Chatsworth House Club site. Always full ????

This story happened on: 24/01/2012

Last November we were invited to Derbyshire with some friends.  Our friends suggested staying at Chatsworth House Caravan Club Site.

“We won’t get on there, they are always full,” I thought, having been told this so many times.

We telephoned the site and to my surprise and delight we were able to get in without any problem.

On arrival at the site we found it busy but by no means full. My message is, don’t listen to hearsay give the wardens a ring.

Whilst on the site, we were made most welcome by the friendly wardens.

The site is very quiet at night with just the odd owl hoot. By day we were amazed to see such a wide variety of wild birds.

 The site has the use of a gate that takes you directly into the main estate. Just a few minutes’ walk gets you to the house.

 We were there for “Chatsworth at Christmas” each room was decked with the most wonderful decorations depicting various Christmas Carols. It was well worth the entry price.

 Whilst on the subject of the entry price, In order to get appropriate discount on the House we made the mistake of booking our visit to the house online before we left home , however we later discovered that by showing our Club receipt at the pay station we could have obtained an even bigger discount. So it is worth remembering to check first 

So all in all a wonderful site to visit and don’t forget they are not always full!!

waffreds commented on 07/02/2012 20:18

Commented on 07/02/2012 20:18

I agree we've managed to get on chats worth site a few times and thoroughly enjoy it. And like u we've been there twice during the Xmas festivities. Highly recommended. We always have problems getting on rowntree in York. 

GordM1 commented on 10/02/2012 17:42

Commented on 10/02/2012 17:42

We were there the beginning of November and found the site lovely, paid a visit to the house also and thought the xmas decorations really nice, the goods etc for sale at the xmas market in our opinion though were on the expensive side, we would definately visit the site again.

cassie commented on 12/02/2012 23:20

Commented on 12/02/2012 23:20

we love chatsworth and try to go as many times in a year as possible we try not to do weekends if we can get the time of work it is a bit quieter not so many kids about we have nothing against them but ours have grown up and we just like a kid free time now

JustUs commented on 14/02/2012 19:42

Commented on 14/02/2012 19:42

We are fairly new to caravanning and the club. We have our usual sites within weekend staying distance. We also try new ones every year, for our longer trips. This year we planned on Chatsworth for a Bank Holiday weekend and booked without a problem. Really looking forward to it. 

MissDaisysdriver commented on 16/02/2012 10:44

Commented on 16/02/2012 10:44

New to M/homing and joined in November. Tried to book a weekend at Chatsworth on line and could only get the Sunday night so stayed elsewhere Saturday. Arrived Sunday and the site was by no means full. It is a lovelly site and early morning walk into the grounds with the deer was great. No problem booking for a two day mid week break 14th December we celebrated our 38 wedding anniversary with a meal at the Devonshire Arms. Will definitely go back..As we are both retired mid week breaks suit us best.

commented on 16/02/2012 19:11

Commented on 16/02/2012 19:11

nice to hear such lovely stories  as me and my wife are stopping at chatsworth in may cant wait thanks for the reviews mr and mrs nelson

TheRocker commented on 17/02/2012 08:56

Commented on 17/02/2012 08:56

I tried to book Chatsworth site at 11am the day online booking opened and every weekend in May/June was already fully booked. I'd be interested to find out what percentage of these booking are taking advantage of the "no deposit" arrangements and eventually cancel. We're going to a CL instead.

Jon C commented on 17/02/2012 09:13

Commented on 17/02/2012 09:13

I tried to book Chatsworth site at 11am the day online booking opened and every weekend in May/June was already fully booked. I'd be interested to find out what percentage of these booking are taking advantage of the "no deposit" arrangements and eventually cancel. We're going to a CL instead.

Write your comments here...I tried booking Chatsworth at 9am on the morning online booking opened for mid May and could only get 4 days mid week. All weekends being booked up. I was told by wardens at Chester Fairoaks that this was due to postal bookings being processed before online bookings. It is obvious the club needs many more fabulous sites like Chatsworth! 

sammydonkin commented on 18/02/2012 16:38

Commented on 18/02/2012 16:38

Postal bookings before online bookings?  Doesn't that beat all! Tried for years to visit Rowntree. NO JOY. Even stayed up a couple of years ago to catch the deadline. I tried this year to book Edinburgh at just after 9.00am on the day bookings opened. What a waste of time, and even when I enquired as to why, I got a wet blanket excuse trying to say I was too late. I think this is all very wrong and we should have a level playing field, with no back doors,

Skye2010 commented on 24/02/2012 08:32

Commented on 24/02/2012 08:32

I would agree totally with your post, we were there last year on the Royal Wedding weekend, yes it was busy but we had no problem booking a pitch via the web-site.  It was a glorious weekend and being able to use the gate and gain access to the estate is a real boon, especially when you have two dogs who love to run about!

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