Innis Inn and Campsite

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Enjoy quite place and watch birds and rabbits run around (added by manager 06 Jul 2018)

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Enjoy quite place and watch birds and rabbits run around (added by manager 06 jul 2018)
1/8
1/25
Favourite
Campervan and camping field (added by manager 26 may 2023)
Plenty of hard standing spaces (added by manager 02 aug 2023)
Enjoy the sunny days (added by manager 06 jul 2018)

  • 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 now
Opens 21 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).

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 21 Mar to

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

9

Overall rating based on 79 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 86% of visitors View breakdown

87%

would recommend this site to a friend

86%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely small campsite

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Really close to the Eden project. Stayed here as we were going to a concert. Really easy to get to, no horrible roads. Owner was absolutely lovely!! Very clean and pretty place to stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

Mark was very friendly and gave us all the info we needed We…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Mark was very friendly and gave us all the info we needed We booked this as close to Eden Project

Disliked: No WIFI as it was down

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Great little site with level hard standing and grass pitches.

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Great site, very well located for the Eden Project (45 minutes walk or 10 minutes drive) very friendly hosts. Unfortunately we didn't actually end up staying as we went to the Eden Sessions and then found that we needed to go home afterwards so we went back to the site and took our awning down and headed home but we would definitely use the site again late. Didn't even manage to get a photo due to very heavy rain. Facilities were clean, site flat, heavy rain had made the grass puddle but we managed to get on and off OK. The owners even offer lifts to the Eden project and outside BBQ.

Disliked: Could maybe do with a little more lighting around the toilet block.

Recommend to friends Visit again

10/10

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Top place and hosts would recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Relaxed and Friendly

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Very friendly welcome from Mark, the owner and clean and tidy site. Lifts to and from Eden Project at very reasonable cost, along with food cooked to order. All staff were very helpful and friendly. We enjoyed sitting around the communal campfire meeting other campers. Most of us were going to concerts in Eden Project. Perfect site for Eden Sessions and access to local walks and cycle routes.

Disliked: Nothing

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Great welcome and hospitality.…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Great welcome and hospitality.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good option if going to Eden Sessions

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Ease of arrival, relaxed atmosphere, facilities. Location near to Eden project

Disliked: Rents quite close together so some noise from others.

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Lovely campsite with a relaxed atmosphere. Great location for the Eden Project…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely campsite with a relaxed atmosphere. Great location for the Eden Project (although I wouldn't want to walk there in the dark). Decent sized pitches

Disliked: Facilities aren't great - shower and douche in one, so everything is wet and gets dirty quite quickly.

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Excellent site.

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Location is within walking distance of Eden Project. Really friendly owner and staff. Facilities are very good. Great little campsite.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Superb hosts and a great location for a concert at the Eden Will…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Superb hosts and a great location for a concert at the Eden Will be staying here again for future gigs.

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 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)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

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 2020 2019 2018 2017
Charlestown 3.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Crinnis Beach 3.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Shorthorn Beach 3.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Duporth 3.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Porthpean 3.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

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

  • Boardmasters (Wednesday 7 August 2024 – Wednesday 7 August 2024)

    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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Cornwall?

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