Gunwalloe Caravan Park

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Electric pitch
Electric pitch
Sunset over the electric pitches
Electric pitches
A selection of locally made cakes available in the shop
Grass pitches
Hardstanding medium pitch
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Hardstanding medium pitch
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Sunset over the electric pitches
Electric pitches
A selection of locally made cakes available in the shop

  • Cornwall caravan site on a working farm 10 minutes’ drive from Helston
  • A 10-minute drive from Gunwalloe Church Cove beach and Dollar Cove
  • Dog-friendly grass pitches; pubs and shops within 10 minutes’ drive
Always on the lookout for a quiet corner of Cornwall in which to lay your head? One that’s close to beaches, theme parks and woodland walks as well? Peaceful Gunwalloe Caravan Park may suit you very well, set as it is on a working arable farm less than 10 minutes’ drive from Gunwalloe Church Cove Beach and forest trails at National Trust-owned Penrose. With easy access to tree-sheltered grass pitches along hardstanding tracks, this is a no-frills site, owned and run by a family for families. Pets are welcome to tag along too, and there’s plenty of dog walking to be had along forested trails and shingle banks around The Loe freshwater lake and Carminowe Creek (10 minutes’ drive). Head to Gunwalloe village for a night out in the well-known Halzephron Inn (five minutes’ drive or half an hour’s walk), or try out waterfront pubs and takeaways around the fishing harbour in Porthleven (15 minutes’ drive). If you’re running short on provisions, historic Helston (10 minutes) has supermarkets for stocking up as well as pasty shops, pizzerias and burger bars if you’d like to give cooking a miss.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 40
Tent pitches 40
Motorhome pitches 40
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs
Campervan

Reviews

9

Overall rating from 133 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

92% would recommend this site to a friend

90% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a small, peaceful, family-run campsite with friendly and helpful owners. Guests praise the clean and modern shower and toilet facilities, spacious pitches, and convenient location for exploring Cornwall. The site offers a quiet retreat with good value for money. Minor issues such as occasional noise from a nearby airbase and some uneven ground have been noted, but overall, visitors report a positive experience and many express a desire to return.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 09/06/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great little site

Overall

10 out of 10
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 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Clean friendly and plenty of space without being a big open field.
Secure dog exercise field was a great touch.

Disliked Shower push buttons are only about 10 seconds, a bit annoying having to keep pushing them

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site, friendly staff, clean toilets…

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8 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 6
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
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Chloe M. 1 review

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Nice site, friendly staff, clean toilets and showers. Would come back and stay again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great, too peaceful and too much silence

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8 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
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Wifi
 10
 Paul N. 4 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Family run business if i do not mistake, small, peaceful, good showers, clean toilets, nice beautiful respectful people, great prices for logs and barbecue or firepits (do not do mistake to buy from somewhere else as i did ... without asking first), great coffee. Location is great for Kynance Cove and other places. Thank you.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location was peaceful…

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7 out of 10
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Customer service
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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Location was peaceful

Recommend to friends Visit again

We will be booking more days there

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10 out of 10
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Cheryl J. 1 review

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Couldn’t do enough for you
Polite and friendly
Clean and Tidy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything, will definitely return, was going…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Everything, will definitely return, was going to extend our stay but weather started to turn and had to get back as half term was coming to an end.

Disliked Leaving.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely site. Despite the showers we would still come back.

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8 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Leah B. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Claire who runs the site and lives there, very welcoming and helpful. A lovely useful little shop on site . Great flat and clear grass pitches. Location was fantastic, to reach all our favourite places in Cornwall . Toilets clean and shower block clean . Good washing up area. Hand having a communal fridge. Garden Toys for the children . Chickens and ponies.

Disliked The showers themselves only worked when one was in use.. and even then were quite temperamental. Me and my two girls found ourselves stood covered in body wash waiting for both other showers to be off before we could get any water to come out. This was literally the only negative and unfortunate as when one came on it was nice and warm, just didn't last long.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely quiet place to stay.

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9 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked The location and quietness of other guests.

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fabulous place…

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10 out of 10
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 Michelle C. 1 review

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (medium)

Liked Fabulous place

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent experience

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 Laurence B. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Nice and quiet very clean falcitys .all round very good

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

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

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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 Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Communal fridge Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

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

Tourer storage facilities

Location

Gunwalloe Caravan Park

Killianchor

Gunwalloe

Helston

Cornwall

England

TR12 7QJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.0713°N
5.2597°W

Route directions

What3words: nurses.anguished.legal. From Helston, please go past Tesco (on the left), follow the road past Sainsbury's and take the road through Culdrose to The Lizard (A3083). Follow the road under the bridge and then take the next road to the right to Gunwalloe. On this road, the site is at the second farm on the right-hand side signposted Gunwalloe Caravan Park.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.2 mi Blue Anchor
2.2 mi Seven Stars
2.7 mi Bus Shelter
Rail
9.5 mi Penryn Rail Station
9.6 mi Penmere Rail Station
9.8 mi Camborne Rail Station
Ferry
5.8 mi Helford Village Ferry Landing
6.1 mi Helford Passage Ferry Landing
10 mi Ponsharden Ferry Landing
Airport
12.2 mi Penzance Airport
18.3 mi Land's End St Just Airport
28.3 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

When you fancy a serious yomp along the dramatic coastline, follow the South West Coast Path (10 minutes’ drive) to Kynance Cove (around three hours’ walk) on the Lizard Peninsula. Shorter hops include a shoreline walk to Porthleven (90 minutes), and strolls around the headland at Poldhu Cove (20 minutes). Walk or boat across to the ancient St Michael's Mount (half an hour) to look out for the giant's heart stone. For other family days out, consider a visit to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary (10 minutes) to join sea lion feeding sessions and watch seals and puffins in their watery enclosures, or take intrepid kids to Via Ferrata Cornwall (20 minutes) for climbing, ziplining, watersports and other adventures. History lovers might care to head for the harbourside National Maritime Museum Cornwall (35 minutes) in Falmouth to tour historic steamboats and let the kids loose on interactive, pirate-themed exhibits. When the weather is warm and you’d prefer to be outdoors, have a wander through the subtropical plantings and water features at dog-friendly Trebah Garden (half an hour).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Church Cove 2.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthleven Sands 2.5 mi Sea GoodGoodGoodExcellent
Poldhu Cove 2.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Polurrian Cove 3.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Praa Sands East 5.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Seal Sanctuary 2.9 mi

Trebah Garden 6.6 mi

St Michael's Mount 10.2 mi

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 10.3 mi

Pendennis Castle 10.8 mi

National Trust

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 1.9 mi

Godolphin 6 mi

Glendurgan Garden 6.5 mi

St Michael's Mount 10.2 mi

Cornish Mines and Engines 10.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

St Anthony 1.4 mi

Loe Bar 1.5 mi

LISMORE 2.2 mi

Schiedam 2.3 mi

TRELOWARREN 3 mi

Local events

  • Boardmasters (Wednesday, 5 August 2026 – Wednesday, 5 August 2026)

    Newquay, Cornwall 27 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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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Gunwalloe Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Gunwalloe Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Gunwalloe Caravan Park? When you fancy a serious yomp along the dramatic coastline, follow the South West Coast Path (10 minutes’ drive) to Kynance Cove (around three hours’ walk) on the Lizard Peninsula. Shorter hops … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Gunwalloe Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  10:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.

    Please call or message if changes are required to arrival or departure times

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Gunwalloe Caravan Park? From £22 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.