Higher Pentreath Farm Camp Site

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Praa sands
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Stunning views across praa sands and the beach below
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The site's leafy lane, scenic in all seasons
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Praa sands
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  • Relaxed, back to basics camping overlooking Praa Sands beach
  • Beach pub serving food five minutes' walk away
  • Shower and toilet block, washing machine, phone and laptop charging
As family-friendly and back to basics activities go, building sandcastles on the beach is at the top of many lists. And what could be better than the beach being a gorgeous mile-long stretch of golden Cornish sand, in the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – and less than five minutes' walk from a family-friendly rural campsite overlooking it all? A few minutes' walk above the beach at Praa Sands, between Penzance and Helston on Cornwall’s south coast, is Higher Pentreath Farm Camp Site, which prides itself as a park offering camping – and memory making – as it used to be. It’s a spacious park that’s been family-run since the 1950s and the committed team prides itself on keeping guests relaxed – probably not too difficult on a park overlooking Praa Sands… Higher Pentreath has space aplenty for kids to run around, and a shop on site for basics (and ice cream). Facilities include a toilet and shower block with free hairdryer, washing machine (small charge applies), covered washing up area, phone and laptop charging at reception, and ice pack freezing or supplying. A garage is half a mile away and a 24-hour supermarket within 10 minutes’ drive; there's also a pub, the Sandbar, right on Praa Sands, serving home-cooked Mediterranean-style meals and Sunday carvery alongside food theme and regular music nights.

Site type

Travel trailer sites 86
Tent sites 86
RV sites 86
Open now
Opens April 17
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).
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 6:30 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, Apr 17 to

Reviews

9.2

Overall rating from 96 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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PeacefulSpectacular scenery

92% would recommend this site to a friend

84% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite is spacious and friendly, with a relaxed vibe. Guests loved the beautiful views and great location, a short walk to Praa Sands beach. Facilities like showers and toilets are usually clean with plenty of hot water. Despite minor pitch flatness issues and some pricier amenities, most found it an excellent base for exploring Cornwall.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Owner seemed nice

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked You could see the sea

Disliked No set pitches, the site was on a large slope, showers not nice.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, located 5 mins from the beautiful Praa Sands beach

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Beautiful location, very close to Praa Sands beach. Great for dog owners and lots of space for kids to run around. We had a brilliant stay ( 3 nights) and will definitely come back !! Staff are very friendly and helpful. Best thing about this place apart from the above I’ve mentioned, is the freedom to pitch up where you like on the fields, and camp fires and barbecues are allowed too as long as they are safe. No stickler staff checking up on you constantly-they just leave you to enjoy the beautiful area in peace and are very welcoming on arrival. We will be returning for sure! I’ve been camping a lot to other places and this is by far the best campsite, very well priced where you can just totally relax. Down at the beach ( 5mins walk down the rd), there’s an amazing beach bar, food is very tasty, next door to this is The Welloe where again, the food is lovely, must try the pizzas, all great staff in both places. There’s a wetsuit/ bodyboard hire place, accessible toilets and a beautiful stretch of beach - fantastic for everyone and dog friendly. Just left today and already planning our next trip back, thank you for making our first trip to Cornwall so pleasant. Best field to stay in is one closest to facilities , but get there early if you can.

Disliked Toilets could have perhaps better facilities and an update in showers but that’s it and to be honest it’s pretty minor considering you’ve got everything else with the scenery and location and is just mainly cosmetic. The utility room is great, fast washing machine cycles and a hot dryer to dry off clothes at a reasonable price- bring coins! Little honesty shop in sure where you can get a couple of basics like washing liquid.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Handy to have a washer and dryer on site…

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Wifi
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Victoria R.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Handy to have a washer and dryer on site

Disliked Shower and toilets were filthy in both men’s and women’s

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Victoria, I'm really sorry to hear this and wish you had come in and told us when you were here, we could have come straight out and gone through them again, and with the amount of people on site that have been more than pleased with the facilities, i can only imagine you unfortunately used hem after others were in them and got them to this point. However as ever i have used your feedback and gone back to who cleans the showers and toilets and reiterated what needs to be done etc. I was also camping over the weekend , on site and i found them to smell clean and fresh but did see areas for improvement. I have fed this all back.
Regarding not being able to charge your phone, I'm not sure why, we have on site facilities for this, located in the laundry room with full instructions on how to use them.

Great site, loads of space, clean WC and Showers.Would 100% stay again

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Gary P.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Great site, loads of space, clean WC and Showers and the price was more than fair, would stay again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Family friendly place in great location near the beach

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7 out of 10
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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Lots of space and you can pitch up wherever you like.
Friendly relaxed atmosphere. Good for families.
Short walk to a great beach and plenty of places to see in the surrounding area.
Good showers with unlimited hot water.

Disliked Limited facilities for men and unfortunately not clean during our stay - often no paper in the loos!
Couldn’t charge our phones

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ideal if you want a location walking distance to the beach

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked clean toilets and showers. Nice quiet site but not very flat. Beach only a 10 minute walk

Disliked shop on site for necessities, but all that was in there was ketchup, beans, sanitary towels, sweets and washing up liquid. Was expecting things like bread and milk!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely little touches

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Emma H.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Help yourself herb garden, lovely quotes all around the site and on back of toilet doors in walking distance of lovely sandy beach and lovely bar and restaurant

Disliked Not many flat pitches but that’s normal for the area

Recommend to friends Visit again

A simple camp with a chilled atmosphere

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STEPHEN B.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Peaceful, clean, lovely view of Praa Sands and a 15 minute walk to the beach. The gentleman at reception helped me get my gas working too!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful location. Great campsite to use as a base for days out.…

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Samantha H.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Beautiful location.

Great campsite to use as a base for days out. Lands End, Lizard Point, St Michaels Mount, Falmouth and St Ives all easily accessible.

Toilets were what you expect on a campsite and cleaned and toilet roll topped up frequently. Small number of showers and toilets for men / boys compared to the women / girls.

There was a small honesty shop on site (could have a wider range of items stocked).

This is no reflection on the campsite, the beach was close but was accessed by a steep, narrow, winding road. My daughter has mobility issues and really struggled. Big mistake on my part not having done more research :(

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lot of space, amenities, good quality pitch, children friendly. Close to neighbourhood…

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Michal J.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Lot of space, amenities, good quality pitch, children friendly. Close to neighbourhood towns and landmarks

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 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

Utilities

Charging facilities 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 Large (51-200 sites)

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

Location

Higher Pentreath Farm Camp Site

Praa Sands

Penzance

Cornwall

England

TR20 9TL

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.106°N
5.3942°W

Route directions

Satnav: please note that the site postcode will bring you closer to the area rather than to the site itself. You will need to look for the Higher Pentreath signposts on the side of the road.

Nearest transport

Coach
6 km Bus Shelter
7.5 km The Star Inn
7.5 km The Star Inn
Rail
8 km St Erth Rail Station
8.8 km Lelant Saltings Rail Station
9 km Hayle Rail Station
Ferry
9.7 km Penzance Ferry Terminal
18.6 km Helford Village Ferry Landing
19 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing
Airport
9.2 km Penzance Airport
19.6 km Land's End St Just Airport
47 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

This is such a lovely part of Cornwall, on the south coast with the pristine beaches of Land’s End and the Lizard Peninsula, but also close to the big family attractions: the theme park Flambards and the National Seal Sanctuary are both within 10 to 15 minutes’ drive. Praa Sands West is the closest of the two Praa Sands beaches to Higher Pentreath – within a third of a mile – but the other, Praa Sands East, is still well under a mile’s walk away and very doable even if you’re carrying your surfboard. Nearby Prussia Cove and Kenneggy Sands are quieter coves, Kennack Sands has a nature reserve to its east, and a must is Marazion, sheltered by the National Trust-managed island of St Michael's Mount 10 minutes’ drive from Higher Pentreath and looking over stupendously good-looking Mounts Bay. Take a boat from here to the island or go around the harbour and village on a guided tour (held on Tuesdays and Fridays). Once off the beach, the towns and villages of Cornwall are close to hand: the nearest to Higher Pentreath Farm Camp Site is the ancient market town of Penzance (about 15 minutes' drive), home of the Penzance pirates in Gilbert and Sullivan’s opera (try and sing their shanties after a scrumpy).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Praa Sands West 0.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Praa Sands East 1.3 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Perranuthnoe 3.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthleven Sands 6.3 km Sea GoodGoodGoodExcellent
Marazion 6.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

St Michael's Mount 6.1 km

National Seal Sanctuary 13.4 km

Tate St Ives 13.6 km

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 16.4 km

Trebah Garden 19.4 km

National Trust

Godolphin 4.5 km

St Michael's Mount 6.1 km

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 7.3 km

Trengwainton Garden 12.7 km

Godrevy 13.8 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Rinsey Head - Trewavas Head - Rinsey Head 2.2 km

GODOLPHIN 4 km

ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT 6 km

MARAZION MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/08/2000) 6.8 km

LISMORE 8.5 km

Local events

  • Boardmasters (Wednesday, August 6, 2025 – Wednesday, August 6, 2025)

    Newquay, England 44.5 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Higher Pentreath Farm Camp Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Higher Pentreath Farm Camp Site dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Higher Pentreath Farm Camp Site? This is such a lovely part of Cornwall, on the south coast with the pristine beaches of Land’s End and the Lizard Peninsula, but also close to the big family attractions: the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Higher Pentreath Farm Camp Site?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  10:30 a.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Higher Pentreath Farm Camp Site? From $48.09 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.