5 best holiday parks near Alton Towers and CBeebies Land

Alton Towers and Cbeebies Land are on one site in a quiet part of Staffordshire (well, apart from screaming coming from the rollercoasters). The park has a big range of white-knuckle rollercoasters, whilst Cbeebies Land has tamer rides aimed at younger visitors and live shows which are themed around programmes like Go Jetters, Postman Pat and In The Night Garden.

The surrounding area in Staffordshire and Derbyshire has a good choice of holiday parks, though they are mostly lodges and cabins with hot tubs at the posher end of the market rather than cheap caravans. There aren't any Haven parks or Peakdean Resorts nearby, as those are mostly by the coast. 

We looked at factors including distance from Alton Towers and CBeebies Land, customer reviews, value for money and facilities.

1.  Landal Sandybrook - 25 minutes from Alton Towers/CBeebies Land - swimming pool, lots to do

**Winner: best value holiday park**

Greenpark's Landal Sandybrook is a sort-of mini Center Parks, which gets fantastic reviews and offers a lot of facilities onsite. It's not the cheapest, and you pay extra for some activities but it's competitively priced.

Alton Towers and CBeebies Land is 25 minutes away, but it's also on the edge of the Peak District, so you can also have a day out in Matlock or Buxton easily enough.

The acommodation is lodges, so slightly sturdier than caravans. Customer reviews average 4.5/5. Onsite there's an indoor swimming pool, outdoor play area and woodland walks (all included within the price). The extra activities are things like minigolf, fencing or archery.

Price: £1049 for a family of four in a Tissington Classic Skyline lodge for a week in August 2019

2. Quarry Walk Park - 10 minutes from Alton Towers and CBeebies Land - hot tubs and nature trail

Quarry Walk Park is also known as Quarry Walk Lodges on some websites.  They've got various lodges and log cabins and solid customer reviews of about 4/5. Some of the more expensive lodges have hot tubs, but they were all getting good reviews when I checked.

There are nature trails and a play area, but that's about it onsite. The real trump card is that it's only a 10 minute drive to Alton Towers and CBeebies Land. You'll be glad of the short journey after a day trying to keep exploring the huge site...

Price: £1165 for a 'Squirrel' log cabin with a hot tub, for a family of four for a week in August 2019

3. Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park - 25 minutes from Alton Towers and CBeebies Land - swimming pool

There's a mix of caravans and posher lodges at Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park, which is 25 minutes from Alton Towers and CBeebies Land and just about within the Peak District. 

It's a similar distance from Gulliver's Kingdom, which is another popular family attraction in the area. Chatsworth House is 35 minutes away.

The park itself has an indoor swimming pool and a play area, so probably the most useful things for keeping the children happy. Don't come here expecting evening entertainment and kids clubs though, it's not that sort of place. 

Reviews are decent, averaging about  8/10 from customers.

​Price: £865 for a 'luxury caravan' for a family of four for a week in August 2019

4. Ramshorn Estate Woodland Lodges - 5 minutes from Alton Towers - good for big groups

Ramshorn Estate Woodland Lodges is definitely one to consider if you're travelling in a large group, as there were lodges for families of 8, 12 or 14 when we checked. 

The accommodation is spacious and it's a stone's throw from CBeebies Land and Alton Towers (please don't throw stones, you'll be asked to leave).

There aren't many facilities onsite, but there are hot tubs. There was also pet friendly accommodation when we checked, although bear in mind that you can't take dogs into Alton Towers ('except for guide dogs, hearing dogs and registered assistance dogs').

​Customer reviews are about 4/5.

Price: £1745 for a week in a Woodlands 4 lodge with a hot tub in August 2019 (this is a lodge for 8 people, so not great value for a family of four, but much better for a larger family)

5. Lime Tree Park - 35 minutes from Alton Towers and CBeebies Land - cheap caravans

Lime Tree Park near Buxton is a slightly longer drive but it's by far the cheapest places to stay near Alton Towers and CBeebies Land in our top 5. 

Most of the accommodation is in caravans but they do also have lodges and apartments which weren't a lot more expensive when we checked (about £100 extra for a week in peak season in our comparison).

There's not much to do onsite, besides a play area and a pool table but it's in a  central location for exploring the Peak District and then managing  a day or two at Alton Towers and CBeebiesland. 

Price: £609 for a week for a family of four in a Chestnut caravan in August 2019

Price comparison of 5 holiday parks near Alton Towers and CBeebies Land

For our price comparison we looked for a week's holiday in August 2019 for a family of four. We didn't include any extras, and we carried out our search in May 2019. ​From cheapest to most expensive:
 
  1. Lime Tree Park - £609
  2. Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park - £845
  3. Greenpark's Landal Sandybrook - £1049
  4. Quarry Walk Park ​ - £1165
  5. Ramshorn Estate Woodland Lodges - £1745

​Staying onsite at Alton Towers and CBeebies Land

The alternative is staying onsite at Alton Towers. You can choose from:
  • Cbeebies Land Hotel (themed rooms including Night Garden and Postman Pat, live shows, meet and greets, restaurant, early park access)
  • Alton Towers Hotel (explorer themed rooms, restaurant, early park access) 
  • Splash Landings Hotel (water park, restaurant, early park access)
  • Enchanged Village (early park access. Includes Woodland Lodges and Luxury Treehouses with hot tubs)  
  • Stargazing pods (off-site glamping, cheaper option, play areas, early park access)​
We did a price comparison for August 2019 for a family of four to stay for two nights, with three days at Alton Towers. 
  • The cheapest option was Stargazing Pods at about £450
  • Splash Landings Hotel was about £600
  • Cbeebies Hotel and Enchanted Village was about £700 
  • CBeebies Land Hotel was about £800

(These are just rough prices for a general guide, various upgrades and offers are available).

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