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Barn Farm Camping
Birchover
Matlock
Derbyshire (Browse area)
DE4 2BL
Tel: 01629 650245
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Pitches: 57
Open: 01/04/2026 to 31/10/2026
01/04/2027 to 31/10/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 TV Room |
 Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <10 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <10 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Campingcaz |
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 This site is set in a beautiful location and is definitely worth a visit. It is very well run and maintained with 3 camping fields (one huge) and a smaller area for caravans. It is better for tents / campervans than caravans as there is a lot of space to choose from for them whereas caravan space and electric points are more scarce. Some of the tent fields have challenging slopes but that also means there is more green space free.
It has a games room and good facilities with communal showers in both ladies and gents toilet blocks or separate ones near reception (which were always busier funnily enough). Staff very easy and worked hard to keep toilets clean on a busy hot weekend.
I found the main site very noisy with the huge tent field virtually filled and a lot of people were there to party with friends till about 2 am and no car curfew, so maybe avoid weekends if you want to enjoy the peace of the countryside. I imagine it's a different place in the week.
It's the best site we have found in the Peak District with various walks from the site and near to lots of other good spots. We'll be returning. 
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
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| Reviewer: 40goingon14 |
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The phrase 'rapidly growing campsite' on the website seems to be code for 'we will allow as many people in as want to come'. The result being filthy toilets (at times) which do run out of toilet paper and people pitching their tents under your nose!
To be fair there is plenty of space but the facilities can only cope with a finite number of people and I feel the owners should restrict the numbers which would alleviate both problems.
There seems to be no rule or guidance as to the space that should be left between tents, or at least between different groups of tents. The result being that someone pitches barely a metre away from your tent..
Red Lion was excellent!
We will not return to this site
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| Date of Visit: June 2009 |
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| Reviewer: JULES2488 |
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My first camping trip was a delight. Barn Farm is a wonderful camp site surrounded by some beautiful, and to die for scenery.
Upon entering the camp site you will see grazing Alpacas of various colours, looking a little like a cross between cartoon camels and Bambi.
The wildlife looked remarkably clean, almost as if they have been bathed especially for my visit, quite surreal. George the resident Peacock is a sight for sore eyes and he will delight you with his enchanting mating rituals. However, the little white Peahen has seen it all before and doesn't seem to give a fig for his dance moves.
The place was so great that we spent the majority of out time on the site itself, just exploring into the little village and a along a few footpaths, when the mood caught us.
All the Farms facilities were top notch. Water was hot, showers were clean, toilets were hygienically maintained and the staff were friendly and unobtrusive.
The couple running the camp stall and ensuring security, were lovely people. My friend and I spent time reminiscing with them about the 70's and 80's which was refreshing and fun. For a few minutes everyday I felt like a teenager again talking about the concerts we went to.
It was a lovely 4 days, well worth another visit before the summer ends.
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| Date of Visit: June 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Bob Fossil |
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Just had 2 nights camping at Barn Farm Camping Site. The weather was very good over this weekend which always makes the biggest difference. The site was very busy and there were plenty of groups of youngsters all camping in wagon-train style. Although it was quite noisy it all died away by midnight and there was no problems at all.
The toilet and washing block was very busy in the mornings but the showers were nice and hot with no queues.
There are 2 great pubs in the village and were 5 minutes walk from the camp site. Overall the site was very good and in a great location. Would go again and recommend to friends.
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| Date of Visit: June 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Cathrynlouise |
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Stayed at Barn Farm first weekend in June. Weather was fantastic.
This is a lovely camp site, facilities very good, two sets of showers, and plenty of toilets - they are always kept clean, with plenty of loo roll!
We have stayed at this site several times, and would highly recommend it, the views and walks around the area, are lovely.
Only a 10 min drive to Matlock.
Plenty of space for kids to run around and explore.
After several years of camping, this is our favourite site, and are going back for a week in August.
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: VicMat |
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We have just come back from Barn Farm, where we camped for two nights.
The weather was fantastic!
Booking was straight forward, called and spoke to Mark on friday lunchtime, we arrived mid afternoon, went to booking office who dealt very professionally with each new arrival. We were shown around the facilities and offered a pitch on any of the 3 fields.
All of the facilities are good, all very clean, never a queue really. Toilets were always well supplied with high quality loo roll!
Showers did run a little low on hot water on the Saturday morning, but in fairness it was after 9.00am when I took the shower, and as the weather was so good the site was very busy.
The local shop is great and sells more or less everything you need. The stall on the site was fun to visit with the kids. Visited The Red Lion on the friday, kids were made welcome, lots of room to sit outside.
Overall we had a great weekend, would recommend this site to anyone, the staff we met couldn't do enough to help you. Well worth a visit, lots to do in surrounding areas.
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: British bronco |
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Last minute decision to go at the bank holiday weekend and we had so much trouble trying to find a site that had spaces. I was concerned when we phoned this campsite and was told to just turn up! Very glad we did!
Great site in a lovely location. The Saturday night there was approx a thousand people on site and it was a real festival atmosphere. By Monday morning it was empty and the views were fabulous. Highly recommend this site.
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Sprout029 |
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A friendly and well run site which overlooks some beautiful countryside with easy access to nice leisurely walks. Located on the edge of Birchover the site has all the facilities you would require with modern washing and cleaning blocks. Also a few mins walk to a shop and to good pubs for those who don't want to cook or fancy a drink and children are welcome at the pubs.
We are looking forward to staying again soon
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Carryonlaura |
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This was our first camping expedition and we were absolutely thrilled. The site was easy to find and set within a lovely village with 2 pubs, a village shop and on a bus route.
We received a warm welcome and a tour of the facilities and we were able to pitch up wherever we wanted. Usefully they told us they were expecting about a 100 children on the bottom field so we pitched up on one of the upper fields.
There was plenty of space and loads of bins etc for rubbish. The toilets / showers were very clean and soap and toilet roll was always available.
We loved our first camping so much we are off again this weekend and sure we will return to Barn Farm at some point in the future.
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| Date of Visit: April 2009 |
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| Reviewer: MightyDOB |
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First camping trip with my 3 yr old boy, only stayed one night to see how he would get on. The camp site was fantastic, really clean, very hot water all the time. It was quite busy when we went as there seemed to be an event on for teenagers (scouts/D of E), but still plenty of room in the top fields and the noise died down after 10pm.
Went for a great short walk across the nearby moor the next day thanks to some advice from the reception, and finished off the short break with a lovely Sunday dinner in the pub before heading home.
Top site will be returning again
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Dave and Lisa |
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We have just returned from our first weekend away of the season and couldn't have chosen a better site than Barn farm.
There are 3 main tent fields, two are sloping, one is flat although it is easy to find flat areas in the sloping fields.
It is a large site but extremely well maintained, although it can run out of hot water at very busy times (but then don't all sites of this size).
The showers are communal at the moment but this is being addressed with the construction of a new shower block.
Unlike any other site we've visited this one has a sauna, even more amazingly it is free to use!
The location is fantastic, only a few miles from Matlock, Bakewell, Chatsworth and the centre for many Peak District walks.
The staff are brilliant, nothing is too much trouble and the facilities are spotless. At many sites the facilities feel a bit grubby but not here.
There is a sensible noise policy which is enforced by the night security staff.
The village store which is a pleasant 5 minute walk away takes the place of an on site shop, this is a good example of helping the local community, walking down to the shop the locals all said hello.
All in all, a very very good site, excellent value for money, friendly and helpful staff, excellent location and we will definitely be back.
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: DeniseM40 |
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We have just got back from our very first camping trip. We stayed here at the Barn Farm camping site. I must say I never expected camp sites to be like this. The toilets were absolutely spotless, there always seemed to be someone cleaning them and emptying bins.
There are 3 large camping fields in total and you can choose pretty much were you would like to go. There is a relaxed atmosphere here everyone is pretty much left to there own devises and children are allowed to be children, play and run around to their hearts content. The staff are very friendly and helpful!
We don't have small children but our 17 year old son took his friend and they had a brilliant time and particularly enjoyed the games room.
The surroundings are fantastic and plenty of walks and places to visit. 2 pubs just a few hundred yards away both serving food and a small convenience store that sells pretty much everything you need. Bakewell and matlock are only a short distance drive. If like us you are going at Bank Holiday then Bakewell Market is a must.
All in all our very first camping trip was very enjoyable courtesy of Barn Farm, despite the very wet British weather. We will be visiting again soon!
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| Date of Visit: April 2009 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Tina181 |
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Arrived on Easter Sunday until Tuesday, didn't book for a hook up as the site was fully booked when I rang but when we arrived we were given a lovely pitch with hook up. £15 per night for 4 of us plus dog and £2 per night extra for the hook up, thought this was very reasonable as the site kept exceptionally clean and the staff were wonderful. Very relaxed feel about the site and definitely one of the best I have been to. Toilets were very clean and the rubbish bins regularly emptied. The use of the sauna was bliss. This is one site we will be returning to again and again, in fact booked for another long weekend before we left!
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| Date of Visit: March 2007 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Gallabers Traveller |
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Found this site superb for walking, with no reason to drive out once we were pitched up. This is a well thought-out centre for youth groups using the camping barns, while also offering plenty of space for regular camping, with and without hookups. This site has a working farm feel to it, with peacocks roaming the grounds, traditional old buildings and bounded by arable fields.
The village of Birchover has a small shop within easy walking distance for stocking up with provisions and a choice of two hostelries according to wallet and mood. (One is a posh gastro-pub , the other is a regular lively village pub with grub)
We were treated to the best disabled toilet and shower facilities ever at this campsite.
There are many local walks through the spectacular Peak District, don't miss the Seven Sisters standing stones in a faerie glade within a couple of miles (They were turned to stone for dancing on the sabbath, along with their fiddler!)
If solitude is your thing, do not visit in high season.
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| Date of Visit: September 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Jay1303 |
7 reviews from this member |
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This is a great location to explore the countryside. There are lots of walks to do. The people at the campsite are relaxed and friendly. The facilities are good. There is always hot water and toilet paper. The toilets are cleaned regularly although they are still reliant on people to not be animals when they use the toilets!
The only negatives are the completely open communal showers - not to everyone's taste and there are only 4 individual showers. The showers themselves could do with being a bit more powerful, but the water was hot at all times.
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