Lamarth Farm Campsite

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So much space for families to play and meet new friends
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  • Spacious unallocated pitches suitable for families, groups and dogs
  • Near to the South West Coast Path, beaches and attractions
  • Campfires and groups welcome; enclosed dog exercise field on site
To list the excellent pursuits that can be sought out from Lamarth Farm Campsite would take some time: coastal walks, cycling trails, National Trust beaches or clifftops, Poldark locations, mining trails, castles and activities such as surfing, paddleboarding, fishing, horse riding, coasteering and golfing… That’s partly down to the fact that this family-run farm site’s patch of land is at the gateway to the Lizard Peninsula. It's a simple and uncomplicated place surrounded by Cornish countryside and run by Rachel, Luke and the boys. Take in the valley views across Mounts Bay while cradling a hot choc or a glass of wine by the campfire. The pitch sizes are unrestricted, so there’s plenty of space to unwind, and well-behaved dogs are very welcome (four can join you for free, and you can add extras if you've a multi-dog group). There’s a designated enclosed dog exercise field, three dog-friendly beaches a short drive away and a great dog-friendly pub in Gunwalloe village, five minutes' drive away. Don’t worry on the food front either. Ice cream and pasties are easy to find locally, and there are shops in Helston, Mullion and Mawgan for essentials. Facilities are kept to just the basics with a clean and well-maintained male shower block and a female shower block with baby changing facilities. There are two partially covered sinks for washing up, a fridge-freezer for ice packs and other bits and sockets for charging battery packs. The large grass field also has a central recreational area for kids to run around, fly a kite or play games. Lamarth Farm is a working farm, so expect to see and hear lots of tractors (just don’t enter the yard area). There’s no livestock, but there are some chickens and ducks, so fresh eggs are available to purchase at the top of the lane daily. You may also see helicopters and gliders passing overhead from the nearby naval base.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 5
Rent a tent 2
Tent pitches 40
Motorhome pitches 40
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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).
  • Guests must bring their own duvets, pillows, sheets and towels when staying in rental accommodation. You will not be allowed to stay if you do not bring these items.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

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Reviews

9.8

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99% would recommend this site to a friend

99% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a spacious, friendly, and well-maintained campsite with excellent, clean facilities, including hot showers. Guests frequently praise the welcoming and helpful owners. The site offers plenty of room to choose your pitch, a dedicated dog exercise area, and a handy communal shed with useful extras like a fridge and charging points. Its central location is ideal for exploring the surrounding area, though some noise from the nearby airbase is noted.

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Two night stay at Lamarth Farm Campsite…

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Andy W.

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked Two night stay at
Lamarth Farm Campsite & Holiday Cottage

If you are looking for a great Campsite in Cornwall, We highly recommend Lamarth Farm near Helston!

Rachel & Luke, the site owners are very welcoming , friendly and knowledgeable, helping with information on local beaches, shops or days out.

The site is a flat grass field , sheltered by hedgerows. There is a seperate enclosed Dog exercise area, a farm area, football goals even a swingball! You have views of the Sea and also of RNAS Culdrose, and very dark skies at night which is great for star gazing.

The toilets are very clean and well maintained, the showers were hot and again very clean. There is a covered washing up area , plants for sale, and a hut that is full of books, local information, and things for kids to play with on the field. There is a fridge freezer for campers to use as well as a kettle and plenty of plugs to charge your phone or battery packs, even an air pump to blow up beds etc.

They really have thought of everything to make your stay great!

There are goats, chickens and ducks in the farm area that was very popular with the children, you can buy fresh eggs from the site at a very reasonable price too.

Today (Monday) there was a visiting Crepe and Coffee van there at 8.30am serving lovely coffee and amazing sweet or savoury Crepes 😋

You can see RNAS Culdrose from the site and get to see lots of aircraft flying over which adds to your stay.

Well definitely be stopping here again in the future!

Disliked Couldn't fault anything whilst we were there.

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked All the facilities
The owners were very accommodating. Just lovely

Disliked Not
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Superb friendly site clearly run with love.

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Jo T.

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked The site is in a large, flat, sunny field with plenty of room.Pitches are huge and facilities are excellent. The owners are delightful and extremely friendly and their style of ownership is relaxed yet super organized. Nothing is too much trouble. We will be back asap.

Disliked Nothing to dislike

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Lovely clean site,shall visit again next…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely clean site,shall visit again next year.

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Amazing campsite! Friendly staff, clean amenities,…

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Emma P.

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked Amazing campsite! Friendly staff, clean amenities, on site dog field was a real game changer. Will definitely camp here again!

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A very welcoming host, with top…

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Ahmed Amine A.

Evania bell tent (four person)

Liked A very welcoming host, with top flight facilities and amenities. Everything was well maintained and clean. The showers were always clean and water was nice and warm. Lots of activities for kids and families, with assistance at your disposal. Will definitely come back again.
Had such a lovely time here.

Thanks to Rachel.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: It was such a pleasure to welcome you and your family Ahmed- chatting and hearing about all the wonderful places you had visited. A shame the weather wasn't kinder- next time! Harry would also love to show your little boy where the chickens lay their eggs and sleep at night (he was fascinated ) A polite and friendly boy- credit to you both. I hope your journey home was a good one.
See you again, Rachel

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kirsty g.

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked Perfect location to explore West Cornwall. Lots of fantastic beaches within 15 minutes drive. Site and facilities very clean with great hosts.

Disliked Nothing!

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review us Kirsty. So pleased you enjoyed your stay and our site.
We hope to see you again soon.
Rachel

Spacious, friendly relaxed camp site. Really enjoyed our stay.

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Julie O.

Non-electric grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked Hot & powerful showers, shower facilities- well stocked-sanitary products available , toilet rolls, shower gel etc if you get short.
Access to electric kettle, fridge, book swap, able to charge phones. Making the camping experience much easier.
Very large dog field with poo bin & poo bags available.
Lovely plants for sale.
Relaxed & friendly.

Disliked Ground very hard!- but able to buy extra strong pegs on site

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for the wonderful review Julie- nice to know the extra little touches made your camping a little easier ( apart from the hard ground) Its been so dry that unfortunately that happens -on the plus side though the tent was well anchored!! We hope to see you again with your stronger pegs. Rachel

Rachel and the boys are lovely, we hope to visit again soon!

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Anonymous

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Liked The space, the extra activities on the site such as football and the morning coffee van on Sunday morning!

Disliked Can't say much!

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From the manager: It was lovely to meet you and chat about your day exploring Cornwall from our site, We hope to see you again soon.
Rachel

Excellent campsite would highly recommend

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Sarah W.

Non-electric grass tent pitch (solo)

Liked Excellently positioned campsite run by the superb friendly Rachel and her husband Luke. Very handy for walking the south west coast path. Lovely short cut grass, very neatly kept site. Very clean facilities. Excellent little hut with fridge freezer and kettle and phone charging sockets. Lots of lovely little touches. Rachel and Luke work very hard keeping everything running smoothly. Love the choose your own pitch type of place, with a chilled relaxed vibe. Very quiet at night. Good mobile signal too!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review Sarah, it was a pleasure to meet you and welcome you to our campsite. Glad you enjoyed your stay and it was lovely to chat & hear all about your adventures each day on the SWCP
Your feedback has been noted and very constructive thank you- I have actually popped a little note on the bins reminding people to recycle! Doing our bit for the environment is so important sometimes it slips peoples minds when out of routine on holiday.
We look forward to seeing you again if you come to this part of Cornwall - good luck with the rest of your SWCP adventures :) Rachel & Luke

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 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

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping

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

Accessible parking at pitch Level site, no steep slopes

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

Location

Lamarth Farm Campsite

Gunwalloe

Helston

Cornwall

England

TR12 7QP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.07407°N
5.25001°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.2 mi Seven Stars
2.2 mi Blue Anchor
3.1 mi Bus Shelter
Rail
9.1 mi Penryn Rail Station
9.1 mi Penmere Rail Station
9.7 mi Camborne Rail Station
Ferry
5.3 mi Helford Village Ferry Landing
5.7 mi Helford Passage Ferry Landing
9.6 mi Ponsharden Ferry Landing
Airport
12.5 mi Penzance Airport
18.7 mi Land's End St Just Airport
28 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

Make your Cornish coast debut from the South West Coast Path (five minutes’ drive). Spots to set down for a while include Poldhu beach (10 minutes' drive), Gunwalloe Church Cove (10 minutes), dog-friendly Dollar Cove (10 minutes) and Kynance Cove (25 minutes). Maybe make your way all the way down to the UK’s most southerly point, Lizard Point (20 minutes), grab some seafood in Porthleven (10 minutes) or channel more sea-going vibes in the National Maritime Museum Cornwall (half an hour) or the Cornish Seal Sanctuary (10 minutes). Like your breaks active? Get stuck into watersports on the Helford River (half an hour) and cycling on the Bissoe Trail from Devoran (half an hour) or the historic Penrose estate (10 minutes). Other sweet local spots include St Michael's Mount (25 minutes) and Pendennis Castle (half an hour).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Church Cove 2.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poldhu Cove 2.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthleven Sands 2.9 mi Sea GoodGoodGoodExcellent
Polurrian Cove 3.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Praa Sands East 6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Seal Sanctuary 2.4 mi

Trebah Garden 6.1 mi

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 9.9 mi

Pendennis Castle 10.3 mi

St Michael's Mount 10.5 mi

National Trust

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 2.2 mi

Glendurgan Garden 6.1 mi

Godolphin 6.2 mi

St Michael's Mount 10.5 mi

Cornish Mines and Engines 10.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

St Anthony 1.9 mi

Loe Bar 1.9 mi

LISMORE 2.2 mi

TRELOWARREN 2.6 mi

Schiedam 2.6 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 Lamarth Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Lamarth Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Lamarth Farm Campsite? Make your Cornish coast debut from the South West Coast Path (five minutes’ drive). Spots to set down for a while include Poldhu beach (10 minutes' drive), Gunwalloe Church Cove (10 minutes), … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Lamarth Farm Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Lamarth Farm Campsite? From £10 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.