Chatsworth refurb
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I can see the attraction of the site at Chatsworth..ie, the close proximity of the house & grounds....but thats it. Otherwise the site is a claustrophobic, 90 pitch gravel pit surrounded by high walls, from which there is no further view this magnificent estate.
No doubt His Grace has upped the rent...
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Visiting Chatsworth house and gardens is an excellent day out with much to see, We've visited a couple of times and I would recommend a visit to anyone.--------- Would I pay over £30.00 a night to pitch up on that Chatsworth campsite, no matter how posh the public bogs are. -- No chance. ---There are plenty of alternatives which offer much better value for money.
K
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But do they when you take into account the cost of fuel to get to the house and the parking fee? At least staying at Chatsworth you can just walk up to the house.
David
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Agree,one day is enough,stay somewhere else cheaper,drive to the village and walk in, not much longer really.
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Good point, David. At popular times I'd guess you'd have to add an hour to the start and end of your day to account for the traffic either to the house itself or to Baslow village as well as considering the price of parking. Having said that, though, if, indeed, the club do adopt the same pricing strategy as they appear to have at Tewkesbury, I can't see us returning to the site, sadly.
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Moulesy
We could both be right! I agree there are some sites with a relatively small number of non awning pitches but there are some sites where they make up a greater proportion of the pitches. The point I was trying to make was that if there was a need to persuade members to make more use of non awning pitches a price differential might focus the mind. If there was a £2 difference then I am sure there would be many that would go for the cheaper option given the seemingly high number of complaints about site prices on here?
David
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As Kennine says, there are plenty of alternatives to suit most requirements in the surrounding area...some with a short walk to an excellent bus service which runs from Matlock to Bakewell in the south (TM215) and Sheffield to Bakewell from the north (TM218)...both services travel via Chatsworth Estate and stop at the house. You can also go further afield to the Spa town of Buxton along the scenic A6.
The A515 from Ashbourne to Buxton has an abundance of CL's plus a few commercial sites many with panoramic views over Tissington trail etc..some at public houses. In addition, on the edge of the estate at Rowsley with the 215 bus stop outside is the Grouse & Claret hotel/restaurant with an excellent 25+ hardstanding site behind.. nestled by the river..
Why sit behind a wall when there are some of the finest views available in the oldest National Park...
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Thanks, GTP, just had a look at the Grouse & Claret which would be an ideal location for the charity event we attend each year in Matlock. It's tempting, but, at £25 a night at weekends, not much cheaper than what we paid at Chatsworth this year and behind a pub on a main road, so probably not for us compared to the CL we've spotted. But we'll certainly go and have a look when we're next in the area.
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Why sit behind a wall when there are some of the finest views available in the oldest National Park...
Well for us it is the ability to walk in the park and it's surrounds by just using the key to open a gate. No buses, cars or any other form of transport required. If we go for a week the car will only move to replenish supplies and a trip up to the Longshaw estate.( used to do that on the bus, but now it requires two that don't sync☹️) However, each to there own. Plenty of views on our walks for us, we don't spend much time sat about the site.
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Agreed, Steve. I suppose it depends on what folk use a site (any site) for. I doubt many go to Chatsworth to spend much time sitting around, but for folk who want an easygoing holiday park atmosphere it's probably not going to suit them.
What I do know is that a few years ago when we wanted to stay in the area with friends who were not members, we stayed at a so-called 5 star commercial site just along the road near Bakewell and it was probably the single most unsatisfactory site we've ever stayed on.
As the saying goes "you pays your money and you makes your choice". Good job we all enjoy different things.
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When the booking system changed to enable us to book 12 months in advance I booked a week at Chatsworth in mid March 2019. It now looks like the site will be closed during the time I was allowed to make a valid booking. Should i expect the Club to let me know and how many others have this problem and are still blissfully unaware.
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Having spent last weekend there, I couldn't agree more. Expensive site and hemmed in by a wall which I ventured to look over the west side (had to dodge the looks of some irate member who thought I'd walked on his pitch) to see the views of the river. Shower block was fine. Dog walk was so smelly, our dog wouldn't use it, so we went throught the 'magic gate' at least 6 times a day.
£4 to park your car if you drove to the house, £13 each to see some pretty mediocre gardens and no discount to members to enter the house or gardens, but savings available in the farm shop, where we found free range chickens at nearly £12 and a punnet of strawberries a miserly £6!
Not sure His Grace needs to up the rent at those prices, but he won't be receiving any more of my hard earned pennies.
The world has gone mad!!
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You would think so. However, like you we have still not been told.
I found out about it a while ago, but left the booking until they decided on the open date. Just in case they changed their mind. I must get round to cancelling it.
I wonder if I left it I would get an email telling me I had not turned up for a booking.😉
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£4 to park your car if you drove to the house, £13 each to see some pretty mediocre gardens
£4 all day is very reasonable for Derbyshire. You can walk for miles on / off the estate when you park there.
mediocre gardens Well I suppose it's a mattter of opinion, but that's not a term I would use. Spectacular perhaps. The rock garden bit alone is worth the fee. The upkeep cost of the gardens must be horrendous.
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I wonder how many, that have booked dates during the refurbishment, without realising that it's going ahead, will turn up expecting to get onto the site!!
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Moulesy - to follow on to the farm shop. How else would I fill my boot with chickens and strawberries?
SteveL - granted the rockery area was spectacular, but the rest is just a laid out park and imho not particularly stunning, but then it was one of Browns' first attempts.
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Once was enough,the only attraction was the "gate".not one I will be visiting again.
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Having visited the Chatsworth site many many times over the last ten years I feel that I can comment.
The site was laid out in the mid sixties when caravans were mostly ten, twelve and sometimes fourteen feet long and much narrower than they are now. Consequently the pitches are too narrow and also too short front to back. Modern vans even when pushed right back will encroach almost onto the connecting roads in the super pitch area which makes it impossible to reverse park onto the pitch without driving over the pitch opposite. But then, what are movers for and I hate to think what I should without mine.
As to whether you like the site or not I suppose its each to his own and one man's meat is another man's poison.
The fact that it is almost impossible to stay at the weekend without booking far in advance, I think, speaks for itself
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