Chelsfield Farm

From £25 For 3 nights, 2 adults 9.6 30 reviews
That sunset 😍 (added by dadi_s 10 Aug 2021)
The fishing lake (added by visitor 13 aug 2021)
The view from the hill (added by kevin_b101375 02 sep 2021)
Fantastic camp site and stunning views (added by visitor 22 aug 2018)

  • Rural Cornish farm with on-site fishing
  • A 20-minute drive from Bude
  • Farm shop on site, plus bar/restaurant with takeaway options
Cornwall, fishing, fab views, lip-smacking farm produce and pasties made to order… 'tis no wonder that guests wax lyrical about Chelsfield Farm, about 20 minutes from the beaches and watery activities of splendid Bude. Set on a smallholding within 17 acres deep in rural Cornwall, this family farm comes with spectacular views towards Dartmoor, immaculate amenities, and a handsomely set fishing lake at which to land carp and tench for a small fee. (Not a fishing fan? Bring a book and a picnic to the lakeside instead.) Resident horses Dolly and Connie are part of the farm menagerie, along with a flock of sheep, free-range chickens, turkeys, geese and guinea fowl, all on a wide open green space with large, level and well-drained pitches and plenty of room for kids to play (send them to find the tree swing and you'll likely not see them for hours). Amenities are well looked after and include a toilet and shower block with free electric showers, a washing-up sink, several water taps and a chemical waste point. Owners Marianne and Alan strongly encourage barbecues here, so it's just as well that Chelsfield also comes with a smashing farm shop, stocked with first-rate produce including locally farmed meat, fresh free-range eggs and other bits and pieces to sizzle up on the site barbie while looking across to Dartmoor. A bar is to hand for drinks afterwards. If you'd rather not cook, the farm's restaurant/takeaway serves breakfast baps, burgers and hot dogs, as well as sandwiches, pies and pasties all made to highly tasty order.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Caravan sites 40
Tent sites 40
Motorhome sites 40
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Facilities/activities including fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5:30 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • All pets must be wormed.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent site, clean facilities, friendly staff.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Zoe T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: What a fantastic site! The owners were so welcoming and friendly, as were all the staff around the site. The site is very well looked after and all the areas were extremely clean. Lovely bar/restaurant on site which serves the most amazing Sunday lunch. There's also a little shop that sells some of your essentials and food items. 3 ponds for fishing. Washer and dryer and freezer available to use. Hot water in facilities is actually hot! Campsite is easily accessible and close to several towns and beaches.

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Great campsite, friendly, clean and good location.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Nicky C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Great location, lovely welcome and helpful owners and staff. Great facilities, nice and clean. Free fire pit with plenty of logs for sale. 2 lovely trees in our field with a swing for our children to play and make friends. Lovely pub and restaurant on site, we didn’t eat there but food looked lovely.

Disliked: Only downside was cold water for washing up and showers but was soon sorted.

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Had a lovely time on the campsite for bank holiday weekend. Thank you!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Great flat pitch. Lovely, safe area for kids to play and make friends around the field. Very clean showers/ toilets. Lovely little pub on site!

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Very well presented and very clean facilities/campsite…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Katie B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: Very well presented and very clean facilities/campsite

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Area is very rural and owner is friendly…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Christophe C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: Area is very rural and owner is friendly

Disliked: Scalding Hot water in the early morning then no more for the rest of the day, Facilities not so clean Farm shop is tiny with nothing like the photos , pub is noisy in the evening Only 2 toilets and one disabled male and female for the whole campsite Family friendly but No baby changing facilities. Tree swing was bust on no park, farm was a horse and 2 geese and sheep

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This place never disappoints, Dog friendly, child friendly, and it has lovely…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Paul L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: This place never disappoints, Dog friendly, child friendly, and it has lovely views, a bar, and a small shop that they sell there own produce in. The burgers and sausages are amazing 👏 There is a new shower and toilet block since the last time we went and it's lovely and clean. Very welcoming site, how it should be and we will be returning very soon.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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Level and good size pitches, clean and warm shower block …

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Lynne W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: Level and good size pitches, clean and warm shower block on site fishing and bar/restaurant with outstanding Sunday lunch .

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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Good value, excellent facilities and lovely staff

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: Lovely site - very clean and quiet. Fab bar and restaurant on site - food excellent and great value. Not a huge menu but what they do they do well.

Disliked: Would be good to have another toilet block a bit closer to the camping field.

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Good facilities, friendly staff, the site is well looked after.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Fiona J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: Good facilities, friendly staff, the site is well looked after. They supplied an off ground firepit, and sold produce which was great for BBQs. Good location to visit the many sights of Cornwall.

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Excellent and clean, really friendly people!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Ian B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked: Camped in spacious electric hook up field, plenty of space, very clean toilet/shower block has 3 fishing lakes and a small shop. Remote location but don't let this put you off, has a great bar and restaurant on site. Within easy reach by car to Launceston or Bude, can recommend Bude and hidden valley for kids days out. The friendliness of all the staff is amazing, there such lovely people and will go out of there way to help you. Highly recommended gets used a lot but in this case it is so well deserved.

Disliked: No on site facilities for kids, but plenty of space for them to amuse themselves, this not really a negative just for info, if you've got kids.

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Features

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 site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundry

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Lake and/or mountain

Luxury

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump point

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Type

Farm

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for caravans

Seasonal sites

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Chelsfield Farm

Boyton

Launceston

Cornwall

England

PL15 8NU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.72513°N
-4.44997°W

Nearest transport

Coach
13.3 km The Strand
29.1 km Bus Station
30.1 km Lloyds TSB Bank
Rail
28.4 km Gunnislake Rail Station
30.5 km Calstock Rail Station
31 km Liskeard Rail Station
Ferry
37 km Bideford Ferry Landing
39.2 km Rock Padstow Ferry Landing
40 km Padstow Ferry Landing

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

North Cornwall, north Devon and Dartmoor are all easily reachable from Chelsfield Farm, for days around coast and countryside, wildlife watching and walking, cantering around on horseback and fishing via shore and river. Tintagel Castle, the Crealy Great Adventure Park and other top Cornish family spots are within a short drive. Most folk know nearby Bude for its surf, but you'll find a fair bit to do around town and out of the water too, from cantering on its coastline to potters around its old harbour or letting the kids loose at the town's six-storey indoor play centre. The spectacular South West Coast Path runs from Bude to Crackington Haven and from there onto Boscastle and Tintagel, or you could hike in the other direction 15 miles to Hartford Quay via the Hartford Peninsula and then – if you dare – another 10 miles onto the tiny cobbled town of north Devon's Clovelly. Other activities all around include sea fishing, clay pigeon shooting, birdwatching, and spotting local wildlife like red deer, roe deer, foxes, badgers, frogs, newts, toads, squirrels and hedgehogs: it's very much recommended that you bring your paintbox and your camera…

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Widemouth Sand 10.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Crackington Haven 13.1 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Summerleaze 13.8 km Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Crooklets 14.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Northcott Mouth 15.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tintagel Castle 22.8 km

RHS Garden Rosemoor 32.7 km

Rock Beach 38.9 km

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 42.8 km

Castle Drogo 45 km

National Trust

Lawrence House 11.5 km

Tintagel Old Post Office 22.4 km

Lydford Gorge 25.7 km

Cotehele 30.2 km

Cotehele Mill 30.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

PENHEALE MANOR 6.8 km

Poundstock - Millook Coast and Country 8.5 km

Pondstock to Dizzard - Woods and Country 8.5 km

Poundstock, Dizzard and Millook 8.5 km

WERRINGTON PARK 9.8 km

Local events

  • Eden Sessions (Wednesday, 12 June 2024 – Wednesday, 12 June 2024)

    Par, England 45.7 km

  • GoldCoast Oceanfest (Friday, 21 June 2024 – Friday, 21 June 2024)

    Croyde, England 47.9 km

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.

Want to know more about camping in Cornwall?

  • Does Chelsfield Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Chelsfield Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Chelsfield Farm? North Cornwall, north Devon and Dartmoor are all easily reachable from Chelsfield Farm, for days around coast and countryside, wildlife watching and walking, cantering around on horseback and fishing via shore and … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Chelsfield Farm?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Chelsfield Farm? From $52.84 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.