Trelay Holiday Park

8.6 14 reviews
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  • Family-friendly Cornish park 10 minutes’ drive from Looe and Polperro
  • A 10-minute drive to East Looe beach; 25 minutes to Adrenalin Quarry
  • Spacious grass pitches with rural views; 10 minutes’ walk to a pub
If you're tasked with finding a fine location for a family-friendly Cornish getaway, this could be the one. Trelay Holiday Park is 10 minutes’ walk from historic Pelynt (so old it’s mentioned in the Domesday Book, don’t you know), and 10 minutes’ drive from the popular and pretty fishing villages of Looe and Polperro. As well as having a wonderful location surrounded by green fields, everything’s equally enticing on the site as well. The dog-friendly park has neatly manicured grassy areas planted with lots of trees, and level spacious pitches for touring caravans and motorhomes. Convenience comes in spades too, with a large and pristine shower block, an on-site launderette and a communal food-prep room to make life easy for guests. Reception is manned by welcoming and expert staff between the hours of 10am and 4pm, so go straight there if you have any queries or issues. There’s an out-of-hours number if you have any problems outside those times. Should you run out of supplies while you’re there, simply stroll into Pelynt to the convenience stores or the butchers. Or perhaps you'd like to dodge the cooking completely and simply head to the village pub for wholesome food and a pint of Cornish ale? You are on holiday, after all…

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 15
Motorhome pitches 5

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

Nearest sites

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Features

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

Disabled facilities

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

Luxury

Peaceful

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

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Trelay Holiday Park

Pelynt

Looe

Cornwall

England

PL13 2JX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.362°N
-4.51865°W

Nearest transport

Coach
6 mi Post Box
6 mi Post Box
6 mi Bus Shelter
Rail
2.8 mi Looe Rail Station
2.9 mi Sandplace Rail Station
3.8 mi Causeland Rail Station
Ferry
5.2 mi Bodinnick Ferry Landing
5.3 mi Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing
5.4 mi Fowey Town Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
22.3 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

If the kids are demanding days on the beach, there’s certainly plenty of choice along the southern Cornish coastline. East Looe beach is a favourite for families, with its gently sloping sandy beach – good for youngsters to have a splash around in the water – and the cafés and kiosks selling snacks and ice creams. The twin coves at Talland Bay (both 10 minutes’ drive) are also backed by cafés. If you’re keen to get out on the water itself, hire kayaks at Talland Sand beach and paddle along the stunning coastline. If you’d rather explore on two legs, join the South West Coast Path at Looe to hike an undemanding, relatively flat section of the long-distance hike to Polperro (all 10 minutes). Let the kids burn off energy on the zipwires or clamber over the inflatable aquapark at Adrenalin Quarry (25 minutes), and when only animals will do, take them to the Monkey Sanctuary (20 minutes) to learn about endangered primates and encounter Barbary macaques.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
East Looe 3 mi Estuary N/A Good N/A N/A
Millendreath 3.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Seaton (Cornwall) 5.8 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Readymoney Cove 6 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Downderry 6.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Eden Project 10.9 mi

Lost Gardens of Heligan 14 mi

National Marine Aquarium 17.1 mi

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 20.1 mi

Rock Beach 22.2 mi

National Trust

Cotehele Mill 15.8 mi

Cotehele 15.8 mi

Buckland Abbey 18.9 mi

Saltram 19.3 mi

Salcombe: Thurlestone to Torcross 19.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Landgreek - Polperro Coast 1.8 mi

Talland Bay - Polperro 1.9 mi

Polperro Coast 2.1 mi

Looe - Woods and River 2.5 mi

Looe River and Woods 2.5 mi

Local events

  • Eden Sessions (Wednesday 12 June 2024 – Wednesday 12 June 2024)

    Par, Cornwall 9.9 mi

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

    Newquay, Cornwall 23.4 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.

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent site highly recommended

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: The site and toilets where spotless and the staff where very helpful The best kept site I have ever been on.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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Lovely clean site…

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Lovely clean site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Toilets and showers were immaculate nice quiet spotless site flat touring pitches…

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Toilets and showers were immaculate nice quiet spotless site flat touring pitches reception were polite and very helpful excellent place

Disliked: Nothing 5star

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Building work spoiled our stay.

Overall 4/10
Location 2
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Bus stop outside the campsite (but be warned, the last bus is around 6pm from Looe and Taxi is expensive). Clean shower blocks and very polite grounds keepers who always spoke to us in the morning. The holiday home side is spotless with well kept gardens. Touring pitches very flat. Nice pub 10 minutes walk away but be mindful of the speed cars come down the road. We were given alternate directions using the back single track roads but these aren't much safer when faced with a speeding Asda delivery van. Lovely, helpful staff in reception that recommend walks into both Looe and Polperro.

Disliked: Shower blocks were cold, no heat from radiators or underfloor heating - considering it was only 15 degrees outside in July, I would have expected the heating to have been on. Especially as the site is marketed as 5 star luxury pitches. Bus service not as frequent as we thought and stops around 6pm Continuous building work going on from 7.45am every morning. Diggers and flatbed trucks delivering building materials to the workshop behind reception woke us each day. We had a couple of days of bad weather and couldn't sit in our awning to read or relax because of the noise from angle grinders and power tools coming from the building work directly Infront of our pitch. Most of the touring pitches have been taken over by seasonal caravans which were mostly empty. Hardly any other holiday makers on the touring side made the campsite feel very depressing and lacking any atmosphere. Lots of the statics were empty or for sale. The site seems very much like an unfinished work in progress. As the owners obviously knew this work was taking place and has been since June as commented on by a previous review, it would have been nice to have been notified of the noise and given the option to cancel or rearrange our booking.

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Clean site, good location for exploring Cornwall coast.

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Quiet site with good sized EHU pitch, clean amenities, well located for visiting Looe, Polperro etc, site lighting not the best, you need a torch.

Disliked: Bins only by reception, none around the site, no lighting around touring pitches.

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Lovely site, cannot fault a thing.

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
Judy P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: We loved everything about the park- it has had a lot of improvements made since the last time we came. Everything was beautifully landscaped, nice flat spacious pitches and the facilities were kept immaculate. The park is dog friendly which we liked. There is a bus stop right outside that gets you into Looe & Polperro very easily, which is handy if you have a motorhome! There are also lots of scenic walks you can do directly from the park, and you can pick up printed directions at reception if you need them. Staff were super helpful and friendly. It is a quiet park, which is just what we wanted. We will definitely be back again later this year if we can!

Disliked: That we couldn’t stay longer this time!

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From the manager: Hi Judy, Thank you so much for your lovely review, this is really helpful for any future guests that may be considering staying with us! I'm glad you enjoyed the walks too. We look forward to welcoming you back later this year! Kind Regards, Rebecca

Would definitely recommend

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Stayed for 6 nights recently, lovely site, dog friendly too. Pristine facilities and the grounds were immaculate.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike whatsoever.

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From the manager: Hi Margaret, Thank you so much for your lovely review of our site! I'm glad you enjoyed your stay with us and we'd love to welcome you back in the future! Kind Regards, Rebecca

Clean shower block Touring base , we spent as little time onsite as…

Overall 4/10
Location 4
Value for money 2
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Clean shower block Touring base , we spent as little time onsite as possible.

Disliked: Mix of static caravans and touring campers . Flat uninspiring site Felt like a retirement village We didn’t mind the works on static caravan opposite as work has to be completed at sometime. Work did not start before 8 and workman very peaceful but it would have been nice for someone to say we apologise for works and would you like to move elsewhere on site.

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From the manager: Hi there, Thank you for your review of our park. I'm sorry that you didn't enjoy the flat aspect of the park- a lot of our customers tend to prefer this for accessibility and easier to pitch up on, which generates a lot of positive feedback, but I can appreciate it may not be everyone's preference. We find that our holiday guests choose Trelay because they are looking for a peaceful park. As we are so lucky to be in a location where many beaches and local towns are easily accessible to us, we are here to faciltitate the ideal base for you to explore all that we have locally whilst providing a good service and spotless facilties for our guests. Those that are looking for more than this may find our site a little too quiet for their liking. I would like to apologise for the landscaping works being completed at the time of your visit, as you are right, there is never an ideal time! We do try to minimise any disruption as best we can, so I am pleased to hear that our contractors were respectful in how they carried out this work. Unfortunately where we only have 9 touring holiday pitches on the park it is difficult to move anyone around, especially at this time of year. I would always encourage our guests to pop in and see me during their stay if they experience any issues whilst staying with us, and I will always try to facilitate any requests. As a small, family run business we appreciate all feedback so we can continue to improve the park for our future guests. We would love the opportunity to welcome you back to the park in the future should you be visiting the area again. Kind Regards, Rebecca

Everything is perfectly presented. The layout of the site, large pitches and…

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
Darren P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Everything is perfectly presented. The layout of the site, large pitches and well marked out too. Excellent shower block and lovely surroundings with a pub only 10 minutes walk away. What's not to like!

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From the manager: Hi Darren, Thank you so much for your lovely review. I will pass your comments onto our team that work so hard to keep the park looking nice all year round. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you return in the future! Kind Regards, Rebecca

Excellent site, immaculately kept, close to Looe and Polperro

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Immaculately kept, staff very friendly and helpful, close to Looe and Polperro with bus links, pub just down the road.

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From the manager: Hi there, Thank you so much for your lovely review of our site. We take a lot of time making sure the grounds are kept nice and I'm glad this shows! I have passed this onto our team who will be happy to hear this. We hope to welcome you back again in the future! Kind Regards, Rebecca


  • Does Trelay Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Trelay Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Trelay Holiday Park? If the kids are demanding days on the beach, there’s certainly plenty of choice along the southern Cornish coastline. East Looe beach is a favourite for families, with its gently sloping sandy … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Trelay Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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