Buxton Caravan Site
Hi all, I went to book Castleton for March only to find out that they are closed for refurbishment, so instead I have booked Buxton Caravan Site for the first time. Has anybody been there before?
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Munro21
I have moved both your recent posts from the Story Section to here where you are likely to get much more feedback.
David
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It is a ice site in the bottom of an old quarry and very sheltered. You enter from a road above the site which is easy to reach and not far from the town and easy access to most tourist attractions and walks. Facilities are standard club and it should be a good substitute although I have not been to Castleton.
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We were there last year and enjoyed our stay. The site is pleasantly open and well laid out. There is a nice easy walk from the site to Solomon's Temple which gives you a panoramic view of the area. Close by is a walk down through the woods into Buxton. The GoApe adventure park is at the bottom of this walk and also the entrance to the underground caves called Pooles Cavern. There's a nice cafe there which welcomes dogs too.
You can continue the walk down into town via the Pavilion Gardens, a very attractive park that has access to the town. If you're not keen on walking these places are only a few minutes by car. Hope you enjoy your visit.
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We stayed at Buxton a few years ago and found it exactly as brue has described it (GoApe adventure park wasn't there then), I can't comment on the site facilities as we only ever use the caravan facilities. I do remember that on our visit that a mobile signal was non existent on the site and we had to walk up to Solomons temple to get a good signal, but that may have changed now. We were pitched right down the bottom of the quarry and I remember getting "eaten alive" by midges!
it didn't spoil our stay though, lots of walks in the surrounding area.0 -
The site is exactly as Brue describes and is perfect if you want to be in the middle of the Peak District.
Buxton itself is a lovely old town. Visit the Opera house whilst you're there, have a look at the Crescent, fill up with free Buxton Water from the Spring, by the Crescent, visit the Park which is a delight. There is a M&S, Waitrose, and a small Sainsburys in town and a Morrisons just on there outskirts, off the A6.
You can, if fit enough, walk into town and back up again within 15/20 minutes, and a taxi back from town is very reasonable.
I shouldn't think you'll be disappointed. Only concerns would be lack of a good mobile signal/tv signal and there is some aircraft noise from those planes approaching Manchester but if I can put up with it I'm sure you can because I hate noise at night.
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One of the downsides of Buxton and Blackshaw Moor sites are that they are not open out of season. They are both good sites when they are open (we particularly like Blackshaw Moor). Should you want to go when these sites ae closed, it is worth going to Clover Fields in Buxton.
David
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Mobile phone reception at Buxton on site was non-existant when we stayed a couple of years ago. We had to walk to the top of the hill to get a good reception. Wifi was OK on our pitch. The site is great.
The walk into Buxton is downhill and may not suit those with limited mobility. The walk back is uphill which my wife, with her asthma, found a challenge. The wardens gave us a number for a taxi firm with a fixed priced to take us to and from the site. We didn't need it.
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Not had many problems with mobile signals since swapping to EE from O2 a couple of years ago.
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Not had many problems with mobile signals since swapping to EE from O2 a couple of years ago.
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What do you mean by a phone signal. Just to make calls? Or internet access as well. If just calls then with phones on O2 and EE, it isn't very often we cannot make a voice call. Generally when we can't, none of the networks work as at Clumber. As for 3/4G that is more variable but between the two phones and a pay as you go MiFi on 3, again we can normally get a service. If none of the above work then the site wifi can often be used for voice calls using a BT app on my phone. However at Clumber nothing works as site wifi is non existent. Although this is a very rare occurrence on the many CC sites we have stayed on.
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