St. Loy Camping

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Pitches on site
Pitches on site
My home for the weekend.
Porthgwarra beach, 15 minutes' walk away
Grass pitches
St loy camping
The favourite spot under the trees
August bank holiday weekend
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My home for the weekend.
Porthgwarra beach, 15 minutes' walk away
Grass pitches

  • Small, simple site on the Cornish coast between Lamorna and Treen
  • A 10-minute drive to Porthcurno beach; 15 minutes to Land's End
  • Next to a path to St. Loy Cove and the South West Coast Path
Traditional no-frills camping near the Cornwall coast? St. Loy Camping is a good choice for it – this small family-run site between Lamorna and Treen is in a splendid spot for getting out to lots of choice spots around Cornwall’s western stretches. Your closest stretch of the coast here is St. Loy Cove, about a mile away. You can walk down here through the woods and then pick up the South West Coast Path to hike… well, as far as you like really. Perhaps you’d like to head east to lovely Lamorna Cove or venture west to the likes of Pedn Vounder, Porthgwarra and the incredible setting of the Minack Theatre. All of the above and more popular spots are within easy reach if you decide to drive or cycle directly there too: as a guide it’ll take roughly 10 minutes to drive to Porthcurno or the Minack. Extend your driving time to 15 minutes and you can also take in Sennen Cove, Mousehole and Land’s End. With all this on offer nearby, you won’t need lots of entertainment on site – and with that in mind, the owners here have chosen to keep things simple on the facilities front. All the essentials are covered though, with toilets and showers, an outdoor washing-up sink and drinking water taps provided, along with picnic benches close to the footpath down to the sea. Life is pretty laidback here, with kids, dogs, barbecues and campfires all permitted as long as you’re sensible with them.

Site type

Tent pitches 40
Motorhome pitches 40
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Units longer than 7 metres are not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

Reviews

9

Overall rating from 74 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

92% would recommend this site to a friend

92% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a quiet, spacious campsite with lovely rural and distant sea views. Guests frequently praise the friendly and helpful owner, the clean facilities including hot showers, and the convenient location for exploring the coast. While many describe the site as basic but well-kept, some mention occasional issues with shower temperature, cleanliness of facilities, or a lack of on-site amenities for essentials. Despite these minor points, the overall sentiment is very positive, with many visitors expressing a desire to return.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Would stay again

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George S.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Owner was very friendly and helpful, very peaceful and quite location but not to far from anything

Disliked Showers would go from lovely to freezing only issue we had with the place

Recommend to friends Visit again

Relaxed, quiet, near to minack theatre. Good toilets and showers…

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Gaynor H.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Relaxed, quiet, near to minack theatre. Good toilets and showers

Recommend to friends Visit again

- nice spot between days walking, clean facilities

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7 out of 10
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked - peaceful
- had picnic benches
- flat pitches

Disliked - showers were slightly cold

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic stay, lovely facilities and great host.

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9 out of 10
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Alice P.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked All the facilities were really well kept and the host was around in the evening if we needed him. Really convenient to sort own bbq.

Disliked Only thing that would have been nice would have been the option to purchase logs for fire due to remote location for getting supplies like this.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice, straightforward management. Good facilities on site.…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Nice, straightforward management. Good facilities on site.

Disliked N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good location, shower and toilets fine. Relaxed atmosphere. Good dark sky when…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Good location, shower and toilets fine. Relaxed atmosphere. Good dark sky when weather allows. Dry ground so not worried about getting vehicles stuck. Pub style tables / benches dotted about the site which were useful.

Disliked Other campers allowing dogs to roam freely. They pooed near our pitch so I had to clear it up as I did not want our dog getting the blame.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We enjoyed our stay. It was nice and quiet. The view was…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked We enjoyed our stay. It was nice and quiet.
The view was beautiful. Paul the owner was. Very nice.

Disliked The only negative was. The shower was cold. But I would stay again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful, spacious, good value site with sea views.

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Barbara B.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Very laid back, quiet, spacious site with lovely distant sea views and lots to explore nearby. Loos, showers and washup area were basic but fine. Good value for Cornwall. Nice walks from the site, through woodland to the SW Coast Path. Pitch where you like. Friendly and helpful owner. Much of the site is sloping but some flat bits. Excellent Thai takeaway available from outside the farm down the road.

Disliked The shower water was warm but not as hot as ideal. (Oddly, washing up sinks had lovely, very hot water.) Otherwise all good. 🙂

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean and quite

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked We absolutely loved the place . Quite with a beautiful view and friendly guy Paul. Facilities was clean and had all you need. Paul was helpful. Would 💯 recommend.

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely friendly stay!

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Elizabeth C.

Non-electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked The facilities and location were great!! Clean toilets and showers and stunning views. The owner was very friendly and gave good advice on local things to do and see. The field was well maintained with lots of picnic benches and plenty of drinking water taps available. We were at the top of the field so had a lovely flat patch of land.

Disliked There were no strong dislikes but missed having an on site store for essentials.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Remote location

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal 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)

Location

St. Loy Camping

Trevedran Farm

St Buryan

Penzance

Cornwall

England

TR19 6DJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.05831°N
5.60976°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.6 mi Bus Station
8.4 mi The Star Inn
8.5 mi The Star Inn
Rail
5.6 mi Penzance Rail Station
10.7 mi St Erth Rail Station
11.2 mi Lelant Saltings Rail Station
Ferry
5.4 mi Penzance Ferry Terminal
21.3 mi Helford Village Ferry Landing
21.6 mi Helford Passage Ferry Landing
Airport
3.9 mi Land's End St Just Airport
6.4 mi Penzance 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

Some of Cornwall’s best coastal spots are close by here, so make sure you’re well stocked with all the relevant beach gear. Lamorna Cove (a pretty pebbly beach favoured by both artists and scuba divers), and the gorgeous sandy stretches at Pedn Vounder and Porthcurno are all about 10 minutes’ drive away. Surf hotspot Sennen Cove is about 15 minutes away. Elsewhere along the coast, you might like to take in a show in the stunning sea-view setting of the Minack Theatre (10 minutes’ drive), snap a pic at Land’s End (15 minutes) or wander through the winding streets of cute fishing village Mousehole (15 minutes). St Michael’s Mount (25 minutes) is well worth a trip too. Fancy swapping your sea view for a stroll through a gorgeous garden? Try the trails at Trewidden Garden (15 minutes), Trengwainton Garden (20 minutes) or Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens (25 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Porthcurno 2.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Gwynver 4.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A
Sennen 4.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Wherry Town 4.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Penzance 5.1 mi Sea N/AGoodExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Land's End 4.6 mi

St Michael's Mount 7.1 mi

Tate St Ives 12.2 mi

National Seal Sanctuary 18.1 mi

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 19.3 mi

National Trust

Trengwainton Garden 5.1 mi

Levant Mine and Beam Engine 7 mi

St Michael's Mount 7.2 mi

Godolphin 12.6 mi

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 14 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Treen and the Minack Theatre 1.5 mi

Sancreed - Carn Euny - Boscawen-Un 3.4 mi

Mousehole - Lamorna Cove - Carn Du - Mousehole 3.6 mi

Sennen Cove - Land's End - Nanjizal Bay 3.9 mi

Land's End - Pendeen Watch 4.5 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does St. Loy Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is St. Loy Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near St. Loy Camping? Some of Cornwall’s best coastal spots are close by here, so make sure you’re well stocked with all the relevant beach gear. Lamorna Cove (a pretty pebbly beach favoured by both artists … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of St. Loy Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  10 a.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at St. Loy Camping? From £21 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.