Carnon Downs Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite

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Landscaped 20-acre touring park on the edge of Carnon Downs
Trelissick Garden five minutes' drive; Falmouth 20 minutes' drive
Within walking distance of a shop, pubs and a garden centre café

Award-winning, Cornish and within walking distance of the beach... come to Carnon Downs Caravan and Camping Park for all this in a scenic setting between the north and south coasts, three miles from Truro and Falmouth, and on the main bus route to both. The park is handsomely landscaped, with spacious pitches backed by Cornish stone walls, hedges and flowering shrubs. It's surrounded by woodland and hedgerows, and is so dog-friendly it has its own seven-acre dog-walking area (as well as plenty of countryside walks to coastline and inns straight from the site). As well as being three miles from both Truro and Falmouth for days in town, museums, boat trips, beaches and watersports, this spacious park is only a couple of miles from the National Trust's Trelissick Gardens or to ferry rides across the River Fal. It's half a mile from the village of the same name, within walking distance of three country inns. Carnon Downs is a green and well laid out site, with excellently-maintained amenities including heated shower and toilet blocks, and a family/ disabled bathroom. Gas cylinders are available to buy and there's free wifi. Also on site are a play area and a visitors' room with table tennis, and a well-stocked bookshelf for grownups to leaf through on peaceful afternoons.

Campground type

181

Open all year

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Units longer than 7 metres are not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Site types & availability

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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 cafe On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities 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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Carnon Downs Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite

Carnon Downs

Truro

Cornwall

England

TR3 6JJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.22512°N
5.08069°W

Route directions

The site is on the left of the A39 (Truro - Falmouth), at the roundabout.

Nearest transport

Coach

4.4 km Lay By

4.7 km Bus Station

6.4 km Kings Head

Rail

2.4 km Perranwell Rail Station

4.5 km Truro Rail Station

6.4 km Penryn Rail Station

Ferry

3.8 km Trelisick Ferry Landing

4.1 km Philleigh King Harry Ferry Landing

4.2 km Tolverne Ferry Landing

Airport

25.3 km Newquay St Mawgan Airport

33 km Penzance Airport

44.1 km 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

Carnon Downs is well placed to reach the best of Cornwall, including National Trust properties, north and south coastline, and world-famed attractions such as the Eden Project 40 minutes' drive away. The nearest sands from the site are at Loe beach, three miles away along the Carrick Roads waterway. Fishing, sailing and swimming are popular picks here and the calm waters are safe for paddling too. Close by, have more first-rate fishing as well as scenic walks at the River Fal, and ferry trips across the river to the spectacular Roseland peninsula. You can walk or cycle straight from the site on the Mineral Tramways Coast to Coast trail, which runs from Portreath on the north coast to Devoran (and Old Quay Inn) on the south. There are plenty of inns and cafés along the route, as well as a much-recommended bakery at for pastries at Portreath. Going back north along the trail, pedal up to Bissoe Valley Nature Reserve three miles away, or further along to the halfway point at Scorrier within seven. You can also walk to Devoran and along Restronguet and Penpol Creek in 30 minutes from the park. The famed surfing centre of Newquay is 35 minutes' drive away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Porthcurnick	8.8 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Gyllyngvase	9 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Swanpool	9.4 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Pendower	9.7 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Maenporth	11.2 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Truro Cathedral 4.8 km

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 8.3 km

Pendennis Castle 9 km

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 13.1 km

Trebah Garden 13.5 km

National Trust

Trelissick Garden 3.4 km

St Anthony Head 10.2 km

Cornish Mines and Engines 13 km

Glendurgan Garden 13.5 km

Trerice 18.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

CARCLEW 2.9 km

TRELISSICK 3.4 km

Trelissick Garden - Lamouth Creek - the Fal 3.4 km

ENYS 4.6 km

TREGOTHNAN 5.5 km