Darwin Forest Country Park

Darwin Forest Country Park now known as Landal Darwin Forest is a 44-acre (18 ha) holiday resort near Matlock in Derbyshire, England, operated by Pinelodge Holidays Limited.[1][2][3] The resort contains a large number of luxury lodges produced by Pinelog (an independent holiday home manufacturer), a swimming pool and gym, a pub, an onsite convenience store (Woodland Store) and the Little Monkey's children's play centre. Nearby in Ashbourne is the smaller sister resort Landal Sandybrook.[4]

An older lodge at the Park
The on-site gym: Evolution
Landal Darwin Forest
IndustryHoliday Resort
Headquarters
Darley Moor
,
England
Number of locations
2
ParentPinelodge Holidays Limited
Websitewww.darwinforest.co.uk

The resort is located off the B5057 on Darley Moor, near Darley Dale, in the Derbyshire Dales and is 5 mi (8 km) south-east from Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall.[5] The country park has received the David Bellamy Gold Award[6] and the Hoseasons 'Best lodge park in Britain' accolade.[7] The park is owned by the Grayson family and joined the Landal franchise in 2018.

One of the newer lodges at the park

References
  1. Size @ totaltravel.co.uk Archived 2009-06-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 2009
  2. Middleton, Christopher (8 February 2002). "The Peak District: A forest of artful lodgers". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  3. countrycottagesonline.net
  4. thisisderbyshire.co.uk
  5. Location @ K9directory.co.uk Retrieved July 2009
  6. Award @ Information-Britain.co.uk Retrieved July 2009
  7. "Darwin Forest Country Park". Retrieved 24 April 2012.


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