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.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 70
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Tent pitches 70
Touring caravan pitches 70
Open now
Opens 2 May
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 (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of £0,20 (R4,61) 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, 02 May to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 331 Pitchup.com customers View breakdown

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PeacefulSpectacular scenery

95% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

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Bikers must,

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Troy M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Well kept site. Friendly locals, and as a biker lovely roads. And to top it all a pub just reopened 9 mins walk from site. Brilliant.

Disliked Nothing ,just a bit windy when I arrived.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, friendly staff, nice views.

Overall 9/10

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Michelle P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Great site. Booked last minute, 30 minutes before reception closed. Staff were friendly. Quiet as we stayed on a Sunday and Monday night. Toilets were clean. Shop on site and managed to get fresh milk in a morning. Lovely farm, Donkeys, sheep, pigs. We didn't require it but nice childrens play area and pizza van on a weekend. Great access for Matlock Bath and Bakewell

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice campsite, I managed to catch a quiet Sunday night – only…

Overall 10/10

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Alissia H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Nice campsite, I managed to catch a quiet Sunday night – only two other groups arriving later in the day. Lovely and peaceful, minimal noise in the area. Facilities were clean, site is definitely family-friendly and seems like potential to get busy, but during term-time on a rainy Sunday night it was good for quiet solo travel. Cars, vans & tents all go in the same field. Easy enough to find and no single-track lanes on the way there.

From the driveway – reception is at the front of the grey stone house on the left, parking spaces in front. The field to the right (in front of the caravans, with the playground on it) seems to be the main one for quieter periods, with the larger field (straight on from the road) being closed Sunday night. Toilets are in the wooden building on the right as you enter the field.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site looking forward to returning

Overall 10/10

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Wifi
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Lawrence K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely site and location
Great kids playground
Friendly staff
Basic but adequate facilities

Disliked Pitches weren't particularly flat but honestly not a problem

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great facilities and location. Would definately recommend!…

Overall 7/10

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Lauren R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Great facilities and location. Would definately recommend!

Recommend to friends Visit again

The best campsite I’ve been to

Overall 10/10

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Wifi
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Paul B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked I liked absolutely everything. I’ve been camping for many years. Sometimes up to twenty camping trips per year. This is my favourite. The people on site were friendly. The field was clean and freshly cut. The surrounding fields were occupied with wonderful farmland animals like sheep and horses. The toilets were clean and private. The pigs were lovely as walked to the facilities.
Even and on site shop which was an added bonus. I loved it and cannot wait to go back again. I make camping YouTube videos and I will definitely be recommending this site to my subscribers as well.

Disliked Not one thing about Middlehills did I dislike. I’ve raved to my family and friends about this campsite. Even to other campers at the next two campsites I visited on my trip.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Wow, what a fabulous review, thankyou so much ! Reviews like this make what we do so worthwhile and appreciated, hopefully see you again soon.

Great clean site with self chosen pitches

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely clean site and lots of space

Also came a few weeks ago as a solo female and loved how quiet and peaceful it was before it got busier

Really nice site will be back

Disliked Nothing negative, not sure if can use onsite WiFi or not

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great facility’s , shop , pizza van at weekends. Good pub down…

Overall 7/10

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Colin S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Great facility’s , shop , pizza van at weekends. Good pub down the road the Hollybush did lovely food and cheap

Disliked Woken early by screaming kids playing on the fort and swings. Use the top field next time .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly site, good size play area for the children, clean facilities, children…

Overall 8/10

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Steph G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Friendly site, good size play area for the children, clean facilities, children loved seeing the animals. Pizza on a Friday and Saturday evening was a bonus. Well stocked shop on site too.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A great campsite, we will definitely come back

Overall 9/10

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Katherine U. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Plentiful facilities that are well maintained and clean, a play area which is great for kids, on site pizza van if you don't fancy cooking, very quiet when we stayed

Disliked The charge for the showers is a bit of a pain if you don't have change and the water pressure isn't great!

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Remote location Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Communal fridge Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Shop nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 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 Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

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

Coach
5.4 km Fishpond Hotel
5.4 km Fishpond Hotel
6.2 km Railway Station
Rail
5.9 km Matlock Bath Rail Station
6.2 km Matlock Rail Station
6.4 km Cromford Rail Station
Airport
35.6 km Sheffield City Airport
38.5 km 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 5.4 km

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 6 km

Haddon Hall 8.9 km

Chatsworth 11.5 km

Kedleston Hall 17.8 km

National Trust

Winster Market House 2.7 km

Kedleston Hall 19 km

The Old Manor 19.4 km

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 23.1 km

Hardwick Hall 23.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Winster - Uppertown - Bonsall Dale - Winster 2.5 km

Winster - The Nine Ladies - Robin Hood's Stride 2.5 km

Winster - Ible - Brassington - Aldwark - Winster 2.5 km

Winster - Robin Hood's Stride - Youlgreave - Elton 2.9 km

Brassington - Carsington - Hognaston - Kniveton - Brassington 3.2 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

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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?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  10 a.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site 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 R588,52 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.