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 1, 2025
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, May 1 to

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating based on 113 reviews View breakdown

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Voted 86% of visitors View breakdown

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would recommend this site to a friend

93%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Would definitely go again.

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Everything was great about this place. Beautiful sunset over green rolling hills. Smooth ground to pitch on. Clean amenities and warm water for washing. Near to St. Ives if you are driving.

Disliked: Weak phone signal, but did catch internet here and there. Narrow approach road, but okay for our Honda Jazz.

Recommend to friends Visit again

good

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Shower location

Disliked: long track and long walk to st ives

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent value for money.

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Excellent value for money. Facilities were clean and maintained. Beautiful views.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice quiet place clean and tidy…

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Nice quiet place clean and tidy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely field and very peaceful

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Lovely, well kept field for camping with plenty of space around the tent. Very quiet and peaceful with respectful fellow campers. A couple of miles drive from St Ives so great location. Good showers.

Disliked: Very basic with just showers and toilets so go prepared with all your other camping bits and food.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Wonderful campsite. Beautiful views. Small bus ride to St ives and Penzance, which is inexpensive, very convenient for sight seeing. Friendly owner. The campsite is clean, tidy and secure. Lovely spacious pitches.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very quiet place, close to St Ives and local pub. Very clean…

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Very quiet place, close to St Ives and local pub. Very clean amenities. One other reviewer complained about stuff being worn, but I do not see an issue with that. All is kept spotless clean and in good working order, so I do not need all to be brand new. We loved the walk to The Engine Inn via local fields (15 min) If we ever come back to Cornwall we will be very happy to stay again. Mobile data is quite weak but it works well enough to do the necessary stuff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Easy access to buses to St Ives Nice quiet location…

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Easy access to buses to St Ives Nice quiet location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent camping site, Very peaceful place to spend with family.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Very peaceful place

Disliked: The horse flies

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site at a great price

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Dave P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Love everything about this campsite. This was our 5th time there. Friendly owner Spacious pitches Clean toilets and showers Amazing drench showers Nice and quiet Mobile charging Ice pack freezer Campfires allowed Lovely views Great sunsets

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

No 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 No dogs allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker Hikers’ paradise Peaceful

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)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

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. We are 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.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Carbis Bay 3.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Porthminster 3.6 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Porthmeor 4 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Porthgwidden 4.4 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Porthkidney Sands 5.2 km Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

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

Flambards 20.6 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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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 $54.08 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.