Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park

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  • A quick drive from St Ives
  • Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Family- and dog-friendly park
If you're after a Cornish holiday set in the county's southwest and within seriously simple reach of the arty town of St Ives, have a look at highly regarded and family friendly Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park: it's only five minutes' drive from the town centre and handily set for getting around the spectacular scenery of the Land's End peninsula. Nature, walks and calm quiet days are in these parts too, as Penderleath is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty among the microclimate of Penwith, with easy access to the South West Coast Path running along Cornwall's entire coastline. The site is easy to get to from the A30. The owners take pride in the clean and friendly atmosphere of their park, which has facilities including toilet blocks with free hot showers, a launderette and a washing-up room.

Site type

Caravan sites 75
Tent sites 60
Motorhome sites 75
Open now
Opens 15 July
Please note

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 15 Jul to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

7.6

Overall rating from 48 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 7
Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 4
Peaceful

71% would recommend this site to a friend

65% would stay here again

What customers say

A peaceful, tidy park with roomy spots. Staff are a hit, and it’s handy for St Ives. Showers and loos get mixed feedback – some clean, others dated/grubby. Shop/cafe often shut. Walking to St Ives is tricky and risky due to traffic.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 18/08/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Location was brilliant. Campsite was clean…

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site (large)

Liked Location was brilliant. Campsite was clean and very well organised. Shower and toilet facilities were excellent.

Disliked There was an unruly group that were partying late. There was an altercation and the police were called and it kept us awake until very late. It was a group of young people. Not the campsites fault, but there never seemed to be any staff on site when we stayed, and I feel that if their had been more the situation would’ve been less intense and out of hand.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely pitch, quiet sight, great location…

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 7
Facilities / Activities
 5
Customer service
 6
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 6
Wifi
 1
 Rebecca C. 1 review

Powered grass site (large)

Liked Lovely pitch, quiet sight, great location

Disliked Felt a little bit rundown in parts, showers okay? Toilets okay, no shop.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Size of pitches , very quiet…

Overall

4 out of 10
Location
 3
Value for money
 2
Facilities / Activities
 2
Customer service
 1
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 2
Wifi
 1
 Paula F. 2 reviews

Unpowered grass site (large)

Liked Size of pitches , very quiet and chilled , showers were okish , loved the idea of the barrier been locked on a night definitely felt safe 👍was told it could be opened in emergencies but not told who to contact … 🤷‍♀️ will we be going back? That’ll be a NO..

Disliked Bins overflowing and stun.. maybe bin men were due 🤷‍♀️ couldn’t even tell you the name of the girl who checked us in as reception was never open . The shop was none existent as was the bar … the site could be so pretty if only they could be bothered to spend a little time on the flower beds. The park for the kids is kind of well equipped but full of stinging nettles again just needed a bit of TLC . The Elson point had no sanitiser 🤮 Not as close to St Ives as stated and very dangerous to even try and walk with narrow roads, cost us £25 return in a taxi 🚕which was ok I suppose I asked about buses her reply “no idea 🤷‍♀️” all in all a very quiet site that could be so much better with a bit of TLC … such a shame …..

Recommend to friends Visit again

Highly recommend this site. All clean and tidy. Quiet and peaceful.

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 alison W. 3 reviews

Powered grass site (large)

Liked Spotless and beautifully laid out campsite. Huge pitches. Beautifully quiet. Perfect spot just outside St ives. Numberplate recognition to enter site so very safe. Powerful and hot showers. Definately recomend. We will be coming back.

Disliked Would be nice to have a plug or two in the ladies for straighteners.

Recommend to friends Visit again

100% recommend and will return to visit more of this beautiful place!

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Andy B. 1 review

Powered grass site (large)

Liked Very clean site, quiet, well situated.

Disliked I am in mixed feelings over the barrier being closed/locked from 23:30 - 07:00 I totally understand it for safety measures and it is great knowing the site is locked overnight. But it means you have to make sure you are back at the site before 23:30. Although the family next to us thought it would be appropriate for them to brake the barrier to get out after 23:30 which was totally not acceptable.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not in st Ives, tired and run down.

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
 2
Value for money
 2
Facilities / Activities
 2
Customer service
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Child friendliness
 3
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Carly A. 7 reviews

Unpowered grass site (large)

Liked Flat pitch, quiet spot, grassy fields where you camp are spacious and a nice area to spend time in.

Disliked 3 miles from the front of st ives, with at least a 2 mile walk on very busy windy roads with no paths. Very narrow road (even by Cornish standards) meaning van got scratched each time we had to drive along, and due to the location you do need to drive it's not a site you can safely walk anywhere from. Site is very much run down and past it's best, toilet blocks very dates, showers are a trickle, reception unstaffed, shop and bar permanently closed. Shame really as with some money spent it could be a great site, although they need to stop advertising it as near st Ives as it's such a dangerous walk in.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A site on the way down rather than on the way up!

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 3
Facilities / Activities
 4
Customer service
 2
Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Ian R. 1 review

Powered grass site (large)

Liked The location and the good state of the pitch.

Disliked Generally shabby state of facilities; overflowing waste skips; permanently closed shop; reception seemingly never open.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wouldn't recommend and wouldn't return

Overall

2 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 7
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Jamie H. 3 reviews

Powered grass site (large)

Liked Location

Disliked Facilities, cleanliness, pitch size, atmosphere, upkeep of the site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great spacious pitches. All the kids…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Declan L. 1 review

Unpowered grass site (large)

Liked Great spacious pitches. All the kids on the site loved the park. Easy check in. Perfect location for getting to anywhere in Cornwall.

Disliked Quite a few spiked thistles on the grassy bit in the park which put me on edge abit but kids learned to avoid them

Recommend to friends Visit again

Small quiet campsite…

Overall

1 out of 10
Location
 3
Value for money
 3
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Mandy W. 4 reviews

Powered grass site

Liked Small quiet campsite

Disliked No one on reception had to ring and wait for them to turn up to check in, asked for information to get into st ives bus or cycle route was told to google it, we had to pay £10 each way for a taxi as to dangerous to walk even to the bus stop and that was the last we seen her tried to contact her again in the evening said she was off site and would contact us in the morning never did. We were in a motorhome and was put on a slop it was a nightmare getting to the campsite as down a very narrow lane which only just fit the motorhome down but scratched all the sides with the brambles,

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Features

Dogs 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 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

Themes

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

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

Type

Large (51-200 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 Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites

Location

Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park

Towednack

St Ives

Cornwall

England

TR26 3AF

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.18498°N
5.50806°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.3 km Richmond Way
3.4 km Longstone Cross
3.6 km Bus Station
Rail
3.4 km St Ives (Cornwall) Rail Station
3.5 km Carbis Bay Rail Station
4.8 km St Erth Rail Station
Ferry
7.7 km Penzance Ferry Terminal
28.5 km Helford Village Ferry Landing
28.7 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing
Airport
6.3 km Penzance Airport
14.7 km Land's End St Just Airport
46.2 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

The art galleries, craft galleries and inns and restaurants of St Ives are all easy to get to from the site, as it's only five minutes' drive from the town centre. Parking can be a bit tricky in town in high season, so save stress – and cash – by taking the bus, running five times a day from right outside the site. St Ives's beaches are among the many highly scenic swathes of sand around Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park and the Land's End part of Cornwall, almost all with easy access to spectacular walks along the South West Coast Path where short stretches or longer hikes in either direction are easy to find. Penzance five miles from base is a 20-minute walk from Cornish landmark St Michael's Mount, the tiny tidal island linked to the town of Marazion by causeway. Further along at 16 miles is Land's End, via Porthcurno and the smashing cliffside Minack Theatre.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Carbis Bay 3.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthminster 3.5 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Porthmeor 3.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthgwidden 4.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthkidney Sands 5 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tate St Ives 3.8 km

St Michael's Mount 7.8 km

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 18 km

Land's End 19.7 km

National Seal Sanctuary 23.7 km

National Trust

St Michael's Mount 7.8 km

Trengwainton Garden 7.8 km

Godrevy 9.9 km

Godolphin 12.4 km

Levant Mine and Beam Engine 13.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

BARBARA HEPWORTH SCULPTURE GARDEN 3.7 km

St Ives - Bosigran - Penzance: Part 1 3.8 km

HAYLE ESTUARY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/08/1996) 5.2 km

THE DOWNES (ST MICHAEL'S CONVENT) 5.9 km

MARAZION MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/08/2000) 6.2 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 Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park? The art galleries, craft galleries and inns and restaurants of St Ives are all easy to get to from the site, as it's only five minutes' drive from the town centre. Parking … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park? From $172.98 (for 3 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.