The Laurels

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  • Back to basics rural site on the southern edge of the Peak District
  • A mile from Harborough Rocks or 15 minutes' drive from Matlock Spa
  • A few minutes' walk from the High Peak Trail and clay pigeon shooting
For a quiet and simple site on the southern edge of the Peak District, look to The Laurels. Located a couple of miles from the small village of Brassington and its two pubs, this site has friendly owners who aim to make your stay as comfortable and memorable as possible. Barbecues, campfires and dogs are allowed at this traditional campsite, where families, single-sex groups, students and motorcyclists are all very welcome to pick a plot (but please note that the pitches are not flat in all areas, and you'll be limited to one car per pitch). Regularly cleaned chemical toilets are available for use, and both water and a washing-up area are provided. Both campfires and barbecues are allowed on site, and you can buy small bags of firewood here to save having to lug your own along. You can walk into the hills from base without having to make your way up any steep inclines via the High Peak Trail (a few minutes' walk from site), a flat and accessible long-distance walking and cycling route that runs along an old railway line. For a bit more outdoor sport, you'll also be within easy walking distance of a clay pigeon shooting range. (Please note that sheep graze at The Laurels when guests are not staying. The field will be prepared for your arrival but a few droppings may be left over.)

Site type

Tent pitches 20

Languages spoken

English

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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

Disabled facilities

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

Budget/backpacker

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

No hot water

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Horse riding nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

The Laurels

Manystones Lane

Brassington

Derbyshire

England

DE4 4HF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.09173°N
-1.6535°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4.2 mi Fishpond Hotel
4.2 mi Fishpond Hotel
5.1 mi Railway Station
Rail
4.5 mi Matlock Bath Rail Station
4.6 mi Cromford Rail Station
5.1 mi Matlock Rail Station
Airport
22.8 mi East Midlands Airport
23.8 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

For a nearby walk, head to Harborough Rocks (a few minutes' walk from site), an impressive limestone cliff with views overlooking Carsington Water. Black Rocks (10 minutes' drive) is another popular walking and climbing area nearby, where as well as far-reaching views over the local landscape you can explore conifer forests at Cromford Moor next door. Watersports and lakeside rambles are on the cards down the road at Carsington Water (10 minutes), where there's also a visitor centre where you can stop for snacks or ice creams. A little to the north, Matlock Bath (15 minutes) is packed with family-friendly attractions, whether you're in the mood for caves, cable cars or an award-winning theme park. For a really special treat, you could also take the thrill seekers in your travel gang to Alton Towers (35 minutes), the UK's largest collection of rollercoasters and other white-knuckle rides. Peak District must-sees that aren't quite so kid-centric (but which the young ones should still enjoy) include the market towns of Ashbourne (20 minutes) and Bakewell (20 minutes) and grand country estates like Chatsworth (30 minutes), which has a farmyard and adventure playground as well as tours of the house.

Must see

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 4 mi

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 4.3 mi

Haddon Hall 7.2 mi

Chatsworth 8.9 mi

Kedleston Hall 9.7 mi

National Trust

Winster Market House 3.4 mi

Kedleston Hall 10.4 mi

The Old Manor 10.5 mi

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 14.9 mi

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 15.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Brassington - Carsington - Hognaston - Kniveton - Brassington 0.2 mi

Carsington - Hopton - Kirk Ireton Circular 1.6 mi

Carsington - Griffe Grange - Ible - Bonsall - Middleton by Wirksworth - Hopton - Carsington 1.7 mi

Carsington - Ible - Winster - Brassington - Carsington 1.7 mi

Pikehall (Minninglow) - Biggin Dalehead - Hartington - Heathcote - Biggin - Pikehall 3.1 mi

Local events

  • Buxton Festival (Thursday 4 July 2024 – Thursday 4 July 2024)

    Buxton, Derbyshire 15.8 mi

  • Download Festival (Friday 14 June 2024 – Friday 14 June 2024)

    Derby, Derbyshire 21.6 mi

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

    Swadlincote, Derbyshire 24.7 mi

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

    Macclesfield, Cheshire 26.7 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.

Reviews

8.7

Overall rating based on 33 reviews View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Nice clean site and friendly staff.

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Martin D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Clean toilets and washing up area. Drinking water and bins available. Pitches clean. Views across Staffordshire. Convenient for pubs in Brassington

Disliked: Some heavy vehicles passing during the day but quiet evening and night.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We received a text message!!!! To tell us they had closed the site!

Overall 2/10
Location 2
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Kerry D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: At least they let me know and gave me a refund

Disliked: The fact they didn’t let us know they had closed the site until the day before we were due to arrive! They did give a refund tho.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location. Portaloos need cleaning. No level pitches.

Overall 4/10
Location 10
Value for money 4
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Richard H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Nice location with great views

Disliked: I can cope with portaloos and that's what I was expecting... But they need cleaning daily and these were not. They were just dirty.

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From the manager: sorry you felt like this but this was the last weekend of the site trading and did message all guests previously explaining that on the Saturday i wouldn’t be around due to a wedding i was attending otherwise the toilets would of been cleaned that day

Great safe site that gives the wild camping feel but has a loo

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Claire D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great views , v rural, great space for kids to.play with small playground & large trampoline, fire pits available. 3 portaloos, washing up area (cold water only) , plenty of fresh water

Disliked: Water that flushed portaloos wasn't fresh smelling & odd colour. V tight access to field.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good little camping site

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Remote area. Not crowded. Main amenities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean, lovely owner.

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Was a lovely site, the owner was lovely.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lady on phone was great..

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Like the space we had and the kids loved it. And no phone signal so kids had to play and it was great to see them getting on.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely walks around the pitch…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anna S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Lovely walks around the pitch

Recommend to friends Visit again

Simple back to basics camping as advertised

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Views and space

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Value for money. Would come again.

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Good clean basic site . Excellent for walking with or without map. Walking distance to 2 pubs . Lots to do locally. Nice location over looking countryside .

Disliked: No real dislikes. As described.

Recommend to friends Visit again

  • Does The Laurels have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Laurels dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Laurels? For a nearby walk, head to Harborough Rocks (a few minutes' walk from site), an impressive limestone cliff with views overlooking Carsington Water. Black Rocks (10 minutes' drive) is another popular walking … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Laurels?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2:30 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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