When can I check in and check out of Colliford Lake Park?

Camping and touring Arrive: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: 11:30 a.m. Read more

Colliford Lake Park

Wild camping at its best (added by manager 16 Sep 2018)

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Family-friendly wild camping on Bodmin Moor, with stunning lake views
Anglers’ haven: private access to lake for brown trout fishing
Top spot for stargazing, in a designated Dark Sky Reserve

Colliford Lake Park Campsite is a tent only non-electric site, with family-friendly wild camping on Cornwall’s Bodmin Moor (15 minutes’ drive from the village of St Neot and the town of Bodmin), where everything feels a bit more slowed down. Colliford's a prime base for getaways and roaming around: the 20-acre secluded moorland site has private access to Colliford Lake, where aspiring anglers can cast a line to try and land a brown trout (fret not about having your chances dashed by someone zooming by on a jetski, as watersports are banned on the lake). Away from the water, ramblers, bikers and horseback riders can follow the waymarked trails through the moor, keeping eyes peeled for otters, bats, stonechat and wheatear songbirds and the rare marsh fritillary butterfly. Once you’ve worked up an appetite, head back to the site and fire up the barbecue. If you're not grilling the day's catch, supermarkets are within 15 minutes of Colliford, or you can take a break from cooking and try one of the restaurants nearby.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Features

No dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

Themes

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Colliford Lake Park

St. Neot

Liskeard

Cornwall

England

PL14 6PZ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.53644°N
-4.58417°W

Nearest transport

Coach

6.1 mi Institute

6.3 mi Methodist Church

6.4 mi Bus Shelter

Rail

7.2 mi Bodmin Parkway Rail Station

7.7 mi Coombe Junction Halt (Rail Station)

8 mi Liskeard Rail Station

Ferry

13.7 mi Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing

13.7 mi Bodinnick Ferry Landing

14.1 mi Fowey Town Quay Ferry Landing

Airport

19.6 mi Newquay St Mawgan Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

If Cornish history is your jam (which should always go beneath the cream on your scones, of course), you might want to start your hols at Colliford Lake Park Campsite with a trip to the famous Jamaica Inn, immortalised in Daphne du Maurier’s novel of the same name. It’s less than 10 minutes’ drive from site, and has a smuggler’s museum to boot. Stay in the history zone with a spin to Bodmin, where you can join in a trial at the Courtroom Experience and find out what happens on the other side of the judge’s gavel at Bodmin Jail, or go further back with a stop at the Hurlers Stone Circles (believed to be a group of men who were turned to stone for playing the traditional Cornish game of hurling on the Sabbath). If the weather isn’t working in your favour, head to Carnglaze Caverns for an underground tour of the old slate mine and a journey to its subterranean lake. Once the skies clear, bring the kids along to Hidden Valley Discovery Park, take them zipling and to the waterpark at Adrenalin Quarry, and intro them to the animals (and rides) at Camel Creek Adventure Park, all within around half an hour of Colliford.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Trebarwith Strand	10.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	Good
Millendreath	13.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Par Sands	13.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
East Looe	14 mi	Estuary	N/A	Good	N/A	N/A
Crackington Haven	14.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tintagel Castle 12 mi

Eden Project 14 mi

Rock Beach 15.1 mi

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 15.5 mi

Lost Gardens of Heligan 20 mi

National Trust

Tintagel Old Post Office 11.4 mi

Lawrence House 12 mi

Cotehele 16 mi

Cotehele Mill 16 mi

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 19.9 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Golitha Falls 4.7 mi

Minions - Caradon Hill - Cheesewring - Hurlers 5.8 mi

Minions - Cheesewring - Siblyback Lake 5.9 mi

Minions - Wild Cornish Moorland 5.9 mi

Cardinham Woods Ramble (Wheelchair-Friendly) 6.2 mi

Local events

Eden Sessions (Wednesday 12 June 2024 – Wednesday 12 June 2024)
Par, Cornwall 14.1 mi
Boardmasters (Wednesday 7 August 2024 – Wednesday 7 August 2024)
Newquay, Cornwall 21.1 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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What attractions are near Colliford Lake Park? If Cornish history is your jam (which should always go beneath the cream on your scones, of course), you might want to start your hols at Colliford Lake Park Campsite with a … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Colliford Lake Park?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Depart by: 11:30 a.m.

Read more