The Royal Oak

From £15 For 1 night, 6 adults 9.1 94 reviews
Aerial view of the site (added by manager 26 Sep 2022)
The cosy pub, where you can enjoy food and drinks throughout your stay (added by manager 03 sep 2020)
Pub interior (added by manager 13 oct 2020)
Cosy dining area (added by manager 13 oct 2020)

  • Family-friendly pub site in the southern Peak District
  • A 15-minute drive to Bakewell or Buxton; 20 minutes to Ashbourne
  • Friendly pub with open fire; large beer garden and outdoor seating
'Large beer garden' – surely one of the most enticing phrases language has to offer? If you're nodding your head vigorously by this point, take a closer look at this popular pub site in the southern Peak District, where it's a toss-up between energetic cross-country treks and laidback times back at base. The Royal Oak is in Hurdlow, a hamlet just off the A515 and five minutes' drive from the village of Monyash. This family-friendly Derbyshire spot is sandwiched between the lush limestone valleys of Dovedale (20 minutes' drive) and the market towns of Buxton and Bakewell (both 15 minutes). It's also a few steps from the Tissington Trail and High Peak Trail, which run along a shared car-free path that splits into two routes a couple of miles to the south at Parsley Hay bike hire centre (five minutes). It sure is handy pitching up right by a pub, especially when that pub has a kids' menu and welcomes dogs. The Royal Oak serves up lunches and dinners seven days a week. (Book ahead if dining here, as tables are rightly in high demand.) With open fires for chillier days and that ample outdoor space for when the weather is fine, fully expect to be spending quite some time in these mellow surrounds… The site has unisex toilets and showers; extra toilets are available in the pub when it's open.

Site type

Tent pitches 19
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 8 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Units longer than 5 metres are not allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Campervans larger than 5.3 metres in length and 2 metres wide are not accepted on the site.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely site, first impressions when walked into the pub was how friendly…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch (large)

Liked: Lovely site, first impressions when walked into the pub was how friendly and welcoming. Location was amazing for the dogs, great for Off lead walks and only 10mims into Bakewell. The food in the Royal Oak was amazing!! Definitely will be back

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

amazing!!!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Rebecca P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (four person)

Liked: Absolutely amazing service great staff at the Royal Oak couldn’t do enough for us! Also the food was out of this world! Pretty views and locals walks close by! Can’t recommend enough Amazing! Clean toilets and showers and the shower room was so warm which was amazing no trying to get dressed in the cold. Staff were so helpful and friendly

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place to stay with lovely pub and good food…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Peter L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch (large)

Liked: Great place to stay with lovely pub and good food

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site all over

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
BARRY H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch (large)

Liked: Excellent location, good flat pitches, good clean showers and toilets. The pub served explanatory food and beer….what else can I say !

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good place and nice food…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Mark H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch (large)

Liked: Good place and nice food

Disliked: Bit boggy for the van but was a load of rain beforehand

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pub food amazing, clean toilets/showers…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jp S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (four person)

Liked: Pub food amazing, clean toilets/showers

Recommend to friends Visit again

Facilities were great. Staff were freindly. Pub food and drink were excellent.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch (large)

Liked: Facilities were great. Staff were freindly. Pub food and drink were excellent. And.... a pool table!

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Decent campsite - will definitely use again. Very friendly staff.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Mark B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch (large)

Liked: Good access to countryside. Nice pub. Very peaceful.

Disliked: Unisex shower block and toilets - not got everyone.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site next to the Tissington trail, great pub with amazing food.…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Iggy A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch (large)

Liked: Good site next to the Tissington trail, great pub with amazing food.

Disliked: When we stayed they had a very large group of Duke of Edinburgh award youths staying on the site. They were very noisy, shouting well into the early hours. We didn't get much sleep at all. The shower & toilet blocks are usually lovely and clean but were trashed by the said group. Please let people that are booking with you know if a large group like this will be staying. We could have booked else where instead.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with great walks, fabulous facilties and lovely staff.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jo A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch (large)

Liked: Everything! perfect pitches, clean facilities, welcoming pubs with great food, gorgeous staff. Highly recommend x

Disliked: nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

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

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

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

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Pub campsite

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

The Royal Oak

Hurdlow

Buxton

Derbyshire

England

SK17 9QJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.19087°N
-1.81187°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.8 mi Buxton Road
5.9 mi Matlock Street
6.2 mi Market Place
Rail
6.4 mi Buxton Rail Station
8.2 mi Dove Holes Rail Station
9.5 mi Chapel-en-le-Frith Rail Station
Airport
22.3 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 3
22.4 mi Manchester Airport
22.5 mi Manchester Airport Terminal 1

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

People have lived in the Peaks for a very long time indeed, as you'll see for yourself at Arbor Low (10 minutes' drive), a prehistoric henge and Neolithic barrow on the White Peak plateau. After inspecting these ancient ruins, fast-forward a few dozen centuries and zip off to Haddon Hall (30 minutes) for a jaunt around an Elizabethan house and gardens. Next up, trips into town are in order. The town in question is very much up to you, and there's a fair bit of choice around here – options include sauntering around Buxton (15 minutes) and its Georgian terraces, heading to a showground event or sampling the puddings in Bakewell (15 minutes) and visiting Ashbourne (20 minutes), a market town full of varied independent shops. Kids (and adults, for that matter) who are fans of fluffy animals can take a trip to Mayfield Alpacas Animal Park (35 minutes), while those who prefer more urban explores can be taken to Sheffield (45 minutes), where bowling, indoor climbing or a visit to the National Videogame Museum should do the trick.

Must see

Haddon Hall 6.3 mi

Chatsworth 8.3 mi

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 11.6 mi

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 12 mi

Lyme Park & Gardens (NT) 14.3 mi

National Trust

Winster Market House 7.9 mi

The Old Manor 14.8 mi

Lyme Park 15.1 mi

Biddulph Grange Garden 15.1 mi

Hare Hill 16.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Monyash - Flagg - Pomeroy - Earl Sterndale - Monyash 1.5 mi

Monyash - Flagg - Taddington - Deep Dale - Monyash 1.5 mi

Parsley Hay - Pilsbury - Sheen - Hartington - Parsley Hay 1.8 mi

Monyash - Flagg - Sheldon - Lathkill Dale - Monyash 1.9 mi

Parsley Hay - Tissington - Fenny Bentley - Ashbourne 1.9 mi

Local events

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

    Buxton, Derbyshire 6.4 mi

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

    Macclesfield, Cheshire 18.2 mi

  • Parklife Festival (Saturday 8 June 2024 – Saturday 8 June 2024)

    Manchester, Lancashire 24.6 mi

  • RHS Flower Show Tatton Park (Wednesday 17 July 2024 – Wednesday 17 July 2024)

    Knutsford, Cheshire 25.7 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.

Want to know more about camping in Derbyshire?

  • Does The Royal Oak have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Royal Oak dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Royal Oak? People have lived in the Peaks for a very long time indeed, as you'll see for yourself at Arbor Low (10 minutes' drive), a prehistoric henge and Neolithic barrow on the White … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Royal Oak?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at The Royal Oak? From £15 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.