Lathkill Dale Campground, Bakewell, Derbyshire

This site is well located at the heart of the Peak District National Park. Close to Chatsworth House, the Heights of Abraham, Alton Towers, Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Buxton and Ashbourne, Lathkill Dale Campground provides level pitches for tents and campervans with electric hook up. There are small private crofts for close family groups, individual pitches with picnic benches and high speed Wi-Fi available.

About the site

Lathkill is a small farm site for quieter campers, offering great views and secluded pitches. Endless walking from the site through the national nature reserve of Lathkill Dale is available. The Limestone way to the north and south offers expansive views of the Peak District. There are electric hook-ups available through the site and grass and hardstanding pitches are available with campfires allowed. This is a Dark Skies site, so please bring a torch.

Open from 25 March to 5 November.

What facilities are at Lathkill Dale Campground?

Accessible facilities

Allow commercial vans

Allow pets on site

Café / restaurant / takeaway

Drinking water

Family friendly

Grey waste point

Shop

Showers

Toilets

W.C. disposal

WiFi

Electric hookups

Near pub

Peaceful

Wash up area

Facilities include free hot showers and washing up area, as well as fridge freezers with 24hr access and a microwave. There is good 4G phone reception available on site and Wi-Fi available.

You can bring raised firepits or rent a fire pit from staff and purchase wood on site.

There are 1 accommodation options on-site

Grass Pitches

Grass pitches for tents, trailer tents and campervans up to 6.5m long, some with hardstanding and grass. There are also pitches with picnic benches.

Interested in staying at Lathkill Dale Campground?

Unfortunately Lathkill Dale Campground doesn't share their availability calendar with us yet. Availability changes quickly, especially in summer, so we recommend enquiring by phone to avoid missing out.

Site rules and policies

This is a quiet site.

Dogs on leads please.

No loud music.

Check-in from 2pm-3pm or 5 pm-7.30pm

Things to do on site and in the Bakewell area

Activities available locally include cycling, walking and swimming. A wonderful village pub and tearoom for lovely food and snacks, plus a local family dairy selling eggs, milk, ice cream etc are in the village.

Days out from the campsite can be filled with a trip to the wonderful Spa town of Buxton, taking in a show at the famous opera house, taking the kids (big and little) to Go Ape

Visitors who stop off in the village on this walk have passed through Cromford, Bonsall and Youlgreave coming from the south and from the north they have taken in Castleton, Tideswell, Millers Dale, Taddington and Flagg. The nearby High Peak and Tissington trails offer family-friendly walking and cycle hire.

From there, the trail splits and you can either take in Alsop, Tissington, Thorpe or Ashbourne, skirting the renowned Dove Dale, on the Tissington Trail, or head out towards Middleton, Black Rocks and Cromford on the High Peak Trail.

For real nature lovers, there is a fantastic journey through Lathkill Dale National Nature Reserve towards Over Haddon, Alport and Youlgreave.

The dale stretches for around five miles along a flower filled limestone gorge, depending on the time of year you can find cowslips, orchids anemones, Jacobs Ladder and many other species of rare flowers.

Site tariff

Interested in staying at Lathkill Dale Campground?

Unfortunately Lathkill Dale Campground doesn't share their availability calendar with us yet. Availability changes quickly, especially in summer, so we recommend enquiring by phone to avoid missing out.

The listing for Lathkill Dale Campground was last updated on October 14th, 2026 at 2:45 PM