The Racecourse Retreat

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Views over derbyshire (added by manager 22 aug 2022)
Tent pitch (added by manager 21 jul 2021)

Planning on moseying on down to the Peak District for trails, historic estates and rural landscapes? From the Racecourse Retreat four miles from the edge of the national park, you’ll be in for a restful retreat with delicious views and green surroundings. This quiet, rural and family-friendly smallholding is just 15 minutes’ drive away from buzzy towns such as Matlock and 35 minutes from royal sites like Chatsworth House. It is a fairly simple setup here, with spacious pitches that have access to showers and toilets, plus firepit areas for a feelgood gathering, waste and recycling points, a dishwashing station and drinking water. This area is walking and biking trails galore, beginning with the High Peak Trail around five minutes’ drive away. At the same time, tourist hotspots such as Carsington Water, Cromford Mills and Matlock Bath are within 15 minutes’ drive of the site. Just above the town of Wirksworth and the small village of Cromford, there are shops, pubs, restaurants, cafes and takeaways a short walk away so that guests can grab all the goods they desire for an easy off-grid stay. And in the opposite direction, Belper (15 minutes’ drive) and then Ashbourne (20 minutes’ drive) are some more lively calls with eateries and the likes – or there's a bigger city break to Derby 35 minutes’ drive away in case that’s your next plan of action.

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Great site, staff were very helpful. Yes there was entertainment on which…

Alt i alt 10/10
Beliggenhet 10
Valuta for pengene 10
Innkvartering 10
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Barnevennlighet 10
Renslighet 10
Wifi 2
steve h. Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen , uten strøm

Likte: Great site, staff were very helpful. Yes there was entertainment on which was good. All quiet at 1030

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My daughter stated the toilets were very fancy!…

Alt i alt 10/10
Beliggenhet 10
Valuta for pengene 10
Innkvartering 10
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Barnevennlighet 10
Renslighet 10
Wifi Ingen vurdering
Anonym Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen , uten strøm

Likte: My daughter stated the toilets were very fancy!

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Excellent clean

Alt i alt 8/10
Beliggenhet 8
Valuta for pengene 8
Innkvartering 8
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 8
Kundeservice 8
Barnevennlighet 8
Renslighet 8
Wifi 2
Mitchell S. Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen , uten strøm

Likte: Great site very clean and friendly staff definitely go again

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Everything about the site is excellent, staff are super friendly and all…

Alt i alt 10/10
Beliggenhet 10
Valuta for pengene 10
Innkvartering 10
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Barnevennlighet 10
Renslighet 10
Wifi 10
Angela D. Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen , uten strøm

Likte: Everything about the site is excellent, staff are super friendly and all facilities are kept clean. Great views from the site Only negative would be to have more showers..

Likte ikke: Nothing

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This was our second year of staying at The Racecourse Retreat again…

Alt i alt 10/10
Beliggenhet 10
Valuta for pengene 10
Innkvartering 10
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Barnevennlighet 10
Renslighet 10
Wifi Ingen vurdering
Toni A. Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen , med strøm

Likte: This was our second year of staying at The Racecourse Retreat again it was for bank holiday weekend. We visited with our family members and their children and they absolutely loved it as much as we do. The staff are friendly and helpful always up for a chat. Over the weekend they had a number of events on for adults and children such as a live band and a film afternoon for the kids. The new shower block is such a benefit to the site i would say they could do with another 2 of them to accommodate all 3 fields for when its busy but we didn't encounter any issues, the ladies only toilet is such a lovely touch always clean and smelt nice. We'll be back next year !

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Simple site with good facilities…

Alt i alt 10/10
Beliggenhet 8
Valuta for pengene 8
Innkvartering 8
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Barnevennlighet Ingen vurdering
Renslighet 10
Wifi Ingen vurdering
Anonym Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen , uten strøm

Likte: Simple site with good facilities

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Food options being available on site ie pizza van, burgers etc. Friendly…

Alt i alt 6/10
Beliggenhet 6
Valuta for pengene 6
Innkvartering 6
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 6
Kundeservice 6
Barnevennlighet 6
Renslighet 8
Wifi Ingen vurdering
Anonym Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

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Likte: Food options being available on site ie pizza van, burgers etc. Friendly staff. Clean toilets and showers.

Likte ikke: When we initially set up there were 2 boys (later realised were staff) going up and down the back farm behind the tents on a quad then motor bike revving it near the cows and scaring our dog as it was loud. We also weren’t aware of the music till late or that this was even on offer when booking through pitch up (shame this is isn’t clearer- depends what you’re after). I appreciate what the campsite was trying to do offering entertainment and the female singer was good but we had been given welcome info when we arrived which stated this would be on and by 11pm it was quiet time which is quite reasonable but it didn’t stop at 11pm and went on with another band starting again (it was very loud) if you were camped far away from the bar area/ band marquee you couldn’t get away from the noise. This was a bit of shame as we did want some sort of camping serenity. The only other downfall was the toilets and showers it was quite a big and busy campsite and they had 4 main toilets then showers attached behind with another 3 toilets and showers. Needed at least another toilet block/ showers in the main areas as there was always a queue. The only other one was at the bottom of a big hill at the campsite where you checked in and this was a big walk from the main tent pitches- also only open between 7am- 7pm. This would be a lovely campsite if the basic bits were looked at - more toilet facilities, calmer environment (even the second night which was a movie night they had put on in the marquee was really loud if you just wanted peace) and maybe a little shop for essentials rather than focusing on bands and bar.

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Friendly, organised site. Value for money and going the extra mile by…

Alt i alt 8/10
Beliggenhet 8
Valuta for pengene 10
Innkvartering 10
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 8
Kundeservice 10
Barnevennlighet 10
Renslighet 10
Wifi Ingen vurdering
Anonym Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

Plass for telt eller for tilhengertelt på gressplen , uten strøm

Likte: Friendly, organised site. Value for money and going the extra mile by providing bar and live entertainment.

Likte ikke: Washing up facilities not quite sufficient for bank holiday demand!

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Got there and found ample pitches as well as being surprised by…

Alt i alt 10/10
Beliggenhet 10
Valuta for pengene 10
Innkvartering 8
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Barnevennlighet 10
Renslighet 8
Wifi 2
Ben H. Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

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Likte: Got there and found ample pitches as well as being surprised by a mini festival being run by the park! Had an absolutely wonderful time and will definitely be going back!

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The facilities were clean most of the time and the pitch was…

Alt i alt 6/10
Beliggenhet 8
Valuta for pengene 6
Innkvartering 6
Fasiliteter / aktiviteter 6
Kundeservice 4
Barnevennlighet 4
Renslighet 6
Wifi 2
Anonym Anmelder bestilte via Pitchup.com

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Likte: The facilities were clean most of the time and the pitch was very spacious. The woman who checked us in was lovely !

Likte ikke: The atmosphere in the bar was odd and the people working in there made it awkward by staring at customers from the corner. The beer prices are high so definitely recommend drinking your own stuff. The music can be heard from the other end of the field so don’t be expecting to talk to your friends when it’s playing!

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Funksjoner

Fritidsaktiviteter på stedet

Bar eller klubbhus

Barneklubb

Fisking

Innendørs basseng

Kveldsunderholdning

Lekeplass

Restaurant/Kafé på plassen

Spillerom

Sykkelutleie

TV-rom

Takeaway

Tennis

Treningssenter

Utendørs basseng

Vannsport

Bekvemmeligheter på stedet

Badekar tilgjengelig

Bilparkering ved plassen/enheten

Bærbart toalett

Dusj tilgjengelig

Familietoaletter

Fasiliteter for bevegelseshemmede

Gratis WiFi

Henting fra offentlig transport

Hundepark

Internettilgang

Ispakkekjøling

Kompost-toaletter

Matbutikk

Myntvaskeri

Offentlig telefon

Oppvaskområde

Pub-toaletter

Toalettblokk

Tørkerom

WiFi

Grupper velkomne

Familievennlig

Grupper av samme kjønn velkomne

Motorsykkelvennlig

Samlinger velkomne

Skoleklasser velkomne

Studentgrupper velkomne

Regler

Bål tillatt

Griller tilgjengelig

Grilling tillatt

Hunder tillatt

Hunder tillatt hele året

Nyttekjøretøy tillatt

Temaer

Avsidesliggende

Budsjett/backpacker

Fredelig

Paradis for vandringsfolk

Spektakulært landskap

Tjenester

Felles kjøleskap

Fornybar energi

Gassflasker tilgjengelig

Ladefasiliteter

Ladestasjoner for el-biler

Resirkulering tilgjengelig

Tømming av kjemisk avfall

Bekvemmeligheter i nærheten

Bar i nærheten

Butikk i nærheten

Hundelufteområde i nærheten

Offentlig transport i nærheten

Type

Pop-up-camping

Stor (51-200 plasser)

Fritidsaktiviteter i nærheten

Fisking i nærheten

Hesteridning i nærheten

Innendørs basseng i nærheten

Kano/Kajakk i nærheten

Klatring i nærheten

Restaurant i nærheten

Seiling i nærheten

Sykkelutleie i nærheten

Sykling i nærheten

Terrengsykling i nærheten

Vannaktiviteter i nærheten

Beliggenhet

The Racecourse Retreat

Hay Lane

Wirksworth

Derbyshire

England

DE4 4AF

Veibeskrivelse

Tidssone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53,07337°N
−1,55707°V

Nærmeste transport

Buss
5,1 km Fishpond Hotel
5,1 km Fishpond Hotel
7,2 km Railway Station
Jernbane
3,7 km Whatstandwell Rail Station
4,4 km Cromford Rail Station
5,3 km Ambergate Rail Station
Flyplass
31,4 km East Midlands Airport
37,7 km Sheffield City Airport

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Lokale attraksjoner

Where to wander first? A climb to the Black Rocks (five minutes’ drive) for views over the countryside? A little stroll around Bakewell (half an hour), over its medieval bridge, perhaps to pick up a Bakewell pudding for the riverbank? The mills and canal at Cromford Mills (10 minutes)? Or onto the Tissington Trail (20 minutes) for the Derbyshire Dales, a limestone ravine and stepping stones? In Matlock (10 minutes), you’ll have the choice of spas and shopping and further out, the Matlock Farm Park (25 minutes) for an afternoon of full-on animal activities such as horse riding. There’s a farmyard with animals at Chatsworth House (35 minutes) too, but this grand place is packed full with much more to do, from playgrounds to house tours and pretty picnics in the gardens. The same kind of vibe goes at Haddon Hall (35 minutes), a medieval hall and park with tours. After some water-based action too? Carsington Water (15 minutes) is your guy, thanks to its watersports centre running rowing, canoeing, windsurfing and kayaking. And on dry land, there's cycling, walking and fishing to get your senses tingling.

Må oppleves

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 4,1 km

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 4,4 km

Kedleston Hall 11,8 km

Haddon Hall 15,3 km

Chatsworth 16,7 km

National Trust

Winster Market House 9,4 km

Kedleston Hall 12,9 km

Hardwick Hall 19,6 km

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 19,6 km

The Old Manor 20,5 km

Sykkelruter

Finn lokale ruter i National Cycle Network - over 19000 km med sykkelruter.

Annet

Alport Heights - Kirk Ireton Circular 1,4 km

Wirksworth - Bolehill - Middleton Top - Wirksworth 1,5 km

Cromford (Black Rocks) - Middleton Top - Kirk Ireton - Black Rocks 2,8 km

Lea Bridge - Whatstandwell - Alderwasley - Lea Bridge 3,6 km

Derwent Valley Mills Buffer Zone 4,2 km

Lokale begivenheter

  • Download Festival (fredag 14. juni 2024 – fredag 14. juni 2024)

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  • Buxton Festival (torsdag 4. juli 2024 – torsdag 4. juli 2024)

    Buxton, England 31,6 km

  • Bloodstock Open Air (torsdag 8. august 2024 – torsdag 8. august 2024)

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