Five Acres Farm Campsite

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  • Rural and peaceful Peak District farm with animals including llamas
  • A five-minute drive to cycling on the Monsal Trail and 15 to Bakewell
  • Tideswell, Castleton, Bamford and Chatsworth all within 20 minutes
Who needs to organise a hol all the way over in South America when you can linger beside the llamas at Five Acres Farm Campsite in Derbyshire? This park full of furry, friendly animals may not be within spitting distance of treks to Macchu Picchu, but it does have Peak District paths for hikes and cycle rides on the Monsal Trail starting from a five-minute drive away. The views are also nothing short of lush: the site is surrounded by wide open fields, and walks can be had without needing to get in the car towards the nearest settlement of Wardlow and up to Hay Cop (20 minutes on foot) for a look over the local landscape. If you’d rather dig into dessert than dawdle, the tarts and puddings of countrywide renown are at Bakewell, the only market town in the Peak District and a 15-minute drive from the site. Not too stuffed to think about stocking up on supplies after sampling the wares? Food stores are here too and other urban areas worth a wander for chocolate-box houses and cutesy craft shops include Tideswell, Castleton, Bamford and Chatsworth, all within 20 minutes. Plenty other activities can be had in these towns too: Tideswell’s got the impressive St John the Baptist Church to have a gander at; Castleton’s known for its caverns where the famed Blue John stone is mined, and Bamford has three different dams to trek around. Chatsworth, meanwhile, is home to swanky stately mansion Chatsworth House – yep, that one mentioned in Pride and Prejudice and regularly voted Britain's top country house.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Tent pitches 70
Open now
Opens 1 May
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.
  • No gas barbecues allowed.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

General

  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 1 May to

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Reviews

9.5

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PeacefulSpectacular scenery

98% would recommend this site to a friend

96% would stay here again

What customers say

Lovely spacious pitches, farm animals & friendly owners. Great for families & walkers exploring the Peak District. A few noise comments at busy times.

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Great site, great location.

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Nicola G. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great facilities
Clean site and facilities
Well signposted
Easy to get to
Dog friendly (all dogs were well behaved and tethered/under control)
Easy to access more areas in the Peak District.

Disliked Although there’s a ‘quiet time after 10pm’ there were still quite a few with loud voices after this time, I know it’s camping in the middle of nowhere but it would have been nice if they were a little quieter.

Not sure how they can do it but potentially policing the amount of alcohol may be worth looking into - I went toilet at 11:30pm, there were a few older men who were ‘p*ssed as f*ck’ and one of them had a huge cut on his face that was pouring blood, although it’s a family site I’m aware that there may have still been kids that could have seen this.

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Great location. Owner is very polite…

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Amelia W. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great location. Owner is very polite and always checking in to see if we are okay.

Disliked Struggled with shower space as a single mum with two children it was a squeeze to get everyone in.

Could do with some shelves in toilets to put your things on when brushing teeth etc.

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Highly recommend would love to stay again

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Amelia H. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Location for walks is perfect, we stayed 2 nights and did walks around Bakewell and the Monsal trail.
The facilities were clean and plenty of them.
Staff were friendly and helpful.
We had a lovely relaxing time there even though the weather wasn’t on our side.

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Great balance of being off-grid in…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great balance of being off-grid in the countryside and having basic facilities! Perfect with the kids. We had a great weekend. Will definitely be back!

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Great stay in a clean well organised site with beautiful views.

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Felicity K. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Very clean and organised

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great Stay

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Callum D. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great location, not too busy and plenty of space. Good location for travel into Bakewell and Buxton

Disliked Nothing, great value

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Clean and everything you need for…

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Scott W. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Clean and everything you need for a few days simple camping. Relaxed and easy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great central location for all the…

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Jack U. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great central location for all the spots in the peaks that we wanted to visit, the staff were so considerate and accommodating and happy to help make our trip easier in anyway possible, and had many great recommendations for local takeaways or restaurants and local activities, there were plenty of toilet and showers so we were never waiting to use the facilities.
The grounds were always kept clean and clear of rubbish and any additional information was well signposted for example due to recent dry weather no fires or BBQs so as to prevent wildfires
Will definitely come back again

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Was lovely site, nice walks near…

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Vicki M. 5 reviews

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Was lovely site, nice walks near by,
Facilities lovely and clean. Will be going back

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Great facilities Clean showers and toilets Although…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great facilities
Clean showers and toilets
Although plenty of campers, plenty of space for everyone
Friendly owners
Close to Bakewell, Buxton and lots of lovely walks

Disliked Although not a fault of the owners of this campsite, the loud music from a neighbouring campsite was a disturbance on my sleep (was going on way into the late night/early morning)

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Features

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 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

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

Peaceful Spectacular scenery 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 Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Five Acres Farm Campsite

Narrowgate Lane

Wardlow

Derbyshire

England

SK17 8RP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.27244°N
1.72292°W

Nearest transport

Coach
7.3 km Buxton Road
7.5 km Matlock Street
12.9 km Market Place
Rail
7.4 km Grindleford Rail Station
7.6 km Hathersage Rail Station
7.7 km Bamford Rail Station
Airport
26.5 km Sheffield City Airport
37.8 km Manchester Airport Terminal 3
37.9 km Manchester 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

If guests do decide to give pedal pushing on the 8.5-mile and traffic-free Monsal Trail a go, they can use it to reach Bakewell, stopping at Monsal Head on their merry way for views of the River Wye and the Headstone Viaduct. For leisurely walks with typically stunning Peak District views, try Mam Tor or the Ladybower Reservoir (both around 20 minutes’ drive away); hardier hikers can take on an expedition to Kinder Scout, 40 minutes' drive away, to scale the national park’s highest point. Or, if you’d rather do your sightseeing underground, boat trips through Speedwell Cavern are 20 minutes away...

Food and drink

  • Three Stags Heads Pub 0.7 km
  • The Bulls Head Inn Pub 1.8 km
  • Red Lion Inn Pub 2.2 km
  • Stella’s Kitchen Restaurant 2.8 km
  • Anchor Inn Pub 2.9 km
  • The Queen Anne Pub 3 km
  • Barrel Inn Pub 3.2 km
  • The Merchant's Yard Restaurant 3.3 km
  • George Inn Pub 3.3 km
  • Packhorse Inn Pub 3.4 km

Groceries

  • The Co-operative Food Supermarket 3.4 km
  • Spar Supermarket 5.4 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 6.3 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 6.5 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 7.1 km
  • The Weedram Off-licence 7.3 km
  • The Co-operative Food Supermarket 7.4 km
  • Hope Valley Tap & Bottle Off-licence 8.6 km

Parks and play

  • The Green park 2.5 km
  • Thornbridge Hall park 4.3 km
  • Bath Gardens park 4.6 km
  • Riverside Garden park 7.3 km
  • Baslow Woodland Park Playground 7.5 km
  • Hathersage Park 7.9 km
  • The Rutland Playground 7.9 km

Family days out

  • Cucklet Church 3.1 km
  • Eyam Stocks 3.3 km
  • Eyam Hall Craft Centre 3.4 km
  • Eyam Hall 3.4 km
  • Mompesson's Well 4.3 km
  • Magpie Mine 7 km
  • Padley Manor (ruins) 7.2 km
  • Curbar Edge 7.4 km
  • David Mellor Visitor Centre 7.5 km
  • Devil's Arse (Peak Cavern) 8.4 km

Public transport

  • Wardlow (Church) 0.6 km
  • Wardlow Mires 0.7 km
  • Littonfields 1.2 km
  • Foolow Bull's Head 1.8 km
  • Great Hucklow (Grindlow Lane End) 2.1 km
  • Litton (School) 2.2 km
  • Litton (Dale View) 2.4 km
  • Great Hucklow Lane End 2.5 km
  • Cressbrook (Phone Box) 2.5 km
  • Tideswell (Anchor Inn) 2.9 km

What’s nearby

  • Bakewell Golf Club 7.4 km
  • Sickleholme Golf Club 8 km

Local services

  • Tideswell Pharmacy 3.5 km
  • Calver Service Station Fuel station 5.4 km
  • UK Fuel station 6.4 km
  • Newholme Hospital 6.9 km
  • Boots Pharmacy 7.4 km
  • Bakewell Medical Centre Doctors 7.4 km
  • Bakewell Pharmacy 7.4 km
  • Sickleholme Service Station Fuel station 7.6 km
  • The Co-operative Fuel station 7.6 km
  • Baslow Health Centre Doctors 7.6 km

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Lyme Park & Gardens (NT) 23.3 km

National Trust

Winster Market House 15.6 km

Lyme Park 23.9 km

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 29.9 km

Hardwick Hall 29.9 km

Hare Hill 30.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Eyam - Abney - Bradwell - Little Hucklow - Foolow - Eyam 3.4 km

Eyam - Stoney Middleton - Great Longstone - Foolow - Eyam 3.4 km

Eyam - Little Longstone - Great Longstone - Eyam 3.4 km

Eyam - Stoke Ford - Bradwell - Great Hucklow - Foolow - Eyam 3.4 km

Eyam, Coombs Dale and Stoney Middleton 3.5 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 Five Acres Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Five Acres Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Five Acres Farm Campsite? If guests do decide to give pedal pushing on the 8.5-mile and traffic-free Monsal Trail a go, they can use it to reach Bakewell, stopping at Monsal Head on their merry way … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Five Acres Farm Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11:30 –  20:00
    Depart by:  11:00

    On arrival, please pick any pitch you like. Pitches 1-5 are for touring units only.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Five Acres Farm Campsite? From €26.84 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.