Middlehills Farm Campsite

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  • Well-kept site, family-run for over 30 years
  • Friendly and welcoming with outstanding views
  • Close to Gullivers Kingdom and 45 minutes' drive from Alton Towers
Pigs, ponies and proximity to Peak District towns… farm the family out to Middlehills Farm Campsite. This is a mellow, peaceful and very friendly park that's been run by the Lomas family for over 30 years, set in 40 acres of countryside in the Peak District National Park and a quick drive from kiddie heaven Gullivers Kingdom at Matlock Bath. (Give them an even more heavenly holiday by an additional trip to Alton Towers, about 22 miles from your pitch.) Kids should be enthusiastically entertained by the chance to pet and give treats to the Middlehills pigs and ponies, and with the positively popular play park: owners' Nick and Liz's four-legged lot are often around to make pals with, and the play area is cunningly set near the pitches for grownups to keep a beady eye on proceedings. Facilities at Middlehills Farm include a toilet and shower block (showers are subject to an extra charge, so remember to bring some coins along), two chemical waste points and two washing-up areas with a fridge-freezer each. Schedule pizza night for Friday and Saturday evenings, as this is when the site opens up its pizza van. There is also a small shop selling local produce from the farm shop in Bakewell, fresh milk and bread from the dairy and cheese from Hartington, along with snacks, basic camping equipment and briquettes and starter packs.

Campground type

Camper sites 70
RV sites 70
Tent sites 70
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Open now
Opens May 2
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of £0.20 ($0.24) applies for the use of the shower.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, May 2 to

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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 364 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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PeacefulSpectacular scenery

95% would recommend this campground to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

This family-friendly campsite gets consistent praise for its clean, well-maintained facilities, including restrooms & showers. Visitors highlight the great playground, friendly staff, and convenient on-site shop. Spacious sites & farm animals are also popular. Despite occasional noise from a quarry or campers, most found it peaceful & well-managed, wanting to return.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Highly recommend this campsite, stayed here x3 times, with kids & extended…

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Shabina A.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Highly recommend this campsite, stayed here x3 times, with kids & extended family.
We were a large group with x5 pitches.
Clean toilets & shower block. Large washing up area with fridge/freezer.
Kids loved the park, kept themselves entertained. Staff are very friendly, let us do a late check out with no extra charge, which meant we weren’t rushing with breakfast & packing, what a difference that made. Beautiful scenery from our tent.

Disliked Lots of wasps.

Recommend to friends Visit again

It was our very first time camping and middlehills had been recommended…

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Anna H.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked It was our very first time camping and middlehills had been recommended by friends. We stayed one night and were lucky with the weather. Check in was easy, and the field was well kept. We have 2 children ages 8 and 3. The play park was ideal for both of them. The onsite shop was small but had a bit of everything you need. There is a fridge and freezer in the pot washing area to keep any food. We had pizzas from the pizza van on the Saturday night. Although they don’t stock gluten free they were more than accommodating to cook me a pizza on the base I provided. Our girls loved seeing all the animals in the surrounding fields - pig, chickens, pony, sheep. It’s a quiet spot, no traffic noise and the site itself was quiet. Everyone was just having a great time with their families. Staff were maintaining toilets and showers on the Sunday morning.
As a non camper middlehills farm was a perfect start and we will definately return. Thank you for our stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, pizza van was an added bonus, it also meant that…

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gemma l.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Lovely site, pizza van was an added bonus, it also meant that it was one less meal we needed to prepare for. Facilities were well maintained with good availability. Staff very friendly, welcoming and helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wonderful place to go with kids and facilities are great!

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Pitch was perfect. Lovely view and surroundings. Very well maintained site, lovely toilet and shower block and washing up facilities. Communal fridge and freezer. Great play park, shop well stocked. Great to see the animals so close by. Great, safe feel to the site. A lovely time as our first camping experience and we will be back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities and friendly staff.

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Shihaj J.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked The site had all facilities to make the stay easier. Fridge, Freezer, Toilets, Bathroom, Drinking water, Kids play area, Shop, Pizza van etc.

Disliked The pitch was slightly sloppy so it was difficult to sleep inside the tent

Recommend to friends Visit again

All of the above. Amenities very accessible and close to all tent…

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Wiktor S.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked All of the above. Amenities very accessible and close to all tent pitches. Staff on the farm very friendly and approachable. Shop had fantastic bits if you forgot anything !

Would highly recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Returned for the first time since 2018, which was with my eldest,…

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Connah C.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Returned for the first time since 2018, which was with my eldest, this time with my middle child (3) and it’s still just as great. Facilities, location, price, extremely child friendly, great park and open secure space for kids. Onsite shop selling local produce and camping/caravanning essentials. Camp fires (weather permitting) available for £20 refundable deposit + £5 per night. Will be returning in the near future, forgot how good this place was.

Disliked N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic staff, great clean facilities and plenty of room to pitch up

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Danny J.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked We absolutely loved our stay at Middlehill Farm. The site is spacious, peaceful, and extremely well maintained, with excellent, clean facilities throughout.

The onsite playground was a huge bonus — it’s brilliantly designed, well kept, and our children had a fantastic time playing there.

All the staff were incredibly friendly, approachable, and always happy to help or offer advice on places to visit nearby. The onsite shop is also really convenient and well stocked with all the essentials and tasty food items.

We couldn’t have asked for a camp site — highly recommended!

Disliked The weather, but there was nothing that could have been done about that :)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Always clean and tidy great staff very safe for young family’s

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Gareth S.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Perfect camping ground for all ages and experience

Disliked Can’t complain

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic little place

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Rick H.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked -Great facilities and friendly staff.
-Toilets and showers sparkling clean and a lovely little shop.
-The tent pitch area was flat and the grass was well cut and plenty of space

Disliked A lot of wasps which was really annoying

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Local produce Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome 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

Remote location Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge 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

Type

Farm Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

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Location

Middlehills Farm Campsite

Grangemill

Matlock

Derbyshire

England

DE4 4HY

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.11656°N
1.64386°W

Route directions

From Junction 28 of the M1, take the A38, heading for Ripley, then turn onto the A610 heading to Ambergate (you can follow the signs to Gullivers Kingdom). Turn right onto the A6 to Cromford, turn left into Cromford, then right onto the A5012 for approximately 4 miles. You will arrive at a T-junction with the Hollybush pub on your right. Keep straight on for 400 yards and you will see a sign on your left for Middlehills Farm. Turn left over the cattle grid and up the drive. You have arrived.

Nearest transport

Bus
3.4 mi Fishpond Hotel
3.4 mi Fishpond Hotel
3.9 mi Railway Station
Rail
3.6 mi Matlock Bath Rail Station
3.8 mi Matlock Rail Station
3.9 mi Cromford Rail Station
Airport
22.1 mi Sheffield City Airport
23.9 mi East Midlands 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

After you've taken the kids around Gullivers Kingdom and Alton Towers (that'll be the first three or four days of the holiday sorted), set aside some time for the grand halls and houses in the region, which should be seen firstly because they're fab, and secondly because these days out will be a sedate difference to white-knuckled days out at local theme parks. The knowledgeable team at Middlehills Farm insist that Chatsworth House is a must, and so should you say too, for spectacular gardens even the kids will go gaga for, a decent play area and a farm park for more petting. Bonus: the surrounding 1000-acre park is free to roam around all year round. Nearby Haddon Hall just outside Bakewell is also a sweet treat: film fans and goggleboxers might recognise its setting from the likes of Jane Eyre, Elizabeth and The Princess Bride (the gardens here are pretty splendid too). To tramp around old towns, Matlock, Buxton, Bakewell and Ashbourne are all within easy driving distance of Middlehills Farm – Peak District eats and other souvenirs should be picked up in each. The farm team has plenty more info on the local area in the site reception, but also quickly recommended are walks and watersports around/on nearby Carsington Water, and examining the caves and caverns of the Heights of Abraham from a cable car at High Tor.

Must see

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 3.4 mi

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 3.7 mi

Haddon Hall 5.5 mi

Chatsworth 7.2 mi

Kedleston Hall 11.1 mi

National Trust

Winster Market House 1.7 mi

Kedleston Hall 11.8 mi

The Old Manor 12.1 mi

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 14.3 mi

Hardwick Hall 14.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Winster - Uppertown - Bonsall Dale - Winster 1.6 mi

Winster - The Nine Ladies - Robin Hood's Stride 1.6 mi

Winster - Ible - Brassington - Aldwark - Winster 1.6 mi

Winster - Robin Hood's Stride - Youlgreave - Elton 1.8 mi

Brassington - Carsington - Hognaston - Kniveton - Brassington 2 mi

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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Middlehills Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Middlehills Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Middlehills Farm Campsite? After you've taken the kids around Gullivers Kingdom and Alton Towers (that'll be the first three or four days of the holiday sorted), set aside some time for the grand halls and … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Middlehills Farm Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  10 a.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  10 a.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    Check-in is available until 8pm on Fridays.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Middlehills Farm Campsite? From $31.85 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.