Lower Penderleath Farm

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  • Friendly hidden park in a Cornish wildlife haven
  • Two miles from St Ives and five from Penzance
  • Barbecues permitted on site; pub 15 minutes' walk away
Hidden in the Cornish countryside, with some of the most spectacular sunsets you'll see anywhere, but set only two miles from the buzz of St Ives… come and feel lost at Cornwall's corkingly scenic and very friendly Lower Penderleath Farm. The whole setup is in a serene Cornish countryside, filled with wildlife and with splendid views all around: the coastline is only a few miles away and the farm is an easy base from which to explore the western edge of the Penwith Peninsula. The nearest beaches from Lower Penderleath Farm are between two and three miles away and lively St Ives between five and eight minutes' drive – or walk it in about an hour if you feel so inclined (plenty of taxis are available in town to zip you and your tired feet back to base). On site, settle down for the sunset and bask in the warmth of whichever fire bowl or barbecue you'd like to turn up with (bring along your own wood or charcoal too, but remember that open fires aren't allowed). A pub serving food is about 15 minutes' walk away, via a footpath across the fields, if you'd rather source a cosy indoor meal. The decent and clean facilities on site include a toilet and shower block with hot water and washing-up areas and an area for washing off and hanging up wetsuits and surfboards.

Site type

Tent sites 50
Opens May 19, 2027
Please note

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Occupancy

  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, May 19 to

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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 73 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

97% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

This quiet, basic site offers a back-to-basics experience with beautiful views and stunning sunsets. Campers consistently praise the friendly and helpful owner, Russell, and the clean, hot showers. The spacious pitches and peaceful atmosphere are highlights, making it ideal for relaxation. While some mention the narrow access road and limited phone signal, many appreciate the natural setting and proximity to St Ives. It's a well-run, value-for-money option for those seeking tranquility.

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Russle is a really pleasant host,…

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Sophie A. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Russle is a really pleasant host, very relaxed and has really good amenities on site for field camping!

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Our stay was amazing

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 Lilly D. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Toilets, warm showers, lots of space on field

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Great location and facilities. Two large…

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 Thomas M. 2 reviews

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Great location and facilities. Two large fields to choose a pitch, meaning ample space between groups. Great views from the campsite and easy access to the surrounding areas. Device charging and freezer available for a small additional cost (£1 per item/bundle of ice packs).

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Facilities and location spot on. Rus…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Facilities and location spot on. Rus is a great help as well

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Host was friendly and welcoming, the…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Host was friendly and welcoming, the pitches were well kept and level, the area is quiet, peaceful and serene and the sunsets to die for.
We were there just before August Bank Holiday and there were lots of spaces, and the facilities were good easy to access and clean.

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tamas s. 3 reviews

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Very peaceful

Disliked Tight road leading into place bushes need trimming up at least as car is scratched

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Lovely quiet site, not far from…

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Anonymous

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Liked Lovely quiet site, not far from St Ives. Quite basic but it has everything you need and doesn't have that commercial feel. But mostly it wasnt very busy despite being a warm week in August. Beautiful views

Disliked The owner was a bit grumpy but it was quite amusing 🤭

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Wer Einsamkeit und Ruhe sucht, ist…

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Tanja Z. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Wer Einsamkeit und Ruhe sucht, ist hier genau richtig…..Es gibt alles , was man braucht. Der Besitzer ist sehr hilfsbereit und hat alles im Griff! Wir kommen wieder!

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Simple but nice campsite for real nature-enthusiastics!

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Anonymous

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Liked Great nature, calm and beautiful Place, simple but clean facilities! All that you Need to relax! We will come again…

Disliked Nothing

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Beautiful quite friendly place worth the visit definitely

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 Hameed D. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Every thing from the farm was Clean every time used it, toilets, showers, dishwashing area. Russell was very helpful if had any questions and also people on the site lot of them were European coming there for long time, I felt like I was home with all the beautiful views around me and everything was close by cafe beach shops with in 2/3 miles . Perfect for me and definitely going back.

Disliked Narrow roads, unfortunately can’t be helped that’s Cornwall.

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Features

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 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 Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No pets allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Spectacular scenery

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

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Lower Penderleath Farm

Lower Penderleath

St Ives

Cornwall

England

TR26 3AF

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.18405°N
5.5101°W

Route directions

Please note, if you allow the satnav or TomTom to direct you in, it will probably take you via Crowlas and Nancleadra. If you enter the lane from this direction, you will find the lane a lot narrower (still doable, but less comfortably). Entering the lane from the Towednack Crossroads side is the best way to approach (as per the directions below) as the lane from this direction has been widened to take large lorries On the A30 from Exeter, once you reach the Hayle bypass, take the third exit at the roundabout to St Ives (A3074). At the second mini roundabout, about 500m from the A30, turn left onto Mill Hill and follow the road until you reach the T-junction with the B3311. Turn left and 200m after the junction turn right and veer left down the small lane. The site is about 0.75 miles further down the road on the right.

Nearest transport

Coach
3.5 km Richmond Way
3.6 km Longstone Cross
3.7 km Bus Station
Rail
3.6 km St Ives (Cornwall) Rail Station
3.6 km Carbis Bay Rail Station
4.9 km St Erth Rail Station
Ferry
7.5 km Penzance Ferry Terminal
28.6 km Helford Village Ferry Landing
28.8 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing
Airport
6.2 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

Hit the beaches, restaurants, galleries, craft shops and cafés of arty St Ives as a first stop, then sneak over to the pirate HQ of Penzance five miles from the farm, also a top spot for sailing. If you're up (down?) for diving or snorkelling, Lamorna Cove is the location, about five miles south of Penzance, and Sennen Cove is topping for surfing alongside St Ives and Hayle. Both St Ives and Penzance have shoals' worth of sea fishing available from chartered boats too; if you fancy freshwater fishing, golfing, climbing or horse riding there are lots of options locally. One of the most popular places in the region is the rocky island of St Michael's Mount and its medieval castle in Mount's Bay at Marazion: take a boat out to or walk across the sand in low tide. At Newlyn, take a coastal tour to also very scenic Mousehole (and did you know that the Lamorna granite of its pier is the same used to build the Thames Embankment?). More high-quality highlights in the area? Try the utterly fab (darling) Minack Theatre, or head to the north coast and the surf at Portreath, Porthtowan and Newquay.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • The Engine Inn Pub 0.8 km
  • Balnoon Inn Pub 1.4 km
  • The Halsetown Inn Pub 1.8 km
  • The Cornish Arms Pub 3.1 km
  • The Atlantic Restaurant 3.3 km
  • The Garrack Restaurant 3.5 km
  • Rafter's Restaurant 3.5 km
  • Upalong Kitchen Restaurant 3.6 km
  • Porthminster Cafe Restaurant 3.6 km
  • Rajpoot Restaurant 3.7 km

Groceries

  • Tesco Supermarket 3 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 3.1 km
  • St Ives Brewery Drinks shop 3.4 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 3.6 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 3.7 km
  • Tarquin's Gin Off-licence 3.9 km
  • JOHNS Wines and Spirits Off-licence 4 km
  • Asda Supermarket 6.3 km
  • Morrisons Supermarket 6.3 km
  • Sainsbury's Supermarket 6.3 km

Parks and play

  • Palemon Best Recreation Ground park 2.6 km
  • Menhyr Park 2.8 km
  • Ayr Field Playground 3.5 km
  • Trewyn Gardens park 3.8 km
  • Memorial Gardens park 3.8 km
  • The Planation park 6.1 km
  • Millpond Gardens/Ropeworks park 6.3 km
  • Treveglos Meadow park 6.5 km
  • Ellis Park 6.6 km
  • Princess May Recreation Ground park 6.9 km

Family days out

  • Castle an Dinas Visitor attraction 2.7 km
  • Zennor Quoit Visitor attraction 2.7 km
  • Chysauster Ancient Village Visitor attraction 3.4 km
  • Tower ruins Visitor attraction 3.7 km
  • Holy Well Of St Ia Visitor attraction 3.8 km
  • Harbour Pool & Billiards Club Amusement arcade 3.9 km
  • Patsea Arcadea Amusement arcade 3.9 km
  • Seal Island Visitor attraction 4.4 km
  • Mulfra Quoit Visitor attraction 4.8 km
  • Bosporthennis Sacred Well Visitor attraction 5.7 km
  • Paradise Park Zoo 6 km
  • Paradise Park Visitor attraction 6.1 km
  • Mên Scryfa Visitor attraction 7.2 km
  • Pengersick Castle 12.5 km
  • Crane Castle 15.4 km

Public transport

  • Opp Engine Inn 0.8 km
  • Engine Inn 0.8 km
  • Penhalwyn Trekking Centre 1.3 km
  • Opp Post Office 1.4 km
  • Post Office 1.4 km
  • Bus Shelter 1.6 km
  • Estover Farm 1.8 km
  • Towednack Turn 1.9 km
  • Fernlee 2.4 km
  • Lelant Downs 2.5 km

Beaches

  • Porthminster Beach 3.7 km
  • Carbis Bay Beach 3.8 km
  • Harbour Beach 4 km
  • Porthmeor Beach 4.1 km
  • Bamaluz Beach 4.3 km
  • Porthgwidden Beach 4.4 km
  • Porthzennor Cove 4.6 km
  • Pendour Beach 5 km
  • Porth Kidney Sands 5 km
  • Veor Cove Beach 5.2 km

Other nearby

  • Nance Lakes (Bottom Lake) Fishing 2.1 km
  • Nance Lakes (Middle Lake) Fishing 2.2 km
  • Nance Lakes (Top Lake) Fishing 2.2 km
  • Tregenna Castle Resort Golf course 3.2 km
  • West Cornwall Golf Club Golf course 5.1 km
  • St Erth Pitch and Putt Golf course 5.9 km
  • BK Fisheries, Billy's Pool Fishing 6 km
  • BK Fisheries, Bill's Pool Fishing 6.1 km
  • Wharfside Shopping Centre 7.3 km

Local services

  • Euronet Cashpoint 4.1 km
  • Cashzone Cashpoint 6.2 km
  • Barclays Cashpoint 6.3 km
  • Stennack Surgery Doctors 3.5 km
  • Leddra Pharmacy 3.9 km
  • St. Erth Service Station Fuel station 4.9 km
  • Morrisons Fuel station 6.1 km
  • St. Michael's Hospital 6.1 km
  • Sainsbury's Fuel station 6.2 km
  • Pod Point Charging station 6.2 km
  • Central Garage Fuel station 6.3 km
  • Tesco Filling Station Fuel station 6.4 km
  • Bodriggy Surgery Doctors 6.9 km

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Must see

Tate St Ives 3.9 km

St Michael's Mount 7.8 km

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 18.1 km

Land's End 19.5 km

National Seal Sanctuary 23.8 km

National Trust

Trengwainton Garden 7.6 km

St Michael's Mount 7.7 km

Godrevy 10 km

Godolphin 12.5 km

Levant Mine and Beam Engine 13 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

BARBARA HEPWORTH SCULPTURE GARDEN 3.8 km

St Ives - Bosigran - Penzance: Part 1 4 km

HAYLE ESTUARY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/08/1996) 5.3 km

THE DOWNES (ST MICHAEL'S CONVENT) 6.1 km

MARAZION MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/08/2000) 6.1 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 Lower Penderleath Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Lower Penderleath Farm dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Lower Penderleath Farm? Hit the beaches, restaurants, galleries, craft shops and cafés of arty St Ives as a first stop, then sneak over to the pirate HQ of Penzance five miles from the farm, also … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Lower Penderleath Farm?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  9 a.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  9 a.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Lower Penderleath Farm? From $112.82 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.