The Bull i' th' Thorn

View prices & book 8.9 234 reviews
Tents welcome
Tents welcome
View across the pitches
Close to bakewell, buxton, chatsworth house and dovedale
Garden area
View of the pitches
Country vistas
Local peak district scenery
Well-kept grounds
1/108
View across the pitches
Close to bakewell, buxton, chatsworth house and dovedale
Garden area

  • Family-friendly site close to top Peak District attractions
  • A 20-minute drive from Buxton, Chatsworth House and Dovedale
  • Directly opposite the Tissington Trail; close to foodie pubs and shops
Off to Derbyshire for trips to Buxton, Bakewell and beyond? The Bull i' th' Thorn is located just off the A515, making it a doddle to zip from one end of the Peaks to the other and be back in time for tea. This peaceful park is set deep in the Peak District and comes with the sweeping views to prove it. Muddy boots are welcome at this outdoorsy spot – handy indeed given that the car-free Tissington Trail is opposite the site. After days packed with outdoor exploring, you’ll likely appreciate The Bull i' th' Thorn's hot showers (a separate shower room is available for families travelling with young kids). There are also three water points, an outdoor washing-up area for self-catering sorts and unisex toilets and showers. Although this is a self-check-in site, a member of staff cleans the facilities daily. The site's sister pub is a couple of minutes' drive away or a five- to 10-minute walk away via a public footpath. It's open every day; food is served from 12pm to 9pm, and breakfast is served from 8.30am to 11am on weekend mornings. The site is also a few minutes’ stroll from Tagg Lane Dairy, a family-run gelateria that uses raw milk straight from their pampered Jersey dairy herd.

Campground type

Tent sites 30
RV & Motorhome sites 30
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Units longer than 5.3m metres are not allowed.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Only small campervans up to 5.3m x 2m are accepted. The former pub at this site has now closed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 1 Apr to

No availability here for your search criteria

Reviews

8.9

Overall rating from 234 Pitchup.com customers

  • 55%
    10
  • 8%
    9
  • 19%
    8
  • 8%
    7
  • 4%
    6
  • 1%
    5
  • 0%
    4
  • 0%
    3
  • 0%
    2
  • 0%
    1
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 8
Walkers' paradisePeaceful

92% would recommend this campground to a friend

90% would stay here again

What customers say

Top spot for a chill break! Think heaps of room on flat sites with awesome views. Dunny and shower blocks are spotless – reviewers love 'em. Dead handy for hikes, exploring the Peak District, and hitting up local pubs and shops. Easy peasy check-in and friendly staff make it a go-to for coming back.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 28/07/2026

Filter by topic

Reviews page 1 of 24
Arrival date (latest first)

Great location

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 8
 Beth 1 review

Powered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked - Beautiful surroundings and views
- Lovely walk to a local pub called the Royal Oak with great food
- Great to have access to a cafe on site
- WiFi on site

Disliked - Toilets could have been cleaner at times
- more hooks in the showers as limited storage to hang clothes when dressing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite, helpful owners, lovely views.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Jade W. 1 review

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Spacious pitch, clean toilets, shower block and kitchen clean up area. The owner responded quickly when there was an issue. Good location for walks and National Trust days. Shops nearby, close to towns such as Bakewell.

Disliked N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely campsite with very clean facilities,…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
 Jemma T. 1 review

Powered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely campsite with very clean facilities, even providing washing up liquid and sponges to use!
Great views and easy access to walking paths. Check in was straightforward as you were allocated a pitch.
Will definitely return in the future.

Disliked Having to come home!!
No dislikes.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site. Easy.

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 9
Facilities / Activities
 No rating
Customer service
 No rating
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 No rating
Rachel A. 2 reviews

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Loved the self check in. Nice roomy pitch. Water close by. It's a shame the pub is closed now.

Disliked Close proximity to loud children and two dogs that went beserk every time anyone else's dog went past.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice clean site

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 9
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 No rating
Rachel A. 2 reviews

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Nice clean site. Nice easy self check in with allocated pitches. Request to be next to friend was met. Water right next to pitch. Lovely view from my end pitch.

Disliked No elsan. A bit crowded in that there were other pitches 3 sides of me, so loud children were more annoying than they needed to be. A hedge separating the rows would solve that, and make it a little more private. Pub closed (which was made clear).

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place to stay, value for money

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 6
 Rick M. 1 review

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Easy book in and clean plots and facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful quiet site with gorgeous views. Good facilities. Just right

Overall

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

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Views. Peace and quiet

Recommend to friends Visit again

We found that being given a…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
 chloe K. 2 reviews

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked We found that being given a pitch number hugely helped. There was no rushing for a space, or struggling with room.

Everybody stuck to the rules of the site, theres was next to no noise, other than the sound of donkeys! Which is nice haha.

There’s a couple of pubs within walking distance, a cute cake shed and other amenities.

There’s showers, toilets and fresh water around the site, which are clean! There’s two washing up sinks, with sponges and washing up liquid

There’s a cafe at the front on the main road which is reasonably priced too.

Within the ‘check in’ area there was the WiFi code, which is strong enough to watch Netflix at night. There’s also a list of options on what to do!

We will absolutely be returning.

Disliked We didn’t dislike anything on our trip.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great value for money. Really quite…

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
Anonymous

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Great value for money. Really quite and well kept site. Couldn’t fault it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A Cheap site in a beautiful…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 9
 Russ W. 6 reviews

Unpowered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked A Cheap site in a beautiful location with plenty of walks . The best short cross country walk is to the Royal Oak pub with great food . The site is clean with clean shower and toilets . Handy fresh water taps nearby the pitches . Coming back soon

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 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 Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

The Bull i' th' Thorn

Ashbourne Road

Hurdlow

Derbyshire

England

SK17 9QQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.19589°N
1.80934°W

Nearest transport

Coach
9.1 km Buxton Road
9.2 km Matlock Street
9.7 km Market Place
Rail
10 km Buxton Rail Station
12.8 km Dove Holes Rail Station
14.9 km Chapel-en-le-Frith Rail Station
Airport
35.8 km Manchester Airport Terminal 3
35.9 km Manchester Airport
36.1 km 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

This countrified site is close to beauty spots like Dovedale (20 minutes' drive), where you can stroll along the water's edge and picnic by the far-farmed stepping stones. For a more adventurous (and hillier) trek on foot, pick up the nearby Limestone Way in Monyash (five minutes). Looking for cycle hire? Head to Parsley Hay (five minutes) to hire bikes (including accessible models) and tandems. This is where the High Peak and Tissington trails meet (both run along flat former railway lines, so there's little chance you'll run out of puff). Chatsworth House (20 minutes) has grand gardens and elegant interiors to admire (there's also a guinea pig village that's likely to revive any tiddlers suffering from museum fatigue). Buxton (15 minutes) is a spa town of similarly posh repute and is full of boutique shops, ornate terraces and cultural sites (it also plays host to the Buxton Festival throughout the month of July). It's also home to two popular golf courses (the Cavendish Golf Club for hot shots and Peak Practice Golf for newbies).

Must see

Haddon Hall 9.9 km

Chatsworth 13 km

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 18.9 km

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 19.5 km

Lyme Park & Gardens (NT) 22.7 km

National Trust

Winster Market House 12.8 km

Lyme Park 24 km

The Old Manor 24.3 km

Biddulph Grange Garden 24.7 km

Hare Hill 26.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Monyash - Flagg - Pomeroy - Earl Sterndale - Monyash 2.1 km

Monyash - Flagg - Taddington - Deep Dale - Monyash 2.1 km

Monyash - Flagg - Sheldon - Lathkill Dale - Monyash 2.8 km

Monyash - Conksbury - Bradford - Youlgreave - Monyash 2.9 km

Monyash - Sheldon - Deep Dale - Monyash 2.9 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.

Want to know more about camping in Derbyshire?

Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Bull i' th' Thorn have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Bull i' th' Thorn dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Bull i' th' Thorn? This countrified site is close to beauty spots like Dovedale (20 minutes' drive), where you can stroll along the water's edge and picnic by the far-farmed stepping stones. For a more adventurous … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Bull i' th' Thorn?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at The Bull i' th' Thorn? From $19.07 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.