5th Trip
Flagg Hall, Buxton, Derbyshire CC CL 22nd – 26th January 2008

Situated in the centre of the Peak District National Park, midway between the market towns of Buxton and Bakewell, the flat 5 van Caravan Club CL site is in the parkland in front of Paddock Cottage and has 7 hookups to give more choice of position. Quiet site in centre of the small village of Flagg. Excellent footpath network and one mile to Tissington Trail Cycle Route. Close to Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall.

Flagg Hall, with its long and elegantly curving tree-lined drive, is a fine twin-gabled Elizabethan Manor House built in typical Derbyshire limestone style, and similar to the Halls at Hartington and Eyam. Over the centuries new outbuildings were added to the original stables and a working farmyard was created, and the Hall evolved into the large working farm we see today. On a staircase in the hall is a human skull; tradition has it that evil will befall anyone who removes or attempts to remove it from its place. Locals tell of a number of attempts made by various occupiers of the hall to rid themselves of the skull but (and perhaps mindful of the legend) all attempts incurred some strange or evil occurrence, and so the skull still remains in its place on the hall staircase.

A bit muddy for this time of year which was to be expected but I can imagine this would be even better in the Spring and Summer when the trees are in full bloom. Lovely views and walks, only 6 miles from the town of Buxton with plenty of shops. Choice of grassy or hardstanding pitches. The hardstandings are just rubble and not particularly level but better than nothing.

At only £7.50 per night inclusive of EHU, it's great value.

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