Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning

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Campsite view
Campsite view
Pond with pods
Large family field
Well-maintained gardens
Secure dog exercise field
Pods with outdoor space
Space to relax
Fishing lake
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Pond with pods
Large family field
Well-maintained gardens

  • Spacious and dog-friendly 12-acre site in the Derbyshire Dales
  • A 15-minute drive to Ashbourne; 40 minutes to Chatsworth Estate
  • Shop and fishing ponds on site
Grab your walking boots, your fishing kit and your dog and get set for some relaxing time in the Derbyshire Dales at Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning, between the villages of Turnditch and Brailsford. This 12-acre site is well placed for walks and other outdoor activities – the edge of the Peak District National Park is about 20 minutes’ drive away, you can pick up the traffic-free Tissington Trail about 15 minutes away and there’s a good collection of watersports to be had at Carsington Water, 10 minutes away. And the fishing? Well, that’s right there where you’re staying – this site has both a main fishing lake and two ponds filled with carp for lazy days by the water. Away from the ponds, the main camping field is set back from the road and has space for kids to run around freely. Other facilities on site include a small shop for essentials, a washing-up area, toilets and hot showers that are available 24 hours a day. There are several pubs and restaurants within 10 minutes’ drive to keep the tribe fed, or you’re welcome to bring along a barbecue. If you go for the latter option, there’s a farm shop about 10 minutes’ drive away for delicious local goodies, and it’s the same distance to a supermarket for any other essentials. Please note that chocks or levellers may be needed.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 15
Motorhome pitches 13
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Tent pitches 12
Open all year
Opens
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. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

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

8.9

Overall rating from 397 Pitchup.com customers

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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

90% would recommend this site to a friend

87% would stay here again

What customers say

Friendly, clean, peaceful campsite, spacious pitches & lovely views. Staff are helpful & welcoming. Facilities generally clean but dated. On-site shop handy. Fishing's popular. Some noted sloping pitches and insufficient facilities during busy times.

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Modern shower and toilet facilities. Quiet location. On site shop.…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Modern shower and toilet facilities. Quiet location. On site shop.

Disliked Felt like we were in a bit of a building site when we arrived. Seemed like the site is ‘in progress’

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From the manager: Thankyou for leaving a review, on arrival we did explain that we had work going on when you arrived to progress the site, this has finished now until October

Fishing was great but would not recommend

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked fishing , shop, staff

Disliked Showers were very small, all the area needs modernising,pitches were very uneven, more lighting and wasps everywhere

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From the manager: Sorry you wont be back, but as we are available 24 hours a day, you could have discussed any issues you had, there are wasps in the whole county due to the warm weather.

Just got back from a week's stay. Our second trip here in…

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Colleen C.

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Just got back from a week's stay. Our second trip here in two months. The management are helpful and friendly. Excellently clean toilets and shower rooms. Nice, well stocked onsite shop. Relaxing by the fishing lake is a must. We love it here so peaceful and relaxing.we will definitely be back again

Disliked Nothing at all to dislike about this site.

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From the manager: Thankyou Colleen, hope to see you again soon

We would probably go again but at a different time of year (not July)

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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Staff friendly and site was quiet. There are walks from the site and its good to offer rod hire for fishing at the lake although it was too hot to take advantage of that. Toilets were clsan

Disliked Too many flies and wasps. Two of our party were stung and they were all over our food whilst eating. Because of them we left early which was a shame.

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From the manager: Thankyou for leaving a review, the wasps and flies, has calmed down now but it is a problem in the uk, and nothing we can do about nature

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Andrew F.

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Everything

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thankyou Andrew

Very friendly and comfortable site. Lovely big pitches and clean and well…

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Jason G.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Very friendly and comfortable site. Lovely big pitches and clean and well looked after facilities.

Disliked Our small levelling ramps couldn't quite get us level.

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From the manager: Thankyou Jason we have bricks and blocks if needed on site

Fresh countryside So quiet and relaxing Very friendly site owners…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Fresh countryside
So quiet and relaxing
Very friendly site owners

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thankyou for leaving a lovely review

Friendly helpful staff. Large hard standing fully serviced pitches were excellent. Toilets…

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Colleen C.

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Friendly helpful staff. Large hard standing fully serviced pitches were excellent. Toilets and shower rooms very clean. Nice little shop on site selling all your essentials. Great fishing,on the lake. Tranquil and peaceful. We loved it here. Will definitely be back.

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From the manager: Will be great to see you again thankyou Colleen

Would 100% recommend this site, we loved it - will definitely return

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Jan L.

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Loved the tranquility of the site. Toilet block immaculate and the shop was an added bonus! The owners are a lovely family and nothing was too much trouble

Disliked A launderette would be an asset but apart from that nothing to dislike

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From the manager: Hoping to have a launderette this year installed thankyou Jan

excellent family site, clean well kept well stocked very friendly,

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gerald r.

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked we had nice camping spot by the fishing lake that is well stocked, facilities are nice and clean and well kept, the shop is well stocked, the lovely lady says you can phone after hours if you run out of anything, the pods look amazing, the site is well kept the wildlife is great we loved the resident goose who protects the ducks and ducklings, its so peaceful with no noise at night.. what is not to like we will return this is now our new getaway, i fished all day in the rain and i stopped counting after 45...

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From the manager: Looking forward to your next visit thankyou Gerald

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

Peaceful 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 Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning

Intakes Lane

Turnditch

Derbyshire

England

DE56 2LU

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.00104°N
1.59724°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8 km Bus Garage
8 km Bus Garage
12.2 km Bus Station
Rail
7.6 km Duffield Rail Station
8.1 km Belper Rail Station
10.2 km Ambergate Rail Station
Airport
26.4 km East Midlands Airport
46.2 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

There are so many great spot to choose from in the Peak District National Park – perhaps you’d like to go for a family bike ride on the Tissington Trail from Ashbourne (15 minutes’ drive), hop across the stepping stones at Dovedale (25 minutes) or finish up a hike by sampling the traditional puddings in Bakewell (35 minutes)? A visit to the Chatsworth Estate (40 minutes) is a must – for the farm shop, adventure playground and farmyard as much as the house and gardens themselves – and the nearby Kedleston Hall National Trust estate (10 minutes) is another spot that’s worth a visit. For more ideas to keep the kids happy, try the watersports and bike rides at Carsington Water (10 minutes), days out at Gulliver’s Kingdom family theme park (20 minutes) or a cable car ride with splendid views at Heights of Abraham (20 minutes).

Must see

Kedleston Hall 5.2 km

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 12.4 km

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 12.6 km

Royal Crown Derby Factory Shop 13 km

Sudbury Hall 16.8 km

National Trust

Kedleston Hall 6.2 km

The Old Manor 15 km

Winster Market House 15.8 km

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 17 km

Calke Abbey 23.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

EDNASTON MANOR 4.3 km

KEDLESTON HALL 6.1 km

Osmaston - Shirley - Longford - Rodsley - Osmaston 7.1 km

Derwent Valley Mills 7.4 km

Alport Heights - Kirk Ireton Circular 7.5 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.

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning? There are so many great spot to choose from in the Peak District National Park – perhaps you’d like to go for a family bike ride on the Tissington Trail from Ashbourne … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Blackbrook Lodge Camping and Caravanning? From R665,01 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.