Primrose Farm Holidays

View prices & book 9.4 45 reviews
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  • Peaceful farm site within 25 minutes' drive of handfuls of beaches
  • Central Cornwall location, 10 minutes' drive from Porthtowan beach
  • Wood-fired hot tub available to hire; dog-friendly; barbecues welcome
Are you eyeing up the lush countryside and beaches of Cornwall? Whisk yourself away to Primrose Farm Holidays. Set on a peaceful farm in the centre of Cornwall, not only is it a short drive away from a huge variety of Cornwall attractions – it's also within 25 minutes' drive of handfuls of beaches with gorgeous sand, surf and stunning views. Family-run and family-friendly, Primrose Farm Holidays is a short drive from the A30 road and surrounded by glorious countryside. The quiet farm is in the small village of Penstraze in the west of Cornwall, making Porthtowan one of its closest beaches (around a 10-minute drive). The location makes for a ‘best of both worlds’-type scenario. It should take you no time at all to settle into the relaxed rural setting, and you are welcome to bring your well-behaved dog for the ultimate family holiday. Barbecues and firepits are allowed, or you can spend an evening of luxury soaking in the wood-fired hot tub (book in advance; extra charges apply). Generous grassy pitches have easy access to the on-site amenities, which include toilet and shower blocks, a water supply and laundry facilities (available at an extra charge). If you plan on cooking, there is a small fridge (with a freezer compartment for chilling ice packs), plus a veg prep and washing-up area. There is a café/tearoom within a 15-minute walk. The nearest pubs and shops are in Chacewater (five minutes' drive) or Threemilestone (also five minutes), while the larger town of Truro can be reached in just under a quarter of an hour.

Site type

Tent pitches 30
Touring caravan pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 30
Rent a tent 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

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

9.4

Overall rating from 45 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 6
Peaceful

91% would recommend this site to a friend

91% would stay here again

What customers say

This is an excellent, well-run campsite with friendly and helpful owners. Visitors praised the clean, modern facilities, including powerful showers, and the convenient central location for exploring Cornwall. The site is described as peaceful and family-friendly, with popular amenities like outdoor movie nights and a well-stocked shop. While most found their pitches to be good, some mentioned occasional road noise and a few minor issues with pitch suitability. Overall, it is highly recommended.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

We loved it 👍

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Auke S.

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked Very nice, quiet (no trafficnoise from the road nearby), helpful owner, clean showers and toilets. Bus to Truro stops in front of the campsite (15 min)
We stayed for two nights

Disliked Non

Recommend to friends Visit again

Highly recommend.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 6
RYAN H.

Clover bell tent

Liked Stephen is a great host, made us feel welcome and was really helpful. Nice little bar with a few nice ales. Felt like a safe space where the kids could run around. Our kids made friends and they loved it! Showers hot and clean. They have a little shop on site for anything you’ve forgotten. They play films of a night for the kids. Great location to explore Cornwall. We went to st ives, Newquay, Barstow and even as far as Bude. We had a bell tent which was comfortable and had everything we needed for our stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

10/10

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

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked The site is by far the best touring site we’ve ever stayed on, cleaning/washing facilities. The toilets and showers. Even the bar and marquee honestly the best family friendly site ever.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fabulous place and people

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
 10
Accommodation
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laura r.

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked The loveliest, friendliest place. Great family feel to it. Steve and Amanda are brilliant. 🤩 can’t wait to go back!

Easy main road to get in and out of everywhere.

Disliked That I didn’t take the goats home 😂💁‍♀️

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site good pitches level and water and water tap

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10 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
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Angie B.

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked Great campsite showers are lovely and hot powerful kept clean and tidy

Disliked No

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities amazing staff and fab pitches.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Clare P.

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked Loved the area. The pitch was lovely. Grounds were beautiful spacious. Good facilities clean and spacious. Friendly owners brilliant local knowledge. There is a little shop on site which is lovely with lots of local produce. Right on the A30 so easy access to lots of places. Films put on for this kids every night little bar on site too which is alway a bonus. Definitely booking again.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, for families especially.

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10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 8
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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Sarah R.

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked Lots of open space, not cramped at all. Showers absolutely amazing! Film on for children every evening, nice little bar and shop on site. Animals for children to see. Large under cover area for washing up etc. close to shops and lots ofo Ely beaches. Personal touch here, love this place.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice campsite for a relaxed home away from home in a good location.

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 8
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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Anonymous

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked Stephen and his team were very good hosts from start welcoming us and through our stay nothing was too much trouble. Stephen put on the euros for us on the big screen in the marquee and did movie nights for the kids. Nice location. We would stay again maybe a glamping pod depending on the price. Facilities were good and lovely hot chocolate and coffee in the morning

Disliked Disliked that the field was mostly full of caravans that didn't stay within their pitch.
The males bathroom flooded when too many people had a shower at the same time.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent

Overall

10 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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Nicola G.

Clover bell tent

Liked How clean the facilities were.
The host was extremely friendly and helpful.
The bell tent was clean and well looked after and had everything we needed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved it and will be back

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
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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Hannah K.

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked We absolutely loved the site it was exactly what we were looking for. Very quiet with lovely open space outside of the tent for children to play. We stayed in the second field (not the one with the shop). Great location perfect to access lots of lovely places in Cornwall such as Perranporth, Newquay, St Ives and Padstow, and also close to Truro town centre.

We had a corner pitch which was bigger than others which was perfect for us. The electric hook up was further away than what we are used to but Stephen loaned us a cable.

Disliked Our field and pitch was one of the closest to the road, and it could sometimes be loud during the night but we didn’t struggle to sleep. We would possibly ask to have the opposite corner of the field next time so we are further away from the road.

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 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 Tents for hire Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer 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

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Primrose Farm Holidays

Chacewater

Truro

Cornwall

England

TR4 8PJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.27021°N
5.14497°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1 mi Kings Head
1 mi Kings Head
2.4 mi Lay By
Rail
3.6 mi Truro Rail Station
4 mi Perranwell Rail Station
4.4 mi Redruth Rail Station
Ferry
6.3 mi Trelisick Ferry Landing
6.4 mi Tolverne Ferry Landing
6.5 mi Philleigh King Harry Ferry Landing
Airport
13.7 mi Newquay St Mawgan Airport
19.2 mi Penzance Airport
25.9 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

When it’s time to hit Cornwall’s famed beaches, sandy Porthtowan and Perranporth are only a 10-minute drive away. The former is popular with windsurfers and rockpool enthusiasts, while the latter is home to the clear waters of the Chapel Rock tidal pool. There are handfuls of beaches within a 25-minute drive of the farm, so it's up to you to decide between the likes of Newquay (25 minutes' drive), Upton Towans (20 minutes), Portreath (20 minutes) and Saint Agnes (15 minutes). Blackwater’s ATV Centre (five minutes' drive) has circuits for all ages and abilities, plus coaches showing you how to negotiate gradients and jumps. All the equipment is provided, from helmets and knee pads to coveralls, so you don’t have to worry about returning to the site covered in mud. For gentler activities, including a climbing wall, archery and a huge soft-play area, head to Base Camp, at Portreath (15 minutes). Truro (15 minutes) has a Gothic Revival cathedral, the Royal Cornwall Museum and heaps of green areas, such as Victoria Gardens, with a bandstand and shaded benches. Cool activities for kids include a skate park and the Celtic Tossers Axe Throwing centre.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Trevaunance Cove 4.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthtowan 4.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Chapel Porth 4.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Perranporth 5.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Perranporth Penhale Sands 6.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Truro Cathedral 4.2 mi

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 6 mi

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 8 mi

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 9 mi

Pendennis Castle 9.5 mi

National Trust

Cornish Mines and Engines 6 mi

Trelissick Garden 6.1 mi

Trerice 9.2 mi

St Anthony Head 10.5 mi

Godrevy 11.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

CHYVERTON PARK 4.1 mi

Porth Towan - Towan Cross - Chapel Porth 4.4 mi

Hanover 4.8 mi

Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape 4.9 mi

St Agnes Beacon 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

Tent pitchTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Fully-serviced grass pitch (medium)
  • 5% off August special offer –
Tent pitchTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Non-electric grass pitch
  • 5% off August special offer –
Tent pitchTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Fully-serviced grass pitch
  • 5% off August special offer –
Tent pitchTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Fully-serviced grass pitch (large)
  • 5% off August special offer –

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Primrose Farm Holidays have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Primrose Farm Holidays dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Primrose Farm Holidays? When it’s time to hit Cornwall’s famed beaches, sandy Porthtowan and Perranporth are only a 10-minute drive away. The former is popular with windsurfers and rockpool enthusiasts, while the latter is home … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Primrose Farm Holidays?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  10:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Primrose Farm Holidays? From £45.60 (for 2 nights, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.