Nice site with a picturesque location
Chatsworth site was the last site we visited on a two week tour of Wales and Somerset and we used the two nights we stayed here to break up our drive back to Northumberland.
The site is accessed by a single track road and is strictly not accessible prior to 1pm due to the fact that although there are passing points, having Caravan's or Motorhomes passing on this road would be very challenging.
We were greeted by a member of staff who showed us the site map and also advised on the pitches that were still available (this is a busy site).
The site itself is quite tight and some of the pitches are a little awkward to access, however we had no issue with the hard standing pitch that we had booked which had plenty of space for Caravan, Awning and Car.
We have two dogs and were asked to keep these on short leads and to ensure if they were tethered that they also remained on short leads due to the fact there were ducklings on site. The site has a sizeable duck population.
This never bothered us, it was nice to see them waddling around the site (we did not feed them as not to encourage them to come begging).
The toilet and shower facilities are situated in one block and I had no issues with them, as I expect from a club site they were clean and tidy (and it was a relief to use the showers after spending 4 days on a none CAMC site with awful facilities).
There is a secure dog walk on site which is handy for your 4 legged friends and access through a locked gate (you get a key on arrival) to the Chatsworth Estate.
If you like walking there is a great walk from the site, through Chatsworth, Edensor village and into Bakewell, although it will take approx 4 hours to complete and the circular route is up hill for most of the way there and back.
Nearby the site (towards the main access road), you will find a few pubs and restaurants (Devonshire arms, The Wheatsheaf, The Cavendish Hotel & II Lupo Italian Restaurant).
We had an evening meal at II Lupo, food was great so definitely worth a visit.
The only complaint I did have was that on our last evening there were young children racing around the site on electric scooters at 11pm, I'm no killjoy but there is a time and place.
This was also the time we drove back on site from the restaurant, it was dark, the site has tight roads and blind bends, coupled with the scooters having no lights and being driven very quickly, had I not been extremely careful and vigilant on navigating the site, there could have been an accident.
Perhaps this is the parents responsibility to monitor, and the staff to ensure parents are made aware of this.
Overall we enjoyed our stay here and will be returning again in the future.
