Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park

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Aerial view of park and pitches
Indoor pool
Indoor pool
Electric grass pitches

  • Family park three miles from the Peak District town of Ashbourne
  • Seven and a half miles from Alton Towers
  • Indoor pool, licensed shop and picnic area
If you had to pick a Peak District place, you'd be displaying tiptop taste if you went for Ashbourne. For there are many whys: it’s at the southern tip of the Peak District and a gateway to the same; it leads straight on to the Tissington Trail, and it’s sevenish miles from the heady heights of Alton Towers. More? It's also been the site of a raucous game of football every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday since medieval times; and (possibly related), one in every four of its buildings is or has been an inn or brewery. It's not a bit surprising that illustrious visitors in its past have included Bonnie Prince Charlie and Charles I, although they probably didn’t have time to stop off for a game of footie… Add to your list Ashbourne Heights (formerly known as Highfields Park), three miles from town, well placed to reach a range of market towns like Bakewell and Buxton, and with a good range of facilities and services to fire the family up. From the site you can reach the main sights, activities, landscapes and history of the Peak District: too many to go into here, but do bring your camera. Ashbourne Heights has a heated indoor pool, and generously-sized pitches with room for awnings, gazebos and a car parked alongside. Other facilities at the park include a licensed shop, picnic area, launderette, covered washing-up areas, showers, toilets and a baby changing area. All in all, a pretty good Peak District pitstop…

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Caravans for hire 27
Tent pitches 81
Touring caravan pitches 27
Open now
Opens 6 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Group bookings of four or more people under 25 are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri 6 Mar to

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Reviews

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9
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9
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
6

91% would recommend this site to a friend

86% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-maintained site offers a great location, particularly for walkers and cyclists accessing the Tissington Trail. Visitors praise the friendly staff, clean facilities including the indoor swimming pool and playground, and spacious pitches. Glamping pods and bell tents are popular, offering comfortable accommodation. Some areas for improvement include the distance of some facilities from pitches and occasional issues with shower cleanliness and availability.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely staff, perfect location!…

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9 out of 10
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Kelly J.

Camping pod (ensuite)

Liked Lovely staff, perfect location!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really friendly staff helped me out…

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Katie H.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Really friendly staff helped me out massively when I got stuck in the mud. Great location for walks, pubs 15 mins walk away, great park where my kids played for hours with the children they met. Great pool which we had to ourselves, food van, great shop filled with all sorts. Clean nice facilities. Definitely be back.

Disliked Small thing the toilets maybe could do with being checking abit more as they were quite messy at times but only due to such bad weather so not really any fault of there's. Also would be great if the shop could open slightly later.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean toilet and shower area. Good…

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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Clean toilet and shower area. Good facilities. Helpful staff. Lovely pubs/food within 1 mile ish (walk).
Use of swimming brilliant and good.

Disliked Slightly uneven grass pitches, also it had been raining so a bit muddy…not a problem just good to know.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice clean site, friendly staff

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Mandy W.

Camping pod (ensuite)

Liked Plenty of walks from the site, very spacious pitch and pod had own toilet and shower and shared washing up facilities

Disliked Some pods don't have parking outside,

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent clean site, amazing play park, super staff

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Carolyn M.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (no awning)

Liked Facilities are lovely, new and plenty of them. Staff onsite were so friendly and helpful and went the extra mile for us, even gave us a jump start in our van, with a smile. Great little shop and the pool was easily accessible with a shower too. Easy accessibility to tissington trail straight from the site so safe for kids. Lots of varying accommodations mean that older members of the family can stay in a beautiful caravan and not miss out

Disliked Wi-Fi was expensive but free in certain areas of the site, but on reflection we had better quality time with our teenager 😊 he was more ‘present!’

Recommend to friends Visit again

could not fault site or facilities.…

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Christopher G.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (no awning)

Liked could not fault site or facilities. staff very friendly

Disliked nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site lovely views will come again

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JAMES H.

Glamping camping pod

Liked Nice pod but not the one advertised

Recommend to friends Visit again

Looking forward to when they reopen in 2026 to return.

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mark c.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely site, clean and heated shower toilet block. Friendly staff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really enjoyed this site, sadly only for a night. Will defo be back!

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Tom C.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch (no awning)

Liked Great site for families, pitches are great, kids loved the indoor swimming pool and
Park. Toilets clean. All over really good site

Disliked none

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not as good as it used to be

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Claire H.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Green grass, lovely location next to Tissington trail and a nice walk to the Old Dog for a pint and a meal.

Disliked Not as good as it used to be. New toilet block has no seats or benches. Could be cleaned more frequently. I get the impression they want to focus on their static caravan and yurt side of the business.

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Step-free access Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Step-free or level access

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park

Fenny Bentley

Ashbourne

Derbyshire

England

DE6 1LE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.05557°N
1.74671°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8.8 mi Fishpond Hotel
8.8 mi Fishpond Hotel
9.7 mi Railway Station
Rail
9.1 mi Cromford Rail Station
9.2 mi Matlock Bath Rail Station
9.7 mi Matlock Rail Station
Airport
23.5 mi East Midlands Airport
27.9 mi Sheffield City Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

The amount of antics available at Alton Towers near Ashbourne Heights might turn grownups grey among the thrill rides, river rapids and other heady highlights of the country’s biggest theme park. You’ll ensure Very Good Behaviour Indeed if you take the family on to Gulliver’s Kingdom at Matlock Bath, designed to keep all ages busy/tired out for later (beware the nerf guns). Other energetic Peak District pastimes include watersports, laser tag, climbing, caving and zipwiring; find out where’s what at Ashbourne’s tourist information centre, which is practised in all things Peak. More peacefully, the Peak District has a high amount of culture and heritage to explore: National Trust houses and estates, the old spa towns of Matlock and Buxton, museums of all sorts, prehistoric cave paintings, three vintage railways and aeons more. Lead mining was a main industry here from Roman times until recently and info on the industry can be mined at the Peak District Mining Museum at Matlock. Bolsover Castle, founded in the 12th century, has regular events to tempt the kids, such as exhibitions on torture for the gruesomely minded, an indoor riding school, and a theatrical room just for little darlings.

Must see

Alton Towers Resort 7.6 mi

Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills 8.6 mi

Arkwright's Cromford Mills 8.8 mi

Haddon Hall 10.4 mi

Kedleston Hall 10.4 mi

National Trust

The Old Manor 6.2 mi

Winster Market House 7.4 mi

Kedleston Hall 11 mi

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 11.6 mi

Biddulph Grange Garden 18 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Thorpe - Fenny Bentley - Parwich - Tissington - Thorpe 0.5 mi

Tissington - Fenny Bentley - Mapleton - Dove Dale 0.9 mi

Tissington - Hall Dale - Alstonefield - Tissington 0.9 mi

Tissington - Dove Dale - Biggin Dale - Tisington 0.9 mi

Dove Dale - Blore - Calton - Waterfall - Ilam - Dove Dale 1.5 mi

Local events

  • Download Festival (Wednesday, 10 June 2026 – Wednesday, 10 June 2026)

    Derby, Derbyshire 22.1 mi

  • Bloodstock Open Air (Thursday, 6 August 2026 – Thursday, 6 August 2026)

    Swadlincote, Derbyshire 22.3 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park? The amount of antics available at Alton Towers near Ashbourne Heights might turn grownups grey among the thrill rides, river rapids and other heady highlights of the country’s biggest theme park. You’ll … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park? From £21 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.