Middlehills Farm Campsite

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  • Well-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 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 include a toilet and shower block (showers are subject to an extra charge, so remember to bring some coins along), two chemical waste points and two washing-up areas with a fridge-freezer each. Schedule pizza night for Friday and Saturday evenings, as this is when the site opens up its pizza van. There is also a small shop selling local produce from the farm shop in Bakewell, fresh milk and bread from the dairy and cheese from Hartington, along with snacks, basic camping equipment and briquettes and starter packs.

Campground type

Caravan sites 70
RV & Motorhome sites 70
Tent sites 70
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Open now
Opens 2 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 bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of GBP0.20 ($0.38) 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, 2 May to

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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 371 Pitchup.com customers

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PeacefulSpectacular scenery

95% would recommend this campground to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Great campsite with roomy spots & a top playground. Friendly staff, spotless amenities & a handy shop. Handy for local sights. Generally peaceful, but can get a bit noisy with fellow campers or local goings-on. Gets busy in peak season.

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Deborah A.

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Liked Clean. Well organised. Easy to find. Toilets and showers were clean. Nice little shop.
Used this site last year too when visiting the Cromford Steam Rally. Will use again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely weekend, 2 families with teens. We will be back.

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Lindsay C.

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Liked Great wash up & fridge/freezer facilities. Staff were helpful & friendly.
Lovely pizza, overall a great site.

Disliked Showers were cold. Bathroom ran out of hand soap. Was expensive for us all to shower.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic campsite with well-stocked shop, lovely staff and a fab kids’ playground.…

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Ellen B.

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Liked Fantastic campsite with well-stocked shop, lovely staff and a fab kids’ playground. Very close to Matlock Bath with tonnes of activities to enjoy. We’d like to return on a weekend to experience the pizza van and pub!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely views, peaceful, easy check in, friendly staff and plenty to do…

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Anonymous

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Liked Lovely views, peaceful, easy check in, friendly staff and plenty to do for the kids. Really happy with the facilities too. Highly recommend and will be staying again

Disliked It would be nice if the pizza van was open every evening instead of just Fridays and Saturdays

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Highly recommend this campsite, stayed here x3 times, with kids & extended…

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Shabina A.

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Liked Highly recommend this campsite, stayed here x3 times, with kids & extended family.
We were a large group with x5 pitches.
Clean toilets & shower block. Large washing up area with fridge/freezer.
Kids loved the park, kept themselves entertained. Staff are very friendly, let us do a late check out with no extra charge, which meant we weren’t rushing with breakfast & packing, what a difference that made. Beautiful scenery from our tent.

Disliked Lots of wasps.

Recommend to friends Visit again

It was our very first time camping and middlehills had been recommended…

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Anna H.

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Liked It was our very first time camping and middlehills had been recommended by friends. We stayed one night and were lucky with the weather. Check in was easy, and the field was well kept. We have 2 children ages 8 and 3. The play park was ideal for both of them. The onsite shop was small but had a bit of everything you need. There is a fridge and freezer in the pot washing area to keep any food. We had pizzas from the pizza van on the Saturday night. Although they don’t stock gluten free they were more than accommodating to cook me a pizza on the base I provided. Our girls loved seeing all the animals in the surrounding fields - pig, chickens, pony, sheep. It’s a quiet spot, no traffic noise and the site itself was quiet. Everyone was just having a great time with their families. Staff were maintaining toilets and showers on the Sunday morning.
As a non camper middlehills farm was a perfect start and we will definately return. Thank you for our stay.

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Lovely site, pizza van was an added bonus, it also meant that…

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gemma l.

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Liked Lovely site, pizza van was an added bonus, it also meant that it was one less meal we needed to prepare for. Facilities were well maintained with good availability. Staff very friendly, welcoming and helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wonderful place to go with kids and facilities are great!

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Anonymous

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Liked Pitch was perfect. Lovely view and surroundings. Very well maintained site, lovely toilet and shower block and washing up facilities. Communal fridge and freezer. Great play park, shop well stocked. Great to see the animals so close by. Great, safe feel to the site. A lovely time as our first camping experience and we will be back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great! Would visit again

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass site

Liked The owners and staff were friendly. The campsite was well kept and had decent facilities. Lots of facilities to keep the kids entertained and out of trouble. Not too far to drive to great walks, pubs etc. Was pretty quiet after 10pm. Plenty of space and the facilities weren't overcrowded even though the site was fully booked.

Disliked Showers cut off too early.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant, just ruined by wasps.

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Chris B.

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Liked The views, it was nice and flat, the staff were all friendly, onsite park for the kids.

Disliked The wasps! At least half our party was stung (4 families) plus 2 pets were stung. If it wasn't for the wasps the weekend would have been a solid 10/10

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi, Glad you enjoyed it sorry about the wasps ! Apparently they are really bad everywhere this year due to it being so dry and hot early in the season, cant win can we !! Hope to see you 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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Communal freezer Communal fridge Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Farm Large (51-200 sites)

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 sites

Location

Middlehills Farm Campsite

Grangemill

Matlock

Derbyshire

England

DE4 4HY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (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
5.4 km Fishpond Hotel
5.4 km Fishpond Hotel
6.2 km Railway Station
Rail
5.9 km Matlock Bath Rail Station
6.2 km Matlock Rail Station
6.4 km Cromford Rail Station
Airport
35.6 km Sheffield City Airport
38.5 km 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 5.4 km

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 6 km

Haddon Hall 8.9 km

Chatsworth 11.5 km

Kedleston Hall 17.8 km

National Trust

Winster Market House 2.7 km

Kedleston Hall 19 km

The Old Manor 19.4 km

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 23.1 km

Hardwick Hall 23.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Winster - Uppertown - Bonsall Dale - Winster 2.5 km

Winster - The Nine Ladies - Robin Hood's Stride 2.5 km

Winster - Ible - Brassington - Aldwark - Winster 2.5 km

Winster - Robin Hood's Stride - Youlgreave - Elton 2.9 km

Brassington - Carsington - Hognaston - Kniveton - Brassington 3.2 km

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 campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • 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 caravan
    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 $49.23 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.