Chatsworth Site closing 2026?

I also saw that on a Facebook Group today as well and I am pretty sure the rumour has appeared prior to today as well. I think we have to accept that any Club site held on a lease is not secure unless the Club can negotiate a renewal which from recent experience seems increasingly difficult. Whether the Club would want to comment so far ahead of a potential change of status I don't know, we would perhaps have to ask Rowena to check for us.. Chatsworth apparently have a planning application to build a new car park and entrance near something called the "Golden Gates" which is near a roundabout so quite what they would use the campsite for if they took it back under their control is anyone' guess. Perhaps they want to follow what happened at Blenheim and fill it with Holiday Villa's. Hasn't the Chatsworth/Devonshire Estate come under new "management" in recent years so they may have very different ideas of what that Walled Garden could be used for in order to boost estate coffers? 

David

The Golden Gates are off the big roundabout just prior to driving into Baslow, coming in from Sheffield and M1. They were (are?) used to get traffic in on the big events like the Horse Trials and Game Fair. It’s packed to the gunnels is parking at these events. It used to be you were charged a fee per car, regardless of number of occupants, but many years ago, this changed to fee per person. Devonshire Estates know a thing or two about maximising income on their assets, so the economics will have been fine tooth combed. Shame for Members and the Club, it’s been a favourite of many for a long time. Devonshire Estates own Bolton Abbey as well. The village is a real bottleneck on event days, far worse than half a dozen outfits queuing to get in. It’s bad at the other end of the Estate as well. Won’t be locals complaining though, Devonshire’s own everything around there.

Hi All,

The Club’s current lease for Chatsworth Club campsite is due for renewal in a few years time. As is usual practice in such circumstances, the Club is in ongoing discussions with the Estate in regard to future opportunities and will keep members informed accordingly once an outcome has been identified. In the meantime, Chatsworth Park Club Campsite will be continuing operations as normal, with no risk to existing or available future bookings, and the site team look forward to welcoming members and campsite visitors.

Hope this is wrong as it is one of our favourite sites, but I have noticed the prices have increased dramatically, wonder if this is the start of recouping money spent on site resources prior to the site closure 

sincerely hope not