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Best Caravan Holiday Parks And Lodges Near Nottingham And Derby 2025
Getting to the coast is a monumental effort from Nottingham and Derby, but there are some highly rated inland holiday parks and lodges in picturesque locations, which are only a short drive away.
A few worth considering include:
A few worth considering include:
Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park Peak District
- 35 minutes from Derby or about 1 hour from Nottingham
- Scenic setting within the Peak District National Park
- A few minutes from the Dovedale stepping stones and other good walks and cycle routes
- Facilities include a small indoor swimming pool, playground and onsite shop
- Reviews of 4/5 on TripAdvisor
- Run by Park Holidays UK, which has 40+ resorts around the country
Clumber Park Lodges, North Nottinghamshire
- 60 minutes from Nottingham, 60 minutes from Derby or 45 minutes from Sheffield
- Down the road from the National Trust's Clumber Park, which is excellent for walking and cycling
- Modern lodges, several of which have hot tubs
- Mixture of two bedroom, three bedroom and four bedroom lodges. The largest lodge sleeps eight people.
- Owned and run by Away Resorts, which is a big name in the holiday resort market (check our offers page, as we often have discount codes for Away Resorts).
- Visitors get a discount at a nearby 18 hole golf course.
- Solid review scores of 4/5 on TripAdvisor and similar on Google reviews
Forest Holidays, Sherwood Forest North Nottinghamshire
- 40 minutes' drive from Nottingham or 55 minutes from Derby
- high quality lodges and treehouses with hot tubs in leafy woodland setting
- more expensive than most holiday parks, but much classier
- limited facilities but they do offer archery lessons and it's close to lots of good cycling routes
- some of the larger accommodation sleeps 10 people, so it's good for a family gathering
- on the same site as Go Ape Sherwood Pines
Sandybrook near Ashbourne
- 30 minutes from Derby or 50 minutes from Nottingham
- posh lodges, some of which have hot tubs
- formerly part of Landal Greenparks, which is a popular chain across Europe
- indoor swimming pool as well as lots of activities
- seen as an alternative to Center Parcs and it's often cheaper
- great reviews (4.5/5 on most review sites)
Sherwood Castle Holiday Forest North Nottinghamshire
- 35 minutes from Nottingham or 45 minutes from Derby
- good value lodges, cheaper than most in the area.
- indoor swimming pool and play area
- sports as well as mountain bikes, animals onsite and orienteering
- quite good review score of 3.5/5
Center Parcs Sherwood Forest North Nottinghamshire
- 50 minutes from Derby or 40 minutes from Nottingham
- Woodland lodges, some with hot tubs
- Dozens of family activities, mostly charged extra
- Impressive indoor swimming pool with flumes and slides
- Good reviews of 4/5
See our guide to Derbyshire and Peak District holiday parks for more ideas. Images from Park Holidays, Forest Holidays, Pixabay, Sandybrook.