Middleton Top

Facilities at Middleton Top

Panoramic views of Matlock and Riber Castle
Double bed
Space for extra tent outside (Free for Kids extra charge for adults)
Solar powered lighting
Wood burner
Cooking and washing facilities
Hot and cold water
Shower
Private compost loo
Phone recharging facilities
Recycling system
Outside Seating
Outside fire dish provided
Wheelbarrow gear from car park
Dogs on leads welcome
Free range eggs, jam and salad bags are available on site when in season

EcoPod Details

The EcoPod is heavily insulated Cedar clad, Train Carriage, which enables comfort during all weather conditions. The wood burner provides a warm coziness in the evenings. All electricity for lighting and charging you phone is provided by the solar panels on the roof. You have your own shower, compost toilet, cooking facilities and all utensils including pots, pans and a steamer.

What to bring:-

Please bring your own bedding and pillows, towels, tea towels, ‘just in case’ wellies and waterproofs!

Local Interests

The National Stone Centre

The National Stone Centre is a place crammed with ancient tropical reefs, rocks and minerals, centuries of industrial history, and is full of wildlife treasures - a protected Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is set in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales, on the edge of the Peak National Park, and is close to the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

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Cycling

Middleton Top (Tel 01629 823204) on the High Peak Trail near Middleton-by-Wirksworth, off the B5035.There is no better way of exploring the beautiful countryside of Derbyshire and the Peak District, than by bicycle. The area has a number of disused railway trails, which provide miles of mostly flat, traffic free routes for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.

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Black Rocks

An outcrop of gritstone sculpted by the wind and rain, Black Rocks hang high above the village of Cromford with Cromford Moor behind and the High Peak Trail (the former Cromford and High Peak Railway) passing just below. It's a spectacular situation which affords a splendid view of the Derwent valley around Matlock and because of its popularity the area has been designated a country park.

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The High Peak Trail

The Trail is part of the Midshires Way and the new Pennine Bridleway and Pennine Cycleway. It stretches form High Peak Junction on the Cromford Canal to Dowlow near Buxton, a total distance of seventeen and a half miles. Surrounded by beautiful countryside the traffic-free trail is ideal for horse riders, cyclists, naturalists and walkers. It is suitable for wheel chairs and pushchairs along the flat sections. There is an abundance of wild life along the route and it is particularly noted for wild flowers including cowslips, wild strawberry and thyme.

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