St Ives Bay Holiday Park

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From our own sand dunes (added by manager 02 Apr 2014)

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  • Cornwall holiday park with beach access five minutes’ drive from Hayle
  • A 25-minute drive to Flambards Theme Park, Tate St Ives 20 minutes
  • Bar, bistro and shop on site, plus a play park and heated indoor pool
Private access to a three-mile sandy beach sound tempting? That's the fabulous feature you’ll get at St Ives Bay Holiday Park, set on sand dunes five minutes’ drive from Hayle in Cornwall. If you’re all piling in for a family holiday, you can spend days building sandcastles, running around on the beach with the kids and cooling off in the sea. Travelling as a couple? You’ll have spectacular sea views across St Ives Bay and you’re almost guaranteed colourful sunsets as a backdrop for romantic twilight strolls on the sand. And when kicking back and enjoying the views is not quite enough for you (and, let’s face it, the kids will want more), how about crazy golf, tennis or the amusement arcades? You can burn off more energy at the surf school or in the heated indoor swimming pool, and there are play areas scattered around the park to wear the kids out properly. With all this going on, make sure you leave time to unwind for a drink at the terrace bar with superb views over the bay and a menu of small, tapas-style snacks – there’s entertainment in the evenings too. Or you may like to make a night of it with the family over a freshly prepared meal at Sands Bistro? Forgotten an important ingredient or need milk for your morning cuppa? There’s a well-stocked independent shop on site that stocks all the essentials, including your daily newspaper.

Site type

Travel trailer sites 150
Trailers for rent 50
Tent sites 10
RV sites 10
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Rent a tent 10
Open now
Opens March 23

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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).
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, Mar 23 to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.8

Overall rating based on 362 reviews View breakdown

Spectacular scenery

Voted 75% of visitors View breakdown

91%

would recommend this site to a friend

87%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great short break camping holiday.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Good sized pitches. Showers and washing facilities were reasonable. Great location. Staff were friendly and very helpful. Food in sands bistro was reasonable.

Disliked: Way too much dog poo across the site which was unacceptable.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site by the beach and lots of facilities

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Great site, pitchs good size and well kept. Food was great in restaurant. The views were really good. The shop on site has everything you need. Would recommend!

Disliked: Shower facilities could do with a little bit of maintenance such as broken locks and taps. Other then that great site!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good campsite, just being so close to an incredible beach makes it.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 6
adam l. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Managed to get a great bay overlooking the sand dunes and a sea view. Great location for dog walking aswell.

Disliked: No adult only bars, or an adult only time slot in the indoor pool.

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Would recommend to anyone!

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: 5⭐️ Had a fantastic week here! Plenty of room on the pitches for camping and clean facilities! 5 min walk to one of the best beaches In the UK… Even beach parking on site, plenty of other walks locally and on the site especially if you are into your nature! The sands bar is great for food 10/10, reasonable price, sea view 😍 and did not have to wait long! Dynamite bar was fantastic for everyone great atmosphere, good for kids and adult's! Also won on the bingo 👍. Swimming pool is decent and a shallow part separated for young kids! All staff very kind & helpful, will tell you anything you need to know… shop on site sells pretty much anything essential! Will definitely be back again soon for sure :)

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Location was good Pitches are huge Toilet and shower facilities are really good 2 good venues on site

Disliked: Shop was expensive Bar was expensive

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Fantastic site and beach, clean and staff always polite and friendly.

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Great location! Situated just across the bay of St Ives.. the camp is actually in Hayle. Got everything you need.. without being caught in the hussle of the St Ives. Short drive/bus/train in. Park itself was excellent. Beach/Pitches/Shop/Entertainment/Pub/Staff all fantastic!

Disliked: Okay.. its not perfect lol The Shower facilities at the camp nearest the beach could definitely do with a upgrade.. showers had no thermal control.. which, if like us with some first day sunburn, would have helped greatly lol. But.. again, they were hot and always clean and well maintained so thats all you can ask for. But I would highly like to see them get of a refurb in the near future.

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Brilliant site, will stay again ☆

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Weather was great ☆ Great flat pitch by the Dunes ☆ Shower and toilet facilities all clean & lovely hot water ☆ We could use indoor swimming pool & Bar facilities ☆

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very satisfied, a beautiful and clean campsite with a beautiful view of…

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Very satisfied, a beautiful and clean campsite with a beautiful view of the sea. Everything is neat and well-kept.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great holiday, nothing to complain about!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Great atmosphere

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location by the wonderfull beach.…

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Great location by the wonderfull beach.

Disliked: The small showerhouse isn't nice, better use the bigger one.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house 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

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Location

St Ives Bay Holiday Park

73 Loggans Road

Hayle

Cornwall

England

TR27 5BH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.20228°N
-5.39995°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.9 km War Memorial
1.9 km War Memorial
2.4 km Viaduct
Rail
2.3 km Hayle Rail Station
3.3 km Lelant Rail Station
3.9 km Lelant Saltings Rail Station
Ferry
13.2 km Penzance Ferry Terminal
22.4 km Helford Village Ferry Landing
22.5 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing
Airport
11.8 km Penzance Airport
22.1 km Land's End St Just Airport
39.2 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

When you can prise the kids away from the beach, chances are they may demand to be taken to Flambards Theme Park (25 minutes’ drive) to explore the Victorian Village and experience Britain in the Blitz, run riot on the thrill rides and dig for fossils at Dino Dig. For a sneaky lesson in Cornish history, spend time on the immersive Dark Walk at Bodmin Jail Attraction (50 minutes) and take a look around the dank prison cells, or travel back to Tudor times with Elizabethan-themed workshops at National Trust-owned Trerice (40 minutes). Come right back up to date with a tour of the masterpiece works of contemporary art at Tate St Ives (20 minutes). If it’s animal-related activities you’re after, meet rescue owls at the Screech Owl Sanctuary (40 minutes), or feed the seals at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary (half an hour). Take an underground safari to see sharks and colourful shoals of tropical fish at Blue Reef Aquarium Newquay (40 minutes), and see big cats in spacious enclosures at Newquay Zoo (35 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Hayle Towans 1.2 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Upton Towans 1.5 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A
Mexico Towans 1.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A
Gwithian Towans 2.9 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Porthkidney Sands 3 km Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tate St Ives 6 km

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 10 km

St Michael's Mount 10.9 km

Flambards 15.9 km

National Seal Sanctuary 18.2 km

National Trust

Godrevy 3.2 km

Godolphin 8.1 km

Cornish Mines and Engines 10.1 km

St Michael's Mount 10.9 km

Trengwainton Garden 14.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

HAYLE ESTUARY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/08/1996) 3 km

THE DOWNES (ST MICHAEL'S CONVENT) 3.1 km

BARBARA HEPWORTH SCULPTURE GARDEN 5.8 km

St Ives - Bosigran - Penzance: Part 1 6.1 km

Hell's Mouth 6.5 km

Local events

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

    Newquay, England 36.5 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 sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Cornwall?

  • Does St Ives Bay Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is St Ives Bay Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near St Ives Bay Holiday Park? When you can prise the kids away from the beach, chances are they may demand to be taken to Flambards Theme Park (25 minutes’ drive) to explore the Victorian Village and experience … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of St Ives Bay Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at St Ives Bay Holiday Park? From $39.03 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.