Dearden Wood

Ik was blij met: Liked the setting and informal vibe. I really liked the ethos of the sites management run as a not for profit organisation putting the money back into the site.

Ik was niet zo blij met: Could have really done with the toilet code earlier but I guess that was my fault for not asking.

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Ik was blij met: Really nice small site, short walk to the lovely river and amazing views.
The welcome we received was second to none and very informative with a real passion for the business.
Price for what you get was brilliant.
Toilets clean, great indoor washing facilities.

Ik was niet zo blij met: Disliked nothing about the actual campsite, unfortunately you cannot pick the clientele.
The van across from us, turned up and started drinking straight away, then went out driving at 9pm !! Literally did not shut up from 3pm until gone 2am, smoking weed and just being the loudest people in the entire world.
The worst part about this though was that they absolutely trashed the woodland and trees next to the vans (private cordoned part) for firewood. Spent from 7pm until 2am smashing, sawing and burning your trees.
Obviously the owners cannot police the site at night and I don't blame them for this.

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Van de manager: Hi Adam, thanks so much for your review and really glad that you loved the site and your welcome 🥰

I can only apologise for the experience you have had with some other customers. We generally have a lovely bunch of quiet people on site and very rarely have this problem. We categorically do not allow recreational drugs on site and also do not appreciate people chopping down our woodland for firewood. We have spent many years regenerating and replanting saplings, which is why we have areas of our woods not open to the public.

I have left you a voicemail and hope to catch up with you regarding this soon. I can then investigate things further.

Jessy

Ik was blij met: The owners were so friendly and helpful, the camp site so clean and well set out, nic e and quiet, excellent communal areas, amazing walks, will 100% be back

Ik was niet zo blij met: Nothing

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Van de manager: Hi Ben, thanks so much for your lovely review 🥰 really glad you enjoyed your stay, look forward to seeing you again soon!
Jessy

Ik was blij met: We stayed at Dearden Wood for the weekend and had a fantastic experience. From the moment we arrived, we were given a warm welcome at this small, peaceful, and family-friendly site. The atmosphere was incredibly relaxed and inviting—perfect for a weekend escape.

One of the highlights was the Friday night pizzas, which were absolutely delicious and served in a lovely communal setting with the local community. It was a great way to start the weekend and connect with others.

Another great feature is the beautiful waterfall and plunge pool within walking distance—perfect for a refreshing dip and a bit of adventure in nature.

The owners and staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful throughout our stay, making us feel right at home. We’ll definitely be coming back!

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Van de manager: Hi Amy,

What a lovely review! 🥰 thankyou so much for taking the time to do this and I was lovely to meet you and your family. Really looking forward to seeing you all again soon.

Jessy

Ik was blij met: Great location, very nice and friendly owners

Ik was niet zo blij met: Not the place to park if you don’t get on with wood smoke or bbqs. No grey waste

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Van de manager: Hi Paul, thanks for your review, really glad you enjoyed your stay.

Thankfully, with us not being a commercial site, we can offer families the opportunity to enjoy time outside around a campfire and we encourage people to cook outside in nature. We feel it encourages children to come away from screens and technology and partners to spend much needed time with eachother in our busy lives. We know it's not for everyone, but hopefully it didn't impact your stay too much 😊

Our facilities are different again to your commercial sites, they are basic and provide customers with what they need and we keep them nice and clean 😊

We value our customers and always provide the best customer service that we can do as a small business, we individually check people in between working ours and enjoy taking time to chat with our customers too.

Hopefully see you again soon!

Jessy

Ik was blij met: Peaceful and lovely location in a woodland. ( Nestled at the bottom of the hills - so good walking area Not far from good pubs, restaurants and small shops )Very good facilities. Friendly and helpful owners. Good value for money.

Ik was niet zo blij met: Everything was of a high standard

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Van de manager: Thanks for your review Sean! 😊

Really glad you enjoyed your stay so much, was great to chat to you and see you enjoying the area on your bike.

Hopefully see you again soon!

Jessy

Ik was blij met: Clean site,hot water, showers, good size kitchen, pitches nicely spaced apart, lovely walks, friendly owner, peaceful and quiet.

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Van de manager: Thanks so much for your review 😊 glad you enjoyed the site and had a lovely stay. Hopefully next time you come, we will have super duper matching signs 🤩

Jessy

Ik was blij met: The kitchen , toilet and shower room are very clean , our pitch is very spacious. The owner is very communicative. We had a nice night over there .

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Van de manager: Thankyou very much for your review 😊 really glad you enjoyed your stay and hopefully see you again soon.

Jessy

Ik was blij met: Lovely little site, surrounded by woodland, It must be beautiful in the summer.

The owners were lovely and super helpful, they kept in contact with us and they kept us stocked up on logs which was great. Especially when they showed us the round house with a tarp roof and fire pit, loved it.

The road leading in is super bumpy and narrow but, expected for the location.

Fire pits placed on the good sized pitches, bags of logs are £10 but, you get plenty in them.

We were the only people on site which isn't uncommon for the time of year and we got to enjoy the place to ourselves. Decent walks not too far of a drive away.

A bit weird that 4/5 cars kept pulling in, leaving and returning at different times of the day and weren't staying. Maybe people are allowed to park for walks etc, not sure.

The 2 toilets and shower were absolutely immaculate. There's a place with a kettle, toaster, fridge and microwave to use.

I bet it's a beautiful place in the spring and summer months and I can imagine it being a very popular place to camp.

Our advice, bring decent torches, it's super dark which means beautiful night skies. Overall, a cracking little site that we will definitely be back to.

Ik was niet zo blij met: Random cars pulling in, leaving, coming back etc. Ground was a bit difficult to walk on without boots but, could absolutely see that the owners were doing work on the site. We came off season so no surprise that work is being done on the site. And also, maybe I need to give up the crocs 🙃.

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Van de manager: Hi Christine, thankyou for your review and really glad that you enjoyed your time with us 🥰

Yes, out of season is our maintenance time, so we are currently resurfacing the site and putting new drainage in to keep things as dry as possible for our customers during our lovely English summers 😅

The cars that were on site were some other customers (veterans) that have got a group of cadets that are coming to do D of E and they have to plan out the route across the moorlands for the cadets to make sure the route is safe and passable for them ☺️

Hope you had a safe journey back and hopefully see you again soon 😊

Jessy

Ik was blij met: Stunning location - feels totally remote! We loved the authentic, natural, off-grid feel of the campsite; it’s simplistic yet meets all your needs! The communal wash room has a fridge, kettle, toaster and microwave which was great, and the water from the shower/sink was lovely and hot. We spotted lots of deer (literally just next to where we were parked up), and some owls/birds of prey, too - such a bonus! There aren’t “activities” for little ones to do as such, but it’s just not that type of site; they’ll love the surroundings and make their own fun with sticks and mud!

Ik was niet zo blij met: The fact that we only booked one night - we would’ve loved to have stayed!

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Van de manager: Thankyou for your lovely review Mary! So glad you all enjoyed your stay. We try our best to keep our site simple as we love to see families exploring and having time away from screens, normal life stresses and actually spending quality time together ❤️ hopefully see you again soon, Jessy