Whistlers Croft

Single shepherd's hut at a peaceful Cornwall countryside location
Truro, Falmouth and Perranporth beach within 20 minutes' drive
Off-grid hut with barbecue, mini kitchen and private bathroom

There’s no electricity in the shepherd’s hut at Whistlers Croft – but you’re unlikely to miss it, say the owners. And with good reason, because this peaceful Cornwall location makes a fabulous place for a digital detox, ditching your gadgets for a while and focusing on the nature around you. And what nature it is – there’s plenty of peace here as there’s just the one shepherd’s hut on site, and there are lovely views all around too, with animals in the surrounding fields and plenty of green hills and farmland just beyond. The owners fell in love with the place when they moved here, and now they’re on hand to help you do that too, helping guests explore on foot or two wheels (there’s bike hire at a café 45 minutes’ walk away) and handing out tips on all the best places to visit around the countryside and coastline. Whether you choose to hit the surf or stroll along rural paths, you’ll be coming back to a cosy shepherd’s hut with bunks (bring your own bedding) and a little kitchen with cooker and kettle. Outside there’s a private toilet and shower unit and a barbecue where you can cook your dinner out in the open air (pick up supplies in Redruth, 10 minutes’ drive away). And while there’s no mains electricity, you will have lights, fires and charging ports to make your stay more convenient.

Site type

Open all year

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

Portable toilet

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 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 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

Hikers’ paradise Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) No drinkable water point 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 Tiny (1-10 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Horseback riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Whistlers Croft

Sunny Corner

Cusgarne

Truro

Cornwall

England

TR4 8SE

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.22231°N
5.16456°W

Nearest transport

Coach

3.9 km Kings Head

4.6 km Railway Station

Rail

3.8 km Perranwell Rail Station

4.5 km Redruth Rail Station

6.9 km Penryn Rail Station

Ferry

8.4 km Ponsharden Ferry Landing

9.4 km Flushing Falmouth Ferry Landing

9.7 km Trelisick Ferry Landing

Airport

27.3 km Penzance Airport

27.5 km Newquay St Mawgan Airport

38.4 km Land's End St Just 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

The lovely Cornish countryside is full of options for outdoor activities – not just walks and bike rides but also canoeing, horse riding and fishing (all within 15 minutes’ drive). You can also dip into local history at places like Cornwall Gold (15 minutes) and King Edward Mine Museum (20 minutes), or take a vintage train ride on the Helston Railway (half an hour). County town Truro (20 minutes) is another good place to visit, for the cathedral, the Royal Cornwall Museum and the indoor market. You may like to take a diversion up to Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm (15 minutes) to pick up some local tipples for your evening as well. Being about halfway between Cornwall’s two coastlines is very handy too. Head south to get to Falmouth with a 20-minute drive, or to gorgeous gardens like Trelissick Garden (20 minutes) and Trebah Garden (25 minutes). The wilder north coast offers up sandy Perranporth beach (20 minutes), arty St Ives (35 minutes) and lots of hidden coves or scenic coast walks.

Food and drink

Fox and Hounds 1.2 km
Cornish Arms 1.7 km
The Coppice 2.1 km
St Day Inn 2.4 km
The Star Inn at Vogue 2.6 km
Lanner Inn 2.8 km
The Stag Hunt Inn 3.3 km
Seven Stars Inn 3.7 km
The Kings Head 3.9 km
Fox and Hounds 4.1 km

Groceries

Costcutter 3.4 km
Tesco 5.3 km
Aldi 5.3 km
Spar 5.7 km
Costcutter 6.4 km
Costcutter 6.5 km
Co-op Food 6.7 km
Lidl 7 km
Morrisons 7 km
Asda 7.3 km

Parks and play

Carharrack Playing Field park 1.4 km
Wheal Jewel Playing Field park 2.2 km
Chacewater Millennium Green park 3.7 km
Chacewater Play Park Playground 3.8 km
Treskerby Playing Field park 4 km
Victoria Park Play Area Playground 4.1 km
Victoria Park 4.2 km
East End Park 4.4 km
St. Rumon's Gardens park 4.8 km
Fairfield Play Park Playground 5 km

Family days out

Chacewood Bike Park Visitor attraction 2.7 km
Carn Brea Castle 5.7 km
Heartlands Visitor attraction 7.6 km
Player Ready Virtual Reality Amusement arcade 9 km
On The Boards Amusement arcade 9 km
Carwynnen Quoit Visitor attraction 9.9 km

Public transport

Gwennap Church 0.7 km
Opp Burncoose Nurseries 1.1 km
Burncoose Nurseries 1.2 km
Fox and Hounds 1.2 km
Opp Fox and Hounds 1.3 km
Fore Street 1.4 km
The Bus Shelter 1.4 km
Bus Shelter 1.4 km
Opp Bus Shelter 1.5 km
Gwennap Pit Turn 1.5 km

Beaches

Loe Beach 8.5 km
Porthtowan Beach 9.1 km

What’s nearby

Radnor Golf and Leisure Golf course 4.9 km
Killiow Country Club Golf course 6.4 km
Truro Golf Club Golf course 7.5 km
Falmouth Marina 8.7 km
Lemon Street Market Shopping centre 9.1 km
Pandora's Box General shop 9.4 km
GwelanMor Golf Course 9.4 km
Mylor Yacht Harbour Marina 9.4 km
Coarse Fishing Lake 9.4 km
The Office Nightclub 9.4 km

Local services

Lanner Moor Garage Fuel station 2.2 km
Branch Surgery St Day Doctors 2.4 km
Opie Oils Fuel station 4.2 km
Scorrier SSTN Fuel station 4.2 km
Superdrug Pharmacy 4.7 km
Green Lane Pharmacy 4.7 km
Boots Pharmacy 4.7 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy 4.8 km
Redruth Health Clinic Doctors 5 km
Euro Garages Four Cross Fuel station 5.2 km

Must see

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 7.1 km

Truro Cathedral 9.3 km

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 10.7 km

Pendennis Castle 11.8 km

Trebah Garden 13.2 km

National Trust

Cornish Mines and Engines 7.1 km

Trelissick Garden 9.3 km

Glendurgan Garden 13.2 km

St Anthony Head 14.3 km

Godrevy 16 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

CARCLEW 5.2 km

ENYS 6.4 km

Porth Towan - Towan Cross - Chapel Porth 8.9 km

TRELISSICK 9.3 km

Trelissick Garden - Lamouth Creek - the Fal 9.3 km