Higher Tregone Campsite

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The mesmerising view from the tent 😍 Absolutely gorgeous ❤️
Low tide on the camel estuary
Sunset after silage time
Grass cut for silage

  • Simple, family-run pop-up camping with views over the Camel estuary
  • A 15-minute drive to Padstow and 30 minutes to surfing beaches
  • Grass pitches near shops, pubs, restaurants and Camel Trail hiking
Higher Tregone Campsite is a pop-up site with a truly spectacular location overlooking north Cornwall’s Camel estuary. Set in a peaceful field on a fourth-generation family farm, you’ll find yourselves watching the ever-changing views of the river, with the busy harbour of Padstow and the gorgeous sandy beaches of Rock and Porthilly in the distance. As this is strictly wild camping, basic facilities include portable toilets and cold running mains water. Barbecues are allowed on site, and you’ll have to bring all the gear from home, but there’s a big supermarket for sourcing supplies near Wadebridge (10 minutes’ drive), and plenty of restaurants and takeaways there too. Out and about in all those winding Cornish lanes, you’ll also find plenty of cute pubs to keep you from starving. Of course, there’s some very fine dining along the estuary in Padstow (15 minutes) and in trendy Rock (25 minutes, or you can get the foot ferry across from Padstow). But back to all that fresh Cornish air. There’s direct access to the Camel Trail from the site, following a disused railway line and brilliant for family hikes or cycle rides. There's plenty of choice when it comes to beaches too – family-friendly Harlyn Bay (25 minutes' drive) is a favourite, as are Polzeath and Daymer Bay on the other side of the Camel estuary.

Campground type

Tent sites 20
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Please note
  • This campground/park has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

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Gorgeous views with gross loos and poor customer service.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Robin S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

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Liked: Absolutely gorgeous location, overlooking Padstow/Rock port towns. It wasn’t very busy, which meant it was blissfully quiet.

Disliked: The toilets were disgusting. We understand this is wild camping but the portaloos were just filthy and didn’t flush. The directions for where to camp were unclear as there was a distinct lack of signage. We had to move our tent after one night which was not ideal, (we camped in what turned out to be an exclusive field for one glamping tent only, but there was nothing to suggest we weren’t allowed to pitch there.) the communication was unfortunately not very good either. On arrival at around 2pm, because of the lack of signage, we tried to get in contact with the hosts to no avail. We were eventually woken up by a call back from them at 10:30pm, by which point we’d already pitched up.

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Amazing view,…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Lauren B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

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Liked: Amazing view,

Disliked: Toilets

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Brilliant weekend with the family and stunning views

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

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Liked: Stunning views, friendly host, ideal location and plenty of space

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Great place to go camping

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

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Liked: Really loved the views, they were incredible, Padstow is such a lovely place and this made it really special

Disliked: Nothing

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I will definitely be returning back to this awesome campsite!

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: The view was absolutely incredible, and only a half an hour walk to Padstow and a lovely boat taxi which took us to Rock. We arrived on a Thursday and we had the entire place to ourselves for the night. Fellow campers arrived at the week end who were lovely.

Disliked: The toilets weren’t the best but they did the job!

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Great place to stay; would stay again

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Harry B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: The people, the views and it being on the camel trail.

Disliked: Toilets

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Lovely, peaceful place to camp out for a night or two. We…

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Lovely, peaceful place to camp out for a night or two. We loved the incredible views over the camel river (beautiful sunrise and sunset!) and that it was easy walking distance to Padstow. Facilities were basic but that makes it feel like wild camping. Would definitely come back.

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View and host (Victoria)…

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: View and host (Victoria)

Disliked: No shower

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View is exceptional…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Daniel W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: View is exceptional

Disliked: Facilities are basic
Cannot keep vehicle next to pitch

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Pitch with a view

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: The stunning views

Disliked: Uncleaned toilets

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Features

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 site/unit 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 Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available No drinkable water point No hot water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

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

Type

Farm Pop-up campground Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

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 Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Higher Tregone Campsite

Tregonce

St Issey

Wadebridge

Cornwall

England

PL27 7QJ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.52831°N
-4.91974°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.8 km Lidl Superstore
5.8 km Lidl Superstore
15.2 km Shop Corner
Rail
13.8 km Roche Rail Station
14.5 km St Columb Road Rail Station
15.8 km Quintrell Downs Rail Station
Ferry
1.9 km Rock Padstow Ferry Landing
2 km Padstow Ferry Landing
29.1 km Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
10.9 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

Local attractions and activities: - Camel Trail : accessed from the site - Wadebridge: 10 minutes' drive - Camel Creek Adventure Park: 10 minutes - Padstow: 15 minutes - Prideaux Place: 15 minutes - Pencarrow House and Garden: 20 minutes - Rock: 25 minutes - Harlyn Bay beach: 25 minutes - Camel Valley Vineyard: 25 minutes - Polzeath beach: 30 minutes - Tintagel Castle: 40 minutes

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Daymer Bay 3.7 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Trevone Bay 4.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Polzeath 5.2 km Estuary N/AExcellentGoodExcellent
Harlyn Bay 5.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Mother Ivey`S Bay 7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Rock Beach 2.5 km

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 4.3 km

Newquay Zoo 16.8 km

Blue Reef Aquarium 17.1 km

Fistral Beach 17.4 km

National Trust

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 9.3 km

Trerice 18 km

Tintagel Old Post Office 19.1 km

Trelissick Garden 35.6 km

Lawrence House 41.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Padstow and the South-West Coast Path 2 km

PRIDEAUX PLACE 2.2 km

Trevone Bay - Constantine Bay - South West Coastal Path 4.5 km

Pentire Point and The Rumps 5 km

Harlyn and Constantine Bays 5.5 km

Local events

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

    Newquay, England 13.3 km

  • Eden Sessions (Wednesday 12 June 2024 – Wednesday 12 June 2024)

    Par, England 22.6 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 sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Higher Tregone Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Higher Tregone Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Higher Tregone Campsite? Local attractions and activities: - Camel Trail : accessed from the site - Wadebridge: 10 minutes' drive - Camel Creek Adventure Park: 10 minutes - Padstow: 15 minutes - Prideaux Place: 15 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Higher Tregone Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  Anytime –  Anytime
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