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Please can you help!

We are planing to take my new tent away for the first time, we have never been camping before, can anyone help, we are looking for samewere around derbyshire, which is great for the first time, also i have a little boy, which we need to keep entertained,

thanks for your help

Claire

The Peak District is great for getting away from it all and not a great distance from where you are. We know cos we are from Burton as well!

We spend time at Fenny Bentley, just outside Ashbourne at a site called Highfields Farm. Our girls love it there. There is a park, an indoor swimming pool a little shop and the site is situated alongside the Tissington Trail which is great for walks and bike riding.

Its not to far to have a ride out to have a look around to see if you fancy it either. Just follow the A515 to Buxton and look out for the camping sign on the Buxton side of Fenny Bentley. If you go past the Blue Bell pub then you have gone past it. By the way, The Blue Bell, fantastic food!

Hope that helps

Hi claire, we are very close to you and would recommend beehive farm at rosliston for a first outing. Nice big area to pitch in, Animal farm onsite to visit, and a nice big field to play in. Plus it's only local if you have any problems..or if you wanted to go a little further try peak gateway at ashbourne, they have indoor and outdoor play areas good facilities and still not too far

Click here for beehive farm details

Click here for peak gateway details

hope tthis helps

Claire,

have you tried the campsite search on here? I have used it a lot especially the reviews and it is really helpful in narrowing down sites that have the facilities that you feel you need, wherever you go in Derbyshire it will be great - not that I am biaised or anything

Jane

peanut try the hope valley and any sites in the village of edale as you are  really close to some good attractions we were at a place called upper booth over whit it is really close to speedwell mines which will be an amazing adventure for a small boy as it is an underground boat trip in a disused lead mineupper booth's web site has a link in the things to see/local attractions link.happy  trails

 Have a look on the camp site search there are loads of good and varied sites in Derbyshire, thats the beauty of it , you can find farm sites with basic facilities or sites with swimming pools and pubs, you can't go far wrong there.