Middlehills Farm Campsite

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  • Immaculately kept site, family-run for over 30 years
  • Friendly and welcoming with outstanding views
  • Close to Gullivers Kingdom and 45 minutes' drive from Alton Towers
Pigs, ponies and proximity to top Peak District towns… farm the family out to Middlehills Farm Campsite. This is a mellow, peaceful and very friendly park that's been run by the Lomas family for over 30 years, set in 40 acres of countryside in the Peak District National Park and a quick drive from kiddie heaven Gullivers Kingdom at Matlock Bath. (Give them an even more heavenly holiday by an additional trip to Alton Towers, about 22 miles from your pitch.) Kids should be enthusiastically entertained by the chance to pet and give treats to the Middlehills pigs and ponies, and with the positively popular play park: owners' Nick and Liz's four-legged lot are often around to make pals with, and the play area is cunningly set near the pitches for grownups to keep a beady eye on proceedings. Facilities at Middlehills Farm are spotlessly kept and include a toilet and shower block (showers are subject to an extra charge, so remember to bring some coins along), a small shop selling camping equipment and basic bits, a chemical waste point and a washing-up area.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 70
Motorhome pitches 70
Tent pitches 70
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Open now
Opens 3 May
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of £0.20 applies for the use of the shower.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 3 May to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.4

Overall rating based on 452 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 61% of visitors View breakdown

96%

would recommend this site to a friend

93%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Cleanliness of accommodation and facilities. Well stocked onsite shop and good proximity…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Gardula the Hut camping pod

Liked: Cleanliness of accommodation and facilities. Well stocked onsite shop and good proximity to local attractions.

Disliked: The adjacent quarry and the excavation noise it produced all through the night. Nothing close to the tranquil stay in the countryside we were expecting.

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Family friendly flat pitches, kids park & shop…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Lisa U. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Family friendly flat pitches, kids park & shop

Recommend to friends Visit again

Family friendly

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Lisa U. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Very family orientated site. Pick your own space. Very quiet site. Little shop, free roaming chicken & friendly pigs on site.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff, very well kept & great for families.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Great playground for the children, lovely little shop that sold all essentials & good farm produce. Clean showers & washing up area. Lovely views… our first trip to the campsite & we had an amazing time, will definitely be back.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike.

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Brilliant campsite, felt small enough to be safe for even the youngest…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Brilliant campsite, felt small enough to be safe for even the youngest members of our group. Immaculately clean facilities and plenty of space, great location for local attractions

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Frauke H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Very clean facilities. Playground is amazing. Shop very well stocked

Disliked: Loved everything about the place

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Lots of space to pitch up and plenty of kids around for…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Danny H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Lots of space to pitch up and plenty of kids around for my children to make friends. Safe environment where kids can roam to and from pitch to park. Clean facilities and little gem of a shop. Beautiful surroundings and fantastic roads leading out to little villages nearby.

Disliked: Nothing

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Beautiful site good park for kids and very friendly staff with nice…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Helen H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Beautiful site good park for kids and very friendly staff with nice shop and perfect location to take kids to Matlock and gullivers kingdom

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitch size, views, amenities, shop opened until late during the weekend, hot…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Pitch size, views, amenities, shop opened until late during the weekend, hot food (pies) available for purchase Saturday PM in July, cards accepted.

Disliked: No access to electricity.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent facilities, friendly staff. Playground kept the kids entertained for hours!…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Excellent facilities, friendly staff. Playground kept the kids entertained for hours!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Remote location Spectacular scenery

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Shop nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

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 Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Middlehills Farm Campsite

Grangemill

Matlock

Derbyshire

England

DE4 4HY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.11656°N
-1.64386°W

Route directions

From Junction 28 of the M1, take the A38, heading for Ripley, then turn onto the A610 heading to Ambergate (you can follow the signs to Gullivers Kingdom). Turn right onto the A6 to Cromford, turn left into Cromford, then right onto the A5012 for approximately 4 miles. You will arrive at a T-junction with the Hollybush pub on your right. Keep straight on for 400 yards and you will see a sign on your left for Middlehills Farm. Turn left over the cattle grid and up the drive. You have arrived.

Nearest transport

Coach
3.4 mi Fishpond Hotel
3.4 mi Fishpond Hotel
3.9 mi Railway Station
Rail
3.6 mi Matlock Bath Rail Station
3.8 mi Matlock Rail Station
3.9 mi Cromford Rail Station
Airport
22.1 mi Sheffield City Airport
23.9 mi East Midlands 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

After you've taken the kids around Gullivers Kingdom and Alton Towers (that'll be the first three or four days of the holiday sorted), set aside some time for the grand halls and houses in the region, which should be seen firstly because they're fab, and secondly because these days out will be a sedate difference to white-knuckled days out at local theme parks. The knowledgeable team at Middlehills Farm insist that Chatsworth House is a must, and so should you say too, for spectacular gardens even the kids will go gaga for, a decent play area and a farm park for more petting. Bonus: the surrounding 1000-acre park is free to roam around all year round. Nearby Haddon Hall just outside Bakewell is also a sweet treat: film fans and goggleboxers might recognise its setting from the likes of Jane Eyre, Elizabeth and The Princess Bride (the gardens here are pretty splendid too). To tramp around old towns, Matlock, Buxton, Bakewell and Ashbourne are all within easy driving distance of Middlehills Farm – Peak District eats and other souvenirs should be picked up in each. The farm team has plenty more info on the local area in the site reception, but also quickly recommended are walks and watersports around/on nearby Carsington Water, and examining the caves and caverns of the Heights of Abraham from a cable car at High Tor.

Must see

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 3.4 mi

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 3.7 mi

Haddon Hall 5.5 mi

Chatsworth 7.2 mi

Kedleston Hall 11.1 mi

National Trust

Winster Market House 1.7 mi

Kedleston Hall 11.8 mi

The Old Manor 12.1 mi

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 14.3 mi

Hardwick Hall 14.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Winster - Uppertown - Bonsall Dale - Winster 1.6 mi

Winster - The Nine Ladies - Robin Hood's Stride 1.6 mi

Winster - Ible - Brassington - Aldwark - Winster 1.6 mi

Winster - Robin Hood's Stride - Youlgreave - Elton 1.8 mi

Brassington - Carsington - Hognaston - Kniveton - Brassington 2 mi

Local events

  • Rewind North (Friday 2 August 2024 – Friday 2 August 2024)

    Macclesfield, Cheshire 26.4 mi

  • Bloodstock Open Air (Thursday 8 August 2024 – Thursday 8 August 2024)

    Swadlincote, Derbyshire 26.5 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Derbyshire?

  • Does Middlehills Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Middlehills Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Middlehills Farm Campsite? After you've taken the kids around Gullivers Kingdom and Alton Towers (that'll be the first three or four days of the holiday sorted), set aside some time for the grand halls and … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Middlehills Farm Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  10 a.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  10 a.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    Check-in is available until 8pm on Fridays.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Middlehills Farm Campsite? From £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.