The Devonshire Arms

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Grass pitches on site (added by manager 29 Sep 2022)
Grass pitches on site
Visitor image of grass pitches
Just behind the village inn
Pitch up behind the pub
Plenty of space
Rural location
Pub site
Peak forest
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Visitor image of grass pitches
Just behind the village inn
Pitch up behind the pub

  • Simple Peak District pitches behind a 16th-century village pub
  • A 10-minute drive to Castleton's caves and 15 minutes to Buxton
  • Pub open Thursday to Sunday for real ales and home-cooked food
Peak District hike followed by a well-earned pint? Splendid. All of this followed by a short toddle of a couple of minutes to your bed? Even more splendid. Such is the situation at The Devonshire Arms, where pitches have been set up just behind the 16th-century village inn in Peak Forest. Footpaths lead directly from this site to the Pennine Bridleway for walks and bike rides, with the likes of Mam Tor, Speedwell Cavern and Blue John Cavern all within striking distance. There’s bike hire nearby too if you’re not able to bring your own wheels along. This is a handy spot from which to explore Derbyshire by car too – it’s just off the A623 so there’s speedy enough access to places like Buxton (15 minutes’ drive) and Bakewell (20 minutes), to places like Chatsworth House or to the more remote corners of the Peak District National Park. And at the end of the day? It’s back to the pub, where freshly cooked meals can be washed down with well-kept real ales in the cosy bar or out in the beer garden before you stroll back to your pitch. The pub’s dog friendly and open from Thursday to Sunday; on other days, maybe journey into Chapel-en-le-Frith (10 minutes’ drive) for supermarket supplies or takeaways. This is a small site with simple facilities, but guests can use the wifi, and the toilets and wash basins in the pub are accessible 24 hours a day.

Site type

Tent pitches 4
Touring caravan pitches 4
Motorhome pitches 4
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • This site has no on-site shower facilities.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Spanish

Reviews

92%

would recommend this site to a friend

92%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Fantastic

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: It was a fantastic stay, the pitches, shop, pub & restaurant, staff, walks and views.

Disliked: Sorry I just don't have any negatives.

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Brilliant small site with friendly staff and everything you need

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: This is the second time I’ve stayed the Devonshire Arms. It’s a perfect site for short stays. The on-site shop offers lots of amenities, toilet facilities and the pub offers great food and drinks. The staff are always very friendly and helpful. Beautiful views and quiet surroundings to ensure a peaceful sleep. Can’t want to come back again!

Disliked: Nothing

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Me and my brother went for 2 days. Was made welcome. Very…

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Me and my brother went for 2 days. Was made welcome. Very friendly people. Great food.we had steak pie. They have a shop, we found that very handy. I will be going again. Thank you everyone at the Devonshire arms.

Disliked: None

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Amazing site and can't wait to visit again

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Fantastic little site, grass was perfect to pitch tent. Little pub was gorgeous, food was amazing, little shop was perfect. Made to feel super welcome. Will 100% book again everything we needed and so much more. Very reasonably priced for all we got.

Disliked: Caravan toilets seemed a little grubby, not a dislike as we are used to rough camping however with everything else being so amazing and perfectly clean I think the caravan stands out as needing to be clean.

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Great location. Lovely pub - delicious food and beers, friendly staff. Great…

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Great location. Lovely pub - delicious food and beers, friendly staff. Great little shop

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Great site. Would definitely recommend.

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Great site with adequate facilities. Lovely pub with a friendly atmosphere. Owner is very friendly and helpful. Very well stocked little shop.

Disliked: Shop could do with being open earlier than 10 to get breakfast items.

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From the manager: Ah I’m sorry about the shop it is actually open 24/7 but I think the door was probably a bit stiff 😒. Another job to add to the list 😂. Thank you for coming

great stop over post hiking on he peaks

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: facilities are good. pub is great, staff very friendly and the food is all home made and home cooked. highly recommend the Steak and Kidney pie if on the menu. pitch is flat. great after a day out in the Peaks walking recommendation: ear plugs are needed, road is a tad noisy late at night and then mornings. but not a dislike,

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From the manager: Thank you for coming and hope to see you again

Friendly owners/staff and was great to be able to use the shower/toilet…

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Friendly owners/staff and was great to be able to use the shower/toilet in the caravan which was on-site. Food in bar was great.

Disliked: Grass a bit long and wet but that couldn't really be helped.

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From the manager: Thank you for coming . It’s even wetter after his weekend but hoping for some sun next weekend🌤️

Fabulous

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Lovely pitch and there's a caravan with toilets and a shower, this is a basic site and that's what we like. The Devonshire arms is a amazing pub, so friendly and made us feel so welcome and our fur babies. We was given the same table on all 3 times we ate there so our dogs were out the way, the staff were so helpful. The food was amazing. We enjoyed our weekend away and would definitely go back.

Disliked: The road was a bit noisy but no big deal to us.

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From the manager: Thank you for coming and taking the time to review our site . Also supporting our village pub .

Would stay again

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Great location, very good price. Honesty shop on site.

Disliked: Road a little noisy

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Features

Dogs 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 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Pub campsite Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

The Devonshire Arms

Hernstone Lane

Peak Forest

Derbyshire

England

SK17 8EJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.30986°N
-1.82965°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.1 mi Market Place
5.1 mi Market Place
9.2 mi Buxton Road
Rail
2.6 mi Dove Holes Rail Station
3.7 mi Chapel-en-le-Frith Rail Station
3.8 mi Edale Rail Station
Airport
18.6 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 3
18.7 mi Manchester Airport
18.7 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 1

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

Keen to give your boots or bike a workout? You’ve come to the right spot – from the pub it’s an easy jaunt to Mam Tor (10 minutes’ drive), the Monsal Trail (15 minutes) or Stanage Edge (25 minutes). You might like to stop in for a dip at the open-air pool in Hathersage (20 minutes) at the end too. There are many fine views to see around here – and some equally great sights to be seen below ground if you head to Poole’s Cavern & Buxton Country Park (15 minutes) or up to Castleton (10 minutes) to visit Speedwell Cavern and Blue John Cavern. Back up on the surface, get a hit of history at Eyam (10 minutes), the village that sealed itself off from the world during the Bubonic Plague of 1665. Away from all the rural attractions, take some town time at the opera house, gallery and museum in Buxton (15 minutes) or fuelling up at the pudding shops of Bakewell (20 minutes). The excellent Chatsworth House (25 minutes) should be on the schedule too, for the farm shop and playground as well as the house and gardens.

Must see

Lyme Park & Gardens (NT) 9.5 mi

Haddon Hall 10.5 mi

Chatsworth 10.8 mi

Hare Hill Gardens (NT) 14.7 mi

Capesthorne Hall & Gardens 17.5 mi

National Trust

Lyme Park 9.8 mi

Winster Market House 14 mi

Hare Hill 14.7 mi

Nether Alderley Mill 16.9 mi

Biddulph Grange Garden 18.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

PEAK DISTRICT 1.4 mi

Castleton - Rushup Edge - Sparrowpit - Castleton 3.1 mi

Castleton and Peak Forest 3.1 mi

Castleton and Dunscar Farm 3.1 mi

Castleton, Losehill Farm and Hope 3.1 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

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Devonshire Arms have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Devonshire Arms dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Devonshire Arms? Keen to give your boots or bike a workout? You’ve come to the right spot – from the pub it’s an easy jaunt to Mam Tor (10 minutes’ drive), the Monsal Trail … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Devonshire Arms?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Devonshire Arms? From £19 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.