 10 miles from my home but I felt like I had been miles and miles away on a little holiday. Would definitely recommend x

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean, friendly owner, everything you need…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
1

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked Clean, friendly owner, everything you need and explained where is what. Horses around.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great, can recommend.

Overall

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Great layout, three separate pitch areas separated by trees, cosy, close to little town and local attractions, clean, modern showers/toilets. Friendly and helpful owner/management. Would benefit from upgradet kitchen facilities (two sinks with running water outside, drinking water outlet available, but would be nice to have a room with a bin and a fridge for example. This is camping site though so... jus a suggestion

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Well laid out, nice bit of…

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
No rating
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9
Wifi
No rating
Anonymous

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked Well laid out, nice bit of privicy afforded from the strategic planting. Flat areas for pitching up on. Nice clean shower W/C block.

Disliked Shower W/C block could do with increasing numbers.

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Friendly staff…

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10 out of 10
Location
10
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10
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Customer service
10
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7
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10
Wifi
No rating

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked Friendly staff

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great little stopover

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
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10
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No rating
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Wifi
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Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked Great welcome, lovely site :)
5 stars ;)

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Was a lovely area, the owner…

Overall

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

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked Was a lovely area, the owner was very welcoming.. I would recommend it's quite and peaceful

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

A quiet and relaxing stay

Overall

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

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked Plenty of space. Friendly owners. Great individual showers with hot water (but bring a shower cap if you want to keep your hair dry). Lovely scenery. Cables were provided to allow electric hook-up as it's a long distance.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Очень приятные и гостеприимны хозяева. Тихое…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
1
Anonymous

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked Очень приятные и гостеприимны хозяева. Тихое спокойное место для отдыха. На территории есть туалеты и душевые кабины в очень чистом состоянии. Приятно было провести время здесь.

Recommend to friends Visit again

we would definitely stay here again, lovely hosts and nice scenery

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
9
Value for money
9
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
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1
max j. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked we loved the scenery. there was also a really nice porsche there in the evening!
we were well spaced from other campers. on our row of 10 there there was only us an one other group and they were opposite end to us. really easy to find and get settled in.
bonus there was drinking water as we forgot ours!

our little red fox lab loved it too!

Owners said we could stay as long as we liked the next day as our pitch was not booked again so it was nice to have the option but we were planning on getting up early and cracking on!

Disliked campers below us were rather noisy at 4AM but not a lot can be done about that.

a nice extra feature would be some
toilet facilities:)

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Features

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 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

Peaceful

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Pop-up campsite Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Location

Ilex Farm Camping

Ilex Farm

Handley

Clay Cross

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

England

S45 9AT

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.15362°N
1.43827°W

Route directions

As the road starts to steepen, look for a stone farmhouse with tarmac drive and wooden gate on the right, signposted as Ilex Farm Camping. Do not believe sat nav telling you the site is on the left. Any problems please call for directions.

Nearest transport

Coach
5.1 mi Railway Station
5.6 mi Coach Station
5.7 mi Fishpond Hotel
Rail
4.7 mi Alfreton Rail Station
5.1 mi Matlock Rail Station
5.4 mi Matlock Bath Rail Station
Airport
16.9 mi Sheffield City Airport
23 mi East Midlands Airport
28.7 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield 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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Ogston Reservoir (sailing): five minutes' drive - Clay Cross Active leisure centre (swimming and tennis): five minutes - Hardwick Hall: 15 minutes - Heights of Abraham: 20 minutes - Haddon Hall: 20 minutes - Bolsover Castle: 20 minutes - Chatsworth House: 25 minutes - Bakewell: 25 minutes - Alton Towers: 55 minutes.

Must see

Hardwick Old Hall 5.5 mi

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 5.7 mi

Hardwick Hall 5.9 mi

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 5.9 mi

Bolsover Castle 8 mi

National Trust

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 5.5 mi

Hardwick Hall 5.5 mi

Winster Market House 8.5 mi

Kedleston Hall 14.1 mi

Clumber Park 17.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Woolley Moor - Handley - Ashover - Ravensnest - Woolley 0.6 mi

Woolley Moor (Ogston Reservoir) - Brackenfield - Mathersgrave - Ogston Reservoir 0.6 mi

Woolley - Highoredish - Ashover - Ashoverhay - Woolley 1 mi

Highoredish - Ravensnest - Ashover - Ashoverhay Loop 2.1 mi

Eddlestow - Uppertown - Spitewinter - Kelstedge 3.4 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 Ilex Farm Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Ilex Farm Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Ilex Farm Camping? Attractions and activities nearby include: - Ogston Reservoir (sailing): five minutes' drive - Clay Cross Active leisure centre (swimming and tennis): five minutes - Hardwick Hall: 15 minutes - Heights of Abraham: … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Ilex Farm Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  9:30 a.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  12:30 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Ilex Farm Camping? From £23 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.