Castleton Club Campsite

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Autumn Delight

Yes the site needs a refit in the loo block as others have said but it's fine and usable for now. The location is ideal for hiking. I did a 7 mile circular route up Loose Hill and over to Mam Tor from the site. The village is a ten minute wander away and has many interesting nooks and crannies as well as the show caves. The site gang of ducks like the food from reception BTW!! Note for wardens, in cold weather please close the windows in the shower block when the heating is on full tilt as it's a waste!! Otherwise a great year round site and one I will miss when it closes to be refitted

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TonyBack

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Reviewed on 07/11/2016 15:16

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Wonderful Walking

2 years since our last visit to Castleton we have returned and thoroughly enjoyed our week. ( 15th -22nd October). The wardens were very good and low profile but working hard in the background. The key to a Peak District holiday is to enjoy the walking and there's so much on the doorstep. Winnats Pass is a good starter and then you can graduate onto Mam Tor- starting at Castleton rather than cheating & driving to the car park near the summit. Once you've done these we can thoroughly recommend Tilly's tearoom (next to the Nags Head pub) for good homemade food at very reasonable prices in really nice surroundings- and they don't bat an eyelid at wet, bedraggled walkers with muddy boots coming into their tastefully decorated premises. The only downside of the site is the main road into Castleton which can be heard from any point on the site, the entrance to which unfortunately is on the exit from Castleton just as the road straightens out so seems to be a point where people put their foot down, creating a bit more traffic noise than some would like. That said, we will definitely be returning, if only for Mam Tor & Tilly's Steak, Ale & Mushroom pie which is to die for!

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The Wanderer

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 02/11/2016 18:55

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Back Again, Love it here

Great site and location, good for us who cycle as well as walkers. Nice having a drying room too for wet kit. Was busy last week (Half Term) and like all sites when busy leads to less choice of pitch, however this didn't affect us but during the week it did cause several caravanners to speed around the site one must have done 20+mph sadly. I just wish everyone on all sites would slow down.... Wifi was very flaky, I get an annual pass for my Tablet for email & internet search in the evenings and the wifi was rubbish here, very poor. Our mobiles have 4G which was so quick it was surreal and we used them for internet instead. Facilities were the usual top Caravan Club standard and the site staff were very good . Will be back of course but I'd like to think the "super pitches" which are in the new plans are in the little "Annex" section by the Reception and all together...... ;-)

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mikexgough

Motorhomer from Cambridgeshire

Reviewed on 31/10/2016 13:07

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Summer 2016.

Our first year with our campervan, our first trip to Derbyshire, and our first stay at Castleton site. We had a lovely stay here, the facilities are clean and tidy. Pitch sizes are generous, and the site is located within walking distance of the village and local attractions. Wifi was a little problematic, so we took to downloading TV programmes whilst out and about to watch in the evening, either that or pull out the board games for evening entertainment! Lovely friendly Staff and a real pleasure to stay here.

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Friedspiders

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Reviewed on 30/10/2016 18:43

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Cracking!

Castleton as a village is great, with a good amount of nice pubs, tea rooms and shops to get your bits & pieces. Being able to walk into the village easily from the site makes for a main attraction. We ate in various pubs, all served good grub and a nice selection of ales. Good walks are available from the site both locally and further a field, local attractions around Castleton are also available, we visited the caverns & castle. The only slight let down was the toilet block which is in need of a refurb which we believe is happening in the New Year.

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Reviewed on 29/10/2016 19:59

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My kind of site

We absolutely loved this site and were blissfully unaware of the TV / WiFi problems mentioned by others as both are a low priority with us on holiday. This is a wonderful site for walking - armed with a map it is easy to get away from the busy routes and all the paths are well marked and clear on the ground. Although the dog walk is tiny there is a good route adjacent to the Youth Hostel which gives a variety of options and is very close. Castleton has a couple of stores where supplies can be bought and Hope has a few more with a farm shop. Castleton itself is a delightful, well kept village. We will certainly be back at some point as many more walks to do.

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Reviewed on 24/10/2016 20:19

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so so

the shower block dated the dog walk is not a dog walk 10 m circle wi fi and tv on and off all the time

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dwalters

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Reviewed on 19/10/2016 18:43

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Great site....but

This site is one of our favourites. Great location, walking distance into town etc. I know that refurbishments are planned so I won't comment on the shower block facilities as others have done. But please, within the plans, ensure that both the TV and Wifi reception are both brought up to standard. Plenty of other sites now have a TV booster on the mains column - over the past 3 days we had limited coverage at best and no service at all for several hours. The Wifi was equally poor. Paying £2.50 per day should ensure you have a better coverage than using 3G/4G but this was often not the case. I'm not talking about speed, simply reliability as the signal dropped several times per day. Apart from these whinges, this is still a good site and I hope that the refurb brings all facilities back to a great standard.

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Bigmurps

Reviewed on 14/10/2016 13:10

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Peaceful site looks

With roadworks at the entrance it could do with 3 way traffic lights, simply because its a very busy road. It doesn't help when the arrival time and departure time is the same 12 'o'clock. There needs to be a stricter rule of departure time being no later than 11 am as the entrance is not wide enough to pass another unit . Lovely peaceful site with squirrels and ducks wandering round. Toilets and showers are clean if the showers,are a little dated, bit low on pressure in the shower. And grouting could do with scrubbing as there was black mould in between.the tiles in some areas.

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skmercedes

from South Yorkshire

Reviewed on 10/10/2016 12:03

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A room with a view

.We stayed on this site for 3 nights in a motorhome. The site is well situated with panoramic views. The facilities are very good and up to the standard we have come to expect from club sites. It is a relatively easy walk into Castleton, which offers a good range of pubs, restaurants and tea rooms. We particularly recommend Tilly's, where we had a couple of good-value meals, whereas food at a couple of the local pubs was average., perhaps trading more on reputation than quality. There is a bus stop close to the camp gates with services going as far afield as Bakewell and Sheffield. This site is an excellent base for exploring the north of the Peaks.

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jadsett

Motorhomer from Essex

Reviewed on 08/10/2016 23:17

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