The Peaks Your trip planner
All the vital statistics and further info
When to go
Castleton Caravan and Motorhome Club Site is open all year, although we would avoid the wettest months. The spring would be great, but of course the weather can be variable then.
Way to go
We came off the M1 for Chesterfield, and took the A61 onto the B6051, then the B6054, passing through the villages of Hathersage and Hope.
Food and drink
n Ye Olde Nags Head Hotel
Web www.yeoldenagshead.co.uk
A very friendly pub, offering good food. n The George Inn
Web www.georgehotelcastleton.co.uk Charming setting, good steak-and-ale pie and a very nice Pinot Grigio. n The Old Hall Hotel tearooms
Web www.oldhallhotelhope.co.uk/menu The hotel’s tearooms serve a good
selection of simple fare, such as
jacket potatoes and sandwiches. n The Buxton Pudding Emporium Web buxtonpuddingcompany.co.uk Lovely setting, great little deli and very tasty lunchtime fare.
Find out more
n Peak and Speedwell Caverns Web peakcavern.co.uk
n Blue John Cavern
Web www.bluejohn-cavern.co.uk
n Treak Cliff Cavern
Web www.bluejohnstone.com
n Peveril Castle
Web www.english-heritage.org.uk/ visit/places/peveril-castle
n Visit Derbyshire
Web www.visitderbyshire.co.uk
n Peak District National Park
Web www.visitpeakdistrict.com
n Buxton
Web www.visitbuxton.co.uk
n Bakewell
Web www.bakewell.co.uk
Where we stayed
n Castleton Caravan and Motorhome Club Site Castleton, Derbyshire S33 8WB
Tel 01433 620 636
Web www.caravanclub.co.uk
Open All year
Pitches 94, all hardstanding
Charges
(Pitch+2+hook-up) £16.45-£31.30 (standard pitch) This well-maintained, neat site is surrounded by pleasant woodland and very convenient for exploring Castleton. The washblock and information room lie at the heart of the site, and pitches are arranged around the sinuous access
road, which is one-way.
Facilities include a late-night arrivals area
and a games room, and the wardens are very helpful. There’s great community spirit here,
too. I chose pitch 6 for easy manoeuvrability, but in fact, it was a bit noisy, because of
the proximity of the road into Castleton. The rest of the site, though, was quiet. n Laneside Caravan Park
Hope, Hope Valley S33 6RR
Tel 01433 620 215
Web www.lanesidecaravanpark.co.uk
Open 9 March-4 November
Pitches 70
Charges (Pitch+2+hook-up) £19-£25.50 (standard pitch) n Clover Fields Caravan Park (adults only) 1 Heath View, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9PU
Tel 01298 78731
Web cloverfieldstouringpark.co.uk
Open All year
Pitches 25
Charges (Pitch+2+hook-up) £25.50 (standard pitch)
n Bakewell Camping and Caravanning Club Site Hopping Lane, Youlgreave, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1NA
Tel 01629 636 555
Web campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk
Open 29 March-5 November
Pitches 100
Charges (Pitch+2+hook-up) £10.90-£18.20
NB There is no facilities block at this site
The outfit
Our Ford Galaxy 2.0 TDCI Pshift AWD towed the Bailey Unicorn Cabrera