Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park

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Indoor pool
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  • Family park three miles from the Peak District town of Ashbourne
  • Seven and a half miles from Alton Towers
  • Indoor pool, licensed shop and picnic area
If you had to pick a Peak District place, you'd be displaying tiptop taste if you went for Ashbourne. For there are many whys: it’s at the southern tip of the Peak District and a gateway to the same; it leads straight on to the Tissington Trail, and it’s sevenish miles from the heady heights of Alton Towers. More? It's also been the site of a raucous game of football every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday since medieval times; and (possibly related), one in every four of its buildings is or has been an inn or brewery. It's not a bit surprising that illustrious visitors in its past have included Bonnie Prince Charlie and Charles I, although they probably didn’t have time to stop off for a game of footie… Add to your list Ashbourne Heights (formerly known as Highfields Park), three miles from town, well placed to reach a range of market towns like Bakewell and Buxton, and with a good range of facilities and services to fire the family up. From the site you can reach the main sights, activities, landscapes and history of the Peak District: too many to go into here, but do bring your camera. Ashbourne Heights has a heated indoor pool, and generously-sized pitches with room for awnings, gazebos and a car parked alongside. Other facilities at the park include a licensed shop, picnic area, launderette, covered washing-up areas, showers, toilets and a baby changing area. All in all, a pretty good Peak District pitstop…

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Mobile homes for rent 27
Tent sites 81
Travel trailer sites 27
Open now
Opens March 6

Tourist board rating

Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 3 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Dogs

  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of four or more people under 25 are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Mar 6 to

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Reviews

8.6

Overall rating from 527 Pitchup.com customers

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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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PeacefulHikers’ paradise

89% would recommend this site to a friend

84% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-kept, clean site has friendly, helpful staff. Guests rave about the excellent playground and heated indoor pool, plus its great location for Tissington Trail walks/cycling. Glamping pods with ensuites are a hit. Some campers found the washrooms a long walk and needing more frequent cleaning at peak times.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Good location. Good site layout Camping field…

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Chloe S. 1 review

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Good location.
Good site layout
Camping field large enough and not over filled

Disliked The porter loos on the camping field were disgusting! The smell and cleanliness was horrendous. The toilets and showers by the kids park were much better!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site lovely views…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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caroline c. 1 review

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Fantastic site lovely views

Disliked Only big problem was the ground on the non electric pitches were not level so things on tables slid down and the toilet block was far to walk

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site great location, second time…

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Edgar H. 3 reviews

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite (no awning)

Liked Lovely site great location, second time I’ve stayed with my grandsons as a stopover on my way to Scotland staff friendly and helpful with the cycle path and local pub serving great meals.

Disliked We only stay the one night 🤨

Recommend to friends Visit again

Bell tents were alright, beds hard…

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2 out of 10
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Wifi
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 Robert J. 1 review

Bell tent (four person)

Liked Bell tents were alright, beds hard and uncomfortable

Disliked Portable toilets were disgusting and stank.
Phone signal poor

Recommend to friends Visit again

The park and swimming pool were…

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6 out of 10
Location
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Anonymous

Bell tent (four person)

Liked The park and swimming pool were great and clean.

Disliked The toilets were too much of a walk when you have small children. Also walking through a wooded area when it’s pitched black isn’t nice.
The portaloos that were the only option in the field we were in were absolutely disgusting. They smelt and were full. My children constantly asked what that smell was as we could smell them in our tent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely family friendly site

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Anonymous

Bell tent (four person)

Liked Lovely site. We stayed in one of the new bell tents which were brilliant. Our daughter enjoyed the space to run around and very much enjoyed the swimming pool and playground. Proximity to the Tissington Trail was a bonus so we could cycle to Ashbourne and Tissington. Lovely traffic free relatively flat route perfect for our daughter who is still leartto cycle. Lots to do in the area as well. The staff at the site are also very friendly and cannot do enough to help.

Disliked The bell tents are certainly new and I get the feeling the field they and additional camping are in is new as well. In the future I hope they add a toilet and shower block with washing up facilities to this field as it was a little bit of a walk to the other block to do washing up or have a shower. The Portaloos for the bell tents were brilliant though.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would stay again.

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 David G. 1 review

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Friendly staff, well kept camp site, nice shop & park, pool was clean and fresh when swimming with the children.

Disliked We only stayed one night but toilets weren't cleaned when visting at 8am, when you wake up the last thing you need are un clean facilities, nothing major but sure there is a shedule.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great family site…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 Ross E. 1 review

Camping pod (ensuite)

Liked Great family site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site for families, and great…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Kerry M. 1 review

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Excellent site for families, and great facilities (camped as family of 4, two young children)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Better for caravaning than camping.

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5 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Kate K. 1 review

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Setting was lovely. Easy to get to the town. The pool was good. Staff were friendly and welcoming, especially to children in our party.

Disliked Unfortunately the facilities were filthy. Cleaners went into the toilets and did the bare minimum, and there was significant filth in the toilets left from morning until night. There was a build up of mould in the showers so obviously they were being surface cleaned and not ever deep cleaned. There were five women’s toilets, one of which did not have a lock (this did end up being the cleanest toilet though so I would send my daughter in there and hold it shut!)

Disappointing as the rest of the experience was so good.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

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

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Step-free access Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Step-free or level access

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park

Fenny Bentley

Ashbourne

Derbyshire

England

DE6 1LE

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.05557°N
1.74671°W

Nearest transport

Coach
14.2 km Fishpond Hotel
14.2 km Fishpond Hotel
15.6 km Railway Station
Rail
14.7 km Cromford Rail Station
14.7 km Matlock Bath Rail Station
15.6 km Matlock Rail Station
Airport
37.8 km East Midlands Airport
45 km 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

The amount of antics available at Alton Towers near Ashbourne Heights might turn grownups grey among the thrill rides, river rapids and other heady highlights of the country’s biggest theme park. You’ll ensure Very Good Behaviour Indeed if you take the family on to Gulliver’s Kingdom at Matlock Bath, designed to keep all ages busy/tired out for later (beware the nerf guns). Other energetic Peak District pastimes include watersports, laser tag, climbing, caving and zipwiring; find out where’s what at Ashbourne’s tourist information centre, which is practised in all things Peak. More peacefully, the Peak District has a high amount of culture and heritage to explore: National Trust houses and estates, the old spa towns of Matlock and Buxton, museums of all sorts, prehistoric cave paintings, three vintage railways and aeons more. Lead mining was a main industry here from Roman times until recently and info on the industry can be mined at the Peak District Mining Museum at Matlock. Bolsover Castle, founded in the 12th century, has regular events to tempt the kids, such as exhibitions on torture for the gruesomely minded, an indoor riding school, and a theatrical room just for little darlings.

Food and drink

  • Dragon's Nest 4.3 km
  • Lamplight Restaurant 4.3 km
  • Asia Table 4.4 km
  • Red Chilli 4.4 km
  • The George 6.1 km
  • Mainsail Restaurant 7.1 km
  • Carriages 9.4 km

Public transport

  • Gates 0.9 km
  • Coach and Horses 1 km
  • The Green 1.4 km
  • Rakes Lane 1.6 km
  • Digmire Lane 1.6 km
  • Fanny Bentley Corner 1.6 km
  • Newton House 2.7 km
  • Church 2.9 km
  • Cross 3.6 km
  • Blore Crossroads 3.6 km

Groceries

  • Co-op Food 4.4 km
  • Sainsbury's 4.6 km
  • Aldi 5.2 km
  • The Co-operative Food 5.8 km

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Must see

Alton Towers Resort 12.2 km

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 13.8 km

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 14.2 km

Haddon Hall 16.7 km

Kedleston Hall 16.7 km

National Trust

The Old Manor 10 km

Winster Market House 11.8 km

Kedleston Hall 17.7 km

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 18.7 km

Biddulph Grange Garden 29 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Thorpe - Fenny Bentley - Parwich - Tissington - Thorpe 0.8 km

Tissington - Fenny Bentley - Mapleton - Dove Dale 1.4 km

Tissington - Hall Dale - Alstonefield - Tissington 1.4 km

Tissington - Dove Dale - Biggin Dale - Tisington 1.4 km

Dove Dale - Blore - Calton - Waterfall - Ilam - Dove Dale 2.4 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.

Offers

Tent pitch
Primitive grass tent campsite

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    Min. stay 2 nights Expires 2026-08-31

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park? The amount of antics available at Alton Towers near Ashbourne Heights might turn grownups grey among the thrill rides, river rapids and other heady highlights of the country’s biggest theme park. You’ll … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park? From $37.80 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.