Buxton Club Campsite
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This was our second visit to Grin Low. We stayed here last year. Overall it is a great site and in a good location for the fabulous walks and sites of the Peak District. I have only given 3 stars for peace and quiet as the noise from the Jackdaws on the quarry face was a bit annoying especially at 4 in the morning. Perhaps a 12 bore could sort them out. We had pitch 52 which is easy to get on and exit the site, it is also a short walk to the only toilet block. The site is located in an old quarry that has been set out very well with plenty of room between pitches however some are a bit tight to get onto if you haven't got a motor mover. You will need levelling blocks and strong pegs for the awning. The ground is very hard in places and difficult to get a peg in. Buxton is a fair walk from the site mostly down hill which is fine but don't forget you will have to come back up hill.
Toilets are fine and clean. Wardens sell a nice range of food items and a Fish and chip van visits on a Saturday. We will certainly be back to this site but will find a pitch away from the Quarry edge.
Good Base For Walking
Short stay over Spring Bank holiday. Friendly, efficient welcome from wardens. Pitches good size and well laid out. Excellent base for local walks particularly through the woods to Buxton town centre. Will visit again for another short stay.
Lovely Site
Arrived to a very warm welcome from the new wardens who were extremely helpful throughout our stay. Pitches large and level. site is situated in an old quarry and is very well laid out. The park outside the gate is a great dog walk.The only downside for us was the long walk on the main road/footpath to Buxton, we were unable to use the short cut through the park due to having to use wheelchair. Having said that, we enjoyed the walk downhill to the town, beware, it is a constant hill all the way, we had a taxi back otherwise I would still be pushing. It was 4+ miles there. Was a bit disappointed with the fish and chips, bit too greasy for us. Would use Buxton again but would hire a car next time as transport is a must.
Buxton easter
We visited at Easter this year and the kids were soon into the Easter colouring competition. The wardens were new and very helpful and pleasant. Good walking from the site and a short drive into Buxton which is a lovely town. Toilets and facilities were clean and site kept pristine . Will visit again and enjoyed our stay here.
Great Location for the Peak District
Most pitches on the site are very sunny but it can be very windy despite being in an old quarry. You approach the site through the country park which is just lovely and a 15 minute walk through the country park brings you to the Broadwalk which takes you into Buxton. Take the path up towards Solomon's temple and then follow the signs to Poole Cavern. This takes you down through the woods. Take Temple Road opposite the car park to the cavern and follow it down to the bottom. The Broadwalk is on the other side of the road. It's up hill most of the way back! The Temple is well worth a visit as you can go inside and climb to the top to see stunning views.
Buxton has a great park - well kept and full of things to see and do. There are great play parks for the kids - all ages and on the weekends there is something going on usually outside of the Pavilion. There are plenty of ducks to feed and squirrels and a lovely river running through. There are a good variety of shops including M&S, Waitrose etc and a market a couple of times a week. The main High Street has all the usual places - Boots, Costa Coffee and is pedestrianised. There is a Morrisons on the outskirts of town and a small co-op and Sainsburys.
The reservoirs are well worth a visit - they are beautiful and take you through stunning countryside.
The Monsal Trail is AMAZING ! A fairly easy bike ride that takes you through long tunnels and through stunning countryside. We rode all the way along to Bakewell where we spent an interesting few hours. The church is worth a visit, they have some very old stone carvings and a lot of local history. There are plenty of places on route to stop and eat/picnic and enjoy the views. It's about 9.5 miles each way if you do the whole thing. Parking is well signposted but finding a leaflet nearly impossible. Best to print something off before you go. Here is a link
http://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/visiting/trails/monsaltrail
The Tissington Trail is also very good, but very different, open countryside rather than tunnels. We rode from Parsley Hay to Tissington. Tissington is a super little place, with an interesting church (look for the gravestone of the man that died on the Titanic), a lovely coffee shop, duck pond and Edward & Vintage sweet shop. There are also 6 wells - and Tissington is the home of well dressing apparently!
No 6 The Square in Buxton has the most huge pieces of cake and wonderful coffee and well worth a visit - a real old fashioned tea house.
The wardens at the time of our visit were super helpful and friendly and really made us feel welcome. There is only one toilet block so bear in mind it's a fair jaunt to the toilet block if you are down the far end of the site. There is a lovely play park for the children but no dog walk although the country park is only a skip from the gate. Fish and chip van comes Saturday night - they were ok but a very long wait for them to cook!
A great base for the Peak District.
overall a good site
Lovely friendly site with large pitches. Only three water, bins and waste areas which can be a distance from your pitch if you are not physically able to push/drag water barrels etc this could be a problem. No TV reception for us and children were running between the areas and having a dog with us he wanted to bark at them. We would return but go midweek when the children are at school if you are looking for a peaceful relax.
Buxton
A lovely well maintained site, brilliant use of a quarry.
Mobile fish and chip van was excellent, beautiful fish and chips.
My only point of note members must adhere to the 5 MPH sped limit, some think it is their private race track! Highly recommended overall.
Great Site
Just returned from a most enjoyable weekend at Buxton. The pitches are well spaced out and kept very tidy. Facilities block is very good, although the boiler was broken so toilets and shower room was not as warm as normal, I liked this as it is normally too hot for me.
The walk into Buxton is excellent our dog enjoyed his walks. We found a lovely restaurant in town, Barbarellas which was very dog friendly with great menu, highly recommended. Hopefully will be back before the end of the year
Maybe Our Favourite
We've not been caravanning long but this is our most popular destination. Very quiet site, friendly wardens and always really nice and clean. Nothing is too much trouble if you need a helping hand which we did in the early days still learning about the van. Lovely walks from the site and easy to nip into town to stock up. Definitely recommended and certainly somewhere we will go back. Even glad the phones don't work too well to ensure the peace and quiet
Nice site but tired
Stayed for four nights the site is pleasant enough and the wardens lovely people,but the shower block is looking very tired and in serious need of a refurbishment The wardens keep it very clean but it was a disappointment Mobile phones don't work on site and the wifi wasn't very good either All in all don't think we would return to this site