Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning

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Campsite view
Campsite view
Pond with pods
Large family field
Well-maintained gardens
Secure dog exercise field
Pods with outdoor space
Space to relax
Fishing lake
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Pond with pods
Large family field
Well-maintained gardens

  • Spacious and dog-friendly 12-acre site in the Derbyshire Dales
  • A 15-minute drive to Ashbourne; 40 minutes to Chatsworth Estate
  • Shop and fishing ponds on site
Grab your walking boots, your fishing kit and your dog and get set for some relaxing time in the Derbyshire Dales at Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning, between the villages of Turnditch and Brailsford. This 12-acre site is well placed for walks and other outdoor activities – the edge of the Peak District National Park is about 20 minutes’ drive away, you can pick up the traffic-free Tissington Trail about 15 minutes away and there’s a good collection of watersports to be had at Carsington Water, 10 minutes away. And the fishing? Well, that’s right there where you’re staying – this site has both a main fishing lake and two ponds filled with carp for lazy days by the water. Away from the ponds, the main camping field is set back from the road and has space for kids to run around freely. Other facilities on site include a small shop for essentials, a washing-up area, toilets and hot showers that are available 24 hours a day. There are several pubs and restaurants within 10 minutes’ drive to keep the tribe fed, or you’re welcome to bring along a barbecue. If you go for the latter option, there’s a farm shop about 10 minutes’ drive away for delicious local goodies, and it’s the same distance to a supermarket for any other essentials. Please note that chocks or levellers may be needed.

Campground type

Camper sites 15
RV sites 13
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Tent sites 12
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

Tent sitesCamper sitesRV sitesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsMobile homes for rentRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

8.9

Overall rating from 395 Pitchup.com customers

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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

90% would recommend this campground to a friend

87% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a well-kept, friendly, and peaceful campground in a lovely rural location. Visitors praise the spacious sites, clean facilities, and helpful staff. The on-site shop is convenient, and the fishing lake is a popular feature. While some mention sloping sites and ongoing improvements, the overall sentiment is positive, with many intending to return.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Spacious, quiet place with friendly staff. Will stay again.…

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Andrew T.

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Spacious, quiet place with friendly staff. Will stay again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean showers and toilets Friendly staff Good sized pitch Good shop…

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JAMES S.

Powered grass tent campsite

Liked Clean showers and toilets
Friendly staff
Good sized pitch
Good shop

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site for weekend break.

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elizabeth h.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Nice quiet site in a lovely area, close to lots of attractions. Large gravel/ grass pitch. Shower and toilet were kept clean. Onsite shop great as were the people who run the site. Very friendly welcome indeed. £5 per visit for fishing.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Been here a few times now and really like it . …

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Anonymous

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Been here a few times now and really like it . Site us clean and well maintained. Theres a on site shop that sells most of the things you'll need as well as some lovely local items.
The toilet block is clean and modern and they are cleaner regularly, and there are a good amount of clean showers.
There are ample walks of like us you have doggos
Theres even a local take away that delivers to the site.
Will continue to visit here as there nothing not to like !

Disliked Nothing I can think of that I dislike right now.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site and will be back to stay in the pods which look great.

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Dean P.

Powered grass tent campsite

Liked The staff were absolutely lovely and it’s a really quiet campsite, fishing lakes were excellent and you can catch a lot, would recommend bread for fishing and your guaranteed to catch

Disliked Pitch 12 and wasps! Pitch 12 is under a light and this was on all night and very bright and had trouble sleeping, we were supposed to stay 4 nights but only stayed 3, we also had a nightfall tent and if you don’t have that it will be like sleeping under a floodlight. Huge wasp problem and this wasn’t great at all.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for leaving a review, nobody has ever complained about that pitch, but would have been happy to move you, to somewhere darker.
Unfortunately the wasps, that are calming down now, has been a problem in derbyshire, the council say its because we have had an early summer and lovely weather

Nice place

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Customer service
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Wifi
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Anonymous

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Quite. Everything is there. Great location

Disliked The camping slots are actually not next to the lake the nice view (as the photos show) is in a walking distance.

There were working sites here and there. Not so clean. Hope it’s temporary

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Sorry for any confusion, if you had spoke to us, we may have been able to move you, the camping pitches are not advertised as being next to the fishing.

As explained we are developing one field at the bottom of the site, but this does not interrupt anyones stay.

It was a lovely peaceful site, toilet were clean and everything you…

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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered grass tent campsite

Liked It was a lovely peaceful site, toilet were clean and everything you could ask for on the site. Staff were friendly and around when needed. This was our 2nd stay and would definitely come back.

Disliked This is not the sites fault but only thing that was disliked they had a outbreak of wasps so we couldnt really do much around by the tent as the wasps were everywhere.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for your review, hope to see you again soon

Modern shower and toilet facilities. Quiet location. On site shop.…

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Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Modern shower and toilet facilities. Quiet location. On site shop.

Disliked Felt like we were in a bit of a building site when we arrived. Seemed like the site is ‘in progress’

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for leaving a review, on arrival we did explain that we had work going on when you arrived to progress the site, this has finished now until October

Fishing was great but would not recommend

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5 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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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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Anonymous

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked fishing , shop, staff

Disliked Showers were very small, all the area needs modernising,pitches were very uneven, more lighting and wasps everywhere

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Sorry you wont be back, but as we are available 24 hours a day, you could have discussed any issues you had, there are wasps in the whole county due to the warm weather.

Just got back from a week's stay. Our second trip here in…

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Colleen C.

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Just got back from a week's stay. Our second trip here in two months. The management are helpful and friendly. Excellently clean toilets and shower rooms. Nice, well stocked onsite shop. Relaxing by the fishing lake is a must. We love it here so peaceful and relaxing.we will definitely be back again

Disliked Nothing at all to dislike about this site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou Colleen, hope to see you again soon

Features

Dogs 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 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 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

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

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning

Intakes Lane

Turnditch

Derbyshire

England

DE56 2LU

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.00104°N
1.59724°W

Nearest transport

Bus
4.9 mi Bus Garage
5 mi Bus Garage
7.6 mi Bus Station
Rail
4.7 mi Duffield Rail Station
5 mi Belper Rail Station
6.4 mi Ambergate Rail Station
Airport
16.4 mi East Midlands Airport
28.7 mi 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

There are so many great spot to choose from in the Peak District National Park – perhaps you’d like to go for a family bike ride on the Tissington Trail from Ashbourne (15 minutes’ drive), hop across the stepping stones at Dovedale (25 minutes) or finish up a hike by sampling the traditional puddings in Bakewell (35 minutes)? A visit to the Chatsworth Estate (40 minutes) is a must – for the farm shop, adventure playground and farmyard as much as the house and gardens themselves – and the nearby Kedleston Hall National Trust estate (10 minutes) is another spot that’s worth a visit. For more ideas to keep the kids happy, try the watersports and bike rides at Carsington Water (10 minutes), days out at Gulliver’s Kingdom family theme park (20 minutes) or a cable car ride with splendid views at Heights of Abraham (20 minutes).

Must see

Kedleston Hall 3.2 mi

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 7.7 mi

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 7.8 mi

Royal Crown Derby Factory Shop 8.1 mi

Sudbury Hall 10.5 mi

National Trust

Kedleston Hall 3.9 mi

The Old Manor 9.3 mi

Winster Market House 9.8 mi

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 10.6 mi

Calke Abbey 14.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

EDNASTON MANOR 2.6 mi

KEDLESTON HALL 3.8 mi

Osmaston - Shirley - Longford - Rodsley - Osmaston 4.4 mi

Derwent Valley Mills 4.6 mi

Alport Heights - Kirk Ireton Circular 4.6 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 Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning? There are so many great spot to choose from in the Peak District National Park – perhaps you’d like to go for a family bike ride on the Tissington Trail from Ashbourne … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning? From $37.20 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.