Cornwall Sites

[LeonC]

Like others have said, I would recommend Pentewan Sands, coastal path (steep up and down!) walk to Mevagissey and lovely pub two minutes walk in the village. If you're lucky you could get a pitch five yards from the beach.
Heligan Camping is adjacent to the Lost Gardens which has a good farm shop. Again, a steep walk down the hill into Meva. The hard bit is walking back.
Be warned, there are some very steep hills if you're walking or biking.
I've done a bit of research and most of the sites are hoping to re-open the last weekend in March, but who knows where we'll be by then.
Like "Just Smiffy" I might decide to rent out my driveway for the summer - space for two campers, water, drainage, EHU. No swimming pool or jacuzzi but do have a pond and nice sunbathing area.
Now, if people would like to start a bidding war - what price should we start at ...?!!

 

[Janine]

Like others have said, I would recommend Pentewan Sands, coastal path (steep up and down!) walk to Mevagissey and lovely pub two minutes walk in the village. If you're lucky you could get a pitch five yards from the beach.
Heligan Camping is adjacent to the Lost Gardens which has a good farm shop. Again, a steep walk down the hill into Meva. The hard bit is walking back.
Be warned, there are some very steep hills if you're walking or biking.
I've done a bit of research and most of the sites are hoping to re-open the last weekend in March, but who knows where we'll be by then.
Like "Just Smiffy" I might decide to rent out my driveway for the summer - space for two campers, water, drainage, EHU. No swimming pool or jacuzzi but do have a pond and nice sunbathing area.
Now, if people would like to start a bidding war - what price should we start at ...?!!

I'll start at a £1 a week

 

[LeonC]

I'll start at a £1 a week

You're winning so far!

 

[EzeeRider]

Like others have said, I would recommend Pentewan Sands, coastal path (steep up and down!) walk to Mevagissey and lovely pub two minutes walk in the village. If you're lucky you could get a pitch five yards from the beach.
Heligan Camping is adjacent to the Lost Gardens which has a good farm shop. Again, a steep walk down the hill into Meva. The hard bit is walking back.
Be warned, there are some very steep hills if you're walking or biking.
I've done a bit of research and most of the sites are hoping to re-open the last weekend in March, but who knows where we'll be by then.
Like "Just Smiffy" I might decide to rent out my driveway for the summer - space for two campers, water, drainage, EHU. No swimming pool or jacuzzi but do have a pond and nice sunbathing area.
Now, if people would like to start a bidding war - what price should we start at ...?!!

I think I would prefer your drive to Pentewan Sands, not my choice of sites but I guess if you are a beachy type person you might enjoy it. I prefer Little Winnick Touring Park, much more civilised. Bus stop just outside the site and a pleasant level 10/15 minute walk along the river and through the woods to the beach and pub.
ezee

 

[Just smiffy]

I'll start at a £1 a week

Ohh I’m worth soooo much more....

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[EzeeRider]

Those with driveway or parking spaces can always join the MCC's "Safe Knights"
ezee

 

[Cheshirecat57]

THANKS TO EVERYONE- ROAD TRIP FOR FIRST 2 WEEKS IN JULY BOOKED
Covid permitting obvs.

Starting with long haul drive down to Eden project area and meandering back via St Ives, Newquay, Padstow,Tintagel,Woolacombe and back along nth Devon to M5

Thanks for all suggestions

 

[Cheshirecat57]

Another vote for Trewethett farm, nice coast walks from site to Tintagal or Boscastle, fantastic views. Just hope it’s not windy.
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Fyi everyone - Trewethett already fully booked for July

 

[LeonC]

Enjoy your trip. Carlyon Bay campsite is one of the nearest to Eden, although there are a couple of farm-type campsites also.
I hope things are all right for all of us by July.

 

[LeonC]

I think I would prefer your drive to Pentewan Sands, not my choice of sites but I guess if you are a beachy type person you might enjoy it. I prefer Little Winnick Touring Park, much more civilised. Bus stop just outside the site and a pleasant level 10/15 minute walk along the river and through the woods to the beach and pub.
ezee

Yes, Pentewan Sands is a bit big for a lot of people. I actually like the pub nearby!
Little Winnick is nice and much quieter.

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[Mikey RV]

Fyi everyone - Trewethett already fully booked for July

Nice one hopefully your get some good weather and see some great sunsets from there.

 

[Cheshirecat57]

Enjoy your trip. Carlyon Bay campsite is one of the nearest to Eden, although there are a couple of farm-type campsites also.
I hope things are all right for all of us by July.

Me too

 

[JillyB]

Thanks Cheshirecat57 for the original post.
I was in the middle of planning a trip to Cornwall for September and the suggestions posted have been great! Saved me so much time and pointed me in the right direction, so a big thanks to all you Cornwall experts!
Pleased to say we start our adventure at Trewethett, Yay! But I did book this site before Christmas. Moving on to Carnon Downs then on to Little Winnick.
Something to look forward to!

 

[Janine]

Thanks Cheshirecat57 for the original post.
I was in the middle of planning a trip to Cornwall for September and the suggestions posted have been great! Saved me so much time and pointed me in the right direction, so a big thanks to all you Cornwall experts!
Pleased to say we start our adventure at Trewethett, Yay! But I did book this site before Christmas. Moving on to Carnon Downs then on to Little Winnick.
Something to look forward to!

I am so envious! I go to Cornwall for at least 3 weeks every year and try to go to different places each time.

There are so many beautiful places to see but it's lovely to re-visit old favourites and see very old friends (Rex and Marie )

This year, I am going to the opposite side of the country. Well, that's the plan..........

 

[Just smiffy]

Hope I get a van for the summer so I can get out of Cornwall.... looks like it’s going to be packed....

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[Cheshirecat57]

Hope I get a van for the summer so I can get out of Cornwall.... looks like it’s going to be packed....

That really would be a waste of a good driveway

 

[Just smiffy]

That really would be a waste of a good driveway

I’ll get more renting out the house...

 

[GAVLAD]

We watched Rick Stein on Saturday and it prompted us to think about another trip to Cornwall, now that we are not restricted to school holidays.

Looking on Google Maps in the Lands End area drew my attention to Gwynver Beach car park, which has a nearby section marked "Vans only" and seems to be £1.50 per day (no overnight parking).

Just up the road is Trevedra Farm https://trevedrafarm.co.uk/ which looks good and is cheaper than CCC Sennen Cove.

Spotting this thread I decided to collect all of the info, at least the basic bits, into a spreadsheet: HTH.

site	town	comment
haven	perranporth
heligan	mevagissy
menehay fm	falmouth
ayr holiday pk	st ives
looe camc	looe
padstow touring	padstow
carnon downs	truro	cornwall car hire
chegwyn fm	truro
trewethwtt fm	tintagel
sennen cove camc	sennen cove	steep path
treloan	portscatho	hidden hut lunches
doubletrees fm	carlyon bay	beech motors, st austell	good bus to fowey
porth	newquay	pub & bus at entry
pentewan sands	mevagissy	bus stop
mother iyeys bay	padstow	NOT REC

Gordon

This is great.
Please will you consider going to France & Spain next?

 

[Cheshirecat57]

This is great.
Please will you consider going to France & Spain next?

Not me Im afraid

 

[Brains]

THANKS TO EVERYONE- ROAD TRIP FOR FIRST 2 WEEKS IN JULY BOOKED
Covid permitting obvs.

Starting with long haul drive down to Eden project area and meandering back via St Ives, Newquay, Padstow,Tintagel,Woolacombe and back along nth Devon to M5

Thanks for all suggestions

North Devon

A39 The Atlantic Highway
It's a superb road (as can be seen by the number of bikers that do it)
I'd recommend the full length, Indian Queens to Bridgewater.
It's as bendy as an alpine pass in places, and Porlock Hill is the steepest A road in England (or the UK ?)
For £5 you can bypass the really steep hill and take the toll road, which is impressive as well. Make sure you know how to use your gears!

You can add Bude, Clovelly, Porlock, Minehead, Dunster to your stop off and look at list

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[LeonC]

I’ll get more renting out the house...

Leaves more customers for me ... !!

 

[Old tart]

We would love to add Cornwall to our list of places to visit but are not sure about the feasibility in an A class. What are people's experiences of this please?

 

[Gary217]

If you really want to 'do' Cornwall then as others say there are plenty of sites but personally based on what your original post mentioned maybe consider S West Wales. It is very similar in terms of coastal terrain and while it does get busy in W Wales it is not as busy as Cornwall. Trouble with Cornwall is it does get too busy, places get crowded, because of the influx of tourists the catering doesn't have to try so food is rubbish unless you book one of the restaurants that claim to be run by celeb chefs (even those are dubious). We've got a few friends who live in Cornwall and one of them say it is a pretty frame round an ugly picture, meaning the coast is nice but inland is not great, the inland towns are not nice - hence why everyone crowds out the coastal spots. W Wales has a lovely coast and and beautiful countryside to explore and the Wales Coastal path is breathtaking, and is just that little bit less 'kiss me quick' touristy. Also, despite the usual comments that get made, the Welsh are actually a lot more welcoming and sincere than people in Cornwall who often seem to have a chip on their shoulder.Apart from visiting friends we'd always head to the W Wales area every time.

 

[GAVLAD]

We would love to add Cornwall to our list of places to visit but are not sure about the feasibility in an A class. What are people's experiences of this please?

I did it in a 9m tag axle last year.
If you plan your route and also take it steady, you'll be fine.
We did have an issue when my wife read the map to the campsite upside down and insisted we turned left instead of right. (I'd google street viewed it before we set off and was sure it was right but she insisted!)
It took us on a very steep gradient, had a few hair pin bends whereby I had to bend tree branches back and pull mirrors in before climbing a steep incline, which all in all added an extra 45mins on, but apart from that and the tractors who don't seem to want to give way or pull over, you'll be fine.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

We have lived close by Carnon Downs for the best part of 20 years, another site to consider is Cosawes Park just a little further down the road towards Falmouth. A residential site but has a well rated touring park and further off the A39, may get less booked up than the others. For car hire Hertz have a branch at Truro Station which is convenient and they are excellent ,or, treat yourself and rent a morgan sports car from Perranwell Garage! Lots of local taxi companies.
Bear in mind the G7 conference is coming to Carlyon Bay and Falmouth maritime museum in June so I would avoid that if possible.
Always happy to help with information.

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[Silver-Fox]

Hope I get a van for the summer so I can get out of Cornwall.... looks like it’s going to be packed....

You can rent Dolly out from us at £800 a week.
Minimum hire is 3 weeks

 

[RobbyMClark]

Can we get back to my thread please

Did devon Cornwall last July
Sites used where Cheddar, Boscastle,
Sennen cove, Heligan, Looe, and Wood farm just in Dorset.
As some have mentioned its downhill from most sites but we would walk down in morning and get bus back in most cases.
Just posted some pics on the sunny pics threat if interested.

 

[Wadski]

I used to own the old Mill in the valley between trewethett farm and tintagel, we ran a restaurant in the Mill house and encouraged visitors from trewethett farm to walk down for a meal and then I'd take them back to the campsite in my car, the footpath was quite dangerous in the dark. Fantastic views from the campsite

 

[LeonC]

Bear in mind the G7 conference is coming to Carlyon Bay and Falmouth maritime museum in June so I would avoid that if possible.

Not Carlyon Bay - that's St Austell. It's Carbis Bay at St Ives, 11-13 June. Be a good time and place to avoid.

We would love to add Cornwall to our list of places to visit but are not sure about the feasibility in an A class. What are people's experiences of this please?

Contrary to popular belief, we do have roads in Cornwall ! I had a 7.4m A class which was fine to drive to most places around here. I did, however, downsize to a narrower campervan mainly because I like to drive in France and often seem to find the narrow streets in little villages when I'm not looking for them!

You'll be very welcome here when it's allowed again, and using Google Streetview before you leave like GAVLAD suggested is a very good idea. Enjoy your holiday!

 

[Delboyarapaho]

Godrevy C&MH club site is a lovely site with great access to massive beach

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