Mill Lane Campsite

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Campsite area
Top field own water hook up and drain
Tent area
Beer garden at on site bar

  • Well-maintained pitches five minutes’ walk from Porthleven, Cornwall
  • A 10-minute drive to Helston Railway; 15 minutes to Marazion
  • On-site pub; five minutes’ walk to the beach and South West Coast Path
A family-run touring caravan and campsite located about 500 meters from the centre of the historic fishing village of Porthleven, Mill Lane Campsite is a dog-friendly spot with generous-sized, level pitches and plenty of space for all the family. The campsite is a five-minute walk from Porthleven beach, famous as one of Cornwall’s best reef breaks (are you listening, surfers?). It’s also five minutes to the South West Coast Path, making this a great base for long-distance hikers too. Porthleven village hosts the award-winning Food Festival in July, but you can eat in quirky cafes, traditional pubs or fine-dining restaurants – all serving fresh, seasonal food – any time of year. Pick up foodie supplies in the local shops – including delicious Cornish pasties – and there’s a handy supermarket too. And there’s no need to fret about keeping everyone entertained in the evenings. The on-site free house sells the world-famous Cornish ale Spingo, brewed in Helston (10 minutes’ drive), so adults are never far away from a refreshment. For the kids, there’s a pool table in the pub, as well as sport on the big screen and live music throughout the year. Bingo fans can play every Friday evening at 7pm with cash prizes.

Site type

Tent sites 6
Caravan sites 13
Motorhome sites 8
Open all year
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Please note

Pitches

  • A cable measuring at least 20 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Units heavier than 4000 Kilograms are not allowed.
  • Units longer than 9 metres are not allowed.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 3 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Languages spoken

English

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90% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

What customers say

Awesome spot, easy walk to Porthleven harbour. Clean, hot showers, roomy pitches, and a great vibe at the pub. Facilities a bit old but getting updated. Most people loved it and want to come back.

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Great small site within easy walking…

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Lindsey S. 1 review

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Great small site within easy walking distance of Porthleven. Lovely countryside setting with bats, owls, and other wildlife for company.
Facilities are great - lush hot showers and clean toilets.
I really didn’t want to leave the peacefulness and return to real life.

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Location, facilities, flat pitches…

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Julie P. 3 reviews

Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Location, facilities, flat pitches

Disliked Our pitch was under a tree so very muddy as there was very little grass.

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Definitely coming back

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Pete C. 6 reviews

Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Everything !!! Couldn’t fault anything

Disliked Nothing

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Great site we'll placed for the…

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Stuart A. 5 reviews

Fully-serviced concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Great site we'll placed for the harbour, has all you need for a few days.

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We had a great week

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Anonymous

Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Close to Porthleven. Owls calling in the night.

Disliked Noisy road running past. Changed my pitch number on the day of arrival and was put on number 11. This was sloping down to the fence and I have a large trailer tent. Asked if I could change but the answer was no despite the field only being half full. They told me to bring it forward a few meters in to the field which worked but it restricted access to the adjacent pitch. Field was max half full all week so can’t understand why they refused to let me move pitch to something flat.

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Very clean! Shower block was lovely. We…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Very clean! Shower block was lovely.
We had a quick drink at the bar onsite, the staff were so friendly :)
The site is very flat and the walk into Porthleven was just a stroll and flat too, a bonus for my arthritic knee and FND!
We will be going back to stay for even longer!

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The toilets and showers were great…

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dawn b. 3 reviews

Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked The toilets and showers were great , nice and warm , plenty of room for getting dressed etc, nice short walk to the harbour, will definitely stay here again 👍

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Fully-serviced concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Location, 5 minutes walk to porthleven.
Good size pitch, pub on site.
Facilities are adequate. Quiet.

Disliked Nothing

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Great location, friendly and good for coastal walking

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Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked We stayed on the bottom field with our dog. Spacious field and relaxed atmosphere with lots of other well behaved dogs. Showers were hot and free and super clean, as we're washing up area. So close to the harbour! We ate at the fabulous Mussel Shoal right on the harbour wall and kayaked in the harbour. Great memories made.

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Excellent site

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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

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 Walkers' paradise

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 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 Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Drainage hook-up points for caravans Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Mill Lane Campsite

Mill Lane

Porthleven

Cornwall

England

TR13 9LQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.08879°N
5.31711°W

Nearest transport

Coach
0.4 km Bus Shelter
3.2 km Blue Anchor
3.2 km Seven Stars
Rail
12.9 km St Erth Rail Station
13 km Hayle Rail Station
13.4 km Lelant Saltings Rail Station
Ferry
13.1 km Helford Village Ferry Landing
13.5 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing
15.5 km Penzance Ferry Terminal
Airport
15.1 km Penzance Airport
25.1 km Land's End St Just Airport
45.7 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

If you’re keen to get out on the water, Porthleven beach (five minutes’ walk) is a fantastic surfing spot, and you can take coastal cruises (try one at dusk for spectacular sunset views) or sea-fishing trips from Porthleven harbour (10 minutes). Meanwhile, at Marazion (15 minutes’ drive) it’s a short hop across the bay to the crag-top castle and gardens at Mount St Michael. Also nearby you could take a ride on the vintage trains of Helston Railway (10 minutes), or splash in the sea at sheltered Gunwalloe Church Cove Beach (20 minutes). There are plenty of family-friendly hikes along the Lizard Heritage Coast (both 20 minutes) and lots of seabirds to spot along the way. And there’s masses of art and culture in these parts too; the galleries and museums of St Ives (30 minutes) warrant a day’s attention, and there are rare plants and wacky artworks to be seen in Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens (20 minutes).
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • Kota Kai Restaurant 0.4 km
  • Kota Restaurant 0.4 km
  • The Square Restaurant 0.4 km
  • The Mussel Shoals Restaurant 0.4 km
  • Cantina (was The Harbourside Refuge) Restaurant 0.5 km
  • Harbour Inn Pub 0.5 km
  • Amelies @ The Smokehouse Restaurant 0.5 km
  • Go Nauti Restaurant 0.6 km
  • Harbour View Cafe Restaurant 0.6 km
  • The Ship Inn Pub 0.6 km

Groceries

  • Costcutter 0.3 km
  • Lidl 2.9 km
  • Sainsbury's 4.1 km
  • Tesco 4.1 km
  • Co-op Food 8.8 km

Parks and play

  • Porthleven Amenity Area 0.4 km
  • Penrose Amenity Area 2.5 km
  • Breage Village Field 2.5 km
  • Coronation Park and Boating Lake 2.8 km
  • The Sunken Gardens 3.3 km
  • "The Moors" 3.4 km
  • Trengrouse Gardens 3.5 km
  • Coronation Gardens 3.6 km
  • Cades Parc Park 3.7 km
  • Navy Estate Park 3.7 km

Family days out

  • Trevarno Gardens Visitor attraction 4.2 km
  • Pengersick Castle 5.1 km
  • Godolphin House Visitor attraction 6.2 km
  • Cornish Seal Sanctuary Zoo 8.2 km
  • St Michael's Mount Castle 11.9 km
  • Paradise Park Zoo 12.7 km
  • Carn Brea Castle 15.7 km

Public transport

  • Mill Close 0.05 km
  • Mill Lane 0.1 km
  • Penponds Road 0.2 km
  • West View 0.3 km
  • West Vie 0.3 km
  • Tregunna Close 0.3 km
  • Praze Rd 0.3 km
  • Praze Road 0.3 km
  • Tolponds 0.4 km
  • Wellington Road 0.5 km

Beaches

  • Porthleven Sands 0.8 km
  • Porthleven Sands 1.6 km
  • Loe Bar 2.6 km
  • Rinsey 3.6 km
  • Gunwalloe Beach 3.8 km
  • Hendra Beach 4.5 km
  • Praa Sands 5.3 km
  • Dollar Cove 6.3 km
  • Church Cove 6.6 km
  • Kenneggy Cove 6.9 km

Other nearby

  • Helston Golf Course 5.4 km
  • Praa Sands Golf Course 5.6 km
  • Mullion Golf Course 6.8 km
  • Clowance Golf Course 9 km

Local services

  • Instavolt Charging station 0.3 km
  • Pod Point Charging station 0.4 km
  • Boots Pharmacy 0.4 km
  • Lakeside Garage Fuel station 2.8 km
  • Barclays Cashpoint 3.2 km
  • Lloyds Bank Cashpoint 3.4 km
  • Boots Pharmacy 3.4 km
  • Superdrug Pharmacy 3.4 km
  • Meneage Street Surgery Doctors 3.5 km
  • Lloyds Pharmacy 3.6 km

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Must see

National Seal Sanctuary 7.9 km

St Michael's Mount 11.9 km

Trebah Garden 14.1 km

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 15.9 km

Tate St Ives 18.3 km

National Trust

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 1.5 km

Godolphin 5.8 km

St Michael's Mount 11.9 km

Glendurgan Garden 14 km

Cornish Mines and Engines 15.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

LISMORE 3.3 km

Loe Bar 3.4 km

Rinsey Head - Trewavas Head - Rinsey Head 3.7 km

St Anthony 4.4 km

GODOLPHIN 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 Mill Lane Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Mill Lane Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Mill Lane Campsite? If you’re keen to get out on the water, Porthleven beach (five minutes’ walk) is a fantastic surfing spot, and you can take coastal cruises (try one at dusk for spectacular sunset … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Mill Lane Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Mill Lane Campsite? From $46.69 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.