St Ives Bay Holiday Park

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  • Cornwall holiday park with beach access five minutes’ drive from Hayle
  • A 20-minute drive from Tate St Ives
  • Bar, bistro and shop on site, plus a play park and heated indoor pool
Private access to a three-mile sandy beach sound tempting? That's the fabulous feature you’ll get at St Ives Bay Holiday Park, set on sand dunes five minutes’ drive from Hayle in Cornwall. If you’re all piling in for a family holiday, you can spend days building sandcastles, running around on the beach with the kids and cooling off in the sea. Travelling as a couple? You’ll have spectacular sea views across St Ives Bay and you’re almost guaranteed colourful sunsets as a backdrop for romantic twilight strolls on the sand. And when kicking back and enjoying the views is not quite enough for you (and, let’s face it, the kids will want more), how about crazy golf, tennis or the amusement arcades? You can burn off more energy at the surf school or in the heated indoor swimming pool, and there are play areas scattered around the park to wear the kids out properly. With all this going on, make sure you leave time to unwind for a drink at the terrace bar with superb views over the bay and a menu of small, tapas-style snacks – there’s entertainment in the evenings too. Or you may like to make a night of it with the family over a freshly prepared meal at Sands Bistro? Forgotten an important ingredient or need milk for your morning cuppa? There’s a well-stocked independent shop on site that stocks all the essentials, including your daily newspaper.

Site type

Caravan sites 150
Caravans for hire 50
Tent sites 10
Motorhome sites 10
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Rent a tent 10
Open now
Opens 15 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 15 Mar to

Open from Fri, 13 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

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89% would recommend this site to a friend

86% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked The pitch size,the view and the best showers we have come across so far on are travels and the staff we're friendly and helpful 😀

Disliked There was nothing to dislike

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Great stay

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked A lot of room for the children to okay, shower blocks are clean.

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Easy assess to toilet block and shower and wash dish area…

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked Easy assess to toilet block and shower and wash dish area

Disliked No club house open during the day

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Proximity to the sand dunes and beach…

Overall 8/10

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Karen M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked Proximity to the sand dunes and beach

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Very large pitch, friendly, helpful site.

Overall 8/10

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Tracey R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked Camper van EHU. Arrived to a nice guy in reception.It's chose your own pitch but they are NOT very well signed.Found a nice pitch, albeit with a view of the bins, it was really, very large, fairly flat & trees for the dog.We did use chocks. The site is kept nicely and the facilities are OK too, missing a dog wash, they are always handy and on large sites there shouldn't really be an issue creating one for guests !? They are creating a new part of the site with statics. The whole of this site is massive. The beach is stunning. You can walk (very long) or drive or take a boat trip to see the seals in their natural habitat which is really lovely.I couldn't stay on this site again for my health issues :-( BUT I would really recommend it IF you ask for advice on places (beach) and the best ways to get there ! Oh and I loved the rabbits, as in LOADS of them :-) x

Disliked NOW, the walk to the beach from this site is a LONG walk and anyone with mobility problems will struggle. Wheelchairs/pushchairs too.Our first walk was uphill, through the site, down a very steep, sliding sand, sand dune and as someone with a bad back I found was terrible. We then found another way but also not very good on my back. You really need to ask about directions for an easier way to the beach if you have any of the above (or even not ! ) Having said all that, the beach is gorgeous. It was terribly windy but you can walk for miles if you want or you can carry all your gear & wind breakers to stop for the day !!! Theres a lovely cafe'/bar right at the veryyy far end of the beach ( a real walk !) Take food & drinks with you if you think you'll need them ! We enjoyed our stay but my advice would be to get some advice from reception about the surroundings and where it is you exactly want to be !!! I couldn't stay again with my health issues, purely the hills and my walking ability. That's a shame as the really large pitch was possibly one of the nicest we've ever had. I hate leaving negative feedback but just do a little bit of research b4 you set off to the beach and you will ENJOY :-)

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Beautiful views

Overall 9/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked Perfect setting, beautiful views of the beach, the beach itself from the site is stunning,nice big pitch sizes, didn’t feel as though we were cramped with the next tent or vans, shop had everything you may need, we ate at the bistro a couple of times which was quite good, although the breakfasts were quite cold unfortunately.Plenty of bins around and the site was clean and tidy. Washing up area really good, under cover and good position. Large showers which were actually a lovely temperature and plenty of toilets.was pretty peaceful although we stayed out of the school holidays and I would say maybe gets busy and louder through the holidays Overall an enjoyable stay.

Disliked Not really a dislike more of a warning to people with mobility issues, I have arthritis and found the walk to and from the beach a bit of a killer as it’s very steep from most walkways, but as I say not a dislike just be prepared, maybe the shower block could have been a bit cleaner but the tiles are a colour that would be hard to always look clean rather than not being clean.

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Warm fun welcome when we arrived, asked if we could be near…

Overall 10/10

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Beckie c. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked Warm fun welcome when we arrived, asked if we could be near the beach and said of course quick go grab a pitch now we shall bring the welcome pack up to you.
Toilets and showers lovely and clean.
Kids both age 10 could walk around the site on their own with us feeling they were perfectly safe.
Kept very clean all over the park and spectacular views of the beach.
Took us literally 3 minutes to walk down the dunes onto the stunning beach.
Sunset was amazing 🤩
Staff couldn’t do enough for you and entertainment team were great with the kids.

Disliked I love a game of bingo…. Could be made more fun. I understand it’s with the other parks too but could make it more enjoyable if it was less serious.

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Enjoyable stay

Overall 10/10

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Darren S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked Clean well spaced out pitches. Nice resteraunt reasonably priced

Disliked Just one thing , didn't get a specified pitch and told just to find one that's empty

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Die ganze Atmosphäre,sehr freundlich und sehr sauber…

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked Die ganze Atmosphäre,sehr freundlich und sehr sauber

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This is an excellent family friendly site, with great clean facilities

Overall 10/10

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Natasha A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass site

Liked Good sized, large pitches
Clean shower and toilet facilities
Lovely location
Entertainment was great
Swimming pool was nice
Lovely bar and restaurant overlooking the sea.
All areas were cleaned and no litter
The campsite staff were lovely and friendly.

Disliked That dogs couldn't go into the entertainment venue - could designate the back quarter for dogs with entrance through the back door?!

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Location

St Ives Bay Holiday Park

73 Loggans Road

Hayle

Cornwall

England

TR27 5BH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.20228°N
5.39995°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.9 km War Memorial
1.9 km War Memorial
2.4 km Viaduct
Rail
2.3 km Hayle Rail Station
3.3 km Lelant Rail Station
3.9 km Lelant Saltings Rail Station
Ferry
13.2 km Penzance Ferry Terminal
22.4 km Helford Village Ferry Landing
22.5 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing
Airport
11.8 km Penzance Airport
22.1 km Land's End St Just Airport
39.2 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

For a sneaky lesson in Cornish history, spend time on the immersive Dark Walk at Bodmin Jail Attraction (50 minutes' drive) and take a look around the dank prison cells, or travel back to Tudor times with Elizabethan-themed workshops at National Trust-owned Trerice (40 minutes). Come right back up to date with a tour of the masterpiece works of contemporary art at Tate St Ives (20 minutes). If it’s animal-related activities you’re after, meet rescue owls at the Screech Owl Sanctuary (40 minutes), or feed the seals at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary (half an hour). Take an underground safari to see sharks and colourful shoals of tropical fish at Blue Reef Aquarium Newquay (40 minutes), and see big cats in spacious enclosures at Newquay Zoo (35 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Hayle Towans 1.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Upton Towans 1.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A
Mexico Towans 1.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A
Gwithian Towans 2.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthkidney Sands 3 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tate St Ives 6 km

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 10 km

St Michael's Mount 10.9 km

National Seal Sanctuary 18.2 km

Trebah Garden 22.5 km

National Trust

Godrevy 3.2 km

Godolphin 8.1 km

Cornish Mines and Engines 10.1 km

St Michael's Mount 10.9 km

Trengwainton Garden 14.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

HAYLE ESTUARY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/08/1996) 3 km

THE DOWNES (ST MICHAEL'S CONVENT) 3.1 km

BARBARA HEPWORTH SCULPTURE GARDEN 5.8 km

St Ives - Bosigran - Penzance: Part 1 6.1 km

Hell's Mouth 6.5 km

Local events

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

    Newquay, England 36.5 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does St Ives Bay Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is St Ives Bay Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near St Ives Bay Holiday Park? For a sneaky lesson in Cornish history, spend time on the immersive Dark Walk at Bodmin Jail Attraction (50 minutes' drive) and take a look around the dank prison cells, or travel … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of St Ives Bay Holiday Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at St Ives Bay Holiday Park? From $76.57 (for 2 nights, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.