When can I check in and check out of Swallows Meadow?

Camping and touring Arrive: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. The site manager will be on site, but if no one available on arrival please choose a pitch. Pitches are clearly marked with pegs in the camping meadow. Read more

Swallows Meadow

Roughtor and wildflower meadow (added by manager 14 May 2019)

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Small, scenic rural site 10 minutes' drive from Camelford
Within 20 minutes' drive of beaches and Bodmin Moor
Tintagel Castle, Port Isaac and coast path within 25 minutes' drive

Peace and quiet? You'll find it at Swallows Meadow, a quiet Cornwall in the countryside 10 minutes’ drive from Camelford. This small and simple site is owned by sculptor Linda, and you can see why she’d pick such a spot – there are stunning views over a lake towards Roughtor, and the surrounding meadows burst into bloom with colourful wildflowers in season. Linda’s preferred medium is wildlife and animalsculpture, and again it’s a fab place for getting ideas, as the surrounds are popular with otters, badgers, hedgehogs, buzzards and other creatures both land-based and up in the air. Stacks of snazzy facilities might risk putting off such visitors, so things have been kept minimal on site – there’s a drinking water tap close to the pitches in the meadow, and it’s a short stroll to the main cottage for a shower and a couple of toilets. Bike rides, boat trips, beaches and Bodmin Moor horse rides are all close by, as are coastal rambles and castle explores at Tintagel.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Features

Dogs 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

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

Gastronomic delight

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

Shop nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Swallows Meadow

Highertown

Advent

Camelford

Cornwall

England

PL32 9QL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.59938°N
-4.65767°W

Route directions

From the A39, take the turning for Altarnum and Crowdy Reservoir. Continue along this road and over the cattle grid onto Davidstow Moor. Take the first right-hand turning, then continue past Crowdy Reservoir and go straight across the crossroads. When you come to a ford and bridge, go over the bridge and bear right. Keep on this road up the hill until you see Swallows Meadow at the top of the hill on your left. There is a large pull-in and the camping meadow is approx 20 metres further along on on the left.

Nearest transport

Coach

9.2 mi Car Park

9.2 mi Priory House

9.8 mi Lidl Superstore

Rail

10.6 mi Bodmin Parkway Rail Station

13.1 mi Coombe Junction Halt (Rail Station)

13.3 mi Lostwithiel Rail Station

Ferry

12.4 mi Rock Padstow Ferry Landing

12.9 mi Padstow Ferry Landing

17.9 mi Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing

Airport

18.6 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

Cornwall’s a cracking place for folk in search of outdoorsy activities – walkers can hit the South West Coast Path with a drive of 15 minutes or so, while cyclists can pedal along the Camel Trail (25 minutes’ drive) or National Cycle Route 3, which makes its way across Bodmin Moor. A horse riding centre is 10 minutes away in St Breward, and there’s an 18-hole golf course a similar length of drive away. It’s also a county that (as you may have heard) has a rather fine stretch of coastline. With that comes more activity: perhaps surfing at Trebarwith (15 minutes), fishing or kayaking trips from Port Isaac (25 minutes) or wildlife-spotting outings from Padstow (45 minutes). Pick either of these last two and there’s also scope for following up with dinner at a celeb chef’s restaurant. Sticking to dry land for a bit? Take a wander around Tintagel Castle (20 minutes) to hear tales of King Arthur and his antics, get all mystical at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle (20 minutes) or wander among exotic environs at the Eden Project (45 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Trebarwith Strand	5.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	Good
Crackington Haven	9.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Polzeath	11.5 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Good	Excellent
Daymer Bay	12.1 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Widemouth Sand	14.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tintagel Castle 6.6 mi

Rock Beach 12.3 mi

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 14.1 mi

Eden Project 16.5 mi

Newquay Zoo 22.3 mi

National Trust

Tintagel Old Post Office 6 mi

Lawrence House 13.2 mi

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 18.2 mi

Cotehele Mill 20.3 mi

Cotehele 20.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Camelford Country 1.9 mi

Camelford and Countryside 1.9 mi

Camelford Town and River 1.9 mi

LAMELLEN 4.7 mi

Trebarwith Strand 5.3 mi

Local events

Eden Sessions (Wednesday 12 June 2024 – Wednesday 12 June 2024)
Par, Cornwall 17 mi
Boardmasters (Wednesday 7 August 2024 – Wednesday 7 August 2024)
Newquay, Cornwall 20.2 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 Swallows Meadow? Cornwall’s a cracking place for folk in search of outdoorsy activities – walkers can hit the South West Coast Path with a drive of 15 minutes or so, while cyclists can pedal … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Swallows Meadow?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

The site manager will be on site, but if no one available on arrival please choose a pitch. Pitches are clearly marked with pegs in the camping meadow.
Read more