Anchor Barrow Campsite

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Bar benches
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Good morning campers
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Grass pitches on site
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Good morning campers

  • Dog-friendly site, 25 minutes’ walk to dog-friendly Perranporth beach
  • A 20-minute drive to Newquay; 40 minutes to Eden Project and Flambards
  • On-site bar and kitchen, plus acres of space for games
Keen to explore the north Cornwall coast? Anchor down at the family-friendly Anchor Barrow Campsite, with lovely views over the Cornish countryside and the coast a short stroll away. This location is an excellent one for seaside stays – the three-mile beach at Perranporth is about five minutes’ drive away, or you can access the sands and the town’s amenities via three footpaths that run from the site (or from the bus stop just outside the site). Other Cornish hotspots like Newquay, Gwithian and St Ives are within easy reach too, should you fancy venturing further afield. Back at base, there’s a fine collection of facilities to make life easy and comfortable. All the basics are covered here: the bathrooms are modern and immaculately kept, and guests also have access to a launderette, a washing-up area and a kitchen corner with communal fridges/freezers and a microwave. On top of that, there are secure device charging lockers, a car charging port (extra charge) and a large secure paddock where dogs can have a run around. If it’s the kids that need a run around, that’s no issue – this site has acres of green space for playing, along with a full-size football pitch for more organised games. Meanwhile, if it’s relaxation time that you’re after, that’s easily sorted too. Anchor Barrow has an on-site bar selling a range of Cornish ales, ciders and spirits, and a kitchen that serves up breakfasts and coffees every morning and hosts fabulous feast nights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. All feast nights are accompanied by a local musician. If you’d rather go down the self-catering route you can bring or hire firepits, with wood available from the site shop (which also sells various essentials and Cornish goodies). A large indoor barn space has seating if it’s not outdoor dining weather.

Site type

Tent sites 100
Caravan sites 100
Motorhome sites 100
Open now
Opens 9 May
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 8 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 8 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The restaurant is open between 09/05 and 01/09.
  • Entertainment and activities are available between 09/05 and 01/09.
  • The grocery shop is open between 09/05 and 01/09.
  • The games room is open between 09/05 and 01/09.
  • A cable measuring at least 5 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • The bar is open between 09/05 and 01/09.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 9 May to

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Reviews

9.7

Overall rating from 187 Pitchup.com customers

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Spectacular scenery

99% would recommend this site to a friend

99% would stay here again

What customers say

Great facilities, friendly staff & lovely Cornish views. Handy for Perranporth. Enjoyed bar, food, play areas, dog-friendly options, live music & value. Some wind, but a superb base for exploring.

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Fantastic site and we'll certainly be back.

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Lisa K.

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Liked Fantastic site! All the things you need and loads of extras. Loved the onsite coffee & breakfast options, great food choices for evenings too, music nights and lovely areas for eating & drinking. Clean and great shower/toilet facilities, washing up area and laundry too. Very helpful team on site plus shop for the essentials. Bus stop right outside too. Very spacious and lots of room to spread out.

Disliked Nothing really!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent, cannot wait to visit you again ❤️

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Stacey P.

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Liked Amazing campsite with stunning views and friendly staff; the lady who welcomes you at check in is an asset to the team and provides you with a walk round of the facilities, nothing is too much trouble!
Showers are excellent, powerful with large rose heads so you can fully shampoo and shower with ease. Ample showers/toilets and there was even baby changing available within the main blocks.

This campsite really goes the extra mile, with the options of feast nights, live music, food and breakfast offerings! The barrow bar was one of our highlights complemented with live music 🎶 and there is a nice addition of the barn with power supplies, game and table tennis all free to use. There is a small campsite shop selling essentials

Great bus service with stop right outside of the campsite which we used numerous times within our stay.

Thank you for a wonderful stay, we cannot wait to visit again! X

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site, great facilities, lovely food

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Josh W.

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Liked The site was very up to date, the facilities were very good and clean, food was good, having the barn to go in for us was good as we went in a small tent so not much room, load of staff about and only a 15-20 mins walk to the beach. Was a pitch were you like site but they do recommend staying a fair distance from other campers and that music goes off by 10, the site is on top of a hill so winds can be quite strong at times but our tent survived and we slept well.


Price was great for us in August on a non electric pitch but the site has sockets in the barn and all around the site that are free to use so bring chargers and leads.

freezer was brilliant to keep our ice packs frozen and the washing up areas were good.


Showers and toilets were some of the best I've seen, shower was lovely and hot.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will definitely be returning next season and staying for longer.

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Louise W.

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Liked In a nutshell everything... in more detail the campsite offers the perfect balance of having facilities and events on site without feeling too busy or taking you too far away from the camping experience. The food is lovely and the addition of a bar with singers/artists on the weekend means that if you don't want to venture into perranporth for evening entertainment you don't have too. Equally Perranporth is a lovely walk 20mins down through the fields and is a really nice little town. Every member of staff we spoke to at the camp were friendly and helpful. The facilities were modern and very well maintained and there was enough space for the pitches that you didn't feel cramped in. It was also completely dog friendly.

Disliked Absolutely nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Our favourite campsite by far.

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Jordan M.

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Liked Everything! What a great campsite. Clean, friendly, and a great vibe with the best food. The owners have done an excellent job. Will be booking for next year on pay day!!

Disliked Couldn’t stay for longer!

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So clean and all the staff…

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Neil S.

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Liked So clean and all the staff are so helpful. The view is all the way around are fantastic.

Disliked There nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

🌟 **Anchor Barrow Campsite – A…

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Jess B.

Powered grass site

Liked 🌟 **Anchor Barrow Campsite – A Hidden Gem in Cornwall!** 🌟

We stayed at Anchor Barrow in our T5 campervan and honestly, it was one of the best campsite experiences we've had. From the moment we arrived, the vibe was incredible—laid-back, friendly, and full of good energy.

Facilities Spotlessly clean and modern. The bathrooms were immaculate, and everything from the washing-up area to the communal kitchen was well thought out and maintained.

The feast nights were a real highlight! Delicious options all around, and as vegans, we were thrilled to find genuinely tasty plant-based dishes that didn’t feel like an afterthought.

The atmosphere was electric, with local musicians bringing the perfect soundtrack to our evenings. It felt like a mini festival every night.

Plenty of space, easy access, and a peaceful setting was the perfect base for exploring the Cornish coast.

If you're looking for a campsite that blends comfort, community, and a touch of magic—Anchor Barrow is it. We’ll definitely be back!

Disliked Going home

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Fantastic facilities Great food Great bar Great Vibe…

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Anonymous

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Liked Fantastic facilities
Great food
Great bar
Great Vibe with live music
Lovely Staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great camp site 3 mins drive…

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Dasun G.

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Liked Great camp site 3 mins drive to Perranporth Beach. Great atmosphere with food and pub onsite love every bit of it

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place with great amenities and an amazing view.

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Laura A.

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Liked Anchor barrow is a lovely, clean well run campsite with magnificent views. The bar and evening entertainment was an extra special touch. They serve breakfast and evening food which was all delicious and the staff were all lovely and work so hard to make sure people are enjoying their stay. I would thoroughly recommend.

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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

Baby-changing facilities 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 Off licence Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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 Gastronomic delight Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise 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

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 85 cm) Site close to accessible bathrooms Step-free or level access Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

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

Location

Anchor Barrow Campsite

St George's Hill

Perranporth

Cornwall

England

TR6 0ED

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.33474°N
5.16901°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8.7 km Kings Head
8.7 km Kings Head
9.6 km Lay By
Rail
10.8 km Truro Rail Station
11.1 km Newquay Rail Station
12 km Redruth Rail Station
Ferry
16.3 km Tolverne Ferry Landing
16.5 km Trelisick Ferry Landing
16.7 km Philleigh King Harry Ferry Landing
Airport
17.1 km Newquay St Mawgan Airport
33.9 km Penzance Airport
44 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

Once you’ve got to grips with the waves at Perranporth beach, make your way to Newquay (20 minutes’ drive) for some of Cornwall’s most famed surfing spots, including Fistral beach. While in town, you could also visit Newquay Zoo and the Blue Reef Aquarium for some animal encounters, or hurtle down some waterslides at Waterworld Leisure Centre. If you’ve had your fill of ocean air, you can swap beach ambles for woodland wanders with a stroll around the 250-acre Tehidy Woods country park (20 minutes). Dogs are welcome here and, with more than nine miles of path to plod, there’s plenty of peaceful woodland and pretty lakes to explore. Dogs can also accompany you to Trelissick Garden (25 minutes) – while they’re not allowed inside the house or gardens, they can tag along on roams of the surrounding parkland, including the three-mile Woodland Walk circuit. Speaking of gardens, a visit to the Eden Project (40 minutes) is a must while in Cornwall – the huge indoor rainforest has all sorts of spectacular greenery and plants to see, as well as exhibitions and events for the whole gang. For more family days out, there’s Lappa Valley Steam Railway (20 minutes), Paradise Park and JungleBarn wildlife sanctuary (half an hour) and Flambards theme park (40 minutes). Closer to base, a trip to Healey's Cornish Cyder Farm (10 minutes) comes with tours, tractor rides, farm animals and, of course, tastings – there are fruit juices for the kids to try, while grown-ups can sample ciders and wines.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Perranporth 1.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Trevaunance Cove 2.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Perranporth Penhale Sands 3 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Chapel Porth 6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Holywell Bay 6.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 9.4 km

Fistral Beach 10.7 km

Blue Reef Aquarium 10.8 km

Newquay Zoo 11.1 km

Truro Cathedral 11.5 km

National Trust

Trerice 10.8 km

Cornish Mines and Engines 13.7 km

Trelissick Garden 16.2 km

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 19 km

Godrevy 19.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Hanover 0.9 km

Perranporth - Trevaunance Cove 1.5 km

St Agnes Beacon 5 km

CHYVERTON PARK 5.9 km

Holywell Bay to Penhale Sands and the Lost Church 6 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 Anchor Barrow Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Anchor Barrow Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Anchor Barrow Campsite? Once you’ve got to grips with the waves at Perranporth beach, make your way to Newquay (20 minutes’ drive) for some of Cornwall’s most famed surfing spots, including Fistral beach. While in … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Anchor Barrow Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Anchor Barrow Campsite? From $176.45 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.