The Closes Caravan Park

Looking up the top site towards the entrance

A peaceful rural site in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales.

Principally a seasonal caravan site open from Easter until end of October we retain a limited number of hook-ups for touring vans and pitches for a small number of tents. Onsite facilities include toilet block with free showers and dishwashing area and van-side parking.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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

Themes

Remote location 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

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

The Closes Caravan Park

Longrose Lane

Kniveton

Ashbourne

Derbyshire

England

DE6 1JL

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.05285°N
1.69091°W

Route directions

follow B5035 from Ashbourne to Kniveton. Turn left immediately after you pass church on your right hand; site is 500 yards on left up Longrose Lane.

Nearest transport

Coach

11.3 km Fishpond Hotel

13 km Railway Station

Rail

11.6 km Cromford Rail Station

11.9 km Matlock Bath Rail Station

13 km Whatstandwell Rail Station

Ferry

Airport

34.9 km East Midlands Airport

43.3 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

We are within walking distance of Carsington Water and in close proximity of many other excellent walks and trails. Alton Towers is less than 20 miles from the site as are Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall and Kedleston Hall.

Food and drink

Red Lion Inn Pub 0.5 km
Red Lion Inn Pub 2.6 km
The Knockerdown Pub 2.8 km
Bentley Brook Inn Pub 3.2 km
Coach and Horses Pub 3.3 km
Mainsail Restaurant 3.5 km
The Old Gate Inn Pub 4.2 km
Sycamore Inn Pub 4.2 km
Miners Arms Pub 4.3 km
Old Dog Pub 4.5 km

Groceries

Co-op Food Supermarket 4.9 km
Sainsbury's Supermarket 5.1 km
The Co-operative Food Supermarket 5.5 km
Majestic Off-licence 5.9 km
Aldi Supermarket 6.2 km

Parks and play

Brickyard Park 5.5 km
Kingsfield Play Area Playground 8.1 km
Stoney Wood park 8.5 km
Fanny Shaw's Park 8.8 km

Family days out

Carsington Water Visitor Centre Visitor attraction 3.5 km
Tissington Hall Castle 3.8 km
Millfields Visitor attraction 4.1 km
Dovedale Castle Visitor attraction 6 km
Dovedale Visitor attraction 6.2 km
Tissington Spires Visitor attraction 6.4 km
Jacob's Ladder Visitor attraction 6.5 km
Twelve Apostles Visitor attraction 6.5 km
Dovedale Church Visitor attraction 6.5 km
Dovedale Visitor attraction 6.9 km

Public transport

Church 0.3 km
Fanny Bentley Corner 3.3 km
Coach and Horses 3.3 km
The Green 3.6 km
Gates 3.9 km
Rakes Lane 3.9 km
Sycamore Cottages 4 km
Queen Elizabeth's School 4.3 km
Parkside School 4.3 km
Yew Tree Lane 4.4 km

What’s nearby

The Venue Nightclub 6.3 km
Ashbourne Golf Club Golf course 6.6 km

Local services

Mighty Compton Organ Fuel station 4.6 km
Boots Pharmacy 4.8 km
Lumbards Service Centre Fuel station 5 km
Ashbourne Pharmacy 5.4 km
Ashbourne Surgery Doctors 5.4 km
Ashbourne Medical Practice Doctors 5.4 km
Prestons Fuel station 5.5 km
Saint Oswald's Hospital 5.5 km
Duke of York filling station Fuel station 6.8 km
Hannage Brook Medical Centre Doctors 8.5 km

Must see

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 10.8 km

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 11.1 km

Kedleston Hall 13.7 km

Alton Towers Resort 15.1 km

Haddon Hall 16.1 km

National Trust

Winster Market House 10.4 km

The Old Manor 12 km

Kedleston Hall 14.7 km

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 19.1 km

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 28.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Tissington - Fenny Bentley - Mapleton - Dove Dale 3.4 km

Tissington - Hall Dale - Alstonefield - Tissington 3.4 km

Tissington - Dove Dale - Biggin Dale - Tisington 3.4 km

Thorpe - Fenny Bentley - Parwich - Tissington - Thorpe 4.2 km

Carsington - Ible - Winster - Brassington - Carsington 4.7 km