Wild and Free Camping

Laidback site on a 30-acre family farm next to Stithians Reservoir
A 15-minute drive from Falmouth and south coast beaches
Café on site for breakfasts, coffees and cakes; campfires allowed

What are you after from a family outdoor holiday? Meet some farm animals? Build a campfire? Space for the kids and dogs to run around in the fresh air? All of the above are on offer at Wild and Free Camping, on a 30-acre family run farm in the Cornwall countryside near the tiny hamlet of Carnmenellis and about a 15-minute drive from Falmouth. This laidback location is in a fab spot for getting out and about to some of Cornwall’s best beaches and top attractions, with speedy access to other corners of the county along the A394 a mile and a bit away. Back at base you can meet the permanent residents Barry and Betty the sheep, the four little piggies and the rest of the crew (goats, ponies, chickens and rabbits). The farm is just on the banks of 300-acre Stithians Reservoir so once you’ve greeted the whole gang, take a wander down there for some stunning views over the water (a good spot for a picnic perhaps?) Facilities here are suitably in tune with their surroundings – eco-friendly compost loos are provided and the strong, hot showers have been set up in a smart construction created from reclaimed stones from the farm’s former outbuildings. A café opens up in summer to serve tasty breakfasts (including homemade granola, heritage-breed sausages and farm egg rolls), cakes, cold drinks and proper coffee. Can’t resist a bit of campfire cookery? Logs, kindling and firelighters are available from the little honesty shop (and guests can also use the café’s fridge/freezer, toaster and microwave when not in use… just in case the alfresco dinner doesn’t go to plan…)

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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 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 Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal fridge Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk 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 Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Wild and Free Camping

Fleur de lys

Carnmenellis

Cornwall

England

TR16 6PA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.17173°N
5.20864°W

Nearest transport

Coach

2.1 km Rame Cross

2.2 km Post Office and Stores

Rail

6.9 km Penryn Rail Station

7 km Redruth Rail Station

7.7 km Camborne Rail Station

Ferry

8.7 km Ponsharden Ferry Landing

9.8 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing

9.9 km Flushing Falmouth Ferry Landing

Airport

22.6 km Penzance Airport

33.7 km Land's End St Just Airport

33.9 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

Attractions and activities nearby include: - Stithians Reservoir (watersports and five-mile shoreline walk): next to the site - Poldark Mine & The Cornish Heritage Centre: 10 minutes’ drive - Gyllyngvase beach: 15 minutes - Cornish Seal Sanctuary: 15 minutes - Swanpool beach: 15 minutes - Trebah Garden: 15 minutes - Flambards Theme Park: 15 minutes - Pendennis Castle: 20 minutes.

Food and drink

The Golden Lion Inn 2 km
The Halfway House 2.1 km
Star Inn 2.4 km
Seven Stars Inn 3 km
The Stonemasons 3.6 km
Sportsman's Arms 3.9 km
Victoria Inn 4 km
Lanner Inn 4.8 km
The Coppice 5 km
New Inn 5.2 km

Groceries

Costcutter 3.7 km
Costcutter 5.9 km
Asda 6.3 km
Argal Farm Shop 6.4 km
Tesco Extra 7 km
Tesco 7.4 km
Lidl 7.4 km
Morrisons 7.5 km
Co-op Food 7.5 km
Tesco 7.7 km

Parks and play

Treslothan Road Park 5.8 km
Grenville Gardens Recreation Ground park 5.9 km
Tremough House Gardens park 6 km
Falmouth Multi-use Games Area park 6.1 km
Victoria Park Play Area Playground 6.6 km
Victoria Park 6.7 km
Fairfield Play Park Playground 6.8 km
Carharrack Playing Field park 6.9 km
St. Rumon's Gardens park 6.9 km
Trelawney Park 7.1 km

Family days out

Carn Brea Castle 6.2 km
Carwynnen Quoit Visitor attraction 6.3 km
Heartlands Visitor attraction 7.5 km
Penjerrick Garden Visitor attraction 8.2 km
Trevarno Gardens Visitor attraction 8.3 km
Chacewood Bike Park Visitor attraction 9.1 km
Old Smithy Visitor attraction 9.4 km
Trebah Manor Gardens Visitor attraction 9.6 km
Carwinion Garden Visitor attraction 9.9 km

Public transport

Bus Shelter 0.7 km
Post Office 0.7 km
Douglas House 0.9 km
White Cottage 0.9 km
Methodist Church 1 km
Jentone 1.4 km
Ashanti 1.4 km
Bay View Rame Cross 2.1 km
Rame Cross 2.1 km
Rame Post Office 2.2 km

Beaches

The Bar (sand & shingle) tidal area 9.5 km
Maenporth Beach 9.7 km
Maenporth Beach 9.7 km
Passage Cove (sand & shingle) tidal area 9.8 km

What’s nearby

Helston Golf Course 6.7 km
Clowance Golf Course 7.6 km
Falmouth Marina 8.9 km
Falmouth Pitch & Putt Golf course 9.2 km
Radnor Golf and Leisure Golf course 9.2 km
Budock Vean Golf Club Golf course 9.2 km
Falmouth Golf Club Golf course 9.7 km
Mojo General shop 9.9 km

Local services

Gulf Fuel station 3.7 km
Lanner Moor Garage Fuel station 5 km
Kernow Chemist Pharmacy 5.6 km
Asda Fuel station 6 km
Euro Garages Four Cross Fuel station 6.2 km
Opie Oils Fuel station 6.2 km
Camborne Redruth Community Hospital 6.9 km
Boots Pharmacy 7 km
Superdrug Pharmacy 7 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy 7 km

Must see

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 7.4 km

National Seal Sanctuary 8.5 km

Trebah Garden 9.5 km

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 10.6 km

Pendennis Castle 11.8 km

National Trust

Cornish Mines and Engines 7.3 km

Glendurgan Garden 9.5 km

Godolphin 10.9 km

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 11.7 km

Trelissick Garden 13.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

ENYS 8.1 km

PENJERRICK 8.4 km

CARCLEW 8.5 km

LISMORE 9.2 km

GLENDURGAN 9.8 km