East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park

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Outside of a geodesic dome
Outside of a geodesic dome
Relax at Grumpy's Pond
Grumpy's pond
Geodesic dome
Spacious pitches
Sociable storytelling evenings
Grumpy's pond stories
Storytelling around the campfire
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Relax at Grumpy's Pond
Grumpy's pond
Geodesic dome

  • Peaceful family-friendly site on a Cornwall working farm
  • Two miles from the Eden Project: arrange personal guided tours on site
  • Landscaped wildlife haven, pond and summer storytelling/pasty nights
A wildlife haven half a mile from the Cornish coast with easy access to famed destinations like Fowey, Mevagissey and the Eden Project… head to East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park for the whole heap. This friendly, peaceful and family-friendly site is in a secluded and scenic rural setting on a working farm, well placed for easy access to enough Cornish destinations to occupy all ages and tastes for weeks. It's a 20-minute stroll from here to the mile-long sands, fishing, watersports centre and South West Coast Path access of Shorthorn beach in Carlyon Bay – that'll keep you occupied for at least the first week – and a five-minute drive (or two-mile bike ride) to the famed Eden Project near St Austell; the farm owners can arrange personal guided tours. As it's a wildlife haven, there's loads to spot on site and around the handsome lake added as part of East Crinnis's farmland conservation project. Guests can fish for free (although you'll need to bring along the relevant Environment Agency licence). Rudd, roach and small carp (max 4lb) swim in the waters so it's a super spot for nippers and novices to have a go. It's all well thought out around the accommodation area too: this part of the farm is carefully landscaped and has plenty of shelter and colour among its many shrubs and flowers near a backdrop of tall pine and fir trees. Previous guests have raved about the many fab features of this splendid little site – bag a break here to find them out for yourself. The free storytelling and pasty evenings held weekly during Whitsun and summer school holidays may have something to do with it…

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 5
Tent sites 38
Rent a tent 1
Caravan sites 38
Motorhome sites 38
Open now
Opens 20 March

Tourist board rating

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Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Occupancy

  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Awning ground sheets must be environmentally-friendly.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 20 Mar to

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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 197 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

96% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

Kia ora! This spot gets heaps of praise for its friendly staff, spotless facilities, and gorgeous grounds. Pitches are private & spacious. Great for exploring local sights and beaches, plus it's super peaceful. Food's a hit too! Minor notes on shower timers & road noise, but overall, top marks!

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Great little site

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 john l. 9 reviews

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked We loved the secluded location. Yet only 5 minutes from the coastal path. Beautifully kept site. Lively toilet site.

Disliked I’m being picky, but showers could have been slightly warmer and maybe a little bit of heat in the building.

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Great site, very clean, a regular stop

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Steven M. 9 reviews

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Excellent level camping pitch
Friendly Team

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Great location for local attractions

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Ivonne G. 6 reviews

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Quiet peaceful campsite at this time of year with big pitches. On arrival we were shown different pitches to choose from which was very nice.

Clean facilities with plenty of toilets and showers.

Only a short drive from Eden project which was great for us and discovering near by Charlestown by foot walking along the coast.

Disliked Showers are fine but could have done with slightly warmer water :)

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Excellent site, had everything we needed.…

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Chloe T. 1 review

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Excellent site, had everything we needed. Showers were spotlessly clean. We liked it that much we stayed an extra night.

Roel was lovely, and nothing was too much trouble. When we return to Cornwall we will 100% be staying here again, and have already recommended this site to friends and family.

Thank you ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Clean and tidy. Grumpy pond was…

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Lisa B. 1 review

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Clean and tidy. Grumpy pond was a delight to walk around. Happy staff, very spacious plots.

Disliked TBH I don't think there is anything !!!

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This site is absolutely lovely, pitches…

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Nicola D. 1 review

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked This site is absolutely lovely, pitches big and flat ( always a bonus) . I was greeted by Rouel ( ? spelling) who was warm welcoming chatty and happy to provide help/local information. Shower/toilet block very clean ( and not busy during my stay) , hot water shower without a meter ( hoorah) and a hairdryer too. I stopped fro a couple of days to walk the coast path between Fowey and Mevagissey, took a while to work out transport but once done the location of campsite is perfect

Disliked Road was a bit noisy at times but nothing the site can do to alter that . Already plenty of tress/bushes planted to reduce noise/sight of road

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Friendly helpful staff, good location and…

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 Sarah J. 1 review

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Friendly helpful staff, good location and good facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely warden. Quiet site. Good facilities.…

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Jill W. 12 reviews

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Lovely warden. Quiet site. Good facilities. Good value.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Defo come here again.

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 Richard H. 4 reviews

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Pitch tent anywhere. Location. Great spot.

Disliked Long grass on terraced area. Rest gets trimmed by mower. Wet tent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything. Good and clean facilities. Raul…

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 Richard S. 9 reviews

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Everything. Good and clean facilities. Raul (I think his name was) was extremely helpful.

Disliked No shop in walking distance.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Peaceful 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

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing 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 Motorhome service point Seasonal sites

Location

East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park

Heronbank

East Crinnis

Par

Cornwall

England

PL24 2SQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.34371°N
4.72507°W

Nearest transport

Coach
0.8 km Four Lords
0.8 km Four Lords
1.9 km Polgrean Place
Rail
1.9 km Par Rail Station
4.6 km St Austell Rail Station
5.4 km Luxulyan Rail Station
Ferry
6.4 km Fowey Ferry Landing
6.5 km Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing
6.5 km Fowey Town Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
23 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

To the sands! Local beach Shorthorn is a popular (but uncrowded) place for families, with over a mile of sand, a kids' play area and safe waters for fishing and swimming. The South West Coast Path runs past the beach for hikes east to Par or west to Porthpean. Other seaside spots very much worth a visit in the area include the harbours of Charlestown, five minutes' drive from the farm, Fowey within 15 and the fishing port of Mevagissey within 20. Townwise, sample more Cornish pasties as well as a Cornish cider or two at Falmouth (55 minutes), also home to independent shops, the National Maritime Museum and boat trips on the River Fal. Heading further north, it's 35 minutes' drive from the farm to access the flat and traffic-free Camel Trail at Wadebridge, running for 14 miles to Padstow via ancient Bodmin, and 35 minutes to the waves and surf schools of Newquay. The Lost Gardens of Heligan are within 25 minutes' drive away.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • The Four Lords Pub 0.8 km
  • Britannia Inn Pub 1.1 km
  • Par Inn Pub 1.4 km
  • The Welcome Home Inn Pub 1.7 km
  • Edies Kitchen Restaurant 1.9 km
  • The Royal Inn Pub 2.1 km
  • Med Terrace Restaurant 2.4 km
  • Holmbush Inn Pub 2.4 km
  • Biome Kitchen Restaurant 2.5 km
  • Indian Ocean Restaurant 2.5 km

Groceries

  • Co-op Food Supermarket 1.7 km
  • Tesco Supermarket 2.5 km
  • Lidl Supermarket 2.6 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 3.6 km
  • Asda Supermarket 3.7 km
  • Penwithick P O & Stores Supermarket 5.1 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 5.2 km
  • Tarquin's Off-licence 6.5 km
  • Johns Off-licence 6.5 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 8.1 km

Parks and play

  • Philip Varcoe Playing Fields park 1.2 km
  • Trail Balyser Park Playground 1.7 km
  • Sandy Hill Park 3.2 km
  • Linear Park 3.4 km
  • Polwarth Close Open Space park 3.6 km
  • Poltair Park 4.4 km
  • Croft Farm Campsite Playground 4.4 km
  • Cemetery Park 4.6 km
  • Penwithick Green park 5 km
  • Fowey Park Playground 6 km

Family days out

  • Kidzworld Visitor attraction 0.8 km
  • Cornwall FootballGolf Park Visitor attraction 1.8 km
  • Aerial Assault Course Visitor attraction 2.1 km
  • Eden Project Visitor attraction 2.4 km
  • Duporth Beach Visitor attraction 3.1 km
  • Sea Waterfall Visitor attraction 4.2 km
  • Saint Catherine's Castle 6 km
  • Lee Moor Steam Locomotive Visitor attraction 6.4 km
  • Fowey Aquarium 6.5 km
  • The Lost Gardens of Heligan Visitor attraction 8.9 km
  • Mevagissey Marine Aquarium 9.4 km
  • World of Model Railways Visitor attraction 9.4 km
  • Porfell Wildlife Park & Sanctuary Zoo 12.9 km
  • Castle Canyke 13.2 km
  • Screech Owl Sanctuary Zoo 14.5 km

Public transport

  • Junction Biscovey Roadand Par Moor 0.3 km
  • Hillside Avenue 0.4 km
  • Ash Grove 0.5 km
  • School Close 0.5 km
  • Orchards 0.7 km
  • Trenython Road 0.7 km
  • Par Market 0.7 km
  • Mid Cornwall Galleries 0.8 km
  • Penarwyn Woods 0.8 km
  • Four Lords 0.8 km

Beaches

  • Shorthorn Beach 0.6 km
  • Crinnis Beach 0.9 km
  • Spit Beach 1.3 km
  • Par Sands 2.1 km
  • Par Sands 2.2 km
  • Booley Beach 2.7 km
  • Duporth Beach 3.1 km
  • Porthpean Beach 3.7 km
  • Silvermine Beach 4.4 km
  • Coombe Haven 5.5 km

Other nearby

  • The Carlyon Bay Hotel Golf Club Golf course 0.4 km
  • Porthpean Golf Club Golf course 4.1 km
  • The Club Nightclub 4.7 km
  • Innis Fish: Trout Farm and Fly Fishery Fishing 4.8 km
  • Market House Shopping centre 4.8 km
  • White River Place Shopping centre 5 km
  • St Austell Golf Course 6.4 km
  • Fowey Harbour Marina 6.6 km
  • Watts Trading General shop 8.1 km
  • Gillyflower Golf Golf course 9.1 km

Local services

  • Cashzone Cashpoint 0.8 km
  • Note Machine Cashpoint 2.2 km
  • RBS Cashpoint 2.5 km
  • BP Fuel station 0.8 km
  • Middleway Pharmacy 1.6 km
  • Middleway Surgery Doctors 1.6 km
  • Mer Charging station 2 km
  • Mer Charging station 2.1 km
  • Par Medical Centre Clinic 2.1 km
  • Mer Charging station 2.1 km
  • Gulf Fuel station 2.4 km
  • Holmbush Inn Charging station 2.4 km
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy 2.6 km

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Must see

Eden Project 4.1 km

Lost Gardens of Heligan 8.9 km

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 21.8 km

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 23 km

Truro Cathedral 24.8 km

National Trust

Trerice 22.8 km

Trelissick Garden 26.2 km

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 26.3 km

St Anthony Head 28.9 km

Tintagel Old Post Office 35.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

TREGREHAN 1.1 km

Polkerris to Readymoney Cove 3.2 km

Polkerris to Gribbin Head and Polridmouth 3.2 km

Porthpean, Charlestown and Carlyon Bay 3.8 km

Menabilly Barton - Gribbin Head - Polkerris - Fowey 3.9 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 East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park? To the sands! Local beach Shorthorn is a popular (but uncrowded) place for families, with over a mile of sand, a kids' play area and safe waters for fishing and swimming. The … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park? From $88.98 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.