The Rising Sun

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Camping field (added by manager 13 Feb 2023)

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  • Adults-only site at a gastro-pub on the edge of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall
  • A 45-minute drive to Newquay; 15 minutes from Launceston
  • Dog-friendly grass pitches with access to showers and a wet room
With a remote and peaceful location on the edge of the Bodmin Moor Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Cornwall, rural views are a given at The Rising Sun. The camping field behind the inn also has easy access to Cornish attractions and activities, from the surfing beaches of Newquay (45 minutes’ drive) to the biomes at The Eden Project (35 minutes). When you stay on the dog-friendly grass pitches at The Rising Sun, you can be first through the door of the inn and last out at night, safe in the knowledge that you don’t need to drive. Alternatively, you could get out nice and early in the morning to spend the day on moorland hiking trails and cycling routes or scaling the heights of Rough Tor (40 minutes). And after a day out in the Cornish air, why not relax over a tasty meal cooked by the gastro-pub’s award-winning chef, using the finest of regional produce? Accompany your food with a local ale or cider, drawn up from the former smuggler’s cellar below the inn. For a change of scenery, Launceston (15 minutes) has plenty of dining options, from cafés to pizzerias. If you’d rather go down the self-catering route, pick up essentials for the barbecue from the town’s supermarkets. A bit of practical advice: take a torch as there’s no electricity on the camping field and you may need to use the facilities (loo, shower and a wet room in the pub) after dark.

Site type

Tent pitches 5
Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9

Overall rating based on 98 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 69% of visitors View breakdown

91%

would recommend this site to a friend

90%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Well worth a stay

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
David B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Quiet location, clean facilities, lovely rural inn, added bonus of a visit by morris dancers

Recommend to friends Visit again

Top notch fantastic site lovely So peaceful in the morning

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Fantastic striped bk site even better that it was free with booking a meal. Will definitely be returning one of our favourite little pubs. Meal was the best we had in ages

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good but needs some forward planning

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Good location

Disliked: Be warned that to eat you will likely need to pre book before arrival. Only one shower/ bathroom for the whole field

Recommend to friends Visit again

Small, quiet site…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Small, quiet site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful, peaceful small campsite.

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
Karen W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Very quiet, peaceful area almost in the middle nowhere. Large clean, tidy pitches. Two bathrooms, clean with a shower, sink, and toilet. The pub syaff and locals are friendly. The food served is exceptional. Eden Project 40 minutes, Tintagle 30 minutes. We will definitely be returning to The Rising Sun on our next to Cornwall.

Disliked: Nothing!!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would happily stay there again. clean toilet & shower facilities

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice quiet location

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good flat field and good sized pitch - facilities ideal. Very friendly…

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
Bruno T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Good flat field and good sized pitch - facilities ideal. Very friendly staff, and amazing food at the pub. Delightful

Disliked: Very little - worth booking for dinner at the pub in advance as can apparantly get very full

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great short stopover site. Excellent food in pub

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Nicely maintained grass field with large pitches some with power. Located just across a quite road to the pub. Fresh water available via tap in field. Pub service is brilliant with very good quality food in a lovely dining area. Well worth eating in rather than cooking by your tent.

Disliked: There are 2 wash rooms with showers, sink and toilets. These where looking very tired and not particularly clean. Also lots of rubbish and things just dumped in the view of the toilet area which should either be removed or blocked from view.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site no road traffic noise . Separate toilet and shower, plenty…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Lovely site no road traffic noise . Separate toilet and shower, plenty of hot water. The pub is lovely, friendly staff good range of beers and ciders. Excellent food and to top it off if you eat in the pub you get your pitch money back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing view…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Amazing view

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 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 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

Gastronomic delight Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise

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

Pub campsite Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Fishing nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

The Rising Sun

Altarnun

Launceston

Cornwall

England

PL157SN

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.61475°N
-4.523°W

Route directions

Please use the address rather than satnav, as the latter is not always very accurate.

Nearest transport

Coach
10.9 mi Methodist Church
10.9 mi Institute
11.3 mi Lloyds TSB Bank
Rail
11.8 mi Coombe Junction Halt (Rail Station)
11.8 mi Liskeard Rail Station
13.2 mi Bodmin Parkway Rail Station
Ferry
18.4 mi Rock Padstow Ferry Landing
18.9 mi Padstow Ferry Landing
19.6 mi Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
24.2 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

Exploring Bodmin Moor could not be easier. A two-hour circular hike takes in the rugged peak of Brown Willy from Rough Tor Car Park (20 minutes’ drive), or you can yomp up to the Neolithic remains at Leskernick and Trippet stone circles (both 15 minutes). There are gentler strolls through the conifer forest at Halvana Plantation (10 minutes). Try a day on the zipwires and giant swings at Adrenalin Quarry (40 minutes), or go trekking with alpacas on Bodmin Moor. Surfers may want to head straight for Newquay’s famed Fistral Beach (50 minutes), but there are plenty more temptations on Cornwall’s spectacular north coast. Head for Tintagel (25 minutes) to unravel the mysteries of King Arthur at its clifftop castle, or have a ramble around the twisting streets and whitewashed cottages of pretty Port Isaac (half an hour), which doubles as Portwenn on TV’s “Doc Martin”).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Crackington Haven 10 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Trebarwith Strand 10.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Widemouth Sand 12.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Summerleaze 15 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Good
Crooklets 15.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tintagel Castle 11.1 mi

Rock Beach 18.3 mi

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 19.8 mi

Eden Project 20 mi

National Marine Aquarium 24.3 mi

National Trust

Lawrence House 7.2 mi

Tintagel Old Post Office 10.6 mi

Cotehele 15.5 mi

Cotehele Mill 15.5 mi

Lydford Gorge 18.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

PENHEALE MANOR 4.7 mi

Camelford Country 6.8 mi

Camelford and Countryside 6.8 mi

Camelford Town and River 6.9 mi

Minions - Wild Cornish Moorland 7.5 mi

Local events

  • Boardmasters (Wednesday 7 August 2024 – Wednesday 7 August 2024)

    Newquay, Cornwall 25.8 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Cornwall?

  • Does The Rising Sun have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Rising Sun dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Rising Sun? Exploring Bodmin Moor could not be easier. A two-hour circular hike takes in the rugged peak of Brown Willy from Rough Tor Car Park (20 minutes’ drive), or you can yomp up … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Rising Sun?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at The Rising Sun? From £15 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.