Riddings Wood Holiday Park

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Aerial view of the site
Aerial view of the site
Grass pitches with electric hook up
Firepit and barbecue area
Exterior of the premium lodges
Electric hardstanding and grass pitches
Touring pitches
Touring pitches
Play area
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Grass pitches with electric hook up
Firepit and barbecue area
Exterior of the premium lodges

  • Peaceful park near the Peak District
  • Easy access to Derby and Nottingham; two pubs five minutes' walk away
  • New toilet and shower block kept to immaculate standards
What a peaceful park this is for Peak District hols – on 11 acres of quiet woodland near the national park and set deep in the Derbyshire countryside with picnic areas peppered all around. And what a pleasing park this is for those who insist on amenities being immaculate and up to date – the toilet and shower block comes with disabled access, baby changing and showers with hot and cold water, and is kept in tiptop condition at all times by the friendly site team. Riddings Wood Holiday Park is a rural park but with easy access to urban centres like Derby and Nottingham as well as to the hikes, bike rides and canters of the Peak District. (If you're a bit bamboozled as to what to do first, have a look at the tourist info point in reception or ask the team for tips.) Campfires are allowed if you need a bit of warming upon return. And finally, what a pint-friendly site Riddings Wood is too – the only thatched-roof pub in Derbyshire, Moulders Arms (aka The Thack), is a short stroll away; and the Seven Stars, a community pub, is just across the road. Cheers…

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 26
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 12
Tent pitches 49
Motorhome pitches 26
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Languages spoken

English

This site is a member of James Parks group.

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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Reviews

8.2

Overall rating from 745 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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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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Peaceful

80% would recommend this site to a friend

76% would stay here again

What customers say

A grand spot with grand staff, lovely and clean loos and showers. Great for the wee ones and the dogs. Some pitches are a bit sloped, mind, but it's a grand place for a bit of a chill.

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Love everything about this place left…

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Adrian W.

Woodland Boutique lodge (hot tub)

Liked Love everything about this place left us to it and there if needed staff are friendly theplace was clean and cosy and relaxing loved every minute of our stay would highly recommend x

Recommend to friends Visit again

. Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff

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Linda D.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked We really enjoyed our stay toilet and shower was warm and lovely and clean
We got a lovely pitch with views highly recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Space at the setting the location…

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Sarah C.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Space at the setting the location and near pubs
Bathroom immaculate and always warm
The office staff helpful friendly and welcoming
The Indian can man great supper for Saturday

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us we welcome all feedback.

We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope we can give a warm welcome back in the future.

Thank you again the Riddings wood team

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Jessica A.

Luxury Woodland lodge (hot tub)

Liked Everything

Disliked Too hot on arrival in the cabin but we just turned it down and eventually the cabin was OK.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us we welcome all feedback

We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay in the lodge and we hope to welcome you back to stay again in the future.

Sorry if the lodge was to warm on arrival we do try to get the temperature to a comfortable level for guests.

Thank you again from the Riddings wood team

Good communications, quiet site, everything else…

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Jane S.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Good communications, quiet site, everything else as described except no wifi

Disliked Surface of hard standing pitch sloping and muddy . No wifi

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us we welcome all feedback.

Sorry to see that you will not be visiting us again.

We do not have WIFI on site this is not advertised or charged for many guests are able to pick up signal.

Thank you for letting us know about the mud on hard standing we will look into this and try to find a solution.

Many thanks the Riddings wood team.

It's ok, but needs work.

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked The new toilet block was clean, but along way for campers on the field at the bottom. A good location for Derby.

Disliked It's a very tired site & needs money spending on it, especially the road & hard standing pitches.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us we welcome all feedback.

We are sorry that you were disappointed with your visit to us and will not be returning.

Please be reassured that most campers in the bottom field choose to go down there and are happy with the facilities, any guests with mobility issues are offered alternative pitches near to facilities.

There are plans for the site in the near future to improve the infrastructure.

Thank you again for your feedback we appreciate it.

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anthony d.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Fantastic site.
Clean well kept grounds
Bathroom facilities really good
Lady in reception lovely and helpful.
Gent who came around to make sure we settled in ok was nice and explained the area to us.
And the view was great

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us we welcome all feedback.

We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and were pleased with facilities. We hope to give you a warm welcome back in the future.

Many thanks Riddings wood team.

Lovely open site - friendly helpful Staff…

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Chris S.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely open site - friendly helpful
Staff - lovely clean facilities - friendly pub 7 mins walk - nice walk through Riddings Wood - bus stop outside

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us we welcome all feedback.

We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to give you a warm welcome back in the future.

Many thanks the Riddings wood team.

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked N/a

Disliked Pitch was awful should of been hard standing but was just mud

On arrival we missed the check in desk as I was reading the confirmation email to get the gate code and to check if we needed to check in as the initial email did not confirm this so we missed the check in shed which is also the same colour as other buildings so we wasn’t sure if that was toilet/washrooms etc so was a genuine miss but the lady who I assume is the owner was very rude to us shouting at us then stormed off about this which does not give a nice first impression as we had only just arrived. I appreciate that she apologised but this is not good customer service when this was a genuine miss. We considered just turning back to go home as this was not nice.
Pitch was awful as we paid for hard standing but this was not it was just mud

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us on the park we welcome all feedback.

I am sorry that you felt this way it was not my intention and i did apologise following.

Sorry your stay was disappointing and you will not be returning in the future.

Thank you for the feedback we will learn from it.

Looked the site clean and friendly. We will visit again.

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Adrian R.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Beautiful site, plenty of space

Disliked Waste water pipe far away from pitch

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: thank you for taking the time to review your stay with s we welcome all feedback

We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us at the park and hope to give you a warm welcome back in the future.

Thank you from the Riddings wood team.

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub 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 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

Forest Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Riddings Wood Holiday Park

Bullock Lane

Riddings

Alfreton

Derbyshire

England

DE55 4BP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.06608°N
1.3566°W

Nearest transport

Coach
9.8 km Bus Garage
9.8 km Bus Garage
12.6 km Portland College
Rail
3.9 km Alfreton Rail Station
5.6 km Langley Mill Rail Station
7.9 km Kirkby in Ashfield Rail Station
Airport
26.7 km East Midlands Airport
36.7 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

To the Peak! The Peak District National Park is but a short drive from Riddings Wood Holiday Park, and has a bit of what you fancy for all ages and inclinations. If you're in the area to hike, there are more Peak District trails than you can shake a (walking) stick at, from the shorter treks of seven or so miles around the upper Dove Valley and Pilsbury Castle, to long-distance paths like the Limestone Way (46 miles), the Derwent Valley Heritage Way (55 miles) or the Peak District parts of the Pennine Way, running for 268 miles from the northern Peak District to just inside the Scottish border. Climbers and cavers also delve into all things Peak: thousands of routes for all abilities are all over the park for climbers, including Burcen Edge for beginners and more hair-raising ascents like Debauchery and Mad Dogs and Englishmen for the severely experienced. If you're of a cavernous disposition, make your way to the village of Castleton and its four show caves, Blue John, the Peak, Treak Cliff and Speedwell Cavern with underground boat trip. Matlock Bath has a cable car to take adventurers to limestone caverns The Heights of Abraham, and Poole's Cavern near Buxton has vast caves to explore before an above-surface walk around Buxton Country Park. Other attractions like Chatsworth House and Gardens and the old Crich Tramway are to hand for the historically-minded, alongside old Peak District villages and market towns for tearooms, restaurants, family pubs and lots of shopping: try Buxton, Ashbourne and Bakewell to start you off. Back at Matlock Bath, let the kids go large at the rides and attractions of theme and play park Gullivers Kingdom for ages two to 13; the 600-acre Matlock Farm Park nearby should keep them busy for a bit too.

Must see

Hardwick Old Hall 11.8 km

Hardwick Hall 12.8 km

Mansfield Museum 13.5 km

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 14.1 km

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 14.7 km

National Trust

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 11.8 km

Hardwick Hall 11.8 km

Kedleston Hall 17 km

Winster Market House 20.8 km

The Workhouse, Southwell 28 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

ANNESLEY HALL 7.7 km

BELPER CEMETERY 8.6 km

RIVER GARDENS, BELPER 9.3 km

Derwent Valley Mills Buffer Zone 10 km

Woolley - Highoredish - Ashover - Ashoverhay - Woolley 10.1 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Riddings Wood Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Riddings Wood Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Riddings Wood Holiday Park? To the Peak! The Peak District National Park is but a short drive from Riddings Wood Holiday Park, and has a bit of what you fancy for all ages and inclinations. If … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Riddings Wood Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11:30 a.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Riddings Wood Holiday Park? From €14.95 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.