Stayed for a week when we had the gale force winds. The site is relatively sheltered by trees, but some outfits still had problems with their awnings. We don't use the awning in mid winter, but I know people with dogs like to use them. You take a chance I suppose. It seemed to be the ones with air awnings that had the most problems. The site is well laid out but the entrance outside reception is very narrow. We arrived at 2 mins past 1pm and there was already a long queue outside reception, so they must have ignored the 1pm rule. Going out one day we came across an outfit parked around the mini roundabout at the entry just off the main road, it was 1245pm. They were blocking the road for anyone without a van to get past. There are clear signs not to park there, so why do people ignore them. The rules are there for the benefit of everyone. We arrived on a Tuesday and the site was very quiet, on the Friday the site became almost full, so many people are getting away for weekends. The staff are most friendly and the toilets and showers are lovely and clean. With lots of trees around the site, leaves on the ground are inevitable, but the wardens worked had to tidy up. This was our first trip to Chatsworth, but will come again.