Alstonefield Camping Barn

Add an element of grandeur to your hols with a stop at any one (or all) of the stately homes in the area around Alstonefield Camping Barn – the spectacular Tissington Hall is 10 minutes’ drive away, and the stunning Hardwick Hall, Sudbury Hall (and Museum of Childhood), Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall are all within roughly half an hour. If tripping around grand gardens and hallowed halls is a little too sedate for you, there’s plenty nearby to keep you active instead: try horse riding and pony trekking at Northfield Farm or take to Carsington Water for sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, canoeing, powerboating and fishing. To keep the kids on side, you might like to hitch a ride on the Churnet Valley Railway, take a trip into Buxton for underground adventures at Poole’s Cavern, or traipse over to Matlock for Gulliver’s Kingdom and the Peak District Mining Museum. Not enough for them? Pile into the car and head to Alton Towers, just over half an hour away, for an adrenaline boost and a couple of thrill rides.