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  • Quiet glamping site surrounded by Derbyshire countryside
  • Alton Towers less than 15 minutes away by car
  • Sauna, hot tub, breakfast hampers, firewood sales and guest kitchen
A gorgeous glamping time for grownups and for kids… easily sorted at Calwich Under Canvas in Derbyshire. This quiet, family and countryside site has spectacular luxury yurts to bed down in after a day's exploring, and is within easy reach of heaps of family attractions including Alton Towers under 15 minutes' drive away. And there's a sauna… and a hot tub… and all prices include a breakfast meat hamper, locally sourced where possible (the site also caters for vegetarian and gluten-free diets too, so just specify when booking which you'd prefer). For seeking further supplies, Ashbourne is 10 minutes' drive away and Derby is within half an hour. And then then there's those yurts. Each is swishly kitted out with handmade wooden beds and plush bedding (linen and towels provided), a woodburning stove (a free basket of logs is given on arrival, and further logs, coal, sticks and firelighters can be purchased at reception), and a wooden terrace with outdoor furniture. The yurts aren't hooked up with an electricity supply, but candles and lanterns are provided. Guests can buy disposable barbecues from the team for sizzling supper alfreso, or use the well-equipped kitchen hut with two large hob ovens, two microwaves, two toasters, kettles, a sink, a fridge freezer, a large communal area, crockery, cutlery, utensils and pots and pans. The amenities at Calwich Under Canvas include bathroom block, set a few metres away from the yurts, with underfloor heating and flushing toilets, washbasins, hot showers, hairdryers and hair straighteners: you might want to avail of these last after a damp hour or two in the enclosed hot tub or sauna…

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4

Languages spoken

English

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Features

No dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Hot tub

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

Disabled facilities

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

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

Themes

Luxury

Peaceful

Remote location

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

Public transport nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Calwich under Canvas

Foxgloves

Calwich Rise

Ashbourne

Derbyshire

England

DE6 2HE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.99153°N
-1.80322°W

Nearest transport

Coach
13.3 mi Fishpond Hotel
13.3 mi Fishpond Hotel
13.5 mi Bus Garage
Rail
6.9 mi Uttoxeter Rail Station
10.2 mi Tutbury & Hatton Rail Station
11.1 mi Blythe Bridge Rail Station
Airport
22.8 mi East Midlands 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

Alton Towers will doubtless be top of the agenda if you're here on your yurt holiday with kids; it's just five miles away and reachable in less than 15 minutes' drive. Other kid-friendly attractions in the region include the Alton Towers waterpark (that's for day two), or meeting and greeting the species at the Peak Wildlife Park in Leek, also 15 minutes' away. Kids of a certain size may also like a trip to the Heights of Abraham at Matlock Bath (35 minutes), for cable car rides high up above spectacular Peak District countryside; play areas, picnic spots and acres of handsome woodland are all at the site for when you descend back to ground. If you're here to hike, start out from Dimmingsdale (15 minutes), for walks through the Churnet valley – before a virtuous cream tea in one of the town's award-winning tearooms. You can also hike around the scenic surrounds of Carsington Water (30 minutes), a top outdoor spot with cycling, fly fishing, birdwatching, sailing, canoeing and windsurfing all available.

Must see

Alton Towers Resort 3.6 mi

Sudbury Hall 7 mi

Kedleston Hall 10.9 mi

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 13 mi

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 13.2 mi

National Trust

The Old Manor 1.2 mi

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 7.3 mi

Kedleston Hall 11.3 mi

Winster Market House 12.3 mi

Shugborough Estate 16.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ellastone - Rocester - Marston Montgomery - Roston - Ellastone 1 mi

Ellastone - Swinscoe - Stanton - Ellastone 1 mi

Ashbourne (Bellevue) - Hanging Bridge - Clifton - Wyaston - Osmaston - Ashbourne 3.3 mi

Ashbourne - Mapleton - Swinscoe - Mayfield - Ashbourne 3.3 mi

ALTON TOWERS 3.5 mi

Local events

  • Bloodstock Open Air (Thursday 8 August 2024 – Thursday 8 August 2024)

    Swadlincote, Derbyshire 18.3 mi

  • Buxton Festival (Thursday 4 July 2024 – Thursday 4 July 2024)

    Buxton, Derbyshire 19 mi

  • Download Festival (Friday 14 June 2024 – Friday 14 June 2024)

    Derby, Derbyshire 21.2 mi

  • Rewind North (Friday 2 August 2024 – Friday 2 August 2024)

    Macclesfield, Cheshire 25.5 mi

  • Camp Bestival Shropshire (Thursday 15 August 2024 – Thursday 15 August 2024)

    Telford, Shropshire 29.2 mi

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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  • What attractions are near Calwich under Canvas? Alton Towers will doubtless be top of the agenda if you're here on your yurt holiday with kids; it's just five miles away and reachable in less than 15 minutes' drive. Other … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Calwich under Canvas?
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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