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Birchwood Farm Caravan Park
Wirksworth Road
Whatstandwell
Derbyshire (Browse area)
DE4 5HS
Tel: 01629 822 280
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Pitches: 66
Open: 25/03/2026 to 31/10/2026
25/03/2027 to 31/10/2027
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 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 Holiday Homes 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 |
 No Rallies |
 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 |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <5 miles |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Timhobbs |
2 reviews from this member |
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 Just returned from 2 nights (Sunday and Monday). A really nice 'family' site with mostly families (but not all).
Toilets spotless, never queued. Only very minor thing I could moan about was the overflowing bins.
Site is down a long windy road, but is easy to find. You wouldn't want to be there without a car though.
Kids (3 and 7) loved the play area, nothing flash but safe and fenced off. It's near the road, but then so are all the tents. Even more fun were the woods - we were making dens and whittling sticks in no time and the kids enjoyed that more than the swings! There's even a rope swing if you head down the path towards the bottom of the valley.
For 11.50 a night it was great value and we will return.
Pitches are mostly a bit sloped in the second and third fields, but the ones nearer the shop / entrance looked better. Not a major problem if you pitch wisely. 
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| Date of Visit: September 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Rob09 |
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We really enjoyed are stay at this site and we hoped to go again. W e got put on the top field and we were told to go at the top in case it rained though LUCKILY it didn`t! We had BRILLIANT weather and really enjoyed are stay!
The shop was good and sold a lot (though it was small.)
The pub was very good and we had are tea there on one night, It is only a 5 minute drive and about 30 minute walk, Which is do able ( though we drove.)
We hope we will go again sometime.
One good thing about this site is that you are allowed to have fires.
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Moose579 |
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Just got back from a 3 night stay at this site. Very clean, big pitches, not too bad showers, the toilets were always clean and plenty of loo roll.
There are a few bad points we stayed Wednesday which was ok for the first night but had some 1 pitching there tent at 1 oclock in the morning using there car lights woke us all up, which he said sorry in the morning
Thursday night was very quite and at 11 oclock every 1 was tucked up in bed, great nights sleep
But then, the Friday, the site got overly busy, with tents, people drinking till 2 oclock in the morning being very loud. Nothing got done about this as there didn't seem to be any managers or security on the site, to tell everyone to be quite
Would go back to the site, but think I would pitch in the 3rd field hoping for a bit more piece
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Eddieshaw |
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This is the second year that we have camped at Birchwood we met up with our son and his family as well as out daughter and her family. It was nice to see the new reception/shop area. The site was quite full with a lot of families meeting up, the reason we had met up at birchwood was to celebrate our sons birthday(40th) by a strange coincidence the family next to him the guy there was celebrating his 40th as well.
The kids enjoyed the play area as did the rest of the kids on the site
The lower toilet near the entrance could do with a update a better hand drier but that's just nit picking
The staff at Birchwood are easy going value for money we would give this site a 9 out of 10 and look forward to using it again
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Pizzapaz |
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We have been going to this campsite now for the last 12 years and have seen it flourish. This is a fab campsite, lots of space, clean toilets and hot showers that are free. There are some good walks from the site and a lovely atmosphere.
We had to queue for the showers, but not for too long. It was a full site and a hot day, but still only waited for 10 mins max.
We will definitely be returning.
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Sallyandalex |
6 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from spending 3 nights at this great campsite. Spacious pitches, which are a little sloped, but not really a problem. We had electric and agree that you need a long extension, we had to use a different hookup to the one allocated to our pitch.Not a problem but could be when site full.
Owners very helpful and the site, although not full was busy, and very quiet at night. There was silence by 11 and not a lot of movement or noise until about 7.30am.
Didn't have to queue for a shower or washing up and always hot water. I felt the showers a little cramped for washing a child in (making it even more of a chore!) and the loo's whilst adequate,could have benefited from a little more regular cleaning.
We took our son and his friend and they loved the space to play, especially the trees and woods. They also bought table tennis bats from the shop and enjoyed this.
Great area to explore. We had promised the boys Alton Towers one day and this is about 45 minutes away.
Great site, fabulous price.
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
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| Reviewer: David fowler |
6 reviews from this member |
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This is our favourite site local to us for travelling. As we had to cancel another site, due to illness in family, owner very good to fit us in at short notice, [as we are one of her regulars. ]
This site offers many combination of walks of the area. The site has a play area, showers with hot water. Toilets, and pot washing. Close to matlock, [sainburys] wirksworth, belper. Morrisons in matlock bath. Good fresh cook to order food [please be patient when busy] at charles, we dine there when we can. Also a nice little pub with good food close to river derwent [DERWENT HOTEL], which is about 15 mins walk down through woods and along main road. Can recommend this site for anybody, as we have been here many times with tent and caravan.
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
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| Reviewer: MightyAtom42 |
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We arrived at the site on a beautiful summers evening. We had two tents in our group, one with electric hookup and one without but were still able to camp together. The pitches were sizeable and although the site was busy we did not feel hemmed in.
It is very sloped, but this is the Peak district and we had lovely views from our pitch. You do need a long hookup lead and you need to pitch carefully else you'll roll out of bed!
We did queue for the showers, but not for that long and there was always hot water, although the showers did seem to go a bit hot and cold.
We never had to queue for the toilets (there were 6 or 7 ladies toilets down by the reception and I think there may have been even more in another field, I am not sure).
There was a queue for washing up at peak times, but this was no big deal.
The shop was really good and the staff kept it open very late while there was demand for it. It sells pretty much everything and is not a rip-off price wise.
Both the shop and the play area are near the entrance to the site, so you do need to make your children aware of the roads, although every car we saw seemed to be driving very sensibly and slowly so it was not a big problem.
You are in the middle of nowhere down a very long bendy lane, so be prepared to drive if you want to visit any of the local attractions. You can get trains and buses, but the train station is quite a hike with kids (about 2 miles) and once we had got to Matlock Bath there were no taxis to get back. There is a nice park with sand and swings in Matlock Bath, but apart from that and The Heights of Abraham I would not say the town was especially good for kids. We did not do The Heights as at £11.50 per adult and £8.50 per child we felt it was a little pricy.
The kids preferred playing ball games (away from others tents and caravans I hasten to add!) and loved the wooded areas all around the site. There are some stunning walks around here and it is a beautiful area.
We had lunch near the station at Whatstandwell at The Derwent Hotel. Nice food, kids play area and good value although the service at the bar was a little grumpy. We paid £13.00 for 2 adults and a child and this was for proper food not a sandwich.
I'm not sure how much you would enjoy the site if you were not with children - we really saw only families (of which we were one). We did not encounter any problems with noise at night.
We would definitely return and explore more of this loveley area.
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
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| Reviewer: CHRISALIZ |
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Arrived on a Thursday evening and seemed a lovely site. Owners really laid back. Prices very reasonable. Showers and toilets nothing to shout about but adequate. However, the locality and walks are stunning. Try a walk down to the Cromford canal or up to Black Rocks.
However, once Saturday arrived the hoards descended. The site was marked full and although not packed back to back it was very busy and noisy. Queues for the showers, parties well into the night, although these did start quietening down about 11.30pm. It was worth a visit for the surrounding countryside but I doubt if we would return at a summers weekend or school holiday.
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Mumidebba |
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We arrived mid afternoon on a Saturday (following Bank Holiday) and the site was busy. We were free to select our own pitch from the areas that were available.
The staff were friendly and offered advice. There was never any queues for the toilets or washing up - we didn't use the showers as we only stayed overnight before we went home.
For £11.50 for one night we were very please with the facilities on site and will definitely be returning as we are keen walkers and it would be a great base for walking in the area for a weekend.
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Mixingbowl78 |
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This was our first time camping - myself, husband and nearly 2 year old boy. This was a nice quiet site (although we only stayed Tuesday night through til Thursday night). The toilets were clean as well as the showers and didn't ever have to queue for them - but the site was quite empty when we first got there.
Shop sells bits and pieces and can freeze ice packs (30p per pack). The ground is all sloped so you need to choose your pitch well if you have the option.
Our son loved the play area, but it is really for older children so young children would need close supervision in case they fall off the bridge.
We drove to Morrisons in Belper which didn't take long and then our last night drove to Cromwell (I think) to get fish and chips which didn't take long, although the roads were really narrow and bendy.
This site is only about 5 mins drive from the Tramway museum which is great for families.
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Chutnomangy |
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This site just keeps getting better. The New reception and shop are great. The pitches are very spacious, good walk through woods to Matlock. Toilets and showers are fine with plenty of hot water.
Staff are very friendly. You even get the local indian take away come round with menus for you to order your meal delivered to your tent or caravan. Great price also £13.50 inc electric per night.
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Roamalot |
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First time visit to this site and was not disappointed. We normally go on electric pitches but as it was the bank holiday week, we couldn't get on, but this turned out to be a blessing as the fields are big and plenty more room.
We pitched our tent and still had plenty of room to put up our badminton net. All pitches are on a slight slope but tolerable. Toilet block is ok and clean. Showers are separate and unisex. Small shop that sells essentials.
There is an old barn that they have put three table tennis tables in, so handy when it rains. The play area is for 3 -10 year olds. Great woods to explore on site and to walk our dog. Matlock is 10 minute drive away.
Pub 5 minute drive. Overall good value for money as this is the cheapest site I've found for the facilities. Looking forward to going again.
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Fattibumbum |
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Two adults and two children, we absolutely loved it. We stayed on a Thursday and Friday night, Friday night was obviously a lot busier, so there was more noise and a queue for the showers. But nothing that would put you off staying at this site.
Toilets and showers were clean, plenty of space too pitch your tent, a lovely on site shop. We have booked to go back again in august, definitely worth a visit,
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Kerrytap |
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My family - two adults, two children have just spent a lovely four nights at this site. We found this site by chance on the internet and was really surprised the cost per night and the great value for money we got for our stay.
The site is in a great location to visit the derbysire dales and is well maintained, with a great park for the kids. The pitches are good sized, but a warning - if you have a hook up make sure you have a long lead some hook up points are far away from your pitch.
Toilets and showers are great for camping, they are clean and well maintained but some fellow campers let the side down in not keeping them clean.
In all a really great site we will return hopefully this year a real gem of a site - well worth a visit.
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