The Rising Sun

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Pub garden
Grass pitches
Inn exterior
The Rising Sun Inn, directly opposite.
Dining room
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  • Dog-friendly site at a gastropub on the edge of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall
  • A 45-minute drive to Newquay; 15 minutes from Launceston
  • Grass pitches with access to showers and a wet room
With a remote and peaceful location on the edge of the Bodmin Moor National Landscape, rural views are a given at The Rising Sun. The field behind the inn also has easy access to Cornish attractions and activities, from the surfing beaches of Newquay (45 minutes’ drive) to the biomes at The Eden Project (35 minutes). When you stay on the dog-friendly grass pitches at The Rising Sun, you can be first through the door of the inn and last out at night, safe in the knowledge that you don’t need to drive. Alternatively, you could get out nice and early in the morning to spend the day on moorland hiking trails and cycling routes or scaling the heights of Rough Tor (40 minutes). And after a day out in the Cornish air, you'll be able to relax over a tasty meal cooked by the gastropub’s award-winning chef, using the finest of regional produce. Accompany your food with a local ale or cider, drawn up from the former smuggler’s cellar below the inn. For a change of scenery, Launceston (15 minutes) has plenty of dining options, from cafés to pizzerias. If you’d rather go down the self-catering route, pick up essentials for the barbecue from the town’s supermarkets. A bit of practical advice: take a torch as there’s no electricity on the camping field and you may need to use the facilities (loo, shower and a wet room in the pub) after dark.

Site type

RV sites 15
Tent sites 15
Travel trailer sites 15
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

General

  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • The pub is closed on Mondays. On Tuesdays, the pub (and campsite) open at 4pm.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9.2

Overall rating from 168 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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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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Peaceful

96% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

Spacious, peaceful sites next to The Rising Sun pub, praised for great food and friendly staff. Camping fee often deducted from food bill. Basic but adequate facilities, though some suggest upgrades for toilets/showers. Good access to local attractions.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Good in areas, poor in others. Showers could good with a little work

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6 out of 10
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Value for money
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Anonymous

Power optional grass campsite

Liked The owner and staff were very welcoming and friendly. The food that I had, whilst it wasn't the full Sunday roast order, due to them running out of some veg and the cauliflower cheese, was very tasty and nicely cooked. The beef melted in your mouth which obviously means it was good quality, well cooked and cut the right way, so a definitely a good chef.
The size of the campsite pitch was very good.

Disliked The time I left at the table before I was asked if I was waiting to order and given a menu. Had it been quicker, I might have received my first menu choice of pork rather than beef and may have received all the veg and cauliflower cheese. When I asked the waitress if there were any other veg and cauliflower cheese to come, she just said, no we've ran out! When asked if more veg was available, she seemed unsure and went to ask. A few minutes later she appeared with a second portion of cabbage and some microwaved courgettes, so green veg only.
Shower facilities really need bringing up to date and after visiting the first toilet which had excrement smeared across the ceiling, I chose to use my own van facilities for the two nights. Looked like under the sinks hadn't been cleaned for quite some time.
WiFi service was poor on the site and I was only on the second pitch.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent pub, friendly staff, great location,…

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9 out of 10
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Anonymous

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Excellent pub, friendly staff, great location, basic but good - and clean - facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

All of it…

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 Graham J. 1 review

Power optional grass campsite

Liked All of it

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice spacious pitches. Very peaceful friendly…

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9 out of 10
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 richard l. 7 reviews

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Nice spacious pitches. Very peaceful friendly & polite staff. Will definitely be back.

Disliked The Wifi strength was not very good but had phone signal so was fine.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved the location. Quiet and relaxing…

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 Annie B. 6 reviews

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Loved the location. Quiet and relaxing dog friendly
The staff at The Rising Star are very warm and welcoming. As it was my birthday on the bank holiday we booked a table. The food is exceptional.
We had an electrical hook up pitch and spent a lovey couple days here. Hot Showers, clean facilities.

Due to Van trouble needed to stay another night as booked in to a local garage for repairs Neil Jasper motors not too far away.

The landlord of The Rising Sun was so kind to put us up another night for free.

Definitely mark this up as one to return to

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ok site

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 Peter B. 1 review

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Quiet site adequate facilities good pub

Recommend to friends Visit again

The Pub Live Music Sunday Food…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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 Gavin R. 1 review

Power optional grass campsite

Liked The Pub
Live Music Sunday
Food

Disliked Shower facilities ok, but tired and not cleaned while we stayed

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely, friendly camping spot

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 Jenny H. 3 reviews

Power optional grass campsite

Liked We love camping at the Rising Sun. Lovely area. Fab pub with amazing food. Our 3rd visit and we will be back.

Disliked The camping loos could be checked more.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ideal location reasonable price and tranquility

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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 Rachel B. 1 review

Power optional grass campsite

Liked The site
The food
The facilities

Disliked Not being able to stay longer

Recommend to friends Visit again

Although only staying for one night, it’s a perfect stopover.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 Dan O. 2 reviews

Primitive grass campsite

Liked The pitch, the wash facilities, the pub itself, and the food, the beer, the staff. Everything.

Disliked Nothing at all.

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 Rallies 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

Gastronomic delight Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location

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

Pub campground Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Fishing nearby Horseback riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

The Rising Sun

Altarnun

Launceston

Cornwall

England

PL15 7SN

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.61475°N
4.523°W

Route directions

Please use the address rather than satnav, as the latter is not always very accurate.

Nearest transport

Coach
17.5 km Methodist Church
17.5 km Institute
18.2 km Lloyds TSB Bank
Rail
19 km Coombe Junction Halt (Rail Station)
19.1 km Liskeard Rail Station
21.2 km Bodmin Parkway Rail Station
Ferry
29.6 km Rock Padstow Ferry Landing
30.4 km Padstow Ferry Landing
31.5 km Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
38.9 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

Exploring Bodmin Moor could not be easier. A two-hour circular hike takes in the rugged peak of Brown Willy from Rough Tor Car Park (20 minutes’ drive), or you can yomp up to the Neolithic remains at Leskernick and Trippet stone circles (both 15 minutes). There are gentler strolls through the conifer forest at Halvana Plantation (10 minutes). Try a day on the zipwires and giant swings at Adrenalin Quarry (40 minutes), or go trekking with alpacas on Bodmin Moor. Surfers may want to head straight for Newquay’s famed Fistral Beach (50 minutes), but there are plenty more temptations on Cornwall’s spectacular north coast. Head for Tintagel (25 minutes) to unravel the mysteries of King Arthur at its clifftop castle, or have a ramble around the twisting streets and whitewashed cottages of pretty Port Isaac (half an hour), which doubles as Portwenn on TV’s “Doc Martin”).
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • Rising Sun Inn Pub 0.01 km
  • The Kings Head Pub 2 km
  • The Archer Arms Pub 6.1 km
  • Wilsey Down Hotel Pub 6.4 km
  • Watering Hole Café Restaurant 6.5 km
  • Jamaica Inn Pub 6.6 km
  • The Racehorse INN Restaurant 8.2 km
  • Eliot Arms Pub 8.3 km
  • Frog and Bucket Pub 9.5 km

Parks and play

  • Tresmeer Childrens Play area Playground 5.6 km
  • Treglith Manor park 6.2 km
  • Tanglewood Hollow Play Area Playground 6.5 km

Family days out

  • Hidden Valley Discovery Park Visitor attraction 6.5 km
  • Trethorne Leisure Park Visitor attraction 6.9 km
  • Goodaver stone circle Visitor attraction 7.4 km
  • Launceston Castle 11.7 km
  • Launceston Castle 11.7 km

Public transport

  • St Nun's Church 1.4 km
  • Bus Shelter 2 km
  • Shelter 2.8 km
  • Cold Northcott Farm 4 km
  • Meadowside 4.3 km
  • Post Box 4.6 km
  • Polyphant Green 4.6 km
  • Greystones 5 km
  • Two Bridges 5.5 km
  • Trevadlock Farm 6 km

Other nearby

  • Trethorne Golf Club 6.9 km

Local services

  • Moorview Garage Fuel station 2.7 km
  • Bodmin Moor services Fuel station 3.9 km
  • Hallworthy Filling Station Fuel station 6.3 km
  • WW2 RAF Davidstow Sick Quarters Hospital 8.1 km

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Must see

Tintagel Castle 17.9 km

Rock Beach 29.5 km

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 31.9 km

Eden Project 32.1 km

National Marine Aquarium 39.1 km

National Trust

Lawrence House 11.6 km

Tintagel Old Post Office 17 km

Cotehele 24.9 km

Cotehele Mill 24.9 km

Lydford Gorge 29.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

PENHEALE MANOR 7.5 km

Camelford Country 10.9 km

Camelford and Countryside 11 km

Camelford Town and River 11.1 km

Minions - Wild Cornish Moorland 12 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 The Rising Sun have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Rising Sun dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Rising Sun? Exploring Bodmin Moor could not be easier. A two-hour circular hike takes in the rugged peak of Brown Willy from Rough Tor Car Park (20 minutes’ drive), or you can yomp up … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Rising Sun?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon

    On Tuesdays, please note that arrivals are from 4pm.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Rising Sun? From $28.14 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.