Mena Farm

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Electric grass pitches overlooking the play area
Some of the electric and non-electric grass pitches overlooking the play area
Play area with pitches 29-32 in background
Around the site

  • Quiet and friendly family site on a farm four miles from Bodmin
  • Five miles from the Eden Project and 30 minutes' drive from the coast
  • Within easy reach of the Camel Trail cycle route and other bike paths
No bright lights, no noisy clubhouse and no rigid rules… just peace, quiet and a mightily friendly vibe in a stargazing and cycling haven close to Bodmin and the Eden Project – sound just splendid? Then pitch yourself up at Mena Farm. Run by Ali and Neil, Mena is a family-friendly farm site in central Cornwall, five miles from Bodmin and the Eden Project and eight from St Austell. This is cracking cycling country, with several bike routes running from or near the site and the 18 scenic miles of the family-friendly Camel Trail reachable at Bodmin. Going beachwards, Fowey on the south coast and Newquay on the north are both within half an hour's drive. For days on site, ramble your way over to the wilder corners of Mena for den building and wildlife spotting (species to spy include badgers, rabbits, deer and buzzards), or trundle along to meet the pigs and chickens; egg collecting assistance is most welcome. By night, the combo of clear skies and lack of blazing lights on the park means there's some stellar stargazing to be had. Barbecues and campfires are – of course – allowed at this laidback place, so you can add sausages (and cider?) to your astronomical exploits. Ali and Neil have added a play area and a barn with games, books and a TV to further aid idling, and the mini market sells a good range of essentials to sort supplies without stirring from the grounds; you can also – how fab – get fish and chips delivered right to your pitch.

Site type

Tent sites 20
Travel trailer sites 20
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
RV sites 4
Rent a tent 6
Mobile homes for rent 1
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Occupancy

  • Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • This is a quiet park: no music is allowed.

Safety

  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Dogs

  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Languages spoken

English

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10
Facilities / Activities
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10
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
10
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8

99% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

A very clean, well-kept campsite with friendly, helpful owners. Pitches are spacious, facilities spotless. Peaceful location for exploring Cornwall, great for a relaxing break. Games room, play area, occasional food vans. Some noted narrow access; a few found unisex facilities less ideal, one mentioned noise enforcement.

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Powered grass campsite (large)

Liked Play area in the middle of the field
Choice of pitch on arrival
Clean washing up area and toilets

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Powered grass campsite

Liked Kids liked the park.
Friendly hosts and the facilities were good and kept clean.
Grass and other parts of the site were well maintained, it was clear the hosts cared for what they were providing.
The hosts were willing to apply discipline when children were becoming invasive, running through pitches, riding bikes in the dark etc.

Disliked EHU pitches can be a bit unusual shape/setup.

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Primitive grass campsite (large)

Liked Very nice owners. Friendly and very clean. Good location.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great quiet campsite good location for exploring.

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Powered grass campsite (large)

Liked Absolutely loved the campsite
We had pitch 3 which meant we cpuld make the area really secluded for our reactive dog.
The campsite is clean and tidy.
Staff are really friendly and helpful lent us a extension to the electric hook up as our cable was to short.
Communal bathrooms and washing ip area kept clean and tidy.
I loved the calm and quietness accross the whole site.
Food van on the last day was a bonus as meant we could eat before a evening drive home.
We are already looking at when we can come next year and will be booking direct.

Thank you for an amazing few days away

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Primitive grass campsite

Liked Un camping vaste avec de beaux emplacements. Des infrastructures de qualité ( douches, toilettes, machine et sèche-linge ). Tout est très bien entretenu. Il y a aussi des jeux à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur pour les enfants. Tout est impeccable. Camping parfait. Nous le recommandons vivement.

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From the manager: Hi Claudine - thank you very much for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. It was a pleasure to meet you and wish you happy onward travels. With kind regards, Ali & Neil

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Primitive grass campsite

Liked Absolutely love!

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From the manager: Hi Victor - thank you very much for your lovely review. It's a pleasure to hear you enjoy our little site. Kind regards, Ali & Neil

A nice stay, quiet site although quite busy.

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Bell tent (basic)

Liked Nice site, and location. Quiet. Good facilities. Friendly.

Disliked Nothing.

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Powered grass campsite (large)

Liked Really great pitches, staff were friendly and helpful, showers were lovely!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Beth - it was lovely to meet you all and appreciate you taking the time to leave us such a kind reviews. Hope to see you all again some time. All the very best, Ali & Neil

Lovely setting. Friendly owners. Very…

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Powered grass campsite (large)

Liked Lovely setting. Friendly owners. Very clean facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks so much for your kind review and hope to see you again some time. Kind regards, Ali & Neil


Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Covered terrace area Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Local produce Off licence Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Tents for hire Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

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

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 32 inches) Level campground, no steep slopes Site close to accessible bathrooms Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Step-free or level access Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

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

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Mena Farm

Lanivet

Bodmin

Cornwall

England

PL30 5HW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.43043°N
4.75886°W

Route directions

Take the exit from the A30 for Lanivet, but before you reach the village, you will see the brown tourist signs for camping at Mena. Follow these instead of sat nav from this point.

Nearest transport

Coach
5.4 km Car Park
5.4 km Priory House
6.8 km Royal Talbot Hotel
Rail
4.1 km Bugle Rail Station
4.6 km Luxulyan Rail Station
5.2 km Roche Rail Station
Ferry
13.4 km Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing
13.6 km Bodinnick Ferry Landing
13.8 km Fowey Town Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
17.6 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

As well as the Eden Project, you may care to take a look at another top Cornwall attraction within five miles, the National Trust-managed Lanhydrock estate with its swish Victorian mansion and acres of green gardens. Within the same distance is Camel Valley Vineyard, Cornwall's biggest – yes, they do tours and yes, there is a shop. If you've brought your bike along with you, pedal the six miles or so to the Forestry Commission's Cardinham Woods for bike and mountain bike rides among the trees; bike hire is available at the centre here if you're arriving by foot or car. Get in the car or hail the local bus for your other excellent options around here, such as a potter and a seafood sample at the handsome little fishing village of Fowey, the Lost Gardens of Heligan or ziplining at Adrenaline Quarry – all within 30 to 35 minutes' drive.

Food and drink

  • Lanivet Inn Pub 1.6 km
  • Welcome Stranger Restaurant 1.7 km
  • Courtyard Restaurant 4.5 km
  • The Bugle Inn Pub 4.5 km
  • The Kings Arms Pub 4.6 km
  • Viraj Fusion Restaurant 5 km
  • The Borough Arms Pub 5 km
  • The Golden Temple Restaurant 5.2 km
  • The Crown Inn Pub 5.2 km
  • Flory Restaurant 5.3 km

Groceries

  • Co-op Food 4.1 km
  • Sainsbury's 5.3 km
  • Lidl 5.5 km
  • Morrisons 5.6 km
  • Aldi 5.8 km
  • Asda 6.1 km
  • Penwithick P O & Stores 6.6 km
  • Co-op Food 7 km
  • Co-op Food 8.7 km
  • Aldi 9.9 km

Parks and play

  • Common Lands park 3.5 km
  • Indoor Active Playground 4.1 km
  • Fair Park 4.5 km
  • Tredanek Meadow park 5.2 km
  • Priory Park 5.4 km
  • Croft Farm Campsite Playground 5.8 km
  • Penwithick Green park 6.7 km
  • Coulson's Park 7.1 km
  • Picnic Area park 8.2 km
  • Trail Balyser Park Playground 8.6 km

Family days out

  • Gilbert's Monument Visitor attraction 4.6 km
  • Bodmin and Wenford Railway Station Visitor attraction 5 km
  • Camel Valley Vineyard Visitor attraction 5.4 km
  • Castle Canyke 5.5 km
  • Eden Project Visitor attraction 7.8 km
  • Aerial Assault Course Visitor attraction 8 km
  • Lee Moor Steam Locomotive Visitor attraction 8 km
  • Pencarrow House Visitor attraction 8.5 km
  • Cornwall FootballGolf Park Visitor attraction 9.2 km
  • Kidzworld Visitor attraction 9.7 km

Public transport

  • Lower Woon Farm 0.6 km
  • Four Mile Stone 0.6 km
  • Penmont Grange 0.7 km
  • Innis Downs Roundabout 1.2 km
  • Beam Villas 1.4 km
  • Lanivet Car Park 1.5 km
  • Lockengate 1.6 km
  • The Old Workshop 2.1 km
  • Bodwen 2.1 km
  • Tollgate House 2.8 km

What’s nearby

  • Lanhydrock Hotel & Golf Club Golf course 3.5 km
  • Innis Fish: Trout Farm and Fly Fishery Fishing 5.8 km
  • Watts Trading General shop 6.8 km

Local services

  • Gridserve Cornwall Services Charging station 4 km
  • Shell Fuel station 4.2 km
  • Gulf Fuel station 4.2 km
  • Bodmin Hospital 4.4 km
  • Texaco Fuel station 5 km
  • Texaco Fuel station 5.3 km
  • Bodmin Health Centre Clinic 5.4 km
  • Morrisons Fuel station 5.5 km
  • GeniePoint Charging station 5.6 km
  • Clays Area Health Centre Clinic 5.8 km

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Must see

Eden Project 6.7 km

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 13.8 km

Lost Gardens of Heligan 16.4 km

Rock Beach 17.9 km

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 21.5 km

National Trust

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 19.8 km

Trerice 20.5 km

Tintagel Old Post Office 25.8 km

Trelissick Garden 30.8 km

St Anthony Head 35.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Lanhydrock House - the River Fowey 4.8 km

LANHYDROCK 5.3 km

Cardinham Woods 7.1 km

Cardinham Woods Ramble 7.1 km

Cardinham Woods and Wheal Glynn 7.2 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Mena Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Mena Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Mena Farm? As well as the Eden Project, you may care to take a look at another top Cornwall attraction within five miles, the National Trust-managed Lanhydrock estate with its swish Victorian mansion and … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Mena Farm?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  5 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.

    Guests must arrive by 7pm sharp as the gates are promptly closed then.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Mena Farm? From $37.56 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.