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Just returned from Rivendale. 2 night stay with children and friends. Great site.
Yes it is slightly more expensive than other sites but this is compensated by the flat pitches and standard of site. All pitches are level and fairly big. Our pitch was holding some water when we arrived but we brushed the water out of the puddles and this helped it. This didn't appear to be a problem across the site.
Rivendale is a very busy site with lots of young families and although a relaxed and friendly site it is also a respectful one. No rowdy or uncomfortable gangs of campers.
There is an 11pm rule on noise which everyone kept to. The sound of grown men, women and children singing the sound of music at 10.50pm was rather hilarious.
Very child friendly site with lots of children playing and ball games taking place.
Pub/restaurant on site, we did have a drink at the pub which was reasonably priced but didn't eat at the restaurant so can't comment, a few people were using it.
Really clean site, washing up area is under cover, there was a queue for the area a couple of times though.
4 showers and ample toilets and wash basins in the ladies.
The only down side to the campsite, there is only one set of amenities. We never had to wait for them though and the showers were very clean, hot and free. Only being one toilet area however was a little bit of a pain with a 5 year old who never says she needs to go until the last minute and traipsing so far across the site late at night. Maybe a couple of porta loos placed around the site would be an idea especially as the site caters for approx. 120 units. One central set of amenities did also mean queuing for the washing up facility for some people.
Friendly and approachable staff, well stocked shop and information about the surrounding area.
Just across the road you can access the Tissington Trail. Turn right once you are on the trail and approx. 4 miles along is a little snack stop and another 4 miles Ashbourne. Absolutely perfect for a leisurely cycle.
Overall this is an excellent site. It is easy to find and in a great location and it's very clean and welcoming. We left with smiles on our faces and with very tired but happy children. All campers were very respectful of the site, facilities and the other campers.
Would we stay again? Definitely, can't wait to return.
Had a lovely weekend at this would definitely recommend. Very easy check in and helpful staff. We didn’t use the pub on site so can't comment. It is very well maintained site and a lovely setting. The location is good for days out lots around. The only thing I would say that was a down side is the toilet facilities & washing up facilities are quite a walk if you are in a tent & very dark on an evening. It hasn’t put us off we will definitely be going back.
Stayed here early June with some friends and our kids (4-6 yr olds); a really nice site, easy to find and beautifully positioned between Ashbourne and Bakewell.
We stayed in one of the camping meadows @ £17 per night. A great touch that the carpark was kept separate to the tent pitches; meant the children could mill around and explore with no fear.
A decent enough toilet/shower block between the two meadow fields, kept clean and toilet roll well-stocked. I found the staff in reception were friendly and helpful.
Try the very local 'Dovedale' walk (easy and child-friendly with its stepping stones and caves).
Only negative I can offer really is regarding the amount of barbed-wire present on some of the stiles - with a lot of small children present this seems an odd oversight on the owners' part. I know we weren't the only concerned parents, so perhaps this could be attended to?
Also, the site is just off an A-road with occasional heavy-plant traffic, but this can't be helped. We pitched-up as far away as we could, and being in a 'dip' didn't notice any noise.
Overall, a very pleasant stay and we'd definitely return.
Showers and toilet block clean, but be aware of the CCTV cameras. Great place to stay if you are a family or in a large group. If you want a quiet break this is not the place for you. Bar and restaurant only open Friday and Saturday. Didn't visit these but could hear the music. The barriers to the park are locked after 10pm and opened at 9am in the morning so don't expect a early start to the day. If you have a porta-potty you have to buy the eco friendly chemical from the shop. The cheapest bottle cost £8. Down the road is the pub The Jug and Glass, would recommend the meals there. Good food at a reasonable price.
Have wanted to visit this site for a long time due to the location & description on their web site.
The location is perfect - great for cycling on the Tissington Trail, or walking in the stunning countryside, lovely village pubs with good food - try The Waterloo Inn, Biggin.
The facilities are spotlessly clean, great showers, plenty of bins, and everywhere very tidy.
Unfortunately, Rivendale is a busy, crowded site - not quite what you expect from the name. Some areas do not take dogs - which is fine unless you have booked with a dog & requested a certain spot and find that you are booked into the wrong area. We were messed around regarding moving, and ended up in what looked like a car park next to static caravans. We visited before the recent hot weather, but the dust was incredible, another problem if you are not parked in a quiet spot. Tents may not find this a problem as you will be on grass. There is a shop, bar & restaurant on site, and children's play area.
Spent the bank holiday weekend at this site, we were Highly surprised that there was only one toilet / shower block for such a large site, though I do believe there is a small porta cabin in the 'wild camping' field. That said I only had to queue for a shower once but the wife was kept waiting on 3 occasions -, this was probably due to mums having to shower there children as well
The site is pleasant enough and the pub offers reasonable priced meals & drink, I think the publicity photos are somewhat deceiving as they do not show you the 'quarry end' of the site which is where we were sited. There are just a few pitches here where you can pitch your awning as the ground is just hard chalk. If you like your car or van to be clean do not come here, we were there for 3 days and all of the units and cars has a thick layer of chalk & dust on. I don't know what the owners can do to prevent this as it is an old quarry, maybe damping down with water or tarmacing the roads may help.
The good points are that the staff are very friendly & the site is within fairly easy driving distance to all the district as to offer, and is ideally situated for hiking or bike riding
It's hard to add more to what's already been said. We really enjoyed our two nights here and will certainly return in the summer.
Lots of positives, it's an excellent location for exploring, being in an old quarry it's very sheltered, very quiet at night and the facilities are top notch
Not really many negatives, the site could certainly do with more lighting and whilst the toilets/showers are great, it was a pain having to type in a 4 digit code every time you wanted to go in, seems daft to have locked facilities in a secluded location
I stayed in a classic pod with my two young children aged 6 and 3. The pod was quite small but we did manage with the space for a couple of nights. A light and heater was supplied but as the heater was wired in and placed in a corner it wasn't very effective at heating the pod so I was glad that I had taken a heater of my own. The pod had electric points inside but it was just a double socket so I was advised to bring a double adaptor or gangplug if extra sockets were needed.
The pod was cosy even in the very cold weather which we experienced (-3). The site itself is a lovely and set in beautiful surroundings. The toilet block was lovely and clean and the washing up area was tidy enough, however there were only a couple of sinks so this might be an issue at busier times.
The children's play area was small but functional, however it did look a bit tired and could do with a bit of updating.
I did look at returning with my tent but the prices seemed a bit steep (£25 with EHU in high season) for what you get.
Things we liked - The location is perfect for exploring the south of the peak district, many of the pitches are very private & the bar is very good.
Things we did not like - Unfortunately the high standards of this site have slipped since our last visit, the toilet block was a little grubby, there was pot holes in the roads. The waste & chemical disposal points both overflowed during our visit.
Would we go back ? – Maybe.
Location - Stunning location, set in an old quarry which makes this site unique & it definitely has the WOW factor as you drive in. Situated about 6 miles north of Ashbourne on the A515
Pitches - Most of the pitches are pretty much dead level, most are hard standing with a small grassed area divided by 6ft hedges which gives a great deal of privacy, There is also a large grassed camping area + several Pods, yurts & lodges which can be hired, the roads around the site which are mainly lime stone chippings.
Some of the roads around the site have some large pot holes, when it rains these fill with water & it can make it challenging to get to the shower block
Toilets / Showers - the site has 1 basic toilet / shower block, this requires pin number to enter, There are 4 male + 4 female small shower cubicles, which is not many for 120 pitches, The showers have plenty of water at a good temperature, my biggest gripe would be how grubby the toilet block has become since our last visit.
Facilities - There is a well stocked shop, out door washing up areas & a laundry facility (which was out of order for our stay), waste recycling, Calor gas bottle exchange, several waste water disposal points (our local one was constantly overflowing) & drinking water points (our local one was surrounded by a thick muddy puddle & has a large boulder under the tap to raise your barrel unto the tap height, realistically this just just means you had to lift the barrel off the boulder when it was full while standing in a muddy puddle.
Children’s Entertainment - There is a small park + a small section of grass for ball games, but this is not really a child oriented site, also remember the camping site is no more than 100 yards from the A515 which is a 50mph road
Staff - Booking our pitch was hard work, We also had problems getting served in the shop.
WI-FI - I think WI-FI is available in the bar, but did not use it
Bar / Food - The bar serves good food and drink at a reasonable price (but it was only open a few times during our stay)
TV Reception - No problems here
Fishing - Fly fishing is available just about every where
Out & About – Stunning scenery just about, where ever you go, The Tissington trail is just across the road form the site which gives about 13 miles of easy walking or cycling, this also joins up to Dovedale, which is about 3 miles long, there are several large reservoirs include lady bower & Carsington waters both of which are stunning with beautiful walks around them, there are many large touristy places to visit including Alton Towers, Matlock Bath, various show caves, The Tramway Museum, The Brewer Museum & the museum of childhood + many more.
Great location, a bit of road noise where we were on the Meadow, but looked like it would be more sound proofed in the main camping area.
Bar served nice beer, and the staff were very friendly and happy to give advice about locality. We did not use the cafe, we were intending to have breakfast there, but thought it a bit pricey for basics such as cereal and toast.
I would have liked to see the shop opening an hour earlier (9. 00am is a long time to wait when you need milk for a cup of tea!)
A few minor gripes - they were clearly short staffed the Saturday we were there, and the shop was closed when it should have been open. The grass on the Meadow was far too long, and full of dandelions, and their resulting clocks which got everywhere. Also the toilet block on the Meadow is insufficient for the number of tenters on a busy weekend - though appreciate another larger block is available with a longer walk.
I would happily stay here again- but would try other places first.
Stayed at Rivendale campsite with a group of friends at the end of June.
When we arrived, we where directed to check in via a sign on the main road of the campsite. The receptionist was very friendly, however she was very busy, as she seemed to have to serve the shop as well the reception. The directions to our pitch where clearly marked out on a map for us.
We were pitched on the meadow, which a essentially a really big field with random muddy patchs in the field. Access to the toilets was easy, however if you forget the code your stuffed! The facilities were clean and tidy. There was a fair bit of noise at night due to the main road beside the meadow.
Its a nice site, but miles from anywhere, so you either have to drive or walk a really long way. Little cafe and pub on site. Its an ok site, but would like to be closer to village.
We stayed here on a very wet weekend in June. The check in process was very efficient and quick and we were given a map to our pitch location. We soon arrived at our pitch, however, due to the rain our allocated spot was more like a mud bath under an inch of water, luckily we were in the next spot along, this was under almost 6 inches of water! We returned to check in and were given the choice of a couple of other pitches to choose from. We picked one we liked and got set up.
The site is located inside an old quarry and as such the views are a little limited but has the advantage of being sheltered from strong wind and driving rain. The site has a main wash and toilet block that is a few minutes walk away, these are pretty clean with plenty of space, good hot water and plenty of loo roll! Cleaned each morning, they are good for a shower first thing!
Onsite there is a small bar, cafe and shop. The bar is very nice serving a small range of hot food and snacks along with good priced beer and wine.
The site rules call for no noise after 11pm, however, on both nights we stayed here there were groups of campers sat outside talking, laughing and swearing till gone 2am. Now I like to have fun and enjoy having a drink but I'm always considerate of fellow campers, especially as there were a few families with small children on site, the language and shouting at 2am was really unacceptable.
We reported this to reception after the first evening who assured us they send around regular patrols to deal with noisy groups, however on night two the same happened and we were forced to listen to more shouting and talking to the early hours.
It's really a shame that the site allow this to happen as without this it would have been a really lovely place to stay. We shan't be returning here and will look for sites that have stricter rules on noise after dark.
A great site with brilliant facilities, however we apparently went 'out of season' so choosing the site because of the pub and restaurant was a bit of a waste of time! We went the week after the normal May half term week, the site was really busy as a group of 20 Dutch tourers were there so I think the site missed out on an opportunity here. Note to others - check beforehand the 'in season dates'. But I still give the facilities a 10 as normally, the pub, restaurant is marvellous.
But it is a beautiful setting, in an old quarry. And is close to many places of interest.
We will definitely go back again as the staff are friendly, the shop is well stocked (great ice cream and wine) and the pitches are HUGE! You don't realise others are there as there is so much room.
We booked to stay at this site for two nights to end off a week's stay in the Peak District. Then we read the reviews written on UKCampsite.co.uk.
Generally speaking the reviews were quite poor on the latest bunch of reports, which made us nervous that the site was going to be below standard and that we would be disappointed, especially having already paid £52 for the 2 nights in advance.
Well, we are happy to say that upon arrival, when we were greeted by the very cheerful lady owner, we were directed to our pitch and were soon set up for our stay at Rivendale. We think that had you been camping, yes it was muddy but then we had so much rain, everywhere was suffering from the water on the ground!
The toilets were spotlessly clean, with mats to leave boots/shoes on when entering the facilities when it was muddy/wet. The showers were nice and hot.
We had a drink in the bar and found the atmosphere fine, one bar had a tv and pool table whilst the other had leather sofas. No complaints.
The shop on the site seemed to carry a fair stock of most things you would need to put food on the table.
Perhaps at £25 a night it was a little expensive, especially compared to the Caravan Club sites we had been staying on which were cheaper.
As has been said previously, the site is in the confines of an old limestone quarry. This provides an interesting backdrop with many birds, we think Jackdaws and Rooks(?) nesting in the craggy face of the 'cliffs'.
The site is just across the main road from a point where you can join the Tissington Trail (13 miles from end to end). Ask in reception and they will give you a map of the walks to be had here. The trail runs along an old railway line and is a flat, well surfaced, footpath / cycle way with some fantastic views of the lovely countryside to enjoy.
We would stay here again if we were in this area.
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No Tents 
No Caravans 
No Motorhomes 
No Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
No Electric Hookups 
No Hardstandings 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
No Toilets 
No Showers 
No Washing Up Area 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
No Laundry 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
No Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar On Site 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing On Site 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
Cycle Hire <1 mile 
No Golf 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <5 miles
No Dog Walk 
Just returned from Rivendale. 2 night stay with children and friends. Great site. 
