Camping 

Revised use of our campsite and Yurt due to COVID-19 until Government Roadmap Step 4 (no earlier than 21 June 2021):

The safety of our guests, staff and community is obviously very important to us.  In order to comply with the guidance around social distancing, enhanced cleaning and other measures that are necessary to reduce the spread of Covid-19 we have adapted how we offer camping as accommodation for guests.

Our campsite and Yurt are open to bookings for stays by groups that meet the social contact regulations at that time.

Please see our Covid-19 pages to see what bookings we are able to accept, including limits on group size and sharing:

• Schools
• Families and other groups

Bookings by families and other groups:

We have 3 camping areas to book:

• Main Camping field – guest’s own tents to be pitched on the field in front of the Base Camp building and they will have use what is usually the Female’s toilet and shower area in the Base Camp building.
• Coaching Loop field – guest’s own tents to be booked in the field adjacent to our main camping field, with a cycle trail around its perimeter, and they will have use what is usually the Male’s toilet and shower area in the Base Camp building.
• The Yurt – guests have the option of sleeping in our 9 yard diameter Yurt and/or pitching their tents in the area of (but not closer than 6 metres to) of the Yurt and will have use of a toilet/shower room in the nearby Cheedale building.

Each camping area will have sole use of their toilet and shower facility, rather than all campers sharing our usually separate male and female toilet blocks as is usually the case.  This will mean different genders using the same toilet room, with its separate cubicles, and shower room.  If privacy is required groups may opt to stagger when different parts of their groups use the facilities.

What’s included?

• Camping in your designated area.
• Picnic benches.
• Sole use of a toilet and shower area.
• Use of a designated dish washing sink, which can be used for your drinking water supply.
• Parking.
• Use of the area around where you are camping for relaxing and games.

Shared use of the games field may be possible, but social distancing between groups must be in place.

What’s not included?

• Use of the Base Camp building.
• Use of a Thornbridge BBQ (due to cleaning requirements).
• Use of the wider site.
• Cleaning of the toilet/shower facilities during your stay.

Our low ropes and climbing boulder aren’t usually available to groups that aren’t being instructed by a Thornbridge Outdoors staff member, and it is especially important in the context of COVID-19 that they are not used by visiting groups.

Considerate camping:

We are keen to ensure that all guests can enjoy their stay at Thornbridge Outdoors and make the most of our quiet rural location.  We therefore ask that noise is kept to a minimum after 10pm and that music is kept personal – i.e. played through headphones rather than out loud.

Arrival and departure times:

To allow time for enhanced cleaning of the accommodation between guests please:

• Arrive after 4pm on your arrival day.
• Depart by 9.30am on your departure day (5pm on a Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday).

Price and booking:

The use of the Yurt as outlined above is £70 per night, including VAT, for up to 6 people.

The use of one of the camping areas as outlined above is £40 per night for up to 4 people.

Additional guests are £10 per person per night unless they are under 10 is which case they are £5 per person per night.

Changeover days are Monday and Friday and there is a minimum stay of 2 nights.

To book some camping for your group please email info@thornbridgeoutdoors.co.uk stating the dates that you would like to stay and whether you wish to book the Yurt or a standard camping area and we will reply as soon as possible.

Bookings are confirmed by return of an emailed booking form and online payment via a link that you will be sent.  Please note that emails will be checked each morning Monday-Friday.

Availability:

Please see the availability calendar on the main section of the page below.

If the camping is booked for the dates that you are looking for you may wish to book our Farm House, Lodge, Woodlands (accessible) or 2 The Woodlands cottage.

Bookings beyond Government Roadmap Step 4 (no earlier than 21 June 2021):

The content below is unedited from before the COVID-19 outbreak as we hope to return to being able to allow larger groups to make the most of our campsite, however please consider the step specific information on our Covid-19 page.