The Bull i' th' Thorn

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Tents welcome
Tents welcome
View across the pitches
Close to bakewell, buxton, chatsworth house and dovedale
Garden area
View of the pitches
Country vistas
Local peak district scenery
Well-kept grounds
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View across the pitches
Close to bakewell, buxton, chatsworth house and dovedale
Garden area

  • Family-friendly site close to top Peak District attractions
  • A 20-minute drive from Buxton, Chatsworth House and Dovedale
  • Directly opposite the Tissington Trail; close to foodie pubs and shops
Off to Derbyshire for trips to Buxton, Bakewell and beyond? The Bull i' th' Thorn is located just off the A515, making it a doddle to zip from one end of the Peaks to the other and be back in time for tea. This peaceful park is set deep in the Peak District and comes with the sweeping views to prove it. Muddy boots are welcome at this outdoorsy spot – handy indeed given that the car-free Tissington Trail is opposite the site. After days packed with outdoor exploring, you’ll likely appreciate The Bull i' th' Thorn's hot showers (a separate shower room is available for families travelling with young kids). There are also three water points, an outdoor washing-up area for self-catering sorts and unisex toilets and showers. Although this is a self-check-in site, a member of staff cleans the facilities daily. The site's sister pub is a couple of minutes' drive away or a five- to 10-minute walk away via a public footpath. It's open every day; food is served from 12pm to 9pm, and breakfast is served from 8.30am to 11am on weekend mornings. The site is also a few minutes’ stroll from Tagg Lane Dairy, a family-run gelateria that uses raw milk straight from their pampered Jersey dairy herd.

Site type

Tent pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 30
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 4 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.
  • Units longer than 5.3m metres are not allowed.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Please note that only small campervans up to 5.3m x 2m are accepted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 01 Apr to

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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
0 dogs

Reviews

9

Overall rating from 189 Pitchup.com customers

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Walkers' paradisePeaceful

92% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

What customers say

A tidy, welcoming spot in a stunning Peak District setting, perfect for outdoor enthusiasts. Guests rave about the clean facilities, ample space, and great pub grub. It's a peaceful escape, ideal for families and dog owners. Occasional road noise noted, but most visitors loved it and plan to return.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great location, good facilities. Shame about uneven pitch & quiet hrs.

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Emily O.

Electric grass campervan or tent pitch

Liked Great location and friendly welcome. Facilities were good and presentable. Drinking water was great.

Disliked The tent pitch we had was very uneven due to tire tracks in the mud so it probably shouldn’t have been a tent pitch (the others looked flat so think we were just unlucky).

A few showers weren’t in use although luckily wasn’t busy when we stayed so wasn’t too much of a problem.

I would say the quiet hours not ending until 9am feels a bit late, 8am would be better. I don’t know anyone that lays in when camping!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site facilities great hot showers…

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Emma L.

Non-electric grass campervan or tent pitch

Liked Fantastic site facilities great hot showers plenty of toilets always clean and site tidy owners about doing jobs as needed small site with designated pitches had a fantastic stay and booked to go again as a lot to do nearby but ended up chillin as kids loved little park and freedom

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great facilities Nice little playground was a…

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Anonymous

Electric grass campervan or tent pitch

Liked Great facilities
Nice little playground was a treat
Beautiful views
A short cross over the road to reach the fields and trails
A really helpful team running the site - offering to take photos and making the efforts to make sure we were ok

Disliked The road running alongside the site is incredibly busy most of the time, including the evenings during the week.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ok site

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Catherine R.

Electric grass campervan or tent pitch

Liked Location, walks , lady very helpful

Disliked Pitch very muddy , struggled to get van into position, wheels spinning in mud . Also getting back into position to connect to driveway awning as ground so bad. But other pitches looked fine , think we just got the worst

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Good site with good communications

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lindsey m.

Electric grass campervan or tent pitch

Liked Great campsite with clean facilities. A walk down to tissington trail and the sister pub the Royal Oak which has excellent breakfasts and evening meals. And a good selection of local beers.

Disliked It’s a shame the the adjacent pub of the same name as the campsite is now closed. It was so handy on a rainy cold evening to pop into warm up.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place to visit for a quiet camping weekend

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Joanna C.

Electric grass campervan or tent pitch

Liked Really lovely quiet place to camp.
Facilities basic but did what they needed to.
Water in shower was hot and toilets were clean 😊
Dog friendly too 🐾

Disliked Mole hills 🤣
Shame the pub attached isn't open as can imagine it would have been great in it's time - visited the sister pub and as lovely as it was it was super busy which I'm not a massive fan of. Dog friendly though which was great.

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At £10 for non electric it…

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Donna C.

Non-electric grass campervan or tent pitch

Liked At £10 for non electric it was a reasonable price. Our pitch was next to a field with a few donkeys in it,it was a nice view.

Disliked No personal touches,nobody on site to help or to welcome guests, just an email with your pitch number a few hours before arrival.The toilet had no toilet paper and the water was freezing cold.The pitches are very close together, the people next to us moved just after we arrived to another pitch to a more private spot.
We went to the Royal Oak Pub (the sister site) 5 mins away and the experience was just as bad.Staff constantly coming to the tables taking glasses away and asking to buy another drink.
No WiFi .

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Only stayed one night but pitches…

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Anonymous

Electric grass campervan or tent pitch

Liked Only stayed one night but pitches level toilets and shower block clean. Would stay again if in the area.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great price, simple but all you…

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Jonathan W.

Non-electric grass campervan or tent pitch

Liked Great price, simple but all you need. Great access to trails

Disliked A number of local pubs. closed but one brilliant one not too far away

Recommend to friends Visit again

Was absolutely sound for what we…

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Nathan S.

Non-electric grass campervan or tent pitch

Liked Was absolutely sound for what we wanted. Very reasonably priced with an effortless self check in.

Disliked Pressure on shower was low. That's the only thing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

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 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

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 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 Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

The Bull i' th' Thorn

Ashbourne Road

Hurdlow

Derbyshire

England

SK17 9QQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53,19589°N
1,80934°W

Nearest transport

Coach
9,1 km Buxton Road
9,2 km Matlock Street
9,7 km Market Place
Rail
10 km Buxton Rail Station
12,8 km Dove Holes Rail Station
14,9 km Chapel-en-le-Frith Rail Station
Airport
35,8 km Manchester Airport Terminal 3
35,9 km Manchester Airport
36,1 km Manchester Airport Terminal 1

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

This countrified site is close to beauty spots like Dovedale (20 minutes' drive), where you can stroll along the water's edge and picnic by the far-farmed stepping stones. For a more adventurous (and hillier) trek on foot, pick up the nearby Limestone Way in Monyash (five minutes). Looking for cycle hire? Head to Parsley Hay (five minutes) to hire bikes (including accessible models) and tandems. This is where the High Peak and Tissington trails meet (both run along flat former railway lines, so there's little chance you'll run out of puff). Chatsworth House (20 minutes) has grand gardens and elegant interiors to admire (there's also a guinea pig village that's likely to revive any tiddlers suffering from museum fatigue). Buxton (15 minutes) is a spa town of similarly posh repute and is full of boutique shops, ornate terraces and cultural sites (it also plays host to the Buxton Festival throughout the month of July). It's also home to two popular golf courses (the Cavendish Golf Club for hot shots and Peak Practice Golf for newbies).

Must see

Haddon Hall 9,9 km

Chatsworth 13 km

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 18,9 km

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 19,5 km

Lyme Park & Gardens (NT) 22,7 km

National Trust

Winster Market House 12,8 km

Lyme Park 24 km

The Old Manor 24,3 km

Biddulph Grange Garden 24,7 km

Hare Hill 26,8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Monyash - Flagg - Pomeroy - Earl Sterndale - Monyash 2,1 km

Monyash - Flagg - Taddington - Deep Dale - Monyash 2,1 km

Monyash - Flagg - Sheldon - Lathkill Dale - Monyash 2,8 km

Monyash - Conksbury - Bradford - Youlgreave - Monyash 2,9 km

Monyash - Sheldon - Deep Dale - Monyash 2,9 km

Local events

  • Parklife Festival (Saturday, 20 June 2026 – Saturday, 20 June 2026)

    Manchester, England 39,4 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 The Bull i' th' Thorn have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Bull i' th' Thorn dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Bull i' th' Thorn? This countrified site is close to beauty spots like Dovedale (20 minutes' drive), where you can stroll along the water's edge and picnic by the far-farmed stepping stones. For a more adventurous … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Bull i' th' Thorn?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Bull i' th' Thorn? From R220,62 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.