Ernests retreat is a fantastic place for children. The space in the pod is great so lots of space to set up games and colouring if the weather is miserable. There's also lots of grassed areas where children can play. Having a wood fired pizza oven there on select days is a brilliant added bonus. A really family friendly campsite!

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Clean and friendly site with beautiful views.

Nothing.

Very easy to book with Pitchup. We have visited this site a few times now and always enjoy our stays here. The pods are clean and just about right for a short stay in the countryside. Our dog seems to enjoy it just as much as we do! The owners are lovely people and always willing to help with ideas for visiting the locality. We'll be back again for sure!

Nothing to dislike at all.

This place is beautiful. The view is simply stunning. It is a small site so very peaceful

We stayed in the 5 person Glamping Pod. These things are insulated well - we barely heard any noise outside. Even with the small window open. This does also mean the pod stays very toasty warm - for me this was lovely as I love warmth but my partner found it far too hot so we kept the door open for the evening to cool it down until we turned in for night. The double doors work a treat for cooling it down.
The single bunk bed and bed above double fit our children wonderfully. They are 4ft2, 4ft8 and 5ft1. The children slept in sleeping bags we brought ourselves, with room to spare.
The double bed fit both myself and partner snuggly but we both slept well. The bed was quite comfortable - however you do need to bring own bedding. (For this we do this anyway as we prefer our own)

There is a freezer onsite with a honesty box to purchase icecreams (£1.20 at time of our stay). We did not use but felt this was a wonderful idea.

The facilities (showers, toilets, pot wash area) were very well kept. The man who came to check us in came very quickly once we called the number on the check in desk. The man, Peter, was lovely and informative did not miss any information out that we may have needed.

Inside the pod there is a kettle, hot drinks sachets provided including biscuits. There is also a small raidiator provided if needed.
There are 4 plug sockets in the pod. We were expecting only 2 so this was lovely surprise.

I did not check for WiFi. We have enough data we used mobile hot-spot. ID mobile network coverage was great.

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We had such a brilliant time. Ernest retreat was a great friendly place to stay, toilets and showers always clean and well stocked with toilet roll.
Beautiful views from our camping pod which was a perfect size for our family of 5. So much to do around the area it couldn't have been any better.
It will be our go to place in the peak district from now on. A definite winner for me, two children and grandparents

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Friendly staff and spacious rooms. Clean shower room and good view.

Not cat friendly and faulty smoke detector

Everything! Fabulous site in picturesque surroundings with fantastic views. Pod was lovely and clean and well equipped, the little basket of tea/coffee/hot chocolate and biscuits was a lovely touch. Washing up area was excellent, showers and toilets were clean and well stocked with loo roll. Pizza van was incredible! We’re already planning to come back with our kids for a weekend.

Nothing at all, just a note that the pods can get very warm at night in good weather, we ended up sleeping with the door open both nights, although that should mean they’re warm in colder weather!

It felt safe. I kept an eye on the children at all times but felt I could let them off the lead a bit as it was far enough from the road. They loved the cabin too.

I’m not a dog person so I always prefer to be where dogs aren’t but even so I think everyone was responsible with their dogs so there were no problems.
Could maybe have done with more of a table. There was one small one but it was pretty much taken up by the kettle and coffee sachets provided.

Excellent View! Quiet & Clean!
Really nice place

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Pod was clean ,views were outstanding, great facility’s people were friendly location was great

Car parking was a bit of a struggle ( cars need to be left at the top can take them down for loading and unloading but then they all just get stuck and you can’t get near at check out times ) I had a twisted ankle when I visited and I also have 2 asd adhd kids so it was a huge issue trying to walk back and forth and keep them safe