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Best Caravan Holiday Parks And Lodges Near Nottingham And Derby 2025
Robin Hood famously loved getting a good deal on a holiday park
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
Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park is in a leafy area with gorgeous walks nearby
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The park has a small swimming pool - but it's mostly about exploring and walking
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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
These modern lodges are near to a popular National Trust site
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Lodges are a lot more spacious than your average caravan
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Newhaven Holiday Park Near Bakewell and Buxton
- 40 minutes from Derby, 1 hour 10 minutes from Nottingham
- Perfectly places for walks in the Peak District
- Owned and operated by a big name brand called Park Holidays UK, which has about 50 holiday parks around the UK and also owns Ashbourne Heights Holiday Park
- Rolling hills and lovely countryside nearby
- Only very basic facilities onsite. There isn't a swimming pool or restaurant.
- Dog friendly accommodation.
- Scores 4/5 on TripAdvisor and 4.4/5 on Google Reviews
Newhaven Holiday Park is a simple holiday park good 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
Forest Holidays has a number of lodges and treehouses with hot tubs in Sherwood Forest
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)
Landal's Sandybrook resort offers lots of sports and activities, as well as lodges with hot tubs
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
These lodges in North Nottinghamshire get reviews of about 8/10
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
Center Parcs' Nottinghamshire resort is a large site with lots of activities and a big swimming pool
See our guide to Derbyshire and Peak District holiday parks for more ideas. Images from Park Holidays, Forest Holidays, Pixabay, Sandybrook.
