Barlow Country Club

View prices & book 8.1 107 reviews
The lakes
The lakes
Some of the pitches
Stunning sunrise over the lakes
Pitches
Pitches
Carp fishing on site
Lakes on site
Fishing on site
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Some of the pitches
Stunning sunrise over the lakes
Pitches

  • Scenic caravan site set in 50 acres’ worth of lakes and woodland
  • On the edge of the Peak District, a 20-minute drive from Bakewell
  • Dog-friendly and adults-only spot with seven fishing lakes and a café
Flock to 50 acres of wildlife-rich woodland and lakes for an escapade to the eastern edge of the Peak District National Park at Barlow Country Club. Whether you want to unwind or explore, this Derbyshire destination has you covered – being an adults-only site, it’s a few notches more peaceful than your average park and has tons of space for chilling out or having a wander amid nature. There’s also a café serving food all day for relaxed meals on base, plus a couple of pubs – and a coffee shop and a gift store – are a 15-minute walk away in the centre of Barlow. Bites can be grabbed in between carp fishing and coarse fishing at the seven lush lakes on site (and lessons are available if you’re new to the sport). For trout fishing, there is a spot 25 minutes' drive away. Those keen on kicking it around top Peak District tourist spots while here might like to take the 20-minute drive to stately homes like Chatsworth House and famed villages such as Bakewell. The park is also 25 minutes from Ladybower reservoir for roams around spectacular spots like the Upper Derwent valley. Walks are, of course, cracking on site as well with 50 acres to adventure around. Guests can also drag the dog along on dawdles as Barlow Country Club is a pet-friendly place.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • This park has no on-site toilet and shower facilities.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 7 consecutive nights.
  • Tents are not accepted at this park.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

8.1

Overall rating based on 107 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 89% of visitors View breakdown

78%

would recommend this site to a friend

78%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Location…

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Location

Disliked: Other campers allowing their dogs to roam park and upset other dogs. Used this site for 6 years but never had people letting their dogs roam free

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10/10 top quality site

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Incredible site - visited numerous times over the past year. Highly recommend.
Private pitches, peace and quiet (usually see below)! Joanne is very welcoming, pubs in the area are superb.

Disliked: Really hoping this place doesn’t get overrun with the entitled idiots that found their way on this bank holiday. One person found it okay to pitchup on someone’s pitch despite us telling him someone was on it and their electric cable was plugged in. We made him aware of a spare pitch but “he liked the look” of the one he stole so took it despite it clearly being first come first served pick your own pitch. Also please reconsider allowing the panel van camper type conversions as the one next to us drove us insane with the door sliding open and closing numerous times during the night!

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Great little site and we liked the privacy of the pitches with…

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Great little site and we liked the privacy of the pitches with having our dogs with us, which made it relaxing all round.
Beautiful scenery and great walks for us all.
We enjoyed sitting outside the lakeside cafe and watching those who were fishing.

We enjoyed it so much, we've booked to go for another weekend.

Disliked: Better signage for the entrance on Overlees.

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Peace and tranquility…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Gary H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Peace and tranquility

Disliked: Nothing

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Level pitches

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Really larger private pitches which were very well maintained. There was lots of open space

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Fantastic

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Steve C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Possibly the biggest and most private pitch we have ever had. Great views from our pitch. Loads of paths and bridleways within walking distance, bonus, a really nice pub at the top of the lane. We had an accident while we were there (nothing to do with the campsite) Jez and Joanne could not have been more helpful. 5 stars is not enough

Disliked: No facilities

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Large flat pitches, very quiet and peaceful…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Large flat pitches, very quiet and peaceful

Disliked: Could do with tidying up

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Good size pitch. Electric/Water on pitch. Peaceful…

Overall 4/10
Location 4
Value for money 6
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Brian H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Good size pitch. Electric/Water on pitch.
Peaceful

Disliked: Country club is a large stretch of the imagination. Long muddy walk to cafe'on site' only open 10/2 not all day as described. Told only access is by foot but it is a 2 min drive going other way. Food took 40 mins even tho not many customers. Seems to be the priority here is for fishing rather than caravan site. Large building site on entry. Toilet disposal place was extremely dirty. couldn't sit near waters edge as told only fishermen allowed on the bank and no beaches to sit on

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Quite place to stay no road noise at all…

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Quite place to stay no road noise at all

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Goodness me, giant pitches

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Goodness me! GIANT pitches, quite week, a range of decent countryside walks, fishing (if you're into it) looked impressive, amazing cafe with great food, and finally it was cheap as chips. No lights on site meant we enjoyed full starry night sky's which we didn't expect given the proximity of Sheffield and Chesterfield. Our dogs and us had a great time.

Disliked: So why not 5*. Well you have to be picky, but the Elsan Point needed a simple hook for the water hose. That's it!

A toilet/shower block would destroy the site as it would quickly become too popular, so happy to rely on our own resources.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

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

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Peaceful Walkers' paradise 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

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 Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Barlow Country Club

Crowhole

Barlow

Dronfield

Derbyshire

England

S18 7TP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.27686°N
-1.49589°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.8 km Hunstone Avenue
5.9 km Hunstone Avenue
6.5 km Coach Station
Rail
3.3 km Dronfield Rail Station
5.8 km Dore & Totley Rail Station
6.6 km Chesterfield Rail Station
Airport
15.2 km Sheffield City Airport
39.4 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
39.9 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

Checking out Chatsworth House (20 minutes’ drive) is a must while you’re here – this stately home is set in vast parkland edged by woodland, craggy hills and heather moors, so it’s an excellent choice for explores on foot. Inside the posh pad is a sizeable collection of art, ranging from Old Masters' drawings to neoclassical sculptures. Bakewell – yes, home of the tasty tarts – is also a sweet spot for a stroll thanks to having old cottages, tiny alleys and tucked-away courtyards to totter around, as well as a river to roam beside (20 minutes). If you’re an eager trekker seeking more of a challenge, mosey along the Monsal Trail starting from Coombs Viaduct, a mile south east of Bakewell, and leading 8.5 miles to Topley Pike junction in Wye Dale, passing by Peak District hotspots like Headstone Viaduct, Cressbrook Mill and Litton Mill enroute. Further on (around 50 minutes) are other popular places for pottering around, like Dovedale valley with its wooded ravine and the 517-metre Mam Tor hill near Castleton, christened one of the Seven Wonders of the Peak by 17th-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes because of its dreamy views.

Must see

Chatsworth 10.4 km

Haddon Hall 14.2 km

Bolsover Castle 14.4 km

Hardwick Hall 17 km

Hardwick Old Hall 17.3 km

National Trust

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 17.3 km

Hardwick Hall 17.3 km

Winster Market House 17.9 km

Mr Straw's House 25.7 km

Clumber Park 28.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Linacre Reservoir - Millthorpe - Oxton Rakes - Linacre 3 km

Wadshelf - Linacre - Barlow - Cutthorpe - Wadshelf 5.3 km

BEAUCHIEF HALL 5.8 km

QUEEN'S PARK, CHESTERFIELD 6.5 km

Eastmoor (Robin Hood) - Froggatt - Curbar - Baslow - Chatsworth Park - Eastmoor 6.6 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

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Barlow Country Club have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Barlow Country Club dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Barlow Country Club? Checking out Chatsworth House (20 minutes’ drive) is a must while you’re here – this stately home is set in vast parkland edged by woodland, craggy hills and heather moors, so it’s … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Barlow Country Club?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon

    If there is no one on site to welcome you, please enter the site through the gate at the top of the yard and pitch up on any available pitch.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Barlow Country Club? From R1 452,78 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.