Children from 3 to 12 years of age may join in the fun this summer, during the school holidays, with regular Wednesday and Thursday afternoon sessions with Darwin Explorers Club. Each session is just £2.50 per child. Please download details here and pre-book as soon as you arrive at Darwin Forest.
We are delighted to have joined in with the Electric Bicycle Network to bring electrically assisted bikes to the Peak District for the first time. Anyone over 14 years of age may rent one of our new Giant brand bikes for up a day at a time. The battery power means that you don’t have to work nearly as hard to tackle the Derbyshire hills, making places like Bakewell and Chatsworth easy to reach by bike, even if you are not in top shape and have not cycled for years. We hope that you’ll try one on your next visit!
When you arrive for your holiday you will be given your own personal copy of Pinelodge Holidays Visitor Guide, which introduces some of the attractions and facilities in the area, plus a number of discount opportunities. We are now making this guide available for downloading online, so if you would like a copy to help you plan your holiday in advance you can download a copy here or from the link at the top of the Tourist Information page on the website.
Pulling out all the stops, we have been able to open Little Monkeys play centre a couple of weeks early. Entry is being restricted to guests staying on the park for now, until more car parking can be made available. So come and play in the new £1m purpose built centre - just £3.50 per child (which is discounted for those staying on the park) for up to 2 hours of fun.
As the big freeze continues its relentless grip across Britain, the Peak District has enjoyed its own covering of snow and on cold sunny days like today the scenery is superb. All the main routes to both Sandybrook and Darwin Forest are clear and the high insulation in the lodges keeps them cosy. It has to be said that apart from the delightful woodland walks, the most popular place at the parks right now has to be the sauna!
May we also take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy New Year from the Peak District.
The 4/5/6th December sees the Victorian Christmas Weekend taking place in Matlock. This popular series of days out for all the family includes street entertainers, stalls in marques, mulled-wine, Santa’s grotto and switching on of the lights. Throughout December and a must for visitors at this time of year is to see Chatsworth House, resplendent in its Christmas decorations and guaranteed to get everybody in the mood for the festive season. It’s a great time of year to visit the Peak District!
A regular visitor to Darwin Forest, Kenny Wharton from Stockton on Tees, has a particularly keen interest in birds. On his breaks at Darwin Kenny has managed to photograph robin, jay, long tailed tits, blue-tit, great tit and this marvellous example of a nuthatch. A selection of some of his favourite Darwin photos, including snowy scenes, beech landscapes and squirrels can be found on this website http://www.panoramio.com/user/1652645/tags/Darwin%20Forest Thanks for the lovely bird pictures Kenny - we are already looking forward to seeing the results from your next visit!
Welcome to the new website for Pinelodge Holidays. We hope that you will find it attractive, informative and easy to use. The tourist information part should help give you lots of ideas for things to do in the area. We also have a new way of enquiring about availability, to check that your preferred lodge is available before you make a booking. Please do let us have any feedback, good or bad, so that we can try to refine areas which you might have difficulty with.
During early summer residents of some of the prettiest villages in Derbyshire open up their gardens to visitors . Bonsall, Birchover, Parwich, Great Longstone, Fenny Bentley and Winster are amongst those villages hosting open garden days. Many gardens are open in each village, with the opportunity to see some great planting in delightful settings. Refreshments and sometimes live music are laid on too. It’s even a nice chance for a chat with some of the friendly locals! These days make for a great outing - for just a few pounds. A quick search on Google will give you the appropriate dates.
Most of the country seems to have seen quite a bit snow during this week and Darwin Forest is no exception. Earlier this week we took the opportunity to get out and about with a camera. The roads are now clear, but there is still quite a bit of snow cover around - enough to make a lovely big snowman!
