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The Engine Inn

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Back-to-basics pitches next to a traditional Cornish country pub
A five-minute drive from St Ives and 10 from Carbis Bay beach
Friendly pub with home-cooked food, beer garden and gorgeous views

Chug on over to The Engine Inn, a traditional pub in rural Cornwall five minutes’ drive from the sought-after seaside town of St Ives, for cosy times in a friendly inn with real log fires, snug seating and a fine selection of local ales, ciders and spirits to go alongside the home-cooked meals. Just outside is an enormous beer garden with cracking views of the gorgeous surrounds plus a play area for kids who don’t have such an interest in taking in the scenery... Pitches here also come with those splendid views – so setting up a camping chair, opening up a bottle of Cornish ale and surveying the area’s a top way to while away your time on a hol here – and allow you access to amenities within the pub during opening hours (please be aware, however, that there are no separate facilities in the pitches field). To keep the whole site as safe and peaceful as possible, car parking isn’t allowed on the pitches but plenty of free parking is available a minute’s walk away from the field, ensuring it's as easy as possible to access your ride and rev it over to the best attractions and activities nearby... A central location between north and south coasts means lots of outings are in fact easily doable from here: Land’s End and the seafront Minack Theatre are all within 40 minutes’ drive and there are plenty of beaches to pick from too with Carbis Bay and Zennor (both under 15 minutes) being a couple of the closest for sunbathing sessions on the sand.

Site type

Open all year

Languages spoken

English

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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

Disabled facilities

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

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

Budget/backpacker

Hikers’ paradise

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Wild camping

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

Public transportation nearby

Type

Pub campground

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Horseback riding nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

The Engine Inn

Cripplesease

Nancledra

Penzance

Cornwall

England

TR20 8NF

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.17875°N
-5.50297°W

Nearest transport

Coach

3.3 km Richmond Way

3.3 km Longstone Cross

4 km Bus Station

Rail

3.5 km Carbis Bay Rail Station

3.8 km St Ives (Cornwall) Rail Station

4.3 km St Erth Rail Station

Ferry

7.1 km Penzance Ferry Terminal

27.9 km Helford Village Ferry Landing

28.2 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing

Airport

5.7 km Penzance Airport

14.5 km Land's End St Just Airport

46.4 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

Drive down to St Ives for watersports on one of its white-sand beaches – there are surf schools galore in this wave-obsessed town – or peer at the artwork in both the Tate St Ives and the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden (five minutes in the car). To eye up the birds instead travel to the RSPB Hayle Estuary 10 minutes’ drive away; if kids aren’t interested in watching out for wigeons and teals, you might rather let them flit about at the Paradise Park and Jungle Barn animal park and play centre around the same distance. Five minutes further from the park is St Michael’s Mount, best visited at low tide to cross over the bay and onto the isle by foot, while the Geevor Tin Mine’s educational underground tours take 25 minutes to reach.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Carbis Bay	3.5 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Porthminster	3.8 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Porthmeor	4.3 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Porthgwidden	4.7 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Porthkidney Sands	4.8 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tate St Ives 4.3 km

St Michael's Mount 7 km

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 17.8 km

Land's End 19.5 km

Flambards 19.9 km

National Trust

St Michael's Mount 7 km

Trengwainton Garden 7.5 km

Godrevy 9.9 km

Godolphin 11.8 km

Levant Mine and Beam Engine 13.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

BARBARA HEPWORTH SCULPTURE GARDEN 4.1 km

St Ives - Bosigran - Penzance: Part 1 4.3 km

HAYLE ESTUARY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/08/1996) 4.9 km

MARAZION MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/08/2000) 5.4 km

THE DOWNES (ST MICHAEL'S CONVENT) 5.6 km

Local events

Boardmasters (Wednesday, August 7, 2024 – Wednesday, August 7, 2024)
Newquay, England 43.7 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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Does The Engine Inn have a swimming pool? No View all features
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What attractions are near The Engine Inn? Drive down to St Ives for watersports on one of its white-sand beaches – there are surf schools galore in this wave-obsessed town – or peer at the artwork in both the … Read more
When can I check in and check out of The Engine Inn?

RV, travel trailer and tent sites

Arrive: noon – 10 p.m.

Depart by: noon

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