The Rising Sun

View prices & book 9.1 152 reviews
Camping field
Camping field
Pub garden
Grass pitches
Inn exterior
The rising sun inn, directly opposite.
Dining room
Interior of the inn
Pub tables
1/49
Pub garden
Grass pitches
Inn exterior

  • Dog-friendly site at a gastro-pub on the edge of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall
  • A 45-minute drive to Newquay; 15 minutes from Launceston
  • 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 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

Motorhome pitches 10
Tent pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 10
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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

Reviews

9.1

Overall rating from 152 Pitchup.com customers

  • 64%
    10
  • 3%
    9
  • 25%
    8
  • 1%
    7
  • 3%
    6
  • 0%
    5
  • 0%
    4
  • 0%
    3
  • 1%
    2
  • 0%
    1
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 9
Peaceful

94% would recommend this site to a friend

92% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a peaceful, well-spaced campsite adjacent to a popular gastro-pub offering excellent food and local ales. Pitches are generally level, and facilities are clean, though some reviews mention they are basic and could benefit from updates. The pub's offer of refunding pitch fees against meal bills is highly appreciated, making it great value. The location is convenient for exploring, and the friendly staff and locals contribute to a welcoming atmosphere. Some minor issues include narrow access roads and occasional problems with toilet paper stock or broken locks.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

Reviews page 1 of 16
Arrival date (latest first)

Amazing site, pros definitely blow the cons out the water

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 5
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 5
Wifi
 7
Lynn J.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Beautiful location, so peaceful and felt safe and secure. Huge pitches, well spaced out. The restaurant is fab (if you eat in, they take that nights pitch fee off your bill) , easy location (not far from the main road), good for all - couples, families, solo campers. Very dog friendly.

Disliked Toilets/showers are tired, not tended too well (bit grubby and toilet roll running out), but they do the job and if you wear flip flops, it's fine. For the cost of the pitch, we were more than satisfied to compromise on this.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Superb pub with overnight facilities.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 10
Steve S.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Food, welcome, area

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well definitely return. Thanks for a great stay.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
Dan O.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Facilities clean and nicely kept. The pub serves fantastic beer and wonderful food. Utterly exquisite food. The staff are very kind and helpful. A real sense of nothing being too much trouble.

Disliked We disliked the drizzly weather, but that wasn’t their fault.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for your review Dan, we shall try and bring the sun out for you next time!

Excellent field, level, short grass. Best pub within staggering distance.…

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 5
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 No rating
Wifi
 No rating
Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Excellent field, level, short grass. Best pub within staggering distance.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review, glad that you found the staggering distance just right!

Secluded and quiet location with great onsite facilities.…

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 8
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 No rating
Darren E.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Secluded and quiet location with great onsite facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review, we are glad you enjoyed your stay.
See you again.

Excellent site level pitches with a great pub attached

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 10
Graham B.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Spacious pitch with electric hook up
Pub next to site - excellent food and drink
Camping was free if having a meal in the pub

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your great review, we are glad you enjoyed the stay.
Hope to see you again.

Very good little site @ £15pppn... can't fault it

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
Ewan D.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Well kept field... spacious pitches... not crammed in.
Toilets/good hot showers/ washing up area attached to the pub
Well kept ales... fantastic food... relatively small menu, but all food Cornish sourced & cooked fresh to order.
Very friendly landlord, staff & locals.
I'll be back when down that way on my travels without a doubt.

Disliked Nothing to fault

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for the review.
Lovely to have you down & meet you.
Hope the ride back wasn't too wet!
See you again,
Ryan

Great value and food

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
Mark D.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Easy booking, site was quiet and clean. Amazing food at the pub and cost of camping taken off the bill.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review, it means a lot to us that you enjoyed all aspects of your stay.
Hope to see you both again.

Clean facilities and very friendly people.

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 4
Value for money
 7
Accommodation
 6
Facilities / Activities
 4
Customer service
 7
Child friendliness
 7
Cleanliness
 7
Wifi
 7
Elsa H.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Level grass pitches. Didn't choose electric hook up. Had delicious food in the pub and got our £15 pitch fee refunded - great idea and a lovely surprise!

Disliked The narrow road down to the site was a little hairy as motorhome is 7m+. Maybe mention this aspect in the blurb. More suitable for smaller motorhomes, campervans and cars.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review, I am glad you enjoyed your stay but I am sorry that you didn't find the lanes easy to navigate in your vehicle.
We haven't ever taken this in to account due to the huge tractors with trailers that don't have a problem with all the main routes to & from the pub, but will look at adding directions that only use the larger lanes.
All the best.

Flat site, lots of space, no frills, fabulous food in the pub,…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 6
Seonaid B.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Flat site, lots of space, no frills, fabulous food in the pub, clean facilities. Good walks from the site, pub staff very friendly.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review, hope to see you here 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 Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

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

Location

The Rising Sun

Altarnun

Launceston

Cornwall

England

PL15 7SN

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 2020201920182017
Crackington Haven 10 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Trebarwith Strand 10.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Widemouth Sand 12.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Summerleaze 15 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Crooklets 15.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood

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 6 August 2025 – Wednesday 6 August 2025)

    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?

Frequently asked questions

  • 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.