Wheal Rodney Holiday Park

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  • Small, cosy and family-run park a mile from Marazion
  • A short walk from St Michael's Mount
  • Free pool and spotless amenities
Sites near the coast are rather special. Particularly when they’re Cornish, less than a mile from a beauteous bay, and with a heated indoor pool in which guests can wallow wrinkedly all the winter day if the mood so takes them – for free… Drive down a country lane surrounded by fields to reach small, family-run and exceedingly esteemed Wheal Rodney Holiday Park, a mile from Marazion and a short saunter to St Michael's Mount. It’s easy to drive to the other attractions of west Cornwall from here (the Lizard Peninsula, Land’s End and Penzance are all close by), but the kids won’t have time to say they’re bored before you’re at arty St Ives and the north coast, Helston and Flambards, or the Isles of Scilly from Penzance or Land's End. The majority of Wheal Rodney’s guests are families, but their welcome extends to all, dogs included, who’ll probably wag their tails at the countryside walks straight from the site and the list of dog-friendly Cornish beaches available in reception. The spotless facilities building has the site reception, shower blocks with free hot water, launderette and the aforementioned free swimming pool, open from 9am daily. Ice pack freezing and phone and gadget charging are also gratis for guests. Other facilities on site include an Elsan point, recycling and a shop for essentials: if your holiday equals not having to cook, the Fire Engine Inn with a temptingly tasty menu and beer garden is under 10 minutes’ stroll from Wheal Rodney. As with the site, dogs and children are whealy welcome too...

Site type

Motorhome pitches 12
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Tent pitches 22
Touring caravan pitches 12
Open now
Opens 13 March
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. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties 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.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 6 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Units longer than 7.5 metres are not allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 13 Mar to

AA 3 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

95%

would recommend this site to a friend

90%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great location close to St Michael’s Mount and Marazion, friendly staff, great…

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 9
Wifi 5
Kieran C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch (small)

Liked: Great location close to St Michael’s Mount and Marazion, friendly staff, great facilities including a warm pool, laundry and showers. Would recommend

Disliked: Could use some storage in the showers behind a curtain for example so you can bring a bag in with you.

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Friendly staff lovely location

Overall 9/10
Location 9
Value for money 9
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or campervan pitch

Liked: Location, facilities, handy shop.

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Lovely site to stay at! We were greeted by Amanda who was…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 9
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 7
Caroline L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or campervan pitch

Liked: Lovely site to stay at! We were greeted by Amanda who was very helpful. Everything is well looked after and the toilets and showers are so clean.
It was so peaceful, we loved walking down to St Michael’s mount and on to Penzance and back. It’s a very dog friendly campsite and our two pooches had a lovely time too! We will be back. Thank you!

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The location is great ! The facilities are really good and well…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi 7
Tracy R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or campervan pitch (large)

Liked: The location is great ! The facilities are really good and well maintained. And the site is spotless !! This was my 2 nd year staying and will def be back again

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Great position but sorry, won’t be back.

Overall 3/10
Location 8
Value for money 7
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 5
Customer service 5
Child friendliness 5
Cleanliness 5
Wifi 2
Jane E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Clean, tidy, better than usual showers.

Disliked: Fairly difficult access - narrow & busy with locals.
Local lane outside site very busy, traffic noise. Main A30 only one field away, noisy.
Showers, whilst extremely good, could do with a scrub.

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Would recommend

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
Colin G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or campervan pitch (large)

Liked: Quiet and spacious pitch with views across the nearby farmland towards Marazion.
Utilities were convenient and clean with the reception doubling up a shop a bonus. Staff were very helpful (especially when one of our parties car battery had run flat).

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Lovely holiday and would love to come again!

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 9
Wifi 5
Alison P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Loved the site its self, in a quiet location close to the village.
The campsite was quiet and secluded and catered for all guests.
Loved that it had a swimming pool for holiday makers to enjoy!
Staff were also lovely and recommended a few places, thank you!
Provided washing up liquid/sponges/tea Towel for washing dishes.

Disliked: Wifi was available but would have had to pay extra for this.
Showers in swimming need updating.
Warm water only - No hot water to the wash pots.
Just missing a play area for children - not essential though.

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Personeel was vriendelijk en accommodatie was goed netjes en onderhoud

Overall 9/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 9
Wifi 1
Marcel Z. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Camping was top laats erreg mooi

Disliked: Er werd wifi verkocht maar functioneerde niet of nauwelijks.
Aangegeven en ons geld werd teruggestort top geregeld achteraf

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Excellent site, great amenities, lovely staff

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

Electric grass tent or campervan pitch (large)

Liked: Great amenities, lovely location, so peaceful, the pool was a real highlight for our 6yr old. Everything was really clean and well looked after. Staff were really helpful and so friendly.

Disliked: Having to go home!

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your wonderful review of our holiday park. It's fantastic hear that you found our amenities to be great and our staff friendly. Should you ever wish to stay again, we'd be very pleased to host you.

Really good enjoyed my stay…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 5
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

# 7 electric grass campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Really good enjoyed my stay

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From the manager: We are all delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay and would recommend us to friends. Thank you for scoring the park 10 overall.


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 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

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 No pets allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Wheal Rodney Holiday Park

Gwallon Lane

Marazion

Cornwall

England

TR17 0HL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.13101°N
-5.46453°W

Route directions

If travelling in a caravan or large motorhome, don't try to reach the site by going through the town of Marazion. Instead, go through the village of Crowlas, pass The Star Inn (on your right) and then take a left at the crossroads (signposted Rospeath). Travel for 1.5 miles along the winding country lane without turning off. Pass under the bypass bridge and then bear a sharp left around the corner. Start going up the hill to Marazion and the site is just up the road on the right-hand side.

Nearest transport

Coach
1.2 mi The Star Inn
1.2 mi The Star Inn
2.9 mi Railway Station
Rail
2.9 mi St Erth Rail Station
3.1 mi Penzance Rail Station
3.5 mi Lelant Saltings Rail Station
Ferry
3 mi Penzance Ferry Terminal
14.9 mi Helford Village Ferry Landing
15.1 mi Helford Passage Ferry Landing
Airport
2.4 mi Penzance Airport
9.2 mi Land's End St Just Airport
29.9 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

There are so many top-notch beaches around west Cornwall (25 within easy reach of Wheal Rodney) that it can be hard to pick where to stretch out on the sand/rookpool/surf at first… Marazion is a bonzer beach startoff point from Wheal Rodney, as not only it is a piffling mile away, but it has two beaches: the main Town Beach and a much quieter and hidden one at Steps Beach (the latter is dog-friendly all year round). Overlooking Town Beach is the medieval castle on St Michael’s Mount, the rocky island halfway along Mount’s Bay and now managed by the National Trust. Both are within strolling distance of Wheal Rodney: sail out to the island from Mount’s Bay for a harbour tour and a gawp at the subtropical gardens, viewable when peering down from the castle battlements. Fishing villages, clandestine coves and golden sands are speckled along the Cornish coast from Wheal Rodney: take a day at each if you can (the boss will understand) for fishing in Mullion and Porthleven, surfing at Sennen Cove and Praa Sands, diving and shipwreck hunting at Falmouth’s Porthkerris Beach, or just having a gape at the celebrated scenery of the Lizard’s Kynance and Kennack Sands. When sand is dusted from toes, Marazion town centre is a gem for art galleries, antiques and jewellery: Penlee House at Penzance three miles away and Tate St Ives seven miles north are also a big draw for artistes. Both towns have several other art galleries, more beaches (of course) and the opportunity to sing very loud and tuneless sea shanties with pirates at Penzance. The St Ives Bay Line from Penzance to St Ives is one of the most scenic you’ll see anywhere in the country; for added viewsomeness, walk to Penzance from Marazion along the South West Coast Path, stopping very frequently to snap the scenery at Mount’s Bay, Mousehole and the Lizard. Thirteen miles from Wheal Rodney towards the southwest, have your photo taken at the famous signpost at Land’s End, where also cordially recommended is partaking of a Cornish cream tea at the Land’s End restaurant. And while you’re in the area, stick around into the evening for a performance at the open-air Minack Theatre, 11 miles from Wheal Rodney in the direction of Land’s End. Its season runs from May to September, but theatre fiends can take a guided tour any time of year, something that also comes cordially recommended…

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Marazion 0.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Perranuthnoe 1.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Long Rock 2.4 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Penzance 3.3 mi Sea N/AGoodExcellentExcellent
Praa Sands West 3.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

St Michael's Mount 1.1 mi

Tate St Ives 5.8 mi

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 11.1 mi

National Seal Sanctuary 11.7 mi

Land's End 11.9 mi

National Trust

St Michael's Mount 1.1 mi

Trengwainton Garden 4.6 mi

Godolphin 5 mi

Godrevy 7.6 mi

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 8.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

MARAZION MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/08/2000) 0.7 mi

ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT 1.1 mi

MORRAB GARDENS 3.4 mi

Penzance - Land's End 3.7 mi

THE DOWNES (ST MICHAEL'S CONVENT) 3.8 mi

Local events

  • Boardmasters (Wednesday 6 August 2025 – Wednesday 6 August 2025)

    Newquay, Cornwall 28.2 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

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Wheal Rodney Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Wheal Rodney Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Wheal Rodney Holiday Park? There are so many top-notch beaches around west Cornwall (25 within easy reach of Wheal Rodney) that it can be hard to pick where to stretch out on the sand/rookpool/surf at first… … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Wheal Rodney Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Wheal Rodney Holiday Park? From £24 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.