Pavilion Gardens
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Landscaped gardens and play areas, the perfect setting for fun family days out, with great food and drink.
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Why stay here ...
Situated between Buxton and Bakewell this quiet, peaceful site is on a Dairy, Beef and Sheep farm in the Peak District National Park. Footpath to Cheedale and Monsal Trail runs past the site.
Hard standings with mown grass have electric and TV hookup. Good country pubs nearby. Chatsworth, Haddon Hall, Peak Caverns, Gullivers Kingdom, Crich Tramway Museum and Lathkill Dale and Dovedale all within easy reach. A lovely drive from Millers Dale to Litton Mill is a must!
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0.5 acres
Some sloping pitches
Electric amperage: 16
Lawned site
Recycling Facilities
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Go Ape - Buxton
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UK's No.1 Forest Adventure. Fly down zip-wires, leap off swings and tackle crossings across amazing scenery.
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Treak Cliff Cavern
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An underground wonderland of rocks, minerals and fossils, see the rare Blue John Stone mineral in situ.
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Haddon Hall
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Medieval and Tudor Manor House and grounds, the location for over 30 films including Pride and Prejudice.
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Sites key:
- Postcode:
- SK17 9TQ
- GPS:
- Lat 53.245631 / Lon -1.81211
- OS field ref:
- SK126721
- OS map ref:
- 119
Transport links
- Bus stop within 1 mile
- Buses go to: Bakewell, Buxton, Derby, Sheffield
- Daily public transport within 1 mile
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Water Points require attention
Blackwell Hall
This CL is situated on a hillside providing great views of the surrounding countryside.
While there are two water points, only one of them is working, which is situated behind two of the hardstanding pitches. It could be very challenging for a motorhome to fill with water, if these pitches are occupied. The water point which which is not working, has water to it, but it is simply missing a short length of pipe and tap. A simple and quick fix, could sort this issue out and remedy the problem for motorhomes.
We never saw the owner in order to provide this constructive feedback.
The fee of £25 is steep, for a very basic site like this.
Disappointing for Motorhomes.
Blackwell Hall
We booked this site for 3 nights and on arrival we could not fill the water tank of our motorhome. The only tap available did not have any fittings to take a hose as it was just an old fashioned brass tap. Also, this tap was situated in between two pitches which if occupied would have made it impossible to obtain water from this tap. The only other tap on site had been snapped off and not repaired so was unusable. We went to the farmhouse and spoke to the owner who seemed confused and said there has never been a problem before. We have since read reviews about this site (not CAMC reviews) and this problem has been mentioned previously.
A worker from the farm came to the site and said there was nothing that could be done and we should find another site. We were very disappointed as we had specifically booked this site for the location to the Monsal Trail and the stunning views! We were extremely lucky to find another site nearby that had availability (although for only 2 nights and not 3). We really hope that this problem is soon rectified as currently it is unsuitable for motorhomes and it should state this on the CAMC web page.
Seven nights in the Peak District
Blackwell Hall
This site has lovely views and is centrally located between Bakewell and Buxton. However I agree with some of the reviews in that it certainly requires some maintenance/upkeep. Payment is on arrival (cash/cheque in anenvelope), although we found the location of the owners letterbox difficult to find, as did others that we spoke to. There is a notice stuck on a window but the directional arrow has faded, this could do with being renewed. We did not see the owner at all during our seven night stay, not even an acknowledgement of receipt of payment. Pitches are smallish hardstanding, although quite a lot of the stone has worn away, hence quite a bit of mud to contend with. If you wish to park car and caravan on the hardstanding then the awning has to be pitched on grass. Before we could pitch our awning we had to clear dog mess (twice), we don't own a dog so not at all happy with this. Not sure if this was from a previous caravaner or from the Labrador that lives at the farm, it visited the site (on it's own) on a number of occasions, barking at my husband whilst he dealt with our water. Elsan point is good, fresh and grey water requires attention, being extremely muddy around the tap, could do with some slabs or you may wish to take wellington boots. Flies were horrendous and whilst the site is on a working farm it is some distance from the cow sheds. Everyone commented on the flies. Mobile phone signal was extremely poor for us but depends which provider and pitch you are on. If you are on pitch 1, 2 or 3 you will need an aerial extension for the TV reception, lucky we had one. Price is a little on the high side, there is a commercial site a few hundred yards away which has full facilities and free wifi included for a fraction more than we paid for Blackwell Hall and the offer a discount for seven nights or more. On a plus side we were able to walk from the site to the Limestone Way and Monsal Trail and visit many of the attractions in the area with good transport links.
Needs a little TLC
Blackwell Hall
The CL has hard standings with no grass pitches. Basic facilities which could easily be improved. No toilet or shower so I think, at £25/night is perhaps overprice. Did see the owners at all during our stay. Views from site were lovely and plenty of POI,s to visit. Not sure if we would return
Lovely place....
Blackwell Hall
This is a lovely place. Peaceful. Beautiful views. Great access to walks - you can literally walk through the neighbouring farmyard and across the hills down to Cheedale or take a slightly longer route down the lane, past the bigger campsite. Easy to reach too - our first time towing as we have just made the switch from campervan to caravan. Friendly owner.
Couple of tips: if you like Thai food, it's only 10 mins to Simply Thai in Buxton. Great for eating in or a takeaway. Not far to Bakewell either if you fancy a tart!
If you like eggs, there's a farm selling them just down the lane with an honesty box.
The larger campsite nearby also has a shop and cafe open to everyone so you can have the best of both worlds - stay at Blackwell Hall's lovely peaceful CL but use of a close shop and cafe should you need it.
We would definitely like to stay here again.
Only downside for us on this occasion was that we had very little mobile phone signal so couldn't get online. Bit tricksy as we were rather reliant on being able to google the things we couldn't figure out in our new caravan but it won't be an issue for us next time.
