Chy Carne Holiday Park

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  • Relaxed family park 10 minutes' walk from Kennack Sands
  • Licensed shop, pizza takeaway, fire baskets and chimeneas on site
  • Three amenities blocks with well-kept toilets and hot showers
If your holiday checklist includes gorgeous Cornish sea views, quick access to golden beaches and so much to do for mini campers that you can fine the kids if anyone dares utter the phrase ‘I’m bored’, seasidey Chy Carne Holiday Park should tick all boxes for your break. This is a relaxed, spacious and spankingly clean site with a strong family focus, dog-friendly and close to acclaimed beaches like Kennack Sands (10 minutes' walk) as well as many of the main attractions and towns of Cornwall. Helston, Falmouth and St Austell are all within easy reach, and spectacular Kynance Cove is five minutes' drive away. The kids can go 'Aaaarrr' and clamber around the play pirate ship, get competitive at the outdoor games or kick a ball around the grassy open space, while the bigger folk can sit back and prepare the barbecue, have a campfire on one of the Chy Carne chimeneas or fire baskets, or sit back with a snack or drink from the licensed shop (opening times and stock limited out of season). There’s a pizza takeaway on site too (open during the May half term and school summer holidays only, until 9pm), so you can polish off a pepperoni if you don't feel like cooking. The first-class facilities here have plenty of hot showers (extra charge applies), toilets, washbasins and washing-up sinks (four, to be exact) so queues are unlikely even in peak season. The main amenity block is open at all times, with two more opening up to cope with extra demand in high season (May half term and school summer holidays). There’s a launderette on site too with two commercial washing machines and two driers. Chy Carne welcomes well-behaved pets.

Site type

Tent sites 90
Caravan sites 50
Motorhome sites 50
Caravans for hire 24
Open now
Opens 10 May
Please note
  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Group bookings, single-sex groups and under 18s accepted. For static bookings by under 18s, a parent must book the caravan and provide emergency contact details. No loud parties are permitted. A charge of 50p for 5 minutes with 10p for extra minutes applies for the use of the shower.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 10 May to

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Reviews

8.9

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PeacefulSpectacular scenery

90% would recommend this site to a friend

85% would stay here again

What customers say

Stunning sea views, short walk to the beach. Friendly staff, clean facilities. Some sloped pitches, but overall highly recommended for a peaceful family hols. 50p showers & Wi-Fi noted.

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Lovely camp site, shop has a…

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Anonymous

Power optional grass site

Liked Lovely camp site, shop has a wide variety of items! Liked the idea of the pizza place next door ( we didn’t order but it was great to know if we wanted one ) staff were all very friendly, toliet blocks were always very well clean.
Free WiFi also, although was hit and miss with it but then having over 60 pitches I wouldn’t expect any thing else!
Beach just a short walk (10/15mins) away!
Would definitely recommend. We will be back!

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The bathroom facilities were so clean.…

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roniya j.

Power optional grass site

Liked The bathroom facilities were so clean. The person in charge was good and gided us so well.

Disliked The shower had no waste bins. The hot water tap was very hard to press, and our clothes got wet while trying to use it. The pitch area was too crowded. We were expecting a quieter place with fewer people and a more nature-friendly setting. The WIFI was very weak.

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From the manager: Thank you for your recent visit

Mmm not sure "Clean toilets", "clean showers", "Great location", "Excellent customer service", "excellent cleanliness" gets a 3/10 for a couple of minor issues and situations out of our control really

At Chycarne we have three separate toilet and shower blocks all within a minutes walk from each other. All facilities do have waste bins situated within the blocks but not within the showers or toilets themselves. All taps are non concussive taps. These taps require to be pressed down in order to work. There are 40 or so taps within all the blocks. Never ever been made aware that any tap can not be pressed down or is difficult but if it was, then maintenance would investigate and rectify if there was any type of fault.

At Chycarne we have 130 pitches all a minimum of 10 x 8 metres, contained within a 14 acre site. Plenty of space generally for all, unfortunately for you its the summer season school holiday break and August bank holiday weekend and most all sites generally are busy especially in Cornwall and we are no exception

Its not recommended to go camping during this period and at this time if you want less people and much quieter site of course that is your choice but my recommendation is to select a time out of this period much like today, much quieter and plenty of space, much more nature friendly setting. Chycarne is generally a quiet site outside the main school holidays. a excellent time to visit

Wifi can vary depending on what and our its being used. Too much streaming can cause the Wifi to slow. We make no charge for Wifi and remains complimentary to the users

Chycarne

Great view from plot 48!

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Kasia A.

Power optional grass site

Liked Clean facilities, nicely maintained, beautifully located. Very helpful staff.
It had everything you needed.
Loved the farm animals sounds in the morning.

Disliked Payable showers - bring plenty of coins. £0.50 per 5 minutes. Assumed these would be free, but understand the logic.

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Excellent in everything.

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Anonymous

Power optional grass site

Liked Everything was perfect. From reception to the last minute. Clean toilets. Not noisy. Big space.

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Excellent stay again. Always clean and…

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chris r.

Power optional grass site

Liked Excellent stay again. Always clean and tidy. Toilets, showers spotless. No noise. Excellent value for money.

Disliked Nothing to dislike. Only one recommendation could do with a chip shop.

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first of all i like cornwall and this camp site was nice,

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Anonymous

Power optional grass site

Liked this is my second time here and I am very pleased. The restrooms are very clean and the owner is very friendly. It was one of the best camps I have done this year

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Everything was spot on what an…

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Stephen B.

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Liked Everything was spot on what an amazing place great facilities free WiFi

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Site was lovely clean tidy and…

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Sharyn P.

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Liked Site was lovely clean tidy and very accessible, pitch was huge which is not seen very often so thank you loads for that …. Staff were helpful and friendly, site shop had most bits and bobs you’d need if you’d forgotten anything, they have a pizza takeaway too waiting time were good and pizza was delicious…. 50p for a shower is great no queuing for showers and this was when site was really busy x so close to many places when you wanna go out for the day …. We had a fab dry sunny weekend away and so glad we used this site

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Location was just amazing, great few…

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Gareth A.

Power optional grass site

Liked Location was just amazing, great few days away, campsite was super clean

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The site was lovely not too…

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Anonymous

Willerby 2 bedroom static caravan (deluxe)

Liked The site was lovely not too busy and staff were very helpful. We stopped in a static caravan and had everything we needed. The camping side also had many facilities which looked clean and tidy.

Disliked There was a few spiders in our caravan (i’m petrified) but the staff were happy to help us resolve the problem straight away (with thanks to henry hoover)

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities

Location

Chy Carne Holiday Park

Kuggar

Ruan Minor

The Lizard

Helston

Cornwall

England

TR12 7LX

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.0041°N
5.1763°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.9 km Seven Stars
12.9 km Blue Anchor
13.5 km Bus Shelter
Rail
17.6 km Penmere Rail Station
17.9 km Falmouth Town Rail Station
18.4 km Falmouth Docks Rail Station
Ferry
10.6 km Helford Village Ferry Landing
11.2 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing
18.4 km Falmouth Custom House Quay
Airport
28.2 km Penzance Airport
36.8 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 clean, safe and award-winning Kennack Sands (with lifeguards on duty during the summer months) is a 10-minute walk from Chy Carne, and has shops and cafés as well as a dog-friendly stretch on one side: hum the theme from Jaws as you spot a basking shark, or clamber up the coastal path for scenic walks in both directions. A short drive away is Kynance Cove, which is one of the most photographed spots in Cornwall: fool folk that you’re in the Med by snapping a pic here or at postcard-perfect Mullion Cove on a sunny day. The Site of Special Scientific Interest Goonhilly Downs is on the doorstep, best known for its Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, once the biggest in the world and still with satellite dishes that can be seen for miles: the building of a new space science centre on the site was announced in 2011. Let the kids loose too at the Lizard Point Lighthouse, the last manned lighthouse before automation and now with a heritage centre with exhibits, displays and some of the original engines, or take them to drool over the dromedaries at Cornish Camels. As it’s Cornwall, holidaymakers of an amphibious disposition will be in heaven with top sailing, surfing, scuba diving and other watersports along this stretch of Cornish coast, and several surf and scuba schools in the area for both newbies and water experts. Landlubbers will find plenty to do too: horse riding, bird (and shark) spotting, golf, fishing, clay pigeon shooting and more are all within reach. Day trips include squawking at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary at Gweek, flying at the thrill rides of The Flambards Experience and Crealy Great Adventure Park, or browsing around the towns of Falmouth, St Ives, Penzance and Truro for seafood, shopping, more beautiful beaches and a boat ride to the ancient harbour at Marizion’s St Michael’s Mount. Finally, round off your trip with an afternoon or evening at Penzance’s clifftop open-air Minack Theatre – squint a little bit at the amphitheatre and you could almost imagine you’re in Roman Britain…

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Kennack Sands 0.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Coverack 6.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Polurrian Cove 6.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poldhu Cove 6.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Church Cove 7.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Seal Sanctuary 10.3 km

Trebah Garden 12.1 km

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 18.3 km

Pendennis Castle 18.4 km

St Michael's Mount 24.9 km

National Trust

Glendurgan Garden 12 km

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 12.4 km

Godolphin 19.3 km

St Anthony Head 20.8 km

St Michael's Mount 25 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Church Cove and Lizard Point 5.2 km

Rill Cove 5.6 km

Royal Anne Galley 5.9 km

TRELOWARREN 7.8 km

Schiedam 8 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 Chy Carne Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Chy Carne Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Chy Carne Holiday Park? The clean, safe and award-winning Kennack Sands (with lifeguards on duty during the summer months) is a 10-minute walk from Chy Carne, and has shops and cafés as well as a dog-friendly … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Chy Carne Holiday Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.

    Camping and touring can arrive from 2pm from 21st July to 1st September. For early arrivals during the rest of the year, please contact the campsite with the details provided with your booking confirmation.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Chy Carne Holiday Park? From $48.40 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.