Wardlow Wells Farm

Woodland site on the outskirts of the Peak District National Park
Gulliver's Kingdom and Alton Towers theme parks within an hour
Equestrian centre on site; guests are welcome to bring their horses

If you’re looking for a place in Derbyshire where the whole gang is welcome – as in adults, children, dogs and… horses (yes, really) – Wardlow Wells Farm could be the one for you. This family-run woodland site is also home to an equestrian centre, so you can treat your equine pal to a getaway. Stabling, bedding and feed is all available, as well as access to grass paddocks and a floodlit indoor sand school. Sound good but worried about how you’ll transport your horse? Don’t be – the owners have got that covered, too, with a haulage service. Once you’ve settled in, it’s time to saddle up and explore your surrounds (horses aren’t obligatory, it’s just as nice to go by foot or bike). The site is on the outskirts of the Peak District National Park, so that’s the obvious choice for adventures, with plenty of bridleways, walking trails and off-road cycling routes to cover. Be on the lookout for wildlife spots while you roam, too. Or, stay closer to base and brush up on your horse training technique instead, with a lesson in natural horsemanship at the equestrian centre. Whatever you choose, you’re in for good views here. The site sits 1,150 feet above sea level and, on a clear day, sunrises will light up Lincoln Cathedral. Sunsets are just as scenic (especially when admired from around a campfire), with the sun setting deep into the Peak District’s hills. Just so you know, there are no toilet or shower facilities and no waste disposal or bins on site, although there is a fresh water supply.

Site type

Open all year

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

Dogs allowed

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 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

Forest Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

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 Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

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

Location

Wardlow Wells Farm

Loadshead Lane

Eastmoor

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

England

S42 7DB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53,22487°N
1,54201°W

Route directions

The site is accessed via Loadshead Lane. If you are travelling by bus, there are bus routes at the bottom of Rodknoll Lane on the A619. The public bridleway is not very well maintained and there are potholes and ruts in places, so please take care when driving along it. The site does not take any responsibility for any vehicle damage, so please ensure that you 'straddle' any ruts in order to protect the underneath of your vehicle.

Nearest transport

Coach

7,6 km Coach Station

9 km Matlock Street

9,1 km Buxton Road

Rail

8,3 km Chesterfield Rail Station

9,7 km Matlock Rail Station

9,8 km Dronfield Rail Station

Ferry

Airport

21,8 km Sheffield City Airport

45,4 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport

45,8 km 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

Get to grips with stately manor life at the Chatsworth Estate (20-minute drive), where you can wander through the house and pretty gardens, home to fountains, sculptures and a rock garden. There’s also a farmyard and playground here, as well as a couple of eateries to keep your energy up. Not content with just one? Make it a trio of stately home visits with trips to Haddon Hall (half an hour), with its grand Tudor hall and Elizabethan gardens, and Hardwick Hall (35 minutes), where there’s an Elizabethan hall, gorgeous gardens and countryside to navigate. Bolsover Castle (half an hour) is worth a look, too – the views over Derbyshire from here are smashing. Family days out nearby include Gulliver's Kingdom theme park (25 minutes) and Heights of Abraham (25 minutes), a hilltop park with underground caverns and play areas, which is reached by cable car. If you’re in search of more adrenaline hits, a visit to Alton Towers theme park (an hour) should take care of your needs.

Food and drink

Highwayman Restaurant 1,4 km
Fox and Goose Pub 2 km
Royal Oak Pub 2,1 km
Lamb Inn Pub 3,2 km
Bulls Head Pub 3,2 km
The Robin Hood Inn Pub 3,5 km
Dragon's Fold Restaurant 3,6 km
The Gate Inn Restaurant 4 km
Red Lion Pub and Bistro 4,2 km
Carriage House Restaurant 4,5 km

Groceries

The Co-operative Food Supermarket 5,3 km
Real Ale Corner Off-licence 5,9 km
Morrisons Supermarket 6,1 km
Co-op Food Supermarket 6,1 km
Ashgate Road Co-op Supermarket 6,1 km
Booze Xpress Off-licence 6,4 km
Lidl Supermarket 6,4 km
Spar Supermarket 6,6 km
Majestic Off-licence 6,9 km
Spar Supermarket 7,3 km

Parks and play

Belmont Park 3,8 km
Linacre Park 3,8 km
Beeley Playing Field park 4,8 km
Little Monkeys Play Centre Playground 4,8 km
Somersall Park 5 km
Holme Hall School Playground 5,5 km
Holme Hall Primary School Playground 5,5 km
Somersall Park 5,5 km
Holmebrook Valley Country Park 5,6 km
Holme Hall Swings Playground 5,7 km

Family days out

The Cascade 4,4 km
Coal Hole And Tunnel 4,4 km
Matlock Farm Park 5,6 km
Curbar Edge 7 km
Haddon Hall 8,1 km
Bailey's Tump 9,1 km
Exile Music Festival 9,2 km
Wishing Stone 9,3 km
Cork Stone 9,5 km
Andle Stone 9,6 km

Public transport

Baslow Road 1,3 km
The Highwayman 1,5 km
Northend Farm 1,5 km
Sheeplea Cottage 1,5 km
Wigley 2 km
Gallery Lane Top 2,8 km
Loads Road 2,9 km
Chanderhill 2,9 km
Gallery Lane Terminus 3 km
Hemming Green 3,1 km

What’s nearby

Stanedge Golf Club Golf course 3,7 km
Loundsley Green Shops Shopping centre 6,1 km
Peak Village Shopping centre 6,2 km
Press Manor Fishery Fishing 6,3 km
Chatsworth Rd. Newsagency General shop 7 km
Singhs General shop 7 km
Littlemoor Centre Shopping centre 7,3 km
Theatre Yard Arcade Shopping centre 7,7 km
Matlock Golf Club Golf course 7,7 km
Groove Nightclub 8 km

Local services

Lady Wood Garage Fuel station 2,9 km
Chatsworth Road Medical Centre Doctors 5 km
Brampton Service Station Fuel station 5,1 km
Holme Hall Medical Centre Doctors 5,4 km
Baslow Health Centre Doctors 5,6 km
Morrisons Fuel station 5,9 km
BP Fuel station 6,1 km
Lauren Barker Aesthetics Clinic 6,6 km
JET Fuel station 6,6 km
Walton Hospital 6,7 km

Must see

Chatsworth 5,1 km

Haddon Hall 8,5 km

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 12,6 km

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 12,8 km

Bolsover Castle 16,5 km

National Trust

Winster Market House 11,4 km

Hardwick Hall 16,7 km

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 16,7 km

Kedleston Hall 29,7 km

Mr Straw's House 30,1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Wadshelf - Linacre - Barlow - Cutthorpe - Wadshelf 2,2 km

The Edges from The Robin Hood Pub 3,3 km

Eastmoor (Robin Hood) - Froggatt - Curbar - Baslow - Chatsworth Park - Eastmoor 3,5 km

Linacre Reservoir - Millthorpe - Oxton Rakes - Linacre 4,1 km

CHATSWORTH HOUSE 4,8 km