Clumber Park Club Campsite

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One of our favourites !

This site is now on our "one of our favourites" , location is great especially if you have a dog , which we do . Facilities new and modern , site kept very well and looks appealing , plus pitches are good. As others have mentioned wifi is awful and as tv signal is bad too , as the nights draw in , better take a physical book to read at nights ! Made us laugh as warden said as we checked in "you have free or premium wifi , but they are both rubbish " and then proceeded to say " I wouldn't pick a pitch near the playground either if I was you" Noise from there didn't really bother us , only the fact that sometimes the kids went on rampage through the pitches and site whilst playing chase or something which sent our dog mad ! At night the site was so peaceful , and the nearby Clumber Park is fantastic we could walk around there for ages , the little community run pub in Hardwick is great too

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bisto36

Motorhomer from Cambridgeshire

Reviewed on 11/09/2023 20:59

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A favourite of ours

We've been coming to this site for a few years now. It's an hours drive for us, and the only site we know of that has a secure secure bike lock up. It's peaceful (in some areas of the site) and in the middle of the forest. We like the additions since we visited last year, which is a seating area near reception, so that members can eat outside if they've purchased a meal from one of the visiting food vans. Clumber Park itself is beautiful and it all helps to create a relaxing weekend so we'll definitely return again soon. What I cannot give a positive comment on is the wifi - like many others. It is frankly diabolical. Before the "upgrade", if we purchased club wifi it was ok - not fantastic, but we could browse, be contactable and make wifi phone calls. The "premium" service doesn't even do that - and certainly nothing like what the club says it should do. It's slow, drops out and at £5.00 per day it's a rip off. After my 24 hour period had ended I decided to use the free wifi, which you can use for an hour at a time, and it was much better actually. You still can't make phone calls easily, but it's better than the so called "premium" service and you can get onto sites such as social media. I have already emailed CMHC for a refund and my advice is to stick with the free wifi.

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mazarnold

Reviewed on 10/09/2023 18:31

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lovely site, lovely site managers, but let down by two factors

We've been visiting Clumber Park annually (except for 2020) since around 2010. Sometimes more than once - this was my second visit this year. I was there to race the 70 miles triathlon at Thoresby Park. I've left many reviews over the the years and won't repeat comments on the attractions of Clumber Park. In brief it's a lovely peaceful site. The present site managers are lovely and the whole, large, site is a credit to them. From my first welcome on this visit to when I called to say goodbye. But there are two aspects which make me reluctant to visit. The first is the lack of mobile signal or reliable wifi. As others have commented. My wife has limited mobility and wasn't with me for this visit (nor my visit in May where I camped here after competing in a similar triathlon in Nottingham). It is very important I can keep in touch. I can't blame the club for the lack of mobile signal. But from someone who has been a member for almost 40 years, the lack of usable wifi is inexcusable. I feel sorry for the site managers who was well aware of the position of course. (On arrival I was advised not to waste my money on the premium wifi.) The other issue for me is I couldn't visit with my wife because she would not be able to open the very heavy toilet block doors. The site managers have assured me this is being dealt with so I hope it may not continue to be an issue and we can both visit again. The new facilities are fantastic. I wish all sites were the same, excluding the heavy doors.

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Motorhomer from Cleveland

Reviewed on 08/09/2023 21:59

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First stay at Clumber Park

We enjoyed our first stay at this lovely site. Staff were very welcoming, friendly and approachable and the site was well looked after. It was very peaceful. There is a fantastic new childrens' playground which was very busy but we were able to choose a pitch away from it and the noise of children playing. It was great to see it being used by so many children having a lovely time in the school holidays. It is quite a distance to walk to the main centre of Clumber Park but this was fine for us. There is lots of wonderful forest and countryside to explore with a lake and many walks and cycle routes. We did the red cycle route and the paths were good and well signposted. We used the secure bike storage area on site which gave peace of mind. We visited the dog friendly cafe by the cricket pitch a couple of times and we found that this was always quieter than the cafe in the main building with no queues. The refurbished facilities were excellent - very clean and well laid out. It is a great idea keep half the toilet block open during cleaning times so access is maintained at all times. Our main problem was the Wi-fi. We don't usually need access to the internet or mobile phone coverage whilst away but this weekend we did for family reasons. You need to walk down the road outside the site to get a mobile signal. As for the Wi-fi we tried the free hour provided by the club but it kept dropping in and out and when my husband tried to pay for the premium version he was not able to do it. The National Trust has free Wi-fi in its cafes and around the main buildings so we used that.

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BettyS

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Reviewed on 27/08/2023 12:04

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Lovely modern and chance to escape mobiles/wifi

Lovely recently updated site with great modern facilities and the perfect place to go if you enjoy some lovely peaceful walks & a chance to escape from mobile phones and Wi-Fi. My only moan would be the number of children allowed to race around the roads on bikes totally out of control

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ColinMorrison

Caravanner from Leicestershire

Reviewed on 21/08/2023 20:34

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Great location terrible internet

We have been here a few times and since they changed internet providers to BT about 4 months ago the internet is nonexistent it keeps dropping in and out and very rare you will get anything. It’s bad for saying that no phone signal on any network is available and you need to rely on communication especially the internet. Not sure why it’s taking as long to get it right. Apart from that the site is great for dog walks and visiting Clumber. A must is the Park Inn pub run by volunteers and about 1.2 mile walk from the site. Will go back but only when I know the internet is working as needed for communication.

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ChrisSummers46

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Reviewed on 13/08/2023 14:33

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lovely site, trees everywhere, lots of forested walks and bike rides.

This is a lovely site, lots of trees and nature to enjoy. Nice walks or bike rides were plentiful.Good facilities at Clumber Park itself though quite a walk from the site, we cycled the second time. Other things to do requires transport to get to.The site has no mobile phone coverage, there is a pay phone on site but it wasn't working properly when we were there. Staff were great, site facilities excellent. Has lock up storage for bikes which is a sensible response to theft problem. Will come again for peaceful break.

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Reviewed on 12/08/2023 12:08

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Disappointing internet

We were on pitch 74 (24 to 27 July) and were very disappointed in the quality of the free internet connection. It was constantly dropping out and was limited to a1 hour connection.

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ThomasRoy

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Reviewed on 30/07/2023 20:10

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Wonderful site peaceful and tranquility

Clumber park site is on a par with the best of the best regarding facilities, pitch options and location. The staff are friendly and so so helpful and of course just through the coded gates and you are in the splendour of Clumber Park forest with its endless paths. There is a lovely visitors centre roughly 2 miles walk plus the fabulous lake that you can walk around. We are quite regular visitors of this wonderful haven. Thank you to the staff and not forgetting the fish n chip van on Friday evening plus Pizza van on Saturday evenings

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Reviewed on 20/07/2023 04:22

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Good and bad points

We were really looking forward to staying here and on arrival it looked beautiful. The first thing we were told was the area was rife for bike theft and our bikes would not be safe chained to our Motorhome. We were told there was a bike lockup with member only access but as our bikes are such high value we ended up sleeping with them locked at the bottom of our bed. Whilst no phone signal or WiFi may seem bliss for some for us we found it shocking. Purely because we both have elderly parents and internet businesses. Perhaps we should have read reviews on this before booking. We did manage a 45 mile bike ride which was pretty flat but not very picturesque tbh. The serviced pitch we had was great, really big, the area was not busy and crowded. I was so glad we didn’t get a serviced pitch near the children’s play area though as it seemed busy and noisy over that side. I suppose it depends what you are after. Facilities were lovely but we won’t be returning !

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Blogsy

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Reviewed on 09/07/2023 10:14

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