North Lees Campsite Reviews

Wonderful stay in a spectacular location

We had a wonderful stay at North Lees in one of the camping pods. The location is fantastic: peaceful and secluded, with great walks straight from the campsite, but within easy reach of the amenities of Hathersage. We actually walked to and from Hathersage Station with all our gear; a pleasant 30ish minute walk, though may not have been so keen had it been raining! The campsite was quiet, despite it being quite busy over the weekend with large groups. Shower and washing facilities were decent and kept clean enough considering the number of people. Some hooks/shelves to hang/store things would have been useful both in the shower block and the camping pod. Likewise, would advise bringing a thick sleeping mat or even airbed for the camping pods for a comfy night's sleep - the floor is hard! We had a wonderful stay at North Lees and will certainly be coming again. Thank you.

Site's response

Thank you, Anna - we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay, and we hope to welcome you again in the future! We will look at putting some more coat hooks up in pods and toilets. Thank you for your generous donation to the North Lees estate too.

Great site!

Had a quick one-night stay with my 5 year old daughter. The pod was immaculately clean, nice and cosy. Nice little paths so you don't get muddy walking back and forth. Car park for vehicles, which I always prefer as you don't spend all night listening to car doors slamming as people nip in and out for stuff. Facilities were clean, although there was no toilet paper in the men's by the time we got there (7 o clock). It was nice that there was a key safe for our pod key, so we could just turn up and get on with it. Beautiful campsite with lots of little bits for my daughter to explore. It was a little hard to find our pod in the dark (maybe a map next to the key safe would be useful?). It did add to the adventure though!

Site's response

Thank you, Adam - we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay, and we hope to welcome you again in the future! We will also look at putting a map by the key safes, thanks for the suggestion.

Our stay

Peaceful and perfect location.

Site's response

Thank you, Matthew - we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay, and we hope to welcome you again in the future!

On a flight path and a slope

Plane noise loud from about 5am. There are issues of the site that are "gently sloping" as per the description but most of those are near the parking areas. We also had an issue with booking a parking space. We booked a small tent as we didn't see that we needed to book a parking space. After booking, we then noticed the receipt said if we were coming by car, we needed to book a space. Tried to ring to do so but couldn't get through. When we arrived, we were told there'd been a cancellation so we could park, but that technically they could ask us to park in the village a mile away. This is unsatisfactory: You shouldn't unsettle your customers by withdrawing parking rights - just explain the situation to them, preferably apologise and let them know that your working on a solution. Good points were that camping areas are spacious and other campers were respectful, friendly and quiet at night. The location is nice, apart from the flight path element, surrounded by woodland just below Stanage Edge. Facilities clean enough, though toilet floors permanently pooled with water from shower overflows.

Family pod for 5 stay

The pod was an awesome way to do glamping, we were warm and comfortable. The location is absolutely stunning and there is so much to explore nearby, would definitely recommend a stay here.

Excellent

Really enjoyed our night in a pod with our 2 young children we will definitely visit again!

Site's response

We are delighted you had a good time Kate! We look forward to welcoming you back.

Great campsite

Will definitely return.

Site's response

Thanks Alexandra! We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us.