The Firs Club Campsite

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Friendly and superclean facilities

We recently spent a weekend at this site, what a lovely quiet site. The wardens were brilliant, friendly and kept the site in very good order. The toilet block is the cleanest I have seen on any club site. Wardens on some other sites should follow their lead. It is definitely a site we will be returning to.

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Lorraine and David

Caravanner from Lincolnshire

Reviewed on 04/04/2016 22:19

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Easter Break

Staff very friendly, helpful and accommodating. Site location good for Dales,Matlock, Belper. Tramway museum excellent. Good relaxing Easter weekend. Site extremely dog friendly. The site was very clean and tidy, especially the toilet block shower etc. Happy

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cragosa17

Caravanner from Northamptonshire

Reviewed on 29/03/2016 19:06

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Fantastic Easter break

Just back from a 4 night break at this lovely site. Friendly, helpful wardens, cleanliness, stunning views and a great location make this one of the nicest sites we've stayed at. There's lots to do in the area with so many interesting places within a short drive. Belper, Matlock, Cromford, Crich, Matlock Bath, wirksworth, Ashbourne, Tissington; the list goes on. It's also a great site for dogs, with many dog-friendly pubs in the area such as The Spanker in Nether Heage (great food too!), The Hurt Arms in Ambergate, and The Fishermans Rest (approx 1 mile down the hill towards the A6). Just a couple of points worth noting......make sure you follow the directions on the CC site, and note there is no visitors car park. When we stayed, there were a few pitches with a caravan and 2 cars squeezed on. Planning to visit The Firs again soon ??

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marknsandra

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Reviewed on 28/03/2016 18:11

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Great location

We have stayed over the bank holiday weekend at this immaculate peaceful site. The facilities are excellent, lots of serviced pitches to choose from. All the pitches are level. There's an information building on site with lots of ideas to explore. There are two local pubs 'The Spanker' which is a 10 minute walk downhill, and 'The Fisherman's Rest' which is a 20 minute walk downhill again. Please bear in mind you have to walk back up the steep incline. The roads are typical country roads with no footpath. We visited Crich Tramway Village as there was a 1940's weekend on which was really good. I'm unsure if there would be enough to see and do there if this wasn't on. There's lots of places to visit around Belper, Matlock, Alfreton, Ashbourne and the fresh country air will definitely blow the cobwebs off. We have really enjoyed our stay and the 2 wardens were so helpful, kind and obviously hard working. We will come back again.

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TINATBEAN

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Reviewed on 27/03/2016 19:34

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Great weekend

Just had a long weekend at The Firs. Been there before and enjoyed it then and still think it is one of the best sites. Only 2 drawbacks - 1/ the next door neighbour lit a bonfire while we were there and the smoke came all across the pitches 2/ there is no footpath to Belper from the site and the road is rather dangerous Apart from that it is an excellent site and the Wardens were great. Thanks for making our break a good one

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thewanderers

Caravanner from Lincolnshire

Reviewed on 26/03/2016 09:32

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Long weekend

The Firs is a very well laid out and spacious site, well situated for visiting Belper and surrounding areas. The wardens were very friendly and helpful, the information room is very useful and informative. We recently stayed at a caravan site for a weekend which had a flooded out portakabin for a toilet block and other toilets and showers quite some distance away, so it was brilliant to have proper and clean toilets and showers. The dog walk was well used by my two dogs but I think the other dog walk on the sloping hillside should be closed in autumn as it looked very slippery

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Hells bells

Reviewed on 05/11/2015 12:09

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Good for families

Long weekend break

The Firs is a very nice campsite with very welcoming wardens. The location is good for trips out but the approach roads to the campsite are very interesting. Please make sure you read directions from the website as the roads leading to the campsite are not favourable from some directions. Pitches are spacious, facilities onsite are well maintained and clean. Overall a very pleasant stay on a quiet and peaceful campsite.

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Kevin61

Caravanner from Northamptonshire

Reviewed on 04/11/2015 18:05

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A well laid out and immaculate site

We stayed on possibly the wettest week this Autumn but the site remained perfectly usable and the dogs could be walked without coming back muddy! Some of the grass pitches had been closed off but we chose a 'non serviced' standard pitch with was nice and level. There are loads of water and service points, we had one within yards of us, very convenient. Some of the electricity bollard lights were very dull but this is only a minor gripe really as most caravans have super bright awning lights these days! All in all an excellent stay, despite the weather. Belper is an easy drive away and has pretty much every facility you could need. We visited Chesterfield, a bit of a run down place, but interesting and some good shops there. We also went to Derby, the signs want you to use the 'Park and Ride' which is stuck in the middle of a busy retail park, but the city centre car parks were easily accessible and not silly expensive.

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Bill Parmenter

Caravanner from Essex

Reviewed on 04/11/2015 16:43

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Extremely Helpful

We really enjoyed our stay here, the campsite is in a great location set in beautiful countryside. It doesn't have a playground that larger sites have but we were busy so never noticed the lack of one. The location is great for Nottingham, Derby and Matlock. All the grass pitches were closed due to been the end of the season and the poor weather but our first stay on hardstanding was great. The wardens were excellent, we suffered a nightmare when our car broke down but we were helped at every stage by the wardens, both when the car was returned to site after the initial breakdown and when the large recovery vehicle came to take the car and van back home at the end of the holiday. They really made what could've been a very stressful experience into a mild inconvenience. We look forward to visiting again next year.

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mrt0mmy

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Reviewed on 04/11/2015 08:45

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Super site

Supremely well-maintained with very friendly and helpful wardens. Hard-standing pitches have very large and level gravelled areas. Some road noise from adjacent road, but this is generally quiet at night. May not suit everyone as there's no play area and the dog walking area is small. No immediate access to footpaths - you need to walk alongside the road for a while before you get to any. If you like cycling you need to be very fit, or take your machines elsewhere - surrounding roads are very hilly. That's all the caveats done - it's a marvellous site and strongly recommended if you want to tour this part of Derbyshire. We spent 2 weeks here first half of October and would've happily spent another 2. Tips: walking leaflets from reception (50p in support of air ambulance); 'The Loaf' in Crich for artisan bread; 'Fresh Basil' in Belper for coffee and cake.

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MartinMynott

Caravanner from Cumberland

Reviewed on 02/11/2015 19:34

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