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Woodland Caravan Park
Windmill Lane
Snelston
Ashbourne
Derbyshire (Browse area)
DE6 2GT
Tel: 01335 300 598
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Pitches: 50
Open: 15/03/2024 to 03/11/2024
14/03/2025 to 26/10/2025
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 No Tents |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Adults Only |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <5 miles |
 Bar <5 miles |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <10 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <10 miles |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: KarennJames |
4 reviews from this member |
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 What a marvellous site!
We chose this site due to it being far enough for our maiden voyage.
Beware if you approach from the A50 along the A515, The sat nav tries to take you a right turn to Yeavely this is wrong, carry on along the A515 towards Ashbourne, you will see Windmill Lane, on the left, on a sharp bend. Charles realised we were late and being physcic to the situation knew where we would be and came and lead us in.
As detailed in message forum, Charles the Site owner, must have a NVQ 16 in customer services, he was an absolute angel sorting my 'first time out hitches'.
The site is a gated site to which all visitors are issued 2 keys. One is for the gate so you can lock when you go out for the day and unlock yourself when you return. The second key is for the truly spotless showers and toilets complete with hairdryer. Showers have external changing rooms as an annex to the shower itself so you don't get your clothes wet. Separate utility room with Microwave if you need it. Site office has all local numbers on display so even if its not manned you can still get some information.
Lovely dog walk area which is enclosed with mesh to stop your dog doing a runner if he's that way inclined. But also to add to this there is a very large field to let him run loose in if he has good recall!
All hard standing, don't forget your rock pegs for the awning with night courtesy lights above the ehu unit. Water and fire points in the curves of the turning circle.
Sanitation Blue, is for the toilet waste area and rather nicely you can dispose of your own waste in a little shed, with the normal hose and requirements. Grey water washing up water and caravan waste waster, is disposed of up a little ramp and enables easy emptying of your waste hog.
Site is very peaceful, watching squirrels and other wild life is marvellous.
Charles the site owner, also gave us a local O/S style map with a circular walk on it and this can be as long or as short as you like with the minimum being 35 mins. Great photo opportunities for photographers. Large stand of monkey puzzle trees if you want something a little different.
Being camped in trees offers you a very sheltered site. We took all our own food requirements so had no need for food other than cheese and tomato sauce that we picked up from Marks and Spencers food hall not more than two miles away.
Nothing much for children to do, other than play in the woods and ride round on bikes, but I think youngsters with parents who love wildlife would find lots to see and do.
We would certainly return to this site. 
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Preg68 |
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We stayed at Woodlands for a long May Bank holiday weekend and what a treat. The owners were very friendly when we booked and so welcoming when we arrived showing us around a lovely woodland site
The toilets and showers were amongst the best we have seen and were always immaculate. The pitches were very generous in size, all being separated from each other with more woodland. My children, Twin Girls aged 7 (children under 10 are free and you don't see that much nowadays), loved it, climbing trees and dragging logs and branches around to make dens.
The site is in a great location, only 5 minutes away from Ashbourne and we all did a 16 mile bike ride on the Tissington Trail (10 Minutes away) which we would recommend to all. Also the walk from Dovedale to Milldale is great for a short hike which is also only about 20 minutes away.
I would like to thank the owners very much for a great stay and will definitely be visiting again, Probably in a couple of weeks.
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| Date of Visit: September 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Berliner Beer |
5 reviews from this member |
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What a warm welcome from the site owners, Really nice site. The Kids loved snooping around the woods making houses out of sticks n stuff. Would love to go back.
Our first time out in the caravan. Easy to find. Really close to Ashbourne and the Peaks as well as Alton Towers. On site facilities were clean. Dog walking area was fab.
Very nice to be in the woods and not on a huge open site.
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Chophiemarax |
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We stayed here for May bank holiday and it was our first trip out in our new caravan having upgraded from a trailer tent and we're really pleased we chose this site!
Booking over the phone in advance was easy as the owners were warm friendly and informative. Upon arrival we had a very warm welcome and we were shown where everything was from the spotlessly clean toilets and showers (best we've ever seen since we started with the trailer tent), waste disposal recycling points and even the stile to use out of the campsite and into the beautiful grounds of Snelston Hall (we were given a map to use by the owners whilst taking this walk!).
We had been allocated a pitch in advance next to our family who were also on their 1st caravan trip out but when we got there we found it was next to the entrance road but as we had small children in our party the warden very kindly changed both pitches over to the other side of the campsite. He was lovely and you felt like nothing was too much trouble.
The pitches are all hard standing (quite stony) and are surrounded by trees in a beautiful woodland setting, it was very tranquil and our 2 dogs loved it having the amazing fenced off dog walk that they were allowed to run free in, again something we have never seen.
The kids were not bothered about the lack of park ages 2, 4, 5 and 7. They were more than happy to take balls etc. in to the field behind us. Many children seemed to have great fun building dens in the forest.
I used the family room to shower the kids (free) - bags of room and lovely hot shower, could benefit from a seat but that's all! We also gratefully used the washing machine and tumble dryer (50p/30mins) after getting caught in the rain and soaked on the first day!
The site is 5min drive from Ashbournes gorgeous centre, Carsington water is about 15mins away as is Tissington hall and trail. There is Darley motorcycle race track over the road so if the noise bothers you check if they are meeting on your weekend away before booking. There is a link from the parks website. It didn't bother us but we were out for most of the day!
We will most definitely visit this clean friendly and peaceful site again!
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| Reviewer: DaveyDave |
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What a lovely site. Booked quite late and were amazed to get in. Set in woods the site is very quiet and picturesque. Lady who owns the site gave us a map of a walk to nearby Clifton and we loved it.
Lovely pub in Clifton where we managed a swift half before walking back along the country roads. Absolutely lovely walk that I would recommend everyone to try.
Ablutions were clean and tidy. Showers were hot but a pain to have to keep pressing the button every 15 seconds. You all have your own key to the site so very secure. All in all a great weekend break. We will definitely be returning.
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| Date of Visit: September 2009 |
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| Reviewer: VixMix |
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What a stunning site! Looks fantastic from the minute you drive in. First impression is that the site is very secure with locking gates on the access roads.
The site is set out on a circular route, and although there are 40 pitches, the layout in amongst the trees will leave you feeling as though you have the place to yourself. Well lit without being obtrusive.
The toilet block is very modern and two double glazed doors keep the block warm. The showers are clean and pleasant - although the push button is annoying - you get about 30 seconds before the button needs pushing again. There is a recycling area and a laundry which has proper industrial units at a brilliantly cheap price. Only a pound for an hour in the dryer! The dog walk was closed - a temporary measure - but my labs were more than happy with walking around the rest of the forest and nearby empty field.
Location is good, only minutes from Ashbourne. An M&S Food store is nearest big shop. Nice selection of shops and pubs in Ashbourne. Very handy for Alton Towers.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Shooun |
15 reviews from this member |
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This site is fantastic.
The wardens were lovely people who were always friendly and helpful whenever we saw them.
There is no on site shop but the toilet and shower block were spotless.
The laundry facilities were excellent and very well priced too.
There is a small dog walk within the park (in its own wood), this is fine for a very short walk, but if you fancy a longer stroll then there are lots of footpaths in the surrounding farmers fields.
There isnt much there for kids, perhaps a small playground area would be a good idea, but there is always Alton Towers or Gullivers Kingdom well within reach by car.
Ashbourne is about a ten minute drive where there are lots of shops, supermarkets, pubs, resteraunts etc.
The surrounding area of Derbyshire has some beautiful scenery, and fantastic walks.
All in all I cant say enough about this site, it had everything that we, as a family would want from a site.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Tracy35 |
17 reviews from this member |
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We loved this site - the woodland setting is really pretty. The pitches are large, with room on most for caravan, awning and car side-by-side. The pitches give lots of privacy too as each has it's own clearing.
Our pitch was pretty close to the main road, but over the weekend the traffic noise wasn't intrusive. However on BH Mon the races at Darley Moor race circuit across the road were! Don't imagine this is used very often though.
Loos etc - immaculate. These are by reception, quite a walk from the furthest pitches. This was not a problem until the wee hours - its a very spooky walk if you don't have an on-board loo for night time wees!
The relaxed atmosphere and friendliness of the managers gives the site something special. Whilst high standards of behaviour are expected in terms of noise, pets etc there was not list of do's and don'ts' handed on arrival or stuck around the site. I get really fed-up with being treated like a naughty school child on some sites - none of this here - great!
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: JTZE |
4 reviews from this member |
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This is a great site for a base. The wardens are helpful and the facilities are very good.
Loo's & showers are very clean and there is a dishwashing area indoors as well as washing machine & tumble dryer at very cheap prices. We stayed for 4 nights @ £18 per night which we found reasonable, electric hook up and close by water, waste facilities very clean. Dog walk was very useful.
Peaceful site, plenty of room between caravans.
Easy site to access, previous review are accurate.
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Pikeysrus |
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Having just come back from woodlands, just like to say this was a beautiful site ,all facilities are very clean to a high standard. Gary and glynn were very helpful and welcoming.
Our 2 dogs enjoyed the freedom of the fully enclosed dog walking facility, I hate to be negative but the only drawback for us was the local pub is a very long walk away, but only a few minutes by car ( which we didn't have )other than that all in all this is a fantastic site and we shall definitely be going back.
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