Unthank Lane Farm

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Phantom bell tent (added by manager 22 Feb 2023)
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  • Peaceful site on a mown field overlooking pasture and woodland
  • On the edge of the Peak District; Chesterfield 20 minutes' drive
  • Spacious site with small number of pitches; local produce available
Unthank Lane Farm is a peaceful campsite set on a working farm in rural Derbyshire. Located right on the edge of the Peak District National Park and 20 minutes' drive from Sheffield or the historic town of Chesterfield, this spacious spot has a small number of pitches and lots of space between them. The main camping area is located in a mown farm field, where flat and level land makes pitching up easy. There is a hot shower, toilet and mains water supply here for guests, and some local produce may be available depending on when you're around. Around the farm, you're likely to see a good deal of agricultural activity, plus the resident cows with their calves. Getting around and about off-base is easy too, as the farm is well-connected to local footpaths and cycle routes in the national park. This peaceful site is in the small village of Holmesfield, the centre of which is just under two miles up the road. Head here to try out one (or all) of the local pubs, or to take the kids to blow off steam at the village play area.

Campground type

Tent sites 5
Rent a tent 2
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Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 20 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Guests must bring their own duvets, pillows, sheets and towels when staying in rental accommodation. You will not be allowed to stay if you do not bring these items.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great quiet campsite, our 2nd time here, always clean toilets and a…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Ryan C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bell tent

Liked: Great quiet campsite, our 2nd time here, always clean toilets and a lovely hot shower too. Host couldn’t be more friendly and even subbed us some milk we had forgotten! Very peaceful and a beautiful part of the country will defo return when they reopen.

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Friendly welcome, large bell tent with hessian flooring on level ground, use…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
SUSANNAH S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bell tent

Liked: Friendly welcome, large bell tent with hessian flooring on level ground, use of picnic bench and fire pit in quiet countryside, off the beaten track. First time camping in years, and would definitely come back!

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Definitely worth it!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Daniel A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Friendly, family run campsite - owners were welcoming and helpful. Only a small campsite, but still plenty of space per pitch and the farm is set within marvellous little valley that feels remote but surprisingly accessible to/from nearby Sheffield/Dronfield. Fairly basic but perfectly good facilities. Seemed quite happy for us to have a bit of an explore round the farm, showing the kids the tractors and animals etc

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Great little site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
sarah G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: location was perfect, fantastic warm and informative introduction when we got there. lots of space to pitch and park. clean facilities, sink with mirror, hot shower. This is a great site nice and small which is very much what we look for while camping. lovely, dark and quiet by 10pm. will be booking again for next year 😁

Disliked: nothing.

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Small and quiet - perfect!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Lovely small and quiet site, in a really pretty setting surrounded by fields and woodland. Simple facilities: portaloos, at the top of the field away from the tents, and kept very clean, plus two adjacent sheds, one with a shower and the other with a sink for hands/washing up. Designated pitches, which are well spaced out around the edge of the field, so there’s lots of room around each tent. Nice owners, who pointed out where we should pitch then largely left us to ourselves other than a brief hello when we headed out. There are barn owls somewhere nearby, we heard them in the night, an added bonus :)

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Perfect Small site, big pitches basic but immaculately kept…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Claire S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Perfect Small site, big pitches basic but immaculately kept

Disliked: Nothing

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Very close to peak district and Sheffield but secluded and chilled out

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Andrew M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bell tent

Liked: The camping field is in a beautiful setting surrounded by trees. It's 5 minutes drive off the main road through Dronfield so it's easy to get to but also quiet. I arrived to a ready pitched bell tent that was clean and spacious. The facilities included portaloos, outdoor sink for washing up and hot shower, all immaculately maintained. There was a fire pit available and you could buy wood from the campsite. The bell tent also comes with a wooden picnic bench so you don't necessarily need to bring chairs and a table.

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Lovely small site with basic but perfectly adequate facilities.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
William A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Phantom bell tent

Liked: Friendly hosts. Plenty of space. No dogs (my son is uneasy around them). Views of the valley. Nice walks straight from the sight. Enclosed field so felt safe letting the children run about.

Disliked: Nothing. All good.

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Brilliant value for money

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Teresa O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: The owners are so lovely, it was my first time camping alone and they were brilliant! Pub is half a mile away, location is quiet and peaceful. Camp site is basic (exactly as advertised) but has 2 portaloos and a porta-shower which was hot and powerful and very clean so perfect! If I could give it 6 stars I could :D

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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The surroundings, not many pitches, friendly owners . Good location.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jo C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: The surroundings, not many pitches, friendly owners . Good location.

Disliked: Nothing

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Features

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 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker Hikers’ paradise Peaceful 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 Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm Tiny (1-10 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Unthank Lane Farm

Holmesfield

Dronfield

Derbyshire

England

S18 7WF

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.28049°N
-1.5355°W

Nearest transport

Bus
4.1 mi Hunstone Avenue
4.1 mi Hunstone Avenue
5.4 mi Coach Station
Rail
3.1 mi Dronfield Rail Station
3.4 mi Dore & Totley Rail Station
4.1 mi Grindleford Rail Station
Airport
10.2 mi Sheffield City Airport
25.7 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
26 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Peak District National Park: direct access - Chatsworth House: 15 minutes' drive - Sheffield: 20 minutes - Chesterfield: 20 minutes - Bamford Edge: 20 minutes - Hardwick Hall: 30 minutes - Buxton: 35 minutes - Carsington Water (watersports): 40 minutes - Sherwood Forest: 45 minutes

Must see

Chatsworth 5.5 mi

Haddon Hall 7.8 mi

Bolsover Castle 10.6 mi

Magna Science Adventure Centre 11.4 mi

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 11.7 mi

National Trust

Winster Market House 10.6 mi

Hardwick Hall 12.2 mi

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 12.2 mi

Mr Straw's House 17.5 mi

Clumber Park 19.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Linacre Reservoir - Millthorpe - Oxton Rakes - Linacre 2.7 mi

Eastmoor (Robin Hood) - Froggatt - Curbar - Baslow - Chatsworth Park - Eastmoor 3.1 mi

The Edges from The Robin Hood Pub 3.1 mi

BEAUCHIEF HALL 3.6 mi

Wadshelf - Linacre - Barlow - Cutthorpe - Wadshelf 3.7 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 Unthank Lane Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Unthank Lane Farm dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Unthank Lane Farm? Local attractions and activities include: - Peak District National Park: direct access - Chatsworth House: 15 minutes' drive - Sheffield: 20 minutes - Chesterfield: 20 minutes - Bamford Edge: 20 minutes - … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Unthank Lane Farm?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2:30 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2:30 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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