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White House Farm Campsite, Wardlow

90%

· Wardlow, England

4 acres hosted by Jackie B.

60 motorhome/tent pitches

What a little Derbyshire gem: back to basics Whitehouse Farm Campsite is a simple site in a most scenic setting five minutes’ drive from the pretty village of Tideswell. The site’s central location in the Peak District National Park means it’s a top spot for those who want to ramble or ride bikes – several circular trails leave from Tideswell and the traffic-free Monsal Trail is a five-minute drive away. And there’s plenty more activity if you require it too, as activity centres nearby can sort you out days of horse riding, abseiling, climbing and caving. All this activity isn’t mandatory, of course – this is an equally fine location for days pottering off to local pubs, pigging out on pudding in Bakewell or taking a leisurely stroll around the Chatsworth Estate, 20 minutes away. And if even that’s too much, you’d be welcome to spend some time loafing about on site: there’s heaps of space here, and as facilities have been kept quite minimal (just showers and toilets) there should be a good serving of peace and quiet to go with it all. Guests are welcome to light up a barbecue or campfire for cookouts and keeping warm; Tideswell’s the place for supermarket supplies, and it’s also handily got a fish and chip shop and a couple of pubs for days when your firelighting skills aren't up to much.The views are also nothing short of lush: the site is surrounded by wide open fields, and walks can be had without needing to get in the car towards the nearest settlement of Wardlow and up to Hay Cop (20 minutes on foot) for a look over the local landscape. If you’d rather dig into dessert than dawdle, the tarts and puddings of countrywide renown are at Bakewell, the only market town in the Peak District and a 15-minute drive from the site. Not too stuffed to think about stocking up on supplies after sampling the wares? Food stores are here too and other urban areas worth a wander for chocolate-box houses and cutesy craft shops include Tideswell, Castleton, Bamford and Chatsworth, all within 20 minutes. Plenty other activities can be had in these towns too: Tideswell’s got the impressive St John the Baptist Church to have a gander at; Castleton’s known for its caverns where the famed Blue John stone is mined, and Bamford has three different dams to trek around. Chatsworth, meanwhile, is home to swanky stately mansion Chatsworth House – yep, that one mentioned in Pride and Prejudice and regularly voted Britain's top country house.

Activities

Biking

Fishing

Hiking

Horseback riding

Natural features

Field

Farm

90%

77 Ratings · 45 reviews

Ben K.recommends

August 26, 2024

Non electric grass pitch tent

Lovely place would recommend, toilets were good and a decent amount of them for the size of the camp and the showers were good

M E.recommends

August 12, 2024

Non electric grass pitch tent

Amazing site with lots of views

Great little campsite. It had a portable shower block and toilets, but these were clean and stocked. I'm sure it gets busier, but it felt there was enough toilets to the number of campers. The campsite is a 15 minute drive from Bakewell with all the sugary pudding delights and coffee shops you can ask for.

Lisa J.doesn't recommend

July 25, 2024

Non electric grass pitch tent

Overcrowded and poor facilities

Poor facilities - 3 toilets per gender for masses of people. They smelt, unpleasant and old fashioned. Showers were like portaloo’s, horrible fine wide spray and all your clothes get soaked. Overcrowded, not particularly scenic even without cars and tents everywhere . Large groups of rowdy people, nowhere for kids to play away from tents or explore. Avoid!

Katy H.recommends

July 23, 2024

Non electric grass pitch tent

Lovely site, ideally situated

We really enjoyed our time on Jackie’s land. Communication with the host was excellent and they provided us with a fire pit to purchase as soon as we asked. Amenities were ideal and location is fantastic for exploring the peaks.

Hannah M.recommends

July 7, 2024

Non electric grass pitch tent

Amazing set up. Will definitely be visiting again. Thank you

Alex K.doesn't recommend

July 6, 2024

Non electric grass pitch tent

Overbooked, uncontrolled.

well, place is lovely, but it might be much better! It is overcrowded a lot, uncontrolled amount of visitors and everyone is pitching on other's head. While you go for a walk - someone can put their camp tent just into your entrance and be poker face. On top of that - start playing rounders and throwing ball into your tent. super cheeky families. No one from owners is near pitches, lady over phone just saying "it is camping experience" and "I'll check tomorrow". Guess what? Nobody come tomorrow. She even didn't ask how to find me/others, what is the tent and etc, not interested at all. Toilets and shower are clean but cleaned by group of teenagers and who can't say where is the manager of the camp site. Cold water in shower until you call and argue about that. wonderful. I would definitely not recommend it especially for weekend, as it is overbooked for sure and owners do not give any sense to it, just making money. which is okay, but please just organise it, reduce amount of people. Also strangers are all the time around camp site advertising restaurants in local areas. Check-in process is just made me laugh - it says at "evening" but a guy coming at random time giving some numbers to random tents skipping some of those and just don't pay any attention. So overall - super bad managed and organized. I think this camp should be managed by teenagers who clean toilets, they will do it from their heart at least.

Location

Wardlow, England, United KingdomTo respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking