Innis Inn and Campsite

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Enjoy quite place and watch birds and rabbits run around
Enjoy quite place and watch birds and rabbits run around
Campervan and camping field
Plenty of hard standing spaces
You can bring a caravan and a tent next to it
Camping pitches supplied with electric
Our lovely site
Our lovely site
Hanging basket
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Campervan and camping field
Plenty of hard standing spaces
You can bring a caravan and a tent next to it

  • Quiet family-run site within a mile's walk of the Eden Project
  • A few miles from St Austell; near to miles of hiking and biking
  • Surrounded by 15 acres of fishing lakes
Staying within a mile’s walk of the Eden Project is certainly a treat – as is staying at Innis Inn and Campsite. It is a family-run and dog-friendly site surrounded by 15 acres of fishing lakes. A daily visit to the local pubs is also within the realms of reason – and that’ll surely involve Cornish cream teas, beers gardens and Sunday carveries… Innis Inn and Campsite is set on two and a half acres of land a few miles from the capital of the Cornish Alps St Austell. If you want to chill out close to base, there are fifteen acres of fishing lakes surrounding the campsite to make your way around, a play area and plenty of runaround room for children. The facilities on site include toilets, showers and a disabled toilet. Barbecues are also welcome. For essentials off site, it’s a fifteen-minute walk to the local village of Penwithick which has a Spar, post office and fish and chip shop; bikes can be hired on site for those who prefer to pedal. Innis Inn and Campsite is well-placed to see stunning Cornwall, with hundreds of miles’ worth of hike and bike paths in the surrounding countryside, seaside towns and villages, family days out and heritage highlights including old houses, clay pits and tin mines. St Austell has a Clay Trail starting from Tremana Gardens and running along the Bodmin Road to connect with the Wheal Martyn China Clay Country Park, a 26-acre park with woodland walks, adventure playground and the biggest working waterwheel in Cornwall. (Stick around Snozzle for a bit to also browse around Cornish World, which has an award-winning play centre, Kidzworld, and the biggest indoor market in the south-west.)

Site type

Motorhome pitches 6
Touring caravan pitches 6
Tent pitches 35
Open all year
Opens
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).
  • Electricity is metered on site at £0.50 per kWh and must be paid at check-out.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.8

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Peaceful

86% would recommend this site to a friend

82% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Can't fault it, will be going back asap

Overall 10/10

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Victoria V.

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked Can't rate this high enough! We stayed here as booked the Eden sessions, easy 15 minute walk down a lovely foot path BUT the guy running the site actually does lifts! Absolute legend, friendly, clean facilities and unbelievably peaceful. Can't wait to go back

Disliked Having to go home!

Great price, great spot, great other guests, and great facilities. There for…

Overall 10/10

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Ashley F.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Great price, great spot, great other guests, and great facilities. There for an Eden Sessions gig - Deftones. Mark personally taxied us (and probably most of the campsite) to Eden’s gates - which is then just a short 2-min walk to the courtesy bus - and then collected us again at 11pm. Ridiculously selfless! Never had hospitality like that, and may never again. For camping in the area, particularly for gigs, look no further than this superb gem.

Disliked Nothing

Poor site , poor facilities

Overall 4/10

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Christine B.

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked Site was pretty - lovely trees - near Eden project but not great for walking home in the dark !

Disliked Basic - shower block poor - needs updating . Shower in sane cubicle as toilet but not a wet room everything got wet and drainage poor . Dirty not cleaned properly or often enough .
Owner misleading regarding a taxi service to Eden .so we walked , not a problem in the day but at night , it was through a very dark woodland area .

From the manager: Should have gone to travel lodge.

Peaceful but a bit rough round the edges

Overall 6/10

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juliet l.

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked It was very peaceful , not many people staying , very laid back site, and we were given extra room to put our car.

Friendly owner.

Disliked Toilets were clean but very cobwebby in the corners of the showers.

£20 charge for 4 nights electric, knew we’d have to pay but that’s quite expensive, especially as we sat out all evening as the weather was lovely , so it was just for the fridge electric and morning cuppa.

The pub wasn’t as close as we had thought it would be (40 mins walk), guess we miss read the info 🤷‍♀️ , so we didn’t go , too far with an old dog.

Convenient location Cramped

Overall 6/10

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Location close to Eden project
Toilet/shower facilities good

Disliked When we arrived back at our pitch we had 2 vans parked extremely close to us. We could only just open our boot.

Toilets and showers were a bit grim. Overpriced.

Overall 4/10

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Sue K.

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked Proximity to Eden

Disliked They clearly overbooked and gave our pitch’s to someone else and stuck me and my pals on one pitch in an overflow area with no electric.

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I am very sorry you weren’t happy with the service you received. To confirm, as explained to yourself on the day you arrived. Your pitch was not available owing to a medical emergency with a customer who unfortunately was taken to hospital (& still remains there). I was unable to move his vehicle, and the site was fully booked. However, I did manage to place you with your friends on a flat grass pitch, in the sun together, as requested. Electric was available for you.
To address the cleanliness issues you raise, the facilities were heavily in use, they are cleaned regularly - I am sorry you felt this way.

The host The facilities The location…

Overall 10/10

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Emma S.

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked The host
The facilities
The location

Ideal for access to Eden Project

Overall 10/10

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Karen D.

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked Everything about this site is great.

Friendly welcome from Mark. Peace and quiet.…

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Friendly welcome from Mark. Peace and quiet.

Disliked Nothing

Quiet camping, spacious sites.

Overall 8/10

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Friendly staff, good facilities.

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 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 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

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)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Innis Inn and Campsite

Innis Moor

Penwithick

St Austell

Cornwall

England

PL26 8YH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.3762°N
4.7692°W

Route directions

On the A30 head south to St Austell. In Lanivet, take the A391 and continue south. Follow the signs to Treverbyn. The site is located 1 mile from the Eden Project's entrance.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.5 mi Four Lords
2.5 mi Four Lords
2.6 mi Polgrean Place
Rail
1.4 mi Luxulyan Rail Station
2 mi Bugle Rail Station
2.7 mi St Austell Rail Station
Ferry
6.5 mi Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing
6.6 mi Fowey Ferry Landing
6.6 mi Fowey Town Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
11.5 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

To take a look at tin mining and its history in Cornwall, Poldark Mine in the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site at Wendron near Helston is the only complete underground tin mine in the county, and has mine and ghost tours, a museum, exhibitions and activities including gold panning and circus skills. More Cornish history and heritage are on show at the Charlestown Shipwreck and Heritage Centre less than five miles from the site, and at the three-floor Mevagissey Museum a few miles south. Anglers can go on the hunt for mackerel or sharks on a sea fishing trip from Mevagissey where there’s a shark angling centre on the quay; boats can also be hired from the village to go out into the waters and look for seals and dolphins. There are opps for beach, sea and coarse fishing all over south Cornwall including at Fowey, Looe, Falmouth, along the River Tamar and at commercial fishing lakes. After a day (each) at the Eden Project and equally famous Lost Gardens of Heligan, there are several more gardens in the area: the National Trust’s Lanhydrock at Bodmin (which also has a secondhand bookshop); the coastal Caerhays Castle and Gardens with National Magnolia Collection, and the valley garden and laurel maze of Glendurgan Garden near Falmouth. All sounding too sedate for the kids? Family-friendly activities and centres abound around St Austell and south Cornwall, including the Crealy Great Adventure Park, the World of Model Railways at Mevagissey and the Tortoise Garden of St Austell. Heading north, sprogs of all ages should like Newquay Zoo and the Blue Reef Aquarium, the indoor play barn at the Springfields Fun Park and Pony Centre, or the biggest go-karting centre in the south-west, Wadebridge’s St Eval Kart Circuit.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Charlestown 3.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Crinnis Beach 3.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Shorthorn Beach 3.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Duporth 3.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthpean 3.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Eden Project 0.4 mi

Lost Gardens of Heligan 6.5 mi

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 10.5 mi

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 12.2 mi

Newquay Zoo 13.5 mi

National Trust

Trerice 11.9 mi

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 13.5 mi

Trelissick Garden 16.1 mi

St Anthony Head 18.5 mi

Tintagel Old Post Office 19.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

TREGREHAN 2.4 mi

Porthpean, Charlestown and Carlyon Bay 3.7 mi

Kings Wood in the Pentewan Valley 4.5 mi

Polkerris to Readymoney Cove 4.7 mi

Polkerris to Gribbin Head and Polridmouth 4.7 mi

Local events

  • Eden Sessions (Thursday 12 June 2025 – Thursday 12 June 2025)

    Par, Cornwall 1.7 mi

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

    Newquay, Cornwall 12.5 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Innis Inn and Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Innis Inn and Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Innis Inn and Campsite? To take a look at tin mining and its history in Cornwall, Poldark Mine in the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site at Wendron near Helston is the only complete underground tin mine … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Innis Inn and Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Innis Inn and Campsite? From £30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.