Higher Kestle Farm Campsite

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  • Peaceful site on a working farm a five-minute drive from Mevagissey
  • Eden Project 25 minutes’ drive; Newquay 45 minutes
  • Dogs welcome; permissive footpath to the Lost Gardens of Heligan
Planning an exploration of the southern coast of Cornwall? You can do just that from Higher Kestle Farm Campsite, a five-minute drive along a narrow country road from the fishing village of Mevagissey. Spacious grass pitches at this family-run site are blissfully peaceful and sheltered by tall hedgerows for privacy. You’ll be sharing these rural surroundings with the resident sheep and cows, so be sure to keep your canine companion on a lead while on site. (There is also a dog walk nearby.) The range of well-maintained amenities includes a toilet and shower block (with a separate dressing-up area); a sheltered washing-up corner and a launderette, as well as water points, rubbish bins and recycling facilities. There’s also a freezer for your ice packs, and plenty of wooden picnic tables scattered around the grounds. A selection of produce is available to purchase on site, or you can hit the shops in Mevagissey for your barbecue essentials. (Or for a meal out, for that matter – there are fish and chip shops and other restaurants around the harbour area, not to mention several good pubs.) As for that local exploration, well, you only have to follow your interests. Green-fingered folk might like to take the permissive wooded footpath that leads from the site to the Lost Gardens of Heligan (or you can drive there in five minutes), while watersports enthusiasts probably prefer to head to the coast and beaches like sheltered ​​Portmellon, sandy Pentewan and Porthluney, with kid-friendly shallow waters (all of them 10 minutes’ drive).

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 31
Motorhome pitches 31
Tent pitches 31
Open now
Opens 2 April
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Occupancy

  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Pitches

  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu 2 Apr to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.6

Overall rating from 138 Pitchup.com customers

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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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Peaceful

98% would recommend this site to a friend

96% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a beautifully maintained, peaceful, and clean campsite with spacious pitches. Facilities, including showers and toilets, are consistently praised for their cleanliness and modernity. The location is excellent for exploring Mevagissey and The Lost Gardens of Heligan via pleasant walks, although some note the return journey can be hilly. Wifi is available and generally works well. The site is dog-friendly with a designated walking area. There are occasional mentions of noise from farm dogs and a potential need for more toilet/shower cubicles during peak times. The self check-in process is noted as easy and efficient.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Really lovely peaceful campsite. Very clean.…

Overall

10 out of 10
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Gavin H. 3 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Really lovely peaceful campsite. Very clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet and great facilities…

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Anonymous

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Quiet and great facilities

Disliked N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very good site

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8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
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Stewart F. 1 review

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Toilets, Showers, Washing up and Fridge facilities

Disliked Sheep so close to the back field we were in. They were loud all night! Not their fault but wouldn’t pitch in that field again. Also no on site shop.. just a few basics on site would have been ideal. Milk, soft drinks, snacks etc..

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great quiet site

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 Chris D. 3 reviews

Electric optional grass pitch (XL)

Liked A lovely quiet and clean, level site. The facilities were good and tidy. Didn't meet the hosts but instructions were clear and available.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful get away

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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jennifer M. 4 reviews

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Spotless site, very quiet and peaceful with lovely views. Spotless showers and toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

will come back

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 Stefan M. 1 review

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked nice and relaxed site, friendly hosts, very good facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice and mostly quiet campsite. Close to local things todo.

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Anonymous

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Nice quiet farm, facilities were nice and clean. Local to the gardens of heligian but it's more like a 30/40 minute walk and not sign posted that we could see. Nice little dog walk on the site. Requested to be close to the toilets and they fulfilled this perfectly. Farm shop close by. Close to mevagissey which is lovely

Disliked The house by the entrance to the campsite has dogs and one evening they constantly barked/whined for over 2 hours which got very annoying. Not enough toilet or shower cubicles for the men's or women's for how big the site is, regularly a qué for both. Bins aren't big enough for the site either.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Basic but excellent no frills camping.

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Rose A. 2 reviews

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked This campsite is fairly basic but excellent. The individual pitches are spacious. There is generally plenty of room, there aren't too many squeezed into the space they offer. There is a nearby field for dog walking. There are separate dog poo bins near the main bins.
The toilet block is one of the nicest, cleanest blocks I have visited in 20 years! The owner was helpful.
The site was generally quiet and calm, no road noise.

Disliked It's very near a working farm and so for a short period of time there was the sound of heavy machinery like a tractor cutting hedges but it was short lived and in day time hours.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice quiet and relaxing…

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 Sam W. 4 reviews

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Nice quiet and relaxing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Mark V. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Clean and plenty of space

Disliked Narrow lanes

Recommend to friends Visit 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 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

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

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Higher Kestle Farm Campsite

St Ewe

Near Mevagissey

St Austell

Cornwall

England

PL26 6EP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.2716°N
4.81776°W

Route directions

Driving south from Kestle the first turning left is not suitable for large caravans.

Nearest transport

Coach
4.1 mi Dolphin Inn
4.1 mi Dolphin Inn
4.8 mi Bus Station
Rail
4.9 mi St Austell Rail Station
7.6 mi Par Rail Station
8.8 mi Luxulyan Rail Station
Ferry
1.6 mi Mevagissey Ferry Landing
9 mi Polruan Ferry Landing
9.1 mi Fowey Ferry Landing
Airport
14.7 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

Vibrantly hued camellias and rhododendrons, an avenue of palms and bamboo tunnels are just some of the highlights at the Lost Gardens of Heligan. There is also a vast area of woodland, and several hides from where you can watch kingfishers and other winged residents. In addition to its distinctive biomes (recreating Mediterranean and rainforest habitats), the Eden Project (25 minutes’ drive) features the rather splendid Outdoor Gardens, with colourful wildflower meadows and oversized sculptures. A lively calendar of events includes live music and art exhibitions. Head to the north coast of Cornwall for a visit to Newquay (45 minutes), where you can go on a sea safari to spot dolphins and seals, see turtles and octopi at the Blue Reef Aquarium Newquay, or catch a sunset on sandy Fistral Beach (where you can also have a go at surfing).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Polstreath 1.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Portmellon 1.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Pentewan 1.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Gorran Haven Little Perhaver 2.5 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Porthluney 2.7 mi Sea PoorN/AGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Lost Gardens of Heligan 1.1 mi

Eden Project 7.2 mi

Truro Cathedral 10.3 mi

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 12.1 mi

Pendennis Castle 13.3 mi

National Trust

Trelissick Garden 10.3 mi

St Anthony Head 11.5 mi

Trerice 12.6 mi

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 17.1 mi

Glendurgan Garden 17.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

HELIGAN 1 mi

Mevagissey and the Lost Gardens of Heligan 1.1 mi

Mevagissey: Woods and Country 1.2 mi

Mevagissey - Portmellon - Gorran Haven 1.3 mi

CAERHAYS CASTLE 2.4 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Higher Kestle Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Higher Kestle Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Higher Kestle Farm Campsite? Vibrantly hued camellias and rhododendrons, an avenue of palms and bamboo tunnels are just some of the highlights at the Lost Gardens of Heligan. There is also a vast area of woodland, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Higher Kestle Farm Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  Anytime –  Anytime
    Depart by:  Anytime
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Higher Kestle Farm Campsite? From £18 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.