Mousehole Camping

From £25 For 1 night, 4 adults 8.8 107 reviews
Aerial shot of the site with Mounts Bay views (added by manager 10 Dec 2022)
The pathway (added by manager 10 dec 2022)
Hardstanding pitches - new for 2022 (added by manager 28 sep 2022)
The site with views of the bay and st michaels mount (added by manager 10 dec 2022)

  • Family- and dog-friendly site a mile from stunning Mousehole harbour
  • Ramblers’ paradise: easy access to the South West Coast Path
  • A 25-minute drive from Land's End, 20 minutes from top surfing spots
Cornish beaches, busy towns and a scenic fishing village with a great story… You get it all at Mousehole Camping, a family site in the village of Paul, five minutes’ drive from Mousehole and 15 minutes from Penzance. Mousehole Camping is a prime spot to base yourself for some exploration of Cornwall: in nearby Penzance, you can pick up the South West Coast Path and the St Ives Bay Line, bringing the dog along so the two of you can call into some of the dog-friendly pubs along the route. Make your way into Mousehole and down to the harbour to laze on the beach or do as the locals do and fish… then wander the cobbled streets, nose around galleries and local shops, and eat at the fishy-focused restaurants. Back on site, Mousehole Camping is in the grounds of a local football club, where matches can occur at short notice (the site tries to minimise the disruption but bear this in mind). Guests get free entry to the football matches, where a clubhouse bar is open on match days. The facilities (a couple of minutes' walk from the main camping area) are shared with the football club and include toilets and one accessible shower and toilet cubicle. The accessible cubicle may be closed to campers on match days or for maintenance, but the other toilet is always available. There's also wifi (although it sometimes doesn't work). Barbecues are allowed: pick up supplies from the supermarkets in Penzance or fresh fish from the port in Newlyn, five minutes away. If you’d prefer a break from cooking, stroll to the village pub for some food and drinks, or try one of the restaurants within 15 minutes of the site. Please note that this site is run by volunteers. From mid-September until Easter, there are no permanent staff on site.

Site type

Tent pitches 25
Motorhome pitches 25
Rent a tent 3
Open now
Please note
  • 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 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Units longer than 7 metres are not allowed.
  • Guests must bring their own duvets, pillows, sheets and towels when staying in rental accommodation. You will not be allowed to stay if you do not bring these items.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.
  • The clubhouse is open on match days.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sun, 24 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

91%

would recommend this site to a friend

89%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Disappointing

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Jill S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Quiet location, flat hard standing pitches. We were told there's is a good pub within a ten minute walk but we didn't go

Disliked: Poor access road, pitches a long distance from facilities, very limited facilities in a poor state of repair. TV reception also fluctuated and WiFi was quite poor on the pitch we were on (pitch one) with no mobile internet via either EE or Vodafone.

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From the manager: Hi Jill, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Sorry to see that you were disappointed with your stay here. As you probably saw we have new facilities currently being built on site that are much closer and will be ready for the summer season if you did decide to return. Our WiFi although in some corners of the site can drop out, is free and fast and we did offer the option to you of moving pitches so you could have a better connection. We offer our free WiFi due to the lack of phone reception in the area. Kind regards Mousehole Camping

No fuss. Drove straight into bay…

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

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: No fuss. Drove straight into bay

Disliked: No wifi or toilets in immedite proximity of parking bay. Communal shower facility. Could have just parked in a long stay.

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From the manager: Hi Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate the feedback, the toilets are only a short walk around the football pitch, less than 200metres away, but we do understand that is too far for everyone's liking, we do currently have siteworks underway which will see new facilities for the campsite. We do also include free high speed wifi at our site. The password and network name are posted on our notice board at the entrance to the site. Kind regards Mousehole camping

Nice site, would stay again

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Clean well placed site, with a nice local pub

Disliked: Long walk to toilet, also quite exposed if you have an awning

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From the manager: Thanks for your positive review. Brave of you to put up an awning in this recent bad wet and windy weather! Hope to see you again, Mousehole Camping 🏕️

Brilliant site. Will def stay again when in the area

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

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Friendliness of the people , good facilities, location, cost

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From the manager: Hi, Thank you for the positive review. We really appreciate it. Hopefully you will come visit us again soon. Regards Mousehole camping

Excellent site with all facilities super quiet

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

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Super site very peaceful easy to walk to Mousehole lovely village pub in Paul five minute walk from the site great facilities everything you need is catered for

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Hi Nikki, Thanks for leaving a review. Glad you liked our site and enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you again! Regards Mousehole Camping

Only if you are desperate, and have your own loo.

Overall 2/10
Location 8
Value for money 4
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Theresa K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Location, and it was open in January. The women's shower room was adequate apart from location.

Disliked: It was a long way to the facilities, though warned of this the weather meant that it was very inconvenient. The Men's shower was so bad that my very unfussy companion refused to use it, the first one ever. For these reasons we left after one night and wouldn't go back. And no cover over the awful washing up sinks meant you couldn't use them either! They just aren't bothered, it's not a proper campsite.

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From the manager: Hi Theresa, Sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your stay, we are a little perplexed at your review as We don't think it is reflective of our site. At £20 per night (inc electricity) in the low season, we think we are excellent value for money, especially when most other sites close. Our customer service is top notch, worth noting you were greeted on arrival , made aware of your pitch (as you had parked on the wrong one) and provided you the password to our free and fast wifi. You did not make us aware that there was problem with the Men's shower, and after inspection, it is fully functioning. There was a power cut on your first night so perhaps our hot water wasn't not available first thing in he morning to your partner. I think your comment of " they just aren't bothered, it's not a proper campsite" is totally unfair. The volunteers and staff who run the site try incredibly hard and maintain the cleanliness of facilities at all times, all the glowing reviews we have received seem to say that he majority love our site. Kind regards Mousehole Camping

Excellent

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

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely site ,shame about the weather!! Will definitely come back, Lovely and clean and tidy

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From the manager: Thanks for the review and giving us 10/10! Pleased to hear you appreciated our sites cleanliness. Visit us in he summer the weather is lovely then and the site has a lovely family friendly and inclusive atmosphere! Regards Mousehole Camping

All good…

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

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: All good

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From the manager: Hi Philip, Pleased to hear everything was good with your stay. Hope to see you again in 2024! Regards Mousehole Camping

Facilities were very clean

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Quite location and that the site was open during winter months

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Hi, Thanks for the review and giving us top marks all round! We keep our site open with the help of volunteers, so campers can come enjoy he local area, as many other sites close. Glad you appreciated it. Regards Mousehole camping

Had a lovely stay to see the lights at Mousehole. Didn't need…

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

Electric hardstanding and grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Had a lovely stay to see the lights at Mousehole. Didn't need any amenities as we're self contained. Everything was perfect, including the weather.

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From the manager: Hi Sharon, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Glad you enjoyed your stay and enjoyed our site. Hope to see you again . Regards Mousehole Camping


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

Tents for hire

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

Budget/backpacker

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

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

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Mousehole Camping

Mousehole AFC

Trungle Parc

Paul

Penzance

Cornwall

England

TR19 6XB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.09024°N
-5.55257°W

Route directions

Please note that the access road from Newlyn is narrow. To access the site, you will need to go over a small ramp, so this site is not recommended for motorhomes over seven metres. When arriving from Penzance, do not use the road via Mousehole village, as it is narrow and unsuitable for larger vehicles. Instead, take the B3315 (Chywoone Hill) from Newlyn, which is signposted Paul and Land’s End.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.3 mi Bus Station
5.1 mi The Star Inn
5.1 mi The Star Inn
Rail
2.3 mi Penzance Rail Station
7.3 mi St Erth Rail Station
7.9 mi Lelant Saltings Rail Station
Ferry
2.1 mi Penzance Ferry Terminal
18.6 mi Helford Village Ferry Landing
18.9 mi Helford Passage Ferry Landing
Airport
3.1 mi Penzance Airport
5.2 mi Land's End St Just 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

Fans of BBC costume drama Poldark will find plenty to keep them occupied around here, with many names and places to recognise: Godolphin House, the mines at Botallack and Levant, and Porthcurno beach (Nampara Cove) are all within half an hour of Mousehole Camping and all worth a visit. Of course, if your passions lie less in TV drama and more in the arts, you won’t be let down – catching a show at the Minack Theatre, an open-air theatre carved into the cliffs above Porthcurno, is an absolute must. You can’t very well make a trip to this part of Cornwall and not visit the most westerly point of mainland England… Land’s End is a 25-minute drive from Mousehole Camping. Be sure to get a photo with the famed sign, and stop for a Cornish cream tea before you leave. Anyone drawn to the ocean will have plenty to do too: the top-notch surfing beach at Sennen is 20 minutes away, boat trips out to the Scilly Isles leave Penzance regularly, and the stunning St Michael’s Mount is a short walk along a causeway or an even shorter boat journey from the coast.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Wherry Town 1.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Penzance 1.9 mi Sea N/A Good Excellent Excellent
Long Rock 2.9 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Marazion 4.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Good
Perranuthnoe 5.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

St Michael's Mount 3.8 mi

Land's End 7.3 mi

Tate St Ives 9.2 mi

Flambards 13 mi

National Seal Sanctuary 15.3 mi

National Trust

Trengwainton Garden 2.6 mi

St Michael's Mount 3.8 mi

Levant Mine and Beam Engine 7 mi

Godolphin 9.4 mi

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 11.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Mousehole - Lamorna Cove - Carn Du - Mousehole 0.8 mi

Penzance - Land's End 1.6 mi

MORRAB GARDENS 1.9 mi

TRENGWAINTON 2.8 mi

Sancreed - Carn Euny - Boscawen-Un 2.8 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.

Want to know more about camping in Cornwall?

  • Does Mousehole Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Mousehole Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Mousehole Camping? Fans of BBC costume drama Poldark will find plenty to keep them occupied around here, with many names and places to recognise: Godolphin House, the mines at Botallack and Levant, and Porthcurno … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Mousehole Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.

    Guests must provide their estimated arrival time at least 24 hours before arrival. Please contact the campsite by using the mobile phone number provided in your booking confirmation.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Mousehole Camping? From £25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.