Buxton Club Campsite

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No bins and grass not cut, hardstandings have weeds

Stayed here for three nights last week. Lovely friendly warden on arrival. But this site seems neglected as far as groundwork’s concerned. Saw a warden weeding blockwork outside toilet block using what looked like a domestic knife, think she’ll probably still be at it! No grass cut at all. Bins are located in one place outside of camp barrier? Shame really as a wonderful location, that I’ve used numerous times. Perhaps a good reason for the neglect, but it just looked scruffy. Amenities were spotless tho.

albielab

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 17/08/2023 15:46

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Wheres the bins gone

We have just returned from a 7 night stay and have to say i was very shocked at the state of the pitches lots of grass and weeds. Then they have taken the bins away from the service points. Now in 7 days i think we saw one of the 6 yes 6 wardens twice. I am not one to complain but i would be interested to know what 6 wardens are doing all day as its not emptying the bins cutting the grass or weeding i have noticed since the pandemic wardens doing less and less which makes me wonder what our club fees are going on. We were greeted on our arrival by 3 wardens with clipboards to book one caravan in mmmm. Sorry to moan but we are paying for this and after visiting independent sites recently the caravan club is definitely slipping.

camdencaravaners

Reviewed on 04/08/2023 21:47

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Another excellent club site

My partner, dog and I stayed for 2 nights last weekend for the first time. We weren't sure what it would be like being in an old quarry but we really loved the location and the easy access to the very nearby country park and other walks. Buxton centre was 35 minutes walk (40 coming back due to the steep slope through the woods) and is very interesting with numerous shops and things to do. The site itself was clean, seemed well looked after and the staff were friendly. As mentioned by others there was no wi-fi but we knew about that before we booked so it was expected and no issue for us.

GP1971

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Reviewed on 29/07/2023 10:16

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Excellent Well Maintained Site

Just back after 3 x night stay. Booked a fully serviced pitch which was great. Warm welcome and wealth of local knowledge. Showers very clean and well maintained, Got great tv reception with van aerial but no Wi-Fi was challenging!! Loved sites position in former quarry. Only fault was site obviously on flight path and bit noisy at times, Easy walk down into Buxton (35 mins) / bit longer coming back up hill. Terrible timing for visit to Buxton as entire town filled with noisy funfair - local residents hated it and even closed pubs early as a lot of trouble!! Loved nearby Bakewell and Chatsworth House and fabulous Farm Shop.

Sara1958

Caravanner

Reviewed on 09/07/2023 23:15

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Some slippage

This has always been a great site and we have been many times. It is central to the peak district with access to fantastic walking. One special thing we love about the site is that it is open and unregimented with plenty of grassed areas. Things are changing though! We noticed many hard standing pitches now have grass and weeds growing on them. The herb beds are full of weeds and not maintained. The chemical emptying shoots are not cleaned daily. From 10th July the waste bins are being removed. If your pitch is at the far end of the site that means a half mile round trip to take your recycling and rubbish to the main gate. This new policy is not in line with the clubs access statement for the site and not heedful of the disability discrimination act.

Graythwaite

Caravanner

Reviewed on 07/07/2023 23:37

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Pleasant visit, end of June 2023

Site is lovely, plenty of pitch space and we were able to pick our pitch as there were loads spare. Quick check in and staff are friendly and helpful. Small shop at reception for the 'essentials' but no beans :( Also, no WIFI on site due to the upgrades that are taking place. Late night arrivals can pitch up opposite reception for the night (EHU provided) so you can book in early doors. It rained while we were there and was very windy, but there was just enough calm weather for it to be enjoyable, Phone signal and 4G (EE and O2) is poor due to the quarry walls, so streaming TV was buffering quite a bit, but we had excellent digital TV signal due to the satellite dish on the roof. If you are in a motorhome and need to get into Buxton, you can get a taxi for £7 but they only take cash, so we had to phone for another firm who took card and that was £9.80 (£3.50 a mile) each way. You could walk it in about 1 hour but it is up hill and down dale so we didn't bother. Pizza and fish and chip vans on site, but again only taking cash (The chippy van has a card machine but it looked not to be working) Make sure you have cash on you when you come here!!! Facilities were nice and clean and there are plenty of them. Good toilets and showers, lots of waste, water and CDPs Great site, shame about the weather. if it had been sunny and hot, the local walks would have been brilliant. We will visit again in the future for a short break, if we are in the area on our travels. (We came to visit family who were staying in Buxton, but they had to cancel due to Covid, so we carried on regardless - Shame we could not get together!)

MikeDHalliday

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Reviewed on 06/07/2023 15:16

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Buxton 2023

First time visiting this site and we have enjoyed our stay. The pitches are a good size and the scenery is amazing. The site is clean and the wardens friendly and helpful. Only downside is the lack of Wi-Fi should you need it and people cutting though our pitch to get to their tents. Happened a couple of times which is a little disappointing . Buxton itself is close by if you have a car. We will visit again but will choose our pitch a little more carefully next time.

KWJW

Caravanner

Reviewed on 01/07/2023 18:33

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Buxton site

My wife and I stayed at the Buxton Club site for 6 days last week, and we have nothing but praise for its facilities, location and most of all, the extremely good staff. Jack and Felicity Lawrence

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Reviewed on 20/06/2023 19:05

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Quarry

We stayed for one night whilst touring the Peak District in mid- May. We chose a pitch next to the old Quarry walls which provided a different outlook and was full of bird life. The facilities were exceptionally clean. We had an evening stroll outside the site on to the moor which was full of friendly sheep! We drove into Buxton the following morning. A very pleasant town. Don't think it is within walking distance of the site, though. We would definitely stay here again.

RichardandNicki

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Reviewed on 12/06/2023 16:38

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Cleanest facilities we've seen

Hadn't stayed at this site since 2014. We were very impressed with the modern and very clean toilet block. Assumed they had been improved in the last year, so asked the wardens when it had been done. Was amazed to learn it was five years ago. They are the cleanest facilities we have seen on the club's network and a credit to the wardens, who by the way are very friendly and do a sterling job of maintaining the rest of the site as well. Great walks from the site, which is quiet and peaceful. We won't be waiting another nine years before we visit again.

Pete Scott

Reviewed on 06/06/2023 09:38

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