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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: June 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Clazzy74 |
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 It's a lovely site but rarely any hot water and not many showers. So we all came back minging but having had a nice time.
I agree with a previous review about it being a little noisy but the staff seem really lovely so if it was really a problem I'm sure it would have been dealt with.
The park was basic but always full, so the kids obviously like it! Definitely worth a return visit and only forty minutes away from where we live. 
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Lindsay+jon |
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Had a fantastic weekend weather was fab. The site is clean and staff are really friendly. Shop on site sells basic essentials and really cheap. Small park on site which my 5 year old loved.
Toilets and showers were clean. Bit noisy at night as there were kids playing, but that's camping. All in all a really nice site
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Kazzy7004 |
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Having just bought our first tent, we thought we'd try it out for a weekend at a fairly local site, this being only a 25 minute drive. What a great site! Although it was a bank holiday weekend and they were very busy.
Pitches are very slightly sloping but it didn't cause us any problems, nicely spaced out with plenty of room. The toilets and showers are clean as were the washing up facilities. The shop sold basic essentials and the staff were very helpful.
The playground looked good although we didn't take the children with us! Beautiful walks through the woods with the dog and also down to the pub which serves food. The games room was fairly tatty with table tennis tables that had seen better days - but I'm nit picking now!
Overall an excellent site and would definitely go again / recommend it!
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| Date of Visit: April 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Amaboverd |
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Fantastic site, the price is great, its just what we needed for our first outing in the little van we had.
The site is well looked after, nice small children's play area located next to a pine woods were all the kids went to make dens and play on the rope swings. There is a fantastic walk through the woods across a small field then over the road and walk along the cromford canal.
It was a fab weekend so when the weather is good it helps. They are building a new reception so when that is done it will look fantastic. We found it a bit scary coming up to the site as there is a big drop on one side of the lane but as long as you take your time its fine, but I would hate to think I had to reverse a big outfit if I met another on the way down. We will return as it's right on our doorstep.
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
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| Reviewer: CHRISSYR9LEV |
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Our favourite place ever, we have been visiting this site as often as we can since June 08. The children love it too, they love being able to go to the shop by themselves.
Owners very friendly, would love a seasonal pitch but unfortunately only available if you don't have children, will just have to keep visiting till they become teenagers and don't want to come with us anymore. Highly recommended.
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| Date of Visit: April 2010 |
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| Reviewer: EHJRA |
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We recently enjoyed a few days away at this campsite. We had a hardstanding pitch which was great, it had it's own tap and EHU and plenty of room for manoeuvre.
Great facilities for our dog who loved his walks in the woods one minute away from the van. Our children loved cycling around, playing table tennis and playing in the park. The shop was small but well stocked but I gather they are having a new bigger shop built.
There is lots to do in the area, we recommend the Matlock Bath cable cars and spent a whole day up there. The site was clean and the toilet and shower block was also (though just can't put into words how painful the mats in the showers are on bare feet!)
Friendly site owners, lovely surrounding area, beautiful walk down to the river. We would like to go back and would recommend this site to others.
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| Date of Visit: June 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Zambyr |
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I spent a week here last year for a quick change from my usual site up the road and I must say the site is lovely, nice staff and clean facilities.
Lots to do in the area for both adults and kids alike. Not great views but you will see so much when your out that doesn't really matter, all in all a nice stay.
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| Date of Visit: March 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Ricknlol |
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We had (2 adults and a dog) a lovely time at this campsite and the owners were very friendly. We had a lovely 3 nights here but the weather was on our side. It wasn't over busy but they did space us all out so we had more room and space. It was a short drive into cromford and Matlock.
They were building a new shop / showers and toilet facilities so this will look fab when its done. One thing you have to buy from the shop is the free range eggs from there chickens they was lovely. All in all had a lovely time and will be visiting again.
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| Date of Visit: October 2009 |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
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| Reviewer: Gibsoneerja |
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The site itself is a little off the beaten track so very peaceful, especially at night. Facilities are relatively basic but you would expect that given the prices. Showers warm, clean and spacious and toilets in good condition. Shop is very basic and does not sell alcohol.
We visited on the last weekend of the season and the weather was atrocious. As the entire site is on a slope (well.You are in the Peak District!), this meant that lower-level pitches suffered with waterlogging. Not really the site's fault but worth knowing for reference.
Surrounding area is great and you can walk to Matlock in less than an hour or through the forest down to the riverside in less than 10 minutes.
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| Date of Visit: October 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Chilephilly |
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We had a really enjoyable weekend here. The playground is smashing for the kids, who enjoyed careering around in the field just as much as playing on the play equipment.
The owners were very friendly and helpful and were OK with us being so late we arrived in the dark. The loo blocks were lovely and clean - the showers were a bit basic but they were lovely and clean and there was plenty of hot water.
Nearby there were nice woodland walks - good for bikes if we had had them. Great surroundings. Would definitely go back.
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| Date of Visit: October 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Backtothecaves |
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Great for families, far away from civilisation so no annoying noises during the night. The tent pitches are a bit sloped, so make sure you think about where you will lie. The kids playground is good, and there is a lovely forest walk accessed straight from the site. Sadly there was lots of litter in the forest, but nobody could blame the site for this.
The amenities are clean and the site is small enough to feel like your kids can't really get into any danger. I'll be going back.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Raylotsyb |
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Thank God there are Campsites like this left (very few though) where you are not bombarded with signposts with do's and don'ts. The whole site is non commercialised and oozing atmosphere. Tents, caravans and campervans all blending in together with no them and us. A real holiday atmosphere. It was my privilege to visit this site in August for the first time and subsequently returned within a month. Yes it may be a little off the beaten track, but once there it is difficult to pull yourself away
I look forward to going back and hope the owners carry on running this little gem for a long time to come. There is very little (if any) need for improvement so 'if it aint bust don't fix it'
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: K+KCampers |
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Finding the site was not that easy and check in was a nightmare, huge que as shop is tiny, when I finally was seen the person on the desk was not that friendly and I was disappointed they didn't take cards (being so remote I thought they should have a machine)so we had to drive to a nearby town (15 mins there and back)once back I had to wait again. Then it was just 'pick a field 2 or 3?. Field 2 was full so we camped on the remotest part of the field right at the top.
The shank to the loos was a good 7 mins (needs a loo and a shower block on boundary of field 2 and 3) The showers weren't spotless, and having only 4 meant a 20 min wait outside till they were free.
The fields are sloped and the grass long. For £13 per night I was disappointed
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Fififizz |
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This place is great, the showers and toilets were really clean. Showers a little small but then again your not staying in the hilton ! I've got 2 kids who from Wednesday till Sunday we never saw, they loved it, played on the park and in the woods. The place is very dog friendly too.
This place also does ice pack swaps at 60p each. Handy for those of us who are none electric.
My opinion is this place is well worth a visit we are planning on returning at the end of August
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Peggybabcot |
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As this site is fairly local (40 mins) and it seemed to have fair reviews we thought we'd give it a whirl. At £14 per pitch per night with EHU in the height of August it was a bargain too for the 4 of us. The approach to the site is via a narrow road through an amazing woodland setting to reveal a camping oasis at the end. When we arrived we checked in at the shop. If you're unsteady on your feet the steep steps down are a bit hazardous so be warned. The shop is small but seems to be like a tardis and stocks a fair variety. They can also order newspapers for you too. We were shown in the direction of our pitch. Thankfully the EHU pitches are more level than the rest of the site but we still needed a tin of tuna to level the legs out on our table! Well drained though and the grass was neat and the ground was perfect for tent pitching. The piches were fairly spacious (for EHU) and at a guess about 10m square easily. The first field was in three tiers and was nearest to the main toilet blocks. Fields 2 and 3 were much further away and there were no facilities in these two fields so a bit of a hike whenever you needed the loo so bare this in mind. There were extra toilet/shower facilities to the left/rear of the main toilet block but I assume these were for the seasonal tourers and statics, of which there were quite a number. The main toilet/shower block had ladies (4 or 5 loos) and gents (never used these so don't know) a disabled washroom and 4 unisex showers. I think given the size of the site these are woefully inadequate and we had to queue a number of times, not only for showers but toilets too. Not good if you're desperate. The facilities that were available were clean though and fairly modern. It was only the sheer volume of campers that made them a little grubby but they appeared to be cleaned regularly. The showers were individual units and they had a changing area with seat, bin and all important clothes hook prior to a small shower cubicle with curtain. The showers didn't have that awful push button/one temperature suits all contraption, instead it had a hot and cold tap and you could mix the temperature to your own personal taste. Perfect. I had a lovely cold shower after putting the tent up in hot sticky conditions and a lovely warm shower the following day. Maybe not so good if you expect younger children to shower independently though. They were free too and plenty of hot water. There was a good undercover pot washing area close to the kids adventure playground which was handy. The elsan point was near the playground too. There is also an undercover table tennis area and masses of space and woodland to play in and explore.
As I was born only a mile or two up the road I'm bound to be biased about the surrounding area. Crich Tramway Museaum is a fab (fairly cheap) day out for a family of four. £29.50 for 2 adults and up to 3 kids and this was then valid for a year to return whenever you wanted. We had a wonderful day there riding up and down the hillside on the various trams. The view from the top is to die for by the way. The lighthouse thingy you can see from the campsite is in fact a war memorial and if you're at Crich it's worth the drive up the hill a little more to see the view from this tower, you can see for miles. Matlock Bath is only a few miles further up the A6 and is like the seaside without the beach but has all the amusement arcades, chip shops and tacky gift shops any self respecting coastal resort wouldn't be without. It's also a mecca for biking enthusiasts on a Sunday in particular. If you're into this you must go and have a look, you won't be disappointed. There's also Gullivers Kingdom as well as cable cars at the Heights of Abraham in Matlock Bath although we didn't do these. Further on from Matlock Bath is Matlock town and this is where the nearest major supermarket is (Sainsburys) as well as a lovely park with a boating lake and outdoor paddling pool. Matlock also has an indoor pool too. Further afield you'll find some fab National Trust properties like Hardwick Hall & Kedleston Hall as well as privately owned places like Chatsworth and Haddon Hall. Carsington water and Dovedale are also close by so plenty to keep all tastes entertained. We'll definitely be going back to this site and whilst it isn't the height of luxury it does represent excellent value for money in a truly wonderful location in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales.
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