Garris Farm Caravan and Camping

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Sunset bell tent
Grass pitches with sea views
Views towards penzance
Sunset bell tent

  • Rural campsite in a rural setting overlooking Mount's Bay
  • Penzance 10 minutes' drive; St Ives a quarter of an hour
  • Dog-friendly campsite overlooking open countryside in Cornwall
Restful rural surroundings with an ancient village, castle and sea close by… that’s the lovely little mix at Garris Farm, a quiet and peaceful site on a hillside above the small village of Gulval in the far west of Cornwall. With views over Mount's Bay and spectacular vistas towards Penzance, this elevated site is an excellent spot for holidaying in one of the prettiest parts of the South West. Appreciate the relaxing surroundings and watch the night sky light up with stars, or take yourself out on active jaunts over the miles of local footpaths past church towers and old mine stacks that point to Cornwall's industrial heritage. The site has direct access to paths that lead from the farm to Gulval, Castle an Dinus and Chysauster Ancient Village, a late Iron Age and Romano-British settlement. The South West Coast Path is close too if you fancy some really splendid scenery, with seaside towns like Penzance and St Ives accessible in under a quarter of an hour's drive. The set-up at this simple farm site includes a running water tap, recycling bins and a toilet and shower block in the yard. Dogs are welcome here, as long as they are well-behaved and kept on leads at all times.

Site type

Tent sites 40
Motorhome sites 5
Caravan sites 5
Rent a tent 1
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Campfires are only permitted in firepits and guests must bring their own. Logs and kindling available onsite.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

94%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great views and facilities. Owner is really friendly and helpful.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Great views and facilities. Owner is really friendly and helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location is great with nice views. Friendly and peaceful.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Tim B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Location is great with nice views. Friendly and peaceful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

View. Peace. Fires allowed. Facilities. Simplicity.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: View. Peace. Fires allowed. Facilities. Simplicity.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly and welcoming staff. Great views over the bay, camp fires allowed…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Mark A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Friendly and welcoming staff. Great views over the bay, camp fires allowed and clean toilet and shower block. We will be back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good. Would stay again.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Elizabeth N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Good location for the Scillonian ferry. Great view. Clean showers and toilets. Hot water.

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Clean facilities, everything we needed!…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Lauren B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Clean facilities, everything we needed!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, we would stay again

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Kay T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: The view was great, lovely quiet location and the facilities were good and very clean.

Disliked: Nothing

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Amazing view, brilliant clean facilities, host was friendly and helpful, loved the…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Danielle P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Amazing view, brilliant clean facilities, host was friendly and helpful, loved the recycling point too :-) I have already recommended to friends and will definitely be back!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely gem of a campsite

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Hilary B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: We had a wonderful stay over the Easter weekend here in our campervan. We had a flat pitch with lots of space and stunning views over Penzance and St Michael’s Mount. The campsite had everything needed and was peaceful. Nicola was so welcoming and kindly delivered wood to our pitch that we had bought from her for our campfire.

Disliked: Nothing, we liked everything!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly quiet site stunning views

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass site

Liked: Stunning views, space, relaxed

Disliked: Nothing

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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

D. of E. 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

Themes

Peaceful 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

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

Garris Farm Caravan and Camping

Garris Farm

Gulval

Penzance

Cornwall

England

TR20 8XD

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.14953°N
-5.52701°W

Route directions

From Penzance, take the B3311through Gulval to Badgers Cross, then turn left and follow the signs to Garris Farm. From the A30 at Crowlas, turn right onto the B3309 (Castle Road) and continue through Ludgvan Churchtown to the top of the hill. Next, turn left onto the B3311 towards Gulval. At Badgers Cross, turn right and follow signs to Garris Farm.

Nearest transport

Coach
3.2 km Bus Station
3.5 km The Star Inn
3.6 km The Star Inn
Rail
3.1 km Penzance Rail Station
6.4 km St Erth Rail Station
7 km Lelant Saltings Rail Station
Ferry
3.6 km Penzance Ferry Terminal
28.7 km Helford Village Ferry Landing
29 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing
Airport
2.4 km Penzance Airport
11.4 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

Dig up a little of Cornwall’s past… it’s easy to do so from this campsite. The Chysauster Ancient Village (roughly half an hour's walk) was full of farmers 2000 years ago, but now, you’ll get to look around the remaining village street, courtyard and thatched rooms. Then, make way to Marazion for St Michael's Mount (15 minutes' drive), where the tidal causeway leads the way to an old fortress… picnics on the front lawn, shopping or just learning the tales of the past make for a history-full afternoon out. Geevor Tin Mine (25 minutes) opens up the past Cornish copper mining history, but when you’re done with learning about history, there’s the Tate St Ives (15 minutes) for those art fans among you or the Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens (10 minutes) for finely-fashioned exotic and sub-tropical gardens, an art gallery and sculpture garden. Off to other horizons… Penzance (10 minutes) is the place to go for ferries to the Isles of Scilly, while Mousehole (20 minutes) is a traditional fishing village and Land's End (30 minutes) has shopping and splendid scenery on the most southerly point in England.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Long Rock 2.6 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Penzance 3.9 km Sea N/AGoodExcellentExcellent
Marazion 4.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentGood
Wherry Town 4.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Carbis Bay 7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

St Michael's Mount 5 km

Tate St Ives 7.9 km

Land's End 16.2 km

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 20.6 km

National Seal Sanctuary 23.6 km

National Trust

Trengwainton Garden 3.9 km

St Michael's Mount 5 km

Levant Mine and Beam Engine 11.2 km

Godolphin 12.6 km

Godrevy 13.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

MARAZION MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/08/2000) 3.8 km

MORRAB GARDENS 3.8 km

Penzance - Land's End 4.3 km

TRENGWAINTON 4.3 km

ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT 5.1 km

Local events

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

    Newquay, England 47.1 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

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Garris Farm Caravan and Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Garris Farm Caravan and Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Garris Farm Caravan and Camping? Dig up a little of Cornwall’s past… it’s easy to do so from this campsite. The Chysauster Ancient Village (roughly half an hour's walk) was full of farmers 2000 years ago, but … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Garris Farm Caravan and Camping?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  Anytime –  Anytime
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Garris Farm Caravan and Camping? From $49.26 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.