Spire View Yurts

Spire View Yurts is almost equidistant between the market towns of Chesterfield (five miles) and Matlock (six miles) so a good base from which to visit both. In Chesterfield, you can get a closer view of the crooked church spire that gives the glamping site its name. It stands 228 feet tall, over the Church of St Mary and All Saints. You can also visit the independent traders of the town’s Market Hall and perhaps wander The Shambles for a coffee. Matlock (seven miles) and neighbouring Matlock Bath (eight miles) are popular towns connected by the River Derwent. On the outskirts of Matlock you can hop aboard one of the heritage trains of Peak Rail and from Matlock Bath you can jump aboard a cable car to be whisked to the Heights of Abraham, a 60-acre country park with show caverns and more. Gulliver’s Kingdom, a kid’s theme park, is also nearby. Crich Tramway Village is another popular attraction in the area (nine miles from the glamping site). For more active adventures, perhaps head to Carsington Water (14 miles) for watersports or into the Peak District National Park. Its boundary is only about eight miles from the site and there’s plenty of walking, cycling and climbing opportunities within it. Plus places to visit including the magnificent Chatsworth House and its wider estate (13 miles), the town of Bakewell (also 13 miles) and medieval Haddon Hall (nine miles).

You can pre-order local breakfast hampers, afternoon teas and charcuterie boards directly from your host – perfect if you are celebrating a special occasion on site. There’s also the option to hire the  pizza oven and to buy ready made dough and tomato sauce for your own on-site pizza night. Otherwise the closest place to pick up supplies for your stay are a convenience store in Clay Cross (two miles), the village shop, Stamp, in Ashover (just over two miles) or from a couple of nearby farm shops. There’s Marsh Green Farm Shop (two miles) which has a butchery and deli counter as well as a cafe, and Stretton Hall Farm Shop (also two miles) which offers a tearoom too. Chesterfield (five miles) has lots of independent shops and stalls in the town’s Market Hall and Market Place as well. For a meal out, Ashover offers a choice of pubs including The Black Swan and The Crispin Inn, both traditional country pubs with menus to match. The Miner’s Arms is a little further but it’s family run and in beautiful surroundings in the village of Milltown (four miles away).