Orchard Springs Campsite

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  • A country escape 30 minutes’ walk from the centre of Bodmin
  • A 20-minute drive from the Eden Project; 35 mins from Truro
  • Individual luxury shower rooms; on-site shop and bakery
Cornwall may be famed for its savoury pasties, but you can expect an altogether sweeter treat when you stay at Orchard Springs Campsite. The two-acre site is on the outskirts of the town of Bodmin, but green fields and an orchard and stream give it a country escape feel. The centre of Bodmin is less than two miles from Orchard Springs, and Bodmin Jail, Cornwall’s Regimental Museum, the Bodmin Town Museum and Bodmin’s Obelisk are all within 35 minutes’ walk of the site. Bodmin also has plenty of shops, pubs and restaurants where you can pick up souvenirs and supplies, scull some local brews or have a taste of Cornish cuisine. If you’re not feeling up to the trip into Bodmin, an on-site shop in the reception hut has the basics you’ll need, as well as some Orchard Springs home-baked bread and pastries. A campers’ kitchen with microwave, fridge freezer and ice blocks is also available for guests’ use. A toilet block built by local craftspeople rounds out facilities, with individual shower rooms giving you a little extra privacy during your stay. Orchard Springs Campsite opened in 2018: its owners spent the 10 years before that running another successful site in the region.

Campground type

Tent sites 30
Caravans for hire 2
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
RV & Motorhome sites 10
Rent a tent 1
Open now
Opens 23 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 23 Apr to

Site types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 71 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

96% would recommend this campground to a friend

96% would stay here again

What customers say

A top spot for a quiet escape, with heaps of room on the sites. Facilities are spotless, and the owners are legends. Perfect base for seeing Cornwall. Can get busy, and you might hear your neighbours now and then.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Excellent Overnight stop.

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9 out of 10
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Value for money
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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 S.

Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Lovely small family run campsite with fresh pastries and coffee available in the morning.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nothing wrong with it, but not much to like.

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6 out of 10
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Harriet W.

Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Clean and tidy. Well ordered and maintained

Disliked Rather dull and sterile. Not much fun, and the host, whilst perfectly civil, made no attempt to be particularly welcoming or hospitable, unlike our previous site where the hosts could not have been friendlier.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review, we always try to be very welcoming to our guests I’m sorry you did not feel this, best wishes, David and Emma

Very nice and friendly


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10 out of 10
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Wifi
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Zaneta M.

Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Very nice and friendly

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly staff.

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10 out of 10
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Facilities / Activities
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Aleksandra R.

Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked The camping side was amazing. We had perfectly relaxing time what we needed. They had a fresh coffee an and pastries in the morning, kettle in the wasching up area, plenty of wasching up liquid for guests, and the loos always had a toilet roll.
We both love the fact that’s each bathroom was like at home and feel very private.
We’re only 30min away, and will definitely be back because we loved how relaxing the side is.

Disliked Nothing we disliked, just the plugs in the sinks need a little bit of tlc due to rust, and the bathrooms could be little bit cleaner.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for our lovely review. We do our best to keep the facilities as clean as possible. Best wishes, David and Emma

We will be back. Thank you for having us.

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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Heidi H.

Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Great location, good access from Bodmin. Lovely quiet site. Very clean facilities. Very friendly owners who are onsite and very welcoming. Short footpath to a great garden centre with a super cafe for lunch!
Generous pitch size.

Disliked Nothing it was great for our short stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review, best wishes, David and Emma

The pizzas available on a Thursday were delicious, the freshly baked pastries


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4 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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Anonymous

Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked The pizzas available on a Thursday were delicious, the freshly baked pastries every morning were a great hit with our older kids. The surrounding walk along the stream at the bottom of the site was lovely leading to nearby garden centre. The microwave is a great idea and came in handy. Owners were very friendly and welcoming, lovely people.

Disliked The cleanliness of the facilities, toilets and showers were often left relying on guests to clean them, which meant some showers were left dirty for us to clean before using, there are mops available for this so no reason why they can’t be cleaned after use however the mop heads look as though they could do with renewing more often. Grass was cut regularly between pitches being used but the clippings were left this amounted to a huge difficulty in keeping our tent clean and tidy for use and added to the build up of dirt and mess within the showers and toilets, our tent and cars etc. Also noticed bins in toilets overflowing so maybe could be emptied more often.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review, we do not leave the toilets to be cleaned by our guests we are constantly out there cleaning as you notice many previous reviews commend us on how clean our facilities are, we are sorry you found this not to be the can, I think a 4/10 is a score that does not reflect what we provide and it is a shame you have given us this score which we feel is very harsh and unnecessary. Best wishes, David and Emma

We loved so much our stay in your campsite ! Thank you


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10 out of 10
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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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Philippe F.

Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked We loved so much our stay in your campsite ! Thank you very much for these 3 wonderful days !

Disliked Bodmin is a little far walking.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you, we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay, best wishes, David and Emma

Lovely quiet site with good facilities. Liked that they serve coffee and


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10 out of 10
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Julie C.

Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Lovely quiet site with good facilities. Liked that they serve coffee and croissants in the morning.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed the coffee and croissants, best wishes, David and Emma

Very nice location and views. Kind and nice owner. Clean showers and toilets. Quiet


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9 out of 10
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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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Anna O.

Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Very nice location and views.
Kind and nice owner.
Clean showers and toilets.
Quiet surroundings and guests.
Pain au chocolat :-)

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review, best wishes, David and Emma

Amazing pitch sizes, lovely staff, nice peaceful place. Fresh pastries were amazing


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10 out of 10
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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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Mike T.

Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Amazing pitch sizes, lovely staff, nice peaceful place. Fresh pastries were amazing and decently priced. Clean facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much, best wishes, David and Emma

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Location

Orchard Springs Campsite

Kymsland

Blowinghouse Lane

Bodmin

Cornwall

England

PL30 5BN

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.4584°N
4.74195°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.2 km Car Park
2.3 km Priory House
7.6 km Royal Talbot Hotel
Rail
5.8 km Bodmin Parkway Rail Station
7.4 km Bugle Rail Station
7.6 km Luxulyan Rail Station
Ferry
15.2 km Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing
15.4 km Bodinnick Ferry Landing
15.7 km Fowey Town Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
18.7 km 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

Fans of the BBC’s Poldark will recognise some of the place names in the area around Orchard Springs: the towns of Bodmin and Truro are close by, with Bodmin a short walk from the site and Truro a 35-minute drive. Poldark is synonymous with lingering shots of the Cornish moors, and tours can take you to some of the coves and mines that bring the show to life. This area of Cornwall has a lot more to it than filming locations. The Eden Project, a 20-minute drive away, is a top spot to get up close with nature in the outdoor gardens and tropical and Mediterranean biomes or, if you’re feeling brave, have a go on England’s longest zipwire. The Eden Project looks to the future, but if you’d prefer to dig around in the past there are plenty of historic sites close by. Get a feel for Victorian life at Lanhydrock House and Gardens, a 15-minute drive from Orchard Springs; a look at the Elizabethan era at Prideaux Place, 30 minutes away, or head back to Georgian times at Pencarrow, 10 minutes from the site. If the zip wire at the Eden Project got you geared up for a more active break, you can cycle or walk the Camel Trail – which passes through Bodmin on its way towards the fishing port of Padstow on the northern Cornish coast – or take to the seas at one of the highly-rated surfing beaches nearby.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Par Sands 12.9 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Shorthorn Beach 13.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Crinnis Beach 13.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Polkerris 14.1 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Charlestown 14.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Eden Project 9.9 km

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 13.7 km

Rock Beach 16.7 km

Lost Gardens of Heligan 19.7 km

Tintagel Castle 23.5 km

National Trust

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 20.4 km

Trerice 22.6 km

Tintagel Old Post Office 22.7 km

Lawrence House 33.4 km

Trelissick Garden 34 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Lanhydrock House - the River Fowey 3.6 km

LANHYDROCK 4.6 km

Cardinham Woods 4.6 km

Cardinham Woods Ramble 4.6 km

Cardinham Woods and Wheal Glynn 4.7 km

Local events

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

    Newquay, England 21.1 km

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 campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Orchard Springs Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Orchard Springs Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Orchard Springs Campsite? Fans of the BBC’s Poldark will recognise some of the place names in the area around Orchard Springs: the towns of Bodmin and Truro are close by, with Bodmin a short walk 
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  • When can I check in and check out of Orchard Springs Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  9:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Orchard Springs Campsite? From $51.27 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.