Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park

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Aerial view of park and pitches
Aerial view of park and pitches
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Indoor pool
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Swimming pool
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  • Family park three miles from the Peak District town of Ashbourne
  • Seven and a half miles from Alton Towers
  • Indoor pool, licensed shop and picnic area
If you had to pick a Peak District place, you'd be displaying tiptop taste if you went for Ashbourne. For there are many whys: it’s at the southern tip of the Peak District and a gateway to the same; it leads straight on to the Tissington Trail, and it’s sevenish miles from the heady heights of Alton Towers. More? It's also been the site of a raucous game of football every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday since medieval times; and (possibly related), one in every four of its buildings is or has been an inn or brewery. It's not a bit surprising that illustrious visitors in its past have included Bonnie Prince Charlie and Charles I, although they probably didn’t have time to stop off for a game of footie… Add to your list Ashbourne Heights (formerly known as Highfields Park), three miles from town, well placed to reach a range of market towns like Bakewell and Buxton, and with a good range of facilities and services to fire the family up. From the site you can reach the main sights, activities, landscapes and history of the Peak District: too many to go into here, but do bring your camera. Ashbourne Heights has a heated indoor pool, and generously-sized pitches with room for awnings, gazebos and a car parked alongside. Other facilities at the park include a licensed shop, picnic area, launderette, covered washing-up areas, showers, toilets and a baby changing area. All in all, a pretty good Peak District pitstop…

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Caravans for hire 27
Tent pitches 81
Touring caravan pitches 27
Open now
Opens 3 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Group bookings of four or more people under 25 are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 03 Mar to

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Reviews

8.8

Overall rating from 567 Pitchup.com customers

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Walkers' paradisePeaceful

90% would recommend this site to a friend

85% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spot with direct Tissington Trail access. Friendly staff, clean amenities, and spacious pitches are a hit. Pool and playground ace for families. Some toilets a bit old, a bit of noise/tidiness noted. Pods/bell tents are comfy and kitted out.

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Tina J.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (no awning)

Liked Friendly Staff
Lovely location
Clean facilities

Disliked Chemical toilet emptying and wash up area a long way from camping pitches
Nowhere in showers to put toiletries
Dogs running all over pitches as owners ignored dogs on leads rule

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Excellent

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Robert H.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Everything

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing place stunning view

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Michelle M.

Camping pod

Liked Lovely clean quiet stunning views room all set shower and toilet right behind staff friendly and pleasant say hi when they see you camping pod plenty of room

Disliked Only down side my pod could be cleaned a bit better there was still dust and mess under the bed and the out side covered with cobwebs also could do with more loo roll and maybe put a mat in the shower room

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Lovely site with good facilities, definitely will be visiting again

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Stevens C.

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Relaxing, peaceful location with some great views. Well laid out site with the camping pitches right near the site entrance. Good size pitches. Large play area for the kids and a swimming pool you can book a session in. Staff were friendly and helpful. Shower/toilet block was clean and located close to tent pitches
One of our group had one of the pods next to the camping area and was very satisfied with it, fitted with double bed and bunk beds, plenty of power sockets fitted with USB chargers

Disliked Nothing to dislike

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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Nice clean site, well spaced pitches. Swimming pool was excellent.

Disliked No Elsan disposal point near to the touring pitches, so had to use the van to drive round to empty. Not very well signposted on arrival, and for directions to reception to book in. Shame no Wi-fi for tourers.

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Beautiful place very peaceful, the staff…

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Rhiann K.

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Beautiful place very peaceful, the staff are lovely and went out of there way to help us, the toilets and showers was well maintained and clean as was the rest of the site

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Will re book mainly down to the great location.

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Sarah K.

Camping pod

Liked Fantastic location! Direct access to the Tissington trail. Clean, tidy and well organised site. A bit more structured than I like in a campsite but the pods were great and gave us a bit more space than we're used to. Ensuite private toilet and shower were a big bonus. A warm welcome at check in too even though it was after hours.

Disliked Hard beds. Took a sleeping bag and slept on the duvet provided.

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Excellent site with good facilities

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KATHRYN B.

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Lovely location. Good size pitch. Helpful staff in Reception. Nice toilet/shower facilities that were kept spotless and in full working order. We were on pitch 1 which was a lovely quiet spot. Easy access to the Tissington Trail right next to the site and good access to nearby Ashbourne and Dovedale. Burger van on site if you can't be bothered to cook, doing food throughout the day. Pitch was fairly flat. Whole site was kept clean and tidy. Not a lot of light pollution so was great for looking at the stars on a clear night,

Disliked The site has a indoor swimming pool, however, it is only open from 10am - 3pm each day and you have to pre-book a slot. Unfortunately this meant that we didn't get to use it, as we were out walking at those times. Would have been nice if it was open in the evenings, so it would be able to use it after being out all day. Also, the site appears to be on the flight path for a nearby airport, so you did get a lot of noise from aeroplanes. This is the first time where we'd been to a campsite that didn't provide wifi for the whole site, which was a bit disappointing.

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Grounds very well maintained Staff all…

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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Grounds very well maintained
Staff all very friendly
Very quiet albeit second week September so kids back to school
Swimming pool great, you have to book but as there was two of us that was no problem as they don’t allow solo swimming

Disliked Toilet emptying along way from tourers
Shower block could have done with cleaning a little better
No views despite being in magnificent area
No WiFi

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great weekend with my 2 grandaughters.

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Anonymous

Camping pod

Liked Fabulous clean well kept Park, friendly staff, easy booking in process, the place is in a Amazing place, one thing needs highlighting the ensuite pod's are not ensuite, you have your own shower and toilet but you have to come out of the pod and walk round the back to a separate unit, didn't bother me but maybe others.

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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

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

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Remote location 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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Step-free access Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Step-free or level access

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park

Fenny Bentley

Ashbourne

Derbyshire

England

DE6 1LE

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.05557°N
1.74671°W

Nearest transport

Coach
14.2 km Fishpond Hotel
14.2 km Fishpond Hotel
15.6 km Railway Station
Rail
14.7 km Cromford Rail Station
14.7 km Matlock Bath Rail Station
15.6 km Matlock Rail Station
Airport
37.8 km East Midlands Airport
45 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

The amount of antics available at Alton Towers near Ashbourne Heights might turn grownups grey among the thrill rides, river rapids and other heady highlights of the country’s biggest theme park. You’ll ensure Very Good Behaviour Indeed if you take the family on to Gulliver’s Kingdom at Matlock Bath, designed to keep all ages busy/tired out for later (beware the nerf guns). Other energetic Peak District pastimes include watersports, laser tag, climbing, caving and zipwiring; find out where’s what at Ashbourne’s tourist information centre, which is practised in all things Peak. More peacefully, the Peak District has a high amount of culture and heritage to explore: National Trust houses and estates, the old spa towns of Matlock and Buxton, museums of all sorts, prehistoric cave paintings, three vintage railways and aeons more. Lead mining was a main industry here from Roman times until recently and info on the industry can be mined at the Peak District Mining Museum at Matlock. Bolsover Castle, founded in the 12th century, has regular events to tempt the kids, such as exhibitions on torture for the gruesomely minded, an indoor riding school, and a theatrical room just for little darlings.

Must see

Alton Towers Resort 12.2 km

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 13.8 km

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 14.2 km

Haddon Hall 16.7 km

Kedleston Hall 16.7 km

National Trust

The Old Manor 10 km

Winster Market House 11.8 km

Kedleston Hall 17.7 km

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 18.7 km

Biddulph Grange Garden 29 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Thorpe - Fenny Bentley - Parwich - Tissington - Thorpe 0.8 km

Tissington - Fenny Bentley - Mapleton - Dove Dale 1.4 km

Tissington - Hall Dale - Alstonefield - Tissington 1.4 km

Tissington - Dove Dale - Biggin Dale - Tisington 1.4 km

Dove Dale - Blore - Calton - Waterfall - Ilam - Dove Dale 2.4 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 Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park? The amount of antics available at Alton Towers near Ashbourne Heights might turn grownups grey among the thrill rides, river rapids and other heady highlights of the country’s biggest theme park. You’ll … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park? From R443,14 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.