Pattacott Farm

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Sunset
Bell tent
Agnus in the field
Stunning peaceful spot to chill in our gorgeous shepherds retreat hut

  • Friendly family-run farm site 20 minutes' drive from Launceston
  • A 15-minute drive from the coast path and Crackington Haven beach
  • Buy fresh eggs and homemade sausages and burgers on site
Farm life… it’s all fresh eggs and homemade sausages isn’t it? Well, it is at Pattacott Farm, a friendly family park in Cornwall, 20 minutes’ drive from Launceston. This is very much an active working farm, keeping an assorted menagerie of rare-breed sheep and pigs, a herd of cattle, a couple of ponies and free-roaming chickens in the grounds. The collection of animals isn’t just for show, of course – they contribute to the range of tasty items available to buy, including eggs for your brekkie and homemade sausages or burgers for your barbecue (which you could serve up in homemade bread from the farm too). You might fancy a crack at building a campfire as well, and you’re welcome to do so for flame-grilled dinners or to keep you toasty as you gaze up into the starry skies (the heavens often glitter overhead out here as the area is far away from light pollution). If you’re not planning to live on a diet of burgers alone, extra supplies can be sourced at the shop four miles away or in the supermarkets of Launceston and Bude (20 minutes). Once essentials are sorted, it’s time to plan for your activities: keep it local with a good rural ramble on the network of footpaths that runs nearby or make the 15-minute jaunt to the coast for more walks, beach days, surfing and legend-learning at Tintagel Castle (25 minutes).

Site type

Tent pitches 17
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Motorhome pitches 17
Caravans for hire 1
Rent a tent 4
Open all year
Opens
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).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.

Languages spoken

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Reviews

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8
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8
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8
Facilities / Activities
7
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
4

72% would recommend this site to a friend

69% would stay here again

What customers say

This working farm campsite offers beautiful countryside views and a peaceful escape. Guests consistently praise the friendly and helpful owners, Sue and Kevin, and the availability of fresh farm produce. Facilities are generally considered clean and adequate, with many enjoying the campfire options. However, some visitors noted issues with the cleanliness of bell tents upon arrival, the condition of some equipment, and limited toilet/shower facilities during busy periods. The access road is also described as bumpy.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

not friendly staff

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Anonymous

Electric grass tent or campervan pitch

Liked pattacott farm is nightmare for us, we book in this place to enjoy and to relax but they treated as like an animal, the owner came to us middle of the night when everyone is sleeping with my kids shouting at us and said pack our things and leave the farm. which is unprofessional way. we didn’t finish our booking we have to leave early morning and we ask for refund for 1 night that we didn’t use it and shes not responding.

Disliked everything

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly Hosts and lovely quiet area

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10 out of 10
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10
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Carl E.

Electric grass tent or campervan pitch

Liked the hosts were fantastic, very friendly and helped you with what ever you needed, all the campers were super friendly especially our neighbours, all the animals (2 horses and the cows), were lovely to see, the toilets and showers were very clean as well as the site, lovely and quiet area, views were amazing, lovely to see bats at night, oh and dont forget WALTER their lovely dog.
a few different beaches 15 to 30 minutes away, shops and supermarkets 25 minutes drive, bbq allowed and fire pits

Disliked The road coming in is terrible some big pot holes and coble stones dont drive faster than 5mph and your be ok, not the camp sites fault.
couple more toilets might be needed.
Organised pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect for stargazing.

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8 out of 10
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Sylwia P.

Electric grass tent or campervan pitch

Liked It's so remote and away from anything it makes it perfect site for star gazing.
I liked the cows and horses on site.
Toilets were clean, showers not so much, full of sand.
Shower pressure was good and water was warm.
It was good value for money. They didn't offer much and we didn't pay much. Simple, easy, plain. Basic. It was good. Good view.

Disliked Toilet and shower block was build on the slope. You're having a wee and you feel like you slidimg down the toilet.
Showers are very very cramped, I had to open the door to comfortably dry and dress. Nowhere to put your toiletries when having a shower apart from the floor.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent stay, would highly recommend

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10 out of 10
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8
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9
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Andrew C.

Electric grass tent or campervan pitch

Liked Beautiful setting, very friendly and helpful staff, the eggs and sausages are simply sensational. showers and tolilets are both very good and user friendly with plenty space.
We even fed the horses some carrots which my son loved.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great quiet site,

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10 out of 10
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Graham R.

Electric grass tent or campervan pitch

Liked We have recently just returned from a trip to Pattacott Farm and what a lovely little gem this place is. The owners are very relaxed and happy to assist where needed. Toilets are kept very clean and well lit at night, there are 4 showers and plenty of hot water and pressure! There are also 2 compost toilets at the bottom field which you will need a torch for, but these are clean and no smells. Lovely views and waking up to the cows in front of you which was nice.

Disliked Driveway is very bumpy and more hookup points needed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We had a fab time at…

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9 out of 10
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Kimberley H.

Electric grass tent or campervan pitch

Liked We had a fab time at Pattacott farm. Would definitely stay again

Disliked Road leading to it was bumpy but can’t be helped as on a working farm

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really friendly site , quiet , rural , pleasant

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric grass tent or campervan pitch

Liked Family of 7 , 4 adults 3 children,
Beautiful views across farming fields , lovely herd of young cattle in the field ajoining our pitch , in another joining field was Freddy & Rose bud the most adorable friendly ponies which the grandchildren love , Sue & Kev was always on hand to help , it wasn’t to much trouble for Kev to stand and talk to the kids about farming and the animals. Night skies was extremely beautiful (no light pollution) toilets and showers always kept clean with lots of hot water what ever time you went in . If you’re looking for a quiet site then this is for you . Thank you Sue & Kev .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Rural campsite

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
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10
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heidi m.

Agnes' vintage on-site touring caravan (no pets)

Liked Me and my daughter stayed in the little caravan, Agnes just for two nights . Was nicely presented and clean . Portal op inside handy for the night time . Kettle . Toaster, small radiator .Lovely rural site . Basic site but with very good facilities . Clean showers and toilets . Friendly owners . Short drive to Crackington beach .

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: So happy that you and your dear daughter enjoyed your stay . It was a pleasure to host you and we hope that you can come again .

A lovely week

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10 out of 10
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9
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Linzi W.

Electric grass tent or campervan pitch

Liked We really enjoyed our week’s stay at this peaceful, rural campsite. It’s basic but has everything you need. The shower block is clean and tidy and the grass is kept short. Sue and Kev checked in and helped us with freezing our ice blocks and lending us a couple of utensils we’d forgot. They were helpful without being encroaching.

It’s a working farm so you are going to hear some noises throughout the day and night. We got used to the little rooster and the mooing pretty quickly.

I think it’s fair to mention there are no ponies here now but our daughter was ok with that as she’d made a friend and was having a nice time. She also really enjoyed seeing Walter the golden retriever around the campsite. He was very friendly, fluffy and liked a good pet.

Our only feedback would be that a freezer would be useful to freeze your ice blocks (save pestering Sue and Kev).

We would definitely return, it’s been a lovely week. Thank you.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Majority of equipment was very old and could do with replacing.

Overall

3 out of 10
Location
4
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1
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3
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2
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Anonymous

Bell tent

Liked Moved us to a better tent after highlighting not happy with first bell tents due to poor cleanliness when arrived.
Owner did call afterwards and tried to explain (1hr later).
Some views were great

Disliked Bell tent had doors left open where many insects entered (earwigs/spiders/flys) when we arrived, tent had mould on canopy as well as old dirty tissues inside, our daughter didn’t want to stay and felt uncomfortable as did us.
After calling owners we were informed that there was music lessons occurring where students seemed to be more important, therefore significant delay in swapping tents. We understand that other things do occur however if you are running a business then I would expect paying customers would take a priority which didn’t occur on this occasion.
Small ovens provided in horse box very old which we didn’t touch. Toilets not level
Partial views of old rusty sheds on a working farm.
We stayed at a different location on way down that was significantly cheaper and much better equipped in Padstow than this location here.
Overall disappointing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: The day before this review we got a 10/ 10 for the same tent and accommodation . ?
The tent had been hoovered and the ground sheet washed . All rugs get taken out and cleaned too .
The doors were open to welcome the guests as it was so hot and to look welcoming . Other neighbouring campers were commenting on how beautiful the rent was and have booked a stay in it !
You get insects and bugs in a field !
This is a working farm and you get your name on a chalk board outside your tent so that you can settle in . I checked the tent and there was a tissue on the grass outside the door . Someone must have dropped it when passing ! I picked it up , problem solved.
I am a music teacher and on some days I have students during the day .
Kevin is a farmer and can’t always appear at the drop of a hat . We live here and there is always someone around to help as soon as we can .
Storm Daragh blew the roof off our lambing shed last winter . It is in the distance from the camp site and has no bearing whatsoever on the view accross the rolling hills ! It’s over to one side .
The loos and showers are clean and tidy with lashings of hot water .
The camping stoves are carefully cleaned each time . They do get a bit scruffy as they are in the elements but we do replace them when needed .
These people were very rude and this review does not reflect the accommodation at all.
We did try to see them and did ask other campers if they were around and seemed ok ? In the end I just called them as they were not around .
They stayed and said that the tent was all good and that they were happy . They then typed the above .
I have reduced the prices considerably this season as times are hard for everyone .
This review is damaging , unrealistic and unkind .
We have to work several Jobs to make ends meet and this is a working farm with pretty bell tents in the Cornish country side not a hotel in a resort.


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub 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 Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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 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 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

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Horse riding nearby Surf school nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Pattacott Farm

Maxworthy

Launceston

Cornwall

England

PL15 8LY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.70296°N
4.48858°W

Route directions

Please use the larger of the two drives – the main drive clearly marked Pattacott Farm.

Nearest transport

Coach
9 mi The Strand
17 mi Methodist Church
17 mi Institute
Rail
17.5 mi Gunnislake Rail Station
17.7 mi Liskeard Rail Station
17.8 mi Coombe Junction Halt (Rail Station)
Ferry
22.1 mi Rock Padstow Ferry Landing
22.6 mi Padstow Ferry Landing
25.1 mi Bideford Ferry Landing
Airport
28.8 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

This site is within easy reach of a range of top beaches – head to the family-friendly cove at Crackington Haven (15 minutes’ drive), go surfing at Widemouth Bay (20 minutes) or dive into the other watersports options in Bude (20 minutes). The latter seaside town also has golf and horse riding to have a go at when you’re not swimming in the sea, while Launceston (20 minutes) is home to a pool if you prefer dips of the non-salty variety. For nipper-friendly things to do, make the most of Trethorne Leisure Park’s games arcade, bowling and indoor adventure playground (20 minutes) or rush towards the rollercoasters and dodgems at The Milky Way Adventure Park (40 minutes). Holidaying sans small fry? Grownup attractions within reach of the park include the medieval Tintagel Castle (25 minutes) and the global collection of plants in the Eden Project’s futuristic-looking biomes (50 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Crackington Haven 6.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Widemouth Sand 6.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Summerleaze 9.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Crooklets 9.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Northcott Mouth 10.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tintagel Castle 12.2 mi

Rock Beach 22 mi

RHS Garden Rosemoor 22.6 mi

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 24.3 mi

Eden Project 26 mi

National Trust

Lawrence House 7.1 mi

Tintagel Old Post Office 11.9 mi

Lydford Gorge 17.1 mi

Cotehele 18.5 mi

Cotehele Mill 18.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

PENHEALE MANOR 3.2 mi

Poundstock - Millook Coast and Country 5.2 mi

Pondstock to Dizzard - Woods and Country 5.2 mi

Poundstock, Dizzard and Millook 5.2 mi

Millook Valley and Coast 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.

Offers

Tipi, yurt, wigwam, dome, bell tent
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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Pattacott Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Pattacott Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Pattacott Farm? This site is within easy reach of a range of top beaches – head to the family-friendly cove at Crackington Haven (15 minutes’ drive), go surfing at Widemouth Bay (20 minutes) or … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Pattacott Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Pattacott Farm? From £15 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.