Acorn Camping and Glamping

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The Snook and part of the sensory garden.
The snook and part of the sensory garden.
Rustic and enchanting!
Cabins in the woods
Pitches on site
Grass pitches
Firepit in the camping meadow
Special sunsets on site
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Rustic and enchanting!
Cabins in the woods
Pitches on site

  • Environmentally friendly site in the Luxulyan Valley
  • A mile from the Eden Project
  • Workshops, wildlife walk and communal firepit
Acorn Camping and Glamping, in Cornwall’s Luxulyan Valley, is an artfully environmentally friendly site with workshops to pique your interest – and it's only a mile from environmentally excellent days at the famed Eden Project too. Budding scholars, get ready to blossom. You could learn sculpture carving or indulge your inner clown by picking up circus skills, including aerial workshops in the site's own woodland… Kids can scavenge about on a woodland hunt and learn how to make dens and build fires – and fiction fans of all ages can listen enthralled to the storyteller who visits in summer. The Luxulyan Valley is a World Heritage Site with Acorn Camping and Glamping at its heart near Par: expect seven acres of meadows and woodland, a private woodland walk, an abundance of wildlife and a network of waterside walks, all centrally placed to some of Cornwall’s most famed attractions. As a tiny back to basics site, it’s Par for the course that Acorn allows campfires: blocks are available to stand barbecues on and the communal firepit takes care of cooking (pick up some logs from the site owners). Facilities include toilets, hot water showers, hot-water washrooms and a washing-up area with cold water. Only logs are sold on site, but a shop and a pub are a mile and a half away. Pitches are on a gently sloping three-quarters of an acre: park at the site entrance and offload your gear on the trolleys provided to get to your pitch. Sorry but, because of the local wildlife, Acorn Camping and Glamping can’t accept dogs.

Site type

Tent sites 20
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 7
Rent a tent 3
Open now
Opens 28 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Facilities/activities including woodland activities & workshops are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 28 Mar to

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Reviews

9.2

Overall rating from 53 Pitchup.com customers

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PeacefulBush

96% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Magical, peaceful woodland site with friendly owners. Cosy hobbit holes with private facilities. Great for nature, wildlife spotting & attractions. Mostly clean/equipped, though showers needed minor fixing & some basics were plain. Larger vehicles beware tricky access.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

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Chloe J.

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site (large)

Liked Very friendly love the camp fire shower and toilets clean

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Very welcomingand accommodating host, beautiful location.

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Thomas H.

Hobbit Hut cabin

Liked Beautiful natural location, clearly the owners are passionate about nature and this really shine through on the design of the huts and layout of the site in general. Loved the treasure hunt with the map and clues and forced us to explore the whole site and really appreciate it. Our own toilet and shower provided was brilliant with little personal touches it really brought the whole experience together. We unfortunately missed the mermaid show on the Friday because our eldest fell ill but I'm sure it would have been magical for the little ones to see. Next time.

Disliked Dust pan and brush would have been good to have in the hut itself. The bean bag beds were not the comfiest and we had to shake out the mattresses from the fold out bed a few times in order to get them flat as there was a night or two where we had some back issues the next morning from lumps in the mattress.

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would definitely visit again

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site (large)

Liked great place, quite, beautiful woodland, small site, plenty of toilet/shower, friendly owners, great kids event.

Disliked a lot of laminated signs instead of solutions. the freeze was on its last legs and barely refroze freezer blocks. and 1x electrical socket as a phone charging point for the whole site!

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We will be recommending to family and friends, and will return soon.

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Stephen G.

Primrose bell tent (five person)

Liked We really enjoyed the glamping tent, and the woodland walk was an added surprise which the children really enjoyed!

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I travelled from Birmingham, to celebrate…

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Matt R.

The Snook cabin

Liked I travelled from Birmingham, to celebrate a friend's 40th Birthday. I am very much a city boy, so am not used to rural life. However, I thoroughly enjoyed my stay here.

Whilst I am not a vegetarian or a vegan (they do not serve meat), I can honestly say the food was excellent. Also, the staff were very pleasant and accommodating. I suffer from pretty bad OCD, and the lady serving the food took note of all my specifications without complaint.

The site itself was within a beautiful area in nature, and the facilities were all clean and functional.

Overall, I would definitely recommend Acorn Camping and Glamping!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing campsite with excellent facilities and wonderful owners.

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Sarah M.

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site (large)

Liked What a wonderful place this is! The owners couldn’t help enough, they are so lovely. The kids loved the woods and the trail. We all had an amazing time! The fridge freezers were handy. We would definitely come back!

Disliked There wasn’t anything to dislike.

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De beheerders en familie waren erg…

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Geert D.

Hobbit Hut cabin

Liked De beheerders en familie waren erg vriendelijk. Onze hut had een eigen sanitair, wat een luxe! Hout voor een kampvuur zijn verkrijgbaar bij de eigenaar en er is voldoende plaatsen voor het maken van een kampvuur.
De locatie zelf was fantastisch. Wat een rust en prachtig terrein. Kabbelende eekhoorn in de bomen voor de hut en elke dag bezoek van ons vriendje roodborstje.
Een wandeling over het terrein is magisch, je waant je even in een sprookjes boek of een vertelling van Tolkien.

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Great glamping site for me and my partner, ideal for Eden sessions.

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Zara h.

Hobbit Hole cabin (secluded)

Liked Felt like we were the only people there! Butterfly’s birds and bats!
Super friendly staff
Walking distance from Eden sessions.
Well equipped hobbit hole lovely kitchen area and just a stunning spot to enjoy some food and beers.

Disliked Shower wasn’t draining properly but no biggie

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Great peaceful affordable campsite in a beautiful part of the world

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Melanie L.

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked The beautiful view, the peace and quiet and the hospitality of the owners. The cost of camping was so reasonable and it's location to the eden project and nearby beaches is excellent. Really nice back to basics site

Disliked Nothing really, the water was hot and for the price the facilities were fine. Don't expect a fancy shower block but we had lovely hot showers!
Road in is narrow and a little dicey but all good!

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Excellent facilities and run by a very friendly and caring family.

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Anonymous

Hobbit Hut cabin

Liked It’s was a lovely stay and my little daughter loved chasing the robin who came to visit every morning. We stayed in a hobbit hut with private bathroom and the owners gave us the cabin that was best adapted for a toddler.

Disliked We missed having a little table next to the cabin where to have food. There was a bench and chairs but really missed a table.

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Features

No 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 cafe On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available 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 Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire 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 No dogs allowed

Themes

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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing 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

Location

Acorn Camping and Glamping

Rock Cottage

Prideaux

St Blazey

Par

Cornwall

England

PL24 2SS

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.37753°N
4.73129°W

Route directions

From the A390 in St Blazey take the road opposite the Gulf petrol station New Road leading to Prideaux Road (the site is 1.5 miles from this point). Take the next right signposted Prideaux. Go through the hamlet and along the width restriction road; 400m down the hill pull into field entrance on the right where you will see a small Acorn sign on a rock. However if you're coming from the A30, from the A30 follow the signs to The Eden Project. At the Eden Project roundabout, take a left, next right, next left and left again, and the site is 400m along, as above.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.2 km Polgrean Place
2.2 km Polgrean Place
2.9 km Four Lords
Rail
1.8 km Luxulyan Rail Station
3.1 km Par Rail Station
5 km Bugle Rail Station
Ferry
8.1 km Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing
8.3 km Fowey Ferry Landing
8.3 km Bodinnick Ferry Landing
Airport
21 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

Cornwall has hundreds of miles’ worth of walking and cycling trails, but a fine place to start is on the Saints Way, five minutes’ walk from Acorn – it’s a belter of a trip, even if you only do a few of its 27 miles (ideally those that deliver you to the Eden Project). Take to two wheels to cover local cycle trails such as the Camel Trail from Padstow or the gentler trip from the site to Luxulyan village; from here you can take the trains that run from Par to Newquay. Five minutes in the car brings you to Cornwall’s south coast – the nearest beach is three miles away but you might also like to go dolphin and seal spotting from Mevagissey, or take the kids to one of the many family attractions around the coast like the Wingz Bird and Animal Sanctuary at Par. National Trust houses and gardens are plentiful in Cornwall too: Falmouth’s Trebah Gardens should be a hit for all ages, and one of the very-must-sees in Cornwall is St Austell’s Lost Gardens of Heligan.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Par Sands 4.4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Shorthorn Beach 4.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Crinnis Beach 4.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Charlestown 5.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Polkerris 5.6 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Eden Project 2.5 km

Lost Gardens of Heligan 11.6 km

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 18.8 km

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 22.4 km

Rock Beach 23.7 km

National Trust

Trerice 21.9 km

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 23.9 km

Trelissick Garden 28 km

St Anthony Head 31.5 km

Tintagel Old Post Office 31.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

TREGREHAN 3.3 km

Polkerris to Readymoney Cove 5.7 km

Polkerris to Gribbin Head and Polridmouth 5.7 km

Porthpean, Charlestown and Carlyon Bay 6.6 km

Menabilly Barton - Gribbin Head - Polkerris - Fowey 6.7 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 Acorn Camping and Glamping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Acorn Camping and Glamping dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Acorn Camping and Glamping? Cornwall has hundreds of miles’ worth of walking and cycling trails, but a fine place to start is on the Saints Way, five minutes’ walk from Acorn – it’s a belter of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Acorn Camping and Glamping?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Acorn Camping and Glamping? From $101.39 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.